Colonial Prize Firing.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2541, 27 February 1877, Page 2

Colonial Prize Firing.

(PIIOM A COREESFONDENT.)

HOKITIKA.

This day.

At the conclusion of the last match for the belt yesterday, Murray was the only Thames man who took a prize in it. McLeod fell away at the 600 yards, and lost his chance for the aggregate ; otherwise he shot very steadily all through. There are in all 54 competitors. Murray stands 13th, Clark 21st, McLeod 25th, Brownlow 35th, Armstrong 40th, Ura Whare 47th in the aggregate.

The ten North versus ten South match is likely to come off to-morrow. The following is the North team, with the order in which they stand: —Keefe, Yates, Murray, Melsopp, Campbell, Hay, Gibbons, Partington, King, Clark. The Infantry Moving Targets comes off this morning. "' The representatives leave on Saturday. The weather is wet and the camp disagreeable.

The teams for the rifle North t. South match are for the North —Keefe, Yates, Murray, Mellsop, Campbell, Hay, Gibbons, Partington, King ( Waiuku), Clarke. Their total score in* the championship aggregate is 3491. For the South Island team — Paynter, Uichardson, Harding, Acheson, Anderson, Wilcocks, Smitb Pearce, King (Oamaru), Davids; scores : 3599.

The first extra rifle match began at 8.30 this morning and finished at 10.30. Paynter 60; Okey, 53; Dore, 52 ; Foley, 46; Sunley, 43 ; Tresseder, 39. The weather is looking very threatening again ; heavy showers commenced falling about 11 o'clock, when the Hifle Marksman Match began. It is now progressing.