THE COLONIAL PRIZE-FIRING.
[By TILBOBAPH.]
HoKtTiEi, February 19. PlSSTCabbineMatch.—Banges, 400 and OX)yards; seven shot 8. First prize, L 6; second, L 5; third, L 3; fourth, L2.
•Bange prizes of LI each. The prize-takers in this match last year were :—Poeluitz, A.C., 41 ; Lieut. Barribal, Waiuku, 37; Trooper 0. Barribal, Waiuku, 35. Range prize :—At 400 yards, Poelnitz, A.C., 25 ; at 500, Johnston (Wairoa), 18. 2.45 p.m. The first match for volunteers armed with the Snider rifles commenced at 10 a.m., and the first two ranges have just been finished, the highest scorers being :
400 500 yds. yds. Tl. Littlewood, Tauranga ... 28* 26*—53 Sykee, Thames ... 24 24 — 48 M'Lean, Waiuku ... 25 21 — 46 Cnmmings, Wanganui ... 26 17-43 Hill, Canterbury ... 22 20 — 42 Sellare, Canterbury ... 21 20 — 41 Fox, Canterbury ... 20 20 — 40 Muir, Dunedin ... 25 15 — 40 Kutherford, Waikato ... 18 21 — 39 Peake, Dunedin ... 21 18—30
Paynter, Nelson ... 53 Partingt«B, Auckland Xeefe.Tauranga ... 51 ... 50 Campbell, AC Harding', Oaniaru ... 48 ... 4S Perring, ChristchurcU ... 48
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Evening Star, Issue 4361, 19 February 1877, Page 3
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