THE COLONIAL PRIZE FIRING.

Southland Times, Issue 1247, 6 May 1870, Page 3

THE COLONIAL PRIZE FIRING.

(From the Otago Daily Time*.) The rifle shooting for the colonial prizes commenced in. Dunedin on Wednesday, in a paddock the property of Mr Lindsay, at the North-east Valley. It was feared, from the inclement weather of the preceding day, that there would have been some difficulty in getting the matches off, but, fortunately, the rain had abated, and with the exception that it was rather cold, the weather was favorable. Shortly after ten o'clock in the forenoon lots were drawn, and the men told off into squads. Of these there were three, the first of 14 being under the command of Capt. Steward of Oamaru, the second of 14 men under ' that of Capt. Paterson, No. 1 Company, and the third of 13 men under that of Capt. Cantrell, S. D. Bangers. The firat 1 match Bhot was for the Judging Distance prizes, at such distance (not exceeding 400 yards) as may be appointed by the officer in command of the firing party. Five shots in the whole to be fired by each competitor, who will judge his own distance. Maximum points, 20. The following are the scores made by the various competitors in this match : — WEST SQUID.

The ranges shot at were as follows : — 140 yards, 280 yards, 470 yards, and 345 yards. Sergeant Hazard, of the Thames Volunteers, Sergeant Cameron of the Canterbury Volunteers, Petty Officer Grant, of the D.N.8., and Sergeant "Wilson, No. 2 Company, Dunedin, made 18 points each ; and Sergeants Hazard, "Wilson, and Cameron, having made bulls' eyes at the 470 yards range, had to shoot off at 345 yards. Sergeant Hazard took the first prize of £9 by making a centre ; and Sergeants "Wilson and Cameron had then to shoot off for second and third prizes. A single shot at 430 yards decided the question, "Wilson taking the second prize of £8, and Cameron the third of £7. The second match fired off on "Wednesday at the rifle shooting contest, held in the North East Valley, between the Marksmen of the various parts of the Colony, was carried out as follows : — Fibst Set of Pbizei. fibst bqttad.

Hazard and Wilson each scored 44, but Hazard having made 15 points at the 500 yards range to "Wilson's 12, took the first prize, Wilson taking the second, and Moore the third. Tbubsdat, 28th Apeil. At nine o'clock this morning the third match for the second set of prizes commenced, the result of the shooting being as follows : —

