BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Evening Star, Issue 2848, 5 April 1872, Page 2

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

COLONIAL PRIZE FIRING. (From our own Reporter.) Yesterday. Fin'll 'Match.— Ranges 400, 300, and 600 yards ; seven shots at each ; any position; no trial shot; target (lift. lyGt.j centre, 4ft. ; bull’s eye, 2ft. square. First prize, L2O ; second prize, Lid; third, LI4; fourth, LI 2; fifth, 10 ; sixth, L" ; eighth, L 5 ; ninth, L 5 ; tenth, L 5, 400 500 6)0 yds. yds. yds. Muir ■ . - 24 *23 19 M'Farlaul - - 22 26 12 Wales - - - 24 IS 17 Blanch ■ .23 13 12 Taylor . . 22 20 14 Buchanan - • 23 22 5 Brown - -24 17 11 Moore • - - 21 24 17 Christie - • 23 23 18 Cowie . 21 19 S Reid • • -24 19 15 Dixon ■ • -20 17 13 Marshall - -21 18 10 Bean - - • 14 21 19 Wilson - • 17 20 12 M'Laren - . 13 20 15 Henderson - 20 16 8 The order of succession of the prizes is ; Muir, Christie, Gray, Kelly, Moore, M‘Farland, Gordon, Humphreys, Bassett, Wales. At 400 yards Green made 27, at 500 M‘Farland 26, out of the possible 28. The first five shots w< re bull’s-eyes. Muir leads with an aggregate of 168 ; Wales, 164; Brown, 162." To-day. Th; firing has been postponed in consequence of the inclemency of the weather. It is raining heavily. The Cavalry champion belt has been won by Cummins, of Wanganui. Canterbury was nowhere. 'I he present aggregates scores, officially corrected, are as follows : Muir, 168 ; Wales, 164 ; Hoskins, 162 ; Brown, 161 ; Cowie, 159 ; Reid, 155 ; Carter and Blatch, 152 ; Tunes and I’hilpotts, 151 ; Taylor, 147 ; Buchanan and Christie, 143. (fp.om'grevilles telegram company, beuteb’s agency.) Wellington, April 5. At Wanganui, the body of Richard Crossling was found. An inquest on that of the woman showed that suicide has been long contemplated. Napier. The Governor proceeds to-morrow, per Cobb’s coach, to Taupo.