COLONIAL PRIZE FIRING.
We have been favored by the courtesy of the Under-Secretary with the following telogratn from Colonel Harrington : Auckland, Saturday. Firing began to-day. Ist set. 1st — Martella, Marlborough ... 18 2nd — Milne, Rangitikei 18 3rd— -Craiggie, Southland 17 4th— Barnett, Thames 17 5th — McKenzie, Otago 17 2nd set. Ist— Reid, Otago 50 2nd— Wilson, Otago 47 3rd— Craiggie, Southland ... /.. 43 4th— Taylor, Otago 43 sth— -Goldie, Otago # 42 The weather is splendid. No wind. Four sets have finished for the Championship. Reid, Otago 136 Wilson, Otago 134 Christie, Otago 138 Goldie, Otago 132 Wood, Wellington 131 Craiggie, Southland 129 Douglas, Otago 128 Milne, Rangitikei, 127 Taylor, Otago 126 M'Kenzie, Otago 122 Chamberlain, Greymouth 121 Rowe, Thames 120 3RD BET. Ist stage — No prize won. 2nd and 3rd stage — Wood, Wellington 46 Craiggie, Southland 45 Chamberlain, Greymouth ... 43 Thomson, Southland ... ... 40 Douglas, Otago 40 4th set. Douglas, Otago ... 39 Christie, Otago 33 Wood, Wellington 31 Mam, Otago 29 Goldie, Otago 29 6th set. Chrisfie, Otago 51 Gregg, Picton 50 Milne, Rangitikei 48 M allsopp, Auckland 48 Leary, Picton 47 Cadets — 2nd set. Craig, Canterbury 31 Wood, Hutt 30 Muckpeg, Picton 39 futon, Canterbury 38 C. Reid, Otago 27 Ist set. Hawke 16 The following further particulars came in the usual way from Greville & Co., Reuter's Agents :— ■ In the second, set there were fourteen competitors. In addition to the scorers mentioned in Colonel Harrington's telegram, we have the following scores made by the unsuccessful competitors : — Wood, Wellington, 40 ; Rowe, Auckland, 40 ; Renulph, Napier, 39 ; Morrow, Auckland, 38 ; Chamberlain, Westland, 38 ; Tomlinson, Nelson, 37. Craiggie and Taylor, being ties, fired off. The former won. j A protest has been lodged against Reid. I
COLONIAL PRIZE FIRING.
Wellington Independent, Volume XXVI, Issue 3146, 13 March 1871, Page 2
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