Firing Competition Results




THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 323

5TH SET.—Ranges, 300, 400, and 500 yards. Five shots at each range. Highest possible score, 60.

Rank and Name. Score. Rank and Name. Score. Rank and Name. Score. Rank and Name. Score.
Private Christie 51 Lieut. Morrow 45 Corporal Renouf 41 Private Bell 38
" Guy 50 Private Buchanan 44 Private Tomlinson 41 " Coyle 38
" Milne 48 " Greer 44 Lieut. Welch 41 Sergeant Allen 38
Lieut. Mellsop 48 " Craiggie 44 Corporal Stonebridge 41 Lieut. Stevens 30
Leary 47 Col.-Sergt. Cummins 43 Captain Barnett 40 Sergeant Brown 29
Corporal Adam 47 Sergeant Chicken 43 Private Benton 40 Private Keefe 27
Col.-Sergt. Chamberlain 47 Lieut. Rowe 43 Sergeant Thomson 39 " Anderson 25
Sergeant Chicken 47 Corporal Buchanan 43 Private Gray 39 Constable Lloyd 25
Private Wilson 46 Private Martella 42 McIntosh 39 Lieut. Cunningham 25
1st Class P.O. McKenzie 46 " Reid 42 Sergeant McKenzie 39 Private Kent 14
Sergeant Taylor 46

1st Prize, £15 0 0 ... Private Christie.
2nd " £12 10 0 ... " Guy.
3rd " £10 0 0 ... " Milne.
4th Prize, £7 10 0 ... Lieut. Mellsop.
5th " £6 10 0 ... " Leary.

6TH SET.—Ranges 400, 500, and 600 yards. Seven shots at each range. Highest possible score, 84.

Rank and Name. Score. Rank and Name. Score. Rank and Name. Score. Rank and Name. Score.
Private Christie 67 1st Class P.O. McKenzie 56 Captain Barnett 53 Lieut. Morrow 44
" Guy 60 Captain Wood 56 Private Craiggie 53 Private Reid 44
Corporal Adam 60 Sergeant Chicken 55 Lieut. Rowe 53 " Gallery 43
Captain Wales 60 Lieut. Leary 55 Private Bell 52 " Coyle 41
Col.-Sergt. Douglass 59 Private Greer 55 " Buchanan 51 Sergeant Cummins 39
Sergeant McKenzie 57 " Wilson 55 " McIntosh 51 Lieut. Welch 37
Private Martella 57 " Anderson 54 " Benton 49 Private Keefe 31
Sergeant Allen 57 " Milne 54 Lieut. Mellsop 48 Lieut. Cunningham 30
Col.-Sergt. Chamberlain 57 Lieut. Sandford 54 Constable Lloyd 47 Sergeant Brown 21
Private Gray 57 Corporal Stonebridge 54 Corporal Buchanan 46
Corporal Renouf 56 Sergeant Taylor 53 Sergeant Thomson 45
Private Tomlinson 56

1st Prize, £40 0 0 ... N.R.A. Silver Medal
2nd " £30 0 0 ... Silver Medal
3rd " £20 0 0 ... Silver Medal
4th " £15 0 0 ...
5th " £10 0 0 ...
6th " £8 0 0 ...

... Private Christie.
... " Guy.
... Corporal Adam.
... Captain Wales.
... Colour-Sergeant Douglass.
... Sergeant McKenzie.

7TH SET.—Rapidity Prizes. Ranges, 200 and 300 yards. Time, five minutes. One point added for each hit.

