The second half-yearly competition for Shorrock" Cup was held on Sunday The weather was dull and march down, but there was a med er shooting. Fy "hee nations of the, ight and an only just appreciable I.
competition were the Ostaber, and were as follows 2" M*!
Start at th Robison, Roads and march, Mr, vid the Jessfietd, Sinz, Cuter, Bubbling Well, Nanking, and' North' Seechuen marked by ated fig His Baes 8 point nea the Ri
Paco:—No doubling permitted! thoughout the march, seovnds.. "Head and. Shoulder" from targets will appear for 15 Koseling mau" up t about
500 yards on; targeta to appear for 100 seconds, Scoring—Kneeling Man":—Hit on the figure 4 points, Hit on the canvas, figure, but within " limit of Git. by 4 ft.
(1) On the lower half.
(2) On the upper half Head and Shoulders Hit on the figare Hit on the canvas (not on the For marching and general turn oura maximum twenty minutes, One hour and forty five minutes allowed to each team for the whole competition. Any team not having completed its firing within the time limit must conse fire and clear the range for th following team, The German Company came fiat in the draw, and arrived at the Range close upon half-past holders, "A" Compa their actived in and in their ccollont total of 65 points, but it was quickly whispered around that the other half of the Company would do still better. The next Company to approsoh this total was the Customs loft-half Company, who put up the score of 51 on the targets, and 60 (loss penalty of one on the march)-60, Those scores wore not equalled until the arrival of the right half of "A" Comppany, who more than fulllied expectations by scoring 79 pointe in shooting—14 more pointe than any other half-Company, had scored by shooting and turn-out combined. Fourteen teams competed and the last to ro wore the Japanese, who brought the competition toa close about 4.20 announced as Company, right half, 89 points 1 "A" Company, loft half, 65, 2 Customs Company, loft half, 69 5, 3 At the conclusion of the competition Liout.-Colonel Watson announced the result and congratulated the winners, He remarked also upon the excellent turn-out and marching order of the Light Horse and American Company, who had secured the maximum of points in this department. The general tara-out was also excellent and was worthy of commendation.
The winning teom—"A" Com, right half, then came to attention, and Mrs, Shorrock, with a few graceful words of congratulation, presented the trophy to Lance-Corporal Steward, the non-commissioned officer in charge, The presentation was followed with three hearty cheers and the usual "tiger" for the donor of the cup and Mrs. Shorrock.
In reply, Mr. 8, Shorrock expressed his pleasure at the intereat and keen ce-petition the competition had excited, and congratulated the winning team upon rheic success. He was glad to note such an impr-cement Gotha general turn-out and marcbi and especially in shooting, chown upon the result of the previous competition, and expressed the hope that there might be continuous improvement, Ho called attention to the hard work done by Licut.-Colonel Wa'son, to whee untiring effurte the success attend 1g the
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