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THE RIFLE.

THE CODY-DANIELS MATCH.

The Worcester Club for the Washburn
Badge.

Tomorrow promises to be a red-letter day
among the riflemen. The most prominent
event, in the popular mind, is the match between
Hon. W. F. Cody, (Buffalo Bill) and
Lincoln C. Daniels of Portland, Me.

This match is for $100 with a distance of 50
yards. The target is to be a black ground three
feet square, with a four inch bull's eye. The
shooting is to be "off-hand, standing upright,
with elbows clear of the body." Each party is
to have ten shots, and the winner will be decided
by the least number of inches measuring
from the centre of the bull's eye to the several
shots. If Daniels wins he is to pay his
own expenses, but if he is beaten Cody is to pay his
car fare, &c.

The present arrangement is to shoot the
match in the afternoon, as parties from Portland
are expected, who can not get here in the
morning. The ground selected is the range of
the Sportmen's Club, just beyond the Lake,
near the Salem Harrington farm.

The Rifle Team of the Sportsmen's Club are
to have a field day tomorrow, at the Greenwood
range, to contest for the badge offered by
Mr. Nathan Washburn. This match was begun
last week, but was interrupted by the rain, and
the score was "wiped out."

In view of the interest of the Worcester riflemen
in the Cody-Daniels match, there is a general
desire that both matches be shot on the
Greenwood range, as might easily be done
without difficulty, and it is quite possible that
arrangements to that end may be made.