Wednesday, 6th October.
8,—Tie Service" Poate.—Presented by Major Morrison, For Squads of about Ten Men (excluding Commissioned Officers). _Indepenttent Firing. No Entrance Fee. The squads will "fall in" at the 500 yards firing-point punctually at the hour named, and any Competitor not on the ground at the hour for which he is squadded will forfeit his right to shoot. Competitors will wear side-arms (except in the case of members of the Light Horse and Artillery), and will have' the sights of their rifles or carbines perfectly clean. 'They will be required to fire with fixed' sights. coaching allowed. The rules of the Competition will be read to the Competitors after they have fallen in and are ready to fire. The score of euch Competitor will be counted separately, and the man who makes the highest score in each Squad will receive First squad; distance 250 yards; 10 shots—Corp. Udale, score 6 hits A Prize. Second squad; distance 200 and 300 yards; 10 shots—Priv. Eckhold, score 6 hi Prize, Third squad; distance 200 and 250 yards; 10 shots—Corp. Hall, score 6 hits.A Prize.
Thursday, 27th, and Friday, 28th October.
9.—-Tue "Fire" Prize.—Presented by Lieut, W. D. Little. For Files of Two Men (excluding Commissioued Officers) from each Company, Buttery, and 'Troop. Entrance Fee, $2 per File. Ranges—200 and 500 yards. Each File of Competitors must consist of men of the same Company, Battery, or Troop, and one representative of each File' must be a man First, Second, or Third Prize in any ni who prior to this Meeting has never won a restricted Batialion Competition. They will fire alternately (shot for shot) at the same target, and will be allowed to spot for, "coach," and assist one another in any man ner they think proper, but they must not in any way assist or be assisted by any other Competitor. Three Prizes.—First Prize, $50, which will be won by the File making the Righest aggregate score; portion of the Entrance Fees will be divided between the Files making the second and third highest aggregate scores, in the proportion of 60 and 40 per cent, respectively.
Twelve files competed for this Prize, Officers of the Light Horse and Artillery. on Thursday and Friday last. The wea-Entrance Fee, $1. (Unlimited Entries.) Range ther was favourable on both days, and—30 yanis. Position—Standing. No rest of some good shooting was made. Corp. any Kind, natural or artificial, allowed. Each Udale and Private Clifton'tied with Corp.
Competitor will fire as many shots as possible Trueman and Private John, each of the tik at the "Running Man" Target as it crosses making an aggregate score of 113 points and re-crosses once between the Mantlets, the shooting off for the tie, Corp. Udale and revolver being held in the right hand when Private Clifton were the winners of the first, the Target crosses and in the left hand when it re-crosses. The firing throughout must be prize, and the second prize fell to Corp. done by the "continuous practice" (i.e. self Trueman and Private John; Private Good-cocking" action). Value of hits:—Bull's-eye fellow and Private Stahlberg took third (inches), 3 poate, - Centre (comprising the prize, with an aggregate score of 109 points. portion painted white and extending from neck down as far as waist belt), 4 points.
Saturday, 29th October.
Magpie (comprising the waist belt and extend-10.—Tue " Vouey-Fu Prie.—a ingrown as far as the portion painted black Team or Teams of Ten (excluding Commis-—6 inches below the upper line of the belt sioned Officers) from each Company, Battery, the whole of the knapsack; and so much of and Troop. Entrance Fee, $10 per Team. the rifle as extends from the butt to the line of junction with the neck), 3 points. Outer tended order. Each Team will fire fice Volleys Range—400 yanls, Position Prone, in, ex-(comprising remainder of iatget), 2 points (with Riffes) at ordinary Wimbledon Second The hits will be signalled as usual by the Class Targets, and the necessary wauls of markers,—only the Officer in charge of the command will be given by the Officer i Range being allowed to examine the target, charge of the Range. The value of and his decision will be final. One Prize.—be the same as in individual Competitions.
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