Naval Brigade Prire Firing.

Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3940, 15 August 1881, Page 2

Naval Brigade Prire Firing.

The Navals competed at the range on Saturday for the aggregate prizes presented by the Captain, Messrs Hart, Holden, and the Champion (P. O. Armstrong.) The light throughout the day was very changeable, but it will be seen some very passable scores were made. P.O. J. Thomas on this occasion heads the list with a fine score of 54, closely followed by h'u brother, the ex-champion, with 53. This is the second competition of the aggregate ; the ranges were 300, 400, and 500 yards, 5 shots at each range. Appended is the highest scores for the day, also the scores of the Ist competition, and the 5 leading in both sets in the aggregate : —

Ist class. 300 400 500 Total Ist Total yds yds yds Compt'n P.O. Armstrong ...17 16 12—45 84 129 Sea. F. Sykes ...17 20 15—52 70 122 P.O. A. Thomas ...17 18 IS—53 68 121 Seu. T.Johns ...14 18 18—50 69 119 „ Parslow ...13 16 9—38 78 116 P.O. J. Thomas ...12 21 21—54 59 113 Lieut. Gordon ...16 19 8-43 69 112 Sea. Curtwright ...10 22 12—44 64 108 „ J. Floyd ...13 19 16-48 58 106 „ J. Cameron...l6 14 10—40 61 101 „ H. Davis ...12 18 14—44 54 98 P.O. Frearson ... 8 9 17—34 57 91 Sea. J. Webster ...12 5 17—34 57 91 P.O. Jamieson ...16 16 13—45 45 Sea. Patterson ...11 20 10-41 41 2nd Class. Sea. A. Newdick...l7 16 19-52 64 116 „ N. Climo ...14 14 14-42 65 107 „ G. White ... 7 12 12—31 59 90 „ Laughlan ... 6 18 11-35 55 90 P.O. J. Carter ...11 16 5-32 52 84 Sea. W. Cobb ...12 14 11—37 46 83 '„ ■ J.Woolcock... 9 16 11-36 47 83 „ W. Rowe ... 6 8 13-27 49 76 „ P. Smith ... 9 16 3-28 45 7S „ J. Smith ... 4 13 13—30 38 68 The following are the tire highest in the aggregates:— Ist Class—P.O. W. Armstrong ... 129 'Sea. F. Sykes 122 P O. A. Thomas ... 121 S a. T. Johns 119 Sea. J. Parslow 116 2nbClass—Sea. A. Newdick ... 116 Sea. N. Climo 107 Sea. G. White 90 Sea. I). Laughlan ... 90 P.O. J. Carter 84