COLONIAL PRIZE-FIRING
INTERNATIONAL- MATCH. Ranges, 400, 500, and 600 yards; seven , shots lit each. Saturday was tlie last day of the shooting, at which the representatives are well pleased, as the discipline during the firing is necessarily trying. The International was the concluding mateli, and proved to be of . great interest. The energies-of patriots were called forth', and,^ each one tried his level best to win for hif/ particular nation. ,As will.be gathered from the appended table, the Scotch; hare carried off the palm, of which they,doubt? less feel very proud. Ifovr that a match of this kind has been introduced, it should '* form a feature in succeeding years, as a spirit of emulation is thereby stirred up "between those of different nationalities. SCOTCH TEAM. 400 yds. 500 yds. 60»yds. G.T. McLeod .. 3442433—23 4344343-25 0334332—18 60 Murray .. ' 2242433-20 4438223-21 4422432—21 < 62 Wilson .. 4240344—21 3444433—25 3342220—18 62 Elder .. ,4333343—23 4444023—213023334-18 62 Richardson 3032334—24 3342434—23 2334322-19 . fiO . Cainpbell.. 2223324—18.4404303—18 3423333—21 57 McLean .. 3224433—21 4320333-18 3223323-18 57 Christie .. 3333384—22 3334403—20 3220332—15 57 Goldie .. 3334434—24 3403342-19 2033302-13 56"" Mcjlvride. 4240434—214342030—16 3044340—18 55 , • Total 59* ENGLISH TEAM. Leisrh ' 4434344—26 4243033—19 4323244—22 «7 Fox .. 3244342-22 3322434—21 3433843—23 «6 Gilbert .. 3442444—25 3233242—19 2433043—19 63 Skinner .. 3333343—22 3243444—24 3240323 -17 03 Munvard.. 4444344—27 3434333—23 0022282—11 61 Blatch .. 3333423—21 3420334—17 3242234—20 CO Purnell .. 3343443—24 3342433-22 0033340—12 58 Sykes .. 2034244—19 4424233-22 2223232—16 "57 ' Blythe .. 4434344—28 04Q0023- 9.3342442—22 s*'. Grundy ... 2032333—16 2223023—14 0000000— 0 30- - Total .. .. .. ■.. ; -" .* 57f - COLONIAL TEAM. Chase .. 4343324—23 3444344-26 4324033—19 68 Gallagher.: 3335444--24 3332343— 21 2234233—1» 64 Keys .. 3344234—23 3243434—22 3322423—19 64 , Hoskins .. 0334434—21 4044333—21 3244440—21 63 * McLaren.. 3303344—20 2233344-:21 2223433^-19 60 ". Partington 3443242—22 3033243—18 3332233—19 59 Gordon .. 4024333-19 4042023—15 3233233—19 53 Brow.i .. 2443332— 21 4030440 -15 0400343—14 '-'50 Morley .. 3342324—21 2030342—14 2203304-14 -4». f Hanilin .. 3433434—24 0322304—14 0022230— 9 -47 Total .. .. 577 IRISH TEAM. , Armstrong 4444344—26 4234435—23,4«23234—18 «7, Grant .. 2333434—22 3333242—20 3324334—22 "Ms Fent'm .. 3344134—24 3332443—22,43J12303—18 s, J«4 Dundas .. 0432334—19 3333044—20 4432423—22 61 Ryan -.. 4232343—21 0314434—22 0402224—14 57 Clarke .. 4443233—23 2322232—10 3434002—16 55 McKee .. 3243423—21 2404433—18 2033003—11 50 Mellsop .. 0443334—21 0000300— 3 0000003— 3 27 ' ■ Avci-age added for two men deficient 111 Total _556 The match having been completed, the representatives, most of them, commenced making arrangements ■ for leaving ihe. Camp and talcing up more comfortable., quarters in town. Very few remained on the ground, and the Camp on Sunday - presented quite a deserted appearance.
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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 1903, 8 February 1875, Page 2
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