PRIZE FIRING AT NELSON.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5329, 13 March 1879, Page 2

PRIZE FIRING AT NELSON.

i [by telegraph.] Rifle Camp, Nelson, .- March 12. j In the 17th matcfi the' following' are the prize winners, at 400, 600', and:' ' 600 yards : — King, 22, 27, 22;' ■'" Hutchinson, 27, 24, 20 ; Prowse, jnr., 27 23, 20 ; Hunter, 23, 23, 23 ; Harding, 25, , 21, 22 ; Ourrie, 27, 23, 18 ; Carding, 22 ! 25, 20; Mills, 26, 22, 19 } Lancaster, 23, ; 25, 19 ; Boss, 25, 25 r 17; Turner, 22, 23' | 21. ; Smith, 23^ 23, 19 ; W. Ballinger, 25, \ ' 22, 18 ; Willcocks, 24, 23, 18 • Coventry 22, 19, 23 j Christie, 21, 19, 23 ; Buckley, 22, 21, 21, Cameron, 25, 22, 17; Allen. 25, 22", 17. * The 18fch matchfihas been completed.! Distances, 700, 900, and 1000 yards. The-, five prize-takers are— Fenton, 17, 18, 19' —54, Whitworth rifle ; Captain Wilson, | 21, 15, 15—51, Ingram rifle ; Somerville, 17, 17, 16-50, Whitworth rifle ; Purnell, 23, IQ, 16-49, Whitford rifle ; Gordon ; 23, 14, 12-^49, Whitworth rifle. There i were 71 entries/ ■ | The 4th match, which completes thJp programme of the meeting, was com*, menced this afternoon, but only the 80® ! yard range is completed. The 1000 yardfF range will be shot to-morrow morning. There were 69 entries, and the six highest \, scorers are — Skinner, 24 ; Wilson and Hutchinson, 23 each j Fenton and Somerville, 21 each j Gordon, 20. The prizes will be distributed in town to-morrow by Mrs Suter, when the volunteers will be inspected, by Colonel Packe.