✨ Rifle Shooting Competition Results
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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EXTRA PRIZES. Snider Match. Competed for by 20 highest scores in the 6th Set. Rifles, Snider
Enfield. Ranges, 400, 500, and 600 yards. Seven shots at each range.
| Rank and Name. | Score. | Total. | Rank and Name. | Score. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 400. | 500. | 600. | 400. | ||
| Private Gray | 22 | 18 | 19 | 59 | Lieutenant Leary |
| Corporal Adam | 23 | 20 | 7 | 50 | Private Greer |
| Captain Wood | 17 | 17 | 14 | 48 | ,, Anderson |
| Corporal Renouf | 21 | 17 | 10 | 48 | ,, Christie |
| Lieutenant Goldie | 21 | 16 | 9 | 46 | ,, Tomlinson |
| 1st Class P.O. McKenzie | 20 | 15 | 9 | 44 | Sergeant Allen |
| Captain Wales | 21 | 16 | 7 | 44 | Colour-Sergeant Douglass |
| Private Guy | 20 | 12 | 11 | 43 | Sergeant McKenzie |
| Sergeant Chicken | 25 | 11 | 6 | 42 | Colour-Sergeant Chamberlain... |
| Private Wilson | 23 | 19 | 0 | 42 | Private Martella |
1st Prize, £15 0 0 ... Private Gray.
2nd ,, £10 0 0 ... Corporal Adam.
3rd ,, £5 0 0 ... Captain Wood.
EXTRA PRIZE.----Martini-Henry Match. For a Cup, value £10. Competed for by five highest scorers in
9th Set (North and South Island Match). Ranges 400 yards, time 3 minutes; 800 and 1,000 yards,
five shots at each range.
Name.
| 400 yards. | | Grand
| :--- | :---: | :---: |
| Bull's Eyes. | Centres. | Outers. | Points. | Hits. | Total. | 800. | 1,000. | Total. |
| 8 | 12 | 6 | 80 | 26 | 106 | 4 | 0 | 110 |
| 8 | 11 | 3 | 71 | 22 | 93 | 7 | 3 | 103 |
| 5 | 11 | 8 | 69 | 24 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 93 |
| 7 | 10 | 61 | 22 | 83 | 7 | 0 | 90 |
| 1 | 9 | 11 | 53 | 21 | 74 | 10 | 3 | 87 |
Private Christie ...
Colour-Sergeant Chamberlain
Lieut. Morrow
Private Gray
,, Greer
Winner—Private Christie.
EXTRA PRIZES.—For a Cup, value £5, presented by J. Farmer, Esq., M.H.R. Range, 500 yards. Seven
shots. Rifle, Snider-Enfield. Competed for by 20 highest scorers in the 6th Set.
| Rank and Name. | Score. | Rank and Name. | Score. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Private Martella | 22 | Private Gray | 18 |
| Corporal Adam | 22 | Captain Wales | 17 |
| Colour-Sergeant Chamberlain | 20 | Colour-Sergeant Douglass | 17 |
| Sergeant McKenzie | 20 | Private Guy | 16 |
| Private Wilson | 19 | 1st Class P.O. McKenzie | 15 |
| ,, Anderson | 19 | Private Tomlinson | 14 |
| Corporal Renouf | 19 | ,, Christie | 10 |
| Captain Wood | 19 | ,, Greer | 10 |
| Sergeant Allen | 18 | Sergeant Chicken | 9 |
| Lieut. Goldie | 18 | Lieut. Leary | 7 |
Winner—Private Martella.
TIES.
Martella ... ... ... ... ... 3 2 2 = 7 Total. Shots.
Adam ... ... ... ... ... 0 4 3 = 7 — 4 Fired at wrong target—shot disallowed.
EXTRA PRIZES.—For a Gold Watch and Guard, value £40, subscribed for by the Ladies of Auckland.
