The _fifty-second competition for the Inter-Company Challenge Shield was fired between "B" Company, chatlengers, and the Artillery, holders, on Thursday morning last." The challenge was 9 menasidy, lowest score counting out, at 700 and 800 yards ranges, Both teams lsd had good opportunity for practice, and "B" Company had worked well' and hard to wrench the shield from the holders, but the changeable light and consequent variati elevation, coupled with a from 10 to 2 o'clock, made average se sting almost out of the question, and the result of this match, a win by 5 points for the Artillery, was more due to the challenger: bad luck than to the victors' good scoring.
At 700 yards "B" Company had an range the Artillery recovered their Jost. ady tage of 4 points, but at the longer ground and gained 4 points, making the aggregate scores, with nine' men, equal, with the Artillery the higher total at 800 yards. Lowest scores had t" be counted out, and though it may appear anomalous, had '"B" Company's lowest score been lower—in other words, had they made less by six points—they would hare won the match, from which it would appear that the worst aggregate won!
Gunner Lynch made h est. score, with G4, for the Artillery McDowell topped "B" Compsny's list with 62, The wooden spoon fell to Q. M.S. Bourke, which was as much a surpris to other competitors as it must have been to Colonel Mackenzie acted as umpire during the match, and also very kindly kept the registers.
The scores are appended.
ARTILLERY, Gun, Lynch Sergt. Wilson Corpl. Mackintos! Gan. Richards Sergt. Arthur. Capt. Marshall Q. M.S. Bourke B.S. M. Mellows company.
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