Treseder therefore took the first prize with 62 points ; Batham the second, with 61, having made 61 points, of which 19 were made at 600 yards ; and Gully the third, with 61 points, of which 17 were made at 600 yards. The match for the cadet prizes was shot off, but none of the competitors proved themselves qualified, and the rapid firing match was commenced, but was unfinished when the shooting terminated for the day. The shooting was continued on Friday, the Cadets' Firing being gone on with, and the following score being the result:— No. 1 Squad. 150 200, TL Piercy 9 11 — 20 Weston ... ... 8 6 — 14 Smith 13 10 — 23 No. 2 Squad. Sinclair 14 7 — 21 Hester ... ... 13 12 — 25 Reid ... ... 12 .12 — 24 Cadets.— 2nd Day. Tamo ... ... 11 ' 4 — 15 Collett ... ... 3 8 — 11 Hadfield 7 6 — 12 The match for Rapid Firing was then commenced, the following being the result : — KEST SQUAD. 200 yds. Kirby 444333332—29 Small ... ... 222—6 Benouf 2222222—14 Anketell 222—6 Campbell 3322222 -IB M'Kenzie 2222—8 ■ Dick 33322222— W Sergt. M'Kenzie ... 22222222222—22 'Wearing 433333322222—32 Day... 443333322222—33 M'Gregor 4433333322222222—42 Livingstone.. ... 3332222222 — 23 Hardy 4322222222222—29 Smith 444333332222—35 SECOND SQTTAD. ' Hazard 2222222—14 Moore 22222—10 Gibson 22222223—17 Halse ... ... 23—5 Cameron ... ... 22222222 — 16 Gillies 2222222223—21 Golly 222222224—20 Henderson ... ... 22222222333—25 Batham ... ... 222222333—21 Treseder ... ... 222222223334—29 Grant 43333322222222—35 Buchanan ... ... 43333333333222—40 XBXBD SQUAD. Morrow 433322222222—29 Maddison 333—9 Boardman 3222222222—21 Blake 32222222—17 Allen 222222—12 Williams 8322222—16 Barron ... ... 333322222222—28 Liddell 22222222—16 Bullot 4333332222222—33 Payton 333322222222—28 Goldie 33333222222222—33 Wilson ... ... 333322222—22 Brown 322—7 In this match Buchanan won with 54 points, G-oldie taking second prize with 49, and Smith third with 48. The next match was for Sunning Firing, and had the following result :— . PIBBTBQUAD. 200 Yards. Hazard 33332222222—26 Moore ... ... 4433222—20 Gibson 43222222—19 Halse 433322—17 Cameron 3333322222—25 Gillies 33322222—19 Gaily 4333322—20 Henderson 33222222 — 18 Batham 8322222 — 16 Treseder ... ... 333322222—22 SECOND SQUAD Kirby 3333332222—26 Small 2224433—20 Eenouf ... ... 443222222—25 Anketell 43222222—19 Campbell 42222—12 M'Kenzie 432222—15 Dick 4433222—20 Sergt. M'Kenzie ... 83322—13 Wearing 32222222—17 Day ... ... 43322222—22 THIBD SQUAD. Mnnro ... ... 332222222—20 Walker 432222222—21 Buchanan 43322 — 14 Blake 43322222—20 Allen 44332222—22 Williams ... ... 422222—14 Barron 3832222—17 Liddell 43333222—22 Ballot 3332222—17 Paton 222222222—18 Surman 222222222—18 Grant 4332222222—24 Buchanan 3222222 — 15 M<Gregor ... ... 433332222—24 Livingstone ... 322222—13 Hendry 2222224—16 Smith 83222—12 Goldie 333222—15 Wilson 3322—10 Brown 42222—12 Renouf 33222222—18 In this match Hazard won the first prize with 26 points, Cameron the second with 25, and Eenouf the third with the same number. The next match was for the Consolation Prize, of which the following is the score: — JUST SQUAD.

TA this match Liddell took the first prize with 29 points, Boardman the second with 27, and Wearing the third with 27.

! THIRD SQUAD. j Barren 8 10 — 18 Maddiaon 12 12 — 24 Blake 12 U -r 23 Bullot 12 12 — 24 Williams 6 12 — 18 Allen 11 18 — 24 liddell .„ ... 16 13 — 29 FOTJETH SQUAD. Surman ... ... 8 10 — 18 Payton 15 6 — 21 M'Gregor 10 13 — 23 Brown 8 11 — 19 Hendry ... ... 6 14 — 20 livingßtone ... ... 12 8 — 20 "Grant 10 13 — 23

200 300 TL Halae 12 12 — 24 Gibson 14 2 — 16 Henderson 15 8—23 Gillies ... ... 9 9 — 18 Kirby ... ... 12 12 — 24 Small ... ... 10 13 — 23 Campbell 13 10 — 23 AnketeU 14 11 — 25 SBOOHD SQtTAD. Dick ... ... 11 0 — 20 M'Kenria 8 8 — 16 Wearing ... ... 17 10 — 27 Sergt. M'Kensie ... 9 12 — 21 Morrow 11 13 — 24 Day ... ... ... 12 6 — 18 Boardintu ;.. ... 14 W — 27-

BECOKD SQUAD. > Kirby ... 24 18 6 — 48 Small ... 24 19 17 — 60 Eenoof ... 22 15 13 — 50 lAnketetf ... 19 22 7 — 48 Campbell ... 21 15 12 —48 M'Kenzie ... 21 20 8 — 49 Dick ... 18 22 17 — 57 Set. M'Kenzie... 23 18 16 — 57 Wearing ... 22 14 22 — 58 Day ... 16 8 9 — 33 M'Gregor ... 20 8 4— 32 Livingston ... 23 13 5 — 41 Hardy ... 17 11 14 — 42 Smith ... 22 14 15 — 61 THIED BQTJXD. Morrow ... 23 21 11 — 55 Madison ... 19 16 15 — 49 Boardman ... 20 29 14 — 54 Blake ... 24 6 12 — 42 Allen ... 17 14 9 — 40 Williams ... 23 13 8 — 44 Barron ... 23 12 9 — 44 Liddell ... 18 14 17 — 49 Brillot ... 12 5 5 — 22 Paton ... 22 18 12 — 52 Gtoldie .., 22 16 21 — 59 » Wilson ... 23 16 17 — 66 1 Brown ... 21 14 6 — 41

