DISTRICT PRIZE FIRING.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 271, 6 March 1877, Page 2

DISTRICT PRIZE FIRING.

The district prize-firing for the Government Prizes was commenced at the HeadQuarters Range yesterday. The prizes this year are nine in number, as follows : Ist, L 5 ; 2nd, L 3 ; 3rd, L2 10s. ; 4th L2 ss. ; Eth, L2 ; 6 th, LI 15s. ; 7th LI 10s. ; Bth, LI ; 9th, LI. Yesterday's scores were as follows : NO. I COMPANY. 200 400 500 Tl. Vol J. Leimie ... 24 25 25 —74 Sub-Lt. A. Y. Smith 2.3 23 21—69 Vol. E. Harding ... 22 22 24 -08 „ A. Mead land ... 22 24 20 —66 ~ F. Denton ... 20 26 20 —66 Lfc. M-Orkindale ... 21 25 19 —65 Vol. T. Morris ... 23 2S 14 —65 Cant. Sumj.ter ... 20 2\ IS —6l Vol. A. Hardy ... 23 24 14 —6l Ft, Rice ..*. ... 2) 23 16 o'J Vol. A. Wilson ... 19 19 I-'« —sl „ (4. Grenfell ... 18 13 18 —49 „ John Kay ... 21 18 10 —49 „ F. Hn*t ... 11 21 13 —45 „ H.Wilson ... 22 17 443 „ I>. Mason ... 12 S 20 —4O „ J. Henderson . . 20 14 Rtd. -34 „ P. Eussell ... 14 G 10 —3O „ V\\ Coraling ... 14 S G— 28 THIS MORNING'S SHOOTING. ARTILLERY. 200 300 swo Tl. H miner LinHiy ... 12 15 A— 36 „ WaHs ... 9 5 20.—34 U. Greenfield ... 15 13 230 Gunner Kerens' ... 11 0 0— 11 Kvans ... 2 3 5 Sergt. Hiok.y ... 2 6 o—B Captain Morton was in c'-aive at the firing point, and Sorgeant-Major M'Pnerson acted as marker. The s- cond lot of the Artillery fired this afternoon. The .scores are as follows : 200 300 500 Tl. Gunner Richmond... 15 11 329 Gunner Goold ... 5 0 o—s The Hampden Rifks fire on Wednesday, and the Otepopo on Saturday next.