Left Side Results

Rank and Name. Score. Score. Grand Total.
200 Yards. 300 yards.
Points. Hits. Total.
Corporal Buchanan 68 21 89
Captain Wales 52 19 71
Private Reid 49 17 66
Sergeant Taylor 58 18 76
Lieut. Stevens 54 17 71
Corporal Renouf 53 18 71
Lieut. Goldie 56 20 76
Private Greer 37 14 51
Col.-Sergt. Chamberlain 51 15 66
Lieut. Morrow 40 16 56
Private Craiggie 55 19 74
Sergeant Cummins 39 15 54
Private Wilson 49 17 66
" Christie 52 16 68
" Gray 48 15 63
Corporal Adam 42 13 55
Sergeant Allen 41 13 54
Lieut. Cunningham 45 14 59
" Mellsop 39 13 52
Sergeant Guy 48 14 62
1st Class P.O. McKenzie 36 13 49
Private Keefe 44 17 61
" Benton 42 15 57

Right Side Results

Rank and Name. Score. Score. Grand Total.
200 yards. 300 yards.
Points. Hits. Total.
Sergeant Chicken 36 13 49
Colour-Sergt. Douglass 47 15 62
Private Buchanan 37 14 51
Sergeant Thomson 32 14 46
" McKenzie 39 11 50
Captain Barnett 37 15 52
Private Anderson 37 14 51
Captain Wood 25 10 35
Private McIntosh 33 11 44
" Martella 38 13 51
" Milne 36 12 48
Lieut. Welch 41 16 57
" Leary 25 9 34
Private Gallery 33 14 47
Private Bell 28 11 39
Corporal Stonebridge 34 12 46
Private Coyle 27 11 38
Constable Lloyd 28 11 39
Lieut. Rowe 34 10 44
Sergeant Brown 13 5 18
Private Tomlinson 30 12 42
" Kent with drew

1st Prize, £10 0 0 ... Corporal Buchanan.
2nd " £9 0 0 ... Captain Wales.
3rd " £8 0 0 ... Private Reid.
4th Prize, £7 0 0 ... Sergeant Taylor.
5th " £6 0 0 ... Lieut. Stevens.



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🛡️ Results and Prizes for 5th, 6th, and 7th Set Firing Competitions (continued from previous page)

