Thursday, 15th, and Friday, 16th May.
2—Tus "Ixsunasce" Patze.—Presented by the Insurance Companies of Shanghai.
yards. Four Prizes.—The Prize, added to a =Eatrance Feo $1. Ranges-—700 and 800 ice Fees, and divided as first Prize, 40 per cent.; Second cent.; Third Prize, 20 per cent, rize, 10 per cent. Handicap. Winners of a Gold Cross, 6 points; Winners of a First, Prize at " Municipal Meeting in a Competition open to all members of the Corps, 5 points; Winners of a Second Prize in such a Competition, 3 points.
The second competition of the Spring Meeting, for a prize presented by the insurance companies last autumn, took place on Thursday and Friday. On Thursday the meteorological conditions were fairly favourable, as is evidenced by the scoring; but on Friday they seemed to baffle the calculations of even the most experienced shots. For example, the com petitor who at 700 yards had made one point short of a "possible" score, at 800 added but 8 points to his total score. The two competitors also who at 700 yards had each a total of 32 to their credit, did not make more than 27 and 22 points respectively at 800 yards, though well on the centre of the target. Still more remarkable, however, is the fact that of the 46 competitors, only four had not either a "*miss" or "ricochet" in his score. The first prize fell to Serg. Grant (of the Artillery), who made the very creditable total of 59 points; the second, to Driver Bourke (also of the Artillery), with just an average of "inners"; the third (owing to handicaping arrangements) to Priv. Scott (of "A" company, and a "griffin" of this year), with a total of 51; and the fourth, to Priv. Abbott (also of "A" Company), with 5L. Captain Lanning (assisted by Col. Serg. Trodd) and Lieut. Anderson (assisted by Serg. Hall) were respectively in charge of
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