District Prize Firing
The Hutt Rifle Volunteers met at the Taita target on Thursday last, to compete for the above prizes. The day was very fine, with a light breeze from the N.W. Only about half of the company competed, and the subjoined is the score:- Captain Mills (20), Ensign Farmer (35), Sergeant John Cole (25), Sergeant D. Speedy (41), Corporal J. H. Speedy (43), Corporal Mason (39), Privates Acourt (33), W. Copeland (30), G. Collis (37), J. Corbett (5), J. Dick (37), Robert Dick (40), William Dick (52), Thomas Grey (39), William Grace (43), N. Grace (46), T. Grace (38), Ch. Hollard (30), Eli Hollard (26), William Hunt (24), J. McIlvride (43), Richard Prouse (42), John Sinclair (38), D. Sinclair (42), J. Rumble (26). The average score is a very good one, and Dick’s, we believe, is one of the highest that has been made in New Zealand. The firing for the colonial champion prizes comes off on Monday next, at the Hutt Racecourse, provided the members from the various provinces arrive in time. The butts were erected on Thursday last. It would be desirable that the Hutt and Porirua Rifle Volunteers should be present at the presentation of the prizes, and we feel confident that they would be willing to do so, if the Government were to pay their incidental expenses
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