DISTRICT PRIZE FIRING.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 61, 12 March 1874, Page 2

DISTRICT PRIZE FIRING.

The firing by the Waimea Rifles for these prizes took place at the Waimea West butts on Tuesday, with the following result : — TTibst Set.

Id the second eet the highest score was 53, made by Private Bird. There are ten prizes in each set, and the winners are as follows : — First set — Sergeant Hall, Waimea Rifles, 66; Band-Sergeant Harling, Nelson Artillery, 65; Private F. Tomlinaon, Waitnea,. 65; Private Moore, City Rifles, 64; Private Fowler, Waimea, 62; Lieutenant Paynter, Stoke, 61; Private Soper, Marlborough, 61; Lieutenant Ford, Waimen, 61 ; Sergeant Boddington, Wnimea, 60; Private Phillpotts, Picton, 60. Second set — • Corporal Cloueton, Nelson, 73; Ensign Otterson, City Rifles, 71; Bugler Bradley, Stoke, 69; Bandsman Bird, Artillery, 64; Corporal Doidge, Stoke, 58; Private Bliazsrd, PictoD, 57; Gunner Bird, Artillery^ 56 ; Bombadier Brown, Artillery, 55; Private Bird, Waimea, 53. • The prizes are : — First set — Ist, £6 . and silver medal; 2nd, £5; 4th and sth, £2 10s each; 6th, 7th, and Bth, £2 each; 9th and 10th, £1 each. Second sei— lst, £4, 2nd, £3; 3rd and 4th, £2 each; sth and 6th, £1 10 a each; 7th, Bth, and 9th, £1 each.

200 yds 500 yds 600 yds TI. Sergt. A. Hall ... 24 24 18 66 Pvt; Fi Tomlinson 25 22 .18 65 Pvt. A. Fowler... 24 19 19 62 Sub-Lieut. Ford... 24 22 15 61 Sergt. Boddington 28 13 19 60 Col-Se'gtTomlinson2s 17 ' 11 53 Pvt. W.Kent ... 22 11 11 44 Corpl. Andrews ... 24 10 8 42