New Zealand Gazette – 1875 – No. 27

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✨ Cavalry Competition Results

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

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RESULTS of the COMPETITION for Choice of CAVALRY REPRESENTATIVES, 1875.

Ranges, 150, 200, and 300 yards. Seven shots at each range. Weapon—Snider Carbine. Highest possible score, 84
points. Minimum score to qualify, 68 points. The 6 highest scorers in the Cavalry Volunteers, and the highest
scorer in the Armed Constabulary, to be the Representatives.

District.	1875. No. Competed.	1875. No. Quali-fied.	1875. Total Scores.	1875. Average Points.	1874. No. Competed.	1874. No. Quali-fied.	1874. Average Points.	1873. No. Competed.	1873. No. Quali-fied.	1873. Average Points.	1872. No. Competed.	1872. No. Quali-fied.	Remarks.
Auckland	8	...	362	45-25	5	1	53-80	12	...	...	19	1	Number of
Waiuku and Wairoa	10	8	708	70-80	12	9	68-75*	7	3	...	15	2	Representatives
Waikato	16	...	921	57-56	14	3	55-43	...	...	...	22	1	allowed for the
Taranaki	13	...	647	49-77	1	...	59	...	...	...	...	...	whole Colony:—
Patea	7	3	456	65-17	5	1	57-80	11	2	...	13	...
Wanganui	6	...	360	60-00	5	3	64-20	32	3	...	26	3	1872—6
Rangitikei	40	7	2,276	56-90	27	15	61-78	...	...	...	47	5	1873—4
Greytown and Master-ton	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	11	1	52-20	11	...	1874—7
Napier	...	...	...	...	10	7	48-87	5	...	...	...	...	1875—7
Poverty Bay	...	...	151	50-33	...	...	...	...	...	...	20	...
Opotiki and Tauranga	3	1	287	57-40	...	...	...	...	...	...	5	...
Canterbury	5	...	498	55-33	5	2	57-60	4	...	...	...	2
Total Volunteers	117	21	6,666	56-97	91	39	58-88	82	17	...	182	18
Armed Constabulary	56	10	3,090	55-18	...	21	66-76	...	8	...	...	4
Total	173	31	9,756	56-39	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...

CAVALRY REPRESENTATIVES, 1875.

Rank and Name.	Corps.	District.	Score.	Remarks.
Trooper W. Barriball	Waiuku Cavalry	Waiuku	75
Lieutenant J. T. Mellsop	""	""	74
Trooper A. Barriball	""	""	73
M. Barriball	""	""	72
W. Mills	Alfred Cavalry	Rangitikei	72	Representative, 1874.
Sergeant J. Hedge	Waiuku Cavalry	Waiuku	71	1873—74.
Mounted-Constable J. Pellew	Armed Constabulary	Taranaki	76

The under-mentioned "EXTRA" REPRESENTATIVES also attended the Competition at the Thames.

Rank and Name.	Corps.	District.	Score.	Remarks.
Mounted-Constable G. Keys	Armed Constabulary	Taupo	73	Cavalry Champion, 1874.
Lieutenant S. Barriball	Waiuku Cavalry	Waiuku	71
Trooper Jos. Barriball	""	""	71
Corporal R. Bruce, jun.	Te Awamutu Cavalry	Waikato	70
Mounted-Constable P. Connell	Armed Constabulary	""	70
""	""	""	69	Representative, 1874.
G. Blake	""	Tauranga	68
A. von Poellnitz	""	Depôt	68

NOTE.—The firing for these Prizes was with the Snider Carbine.

FIRST CAVALRY MATCH.

Seven shots at unknown distances (not exceeding 500 yards). Targets, 6 x 6 feet ; centre, 4 x 4 feet ; bull's-eye, 2 feet.
Highest possible score, 28.

Prize.	Name.	1 408 yards.	2 495 yards.	3 310 yards.	4 491 yards.	5 356 yards.	6 260 yards.	7 350 yards.	Total.	Winning Scores, 1874.
1	£5 Hedge	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	23	24
2	3 Keys	3	0	3	3	3	2	4	18	23
3	2 W. Barriball	0	0	4	3	3	3	4	17	21

15 Competitors. Average, 14-73.
1874.—20 " " 17-05.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1875, No 27

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🛡️ Results of Competition for Choice of Cavalry Representatives, 1875

Domain🛡️ Defence & Military
Dated14 May 1875
KeywordsCavalry, Competition results, Snider Carbine, Representatives, Shooting scores, Armed Constabulary
👱🏽 Names

17 names identified

W. Barriball (Trooper), Selected as Cavalry Representative
J. T. Mellsop (Lieutenant), Selected as Cavalry Representative
A. Barriball (Trooper), Selected as Cavalry Representative
M. Barriball, Selected as Cavalry Representative
W. Mills, Selected as Cavalry Representative
J. Hedge (Sergeant), Selected as Cavalry Representative
J. Pellew (Mounted-Constable), Selected as Cavalry Representative
G. Keys (Mounted-Constable), Attended competition as Extra Representative
S. Barriball (Lieutenant), Attended competition as Extra Representative
Jos. Barriball (Trooper), Attended competition as Extra Representative
R. Bruce (Corporal), Attended competition as Extra Representative
P. Connell (Mounted-Constable), Attended competition as Extra Representative
G. Blake, Attended competition as Extra Representative
A. von Poellnitz, Attended competition as Extra Representative
Hedge, Won 1st Prize in First Cavalry Match
Keys, Won 2nd Prize in First Cavalry Match
W. Barriball, Won 3rd Prize in First Cavalry Match

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