THE COLONIAL PRIZE FIRING.

Evening Star, Issue 3135, 7 March 1873, Page 3

THE COLONIAL PRIZE FIRING.

[By Electric Telegraph.]

March 6, 1 p.m. Third Match for Cavalry.— Range. 200 yards ; five shots ; position, standing ; no trial shot; targets, 6x4 feet; centre, 2 sect square ; bulls eye, 8 inches : Points. Hodge, Auckland - • Ist L 5 15 Cowern, A.C. - - - 2nd L2 12 Douglas, Auckland • • 12 Jn firing off for second place, Cowern made a centre and Douglas an outer. Third Match.— Range, 2)0 yards ; five shots; position, standing ; no trial shot allowed ; targets, 6x6 feet; centre, 2 feet square ; bulls-eye, 8 inches : Points.

There were eleven ties for the fourth, fifth,

and sixth prizes, and the shooting off resulted as above. The Otago scores were—

2 p.m. Fourth Match. —Range, 300 yards ; five shots ; any position ; no trial shot; targets 6x4; centre, 2ft square ; bull’s eye, 8m

Fi;th Mat(;h. —Ranges, 2()0, 500,' and 600 yards ; seven snots each ; any position ; targets at 200 yards, 6 x 4ft. ; centre, 2 ft. square ; bull’s-eye, Sin. square ; at 500 and yds, 6xo; centre, 4ft, square; bull’s-eye,

Only one stage of this match was fired when parade was called. The championship will be decided early ‘to-morrow morning. The weather all day was good for shooting, and the attendance larger than on any previous day. Exclusive of the unfinished match, the highest aggregate scorers are : i o».i m

Fourth Cavalry Match.— Ranges, 300, 400, and 500 yards; seven shots at each ; any position ; targets at 3 0 yards, 6ft x 4ft; centre, 2ft square ; bull’s eye, Sin square ; at 500 and 000 yards, 6ft x 6ft; centre, 4ft square; bull’s-eye, 2ftiquare. Points, Sergeant Cowern, A.C. • Ist L 7 53 Cornet Gilpin, A.C. - • 2nd L 5 44 A protest entered against Gilpin, for tampering with his sight, was disallowed. The highest aggregate Cavalry scores are:— Ist 2nd 3rd 4th Tl. Douglas, Waiuku - 15 3t 12 43 104 Cowern, A.C. - - 10 27 12 53 102 Douglas takes the Champion Belt, a gold and silver medal, and L2O; Cowern getsL2o,

Hay, Auckland - 1st L10 17 Richardson, W.T. ■ 2nd L6 10 Sutton, Marlborough . 3rd L4 15 M'Leod, Thames - 4th L3 15 "Wales, No. 1 otH L2 15

Richardson, W.T. 33433 16 Wales, No. 1 43333 16 Wilson, P. 0. N.B. - 34323 15 Muir, Art. 24333 15 Buchanan, D., W.T. 23433 15 M'Laren, 8. I>. R. - 33233 14 Jamieson, 8cot. 23243 14 Henderson, Riv, 23244 14 M ’Kcnzie, Waik. - 23342 14 Rule, Gain. • 2343 i 14 Taylor, Scot. • 42233 14 Sband, S D. K. 33232 13 Cato, Art. 22333 13 1 ixon, P.N.B. 33223 13 Adam, Bruce - 23323 13 Robinson, Riv. 22423 13 Stewart, D.N.B. - 30244 12 Clode, Hiv. - 22323 12 '1 hompson, Inv. 32232 12 Douglas, No. 1 32322 12 Cowie, Scot. • 32222 11 Buchanan, J., W.T. 22223 11 N utsford, Bruce 22322 11 Trescder, No. 1 03233 11 Pell, N. D. - 42023 11 M‘Gregor, No. I - 22202 8

square. Points, Boss, Westland - 1st L10 16 Richardson, W. T. - - 2nd 1(5 10 Douglas, No. 1 - 3rd L4 15 Hoskins, Thames • - 4th L3 15 Wilson, P.C.N.B. - - 5th L2 15 Richardson - - 33334 16 Douglas - 42324 15 Wilson . 33333 15 Treseder - 23343 15 Jamieson - 42243 is M ‘Larch' 42223 13 M “Gregor ■ 22333 13 < lode - 32233 13 Dixon - 23223 12 Buchanan, D. - 23223 12 Buchanan, J. - 22242 12 Pell . 22^22 12 Muir - 02234 11 M ‘Kenzie • 22232 11 Cowic - - 22222 10 H ule - 22222 10 Adam - 23203 10 Wales - ■ 02322 9 Cato . 03222 9 Thompson - 02232’ 9 Taylor - - 20232 9 vShand ... - 30222 9 Henderson ■ 20232 9 Robinson 20203 7 Stewart - 02203 7 5P m.

2ft. square. 200 yds. M'Leod, Thames - 27 Hoskins, Thames - 26 Guy, Nelson .... - 24 Adam, Bruce .... - 24 Morley, A.C. ■ 24 Grundy, Thames - 24 Buchanan, J., W. T. - 24 Cato, Art. - 24 Coleman, Waikato - 24

1st. : 2nd. 3rd. 4th. Tl. Hoskins, Thames - 17 C4 13 15 Ill Stone, do - 18 63 14 12 107 Thompson, do - 10 62 12 13 106 Richardson, W.T. . 15 57 16 16 104 Wilson, P.C.N.B, . 19 54 15 15 103

The other Otago aggregates are— Clode Id CO 12 13 98 Buchanan, D. 12 50 15 12 98 Douglas 12 58 12 35 97 M‘T m en 1G 53 14 13 96 Tailor 17 54 14 9 94 Henderson 15 55 14 9 93 Pell Ifi 53 11 12 92 Robinson 15 54 13 7 89 Shand IS 47 13 9 87 M ‘ K enzie 14 47 14 11 SO Dixon 17 44 13 12 8G Onto 12 52 13 9 86 Wales 13 45 1G 9 85 M'Oicgor 17 47 8 13 85 N utsford 17 43 11 — — Stewart - 18 47 12 7 84 Cowie 16 47 11 10 84 Adam 13 58 13 10 84 Buchanan, J. 13 48 11 12 84 Jamieson ■ 19 31 14 15 79 Trescder - 13 37 11 15 76 Muir 10 38 15 11 74 Rule 14 30 14 10 68 Thompson 14 25 12 9 GO