COLONIAL PRIZE FIRING.
The following are the scores made by members of the Poverty Bay Militia and Foot. Volunteers on Monday last for the qualification of six district competitors, one of whom is to represent the three districts of Poverty Bay, Wairoa and Napier at the annual contest to be held at the Thames in Jannary next. As the minnimum scoring for a Colonial representative is placed at 83 points, most of our local arms will have to polish up a bit for the superior qualification. The Mounted Volunteers will fire on the Ist December next :—
Musical.—Mr. H. Cucksey announces that he has arrived from Auckland with a choice assortment of Music and Musical Instruments, which will bo on view for a few days at the Albion Hotel Show Booms.
GISBORNE RIFLES : 200 400 500 600 Names. yds yds yds yds Tl Act.. Sub-Lt. Nasmith 24 26 24 11—85 Captain Winter ... 24 22 17 15—78 Private Warren ... 23 25 14 12—74 Lieut. Daly 16 19 16 10—61 Sergt. Pukford 20 15 8 9—52 MILITIA 200 400 500 600 Names. yds yds yds yds Tl Lieut. Horsfall 23 18 14 5—60 Private Drummond 19 17 11 4—51 „ Blank 25 17 4 2—48 „ Dempsey ... 9 3 20 6-38 » "Rigg 15 15 3 2—35
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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume III, Issue 224, 21 November 1874, Page 2
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211COLONIAL PRIZE FIRING. Poverty Bay Standard, Volume III, Issue 224, 21 November 1874, Page 2
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