New Zealand Gazette – 1876 – No. 37

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✨ Military Firing Competition Results

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

FOURTH CARBINE MATCH.

Ranges, 300, 400, and 500 yards. Seven shots at each range. Targets at 300 yards, 6 x 4 feet; centre, 2 feet; bull's-eye,
8 inches. At 400 and 500 yards, 6 x 6 feet; centre, 4x4 feet; bull's-eye, 2 feet. Highest possible score, 84.

Prize.	Name.	Score.	Winning Score, 1875.	Winning Score, 1874.	Remarks.
1	£7 Sherwood	65	57	59	Winners of Range Prizes.
2	5 Trooper Barriball	61	56	55	300 yards, £1 Burnett ... 22.
3	4 Bannister	61	54	54	400 ,, £1 Kingswell ... 26.
4	3 Kingswell	59	...	...	500 ,, £1 Fox ... 20.

19 Competitors. Average, 50.79.
1875.—15 " " 46.20.
1874.—20 " " 41.75.

FIFTH CARBINE MATCH.

Ranges, 500, 300, and 200 yards. Seven shots at each range. Targets—500 yards, 6 x 6 feet; centre, 4 x 4 feet; bull's-
eye, 2 x 2 feet: 300 and 200 yards, 6 x 4 feet; centre, 2 feet; bull's-eye, 8 inches. Highest possible score, 84.

Prize.	Name.	Score.	Remarks.
1	£7 Bell	62	Winners of Range Prizes.
2	5 Stevens	59	500 yards, £1 Bell ... 24.
3	4 Cornet Barriball	56	300 ,, £1 Sherwood ... 21.
4	3 Henderson	54	200 ,, £1 McCredie ... 22.

19 Competitors. Average, 48.63.

CARBINE AGGREGATE.

Showing the result of firing in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th Matches, for the purpose of awarding the Carbine Champion
Belt.

No.	Name.	Matches.	Total.	Remarks.
		1	2	3
1	Gunner Bell	44	28	29
2	" Bannister	48	24	26
3	Constable Sherwood	37	18	26

19 Competitors. Average, 184.25.

EXTRA MATCH—(Moving Targets).

Range 200 yards; 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. Time, 2 minutes.
One point added for each hit.

Prize.	Name.	Hits.	Score.	Winning Score, 1875.	Winning Score, 1874.
1	£6 Blake	11	40	58	33
2	4 Trooper Barriball	9	34	49	26
3	3 McCredie	9	32	48	21
4	2 Crowther	9	31	...	...

19 Competitors. Average hits per man, 6.42. Average scores, 22.47.
1875—15 " " 10.13. " " 35.60.
1874—13 " " 4.08. " " 13.84.

SECOND EXTRA CARBINE MATCH (Marksmen).

Range 500 yards. Seven shots. Targets, 6 x 4 feet; centre, 4 x 2 feet; bull's eye, 2 x 1 feet. Competed for by qualified
Representatives who became Marksmen during the Volunteer year ending 31st March, 1876.

Prize.	Name.	Score.
1	£3 Mason	20
2	2 Blake	17
3	1 Bell	16

15 Competitors. Average, 12.20.

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🛡️ Results of the Fourth Carbine Match (300, 400, 500 yards)

Domain🛡️ Defence & Military
KeywordsCarbine Match, Firing Competition, Scores, Range Prizes, 1876
👱🏽 Names

7 names identified

Sherwood, Won 1st Prize
Trooper Barriball, Won 2nd Prize
Bannister, Won 3rd Prize
Kingswell, Won 4th Prize
Burnett, Won 300 yards Range Prize
Kingswell, Won 400 yards Range Prize
Fox, Won 500 yards Range Prize

🛡️ Results of the Fifth Carbine Match (500, 300, 200 yards)

Domain🛡️ Defence & Military
KeywordsCarbine Match, Firing Competition, Scores, Range Prizes, 1876
👱🏽 Names

6 names identified

Bell, Won 1st Prize, 500 yards Range Prize
Stevens, Won 2nd Prize
Cornet Barriball, Won 3rd Prize
Henderson, Won 4th Prize
Sherwood, Won 300 yards Range Prize
McCredie, Won 200 yards Range Prize

🛡️ Aggregate results for Carbine Matches 1 through 5 for Champion Belt

Domain🛡️ Defence & Military
KeywordsCarbine Aggregate, Champion Belt, Medal, Prize money, 1876
👱🏽 Names

Gunner Bell, Won Champion Belt, Medal, £15
Bannister, Awarded 2nd Place (£10)
Constable Sherwood, Awarded 3rd Place (£7)

🛡️ Results for Extra Match (Moving Targets) at 200 yards

Domain🛡️ Defence & Military
KeywordsMoving Targets Match, Hits, Score, 1876
👱🏽 Names

Blake, Won 1st Prize
Trooper Barriball, Won 2nd Prize
McCredie, Won 3rd Prize
Crowther, Won 4th Prize

🛡️ Results for Second Extra Carbine Match for qualified Marksmen

Domain🛡️ Defence & Military
KeywordsMarksmen Match, 500 yards, Volunteer year, 1876
👱🏽 Names

Mason, Won 1st Prize
Blake, Won 2nd Prize
Bell, Won 3rd Prize

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