VOLUNTEER PRIZE FIRING.
DISTRICT PRIZES. The firing for the District prizes, voted by the General Government, took place at the Rifle Range, under Lieut. Spence, yesterday afternoon and again early this morning. The conditions of the First Set were—Seven shots at 200, 500, and 600 yards; and the following are the scores:—
200 500 600 TI Lieut. Munyard ... 2fc 21 24 == 70 Sergt. Davies ... 2PM2& 18 j= 63 Private G. Simmons 2ti 21 12 =56 Private Sampson ... 22 20 9= 51
In the Second Set the conditions were—Seven shots at 200, 400, and 500 yards, and the scores made are as under:—
The .annual inspection parade was held evening by Lieut. Spence, tit the Aaelphi Hall. There was a very large muster of Volunteers on parade.
200 400 500 T1 Private Coutts 21 25 22 — 68 Private Higgins ... 18 ‘21 23 — 62 Private Fell 23 18 19 — 60 Corporal Smith 21 18 18 — 57 Private Brayshaw... 21 19 16 — 56 Private Marshall ... 22 15 18 — 55 Private Morgan ... 17 16 4 — 37 Private Brunetti ... 14 10 7 — 31 Private Whitten ... 9 16 5 — 30
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Kumara Times, Issue 1085, 23 March 1880, Page 2
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184VOLUNTEER PRIZE FIRING. Kumara Times, Issue 1085, 23 March 1880, Page 2
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