ASSOCIATION, ¥.R.A.'8 MEDAL COMPETITION, more than the Delage Team.
The Victoria Team did not do very This competition was fired yesterday and fifty scores were retarned by com-
{ast times for the first three evente, but peti tors, The weather was fair. The made up lot of leeway in the Inst light was dall in the early morning, but three. Its times were the best of all for rapidly improved to fair; dark in the the fifth event and for reeling up, and afternoon, the 600 yards target was ite work was exceptionally neat thronghmost indistinct. At the beginning oat. Its total net time was 203 sec. there was little wind, but it in-'The Hongkews started well, but did creased slightly till at about 8 a.m. not accomplish sny startling times and when fresh fluctuating wind set in which became worse when the 9 lost the same namber of points as the Mib-Ho-Loongs in penalties, squad began to fire, and it was difficalt to keep a correct directior The official times and penalties were The wind lessened considerably in the not announced until the conclusion of afternoon. the competition, the Judge himself not The new 500 yards Bisley target was knowing how his penalties affected the g, first used in a competition in Shanghai result until the figares went up on the boa: It was then seen that the Viotoria's had won by 1} seconds, Their victory was s very popular one among both their fellow firemen and the spectators, The firemen gave the winning team three hearty cheers.
The official times and penalties were! as follows. All are stated in seconds. the colouring and figure are the same as for the British Territorial Army the size of the different scoring rings invisible at the firing point) are the same as for the old 500 yards target. It was most indistinct and almost invisible in a bad light.
Fine shooting was done by the two lady members of the Aesociation—Mrs.
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Scott and Mrs, Barrett—who both scored 92 under difficult conditions. Results RE. Youn ase 34
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