— « The Australian Team. [gpKCIAIi TO JPbSSS ASSOOIAfiOK.] K»W YOU% Oct. 20. In the match against Detroit the Aus tralians declared their innings oloaed when they had lost eight wicketa for 303 rans. Detroit scored only 71 in the second innings, thus losing the match by an innings and 167 runs. The highest aoorerß In the remaining posfcioa of .the Australians' innings were Braoe 100 and . Trutnble 30. In Detroit's second innioge j Cborge Qiffen took eight wiokets for 82 j runs, and Trott eight for 2&.
INTERCOLONIAL RIFLE SHOOTING.
■» ' — Victory of the Petone Team, A Protest. [SPBOIAI. TO PjRSBB ASBOOJATION.] SYDNEY, Oct. 21. taeutenap* Hgaey, who won the B!fle Chftmpfoiufoip, bails from Kiama, not Victoria; fcritfate Mifcohelh of Queensland, was second with 328, Seaman Nelson, ef New Soxith Wales, kh&d with 320. The following are the #«w Zealand piize tsketß in the Champion aggregates :-—W. BalKnger 809, WF&riane 30£, Webster 801, Brown 299. Wilkie 298, Howe 296, Kirk 291, Tobin 290. The Champion Teams Match was won by the Petone Bifle Club, i Wellington, with a score of 1469. The Bt Leonardo team was second with 1442, and BallaratfihiTd with 1428. Aprot«athaßbaen lodged against the Petone t«am, chiefly on ■iho ground that whUe it embraced mem bers of-the Defence force it purported to be a private Club team. The Committee of the Association haa called upon the Ohrb to show cause why it Bhould not be disqualified. The Petone Club won this match last year, and no objection was then made to the statnu of the Club, it the Olnb be not dlsqualifled it wjllseoar^ the ChalleDgß Cop, having lw^ft twioe, Tha

! Auckland dab was thirteenth with 1866 v points. ■

THE CABCOAR TRAGEDY.
