New Zealand Gazette – 1877 – No. 31

Page 381

✨ Rifle Match Results

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 381

FIRST RIFLE MATCH.

Ranges, 400, 500, and 600 yards. Seven shots at each range. Targets, 6 x 6 feet; centre, 4 feet; bull's-eye, 2 feet square. Highest possible score, 84.

Prize.	Name.	Score.	Winning Scores. 1876.	Winning Scores. 1875.	Remarks.
1 £9	Richardson	70	65	69	Winners of Range Prizes.
2 7	Partington	69	64	66	400 yards, £2 ... Paynter, 27.
3 6	Paynter	69	63	65	500 " £2 ... Brownlow, 26.
4 5	King (Sergeant)	68	63	64	600 " £2 ... Robinson, 23.
5 4	Keefe	67	62	63
6 3	Clarke	66	62	63
7 2	Harding	66	61	63
8 1	Willocks	65	61	62

54 Competitors. Average, 58.28.
1876-43 " 55.09.
1875-65 " 53.26.

SECOND RIFLE MATCH.

Range, 200 yards. Ten shots. Targets, 6 x 4 feet; centre, 2 feet; bull's-eye, 8 inches square. Ties, shot for shot.
Highest possible score, 40.

Prize.	Name.	Score.	Winning Scores. 1876.	Winning Scores. 1875.	Remarks.
1 £8	Partington	37	32	37	Ties: 4, 4, 4, 4, 4.
2 7	Stonebridge	36	31	35	4, 4, 4, 4, 3.
3 6	Parker	36	30	35	4, 3, 3, 4, 4.
4 4	Keefe	36	30	34	4, 3, 3, 4, 3.
5 3	Turner	36	30	34	4, 3, 3, 3.
6 3	Ross	36	30	...	3, 4, 4.
7 2	King (Sergeant)	36	30	...	3, 4, 2.
8 1	McIntosh	36	29	...

54 Competitors. Average, 33.31.
1876-43 " 26.65.
1875-65 " 30.18.
Note—Position, 1877, "any;" 1876, "standing;" 1875, "any."

THIRD RIFLE MATCH.

Range, 300 yards. Ten shots. Targets, 6 x 4 feet; centre, 2 feet; bull's-eye, 8 inches square. Ties, shot for shot.
Highest possible score, 40.

Prize.	Name.	Score.	Winning Scores. 1876.	Winning Scores. 1875.	Remarks.
1 £8	Parker	32	32	32	Ties: 4.
2 7	Keefe	32	31	32	3, 4, 3, 4.
3 6	Willocks	32	31	30	3, 4, 3, 2.
4 4	Armstrong	32	31	29	2.
5 3	Stonebridge	31	30	28	3, 4.
6 3	Paynter	31	30	...	3, 3, 4, 3, 4.
7 2	Sutton, A.	31	29	...	3, 3, 4, 3, 2.
8 1	Acheson	31	29	...	3, 3, 3.

54 Competitors. Average, 28.15.
1876-43 " 26.02.
1875-65 " 26.74.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1877, No 31

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 for the First Rifle Match (400, 500, and 600 yards)

Domain🛡️ Defence & Military
KeywordsRifle match, Shooting competition, Prize winners, Scores, Range prizes
👱🏽 Names

11 names identified

Richardson, 1st Prize winner
Partington, 2nd Prize winner
Paynter, 3rd Prize winner
King (Sergeant), 4th Prize winner
Keefe, 5th Prize winner
Clarke, 6th Prize winner
Harding, 7th Prize winner
Willocks, 8th Prize winner
Paynter, Won 400 yards Range Prize
Brownlow, Won 500 yards Range Prize
Robinson, Won 600 yards Range Prize

🛡️ Results for the Second Rifle Match (200 yards)

Domain🛡️ Defence & Military
KeywordsRifle match, Shooting competition, Prize winners, Scores, 200 yards
👱🏽 Names

8 names identified

Partington, 1st Prize winner
Stonebridge, 2nd Prize winner
Parker, 3rd Prize winner
Keefe, 4th Prize winner
Turner, 5th Prize winner
Ross, 6th Prize winner
King (Sergeant), 7th Prize winner
McIntosh, 8th Prize winner

🛡️ Results for the Third Rifle Match (300 yards)

Domain🛡️ Defence & Military
KeywordsRifle match, Shooting competition, Prize winners, Scores, 300 yards
👱🏽 Names

8 names identified

Parker, 1st Prize winner
Keefe, 2nd Prize winner
Willocks, 3rd Prize winner
Armstrong, 4th Prize winner
Stonebridge, 5th Prize winner
Paynter, 6th Prize winner
A. Sutton, 7th Prize winner
Acheson, 8th Prize winner

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