DISTRICT PRIZE FIRING.

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 832, 22 February 1877, Page 3

DISTRICT PRIZE FIRING.

The Engineers and City Guards (rifle companies; competed yesterday, in two sets, at Hillsborough, for the District Prizes The weather was a little gusty, but as a whole rhe day was a fair average one for scoring, Maj >r Lean was in command, assisted by Staff-Sergeant Major Morgan. The following is the result First Set. 200 500 600

* Retired

The result of the competitions will not be known until No 5 (Kaiapoi), and No 1 (Temuka) Rifle Companies have fired.

yds. yds. yds. Tl. Scrgt-Major Manning (E .) 22 19 20 61 Sapper Costley (E ) .. 20 21 20 61 Corporal Parsons (E.) .. 21 21 15 57 Sapper Pope (B.) ... .. 21 20 7 48 Volunteer Telfer (C.Q ) .. 20 13 14 47 Qf• Mtr Sergeant Beattie (B, ) 20 13 14 47 Volunteer Grant (C,G.) 19 21 6 46 „ Simmonda (G.G ) 20 17 8 45 „ Eckberg (C.Q.)., 21 12 10 43 Sergeant Hill (C.G.) .. 25 16 2 43 Volunteer Becket (C.Q.) 10 14 11 35

Second Set. 200 400 500 yds. yds. yds. Tl. Sapper Bell (E.) ... .. 22 20 18 60 Captain Warner (B ) .. 21 20 14 55 Sergeant Frances (O.G.) . .. 21 16 18 55 Sergeant Armstrong (0.6.) 22 21 11 54 Sapper Thompson (B.) .. 22 19 9 50 „ Jenkins (B.) .. 22 1(5 10 48 ,, Henderson (B.) .. 16 13 * — „ Arthur (E) .. 20 16 * — i) Fryer (E.) ... .. 15 14 * — „ Cannington (E ) . .. 16 10 * — Volunteer Swann (O.G.) . .. 21 15 * — „ Bstelbourne (C.G.) 12 * * —