🛡️ Defence & Military
29 May 1871
Firing Competition, Scores, Prizes, Volunteers, Rifle Association, 5th Set, 6th Set, 7th Set
145 names identified
  • Private Christie, Scored 51 in 5th Set Competition
  • Private Guy, Scored 50 in 5th Set Competition
  • Private Milne, Scored 48 in 5th Set Competition
  • Lieut. Mellsop, Scored 48 in 5th Set Competition
  • Leary, Scored 47 in 5th Set Competition
  • Corporal Adam, Scored 47 in 5th Set Competition
  • Col.-Sergt. Chamberlain, Scored 47 in 5th Set Competition
  • Sergeant Chicken, Scored 47 in 5th Set Competition
  • Private Wilson, Scored 46 in 5th Set Competition
  • 1st Class P.O. McKenzie, Scored 46 in 5th Set Competition
  • Sergeant Taylor, Scored 46 in 5th Set Competition
  • Lieut. Morrow, Scored 45 in 5th Set Competition
  • Private Buchanan, Scored 44 in 5th Set Competition
  • Private Greer, Scored 44 in 5th Set Competition
  • Private Craiggie, Scored 44 in 5th Set Competition
  • Col.-Sergt. Cummins, Scored 43 in 5th Set Competition
  • Sergeant Chicken, Scored 43 in 5th Set Competition
  • Lieut. Rowe, Scored 43 in 5th Set Competition
  • Corporal Buchanan, Scored 43 in 5th Set Competition
  • Private Martella, Scored 42 in 5th Set Competition
  • Private Reid, Scored 42 in 5th Set Competition
  • Corporal Renouf, Scored 41 in 5th Set Competition
  • Private Tomlinson, Scored 41 in 5th Set Competition
  • Lieut. Welch, Scored 41 in 5th Set Competition
  • Corporal Stonebridge, Scored 41 in 5th Set Competition
  • Captain Barnett, Scored 40 in 5th Set Competition
  • Private Benton, Scored 40 in 5th Set Competition
  • Sergeant Thomson, Scored 39 in 5th Set Competition
  • Private Gray, Scored 39 in 5th Set Competition
  • McIntosh, Scored 39 in 5th Set Competition
  • Sergeant McKenzie, Scored 39 in 5th Set Competition
  • Private Bell, Scored 38 in 5th Set Competition
  • Private Coyle, Scored 38 in 5th Set Competition
  • Sergeant Allen, Scored 38 in 5th Set Competition
  • Lieut. Stevens, Scored 30 in 5th Set Competition
  • Sergeant Brown, Scored 29 in 5th Set Competition
  • Private Keefe, Scored 27 in 5th Set Competition
  • Private Anderson, Scored 25 in 5th Set Competition
  • Constable Lloyd, Scored 25 in 5th Set Competition
  • Lieut. Cunningham, Scored 25 in 5th Set Competition
  • Private Kent, Scored 14 in 5th Set Competition
  • Private Christie, Won 1st Prize in 5th Set Competition
  • Private Guy, Won 2nd Prize in 5th Set Competition
  • Private Milne, Won 3rd Prize in 5th Set Competition
  • Lieut. Mellsop, Won 4th Prize in 5th Set Competition
  • Leary, Won 5th Prize in 5th Set Competition
  • Private Christie, Scored 67 in 6th Set Competition
  • Private Guy, Scored 60 in 6th Set Competition
  • Corporal Adam, Scored 60 in 6th Set Competition
  • Captain Wales, Scored 60 in 6th Set Competition
  • Col.-Sergt. Douglass, Scored 59 in 6th Set Competition
  • Sergeant McKenzie, Scored 57 in 6th Set Competition
  • Private Martella, Scored 57 in 6th Set Competition
  • Sergeant Allen, Scored 57 in 6th Set Competition
  • Col.-Sergt. Chamberlain, Scored 57 in 6th Set Competition
  • Private Gray, Scored 57 in 6th Set Competition
  • Corporal Renouf, Scored 56 in 6th Set Competition
  • Private Tomlinson, Scored 56 in 6th Set Competition
  • 1st Class P.O. McKenzie, Scored 56 in 6th Set Competition
  • Captain Wood, Scored 56 in 6th Set Competition
  • Sergeant Chicken, Scored 55 in 6th Set Competition
  • Lieut. Leary, Scored 55 in 6th Set Competition
  • Private Greer, Scored 55 in 6th Set Competition
  • Private Wilson, Scored 55 in 6th Set Competition
  • Private Anderson, Scored 54 in 6th Set Competition
  • Private Milne, Scored 54 in 6th Set Competition
  • Lieut. Sandford, Scored 54 in 6th Set Competition
  • Corporal Stonebridge, Scored 54 in 6th Set Competition
  • Sergeant Taylor, Scored 53 in 6th Set Competition
  • Captain Barnett, Scored 53 in 6th Set Competition
  • Private Craiggie, Scored 53 in 6th Set Competition
  • Lieut. Rowe, Scored 53 in 6th Set Competition
