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Thursday. The Governor and suite arrivecTm camp shortly after one, and were received by the staff and representatives ; drawn up in line.: The flanks were wheeled inwards, when His Excellency addressed the competitors. After luncheon the carbine men fell in and marched to the range, and by the time His Excellency arrived all was in readiness for the Moving Target Match. Firing then commenced, the result being:— ._...■ ; • Blake, A.CJ..;. ... ,;, 47 \ Muir, Duriediri ... ... 39 ! Eose, Auckland 38 Laing, Oamaru ... ... 37 The shooting in the case of some of the competitors was very rapid, as many as nineteen and twenty shots having been fired in the two minutes. The riflemen then fell in to complete the fourth match. The prize winners are~ . Richardson ... ... ... 71 Acheson ... ... ... 71 Paynter ... 70 Smith ... ... ... 69 Haslet 69 : Anderson ... ... ... 68 ;•: ■ Ballinger ... ... ... 68 Murray ... .. ... 68 . There are a large number of visitors on the ground. The weather is very fine* and the ground is drying rapidly. There was neither firing nor cricketing in the morning. This day. - Aggregates for the Champion Belts. The highest aggregate scorers for .the Rifle Championship, including the 4th match are as follows :— Paynter .... ... ... 205 Richardson ... ... 199 Keefe ... ... ... 198 Acheson ... ... . 196 . Chapman ... 193 Davies 192 Partington ... ... 192 Harding ... ... ... 190 '■ Robinson ... „. ... 189 McLeod ... ... ... 188 : Murray 188 Stonebridge ... ... 188 Anderson ... ... ... 186 For the Carbine Belt they are :—-■*■ ; McLean ... 173 Lyttlewdod 168 Hi 11... ... ... ... 366 Cummins ... ... ... 165 Sykes ... , 164 Black ...... ... 158
The sth infantry match, was begun this morning, and the two long ranges finished. Then the long range of the sth carbine match. After dinner the latter will be completed, then the 200 yards of the sth rifle match. The weather is very fine — glass steady.
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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2538, 23 February 1877, Page 2
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