THE COLONIAL PRIZE-FIRING.
fßt TELEGRAPH.] 4 {By ouf Special Heportef.) Napier, March 16, 6 p.m, . The Infantry second match is just concluded. The ties were decided by toe Largest totals at the longer ranges. At 600 yards the weather was gusty, and the firing fell oft ' 4 * *S / Sbcosq Match. Badges 400, 600, and 6ft| yards, seven shots at each ; targets 6 x 6ft; centre 4ft; bull’s eye 2ft square. First prize L2O; second Ll6 ; third 1.14; fourth Ll2; fifth LLO; sixth L 7; seventh L6j eighth, ninth, and tenth LSeach.
The shooting last year was much better: Hoskins then gained the first*prize witfa‘64; Stone second with a like score <vas third with 62; Clode fourth with 60; Oates, Kldey, and 0, Buchanan, 69 each; Murray, Adam, and Dquglag, 5§ ejjtch. Otago then took four prices, of the value of L2s, iq this match; this year she takes one of the value of Lfi. March 17. The third and fourth Cavalry and the third Infantry matches wi 1 be fired to day. As yet Humphries, of Taranaki, stands highest for the Championship. mu .. , 11.30 a.m. The third Cavalry match was fired this morning, the weather being fine. Third Match.- Bange 200 yards, seven shots ; targets 6 x 4ft; centre 2fb square ; bull s eye eight inches. Ties to be fired on shot for shot at the same range. First prize L 6 ; second L 4; third 13.
. . 200yds. 500yds. 600yds. TL Armstrong(Th.)... 3432344 3443340 0343442-64 Humphries (Tar.) 3333243 3344343 4340340-63 Hauihn (Waiuku) 3443434 2343333 3023043 ‘61 Keys (Taupo) ... 3344434 3323344 2222203-60 Cameron ( Auck.) 3444444 4342234 0200333—60 m ay l^T C M . ••• 0333333 3430443 2243332-58 Blatch (W. iaierij 4434334 0442222 4220333 - 58 Prouse (Hutt) ... 4234313 3332332 0223234-58 Bassett (Well) .. 2443424 4323340 2043223-68 Hazard (i'h.) ... 3433333 4222233 3423023-57 Hoskins, the present champion, made 54. • The sco ~es of the other Otago men were , , #XT 200yds. 500yds. 600yds.- Tl. Richardson (N.D.) 0333333 2332443 3032342—56 Buchanan D(WT) 2443034 3223203 2330422—51 Robinson (Riv.)... 3344343 2222320 4023002—48 U Cartney (Port.) 2223433 2343242 3200003—47 Creagh (No. 1) ... 2334343 2002323 0023322—46 Beale (Waik.) ... 2422003 4032340 2224222—46 JPKenzie (Walk.) 3240003 3322342 2304330-46 Buchanan J (WT 4023403 2343003 0242400—43 Wilson (P.C.N.B.) 4332303 3220022 0202332—41
Howitt (Fates) 200 yds. Tl, ... 2343244 —22 Read ... 4324422—21 Hedge ... 3433332—21 The two latter fired off for. second place, when Read made two centres and Hedge a centre and an outer. The former, therefore; took second priae, a Third Match. Range 200 yards, ten shots 1 : targets 6 x 4ft j centre 2ft square ; bull’s eye eight inches square. Ties to be fired off shot for shot at the same range as the match. First prize L10 : second L6: third L4; fourth L3 ; fifth L2. Richardson ... 4444324344-33 Kiug ... 4433334443-35 Grejr (Napier)-,.; ... 333444432—36 Crossman Mf ... 3433433434 —84 Hamlin ... M . ... 4333343443-34 1 he eight highest aggregate scorers at pro* oonf. r " -Humphries (Taranaki) Ilf'* ’ Greer (Napier) Hamlin (Waiuku) ... it? 116 Prouse (Hutt) ... ... 113 Armstrong (Thames) Cameron (Auckland) ... .. ... 111. ... ...Ill Blatch (Otago) ... 109 Hoskins (Thames) ... 105
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Evening Star, Issue 3453, 17 March 1874, Page 2
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