RIFLE MATCHES.

Oamaru Mail, Volume II, Issue 610, 16 April 1878, Page 2

RIFLE MATCHES.

Captain Sumpter received a telegram . from Captain Macrorie, of the Invercargill Rifles, stating the total made by the" team from that Company was 4<io points. The Oamaru Company having j made a grand total of 4(>B, woi'-o' the winners by thrp.o pom fa, Tho local tenia thus anccecd'ucl in defeating hoth Companies in the match at 200, 400, and 000 j yards. With reference to the mateh i against the North Dunedin Rifles there! seems to have been some imauudev- j standing, as the scores received by mail to-day by Captain iSmnpter disclose the fact that the Dunedin team fired seven shots at each range, while the Oamaru team only tired five. The consequence is that there is a. consider."bh' diit'eivnce in the totals. However, on deducting the two last shots at each ran pre tired by the North Dunedin men, and placing them on the same footing as the local team, it,, was found that the former h;id won by i fi" points. The wini; are the scores of the North Dunedin Rifles : 200 500 r.on T1 ills vils vtls 11 Vol. Mitchell 'l7 17 'lS—s2 Corpl. Wanuh .. 17 H> —4!) Vol. Webster H> 18 J s—|5 —| Vol. T. Hutchinson ... 17 Ifi 14—49 Vol. Cowie... ... ... I«H 15 17—4/ Vol. Allan ... ... 1(> l<> 15—47 Nergt. Richardson.., ... 1(> 1(> 15—4/ Vol. Millar 15 16 15-Mj f'orpl. Johnston ... ... 14 15 16—4f> Vol. W. Hutchinson ... 13 15 14—4'2 47;i