New Zealand Gazette – 1875 – No. 27

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✨ Rifle Competition Results



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

TENTH MATCH—(Marksmen).

Ranges, 700 and 800 yards; seven shots at each range. Targets, 8 x 6 feet; centre, 6 x 4 feet; bull's-eye, 3 x 2 feet.
Highest possible score, 56 points.

Prize. Name. Score (700 yards) Score (800 yards) Total. Remarks.
1 £6 Grundy 17 15 32 Range Prizes. 700 yards, £2: McLaren, 21.
2 5 Dey 13 18 31 £2: Dey, 18.
3 3 Gascoigne 14 16 30 800 "

28 Competitors only completed the firing.
30 retired after the first range.

ELEVENTH MATCH—(Staff).

Open to all the Staff engaged at the Meeting. Ranges, 200 and 500 yards; seven shots at each range. Targets at 200
yards, 6 x 4 feet; centre, 2 feet; bull's-eye, 8 inches square. At 500 yards, 6 x 6 feet; centre, 4 feet; bull's-eye,
2 feet square. Highest possible score, 56 points.

Prize. Name. Score (200 yards) Score (500 yards) Total. Winning Scores, 1874. Remarks.
1 £6 Major Lusk 23 23 46 40 Range Prizes. 200 yards, £2: Const. Moore, 24.
2 5 Constable McConnell 23 23 46 39 500 " £2: Major Lusk, 23.
3 3 Staff Secretary Stevens 20 21 41 38
4 2 Constable O'Brien 21 20 41 37

17 Competitors. Average, 33-87.
1874-13 ", ", 28-54.

TWELFTH MATCH—(Moving Targets).

The targets (6 x 2 feet, centre 2 feet across) were of light wood covered with calico, and placed on trucks worked to and fro
on a tramway in rear of the markers' butts. Speed, about ordinary walking pace; distance, 200 yards; any position;
time, 5 minutes. One point for each hit added to score.

Prize. Name. Hits. Score. Winning Scores, 1874. Remarks.
1 £7 Hoskin 14 54 41
2 5 McKee 12 46 39
3 4 McKenzie 12 45 35
4 3 Leigh 12 44 35
5 2 Gallagher 11 43 34
6 1 Morley 12 42 34

66 Competitors. Average hits, 8.00. Average score, 29.19.
1874-50 ", ", 4.04. ", 20-38.



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🛡️ Continuation of Rifle Competition Results (Matches 10, 11, 12) (continued from previous page)

🛡️ Defence & Military
14 May 1875
Rifle competition, Marksmen, Staff, Moving Targets, Scores, Prizes
15 names identified
  • Grundy, Won 1st prize in Tenth Match
  • McLaren, Won 700 yards Range Prize
  • Dey, Won 2nd prize in Tenth Match
  • Gascoigne, Won 3rd prize in Tenth Match
  • Lusk (Major), Won 1st prize in Eleventh Match
  • Moore (Constable), Won 200 yards Range Prize
  • McConnell (Constable), Won 2nd prize in Eleventh Match
  • Stevens (Staff Secretary), Won 3rd prize in Eleventh Match
  • O'Brien (Constable), Won 4th prize in Eleventh Match
  • Hoskin, Won 1st prize in Twelfth Match
  • McKee, Won 2nd prize in Twelfth Match
  • McKenzie, Won 3rd prize in Twelfth Match
  • Leigh, Won 4th prize in Twelfth Match
  • Gallagher, Won 5th prize in Twelfth Match
  • Morley, Won 6th prize in Twelfth Match