✨ Prize Firing Competition Results
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
SEVENTH MATCH, Marksmen. -Three Prizes, value £20.
Range, 800 yards. Seven shots. Position, any. Highest possible score, 28.
| Prize. | Winner. | Score. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 £10 | Oates | 20 | |
| 2 6 | Guy | 19 | |
| 3 4 | Douglas | 18 |
68 Competitors. Average, 10.04.
NOTE. - In 1872 the ranges were 700 and 800 yards, five shots at each range.
EIGHTH MATCH, Skirmishing. -Eight Prizes, value £50.
The Competitors fell in at 250 yards, fired two minutes; retired for one minute to 325 yards, fired two minutes; advanced
for two minutes to 175 yards, and fired for three minutes. Seven minutes firing, and three minutes advancing and
retiring.
| Prize. | Winner. | Score. | Winning Scores,
1872. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 £12 | Murray | 74 | 69 | |
| 2 9 | McLean | 72 | 67 | |
| 3 8 | Taylor | 71 | 66 | |
| 4 7 | Hoskin | 68 | 64 | } Ties { 84 |
| 5 5 | Thompson (Thames)... | 68 | 64 | 78 |
| 6 4 | Cowie | 68 | 63 | 53 |
| 7 3 | McKenzie | 67 | 61 | |
| 8 2 | Wales | 65 | 60 | |
78 Competitors. Average, 49.98.
NOTE. - In 1872 the average score of 56 Competitors was 44.73.
NINTH MATCH, Rapidity. -Six Prizes, value £34.
Range, 200 yards. Time, 5 minutes. Weapon, medium rifle. Target, 6 x 2. Centre, 2 feet across target.
| Prize. | Winner. | Score. | Winning
Scores,
1872. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 £10 | Taylor | 61 | 65 | |
| 2 8 | Wilson | 60 | 62 | |
| 3 6 | Hoskin | 55 | 61 | |
| 4 5 | Payne | 54 | 60 | |
| 5 3 | Mills | 52 | 59 | } Ties { 64 |
| 6 2 | Buchanan, J. | 52 | 59 | 61 |
75 Competitors. Average, 38.76.
NOTE. - In 1872 the average score of 56 Competitors was 39.21.
TENTH MATCH, Running. -Eight Prizes, value £50.
Range, 200 yards. Weapon, medium Enfield. Target, 6 x 2; centre, 2 feet across target. After every two shots,
Competitor carried his rifle, &c., round a post 50 yards off.
| Prize. | Winner. | Score. | Winning
Scores,
1872. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 £12 | Buchanan, D. | 43 | 51 | |
| 2 9 | Wilson | 39 | 39 | |
| 3 8 | Hoskin | 38 | 38 | |
| 4 7 | Kitchen | 37 | 38 | |
| 5 5 | Guy | 36 | 37 | |
| 6 4 | Wales | 36 | 36 | |
| 7 3 | Buchanan, J. | 35 | 36 | |
| 8 2 | Muir | 35 | 35 | |
75 Competitors. Average, 26.54.
NOTE. - In 1872 the average score of 56 Competitors was 26.70.
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NZ Gazette 1873, No 70
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Results of the Colonial Prize Firing Competition 1873 (Continued)
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🛡️ Defence & Military22 July 1873
Prize Firing, Competition results, Rifle scores, Match results, 1873 competition
25 names identified
- Oates, Winner of 7th Match prize
- Guy, Winner of 7th Match prize
- Douglas, Winner of 7th Match prize
- Murray, Winner of 8th Match prize
- McLean, Winner of 8th Match prize
- Taylor, Winner of 8th Match prize
- Hoskin, Winner of 8th Match prize
- Thompson, Winner of 8th Match prize (Thames)
- Cowie, Winner of 8th Match prize
- McKenzie, Winner of 8th Match prize
- Wales, Winner of 8th Match prize
- Taylor, Winner of 9th Match prize
- Wilson, Winner of 9th Match prize
- Hoskin, Winner of 9th Match prize
- Payne, Winner of 9th Match prize
- Mills, Winner of 9th Match prize
- J. Buchanan, Winner of 9th Match prize
- D. Buchanan, Winner of 10th Match prize
- Wilson, Winner of 10th Match prize
- Hoskin, Winner of 10th Match prize
- Kitchen, Winner of 10th Match prize
- Guy, Winner of 10th Match prize
- Wales, Winner of 10th Match prize
- J. Buchanan, Winner of 10th Match prize
- Muir, Winner of 10th Match prize