Saturday.

Tuapeka Times, Volume V, Issue 255, 19 December 1872, Page 6

Saturday.

Third Match. —400, 500, 680 yards j 5 shots at each range ; position, any. Ist prize, field-glass (presented by Messrs Han-op and iMeill) and L 2; 2nd prize, L 4; 3rd; 4th, sth, and 6th prizes, L 2: 7th, Bth %h v loth, 11th, and 12th prizes, Ll 'each.*

At the last range, Frederic and Christie were ties for first place, with one shot each to go. Christie made an outer and Frederic a centre. The latter therefore takes first prize. Fourth Match. All-Comeks Match. 700 and 800 yards ; 7 shots at each range ; rifle, sights, pull of trigger, and position, optional. Ist prize, L 5 • 2nd prize, L 4; Ird prize, L 3 ; 4th prizj, L 2; sth prize, Ll. This, the fourth match of the series, took place at the Anderson Bay Butts, at two o'clock, on Saturday afternoon. The weather being fine, and the sky sufficiently cloudy to veil off the sun's rays, the firing as expected, was excellent throughout the match. The five prize-winners üßed rifles as follows :— Tressider, a Kerrj Wilson, a Metford; Christie, a Kerr; M'Kenzae, a Martini fienry j and Lieut. Muir Kerr, Messrs Jamieson and Taylor, used the ordinary Government rifles, and made splendid practice with them, while Messrs Cato and Fuller used the Martini Henry weapon without the deduon sight, and likewise proved themselves masters of the implement. There were a considerable number of visitors present during the afternoon, some of whom displayed their bad taste by making remarks on the shooting more calculated to upset the competitors than assist them. The following were the scores made :—: —

Aggregate Prizes, for the six highest scorers in the three first matches, will be giiren. Ist prize — Cnp (presented byMr Hislop, Princes streec, ) and L 3 j 2nd, L 4 ; 3rd, L 3 ; 4th, L 2 ; sth, LI ; 6th, LI. The winners of the aggregate prizes are :

It maybe added that two scored 119 and 118 respectively, two 117, three 115 and 113 respectively, one 112, two 111 and 109 respectively, three 108, one each 106, 105, and 104 respectively, three 103, one 102, and one 10©. The total average score of the fifty-eight men who fired throughout the three matches is 108 points.

It iB sweet to have friends you can trust, and convenient sometimes to have friends who are not afraid to trust you. An Alabama paper was not issued at the regular time lately, one of the editors being on the jury and the other having been married. Both expressed their regrets in the next issue. In setting up an an account of a recent six-oared boat race, the compositor on a contemporary made it. a " six-eared goat race." Every iron rail on a north and Bouth railway is a magnet, the north end attracting the south pole, and the south end the north pole of a magnetic needle. So also is a T rail on such a railroad, the lower flange attracts the south pole and the upper flange the north- pole of a needle,

yards. Corp.Tressider.No. 1 3334443 P.O. Wilson ■ • 3334334 D. Christie. E.T. - 4434333 Set. M\Kenzie,Waik. 3344333 Lieut Muir, Art. - 3434333 Capt. Wales, No. 1 - 4433344 Cor. M'Gregor, No. 1 3444434 Capt^ Jamieson, No. 2 3224323 Gun. Cafco, Art. - 2343233 Gun. Dofebie, N.B. - 0034443 St. Nightingale, N.D. 3423033 Gun. Fuller, Art. - 2033433 EntignDouglas,No. 1 3034032 Gun. Fisher, Art. - 3333000 Vol. M'Laren,S.D. R. 0233330 Sergt. Taylor, No. 2 . 0200332 yards. Tl. 3434444 50 3433444 48 3332334 45 3334044 44 4423430 43 2330343 43 0043334 43 3430233 37 3340334 40 4424334 42 3433333 40 2044004 32 4034003 29 4433443 37 3323424 35 3040434 28

■ .x, , . ■«■ y ds y^ 8 y^ tl iergt. Frederic, No. 2. - 18 17 id 01 fol. D. Christie, E.T. - 16 19 15 50 km. Fuller, Art. • . 18 17 15 50 Jorp. Cowie, JSo. 2 . - 16 17 16 49 „ Tressider . - 17 17 15 49 iun. BaU, Art. • - 17 15 16 48 ToL M'Laren, S.D.E. - 17 17 14 48 „ D. Buchanan, B.R - 18 17 13 48 „ A. Creagh, No. 2 - 20 15 13 48 /apt. Jamieson, No. 2 • 16 12 19 47 M. Fraser, Wakari - 16 16 15 47 lun. D. Reid, Art. - 17 15 15 47 Jergt. M'Cartney, Porto. - 16 16 13 45 Snsign Douglas, No. 1 Co. 16 16 13 45 70l W. iHxon, N.B. - 17 17 11 45 Aeat. Goldie, P.C.N.B. - 15 15 14 44 Fol. Wilson, N.B. - . 16 14 14 44 „ Bichardson, E.T. - 17 13 14 44 2or. Hutchison, N.D. - 13 16 14 43 „ Hutchison, N.D. -19 13 11 43 liieut. Shand, S.D. - - 16 15 11 42 761 Hunter, Waik. - 19 17 6 42 3un. Lambert, Art. - 11 ltf 14 4% 70l Cutten, N.D. • • 18 13 10 41 „ Lorimer - • 18 14 9 41 „ M'Latchie, B.R. - 18 9 13 40 „ Lindsay, No. 2 • 13 18 9 40 run. Cato, Art. • - 16 15 9 40 76L Spalding, No. 2 - 17 12 11 40 „ Todd, B.T. - . 16 13 9 40

Ist 2nd 3rd Tl. VoL D. L. Christie, E.T. 46 37 50 133 Vol. D. Buchanan, W.T. 43 40 48 131 Vol. McLaren, S.D.R. - 39 41 48 128 Gunner Fuller, Artillery- 43 34 50 127 Captain Wales, No. 1 - - 42 37 46 125Corp. Treseder, No. 1 - - 37 39 49 125 They mads an average score of 128, and were followed closely by the following :—: — Vol. Dixon, Portobdlo - 37 43 44 124 1,. Shand, S.D.R. - - - 39 41 44 124 Yob Nutsford, B.R. - . 33 43 47 123 Lieut. Goldie, P.C.N.B. - 41 35 45 121 Ensign Richardson, W.T. 35 42 44 121 Sergt. Cowie, Ne. 2 • - 33 38 49 120 Captain Jamieson, No. 2 43 30 47 120 Sergt. M'Cartney, Portobello Rifles - - - • 32 43 45 120