The Archive · 1875

Shanghai Rifle Club

This Club, which appears to be composed of a fow of the more energetic members of Volunteer Corps, held its jeting yesterday, the competition taking at the Butts, The morning was beautifully fine, without mist, and with very little wind, The firing commenced shortly after seven o'clock, only seven competitors putting in an appearance, five of whom fired with the Martini-Henry service rifle, one with " Whitworth, and one with a Metford. The firat prize was $25, the cond best shot taking the entrance were 600 and 900

The first prize fell to S Bishop of No. 1 Company, and to Captain Tucker of No. 3 Company. Appended is the score, with the description of rifle 4202n- 9 COUSn- S—12

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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