New Zealand Gazette – 1873 – No. 70

Page 685

✨ Shooting Competition Statistics



THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 685

NUMBER OF COMPETITORS, Total Scores, and Average for the CAVALRY DISTRICT PRIZES.

| | 1873. | | | 1872. | | Remarks. |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| District. | No. of Competitors. | Total Scores. | Average. | No. of Competitors. | Total Scores. | Average. | |
| Auckland | 24 | 569 | 23.71 | 37 | 928 | 25.08 | |
| Waiuku and Wairoa | 20 | 672 | 33.60 | 33 | 1,029 | 31.18 | |
| Waikato | 44 | 1,388 | 31.24 | 22 | 709 | 32.23 | |
| Patea | 9 | 283 | 31.44 | 15 | 424 | 28.27 | |
| Wanganui | 10 | 285 | 28.50 | } | | | |
| Rangitikei | 53 | 1,645 | 31.05 | 51 | 1,523 | 29.86 | |
| Greytown and Masterton | 18 | 563 | 31.28 | 17 | 606 | 35.65 | |
| Napier | 5 | 162 | 32.40 | } | | | |
| Poverty Bay | 4 | 87 | 21.75 | 5 | 160 | 32.00 | |
| Tauranga and Opotiki | 19 | 572 | 30.10 | 26 | 651 | 25.04 | |
| Canterbury | 9 | 205 | 22.77 | 7 | 252 | 36.00 | |
| Total ... | 215 | 6,431 | 29.91 | 213 | 6,282 | 29.49 | |

CADET PRIZES.

Ninty-five Prizes, valued £150. Divided into Three Sets, viz.:-
1st Set. For Cadets under 14 years of age. Ranges, 100 and 150 yards. Five shots at each Range. Any position.
Targets, 6 x 4 feet; centre, 4 x 2 feet; bull's-eye, 2 x 1 feet. Highest possible score, 40 points. Minimum score to
to qualify to fire in 3rd Set, 20 points.
2nd Set. For Cadets between 14 and 17 years of age. Ranges, 200 and 250 yards. Five shots at each Range. Any
position. Targets as in 1st Set. Highest possible score, 40. Minimum score to qualify to fire in 3rd Set, 25 points.
3rd Set.--For Cadets of all ages who qualified in the 1st and 2nd Sets. Ranges, 100, 200, and 300 yards, Five shots at
cach Range. Any position. Targets as in 1st Set. Highest possible score, 60 points.
The highest aggregate score to be the Champion Cadet.

ANALYSIS SHOWING THE TEN HIGHEST SCORERS.

Prize. Amount. Name. Corps. 1 2 3 Total. Winning Scores, 1873.
1. £10 and Silver Medal Cadet Edmund Smith* Dunedin High School 34 58-92 93
2. £6 Cadet C. Stewart Te Aro School, Wellington ... 39 53-92 91
3. £5 Sergeant H. Hamilton Thames Rifle Rangers ... 33 57-90 85
4. £3 Cadet G. Beale Auckland Rifle Brigade ... 31 56-90 84
5. £2 10s. Cadet G. Howe Te Aro School, Wellington ... 37 52-89 83
6. £2 10s. Cadet A. Walker North Dunedin ... 33 55-88 83
7. £2 10s. Cadet A. Jago North Dunedin ... 33 55-88 83
8. £1 5s. Cadet Davie Canterbury High School ... 37 51-88
9. £1 5s. Cadet W. Cook Lower Hutt ... 37 50-87
10. £1 Cadet W. Eyre North Dunedin ... 32 54-86
  • Champion Cadet for 1873.

CADETS. Return of Number of Competitors and Average Scores in each District.

District. 1st Set. 2nd Set. 3rd Set. Total No. of Competitors. Total No. of Competitors, 1872.
No. of Competitors. Average. No. of Competitors. Average. No. of Competitors. Average.
Auckland 14 23.14 53 21.90 30 41.83 67 139
Waiuku and Wairoa ... 4 17.50 1 47.00 4 ...
Taranaki 8 16.12 16 12.44 4 31.50 24 31
Wanganui 4 20.75 8 19.12 5 28.60 12 ...
Rangitikei 10 21.60 8 24.87 8 39.87 18 29
Wellington 12 33.67 11 25.73 19 42.00 23 32
Hutt 3 29.33 23 22.52 13 38.15 26 18
Greytown ... ... ... ... 19
Napier 13 15.61 13 8.23 6 18.50 26 35
Thames 6 15.33 26 19.54 12 42.50 32 47
North Island 70 21.98 162 19.74 98 39.44 232 350
Nelson and Marlborough 14 22.79 26 19.54 12 30.83 40 67
Canterbury 5 28.40 19 22.89 11 40.27 24 27
Otago 9 22.77 42 19.43 18 41.44 51 64
South Island 28 23.78 87 20.22 41 38.02 115 158
All New Zealand 98 22.50 249 19.89 139 38.04 347 508


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🛡️ Results of All Comers' Shooting Competition Matches and Extra Prizes (continued from previous page)

🛡️ Defence & Military
Cavalry District Prizes, Competition statistics, Scores, Averages, 1872, 1873

🛡️ Rules and structure for Cadet Shooting Competition Prizes

🛡️ Defence & Military
Cadet competition, Shooting rules, Age groups, Ranges, Scoring system

🛡️ Top ten highest scoring Cadets in shooting competition

🛡️ Defence & Military
Cadet results, Top scorers, Prize winners, Edmund Smith, C. Stewart, H. Hamilton
10 names identified
  • Edmund Smith (Cadet), Champion Cadet for 1873
  • C. Stewart (Cadet), Finished 2nd in scoring analysis
  • H. Hamilton (Sergeant), Finished 3rd in scoring analysis
  • G. Beale (Cadet), Finished 4th in scoring analysis
  • G. Howe (Cadet), Finished 5th in scoring analysis
  • A. Walker (Cadet), Finished 6th in scoring analysis
  • A. Jago (Cadet), Finished 7th in scoring analysis
  • Davie (Cadet), Finished 8th in scoring analysis
  • W. Cook (Cadet), Finished 9th in scoring analysis
  • W. Eyre (Cadet), Finished 10th in scoring analysis

🛡️ Statistical comparison of Cadet shooting competition participation by district

🛡️ Defence & Military
Cadet statistics, Participation numbers, District averages, North Island, South Island