THE COLONIAL PRIZE FIRING.

Evening Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2177, 29 April 1870, Page 2

THE COLONIAL PRIZE FIRING.

Yesterday. There was a delightful change in the weather yesterday, and it had the effect of bringing a large number of visitors to the ground in the afternoon. Amongst those who arrived early, were the Premfer, the Superintendent, the under Secretary for Defence, and subsequently the Mayor and many members of the Provincial Council. Firing commenced this morning shortly after ten o’clock. The following was the match:— Third set of prizes.—At ranges of 400, 500, and 600 yards, seven shots at each range. Maximum points 84. As will be seen from from the scores, the shooting was on the whole very good, and great interest was taken in it. Corporal Tressider, of No. 1 Company City Guards, is the winner of the first prize, L4O, and the N. R. Association’s medal ; Sergeant Gully, of Nelson, the second, L3O, and a silver medal; and Volunteer Batham, Wellington, third, L2O, and a silver medal. As on the previous day, the parties were divided into squads, under the command of Captain Stewart, Lieut. Andrew, and Captains Jones, and Copeland respectively. The scores are appended

At three o’clock, when the match was concluded, an adjournment took place for lunch, which was laid out in the schoolroom. A number of visitors sat down to a capital spread, provided by Mr Collins, of the White Horse Hotel. In the interval the tiring for cadit prizes was gone on with. The range was 201) yards, live shots each ; no prize unless 13 points were obtained. Of the nine competitors, only one, a youth from Canterbury, obtained the necessary number of points. A protest was, however, lodged against him, on the ground that he was over 17 years of age, and it is thought it will be allowed. A little before four o’clock the rapidity match was commenced at the first range of 300 yards. Some twelve men fired before the day’s proceedings came to an end, and some very good scores were made.

A Squad. B Squad. i J C Sec AD. 400 yrds. 500 yrds. GOO yrds. Ttl. | 400 yrds. 500 yrds. 600 yrds. Ttl. 400 yrds. 500 yrds. 600 yrds. Ttl Hazard - 2430444 4200000 0242330 4i ; Kirby - 4343334 2232423 0000222 48 Morrow - - 4443422 3234243 2300222 55 Moore - 3343433 2323333 3033040 53 1 Small - 3443424 4033423 2234222 60 Maddison - 3332332 3234003 0404304 49 Gibson - 3442234 23r4003 8200403 40 j Renouf - 4440343 4440300 2400322 50 : Boardman - 2334332 3034433 3324020 54 Halse - 34R3333 3203323 0000330 41 Anketill - - 3304234 2334244 2030200 48 I Blake - 4343343 0402000 3403300 42 Cameron - - 3443433 0422334 3202342 58 Campbell - - 2342433 0222423 3330202 4S. Allen - 23r3333 2022233 0230400 40 Gillies - 4344232 2333 k24 0303240 51 Mackenzie • 3444320 4034243 2000024 49 ; Wi'liams - - 4333334 3200323 0330200 44 Gully - 4340433 2334443 2033223 61 Dick - 3303342 3434422 2323402 57 ! Barron - 4433324 2224040 0203004 44 Henderson - 4423344 4033332 3220233 59 Mackenzie - 3344343 2424033 2343202 57 i Liddell - - 3423r24 3333002 3244202 49 Batham - - 4342403 4423234 3403433 61 Wearing - - 4333234 4030232 4334224 58 i Bullot - 2022402 02R3200 0003020 22 Tressider - - 4333443 3333443 0323430 62 Day - 2222323 4022000 0232200 33 i Baton - 3242443 2331303 0202233 52 Sum am - - 4233333 3323323 3420323 57 1 M ‘Gregor - 3243242 0202220 0000004 32 : Goldie - 2424343 2303233 3332244 59 Robertson - 3330234 3204432 3202022 47 Livingston - 2334434 3000334 0230000 41 ; Wilson - 3344234 3032323 4232303 56 Grant - 3443234 3000243 3023200 44 Hardy - 3222242 0030323 0423302 42 . Brown - 3332334 0202244 0400200 41 Buchanan - 4443323 3203434 4322203 58 Smith - 2434243 3302303 0232224 : 51 [