FIRST BQTTAD. 1 400 600 600 TL Hazard ... 21 6 14 — 41 Moore ... 23 17 13 — 53 , C. E. Gibson ... 22 12 12 — 46 Halße ... 19 16 6 — 41 Cameron ...24 18 16 — 58 GiUieß ... 22 17 12 — 61 Gully ... 21 23 17 — 61 Henderson ... 24 18 17 — 59 Batham ... 20 22 19 — 61 ! Treseder ... 24 23 ? 16 — 62 Snnnan ... 21 19 17 — 67 1 Boberteon ... 18 18 11 — 47 i Giant ... 22 12 10 — 44 Buchanan ..,23 19 16 — 68 f

, 800 400 600 TL Hazard ... 14 15 15 — 44 Moore ... 14 13 15 — 42 Gibson ... 10 11 14 — 35 Halse ... 11 13 17 — 41 Cameron ... 9 15 11 — 35 Gillies ... 5 14 10 — 29 Gully .„ 12 14 13 — 39 Henderson ... 14 15 11 — 40 Batham ... 12 15 5 — 32 Treseder ... 11 13 12 — 36 Surman ... 11 i 813 — 42 Robertson ... 10 15 8 — 33 Grant ... 12 13 14 — 39 Buchanan ... 12 15 11 — 38 SECOND SQUAD. Kirby ... 8 10 13 — 31 Small ... *12 13 10 — 35 Eenouf ... 7 11 7 — 25 Anketell ... 8 14 12 — 34 Campbell ... 9 14 11 —34 D. M'Kenzie ... 6 15 4 — 25 Dick - ... 6 14 12 — 32 B. M'Kenzie ... 7 17 14 — 88 Waring ... 13 16 11 — 40 Day ... 8 7 12 — 27 M'Gregor ... 14 16 8 — 38. Livingston ... 10 16 7 — 32 Hardy ... 14 9 12 — 35 Smith ... 14 13 10 — 37 THISD SQUAD. Morrow ... 7 10 11 — 28 Madison ... 8 14 16 — 38 A. Boardman ... 12 17 12 — 41 Blake ... 16 12 10 — 38 Allen ... 10 13 0 — 23 Williams ... 13 14 10 — 37 Barron ... 6 11 6 — 22 laddell ... 9 12 3 — 24 Brfllot ... 9 10 3 — 22 Paton ... 14 19 9 — 42 Goldie ... 11 17 12 — 40 Wilson ... 14 18 12 — 44 Brown ... 11 14 16 — 41

Sergeant Hazard ... ... 18 „ Moore „. ... 17 „ Gibson * Volunteer Halse ... ... 15 Sergeant Cameron ... ... IS Volunteer J. L. CHlließ ... ... 1» Sergeant Gully ... ... 1* Volunteer Henderson ... ... 12 „ Batham 12 Corporal Treseder ... ... 17 Lieutenant Surman ... ... 12 Volunteer Robertson ... ... 16 Private D. Grant ... ... i 8 Volunteer D. Buchanan ... ... 10 saoosn squad. Volunteer Erby ... ... 13 „ Small 13 „ Benouf ... ... 16 „ Anketell „, ... 15 „ Campbell ... ... -14 „ M'Kenzie ... ... 13 J Dick 16 „ M'Kenzis ... ... 12 Corporal Wearing ... ... 11 lieutenant Day ... ... 11 Captain M'Gregor ..* ... 14 Sergeant Livingston ... ... 15 Volunteer Hardy ... ... 11 „ Smith ... ... 15 TH^Kf) BQTTA3>. Lieutenant Morrow ... ... 13 Volunteer Madison ... ... 13 „ Boardman ... ... 10 Sergeant Blake ... ... 12 „ Allen 9 „ Williams ... ... 16 Lieutenant Barren ... ... 12 „ Liddle ... ... 12 Constable BrOlot ... ... 12 Sergeant Paton j.. ... 16 Lieutenant Goldie ... ... 17 Sergeant Wilson ... ... IB „ Brown ... ... 13