  • Private Bell, Scored 52 in 6th Set Competition
  • Private Buchanan, Scored 51 in 6th Set Competition
  • Private McIntosh, Scored 51 in 6th Set Competition
  • Private Benton, Scored 49 in 6th Set Competition
  • Lieut. Mellsop, Scored 48 in 6th Set Competition
  • Constable Lloyd, Scored 47 in 6th Set Competition
  • Corporal Buchanan, Scored 46 in 6th Set Competition
  • Sergeant Thomson, Scored 45 in 6th Set Competition
  • Lieut. Morrow, Scored 44 in 6th Set Competition
  • Private Reid, Scored 44 in 6th Set Competition
  • Private Gallery, Scored 43 in 6th Set Competition
  • Private Coyle, Scored 41 in 6th Set Competition
  • Sergeant Cummins, Scored 39 in 6th Set Competition
  • Lieut. Welch, Scored 37 in 6th Set Competition
  • Private Keefe, Scored 31 in 6th Set Competition
  • Lieut. Cunningham, Scored 30 in 6th Set Competition
  • Sergeant Brown, Scored 21 in 6th Set Competition
  • Private Christie, Won 1st Prize in 6th Set Competition
  • Private Guy, Won 2nd Prize in 6th Set Competition
  • Corporal Adam, Won 3rd Prize in 6th Set Competition
  • Captain Wales, Won 4th Prize in 6th Set Competition
  • Colour-Sergeant Douglass, Won 5th Prize in 6th Set Competition
  • Sergeant McKenzie, Won 6th Prize in 6th Set Competition
  • Corporal Buchanan, Scored 156 in 7th Set Competition
  • Captain Wales, Scored 146 in 7th Set Competition
  • Private Reid, Scored 135 in 7th Set Competition
  • Sergeant Taylor, Scored 133 in 7th Set Competition
  • Lieut. Stevens, Scored 130 in 7th Set Competition
  • Corporal Renouf, Scored 125 in 7th Set Competition
  • Lieut. Goldie, Scored 121 in 7th Set Competition
  • Private Greer, Scored 121 in 7th Set Competition
  • Col.-Sergt. Chamberlain, Scored 119 in 7th Set Competition
  • Lieut. Morrow, Scored 118 in 7th Set Competition
  • Private Craiggie, Scored 118 in 7th Set Competition
  • Sergeant Cummins, Scored 116 in 7th Set Competition
  • Private Wilson, Scored 115 in 7th Set Competition
  • Private Christie, Scored 112 in 7th Set Competition
  • Private Gray, Scored 112 in 7th Set Competition
  • Corporal Adam, Scored 112 in 7th Set Competition
  • Sergeant Allen, Scored 110 in 7th Set Competition
  • Lieut. Cunningham, Scored 109 in 7th Set Competition
  • Lieut. Mellsop, Scored 106 in 7th Set Competition
  • Sergeant Guy, Scored 105 in 7th Set Competition
  • 1st Class P.O. McKenzie, Scored 102 in 7th Set Competition
  • Private Keefe, Scored 101 in 7th Set Competition
  • Private Benton, Scored 100 in 7th Set Competition
  • Sergeant Chicken, Scored 98 in 7th Set Competition
  • Colour-Sergt. Douglass, Scored 97 in 7th Set Competition
  • Private Buchanan, Scored 96 in 7th Set Competition
  • Sergeant Thomson, Scored 93 in 7th Set Competition
  • Sergeant McKenzie, Scored 93 in 7th Set Competition
  • Captain Barnett, Scored 90 in 7th Set Competition
  • Private Anderson, Scored 90 in 7th Set Competition
  • Captain Wood, Scored 89 in 7th Set Competition
  • Private McIntosh, Scored 89 in 7th Set Competition
  • Private Milne, Scored 88 in 7th Set Competition
  • Private Martella, Scored 87 in 7th Set Competition
  • Lieut. Welch, Scored 84 in 7th Set Competition
  • Lieut. Leary, Scored 80 in 7th Set Competition
  • Private Gallery, Scored 79 in 7th Set Competition
  • Private Bell, Scored 75 in 7th Set Competition
  • Corporal Stonebridge, Scored 74 in 7th Set Competition
  • Private Coyle, Scored 71 in 7th Set Competition
  • Constable Lloyd, Scored 66 in 7th Set Competition
  • Lieut. Rowe, Scored 66 in 7th Set Competition
  • Sergeant Brown, Scored 55 in 7th Set Competition
  • Private Tomlinson, Scored 50 in 7th Set Competition
  • Private Kent, Withdrew from 7th Set Competition
  • Corporal Buchanan, Won 1st Prize in 7th Set Competition
  • Captain Wales, Won 2nd Prize in 7th Set Competition
  • Private Reid, Won 3rd Prize in 7th Set Competition
  • Sergeant Taylor, Won 4th Prize in 7th Set Competition
  • Lieut. Stevens, Won 5th Prize in 7th Set Competition