TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Cromwell Argus, Volume IV, Issue 174, 11 March 1873, Page 5

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

[fuom oxtr own correspondent.] «, BUNEDIN. Tuesday, 9 a.m. Subjoined are the results of the Colonial Prize Firing at Nelson : The Championship.—Hoskins (Thames), first prize and the champion belt; aggregate score, 181. Stone (Thames), second prize ; aggregate score, 176. Eichardson (Otago), I c >iird prize ; aggregate score, 168. Thompson j (Thames), fourth prize; aggregate score, 160. I The great improvement in the shooting will! be observed by a comparison witli that of the four highest scorers of last year. These were -Wales, 163; Humphreys, 161; Hoskins, 149 ; Carter, 148. The match, North versus South, between the ten highest scorers from each, was won by the South, with an aggregate score of 597 points. The North scored 572 points. The prizes consist of ten new Snider rifles for the I winning team, and £5 to each man; together | with a challenge cup, tenable for one year by the highest scorer. Eichardson (West Taieri) I holds the cup. Seventh Match.—Seven shots at 808 yards. First prize, L.lO ; second, L,B ; third, L.4. Oates, Wellington, 20 ; Grey, Nelson, 19 ; Douglas, Otago, 18. " j Eighth Match : Skirmishing.—Buchanan, | Otago, 43; Wilson, Otago, 39; [Joskins, 38. ! Ninth Match : Rapidity.— Taylor, Dunj ediii, 61 ; Wilson, Port Chalmers, 60 ; HosI kins, 55.