COLONIAL PRIZE FIRING.
Nailer, March 24. Fir«t All Combiss' Match. First prize, £18 158; 2nd, £10 7s 6d; 3rd, £8 7s 6d; 4th ? £2; fith, £2; 6 th, £1. 200 yards. S*;vea shots. Points. D. Buchanan, Otngo 26 Wilson, Port Chalmers 26 Somerville, Wanganui 26 Henouf, Napier 26 Payne. Auckland ... ... 26 Buchanan, o*ago 24 In firing eff the tiej, Buchanan made th'ee bull's eyes, Wilson two bull's eyes and an outer, Renouf aud Somerville a bull's eye and two centres. There were 85 entries f-r this mutoli, which lasted all the morning. Two of the lop scores were made by Renouf and So ncrvillo with medium Enflelds, the .other prize takers using pmall bore rifies Second All Comeks' JWAicir. First prize, £8 ai d oue-half the tntrance lies; 2nd, £5 nnd ouu-fourtli the entrance fees; 3rd, £3 and one-fourth the entrance fees; 4th, £2; sth, £1; 6th, £1; 7th, £1; Bth, £1. Ranges, 500 and 600 yards. Seven shots at eauh range. Points. Fenton, Thames 51 Wilson, Port Chalmers 50 Armstrong, Thames 50 Buchanan, Otago 48 Humphries, Taranaki 48 Mackenzie, Otago ... ... 47 Keys, A. C 47 D. Bucharan, Otago ... .. 46 Creagh, Grundy, Perrin, and Payne tied at 46 fwi* the last prize which will he fired off in the morniug, as it was too late wnen the match terminated.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 72, 25 March 1874, Page 2
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219COLONIAL PRIZE FIRING. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 72, 25 March 1874, Page 2
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