At Wimbledon last month there was better shooting for the Elcho Shield than has ever been seeu in any of the twenty-six years since the competition was instituted. The Irish team won with a grand total of 1,652, or 82 points more than that of the winning team last year, and 10 points mote than has ever been made in an Elcho Shield match. For the Irish eight Captain Barnitt scored 216 out of a possible 225 points, thus beating the highest individualrecord by one. The English were second with a total iof 1,642, and the Scotch score was 1,568.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ESD18881024.2.38
Bibliographic details
Evening Star, Issue 7751, 24 October 1888, Page 4
Word Count
100Untitled Evening Star, Issue 7751, 24 October 1888, Page 4
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in