DISTRICT PRIZE FIRING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 3094, 5 March 1878, Page 3

DISTRICT PRIZE FIRING.

Tlie following are the lists of the scores obtained by the competitors in the various Volunteer corps for the district prizes, fche Cadets being fche only body which has yet to compete. The Timaru Artillery fired on Feb. 19, the Christchurch Cifcy Guards on Feb. 21, the Engineers on Feb. 23, fche Yeomanry Cavalry and Artillery on Feb. 28 ; the Kaiapoi competitors have also fired, fche results being given : — *

Rifles— No. 5 Company, Kaiapoi. First Set.

I Second Set.

Carbines— Timaru Artillery. 200 300 500 yds. yds. yds. Tl. Gunner Staggart -0 18 21 59 Sergeant. Ellis ... 23 19 16 58 | Gunner Cameron 21 22 14 57 Corporal Jackson 18 18 18 54 i Gunner l<'o.«ter 22 14 17 53 Gunner Thornton 19 16 16 51 i Gunner Burnett ... ... 20 15 12 47 Gunner Walden 19 16 11 46 Captain Jnckson 14 12 12 38 Gunner Exley ... ... 14 15 7 36 Uunnec Hitch ... .« 21 12 3 36 GunuerHill X 20 11 5 86 Gunner Hope ... 14 6 10 30 Gunner Newton. 9 10 8 27 Gunner Stevens 12 14 — 26 Gunner Sandilands 10 12 — 22 Gunner Turnbull 17 11 Eetired Gunner King 13 — „ Gunner Goodwyn ... ... 7 — „ Carbines— Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry. Sergeant Judge ... ... 22 19 18 59 Lieutenant Slater 20 17 17 54 Tiooper Hart ... 14 9 Retired Trooper Compton 14 6 „ Trooper Calvert 14 4 „ Trooper Pike 14 4 „ Trooper Dolman, 14 4 „ Trooper Linch 10 6 „ Trooper Kagle ... 8 6 „ Trooper Cookson 2 10 „ Carbines— Christchurch Artillery. Quarter-Master Sergeant Fox 21 20 16 57 Lieutenant Strange ... ... 15 18 23 56 Gunner Mills 20 19 17 56 Gunner J. Hill ... 19 17 19 55 Corporal Collier 20 14 15 49 Sergeant-M>nor Ba^en. ... 20 12 16 48 Gunner Houston 19 20 9 48 Gunner Mapp 21 15 6 42 Gunner Dean '9 16 15 40 Guuner Gurdler 11 9 18 38 Gunner Bowles ~ ... 18 16 2 36 Gunner Costley 13 10 7 30 BIFLES— CHRISTCHURCH CITY GoAttDS. First rfet. 200 500 600 yds. yds. yds. Tl. Sergeant Hill 20 20 8 48 Private Haynian 19 16 13 48 Corporal Parker 18 6 9 33 Private G. Parker ... .20 8 5 33 Second Set. 200 400 500 yds. yds. yds. Tl. Private Ekberg 20 25 20 65 Privnte Backet 19 24 17 60 Sergeant Francis ... 23 21 15 59 Lieutenant Madeline 18 21. 11 53 Color-Sergeant Armstrong ... 21 14 15 50 Private Berry 19 18 11 48 Privato Francis 22 11 14 47 Sergeant Preston (5 9 4 28 Privato Andrew 13 8 2 23 Private Osman 2 — Eetired Eifle Engineers. First Set. 200 500 00J * yds. yds. yds. Tl. Captain Warner 20 22 15 57 Sapper Chapman ... ... 21 20 14 s"> Sergeaut-Major Manning ... 21 19 14 51 Sapper Thomson 21 18 13 52 Sapper, Marshall 20 17 14 51 Sappor Costley 23 16 12 51 Qtr-Master Sergeant Beattie 23 17 10 50 Sergeant Buckley 18' 15 11 U Corporal Parsons 19 14 9 42 Second Set. 200 400 509 Tl. yds. yds. yds. Sapper-Ford 18 -23 18 59 Sapper Jeffries 20 18 16 54 Sapper Eldridge ... . ... 19 19 1+ 52Sapper Preston IS I 17 51 Sapper M'Ginity 12 2^ 14 48 Sapper King 15 10 '10 44 Supper Uowan 18 7 10 ■'•■< Sapper Butl.-r 14 13 6 :« Sapper Cunuington 14 10 * '•'>-

200 400 500 „ . . yds. yds. yds. Tl. Private Bate ... , 21 22 15 58 Private J. Perrin 18 12 11 41

200 500 600 yds. yds. yds. Tl. Corporal Perrin ... ... 18 21 14 53 Private Campbell 22 15 16 53 Lieut. Wearing 19 15 16 50 Private Templeton 24 14 9 47 Private Capil 22 16 9 47