COLONIAL PRIZE FIRING.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 62, 12 March 1873, Page 2

COLONIAL PRIZE FIRING.

This Day. A fine fresh breeze, and not so much glare as there has been of late, made the day a pleasant one for shooting. The first event was the Ali. Comers' Match. Ranges, 500 and 600 yards. Five shots at each range. Target, 6ft x 6ft; centre, 4ft; bull's eye, 2ft. Bona fide large bore rifles or carbines to receive two points at 600 yards, and three points at 600 yards, if brought into competition with small bore rifles or carbines. Entrance fee, 'ss. First prize, £8 and one half entrance fees; second, £5 and one fourth entrance fees; third, £3 and one fourth entrance fees; fifth, sixth, sevtnth, eighth, ninth; and tenth prizes, £1 each.

M'Gregor who scored 35 having fired with a smallbore had to give Gray who made 33 with an Enfield, five points; the, latter therefore, was the wiDner. 'i he ties shot off with the following result : — McLaren 17; Thompson 15; Bould 13; McGregor 13. 4 . Mr Soall, one of the representatives, having for some time argued that slatecolored targets should be used instead of the ordinary white with a black bull's eye, the Government determined to make the experiment, and for this purpose have offered prizes to be fired for to-morrow under the following conditions '-:' — ' To be shot for by 20 men, to be selected from the representatives by drawing. •' Fiesx Match. . ■ Ranges, 100, ; 130 i 160; 250,- and 280 yards. Ordinary eights. The same (ranges with white sights. Elevation throughout, 200. jrards. Shots,; three at each range .with each site. Position standing.! Targets, 6ft k 4ft; centre: 2 feet-SBull's eye, 8 incheß. Centre and bull's eye visible only .to'the/m^Kers.^*^ h |Ranges,^O,Voo,;aiicl 50Q ya^s,^ith, ordinary^;. ; sights; ; same ranges ' ! ( '^imv^bite)^hti;''"'''Shpt«fj' ; five i at each^, '■^ge^^im^e^i^hii.-i^'PoriifiQiJij;; ;any;- TMge^s^ftji'eftv^cejitpej-^^feet; '• MWa, eye,2feeti-(C^treaiidsbMfs eya .:'maricerß.v <;J?ri|Beß f ::.!£4^'£S^Mi z-ty^t" : k^i^^\

The first ship for Auckland, under auspices of the N;Z. Freight Company, was to sail 20th February;. ' „,,4 '■■'Jit; F^esh : at^Auckland on Feb. 24tb,'{ washed away 600 railway sleepers, and did| some damage to, the embankments. '*■ ' A Tkotjt accidentally killed in the Shag ; Valley breeding ponds, Otago, recently, weighed 6tb 6oz. . Bad SiGNS.-^-The Dunedin BenevoMntl Institution complains of the want of support to keep, up the establishment. A ,poer rate has been suggested. The. passengers,, to , Auckland, .^per Warwick report that a briiiiant meteor shower was observed "on the 28th of Novembei . Five hundred fell id 'tHirty| minutes. . , <■ '"..-'''■■ l >. /»-■•■'. W. The valued of tolls iri Wellington Province was shown the other day at the sale 1 by auction last week, when the Kaiwarra gate fetched £2250, and the' Hutt Bridge tolls £1350. The prices are considered to be indicative of prosperity. ; : £3000 was lately paid at the Grey- for calls in the Energetic Quartz Mining.CbmpaDy. The money was , paid promptly,, and full confidence is expressed in the ultimate success of tbe mine. Tbe calls paid in .Westport were also something considerable.

500 600 Tls. M'Gregor, Otago 44434 33244 35 Gray, Wan. E.V. 44224 34433 33 Treseder, Otago -■ 03434 44333 31 M'Laren, Otago 33324 ?4333 30 Thompson "243-3 32423 30 Bould, Panatahan. 24433 33323 30 Wilson,~Port *Ch. 34244 23332 , 30 Hoskin, Hauraki 44333 22233 29 Morley, AC 43432 22243 29 Taylor, Dunedin 23343 23423 29 Buchanan, Taieri 23434 . 33322 29 Grundy, Hauraki 34444 23302 29 Eichardson. Taieri 23432 33422 29 Chamberlain, Grey. 23343 22243 28 Forsyth, Westland 32244 33043 28 Cohn, Christchurch 34344 03232 28 Elder, A C 32404 43033 26 Barnett 42333 434t0 26 Douglas, Otago 33332 03333 26 Buchanan, Taieri 32423 322V3 26 Stone, Thames 30233 83224 25 Gordon, Thames 22344 04042 25 Stewart, Dunedin 33232 42330 25 M'Lean, Thames 33323 22232 25. Cowie, Dunedin J52342 20433 25 Clode, Kiverton 24023 03343 25 Guy, Nelson G3242 '42043 24 Blake 34333 30230 24 Button, Spring Ck 42300 32433 2i Mellsop, For. R. 24403 42230 24 M'Kenzie,Waikari 43032 24240 24 Dickson.Portobel. 23443 03302 24 Ross, Westland 22324 30034 -2 3 Payne, Yicturia 20433 42302 23 Pell, Dunedin 44033 20322 23 Kitchen, Auck. 20434 00342 22 Hay, Thames 42433 22020 22 Prouse, Wainuio. 444^2 C 0033 22 Matthews, Militia a 40320 32034 21 Partington, Tham. 22400 33330- 21 Renouf, Napier 33044 302r2 21 Thurston Ara. C. 32032 22043 21 Nutsford, Bruce 24024 32r30 20 Sband, Otago 22443 00023 20 Fox, Christchurch 03043 02332 20 Trevallis, Christen 20233 22033 20 Ellis, Egmont 22240 43300 ?.O Stonebridge, West 00232 23430 19 Henderson, Kivtn. 23C03 23222 - 19 Haresnape, Haur. 2r2 32 22204 19 Greenwood, Taita 24233 20r03 19 Finnerty, AC 03200 33242 19 Fowler, Waimea 02222 04204 18 Blake, 34033 20030 18 McCreuie 22422 023r0 . 17 Soall, Thames 33032 22200 17 Mills, Victoria 42330 30200 17 M : Leod, Hauraki 02030 32023 15 Hedge, Wan. C. 40300 4r202 15 Eeid, WanakaC 22233 roo2r 14 Bradley -• 20242 00022 . 14 Harrison, Nelson - 43202 00300 14 Wales, Otago, Ch. : 43243 022 retired Buttle, Thames 43003 223 retired Oates, Carterton : 43333 Oo2retired Bassett, Carterton i 3243 retired Bowater, Welling. 33200 retired - Adam, Bruce 33343 02retired, Halse, Wellington 24400 20retired Murray, Thames 32044 retired , Orbell, AC 43032 20retired Leigh, Hauraki ; 20232 02rretired