A most interesting rifle match was arranged by Commander Perey Royds between teams of ten men a side, representing H. M.S. Arethusa and the S.V.C. Artillery, for Monday afternoon. The conditions were 11 men to shoot, lowest score counting out, at 200 yards' kneeling and 500 yards' ranges.
Business engagements prevented the home team falling in punctually, but just as the match was starting, 12' members assembled, and it had then to be decided very hurriedly whose score, together with the lowest, had to be counted out. Gunner Symons was the victim, which proved a very di-astrous decision for the Artiller~. as this competitor made 59. second top score on the side, an excellent score for any shot, and much more creditable for a young' shot, as he is. However, the Navy proved altogether too powerful C. L. Seitz and R. Bennett, Trvine A. Thoresen and P. Forum, Ir. A. E. Jones, Dancan Glass.
Duncan Glass, Th, Rutt Coronella 2) E. Aeppli The starting gun was very indistinct, and as on several of the yachts it was. not heard xt all, the start was a straggling one, Boza'the Spoondrift and the Violet turned back under the impression that -arting gun had not fired, whilst the and Winsome went away with a Jong lead, there being a decided impression with some that both the last-named yachts must have been over the line when the chime of the Customs clock went, which is really the starting signal. The breeze was
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