New Zealand Gazette – 1876 – No. 37

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✨ Rifle Competition Results

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

FOURTH EXTRA MATCH.

Ten highest scorers in the Five Matches for the Rifle Championship, and the ten highest scorers in the Five Matches for
the Carbine Championship alone competed. Ranges, 200, 400, and 500 yards. Seven shots at each range. Match
was fired twice-first, with weapons used by the respective Competitors during the meeting; second, Rifle Competitors
fired with Carbines used in this Match, and Carbine Competitors with Rifles.

RIFLE COMPETITORS.

Name.	With Rifle.			Total.	With Carbine.			Total.	Total both Matches.
	200 Yards.	400 Yards.	500 Yards.		200 Yards.	400 Yards.	500 Yards.
Crawford	19	24	23	66	16	24	21	61	127
Blackie	23	22	20	65	19	21	17	56	121
Adams	20	24	19	63	18	19	18	55	118
Armstrong (Thames)	21	21	15	57	29	24	14	58	115
Willocks	22	21	15	58	20	19	18	57	115
Mellsop	20	22	20	62	16	18	14	48	110
Wilson	24	15	22	61	17	14	17	48	109
Capstick	17	21	15	53	8	20	20	48	101
Crossman	21	22	13	56	22	2	16	40	96
Mann	16	22	21	59	16	13		29	88
									1,100

CARBINE COMPETITORS.

	With Carbine.			Total.	With Rifle.			Total.
	200 Yards.	400 Yards.	500 Yards.		200 Yards.	400 Yards.	500 Yards.
McCredie	19	20	20	59	20	26	24	70
Bell	20	25	13	58	18	23	20	61
Fox	20	22	11	53	18	24	23	65
Stevens	22	23	8	53	22	19	21	62
Mason	20	18	19	57	19	24	16	57
Kingswell	20	23	16	59	22	11	21	55
Bannister	18	18	10	46	20	19	22	61
Crowther	19	22	20	61	17	8	20	45
Cummins	20	14	15	49	19	21	10	50
Sherwood	18	14	2	34	18	20	20	58

Majority for Carbine Competitors, 13 points. Challenge Cup to be held by Sergeant-Major McCredie (being highest
scorer in the winning team) until next Competition. Money Prizes: Sergeant-Major McCredie, £5; Sub-Lieutenant
Crawford, £5; being the highest scorers in each team.

ANALYSIS of the COMPETITION for the COLONIAL PRIZES, 1876, showing the Distribution of
the MONEY PRIZES.

District.	Name.	Prizes.			Total per Man.	Total per Man.	Total per District 1875.	Total per District 1874.	Total per District 1873.	Total per District 1872.
		No.	Match.	Value.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£	£	£	£
Otago	Willocks	4	1	£ 7 0 0
		7	1	2 0 0
		4	4	3 0 0
		2	5	2 0 0
		2	5	9 0 0
		1	*	40 0 0
		1	1 extra	5 0 0	+68 0 0
	Blackie	6	2	4 0 0
		4	3	6 0 0
		5	*	6 0 0
		3		20 0 0	+136 0 0
	Mann	3	1	8 0 0
		5	4	8 0 0
		3	*	10 0 0	26 0 0
	Wilson	6	1	4 0 0
		4	2	6 0 0
		6	4	4 0 0
		6	*	5 0 0	19 0 0
	Anderson	7	1	3 0 0
		3	3	2 0 0
		3	7 0 0	12 0 0

Aggregate. † Champion Belt, 1876; Gold Medal, and Rifle used during competition. ‡ Gold and Silver Medal.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1876, No 37

The Old Government Buildings (depicted) were completed in 1876 and initially housed the entire Wellington-based civil service as well as the entire New Zealand Cabinet. The Executive Council met there until 1948.

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🛡️ Results of the Fourth Extra Rifle and Carbine Competition, 1876

Domain🛡️ Defence & Military
KeywordsRifle competition, Carbine competition, Scores, Prize money, Colonial Prizes, 1876
👱🏽 Names

27 names identified

Crawford, Scored in Rifle Competitors match
Blackie, Scored in Rifle Competitors match
Adams, Scored in Rifle Competitors match
Armstrong, Scored in Rifle Competitors match (Thames)
Willocks, Scored in Rifle Competitors match
Mellsop, Scored in Rifle Competitors match
Wilson, Scored in Rifle Competitors match
Capstick, Scored in Rifle Competitors match
Crossman, Scored in Rifle Competitors match
Mann, Scored in Rifle Competitors match
McCredie, Scored in Carbine Competitors match
Bell, Scored in Carbine Competitors match
Fox, Scored in Carbine Competitors match
Stevens, Scored in Carbine Competitors match
Mason, Scored in Carbine Competitors match
Kingswell, Scored in Carbine Competitors match
Bannister, Scored in Carbine Competitors match
Crowther, Scored in Carbine Competitors match
Cummins, Scored in Carbine Competitors match
Sherwood, Scored in Carbine Competitors match
McCredie (Sergeant-Major), Highest scorer winning Challenge Cup
Crawford (Sub-Lieutenant), Received £5 prize money
Willocks, Won 6 prizes in Otago district
Blackie, Won 3 prizes in Otago district
Mann, Won 3 prizes in Otago district
Wilson, Won 4 prizes in Otago district
Anderson, Won 3 prizes in Otago district

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