CAVALRY PRIZE FIRING.

Waikato Times, Volume XVI, Issue 1388, 26 May 1881, Page 2

CAVALRY PRIZE FIRING.

The members of the Hamilton Troop, Waikato Cavalry, competed at the butts on Tuesday, (Queen's Birthday) for prizes presented by Captain Whitaker and Mr J". Moses. The weather wag exceptionally good, and in consequence very fair shooting was made. The competitors were divided into two squads, one of eight and the other of five— points being allowed the younger shots. The following are the scores :—: — '

The, prizes given by Captain Whitaker, will fall as follow i — First squad : Ist, prize, £1, Trooper Alexander ; 2nd prize, 15s, Trooper McNicol ; 3rd prize, yUa,, Trooper JPearspn, Second squad ; Ist prize, ' 15s, Corporal Mank|»low ; , 2nd prize, 10s, Trooper Primrose ; 3rd prize, 55,, Trooper Pascoe. The su\t of .clothes presented by Mr Moses waa for, $he I highest scorer of those members sWljo had attended the requisite number of sword drills, andfell to Trooper, Alexander , ; '

■The Mb Be,iger Mail jßtakeaHhhth two g-arrjjs ;6f; 6f ndet^ngaged i#the -tte&i'Ucsfcion, of yabbits ! on Messrs ' C»r£ill : aud Bon's ran, -havp destroyed r ajkVatr3s pf,. 30,000 duringr the last sir^ weeks. ' ) >v , , The Easier'^UndaV Oiuroh 'Parade 4t J;he funds of the local BegjßVolent Society.'

'So yds. 200 yds. 300 yds. Total Lieut. Johnsort ... 15 Tr. Cachtatte ... 14 Corpl. McNicol ... 15 Tr. Alexander ... 18 Tr. Davis ... 16 Tr. Pearson ... 17 Sergt. Coorabcs ... 14. Tr. Hinton ... 13 17 8 ir 14 11 12 10 ... 42 1$ ... 42 id „i 44 11 ... 45 12 ... 42 12 ... 43 6 ... 31 >3 ... 38

Tr. Annctt ... 12 Tr. Primrose ... 15 Tr. T. Hunt ... 14 Corpl. Manktelow 15 Tr. Pascoe „. 14 13 12 12 13 ... 38 10 ... 39 11 ... 37 12 ... 40 11 ... 37

FIRST SQUAD.

SECOND SQUAD.