DISTRICT PRIZE FIRING.

Patea Mail, 4 December 1880, Page 3

DISTRICT PRIZE FIRING.

The Patea Volunteers fired on Tuesday for district prizes, with the following results :

The conditions were : 200 and 300 yards, 6x4 target, 2x2 centre, and 8 inch bull’seye ; 5 shots at each range. A handicap sweep was fired at the same time ; distances 200, 300, 400, and 500 yards. Results ; Corpl Johnston.. .08 Revolver and 15s added Vol Sergeant GG Watch and 13s added Vol Carey Go Trowscrs & vest and 12s Vol D. Williams„.G4 Mg and 10s added Vol W. Dascnt ...G2 Photo Patea ftblrs &9s Corprl Powell ...C2 Smelling bottle and 7s Sergt Kitching ...Gl Pocket-book and Gs Vol John Graham G1 Goat and 5s added Vol Pringle 59 Lamb and 4s added Col.-Sergt King...59 Pipe and 3s added Vol Stroud 59 Coat and 2s added Corpl Chadwick.. .58 Sergt Harden 58 Sergt Carey ......58 Hat Vol Patterson 58 Whip Sergt Kells 57 Fly cage Vol Tregear 57 Basket Vol A. Black 5G Filter Vol Jas. Graham,,ss Butter cooler Vol Chapman 53 Bag of vegetables Vol C, Dascnt..... .52 Leg mutton Vol Tucker.........52 Tea-pot Sergt J. Smith ...51 Revolver Vol Herbert ......... medal The Patea Cadets fired on Wednesday for district prizes ; 100, 150, and 200 yds, third-class target. Results :

It is said that the bookmakers won £70,000 by Mata’s failure to win the Melbourne Cup.

Range : 200 GOO •100 500 T1 Prize Vol Carey, juu. ..1G 15 15 15--G1 111 Sergt Kitchmg. ..1G 1G 15 11--G1 17s Yol Pringle .... ..1G 12 1G 16--5'J IGs Vol J. Graham . ..1G 15 17 11--59 10s Col.-Sorgfc King. ..15 1G 1!) 9--58 7s Vol W. Dasent. ..15 11 11 15--59 5s

Sergt McCarthy... 17 14 17--48 15s Cadet Gowland... 16 16 16--48 12s 6d Cdt Frank Schultz 16 16 15--47 10s Sergt G. Howitt... ,12 17 11--40 7s 6d Cor pi Chapman... .18 10 ii--39 5s Cdt Fred Schultz.. .15 18 5--38 2s