New Zealand Gazette – 1871 – No. 37

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✨ Cadet Firing Competition Results



THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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2ND SET.—For Cadets over 14 years of age. Ranges, 200 and 300 yards. Five (5) shots at each range.

Prize. Rank and Name. Score. 200. Score. 300. Total. Rank and Name. Score. 200. Score. 300. Total.
1st, £5. Sergeant Corry 18 13 31 Private McKay 15 11 26
2nd, £3. Corporal Wood 18 12 30 Adams 17 9 26
3rd, £2. Private Chuck 19 10 29 Taine 15 8 23
4th, £1 10s. Paxton 15 13 28 Greenwood 16 7 23
5th, £1. C. Reid 14 13 27 R. Reid 12 10 22
McCartney 14 13 27 Watts 11 10 21
Hon. Lieut. Brandon 15 12 27 Miles 11 5 16
Private Godber 16 11 27 Martin 2 0 2

3RD SET.—For Cadets of all ages. Ranges, 150, 200, and 250 yards. Five (5) shots at each range.

Prize. Rank and Name. Score. 150. Score. 200. Score. 250. Total. Rank and Name. Score. 150. Score. 200. Score. 250. Total.
1st, £5 Private Taine 18 17 16 51 Private Adams 17 14 12 43
2nd, £3 Sergeant Corry 19 16 15 50 McKay 14 15 10 39
3rd, £2 Private Chuck 18 17 13 48 Godber 16 16 7 39
Hon. Lieut. Brandon 18 17 13 48 Miles 12 12 12 36
Corporal Wood 17 19 12 48 Greenwood 14 8 13 35
Private Paxton 17 15 15 47 Watts 17 13 5 35
R. Reid 17 18 12 47 Hawke 16 11 17 34
C. Reid... 18 16 12 46 Martin 13 6 2 21
McCartney 14 15 14 43

ANALYSIS of Cadet Firing for the purpose of awarding the Cadet Champion Belt.

Rank and Name. Corps. Score. 2nd Set. Score. 3rd Set. Total. Remarks.
Sergeant Corry High School 31 50 81 Winner of Cadet Champion Belt, Silver Medal, and £10.
Corporal Wood Hutt Rifles 30 48 78
Private Chuck Blenheim 29 48 77
Paxton High School 28 47 75
Hon. Lieut. Brandon Grammar School 27 48 75
Private Taine High School 23 51 74
C. Reid " 27 46 73
McCartney " 27 43 70
Adams City Rifles 26 43 69
R. Reid High School 22 47 69
Godber Wellington Rifles 27 39 66
McKay High School 26 39 65
Greenwood Wellington Rifles 23 35 58
Watts City Rifles 21 35 56
Miles High School 16 36 52
Martin " 2 21 23

EXTRA PRIZE.—For a Gold Watch and Guard presented by the Ladies of Auckland, value £17. Ranges, 300 and 400 yards. Seven (7) shots at each range.

Rank and Name. Score. 300. Score. 400. Total. Rank and Name. Score. 300. Score. 400. Total.
Private Taine 20 23 43 Hon. Lieut. Brandon 17 17 34
Paxton 25 18 43 Private Hawke 18 15 33
McCartney 23 19 42 McKay 15 16 31
Corporal Wood 22 19 41 R. Reid 17 14 31
Private Chuck 24 17 41 Martin 18 12 30
Watts 22 16 38 Godber 15 12 27
Adams 22 15 37 C. Reid 10 13 23
Sergeant Corry 18 18 36 Miles 8 10 18
Private Greenwood 21 15 36

Won by Private Taine

TIES.
{ Paxton
Taine

5 shots at 400 yards.
2 3 2 0 0 = 7
4 3 3 4 4 = 18



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🛡️ Results of Cadet Firing Competitions, including Champion Belt Award

🛡️ Defence & Military
Cadet firing, Competition results, Champion Belt, Extra Prize, Scores, Auckland Ladies Prize
17 names identified
  • Corry (Sergeant), Winner of Cadet Champion Belt
  • Wood (Corporal), Competed in Cadet Firing Competitions
  • Chuck (Private), Competed in Cadet Firing Competitions
  • Paxton, Tie-breaker participant in 400 yards shoot
  • C. Reid, Competed in Cadet Firing Competitions
  • McCartney, Competed in Cadet Firing Competitions
  • Brandon (Honourable Lieutenant), Competed in Cadet Firing Competitions
  • Godber (Private), Competed in Cadet Firing Competitions
  • McKay (Private), Competed in Cadet Firing Competitions
  • Adams, Competed in Cadet Firing Competitions
  • Taine, Won Extra Prize (Gold Watch and Guard)
  • Greenwood, Competed in Cadet Firing Competitions
  • R. Reid, Competed in Cadet Firing Competitions
  • Watts, Competed in Cadet Firing Competitions
  • Miles, Competed in Cadet Firing Competitions
  • Martin, Competed in Cadet Firing Competitions
  • Hawke, Competed in Extra Prize Firing Competition