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 selected is the range of the Sportsmen'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.
