COLONIAL PRIZE-FIRING AT NAPIER.

Evening Star, Issue 3459, 24 March 1874, Page 2

COLONIAL PRIZE-FIRING AT NAPIER.

’ • : i ; [BV TBKfORAPH.] 1 V* i „ Nawbr, March 23.*' i The; following are tho results;— , ! Thb ; Sixth ,Match., (Skirmishing)! a single;(6.x 2)-target; centre, 2 feet across target. Competitors will fall in as skir ‘ •mishßrs in'extended ordVr ; ; any position ;; a target being opposite to each l at known distanca; " They will fire at such distances on sound of bugle, advancing or: retiring as may be directed byword/of, 1 command. After ten miiiuteS firing will l cease, when competitors will advance with 1 the officer in command, and examine the targets. Competitors to come loaded to the firing point, and will cock their rifleby word ,of OQtnmand, and fire on bugle sounding one, “ Of.” One point for each hit .will be added to the competitor’s ; score. Ties to be tired off shot for shot at an, nn : known distance, to be appointed by Ihe; officbr: in command. First prise, Ll2 ; fieoond, Lfi ; third, L 8 t fourth, L 7 ; fifth,! L 5 j sixth, L 4} seventh, JL3 j eigth, L2.

' At the'faaich to 1 btf fired' On Wednesday between Ten Napier Kida Volunteers and 1 Ten Repreaoiitativeß—being the five highest and five lowest in tho Aggregate scores—the ; highest scorer in eadh team gets L 5.

Grpndy (Thames)... ’ ,.V ! ‘ 97 J. Buchanan - ‘ ;'.V 90 Hoskins ... ... 69 Keys (A-O.) Dayiea ■" ■ .Fox:;.? ! ' ! ... - 69 , ...; • ... J 69 = Bassett ’ ... ’ ’ 66 Boardman ; ..., • ■■■ 65’ ‘