THE INTER-COLONIAL RIFLE CON TEST.
The following scores made in the late contest, additional to those already published, will be read with interest:— ; MATCH NO. S—ALL COMERS. T' , 209, 500, and GOO yards. Five rounds as each. Any bona fide large bore rilioOpen to all comers. Entry, ss. . .The prizd takers at 200 yards were :— '19 Colour-sergeant West, N.S.W., £5 .»• Corporal Gorr, E., £3 ... •• • •'•■' flB Gunner Herman, W.A., £2 _••■ J Private Earrington 80. R., ~£l •••" "" [18 SergeanTait, M,R., £1 ... .■■..'•'. "f' " Sergeant Stephens, S.G. A., £1. - ;■• 18 Sergeant Matthews, NZ., £1 ••■ «b> .- Maddosks, N.S.W.,£I ... . :....- •- fi^ Ties to be decided by shooting at w yards. _ a ttt '. Thirkettle, 2nd C.R. ; BusheUe, N-»• '•' Chapman, N.Z.; Stone, N.Z. ; and Matthew. N.Z. all scored 18 at thi3 range. , ~«s At the 500 yards range the winners Sergeant Tompleton, 10., £5 ... 15 Slade, N.5.W.,£3 - — ; 15 Baldwin, Staff, L 2•• ""' ]J Partington, N.Z., LI .'..'' ••• "- jj Newenham, M.R., LI ... \<] Stone, N. Z., LI ••• ; »T 17 Rice, N.S.W., LI ... ••• -' 17 Alderton, N.Z ,LI ... •• 7* , Kellow, E.H.A., also made 17.
INTERCOLONIAL MILITARY RIFLE MATCH. Prizes were awarded as follows to the best hots in the above match, fired on Wednesay :— Pt. Vivate Freeman, N.S.W., L 5 ... 91 [r.-Master-Sfergt. Finch, N.S.W., L 4 .. 90 ergeant Lamb, N.S.W., L 3 ... ... 90 .ieutenant Cooper, N.S.W., L 2 ... 88 Insign D'Arietta, N.S.W., LI ... . SG •rivate Sladc, N.S.W., LI 8G ieutenant Christie, N.Z., LI ... g6 •rivate Small, N.Z., LI ' 8 5 eageant Lacey, N.S.W.,LI 84 runner Reid, N.Z., LI oq COO Yards. " Pts 'rivate Dunn, M.R., £5. 4, 4. 3, 3, 3 ... 17 rivate Skinner, N.Z., £3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4... 16 !r.-master-sgt. Finch, N.S.W., £9 4 4 2,3,3. .. '..; 10 ergeant Hobhs, 2 C.R., £1, 3, 3, 4, 2, 4 16 ergeant Harding, 2C.R., £1, 4, 3, 3, 4, 2 16 'aptain Goldie, N.Z., £1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 4... 15 rivate Lansley, N.S.W., £1, 4, 2, 3, 3, 3 15 rivate Fox, N.Z., £1, 4, 4, 3, 2, 2 . 15
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Auckland Star, Volume IV, Issue 1206, 5 December 1873, Page 2
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