✨ Rifle Match Results and Prizes
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
THIRD EXTRA RIFLE MATCH—North v. South.
Between Representatives of the North and South Islands. The ten highest aggregate scorers (in the six championship
matches) from each Island. Ranges, 200, 500, and 600 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 and 600 yards, 6 x 6 feet; centre, 4 feet; bull's-eye,
2 feet square. Highest possible aggregate score, 840 points.
NORTH.
| Name. | Score. | Scores | SOUTH. | Scores | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1875. | 1874. | Name. | 1875. | 1874. | ||
| Murray | 66 | 61 | 61 | Paynter | 72 | 64 | 60 |
| King (Lieut.) | 65 | 56 | 59 | Davis | 70 | 58 | 57 |
| Partington | 64 | 56 | 58 | Richardson | 70 | 57 | 54 |
| Campbell (A.C.) | 63 | 55 | 55 | Willocks ... | 69 | 53 | 52 |
| Mellsop | 62 | 53 | 55 | Perrin | 67 | 50 | 49 |
| Gibbons | 60 | 52 | 54 | Anderson | 66 | 49 | 46 |
| Keefe | 59 | 47 | 49 | King (Sergt.) | 66 | 49 | 44 |
| Clark | 58 | 50 | 43 | Harding | 63 | 45 | 44 |
| Yates | 58 | 46 | 40 | Acheson | 58 | 44 | 41 |
| Hay | 52 | 45 | 36 | Smith | 52 | 40 | 41 |
| Totals ... | 607 | 521 | 510 | Totals ... | 653 | 509 | 488 |
1875 Majority for South Island, 46.
1874 " North 12.
1873 " North 22.
1872 " South 25.
" South 19.
Prizes:-North and South Challenge Cup and ten new Snider Rifles to winning (South Island) team. The Challenge
Cup to be held by Lieutenant Paynter. Money prizes—Lieutenant Paynter, £5; Captain Murray, £5.
ANALYSIS of the COLONIAL RIFLE MATCHES, 1877, showing the Distribution of the MONEY PRIZES.
| District. | Name. | No. of Prize. | Match. | Value. | Total per Man. | Total per District, 1876. | Total per District, 1875. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson | Paynter | 400 yds. | 1 | £2 | ||||
| 3 | 6 | |||||||
| 6 | 3 | |||||||
| 3 | 4 | |||||||
| 500 yds. | 6 | 2 | ||||||
| 1 | 6 | 10 | ||||||
| 1 | 1st aggregate | 40 | ||||||
| 1 | 1 extra | 7 | ||||||
| 3 | 3 extra | 5 | £81 | |||||
| Crossman | 8 | 5 | £1 | 1 | ||||
| Sunley | 5 | 1 extra | £2 | 2 | ||||
| £84 | £50 | £12 | ||||||
| Thames | Brownlow | 500 yds. | 1 | £2 | £2 | |||
| Clarke | 6 | 1 | £3 | 3 | ||||
| Armstrong | 4 | 3 | £4 | 4 | ||||
| Murray | 8 | 4 | £1 | |||||
| 7 | 6 | 2 | 8 | |||||
| 8 | 3 extra | 5 | ||||||
| Ure Whare | 500 yds. | 5 | 5 | £2 | 6 | |||
| 5 | 5 | 4 | ||||||
| McLeod | 7 | 5 | £2 | 2 | ||||
| £25 | £68 10s. | £96 | ||||||
| Dunedin | Richardson | 1 | 1 | £9 | ||||
| 600 yds. | 4 | 2 | ||||||
| 1 | 4 | 9 | ||||||
| 2 | 5 | 7 | ||||||
| 4 | 2nd aggregate | 25 | ||||||
| 4 | 2 extra | 3 | £55 |
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NZ Gazette 1877, No 31
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🛡️ Results of Third Extra Rifle Match (North v. South)
🛡️ Defence & MilitaryRifle competition, North Island, South Island, Scores, Championship matches, Snider Rifles
22 names identified
- Captain Murray, listed in North aggregate score table
- Lieutenant King, listed in North aggregate score table
- Partington, listed in North aggregate score table
- A.C. Campbell, listed in North aggregate score list
- Mellsop, listed in North aggregate score table
- Gibbons, listed in North aggregate score table
- Keefe, listed in North aggregate score table
- Clark, listed in North aggregate score table
- Yates, listed in North aggregate score table
- Hay, listed in North aggregate score table
- Lieutenant Paynter, listed in South aggregate score table
- Davis, listed in South aggregate score table
- Richardson, listed in South aggregate score table
- Willocks, listed in South aggregate score table
- Perrin, listed in South aggregate score table
- Anderson, listed in South aggregate score table
- Sergeant King, listed in South aggregate score table
- Harding, listed in South aggregate score table
- Acheson, listed in South aggregate score table
- Smith, listed in South aggregate score table
- Lieutenant Paynter, awarded specific money prize
- Captain Murray, awarded specific money prize
🛡️ Analysis of Colonial Rifle Matches 1877 Prize Money Distribution
🛡️ Defence & MilitaryPrize money, Colonial Rifle Matches, Nelson District, Thames District, Dunedin District
10 names identified
- Lieutenant Paynter, awarded prize money in Nelson District
- Crossman, awarded prize money in Nelson District
- Sunley, awarded prize money in Nelson District
- Brownlow, awarded prize money in Thames District
- Clarke, awarded prize money in Thames District
- Armstrong, awarded prize money in Thames District
- Murray, awarded prize money in Thames District
- Ure Whare, awarded prize money in Thames District
- McLeod, awarded prize money in Thames District
- Richardson, awarded prize money in Dunedin District