OTAGO RIFLE ASSOCIATION.
Fill day, December 19. 2nd Mutch.—2oo and 500 yards; seven shots at each range; Ist range standing ; 2nd any position. Ist prize, National Rifle Association Medal and LI ; 2nd prize, L 3; did and 4th prizes, L2 each ; sth and 6th prizes, LI each; 7th and Bth prizes, 15s each; 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th prizes, 10s each.
The weather was good, but with a light baffling wind. By the time the second squad had finished the wind had fallen off, and the weather was quite calm. Vol. Nutsford, B.R. won the medal last year with a score of 48. Saturday, December 20. 3rd Match—4oo, 500, and 600 yards; five shots at each range ; position, any. Ist prize, Silver Gup value LlO 10s, presented by his Worship the Mayor ; second prize, L 4 ; 3rd prize, L 3 ; 4th prize, L2; sth and 6th prizes, LI 10s each; 7th, Bth, and 9th prizes, LI each; 10th, 11th, and 12th prizes, 10s each. This match was fired to-day, the weather being very boisterous: half a gale of wind blowing from the left rear. Tire scores of the prizetakers are as follow :
Yol. Stewart, D.N.B. ... 200 500 yds. yds. TI. 3332423 1113145-Pi Vol. Kicbanlson, N. 1). ... 2323433 3413443-45 ('apt. lioUlie, P.P.N.B.... 3233343 3334433-44 Vol. Dickson, Ptbo. ... Lieut (rrant, D.N.B. ... 2333423 4334432-43 2233333 3232434—40 Yol. Wcnlock, Ptbo. P. .. 2332333 4304334-40 Scrgt. Buchanan, W.T.... 2143322 3303443-40 Lieut. (’hristie, L.T. _ ... 3333242 3323342-40 Sub-Lt. Wilson,P.C'.N. 13. 4333223 4332322—30 Vol. t'reagb, No. 1 2244243 3u24342-30 Vol. Taylor, No. 2 3323334 3322232-30 iSergt. Cowie, No. 2 3233332 3323323-38
400 500 600 yds yds yds T1 Buchanan J., W.T. 44330 24344 44324--48 Smith, II.S. Art. 33442 34344 03234--40 Nightingale, No. 1 32433 43444 22403—45 Christie, E.T. ... 22334 33433 33323--44 Richardson, N.D. 33334 43344 02340--43 Douglas, No. 1... 33443 43333 03033--42 Maim, S.D. 44334 30333 40223--41 Pollock, N.D. ... 33343 42342 02233--41 M'Laren, S.D. 23334 33434 33030--41 Wilson, P.C.N.B. 23230 33233 43333 -40 Buchanan D., W.T. 23244 30433 30233--40 Blatch, W.T. ... 32332 43422 04333 -39 For the aggregate prizes, given to the highest scorers in the first three matches, the following have made the greatest totals :— 1st 2nd 3rd Watch Match Match T1 N. D.... 47 45 43 135 Buchanan J., W. T. 4(5 40 48 134 Christie, E.T. 3!) 40 44 123 Vol. Dickson, Ptbo. 40 43 30 122 Grant, D.N.B. ... 44 40 oS 122 Stewart, D.N.B.... 38 46 37 121 Buchanan D., W.T. 40 34 40 120 Goldie, P.C. 37 44 39 12 0 * Disqualified from taking a prize in the first match or in those foi aggregate scores.
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Evening Star, Issue 3381, 20 December 1873, Page 2
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432OTAGO RIFLE ASSOCIATION. Evening Star, Issue 3381, 20 December 1873, Page 2
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