THE REPRESENTATIVE FIRING AT AUCKLAND.

Thames Guardian and Mining Record, Volume I, Issue 93, 26 January 1872, Page 3

THE REPRESENTATIVE FIRING AT AUCKLAND.

The firing for the representatives at the Colonial Prize Firing, to be held at Christchurch, took place yesterday forenoon at the Mount Eden llitle Range. We understand that the class-firing has produced lfi candidates for the competitive honours, hut one of those did not put in an appearance. The firing was divided into two sections. In the first section the ranges were 200 and 000 yards. At the first range the practice was standing and firing from the shoulder, and at 300 yards any position. Five shots were allowed at each range. The condition attached to the firing in the first section was, that in the event of the several competitors not making 30 points out of tho possible 40 points, they were to be disqualified for firing at the next ranges in the next stage. Only nine Volunteers out of the 45 competitors made the required three-fourths of the possible number of points. This result was certainly anything but creditable to our Volunteers, but the firing in the next stage was considerably worse. Captain Morrow made 32 points at this first stage, and he was the successful one at the second and last stages. The day was beautifully clear, but rather warm. The following is the score made at the second and more im-

portant stage :

As 40 points at the above three ranges was the minimum number to enable any one to compete for the colonial .prizes, the Auckland district lias, therefore, only but one representative Ibis year. This is the most important district in the colony in point of number of Volunteers, and they were entitled, according to the Regulations, to have eight representatives, but in place of that we must, perforce, be content with one ! The bare statement of the fact carries with it a more withering rebuke than any remarks could do, and we thus leave it, only stating that Captain Morrow himself made a narrow escape from being excluded. On looking at the above score, it will be seen that the last shot he fired at the <’>oo yards range he mado an “outer,” which counted two points, and thus saved himself. The firing yesterday was finished about twenty minutes past three o’clock. The members of the Victoria Company practised for some time at the target after the competitive firing was finished.— Cross.

Name. 400yds. .mnyiis. 000yds. Ttl. McMasters - ;;-2it>4 ■Jnool o5522o 20 Morrow, Captain - 21142 2255:52 4o Putman, Private - r.M 2o5522 557 Crlec3on - 224552 on 134 Oi»5«oo :;«) Little - - 321*255 >-t oo2.'!o 55o Soall - - 255242 3o3oo oo:;:;o 24 Johnston, Captain - 4lol55 o555!55o 557 Coyle - - :;<»i:)2 43 oo2o o 20 ■Smith - - 83o22 344-1 o o55oo*2 2