DISTRICT PRIZE FIRING.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1260, 21 December 1882, Page 3

DISTRICT PRIZE FIRING.

', Ghkytowk School Cadets. pjnjueaday the loys fired for their prizes and acquitted; themselves very- well.Aitho special. feature being, tho excellent- acoro uiadoby Cadet T. Baillie, who made 38 out of a possible 40.. Captain Porritt and IBorgtMajor Bizar Buperbtcuded the firing. . , li- ■ i ■-;■■■

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The annual competition ft«r tlio Government District |>rizes.came : off yesterday a f tcri;ooti. The : Greyimvri Bilks turned out in good force, na the-o' were n-lot of 0. inpany prizes to lio fired for 'alio. The shooting on the' whole'wu'not good, ftlthouith the. weather wbb nil thai could lodenred. .The following we the namei of the oomteiijon with, their respective acorek :- ■:.',-■ .:■'.'. ;200 800 600 ' Jfvowii ? r ■■' :y ," y ds ydu.Ti, ', .. ,;. 15 14 1M5 Vol Sayer 2.. ./. 16' 15 11-41 Meat Cameron ... 13 ■■ 10 i5_-)8 ... 13 1,5 9-38 Vol Hawked ..., ; ...,16 9 9-34 Col-Pergt Webster .. ■* 16": ] 1 • ! ' 'jJ.u "■- VolBaillio -13 '-9 11-33 VolTocker , ,- W . ; , M . jj.-, 5 _ 32 , Sergt'Jrofman'.,. ■■„■ 10 10 ; 11—31 Vol Ynriiham .. .. 14 • 10 6-30 CorplAlcn V. . .* 16 9 6-30 Vollneloy. ... .. 14 n 4 _, 2 9 Corpl W. Maxton ... 13 13 3_29 Vol Smith . . 12 u 3 _ 2 6 Vol Arnold .. .. 12 14 .0-26 faptairi Porrilt • ... 12 7 g_24 Vol Humphries ... 9 n 4_24 ■ VulKrabagan ... .. n 13 0—24 7ol Lewis .. .. 12 10 0-22 VolMuir 6 12 0-18 VolRonnldaon ., ..11 4 o—15 YolBright- .., ■ ,,.,. 4' 9 o-13 jW&M«xlon ..6 4 0-10 VolHttbley 8, 0 0~<8 MlSTHITOI ElPiES. Twenty-two of the Mostorton Volunteers fired for tho district prizes yostorday. The woathcr was flue but slightly. sultry, and contrary to general expoctatiori the crack shots of the corpi failed to carry off the prizes, which fell to Captain Donald, ColorSergeant Williams, Sergeant Wilton, and G, Blane, The following are the scores:-. .;'.. . , -200 300 600;' r, , .,„■'■ ,, J' lls ■yd" ydsTl. Captain Donald ,., ]4 14 18-45 Color-Sergt iWilliams... 18 12 16-46 Sergeant' Wilton ... 18 13 15_46 VolBlano .. .. 15 12 18-45 Lanco-Sorporal Anketel 17 13 15-45 Vol Kiimmer ... ... 17 J3 14 44 Vol O. Bentley... ... 15 14 14-43 VolG. Bentley.. .. 15 12 15.42 Corporal Matthews ,.17 15 9.41 VolD'Arcy .. .. 14 10 15-39 Bandsman Maxton .,13 14 8-35 Vol Schnltz ... ., 14 13 7 34 Bandsman Lundqvist., 15 12 7—34 Vol J. Bentley .. ... 12 9 12-33 Vol Thompson... ... 15 13 5—33 VolHoffiens ... ,. ]2 13 7-32. VolT. Bentley.. ..14 11 fi_30 Band-Sergeant Tierney 14 11 4-29 Sergeant Woods ..13 13 2-28 Sergeant Dalrymple ...13 8 5-26 MWud '.. , ...14 12 0-26 Vy Frceth 11 9 2-22

Cabteiiton KlFHS. The Cartel ton mea fired yesterday and had clear weather. It will bj seen from tho scores ..that Carterton lias carried off the ohaoinjirt pnzo this year:- >- 0i 200 300 500 .0-' yds yds yds Tl. Corporal Goodin . ... 17 20 -18-85 Voll'.Goodin... ..17 18 17-52 Seigeaht'J.'Eoid ... 18 1.7 16-51 Vol Bossiter ,. .. 18 .17 14-40 Vol James Ketd .. 18 13 13-4S Vol King .. ..18 15 12-45 Vol Tyke .. 15 9 18-42 VolWillonghby" ... 19 19 4-42 Vol Boys. ... 14 17 10-41 VolTucScr ••■■'.. i. 15 16 20-41 VolD.lteid .. ..14 19 8-41 Vol Bennett ., ... 12 16 12-40 Vol Jones ... 14 12 10-36 Bugler .Rising ,, ... 16 11 2-29