: Strenuous Contest Won by Japanese Ca., S.V.C., with Excellent Shooting Average After March April 6 turned out to be a perfect marching day, bright bat tempered with a cool wind, and the teams competing for the Barnes (Cup started off at intervals of 20 aminates from 7.30 onwards, the Light Horse being the first on the was very poor, with an average only 69.88 points.
The Armoured Cars left at 7.50 with one officer and 17 men doing. the best time of the day, and accom Conditions. this year were less rigorous for the march, and the ingenious scheme for scoring marks, recently published in this paper, was put into effect." The men should arrive at the firing point fresh, and lable to put up a good score on their targets. Firing was all from the 900 yd. range, and under the super-violon of the team commander. for fire control and also for turn The officials in charge of the competition were: The Commandant ani ing Officer, Captain L. A. R, Leitao; Starter, The Adjutant, Captain Leitao, superintendent of musketry, had worked out a com plete little battle of his own, haved his theory on what it was most probable that the average volunteer could do if he was Physically fit and a trained man, His figure for the highest probable distance in 49 min. 41 score Was 240, and was exceeded by sec, los no points on the march, '8 total of only' 4.04 from the winning. and gaining 15 points for fire team, an extremely close prophecy, orders, 15. for turn out and especially as far ug the shoot averaging 77.64 for shooting. was concerned, not only for the "A" Company started at 810, 1, winning team but for the other officer and 13 other ranks, time for three best scores of the morning. march 51 min. 65 sez. 17 points fo He based his estimate of the march fire orders, 14 points for turn on fon any average team in the Corps, Average of 10646 for shooting. the percentages in time being taken Second in the whole competition Srom the quickest marching team, Chinese Company. Started at and not on any time worked out 830, 1 officer and 27 other ranks mathematically on the map. Mis Time of march 84 min 20 see. Ar-theory of the action after the march rived on range in good condition, 10 was algo interesting. Units were warned for action at a given point, points for fire orders 12 points for outs Average 7. 33 for shoot: were then deployed and shown the general situation, position of the force they had to attack, ete. They "Japanese Company. Started 850,""One officer 19 other: ranks. advanced until "this force -apened fire, with a machine gun, then: each Arrived on range in excellent condition. Time of inarch 89 min. 32 ne. Unit concentrated fired on the target thus exposed, till the machine pointe for fre orders, 16. for gun crew were forced to retire and turn out. An excellent shooting the targets were changed to those average of 191, 05., They were of the running men. family the winners of the compel The attackers were supposed to tion. he then opposed by a section of in= Shanghai Scottish, Started at 4.30, one officer and 14 other ranks. entry, and while firing on them, Time 83 min. 24 es, 19 points for disorganized machine gun crew refire orders, 18 for turn ott. formed and another machine gun darger appeared.—When this had Shooting average 19:85. Fourth been overwhelmed by superior Bre, eompettion a further section of infantry ap-Tight Gun Batters, Started at peared, followed shortly by a fresh, 4.50." One officer and 0 other ranks Time of march Of min. 39 sec. 18 machine gun target. This last exew eventually took to their heels in the points for fire orders. 14 for turn shape of the running men target out, Average score 04. Winters of the competition last year. Third once more. this year.
Well before 7.30 the Carter Rond and Bubbling Well Road corner was Portuguese Company. Started a scene of quiet activity. The Ad-10.10. One Offiedr and 23 other jurant was forming up squads and ranks. One man failed to start, one examining them preparatory man dropped out, in second mile fending then on their four mile Time of march 55 min. 03 sec. march. The police were ably look-Team arrived distressed, only avai ing after the traffic arrangements, aging 71.21 for shooting 18 points ammunition was issued to the fire orders. 16 for turn oat. teams, and 20 minutes apart from id Artillery Battery. Started each other, the teams started off.
One officer and 9 other The route followed was Bubbling ranks, Time 51 min. 45 sec. Turn Well Road, Nanking Road, Szechuen out 17. Fire orders 15, Shooting Road and N. Szechuen Road to the average 69.11.
Range.
American "Company. Started On arrival at the 500 yd. point, 10.50. One Officer, 16 men. One the time of the march was taken, man fell out second mile. One man teams shook themselves third mile. Time 53 min. 02 sec.
tended order, and awaited further Fire orders 15. Turn out 15. Anstructions at the 400 yd. firing Shooting average 79.28 point. The targets were then shown and they went into ae
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