OOLONIAL PRIZE-FIRING AT NAPIER.

Evening Star, Issue 3457, 21 March 1874, Page 2

OOLONIAL PRIZE-FIRING AT NAPIER.

[By Telegraph.} ! hJarcb SQ. ! The following are the results ■'INTH ivlATcn (RpHNiNp).—Range, 2Q( yaids. Time, five mmutes, to commence » first shot. Target, 6x 2 feet' centre, i feet across target. Competitors to oom< loaded to the fixing point, and will cock their rifles by word of command, anc and fire on bugle sounding one " G.” Af tei , every two shots, the competitor ’ his rifle, ammunition (in any manner he chooses), rod, and everything he makes use | of in firing, round a post fifty yards off, loading when be likes, but not capping until he arrives at the firing point. . . No as sistance whatever permitted. One point for every hit will be added to the com petitor's score. Ties to be fired off in th« sajjje manner as the match, at such time a: the officer commanding may direct. First prize, Ll2; second, "LO; third, L 8; fourth, L 7 ; fifth, L 5; sixth,L4: seventh' L 3, eighth, L2. Partington (Auckland) ... ... ... 40 Alderton (Auckland) ... ... ... 35 Wilson.(Port Chalmers) ... „. 3S (Taranaki) ... ... 36 Grundy (Thames) ... ... ... 36 Somerville iW ... ... 35 Crawford (Waiulku) *' ■ ... ... 35 Seventh Match (Rapidity). —Range, 200 yards. Time, five u.mutes,"to commence at first shot. Competitors to come loaded to the firing point, and will cock their rifles by word of command, and fire on bugle sounding one “ G.” Target, 6x2 f fet; centre, 2 feet, across target. No assistance whatever permitted. Cartridge packets may be opened, but the cartridges themselves must m no way tampered with. One point fer every hit will be added to the competitor’s score. Ties to be fired off in the same manner as the match, at such time as the officer commanding may direct. First prize, LIO; second, L 8 • third, L 6; fourth, L 5; fifth, L 6; sixth’ L2. AldeTton (Auckland) ... ... 53 Wilson (Port Chalmers) . ;;i • 34 Richardson (Dunedin) ... . ; . 33 Bassett (Greytewn) ... ... 30 Greer (Napier)... ... ... ...” 53 Hamlin (VVaiuku) ... ... 53 Alderton’s score is subject to protest, Representative Match,— Between the ten representatives of the North and South, Islands yrho made ■ the highest aggregate scores in the ’ championship matches. Ranges, 200, 500,; and 600 yardsseven shots at each. The North and South Island Challenge Cup, and ten new; Snider rifles, to be presented to. the winning team. The' Challenge 1 Cup .to be held by the highest scorer in rthe winning team until the next competition. The highest scorer of each team to receive L 5,

, \ ota l NdrHictpiim was 610, tJreeKpbf Napier, * l ?£ ® l .* J h .p r\l^t n f ie ’- bein| higheißt with 60. Ihe following ate the

North. tGi: S| r< v - 343gm Itffe Sm2-S, Kphric., liS 4402332 -i» Armstrong, Thames ... 65 ... 65 54 ... 49 ... 43 ... . 40 Partington, Auckland ... Renouf, Napier Hamlin, Waiuku Hazard, Auckland Liddell, Wanganui Cameron, Auckland » 36 510 Sooth. Mackenzie 2134432. 2343433 3223043 -60 J. Buchanan ... 3322434 4334444 2220202-67 P. Buchanan, West Taieri. ... 54 Grossman Bum ... ... . . 49 Perrin... 46 Blatoh ■ . 44 Richardson ... 44 Pares... ... , ■ ■ , 1 . ■ ... 4i Fox ... ... . ; ... 4i , , 478 The following are the eg, the Otago men in the first fi [regate scores-of ve matches. It will be remembered r that the champion's score was 209. 1 2 3 4 6 TI. Richardson 19 56 36 26 61—198 Blatch 23 58 . 28 28 66—193 Buchanan D. 23 51 29 , 27 53—183 Robinson. 14 48 ' 29 ,25 57—173 Buchanan J. 21 43 '29‘ 26 53-172 Wilson ; .20 41 32 29 ‘ ' 50-172 M'KenZie 23 46 29 20 62-170 M'Cartney 14 47 30 23 -63—167 Creagh 21 46 • 29 25 43f-164 Beal 14 46 24 21- 46^550