DISTRICT PRIZE-FIRING.
The Dunedin Volunteers commenced the competition for the first set of General «Goprizes on A3 oaday, and concluded this morning. The country corps have yet to fiiv. In this stt, twenty-four prizes,' of the value of L 74, are offered, the highest prize ■jfmg LlO, and the lowest LI. The ranges are 200, 500, and 600 yards ; seven shots at each. Ca tain Stav-ly superintends the firing. Compe itors for tin se pr zes are only permitted to compete in one set, and before any firing takes place they must elect which set they intend to compete for. Ihe second set will be fired next week. The following were the scores made by the Dunedin Corps in the first set-
• I following were d squab fied, owing to their rifles not standing minimum pull of triggerLieut. Marshall, Waikiri, 60; Private Brown iS.D., 48; Lieut. Douglas, N.D ,
200 500 600 - „ . yds. yds. yds. Vol. Provo, No, 1 ... 3434443 3434444 3323234 Tl. 71 Private Stewart, No. 1 3444444 2242233 2333443 67 Lt. Pollock, N.D. ... 2344343 3233444 3133340 ... 66 Sergt. ’Wilson, No. 1 3433424 3443343 0331433 66 Sergt. Coxhead, No.l 3343433 4304434 3313403 65 Vol. M'Laren, S.D.B. 2404840 4344433 3232334 62 Vol. Jack, D.N.B. ... 3443444 4S23433 0332323 Corp. Treseder, No. 1 4313034 4344344 0222233 62 61 Serg. Eobertson, N.D, 3434443 3433343 0223033 61 Private Morgan, N.D. 4432332 3333443 2330233 — 60 Capt. Wales, No. 1 ... 4433323 0333443 2323204 _ 58 Sub.-Lt. M'Kenzie, • Waikari: • 2243430 3243234 2223343 58 Private Kohn, No. 1 3434223 0433234 3043330 68 VoLW. Hutchinson, ... . ... 4323343 3323244 3033330 . 58 Sgt. M'Laren, S.D.B. 2420434 4323413 2220333 57 Vol. Millar. N.D. ... 2344320 4423333 0302131 56 Private Creagh, No. 1 4222233 3324440 3033430 . , 54 Private Allan, N.D.... 4343424 2300444 0400243 . 54 Private Frew, N.D,... 2434332 0244443 0022242 ' 54 Private Melville, No.l 4320033 3413333 2303332 , 54 PnvateMitohell,N.D. 4334344 0223232 2334300 54 Private Hutchinson, _ N.D 0222232 2243344 0333324 53 Corp. Trevena, No. 1 4324222 3304414 0422032 52 Private Kennedy, _. S.D.E. 4003324 0343224 3330033 Lieut. Douglas, No. 1 3024333 4303343 0022043 49 . . 49 Private Brown, No. 1 4244242.0230223 0203430 46 Srgt. M'Gregor, No. 1 4334332 3034233 0000000 40
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Evening Star, Issue 4060, 1 March 1876, Page 3
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