New Zealand Gazette – 1873 – No. 70

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✨ Rifle Competition Results



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

FIRST MATCH, Judging Distance.---Six Prizes, value £34.
Five shots. Targets, 6 x 6 feet; centre, 4 feet; bull's-eye, 2 feet. Position, any. Highest possible score, 20.

Shots.

Prize. Winner. 1 2 3 4 5 Total. Winning Scores, 1872. Remarks.
296 yards. 405 yards. 243 yards. 348 yards. 162 yards.
1 £10 Boardman 4 4 4 3 4 19 19
2 8 McLean 4 3 4 4 4 19 17 Ties { 3, 4 / 3, 3 }
3 6 Jamieson 4 4 4 4 3 19 17
4 5 Wilson 4 3 4 4 4 19 16 2, 3 / 2, 2
5 3 Thompson (Thames) 3 4 4 4 4 19 16
6 2 Prouse 3 3 4 4 4 18 16

79 Competitors. Average, 14.85.
NOTE.---In 1872 the average score of 56 Competitors was 10.96.

SECOND MATCH.---Ten Prizes, value £100.
Ranges, 400, 500, and 600 yards. Seven shots. Position, any. Highest possible score, 84.

Prize. Winner. Score. Winning Scores, 1872. Remarks.
1 £20 Hoskin 64 66 During the firing for this match, the wind blew in very strong gusts, varying to all points of the compass. At the 500 yards range the firing had to be delayed, on account of the clouds of dust obscuring the targets.
2 16 Stone 63 64
3 14 Thompson (Thames) 62 62
4 12 Clode 60 62
5 10 Oates 59 62
6 7 Elder 59 60
7 6 Buchanan, D. 59 59
8 5 Murray 58 59
9 5 Adam 58 59
10 5 Douglas 58 59

79 Competitors. Average, 48.60.
NOTE.---In 1872 the average score of 56 Competitors was 51.00.

THIRD MATCH.---Five Prizes, value £25.
Range, 200 yards. Five shots. Position, standing. 8-inch bull's-eye. Highest possible score, 20 points.

Prize. Winner. Score. Winning Scores, 1872. Remarks.
1 £10 Hay 17 17
2 6 Richardson 16 16 Ties { 4, 3, 2, 3, 3 / 4, 3, 2, 3, 2 }
3 4 Sutton 15 15
4 3 McLeod 15 15 Ties { 4, 2 }
5 2 Wales... 15 15

79 Competitors. Average, 12.53.
NOTE.---In 1872 the average score of 56 Competitors was 12.23.

FOURTH MATCH.---Five Prizes, value £25.
Range, 300 yards. Five shots. Position, any. 8-inch bull's-eye. Highest possible score, 20 points.

Prize. Winner. Score. Winning Scores, 1872. Remarks.
1 £10 Ross 16 16 Ties { 3, 3 / 3, 2 }
2 6 Richardson 16 16
3 4 Douglas 15 16 Ties { 3, 4 / 3, 2 }
4 3 Hoskin 15 15
5 2 Wilson 15 15 Ties { 3, 0 }

79 Competitors. Average, 11.10.
NOTE.---In 1872 the average score of 56 Competitors was 12.07.



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🛡️ Results of the Colonial Prize Firing Competition 1873 (continued from previous page)

🛡️ Defence & Military
22 July 1873
Prize Firing, Competition results, Rifle Volunteers, Scores, Matches
26 names identified
  • Boardman, Won 1st Prize, First Match
  • McLean, Won 2nd Prize, First Match
  • Jamieson, Won 3rd Prize, First Match
  • Wilson, Won 4th Prize, First Match
  • Thompson, Won 5th Prize, First Match (Thames)
  • Prouse, Won 6th Prize, First Match
  • Hoskin, Won 1st Prize, Second Match
  • Stone, Won 2nd Prize, Second Match
  • Thompson, Won 3rd Prize, Second Match (Thames)
  • Clode, Won 4th Prize, Second Match
  • Oates, Won 5th Prize, Second Match
  • Elder, Won 6th Prize, Second Match
  • D. Buchanan, Won 7th Prize, Second Match
  • Murray, Won 8th Prize, Second Match
  • Adam, Won 9th Prize, Second Match
  • Douglas, Won 10th Prize, Second Match
  • Hay, Won 1st Prize, Third Match
  • Richardson, Won 2nd Prize, Third Match
  • Sutton, Won 3rd Prize, Third Match
  • McLeod, Won 4th Prize, Third Match
  • Wales, Won 5th Prize, Third Match
  • Ross, Won 1st Prize, Fourth Match
  • Richardson, Won 2nd Prize, Fourth Match
  • Douglas, Won 3rd Prize, Fourth Match
  • Hoskin, Won 4th Prize, Fourth Match
  • Wilson, Won 5th Prize, Fourth Match