The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-10-14
A Great Rife Nj tch.

AS considerable interest is taken in rifle shoot.
ing here just now-our local shots having been
stirred to emulation by the enthusiasm of some
of their friends from the U. $. ). Alasku-we
have no doubt that the following notes of the
result of the great International match ut Creed
moor will be acceptable to many of our readers.
We take the opportunity which this matter affords
us to express our pleasure at the movement
which we hear is on foot to encourage ride
shooting, aud to induce our young men, both
native and foreign, to become proficient in it.
1t is a healthful recreation, and a passion for it
Is Incompatible with any of those loose habits
into which young men are so apt to run in a
place like this, where there 50 few means of
recreation are available for them.
At the international match at Creedmoor this
year the competition was between picked teams
of British and American rihemen. 1t was the
first OF a series OF military rifle matches which
it is hoped will become an established annual
custom. The teams were picked from the Vol
unteers of Great Britain and the National Gual 7
of the United States respectively. The condi-
tons OF the match were that each man should
have been for at least one year AN effective MEM
Der of the force he represented: that the shooting
on the first day shonid be ut the ranges 200.
500, and 500 yards, and on the second day Al
800, So, aad 1903 yards rides, any military
bcreah '"a Ter coming within the rules of tae
National RIM Association OF Great Britain no
cleaning or wiping out to be allowed except be-
tween ranges.
From the scores given below it will b seen
IQaV the brltlSn team were alett throughout tn"
match, but they more esp -rit :, .xc..!v'l AZ the
longer ranges:
At the 200 yard range the scJr- %. the Am-ri-
cans was Dolan %, Alder ~, II ais %. OGDEN
q, Pollard %, Human 81, McN>Yin y. Actin
son 20, Howard 81, Sii",spearr -, smith 30,
Paulding 27-total 33l. British rtrry y,
Goodear IS, Heap 81. Bouiter %. { liw-ll 26,
Dods 81, Pearse %, Oliver ~, Bates ., McYittle
81, Humphry 81, Godsal 29-total $40.
The score at 500 yards WAS, Am rictus DolIn
IS, Alder 80, Kinds -, Ogden 81, Polar; 81,
Human 30, McNevin 33, Atkinson 81. Howard
%, Shakespeare %, Smith 81, Pauldiug 81
total 800. British Parry 33, Goujenr 30,
Heap 81, Bouiter b, Caldwell 33, pods 81,
Pearse 81, Oliver 80. Bates al, McVitlle 81,
Humphrey 81, Godsnl 90 total 373.
The score at 800 yards was American Dulan "a,
Alder %, Kinds IS, Ogden 81, Pollard 33, Hin
man, 2S, McNevin 80, Atkinson 81, Howard %
Shakespeare 90, Smith 81. Paulding 24-total
Boulter 80, Caldwell 81, Dods 81, Pearse 20,
Oliver %, Bate 2S, Melville 80, Humphry "a,
Godsa1 30-total 344.
SECOND DAY.
In the SOO-yard range the score of the Amer
leans was: Kinds 10. Dolan I6, McNevin II,
Hinman 10, Smith 26, P~onldiuS 20, Ogden q,
Atkinson o. Pollard % Shakespeare 10. How
ard 10. Total 255. British-Heap 10, Boulter
81, Godsel %. Humphrey 81, Caldwell %, Pearse
80, Goodar 20, Perry %, Bates "a, McVittie %.
Oliver 81, Dodds &c. Total 293.
The score at 900 yards was: AInericans-Hinds
10, Ogden II, McNevin E3, Atkinson % Howard
16. Shakespeare "a, Dnlan q, Alder -, Pollard
2S, Hinman &c, Smith 26, Paulding 20. Totai
271. ~British-Parry 24, Goodear, 20, Caldwell
90, Dodds 20. Bates IS, McVittie so, Heap Is,
Boulter %, Pearse 81, Oliver 81, Humphrey 90,
Goodsel "a. Total 3l3.
The score at ] 900 yards was Americans
Kinds 10, Ogden, 20, cNeyin "a, Atkinson -:
Howard 30, Shakespeare -, p5lan II, Alder II.
Pollard Is, Human -, Smith u, Paulding 20,
Total 236. British Parry 81, Goodear %, Cald-
well %. Dodds 20, Bates %, McVittie %, Heap
"a. Boulter "a. Pearse q, Oliver ~, Humphrey
30, GOodsel %. Total S07.
The aggregate total of the two days shooting
Americans. 1905; British. 1875.