Naval Brigade Prize Firing.

Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3559, 24 May 1880, Page 3

Naval Brigade Prize Firing.

!;■ The Naval Brigade competed at the range on Saturday for the prizes presented ;■ to the Brigade for competition by the following gentlemen:—Mr G. Ginn's prize of £5, which was divided into prizes for first and second class shots, and for men who had not won a prize previously. The Darling Cup was fired for according to rule, by quarterly competition, and was won for the third time at intervals by P.O. Walker. Since the pi'ize firing for this cup commenced the following is the result up to the present: —The first competition for cup was won by Thomas, then followed Walker, Hirst, Walker, and the last named again wins. The following is the result of Saturday's firing : — MKST CLASS. Name. Prize. Points. 200 400 COO Tl. J. W. Walker, Ist Prize, 30s, wins') yds yds yd 3 Darling Cup for the 3rd time, and > takes Mrs Quint's prize .. .JlB 18 18-54 Lieut. Gordon, 2nd prize, 205.. .. 18 19 15—52 Seaman Luckie, 3rd prize, 10s .. 18 16 16-50 Seaman Han-is 19 16 13-48: P.O. Armstrong.. .. .. .. 15 15 16-46 Seaman Johns 18 14 13-45 P.O. J. Thomas •• 16 17 12-45 Seaman Parslow 15 15 14-44 P.O. A. Thomas 16 13 14—43 Lieutenant Burton's prize of a fullsized handsome writing desk (for secondclass shots) seems likely to fall to Cartwright>#The weather in the morning was fine, but in the afternoon it blew a strong gale, and was unfavorable to any large scores. SECOND CLASS. Prize.. Points. Seaman Cartwright, Ist prize, 255,} and aggregate for Lieut. Burton's Vl7 11 19—47 prize „ / Seaman T. Goldsworthy, 2nd prize, Seaman J.'webstee, 3rd prize, 10s .. 14 10 9—33 Seaman F. White .. .. .. 12 13 7-32 Seaman Cartwright is now seven points ! ahead of the second man. , THIBD CLASS. The following is the result of the firing for men who have not previously won prizes:— Prize. Points. Seaman Paull, Ist prize, 20s .. .. 11 10 16-37 Seaman A. James, 2nd prize, 15s .. 14 9 14—37 Seaman B. Berryman, 3rd prize, 10s 12 14 9-35 Seaman J. Coutts, 4th prize, 5s .. 17 9 9—35