THE COLONIAL PRIZE-FIRING.

Evening Star, Issue 3456, 20 March 1874, Page 2

THE COLONIAL PRIZE-FIRING.

[Bt IpKLEORAPJ|.] ! f 3 1A X?,, ~ Mawti'l^ the, secpndjpwage £ y f *' ] ,fche t6&ra|. gregates were;—Hatofin. 19L* Greer lon . HumpbrK SS^M»’, Cameron, 186;, . Berioiif, 176; C®>«P»n. 176 i MHSaJSS. IMi’VaSbnL’ i. Liddea, 179; 'BoaVdinan, 178 • Fifth Match. Ranges, SOo, tfOO, anOOO *V«I- , 7 T.|fE Z:: A E«o

Humphries was so unfortunate ™ the last stageof the fifth u ■ • m wXSjSIIILRfa

Jji® of the fIfWWP*, wife a representative hlso a representative,; in 1872, and Greer was a representative in 1871 arid 1872. ' 1 Theconditions of the matches this year differ fromthose of ;1873 in - several particulars. In the first match, ih 1873, only five shots were fired—this year seven ; and in the third and fourth matches in 1873 only five year 'en was allowed m ***“*• ■, F°r the sake, of com parison we subjoin the aggregate totals in 1873:

at Christchurch, the conditions Were similar to those of last year, and the aggregate score of the winner of the Belt was

■Wales' ... 17 59 12 16 59 be interesting to give the winners of the Champion Belt daring .the years it has been competed for* .1n.1861 it was won by Ensign Brighton, Auckland Rifles j in 1862, ?L7°l' Samuel Holt, JNelson Rifles; in 1863, by Vol, .Nathaniel Morse, Nelson Rifles ; m 1864, by Lieut. W. T. Owen, Wanganui Cavalry, who was tied by Ensign in Color-Bergt. D. L Taieri; in 1867. by Corporal doto Chisholm, West Taieri; in 1868 *by Cplqr-tJergfe,Win. Tayldr, Scottish;,in 1869, Part Chalmers Naval; *v7O R p^hgj,;the !disturbances iri .the rfarJg* thpre jvm jio competition for the Belt: and 1872, by Captain Wales, No, 1; J®{|B73, by .Lieut., Hoskins, Thames ; arid in 1.874, by Captain Hamlin, Waiuku.

i-' ■ March 20. Extra Cavalry Prize (Rapidity).' Range, ; 200, yards j target,: 6. xr 2ft j centre, 2ft, across target. First, .prize, L 6 j second, X 4; third, L 3. . H6wie(Patea) i r.... MlArfney (A..0,) 66 - jltt' -firme l off -the ties for ; second prize M 4 Arfcney hit the)target twenty-two times, making a score of seventy-four. He fired tweity-seven rounda-r-nine shots a minute. The Infantry Rapidity Match has jus* (10.35a.m.)commeucedL;.The North and South Islands; match will he fired to.nfhrto.W.i . iThe;teams will be— North—Greer, Renouf, Humphries, Partirigtoh,- Hamlin, Armstrong (Thames), .Cameron, Hazard, Hoskins, and Liddell. South Perrin, . 'Foxj'i ‘. iEiohardson,; . Grossman "latch, D. Buchanan, Davies, M'Keozie, Bum and J. BuchauaiLiT'>

The scores' bf Richardson ... Robinson Rlatoh ; i-iy) Buchanan, J. ... bbe Otago meft were :— 4233333 2343334 3234303-61 amli 57 ISm 3344333 3333203 30034$)-5* 3333333 0033432 0342242-6? 3334334 3223432 3000333—52 3443433 2323434 0000230—50 3434434 3300000 r 2229303— 43 3322442 0233023 :0303303—sr Buchanan, D.... M'Oartney WEenzie... ... Wilson ... ... Creagh .... ... Beal „. '.A‘ ..; The aggregates are „ , v.: 1st, Hamlin .... 20 Humphries. 23 Qreer 25' RoVin 22 HosldH«.i; ; 20 ••••tafoinl; tt.iL'i W *£ oaf n S of $■. 66—209 , f 3 31 30 t 62—209 57 35 30 «9 M 31 38

- 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Tl. Hoskms ... 17 64 15 15 70 - 181 I 4 ? 0 ?® j 63 14 12 69 - 176 "[chardson 15 57 16 16 64 — 168 Thompson 19 62 12 13 54 — 160