DISTRICT PRIZE FIRING.
The first of the series of district prize matches took place yesterday at the Heathcote range, Lieutenant-Colonel Packe in command. The Yeomanry Cavalry were the competitors. The prizes were four in number, viz, £4, £3, £2, and £l, the ranges being 150 yards, 200 yards, and 300 : seven shots at each range. As will be seen by the score, the winners were Trooper Rentoul, 71 points, Ist prize ; Trooper Dunbar, 68 points, 2nd prize ; Sergeant Anson, 63 points, 3rd prize ; Bandsman Hunsley, 63 points, 4th prize. The weather was unfavorable for good shooting, a strong S.W. wind, with drizzling rain, prevailing. The following are the scores :
Names. 150 ' Yards. 200 Yards. 300 Yards Total. Trooper Rentoul 28 21 22 71 Trooper Dunbar 24 24 20 68 Sergeant Anson 24 .16 23 63 Bandsman Hunsley 25 23 15 63 Corporal Judge 25 23 12 60 Trooper Kirkwood 23 21 16 60 Trooper Andrews 21 21 16 58 Lieutenant Slater 23 18 16 57 Trooper Lee 21 19 6 46 Trooper Chamberlain ... 25 16 2 43 Trooper O’Callaghan ... ;’u H 4 W
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Globe, Volume III, Issue 215, 16 February 1875, Page 2
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183DISTRICT PRIZE FIRING. Globe, Volume III, Issue 215, 16 February 1875, Page 2
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