PETERSFIELD.

     12TH HANTS PRIZE FIRING.—On Saturday last twenty-two of the 12th Hants Rifle Volunteers met at Weaver’s Down, near Liphook, and contested for a fat hog, with the rifle, at 200 and 300 yards, five shots each; it was won by Captain Seward. They afterwards partook of an excellent dinner provided by Private J. Were, at the Railway Hotel. The score of half the above, who obtained the greatest number of points, is subjoined, viz.:—



Points
Captain Seward12th Hants30
Sergeant Caplen12th Hants27
Corporal Death6th Sussex26
Corporal Ogstone12th Hants23
Private J. Were12th Hants23
Private G. Penn12th Hants22
Private T. Rapley12th Hants22
Private F. Dear12th Hants22
Private J. Rapley12th Hants19
Private WilliamsSouth Middlesex19
Private H. Caplen12th Hants18

The average was nearly 23 points