Friday, 23rd, Saturday, 24th, and Monday, Maan 6.—Tne "Home Granv" Pruze. Presented by the Members of the Shanghai Home Guard, "EntranceFee, $1. Ranges—200, 600, and 800 yards, Four Prizes.—The Prize added to a portion of the Entrance Fees, and divided as follows:—First Prize, 40 per cent., Second Prize, 80 per cent.; Third Prize, 20 per cent.; Fourth Prize, 10 per cent Winners of a Gold Cross, 6 points of a First Prize at the Municipal Meeting Jompetit to all members of the points; Winners of a Second Prize in such " Competition, 3 points, This competition—the last of those coun ing towards the Gold Cross and Con: tion Aggregates—touk place on Friday, Saturday, and Monday. The weather on Friday was very charmiug—the light bri a gentle 8 o'clock wind blowing; such weather, in fact, as one would have expected to see the highest score a point or two above 31. However, the shooting at 200 yards was fairly even throughout, the best scores being those of Gunner Crank, Corp, Ross, and Priv. Goodfellow. 600 yards is always 4 difficult range, but on Saturday the fu, at that distance had to be conducted in a amall and unpleasantly hot typhoon, bearing with it clouds of dust, and apparently not blowing fur any two successive shots in the same direction. Only one good score was made—the 30 of Priv. Eck. held. On Sfonday, at 800 yards, the weathor was favourable, but here again only one score stood out as reaching com -petition form—the 31 of Driv. Bourke—and mainly un this good score, he won the first prize. The second, third, and fourth prizes were (owing to handicapping) won Fespectively by Gun, Murphy, Corp. Ress, and Private Eekhold. Lieut. Porter and Capt, Lanning (assisted by Sergs. Bowman and Wedemeyer) were in charge of the range, and Trooper Haskell again kindly undertook charge of the register. The following are the scores of those who completed their firing at each distance 200 yards. 600 yards, $0 yards, TI.
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