THE COLONIAL PRIZE FIRING.

Evening Star, Issue 3136, 8 March 1873, Page 3

THE COLONIAL PRIZE FIRING.

[By Electric Telegraph.] Fifth Match. —Ranges, 200, 500, and 600 yards ; seven shots at each ; any position ; targets at 200 yards, 6 x 4ft. ; centre, 2ft. square; bull’s-eye, Sin. square ; at 500 and 600 yards, 6 x 6ft; centre, 4ft. square; bull’s-

The weather to-day .was very hot. This match was very exciting. The four highest aggregates a?e

Hoskins takes the championship, a gold medal, and LSO ; Stone, the U, 11. A, medal and 135 ; Richardson, a silver medal and L3O ; Thompson, a silver medal and L 25. The Otago aggregates were :

In 1872, at Christchurch, there were prizes for the live highest aggrerjatu In order to show thh hnproveiuent ip the shooting, wo oppeni} t^e"sc , 6yes"b|- the live ; highest ip 'matches sinplar to those which decided the championship Pr lsßj »

It may bo interesting to give the winners of the Champion Bolt during the years it has been competed for. In 181)1, it was won by Ensign Brighton, Auckland Rifles ; in 1882, by Volunteer Samuel Holt, Nelson Rifles ; in 18(33, by Volunteer Nathaniel Morse, Nelson Rifles ; iu 18(M, by Lieutenant W. T. Owen, Wanganui Cavalry, who was tied by Ensign Humphries; in 18(3(5, by Colorsergeant D. L. Christie, East Taieri ; iu 1807, by Corp. John GhGli-lm Tidyri; j in 1800, by Color-Sergeant William 'jL'ayy.’r, Scottish; in 180'j', by Leiit. W. Goldie, Port Chalmers Naval; in 1870, owing to the disturbances in the North, there was no comI petition for the Belt ; in 1871 and 2 by (-apt I Wales, No. 1 ; and ip 1873,' by Iheut. Hoskins, Thame*. EXTRA PRICES. Sixth Match.— Between the ten highest scorers from North and South respectively in the live principal matches. Ranges 200, 500, and (300 yards ; seven shots each ; any position j no trial shot. Targets at 200 yards, 6 x ilt j centre, 2ft, square ; bull’s eye, Sin.

square. At 500 and 600 yards, 6 x 6ft.; centre, 4ft. square; bull’s eye, Ift. square. Prizes for the winning team, ten new Snider rifles and 1 5 per man, and the Challenge Cup biddable for a year, and if won twice in succession, or three years, at intervals, by the same competitor, to become his absolute

572 Majority for the South, 25. Last year the scores in this match were— South, 550; North. 543. Cowie took the Cup with a score of 64.

eye, 2ft. square. 200 500 600 yds. yds. yds, Tl. Hoskins - 4444433 2334423 3233444 70 LI 2 Stone 3332334 4433343 4443423 09 1.9 Richardson 3343424 4443323 43234r2 G 1 L8 TaOSS 3433323 2344434 4322332 03 L7 A Oam 3443334 2303423 2324334 62 L5 Grundy 33 1 3434 4233344 - k23i; 33 61 L4 Oato 3343434 3343300 2233334 60 1.3 Gordon 2333333 3440323 4423004 60 L2 Tlie other Otago scores were as follow — Muir 4433243 3324324 2320224 59 Sh and 2443334 4034344 43034 0 59 Pell ■ 3323330 2234243 3423323 57 Cowie 3343432 4320304 0343432 57 Douglas 332333 i 2333334 2200444 57 Wilson 3422333 3333434 0304324 56 Henderson 3334233 3340434 0033043 55 Clodc 3334342 3223443 3202022 54 Buchanan, J3334432 2223322 4024320 53 Nuts ford - 433333233223033 2004032 52 Robinson - 3434243 3024443 0000333 52 TVeseder - 2343344 2433404 0402030 52 M'baren - 3433243 2333432 0002303 50 Stewart 3232232 3322233 4223300 *0 Diyon ; 233:i33:i 234300*3 2002432 48 Tailor 4333332 3004223 0020343 47 Thompson - 2233233 2232002 2034330 44 Rule 2232333 R033220 0020004 32 M'Gregor - 2434302 43 4324 00020n0 32 Jamieson - 334433k 323030 retired 31

4sfc.' 5nd, 3rd. 4th. 5th. Tl. Hoskins, Thames 17 64 15 15 70 181 Stone, do ■ 18 65 14 12 69 176 Richardson, W.T. 15 57 16 16 64 168 Thompson,Thames 19 62 12 13 54 160

Wilson, PX’. N.B. ID 54 ' 15 15 50 159 Clodo ia CO 12 13 51 152 Buchanan, D, - 12 5!) 15 12 54. 152 Douglas 12 58 12 15 57 15 i M'Laren - u; 53 U i3 50 146 Taylor i? 54 14 9 47 141 Henderson 15 55 14 9 55 148 Pell Hi 5.8 11 12‘ 57 149 Robinson - 15 54 13 7 52 141 Shand IS 47 13 9 59 146 M'Kenzie 14 47 14 11 44 130 Dixon 17 44 13 12 48 134 Cato 12 52 13 9 GO 146 Wales 15 45 16 9 51 136 M‘Gregor - 17 47 8 13 32 H7 Nutsford 17 43 11 — 52 Stewart 18 47 12 % 4n 133 Cowio - : 10 4? U 10 5t HI A darn ? 13 58 13 30 62 136 Buchanan, J. 13 48 11 12 53 137 Jamieson ■ 19 31 14 15 34 113 Treseder • 13 37 11 15 52 128 Muir 10 38 15 11 59 133 Rule 14 30 14 10 32 100 Thompson 14 23 12 9 44 104

1st 2ml 3rd 4th ftth Tl. Wiv'lcg * 17 59 12 16 59 1G3 Cartel’ - 14 55 15 12 54 148 Hoskins - 11 55 13 14 5G 149 Humphreys ■ 1G 59 13 10 G3 1GI Muir ■ 12 OG 13 13 4(1 laO

property. SOUTH. * Richardson, W.T. Tl. . i;n Clodc, Kiv. - - 65 Henderson, Riv. • - Co Ross, Westland - 62 Buchanan, D., W.T. - 60 Pell, N. D. - - 60 Adam, Bruce - 58 Wilson, P.C.N.P. - - 53 i'ouglas, No. 1 - 53 Shand, S.T).R. - 52 * Holds the Cup. NORTH. Grundy, Thames • 507 Tl. - 60 Blake, Napier - 64 Matthews, Taranaki - 62 Gray, Wanganui - - 60 Murray, Thames - Thompson, ,, - 58 - 56 Renouf, Napier - 54 Oates, Wellington - 53 Hoskins, Thames - - 52 Stone, ,, - 44