DISTRICT PRIZE FIRING.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 19, Issue 1262, 1 March 1872, Page 2

DISTRICT PRIZE FIRING.

The firing for the Hawke's Bay District Prize* took place this morning, at the Olnb Range. first set. The highest score in the first set was made by Sergt, Blake, N.R. V., who is thus entitled to a silver medal—the third he has won in four years. There were eleven entries, and the following is the score: —

—rThe prizes in this set are—l, £7 and silver medal; %M j 3, M 10s; 4, 5,6, £2 10a each ;, 7,8, &, £% each. SECOND SET. There were eight eittries for this set,, and the highest score* was made by Bmdsman Chicken, N.RviV. There are six, prizes in this set—r?l, £5 ; 2, J£3; 3,4, £2 each ;5„6, £1 lOseach. The following is the score :

200 yards 500 yards 600 yards Total Blake— — - - -*, 14, 16 17 - 47 Ronouf — — - — 17 16 10 — 43 G. J. Sellars - - - 14 14 14 — 42 M'Tlroy < — - - — 14 13 13 — 40 Jolm Chicken — - — 15 15 10, — 40 Bpyd-r — ~ - — 17 12 10 — 39) Moore ' — — - — 9> 13 15 — 37 Wallace —. - - -, H 8 11 — 33 Morrison — — - -r \<S 13 4 — 33 Hooper — — - — 10 12 6 — 28 Spiller — - - — 14. 12 2 — 28

200 400 - 00 , Total yards yards yards 1Ml " w Joseph Chicken — — 16 14 17 - 47 Charlton — — - .17 1G 8 — 4L Yuitt— — — — 9 15 11 — 35 Qpchurch — — — 13 10 10 — 33 W. Sellars— -r - 1.1 14 5—30 Murphy — — — 2 12 11 — 25 Car-nell — — — 6 11 8- — 25 Connor -w — < — 5. 7 2—14