'The Companies' Match was set down for to-day, but did not come off, owing, it is said, to unavoidable causes.
'The following wore'the conditions of the lapsed Companies' match Cospastes' Marce.—Teams of 12 Members of each Company, Entrance Fee, $30 each team. First Stage—Individual firing at 200 and 500 yards. 7 shots each. Second Stage—5 Vollies by word of command. Range—400 yards, Target-Volley.
The Gold Cross of the Meeting, value one-fourth of the general Entrance Fees, will be gained by the highest total scorer in Competitions Nos. 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7.
Volunteers who are not Members of a Company Tea may shoot with these Teams in the individual Firing to make up their total scores.
The firing to-day, therefore, was by individuals," to make up their aggregates, and resulted in_some tolerably good shooting. The weather was all that, could be desired, said, indeed, to have been the most favourable of any during the competition, Lieutenant Tucker was ollicer in charge.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.