New Zealand Gazette – 1876 – No. 37

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✨ Rifle Competition Results

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

ANALYSIS of the COMPETITION for the COLONIAL PRIZES, 1876, &c:-continued.

District.	Name.	No.	Match.	Value. £ s. d.	Total per Man. £ s. d.	Total per District. £ s. d.	Total per District 1875. £	Total per District 1874. £	Total per District 1873. £	Total per District 1872. £
Westland	Munyard	7	3	3 0 0	3 0 0	3 0 0	4	14	17
Armed Constabu- lary	Gilbert	2	4	9 0 0
		500 yds.	4	2 0 0
	Elder	500 ,,	5	2 0 0	11 0 0	2 0 0
	Blythe	3	1 extra	2 10 0	2 10 0
	...	...	...	...	...	15 10 0	158	28	7	12
Taranaki	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	60		24
Rangitikei	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	24
Masterton, &c.	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	15	20	9
Napier	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	69
Waikato...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	5	18	2
Hutt	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	7	29	19
Canterbury	...	...	...	...	...	...	...
Totals	...	...	...	...	...	£405 0 0	511	560	538	596

43 Competitors. 33 Prize Winners. Average per Man, £12 5 5.
1875.–67 43 ,, 34 ,, £15 7 0.
1874.–76 36 ,, £15 11 1.
1873.–79 32 ,, £16 16 3.
1872.–56 34 ,, £17 10 0.

ALL COMERS' MATCH.
Ranges, 200 and 500 yards. Seven shots at each range. Targets—at 200 yards, 6 x 4 feet; centre, 4 feet; bull's-eye,
8 inches: at 500 yards, 6 x 6 feet; centre, 4 feet; bull's-eye, 2 feet square. Weapon, Government Snider Rifle
or Carbine. Highest possible score, 56 points. Entrance fee, 5s.

Prize.	Name.	Score.	Total.	Remarks.
1 £6, and half Entrance Fees	Armstrong (Thames)	26 22	48	Representative.
2 £5, ,, fourth ,,	Adams	23 23	46	,,
3 £4, ,, ,, ,,	Fox ...	22 23	45	,,
4 £3	Goldie	22 24	44	,,
5 £2	G. Armstrong...	24 20	44	,,
6 £1	Hughes	20 23	43
7 £1	Littlewood	22 20	42	Wang. R. V.
8 £1	Capstick	22 20	42	Representative.
9 £1	Sherwood	22 20	42	,,

60 Competitors. Average, 37·18.

DISTRICT PRIZES FOR CAVALRY AND ARTILLERY ARMED WITH SNIDER CARBINES.
Ranges, 200, 300, and 500 yards. Seven shots at each range. Targets—at 200 and 300 yards, 6 x 4 feet; centre, 2 feet;
and bull's-eye, 8 inches square: at 500 yards, 6 x 6 feet; centre, 4 feet; and bull's-eye, 2 feet square. Highest possible
score, 84 points.

District.	Prize.	Name.	Corps.	Score.
Auckland	1 £ s. d. 6 0 0	Gunner Rose	Artillery	52
	2 5 0 0	Sergeant Ansell	,,	47
	3 3 0 0	Gunner Pearce	,,	46
	4 2 10 0	Corporal Hendry	,,	45
	5 2 10 Q	Trooper Isaacs	Nixon Troop	44
	6 2 0 0	Gunner Norrie	Artillery	43
	7 1 10 0	Lieutenant Payne	,,	43
	8 1 10 0	Gunner Kearns	,,	42
	9 1 0 0	Bugler Lee	,,	40
Waiuku	1 3 0 0	Lieutenant Mellsop	Waiuku Troop	44
	2 2 0 0	Sergeant Barriball	,,	43
	3 1 0 0	Trooper Barriball, Joseph	,,	42

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1876, No 37

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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🛡️ Continuation of Colonial Prizes Competition Analysis (continued from previous page)

Domain🛡️ Defence & Military
KeywordsColonial Prizes, Rifle competition, District totals, Score summary, Westland, Armed Constabulary
👱🏽 Names

Munyard, Competitor in Colonial Prizes table
Gilbert, Competitor in Colonial Prizes table
Elder, Competitor in Colonial Prizes table
Blythe, Competitor in Colonial Prizes table

🛡️ Results for the All Comers' Match (Snider Rifle)

Domain🛡️ Defence & Military
KeywordsAll Comers' Match, Snider Rifle, Score results, Prize winners, Thames, Wang. R. V.
👱🏽 Names

9 names identified

Armstrong, Winner of 1st Prize, All Comers
Adams, Winner of 2nd Prize, All Comers
Fox, Winner of 3rd Prize, All Comers
Goldie, Winner of 4th Prize, All Comers
G. Armstrong, Winner of 5th Prize, All Comers
Hughes, Winner of 6th Prize, All Comers
Littlewood, Winner of 7th Prize, All Comers
Capstick, Winner of 8th Prize, All Comers
Sherwood, Winner of 9th Prize, All Comers

🛡️ District Prizes for Cavalry and Artillery using Snider Carbines

Domain🛡️ Defence & Military
KeywordsCavalry prizes, Artillery prizes, Snider Carbines, Score results, Auckland, Waiuku Troop
👱🏽 Names

12 names identified

Rose (Gunner), Won 1st District Prize, Artillery
Ansell (Sergeant), Won 2nd District Prize, Artillery
Pearce (Gunner), Won 3rd District Prize, Artillery
Hendry (Corporal), Won 4th District Prize, Artillery
Isaacs (Trooper), Won 5th District Prize, Nixon Troop
Norrie (Gunner), Won 6th District Prize, Artillery
Payne (Lieutenant), Won 7th District Prize, Artillery
Kearns (Gunner), Won 8th District Prize, Artillery
Lee (Bugler), Won 9th District Prize, Artillery
Mellsop (Lieutenant), Won 1st District Prize, Waiuku Troop
Barriball (Sergeant), Won 2nd District Prize, Waiuku Troop
Joseph Barriball (Trooper), Won 3rd District Prize, Waiuku Troop

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