This match was shot on Friday morning, commencing at 6.30. At first, the weather was foggy, but it shortly cleared and the morning became bright and sunny, with a light but variable wind.
Great interest was manifested in the match, but nobody was prepared for so striking a victory on the part of the Volunteers, although they produced very strong team and opinion was in their favour. They won by 204 points.
This result, however, was in a very great measure due to the fact that the Egeria team had. had very little opportunity for practice. No doubt, given the practice the team of the S.V.C. have recently had, results would have been nearer. Captain Douglas, of the Egeria, and Captain Commandant Holliday of the Volunteers, were present during the match, the range being in charge of Musketry Instructor Sergeant Tucker.
A commendable feature was the provision of coffee and sandwiches on the ground—being a favourable reminiscence of the good "old Barker" days.
Appended are the scores
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