New Zealand Gazette – 1874 – No. 32

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✨ Cavalry Match Results



THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

SECOND CAVALRY MATCH.

Ranges, 400 and 500 yards. Seven shots at each range. Targets, 6 x 6 feet; centres, 4 feet; bull’s-eyes, 2 feet.
Weapon, Snider carbine. Highest possible score, 56.

Prize. Name. 400 yards. 500 yards. Total. Winning Scores, 1873. Remarks.
1 £6 Rogers 20 19 39 39
2 4 Marshall 21 18 39 34
3 3 Henderson 21 17 38 ...

20 Competitors. Average, 30.75.
Note.—In 1873, 7 Competitors. Average, 28.43.

THIRD CAVALRY MATCH.

Range, 200 yards. Seven shots. Targets, 6 x 4 feet. Centres, 2 feet. Bull’s-eyes, 8 inches. Weapon, Snider carbine. Highest possible score, 28.

Prize. Name. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Total. Remarks.
1 £6 Howie ... 2 3 4 3 2 4 22
2 4 Read ... 4 3 2 4 2 2 21
3 3 Hedge ... 4 3 3 4 3 2 21

20 Competitors. Average, 18.90.
Note.—In 1873, there were only 5 shots in this match.

FOURTH CAVALRY MATCH.

Ranges, 300, 400, and 500 yards. Seven shots at each range. Targets at 300 yards, 6 x 4; centres, 2 feet. Bull’s-eyes, 8 inches. At 400 and 500 yards, 6 x 6 feet. Centres, 4 feet. Bull’s-eyes, 2 feet. Weapon, Snider carbine. Highest possible score, 84.

Prize. Name. 300 yards. 400 yards. 500 yards. Total. Winning Scores, 1873. Remarks.
1 £8 Read 18 19 22 59 53
2 6 Barriball 15 20 20 55 43
3 4 Hunsley 21 14 19 54 ...

20 Competitors. Average, 41.75.
Note.—In 1873, 7 Competitors. Average, 41.49.

CAVALRY AGGREGATE,

Showing the result of the firing in the first four Matches for the purpose of awarding the Cavalry Champion Belt.

No. Name. Matches. Total.
1 2
1 Barriball 23 33
2 Read 14 32
3 Rogers 37 19
4 Hedge 19 36
5 Howie 20 33
6 McCartney 21 29
7 Ulako 21 36
8 Marshall 19 39
9 Hunsley 13 25
10 Mills 18 32
11 Douglas 13 28
12 Henderson 13 28
13 Judge 18 33
14 Roberts 17 19
15 Walker 24 33
16 Savage 16 31
17 McKenzie 19 19
18 Campbell 9 36
19 Fraser 10 28
20 Danvers 7 25

Average, 108.45.
49 shots fired by each Competitor. Average value per shot, 2.213.
Note.—In 1873, 45 shots were fired by each Competitor. Average value per shot, 2.000.



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🛡️ Results of the 1874 Cavalry Representatives Competition (continued from previous page)

🛡️ Defence & Military
Cavalry, Competition results, Representatives, Snider carbine, Scores, Districts
29 names identified
  • Rogers, Competitor in Second Cavalry Match
  • Marshall, Competitor in Second Cavalry Match
  • Henderson, Competitor in Second Cavalry Match
  • Howie, Competitor in Third Cavalry Match
  • Read, Competitor in Third Cavalry Match
  • Hedge, Competitor in Third Cavalry Match
  • Read, Competitor in Fourth Cavalry Match
  • Barriball, Competitor in Fourth Cavalry Match
  • Hunsley, Competitor in Fourth Cavalry Match
  • Barriball, Winner of Cavalry Champion Belt for 1874
  • Read, Winner of £10
  • Rogers, Competitor in Cavalry Aggregate
  • Hedge, Competitor in Cavalry Aggregate
  • Howie, Competitor in Cavalry Aggregate
  • McCartney, Competitor in Cavalry Aggregate
  • Ulako, Competitor in Cavalry Aggregate
  • Marshall, Competitor in Cavalry Aggregate
  • Hunsley, Competitor in Cavalry Aggregate
  • Mills, Competitor in Cavalry Aggregate
  • Douglas, Competitor in Cavalry Aggregate
  • Henderson, Competitor in Cavalry Aggregate
  • Judge, Competitor in Cavalry Aggregate
  • Roberts, Competitor in Cavalry Aggregate
  • Walker, Competitor in Cavalry Aggregate
  • Savage, Competitor in Cavalry Aggregate
  • McKenzie, Competitor in Cavalry Aggregate
  • Campbell, Competitor in Cavalry Aggregate
  • Fraser, Competitor in Cavalry Aggregate
  • Danvers, Competitor in Cavalry Aggregate