Ranges, 200, 500, and 600 yards. Seven (7) shots at each range.
| Rank and Name. | Score. | Total. | Rank and Name. | Score. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200. | 500. | 600. | 200. | ||
| Private Tomlinson | 28 | 16 | 20 | 64 | Captain Wales |
| ,, Craiggie | 27 | 19 | 17 | 63 | Private Guy |
| Captain Wood | 24 | 24 | 14 | 62 | Benton |
| Colour-Sergeant Douglass | 25 | 23 | 14 | 62 | Sergeant McKenzie |
| Private Gray | 27 | 21 | 14 | 62 | Corporal Stonebridge |
| Lieut. Rowe | 23 | 18 | 19 | 60 | Captain Barnett |
| Corporal Buchanan | 22 | 19 | 19 | 60 | Sergeant Allen |
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NZ Gazette 1871, No 37
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🛡️ Results of Snider, Martini-Henry, and other Prize Rifle Matches
🛡️ Defence & MilitaryRifle shooting, Prize competition, Snider Match, Martini-Henry, Scores, Auckland
64 names identified
- Private Gray, Snider Match participant
- Corporal Adam, Snider Match participant
- Captain Wood, Snider Match participant
- Corporal Renouf, Snider Match participant
- Lieutenant Goldie, Snider Match participant
- 1st Class P.O. McKenzie, Snider Match participant
- Captain Wales, Snider Match participant
- Private Guy, Snider Match participant
- Sergeant Chicken, Snider Match participant
- Private Wilson, Snider Match participant
- Lieutenant Leary, Snider Match participant
- Private Greer, Snider Match participant
- Anderson, Snider Match participant
- Christie, Snider Match participant
- Tomlinson, Snider Match participant
- Sergeant Allen, Snider Match participant
- Colour-Sergeant Douglass, Snider Match participant
- Sergeant McKenzie, Snider Match participant
- Colour-Sergeant Chamberlain, Snider Match participant
- Private Martella, Snider Match participant
- Private Gray, Won 1st Prize Snider Match
- Corporal Adam, Won 2nd Prize Snider Match
- Captain Wood, Won 3rd Prize Snider Match
- Private Christie, Winner Martini-Henry Match Cup
- Colour-Sergeant Chamberlain, Martini-Henry Match participant
- Lieutenant Morrow, Martini-Henry Match participant
- Private Gray, Martini-Henry Match participant
- Private Greer, Martini-Henry Match participant
- Private Martella, Won Extra Prize Cup
- Corporal Adam, Tied for Extra Prize Cup
- Colour-Sergeant Chamberlain, Tied for Extra Prize Cup
- Sergeant McKenzie, Tied for Extra Prize Cup
- Private Wilson, Scored in Extra Prize Cup
- Anderson, Scored in Extra Prize Cup
- Corporal Renouf, Scored in Extra Prize Cup
- Captain Wood, Scored in Extra Prize Cup
- Sergeant Allen, Scored in Extra Prize Cup
- Lieutenant Goldie, Scored in Extra Prize Cup
- Private Gray, Scored in Extra Prize Cup
- Captain Wales, Scored in Extra Prize Cup
- Colour-Sergeant Douglass, Scored in Extra Prize Cup
- Private Guy, Scored in Extra Prize Cup
- 1st Class P.O. McKenzie, Scored in Extra Prize Cup
- Private Tomlinson, Scored in Extra Prize Cup
- Christie, Scored in Extra Prize Cup
- Private Greer, Scored in Extra Prize Cup
- Sergeant Chicken, Scored in Extra Prize Cup
- Lieutenant Leary, Scored in Extra Prize Cup
- Private Martella, Won tie-breaker for Extra Prize Cup
- Corporal Adam, Disallowed shot in tie-breaker
- Private Tomlinson, Scored in Gold Watch Match
- Craiggie, Scored in Gold Watch Match
- Captain Wood, Scored in Gold Watch Match
- Colour-Sergeant Douglass, Scored in Gold Watch Match
- Private Gray, Scored in Gold Watch Match
- Lieutenant Rowe, Scored in Gold Watch Match
- Corporal Buchanan, Scored in Gold Watch Match
- Captain Wales, Scored in Gold Watch Match
- Private Guy, Scored in Gold Watch Match
- Benton, Scored in Gold Watch Match
- Sergeant McKenzie, Scored in Gold Watch Match
- Corporal Stonebridge, Scored in Gold Watch Match
- Captain Barnett, Scored in Gold Watch Match
- Sergeant Allen, Scored in Gold Watch Match
- J. Farmer, Esquire, Member of House of Representatives