THE CADET FIRING.
The Independent has been furnished with a return of the result of the competition for the cadet prizes. The bulk of the prizes goes to the North Island. Auckland takes L 24; Rangitikei, L 29;2 9; Canterbury and Napier, L 8 10s each ; Hutt, Ll4; Thames, Lll 15s ; Nelson, Ll9 10s; Wellington, L 27 ss; Otago, L 9 iOs ; Marlborough, L 3; and Greytown and Taranaki, the insignificant sums of 15s each. The North Island gets LlO9 10s ; she South, L4O 10s. Otago does not appear in the first or third sets. We give the names of the principal prize takers :—: — First Set Phizes. 100 150 Tl 60s — Cadet Partington, Auckland 19 19-38 50s — Cadet Johnston, Rangitikei 20 17 — 37 500— oadetQiicnrist, canterbury 19 17—36 40s— Cadet Ellison, Napier ... 17 18—35 40s— Cadet Ellerm, Hutt ... 20 15 35 30s -Cadet Follett, Rangitikei 17 17—34 30s — Cadet Buckingham, Canterbury 18 16—34 Second Set. 200 250 Tl 100s— Lieut. Slight, Rangitikei 19 19—38 90s— Cadet Wilson, Otago ... 17 18—35 80s— Cadet Bird, Nelson ... 18 17—35 70s— Cadet Bishop, Wellington 15 19—34 60s— Sergt. Stevens, Rangitikei 16 18—34 The other Otago scores were the following, who are low on the list. 20s— Cadet M'Nicol, Otago ... 15 15—30 20s— Sergt. Black, Otago ... 18 12—30 20s— Cadet Headland, Otago .. 13 16 20 15s— Cadet Carvosso, Otago ... 17 12 — 29 15s— Cadet Trotter, Otago ... 13 15 -28 10s— Cadet Smith, Otago ... 15 11—25 Thikd Set. 100 200 300 T>. 100s— Bird, Nelson ... 19 20 17—56 80s— Slight;, Rangi ikei... 18 19 18—55 60s— Lynch, Auckland... 19 18 17—54 60s— Gudgeon, Thames .. 18 18 17—53 40s — Robinson, Wellington 19 16 17-52 40s— Cook, Hutt 19 16 17—52 AGGREGATE. Sets. Ist 2nd 3rd Tl LlO and silver medal — Slight, Marton X.C.* — 38 55-93 LB-Bird, Wakefield (Nelson) Cadets — 35 56—91 L7— Lynch, Auckland G.S. — 31 54—85 Ls— Cook, Hutt, R.C. ... — 32 52—84 Ls— Maxton, Wellington R.C — 31 52-83 L5 — Bishop, Wellington G.S — 34 49—83 L5-Ellerm, Hutt R.C. ... 35 — 48—83 * Cadet Champion for 1872.
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Tuapeka Times, Volume V, Issue 226, 30 May 1872, Page 5
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337THE CADET FIRING. Tuapeka Times, Volume V, Issue 226, 30 May 1872, Page 5
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