COLONIAL PRIZE FIRING.
Napier, March 23. Sixth. Match.— lnfantry. Skirmishing; ten minutes firing, to commence from first ehot. First prize, £12; 2nd, £9>, 3rd, £8; 4th, £7; slh, £5; 6th, £l; 7th, £3; Bth, £'i. Poiats. . Grundy, Thamej ... . 97 V^ J. Buchanan, Otago- .. ... !)0 Hoskin, Thainea 69 ■ Keys, AC, Taupo , <i 9 Davies, Westlami .. ... 69 Fax, <. hristchurch (j<j Bassett, Greytown ... ... 66 Boardman, Aucklaud ... .., C 5 Elkvesth Match. — Mrtrksruen's Match. Kange, 800 yards ; seven shots. JTirst prize, jEIOj 2nd, £C; 3rd, £1. Points. May, Auckland .. 18 Liddle, Hangitikei 17 Cro3Bman, Neloa 17 Partington (Auckland) and Armstrong (Thames) also made 17 points, but lost i-> firing off. There is to be a match tj-morrow (this day) botweea ten of the Napier Rifle Volunteers arid tea JRepresoncativej — the five highest and five lowest in the ag^reg^te. The highest scorer in each team is to get £S 4
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 71, 24 March 1874, Page 2
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