District Prize Firing.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3121, 18 February 1879, Page 2

District Prize Firing.

The firing for the first set of district prizes took place yesterday at the Government range. There were in all 65 competitors ; distance, 200, 500 and 600 yards; seven shots at each. Major Murray, the officer in command of the district, was on the ground in good time, and, after the competitors had fallen in, he read the General Government Rules, which he said would be strictly carried but By the senior officer, Captain Small of the Hauraki Engineers, assisted by Capt. Sihofield and Lieut. Denby, who had tTeen

appointed aa squad officers. The day, although fine, was very unfavorable for good shooing, more particularly at the second distance, where many of the shots (in consequence of; the variableness of the light and wind) fell short of the targets. We append the names of the winners and their scores, also: their respective prizes :■&<'' '■■ - ; '**■ ''-'■■'*'■■' .:"'< ■' -I'^i "C rjfj'--Ist Set.

The second set fired- to-day when the following; camel off prize winners^s— '

■"-■■ -.-■;>- -■'• ' . ' , ytls.s yd*, ycg. n. 200 600 '600 PQ A. Thomas, If B£s 24 24 18—66 DMO. McLean, r TBY£4 10a 24 19 22—65 Private Weir, THY £4 22 17' 22^-61 SnW. Armstrong, Nl3 £310t 24 16 20—60 Private <J. DowDie^TaV £3 22""19" 19-60 Smn JVGameron,-N-B £% 10s p 24 17^49—fiO~-: . Private D, lleid, TSV £2 *,ajT 23^ |5-46&? Prifate F. Le Mapquais £2 20 18 '2L—69* v Smn T. BBi,iiett,Nߣi 15t i2t 221 16—59 Gapt J. S. Suittll.Hßjei 10a 20 : 17, 2.1-M Seaman Frearsbri,K"B£ls§ 23s'-17' 18-^6B ' Private Hemi, NV£l' r 0*22 j SI. ill-3-57 l- - PQ W. Mitcheli,^B £1 20 12 24-fi« Private fclfiEhtti^tSV £1 2l\ »» 3 !»%|B, Seaman Tati, NB £1 23" 17 15—55 Private J.Keller,'Hߣl'r2a !2G» 13—56 <>! Seaman W. Figg.-NB £L : 2 1 19 ,12—66 „ Skb-Lieut^ 1. ft.Browne,£l 23 15 18—§3 ;Sergt'tr."W.'(!Jiark/iHtf^l 1'

I»0 Harris, BB $M:M.;s[vWv-* Seaman Taylor &i 8., Nfl ; jj #&. J&zi&'r BmkteGrey W.,TSy, „vj 17 Aft/16-43; „f Pmate Willis, TRR ... 16 16: I^r47 . Seaman tokejfjTNß-^ ... ,16r ':l&Z%o-?#t-' r"' fleam^n Horo Matene, TNB 17 16 ! ;14--47 • BsudecaanHirttvTNß .;.• / 19 14, I^—46 Private Ti-enwithi IST ... r 18- lfe 12r-^6 . PriTatePattortboW.Ji»ftßl6 13 16—45 Private ¥ebk,TBV ,-[,.;/ 18, -;18 .;.}£&s'/,■"*■ POPoIU;»Bj /.;.vv/"i-...« 15 18, i 5.! .-, Privaie Jas. Brown, TSV.iV;4% 18, 187-45; v V Seaman P. Rayfioldi, MB, , 17 U 15—43," Bandmaster £elaall,Hß... 13 13 14.--43.',*. - . Sapper JV«owe,fla^ uwl&rM v l*r*l/ " Sapper W. Ou«i HEr ; .... ; 46, ; 17, 4-rr4a