RIFLE MATCH.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11046, 25 February 1898, Page 2

RIFLE MATCH.

Ou S»turday aftarnoon last the Highland .Rifles journeyed to Mosgiel to fire the return match with the Bist.T»ieri Rifles. Although the weather was fi-ie at the beginning of the match, heavy rain foil during a good part of the-afternoon. Xhe couditions were: .Seven shOtaf'aHd lighter at 200, ZO6, and 500 yards; 11 men a-side, loivesc to count out. As will be seen by fche scores, the Bist Taieri Rifles were returned the winners by 37 points. Ac- the conclusion of the msitnh Captain Carncro*?, on bshalfof the E»st Tiiieri Iliads, expie<sed the pleasure it gnva them in tnesting the Highlanders in such friendly . rivalry. Captain Stoncham responded on bahalf of the Highlacderx, and in doing so et*t'ed th»t the meetings between the teams were always looked forward to with feelings of the greatest pleasure. Cheers were exchanged bstween the teams, and the visitor*.loffc for Duuedin, having spsnt, notwithstanding the disagreeable weather, a very pleasant afternoon.- Followiog are the scores:— . . . . .

EAST TAIER! RIFLES. • ■ ; ■ ■ 20 300 69tJ -, yds. ytU yds. Tl. Serjeant Hendry 28 2S 27 — 83 Private Smeaton ... ; £9 28 25 — S2 Private Weddnrspoon ... 31 22 22—75 Lieutenant Cameron ... 27 27 2! —75 liieutenan*'. Kennedy ... '29 ' 25 19 —73 Private Gillespie 31 23 16 — 70 Private Gibson 31 23 l. r > — (5!) Private Fleming . ... ..'. 23 23 22 — 6S Private Cameron ..j - ...-25 2(3 10 —- fil Private O'Neil ... ... 25 IS 14 — 57 713 HIGHLAND R1VXF.S. ■ . 200 300 C00 . * ' yls. yd*, yds. Tl. Oaptain Stooeham ... ... 31 26 25 — 82 Sergeant Sudden ... ... 30 24 24 — 78 Sergeant Gillan SO .28 18 — 76 Lieutenant rteilip^fer' y '..-. '31 25 :"->3'6 ■-^-■'72: Private m. M'Lean ... ... 20 18 2:> — 70 Private Bremner ... ... 28 25 16 — 67 Serjeant Cameron ... «... 28 15 ; 20 —.63 Private Grimvmitt ... ■ ... 24 2« 10 — 60 Private M'Kinlay ... ... 24 21 7 — 54 Sergeant Harper .,.., .,.88 19 7 — 51 H: . 670