ARRIVAL OF THE 'PHCEBE.'

Auckland Star, Volume I, Issue 98, 3 May 1870, Page 2

ARRIVAL OF THE 'PHCEBE.'

THE COLONIAL RIFLE CONTEST.

CHAMPION BELT WON BY OTAGO.

LATER TELEGRAMS.

SECOND DAY. Weather fine and calm. 2nd Set ot Phizes. —At ranges of 400, 500, 600 yards; 7 shots at each range : maximum points, 84 ; no prize to be given for a less less sqpre than 56 points. Ist prize, £40 and N.R.A. silver medal; 2nd prize, £30 and silver medal; 3rd prize, £20. Ist—Treseder (Otago) 62 2nd-Batham (Wellington) ... ... 61 3rd— G-ully (Nelson) 61 THIRD DAY. 4th Set, Running Phizes.—At a range of 200 yards- Time—s minutes, to commence utfirst shot; competitors to come 10-tded, but not capped, to the firing point; at the word " Commence," to cap and fire; after, every two shots the competitor to carry his rifle, ammunition, rod, and everything he makes use of in firing, round a post 50 yards off, loading whan he likes, but not capping until he arrives at the firing point; no assistance whatever permitted, lit prize, £9 ; 2nd prize, £8 ; 3rd prize, £7. Ist—Hazard (Thamts) 27 2nd—Cameron (Canterbury) ... ... 26 2rd—Renouf (Napier) 26 6th Szt of Pbizm—*ob Rapidity.—At ranges of 200 and 300 yards. Tim*, thr«o

minutes at each range, to commence at first shot, as in the 4th. set. No assistance whatever permitted. First prize, £9; 2nd prize, £8 ; 3rd prize, £7. Ist—Buchanan (Otago) . ... ,>- ..: 54 2nd—Goldie (Otago) .; ... ... 49 3rd—Smith (Westland) ~..../ ... 48 6th Set — CONSOiiAiIQTX Pbizbs. —:At ranges of 200 and 300 yards. Five shoits at each range. Maximum points,-,40. No prize will be given fora-less score than 27 points. Range, 200 "yards'—position, standing, Range, 300 yards—position, kneeling, .To be fired for bj those competitors only who have not succeeded in winning any prize in the previous.five sets., Ist prize, £5; 2nd a' prize, £4 10s ; 3rd, £4 ; 4th prize, £3 10s ; ~sth prize,; £3 ; sixth prize,'£2 10s ; 7th prize, £l'los. '•■'.••. . Ist—Liddle (Wanganui) 28 2nd—Boardman (Auckland) ... ... 27 3rd—Wearing (Canterbury) 27 ECalse (Wellington) 24 ■ The Champion Belt, G-old Medal, and the sum of £30, goes to the highest aggregate scorer in the Ist, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and sth sets. This year the fortunate champion is Lieut. Goldie, of the Port Chalmers Naval Brigade, whose score was 180.