THE VICTORIAN RIFLE TEAM AT WIMBLEDON.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 107, 24 August 1876, Page 2

THE VICTORIAN RIFLE TEAM AT WIMBLEDON.

[By Cable ro The Argus.] London, July 25. The rifle team from Victoria arrived in London on July 4, all well. The entries were kept open for them, and they are almost everything. During tile ffist£week they have fired with the Snider rifleV and though averaging well, have not -approached the top--scores. On the 11th inst. Captain Greenfield, of • the Ballarat Rangers, made the best average in all the camp, but has not been in good form since. The weather has been intensely hot, and the wind variable and baffling. ■ No Australians were in the first sixty for the Queen's Prize, though five of them take £3 prizes. , The Association Silver Medal was. won with a score of eighty-six by Mr. Burgess, oF Newcastle, England. A score of seventy-eight "entitled the marksman to the N.R.A. badge. , The highest Australian scores were as follows : Lieutenant Draper 77 Captain Wardill 74 Captain Xing 73 Major Sleep .: 72 Captain Greenfield 67 Only two out of twenty-four Canadians who competed take prizes in the Queen's Prize competitions,

The Queen's Prize, at 800, 900, and 1,000 sards, with the Government MartinjJ rifle, was won by Sergeant Pu]], man, of the 2nd Middlesex Rifles. The Victorians were unable to form a team of eight to compete for the Khola. pore Cup, but an international match toofc place between the Victorians, Scotch, and Canadians, which lasted t»o days, having been commenced on the 1% inst., and concluded on the 22nd inst, Through a dissension amongst the Irjjj they were not represented, and no Indiaj volunteers competed. The first day's shooting was with the Government mi]j, tary weapon, the Martini-Henry rifle, the score stood thus : Points. Scotch ... 402 English 401 Victorians ... ... ... 389 Canadians ... ... ... 304 The distances, as in the Kholapore Cup, were 200, 500, and 600 yards. On the second day the firing was witl the small-bore, and at the conclusion oi the match the total scores stood : Points, English 830 Scotch 827 Victorians 755 Canadians ... ... ... 701 ( The total aggregate value of the prij secured by the Australians amounted) £72. An invitation has been received fi the team to visit Ireland in August, Ijj as they leave Liverpool for Philadelplj in the middle of August, they will 1 unable to accept the invitation, much i the visit of the Australian team is desiret There is a talk of a Home team visitia Australia.