GOVERNMENT PRIZE FIRING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume III, Issue 686, 25 January 1866, Page 6

GOVERNMENT PRIZE FIRING.

Tub second day's firing, under the superintendence of Major Tiglie, took place y terday at tbe ground r.car i.o'-v and Motion's mill. Thero was a very small attendance of eo npetit-rs, 01'y fourteen having f'red, and the we:".t.her r'so proved most unfavourable, the last iwo ranges having to bo tired in the midst of a heavy storm of rain and wind. The score to-ilay tolls of Mr. Mills making 45 points,, which beats the crack shot of the day before, Mr Goorgo Cameron. Mr. Combes made an excellent score at the first range (003 yards), but unlorlunately was unable, through buslncs!, tu wait for tho other ranges, otherwise he would most likely have been tho best man of the day. The following is the sc jre, as kindly furnished us by Major Tighe : — aSTamf. No. of Points. 1 Capta'n ilorrow 2 Captain Hobbs 3 Nixon Scott, Oav. Vol 16 4 John Bye-oft, do 5 5 W. Brighton. A.M 3!) (! John Thorpe, Wairoa Vol 1G 7 John tswinorton, A.M 25 8 William Spsakman, A.M 19 !) John Barron, A.M 3 10 J. Gleeson, A.M 33 11 Ensign Coombes, A.M 15 lii Ephraiin Mills, A.M -15 13 Thomas yliort, Wairoa Kitles IS 14 Thomas Quinn, Cavalry Vol., ouly fired at the two last ranges 0 The last diy's firing t ikes p'aco to-day, when the three best shots of the m ;t will bo selected to proceed to Wellington to compe'3 for the championship.