COLONIAL PRIZE FIRING.
, Hokitika, Saturday. Rain re-commenced at ono oclock, and continued at frequent intervals all the afternoon, quite stopping all the shooting. The only communication between the camp and the range is by fording the Kawhaka in a dray; no signs of clearing off. Monday. Yesterday morning broke out fine, but at one o'clock heavy rain again set in, and continued nearly. all night. The foot-bridge has been replaced. A start was made at 6-30 a.m. to-day with the Carbine Sixth Match, but owing to eveaything being saturated with wet some delay took place with the fires to dry the targets, and only the 200 yards range was got through before breakfast. At 9 a.m. the rifles took up the 300 yards range of the Sixth Match, and then the carbines continued the 300, 400, and 500 yards ranges of their Sixth Hatch. Richardson, who had a good lead for the rifle belt, discovered this morning that some scoundrel had been hammering the foresight of his rifle. He will therefore be allowed trial shots at each range to-day The Sixth Carbine Match is finished with the following result:— M'Lean, 93: Hill, 89; Bell,. 87; Rose, 87. The Carbine Champion is M'Lean, with 333 points; Hill, 321, second; Sykes, 310, third; Littlewood, 310, fourth.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 49, 26 February 1877, Page 2
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214COLONIAL PRIZE FIRING. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 49, 26 February 1877, Page 2
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