COLONIAL PRIZE FIRING.

Globe, Volume II, Issue 199, 28 January 1875, Page 2

COLONIAL PRIZE FIRING.

Parawai, January 27. After dinner the fourth infantry match at 300 yards, commenced ; 10 shots ; first priz", £7 ; second, £5 ; third, £4 ; fourth, £3 ; fifth. £l. The majority of volunteers are against armed constabulary firing at all, stating that they are paid for practising, and found in ammunition. The volunteers buy their own and lose time practising. The sun is very bright. The championship is expected to be decided before Friday. No further cavalry matches are to be fired until it is decided. The opinion is that an A. C. man will take the belt. Blythe won the first prize with 37 points ; Murray (of A.C.) and Gilbert (A.C.), each 35 ; Captain Murray ' (Thames Scottish), Chase (A.C), Blatch, Burns, Lieutenant Skinner, each 84. Murray and Gilbert, in firing off for second prize, in the first round each man made centres ; in the second round outers ; in the third round Murray made a bull's eye, taking second place, Gilbert a centre, taking third prize. The ties at 34 : In firing off Captain Murray made a bull's eye, taking fourth prize, the remainder, except Burns, making centiea, and Burns an outer. In firing the second round, (Skinner and McLeod made bull's eyes, Chase and Blatch centres; Mcf.eod and Skinner, in the third round the hitter made a bu I's eye, McLeod only a centre j iSkinner therefore took fifth prize. 6 36 p.m. The weather broke fine for shootiue, and continued so during the day, though there were occasional gusts of wind after twelve. The firing is exciting gr-at interest at the Thames. The men are firiug better to-day, but are still behind. In the Infantry Match. Biyth (A.C.) took the prize with 47 points. There is much dissatisfaction at the AC. men being allowed 10 'fire in colonial matches. The representatives express themselves well pleased wiih the range and their j quarters. It is decided not to have a picoio on the ZSfeb of the month, as it would!

make a break iu the shooting. The weather is very hot, and the Southerners feel it much. It is expected that the A. C. will take the belt. The total scores for the fourth infantry match w s finished at, 5 80. A yreat deal of interest is taken in theuiHte.h, as the scores would tell in the agffrejrate for the belt. Hosk ns (Tharms) and Goldie ( )ta{,o have kept well together, and made each 82. In firing off Goldie made a centre and Hoskins n:i outer. Giundy took a third prize, with 80 points ; Uy.-m fourth, witli 21); Richardson (Otago) and Campbell (Thames) fired i ff for fifth place, the former making 4, and Campbell 2. Prize tsikers, 1874—Williams, 33 points; (Joskins, 82 points, Humphries. 30 points; P.utington. 80 points; Parker. 80 points. The Thames took two prizes out of the third match aud two present match. The fifth match, as per regulation, will commence at 6.80 to-morrow morning. Parawai, January 28. The Fifth Infantry commence'd at 6.30. They fired five rounds, and then retired to breakfast. Churton (Wanganui) only just reached the ground. It was a dull morning, and a few drDps of rain fell. The men were thrown out of their calculations as to elevation. HoskiDS is looked for as the champion, Wilson (Otago) close behind. Total scores of the match : —Richardson 24, Clarke 30, McKenzie 24, Sykes 26, Elder 24, Brown 30, Gascoigne 15, Fenton 29, Gallagher 31, Skinner 32, Curtis 29, Kingswell 24, Martelli 24, Dundas 24, Sutton 26, Gordon 21, Armstrong 29, Marshall 23, McKee 10, Blythe 20, Partington 17, Morris 29, Bassett 19, Hamlin 17, Bountree 16, Purnell 25, Grant 16, Chase 23, McLaren 31, McLean 26, Blatch 29, Grundy 14, Murray 25, Munyard 24, Renouf 29, Stonebridge 20, Burns 21, Mcllbride 31, Morley 30, Wilson 32, Ryan 23, Campbell 28, Christie 20, Hoskins 32, Dey 28, Soper 15, Hay 27, Robiuson 19, Coleman 29, Tomlinson IS, Fairbrother 17, Campbell (A. C.) 17, Gilbert 29, Murray (Capt) 27, Chalklin 24, Nelson 22, Goldie 29, Leigh 25, Heaphy 24, Johnston 20, Fox 32, Greer 22, Black 24, McLeod 28, Thompson 24. In firing off the ties—Skinner, Fox, Hoskins, X\ ilson—Fox made 4, taking Ist prize. Skinner and Wilson, 3 first round; in the second Skinner 4, taking 2nd prize. Wilson 3, taking third prize, Hoskins 4th. Gallagher and McLaren tied for 31. In firing off Gallagher made 3, taking sth prize. It is now raining, which has stopped the firing.