INTERPROVINCIAL RIFLE MATCH.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 1903, 31 March 1880, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL RIFLE MATCH.

The third>nnual match between Otago and Canterbury was fired at tho Cashmere Rifle range, yesterday morning, and again resulted in a win for tho Otago men. The conditions were ten men each side. Ranges, 200, 500, and 600 yards—ten shots at each range. Confidence was freely expressed in the local team winning tho match, owing to the inability of Captain Wilson to bring up his best team from tho South, and such confidence was not misplaced until the laßt range was fired, when the Southerners beat our men by sixty points on that range. At the cloße of the 200 yards Otago led by four points, at the 500 by five points, and finally won by sixty-five points, a result entirely unlooked for. Lieutenant Appleby was elected captain of the local team. Twelve names were down to compete, and it was decided to draw lotß as to which two over tho required number should stand out. It fell to Cameron and Thompson,

and the captain then withdrew to allow Cameron to fire. The 600 yards was a severe trial to the members of the local team, and but two- decent scores were made, namely, by Marshall and Parker. Chapman had fired well up to the last range, having made seventy previous to commencing there, but then fell off altogether. On the Otago side Moore made a good score, and would have further increased it except for unfortunately making a bull's eye on the wrong target. Jack was the highest scorer of the match with ninetyseven. The following are the scores :

Major Wales captained the Otago men. At the close cheers were given for the respective sides and their captains. The Otago men returned to their homes by train last night.

OTASO. 200 500 600 yds. yds. yds. Total Jack 32 31 34 97 Moore 34 35 28 97 Home... 32 31 31 91 Hogg 33 28 30 91 Keid 33 33 23 89 Richardson ... 31 31 23 85 Anderson 31 31 23 85 Pringle 34 31 11 76 Adam ... ... 31 2G 24 81 WilBOn 35 23 16 73 Total 868 CANTERBURY. Parker 31 31 27 89 Marshall 29 29 28 86 Fox 33 33 17 83 Cameron 33 27 22 82 Hill 34 36 12 82 Chapman 37 33 10 SO Ellis 33 24 22 79 Hunter 29 33 13 75 Manning, S. ... 29 32 13 74 Buckley 31 20 19 73 Total 803