The American Company have created a record for the Shanghai Volunteer Corps annual rifle meetings that will be hard to equal that of winning all the team events. On October 18, they won three, and on October 1 they won the ree maining three, white in all events except the knock-out competition on Saturday the Japanese Company came second. In the knock-out, the Armoured Car Company were run-
Before presenting the prizes at the conclusion of yesterday morn: LIB. Ht Orpen-Commandant, con feratolated the -Amevican Company thie showing: He stated that he did not think he was doing an Injostice to. other units in. saying that the success of the American and Japanese Companies was. ac-Ihieved on their merits, The Commiandantt pointed cut that three things were necessary for success in team competitions organi zation, keenness, and practice. Prac ice did not consist arnly in shooting with live rounds, but in turning up regularly and in loading ing practice. These two units had spent more time over shooting than the others, hence their success Conditions were far from ideal for shooting yesterday morning. There was a very strong wind blowing across the range from the caused rapid. changes. of light" at Yarlous parts of the range. Av one in the hing practice bright sunlight on the ring. point and deep shadow on the black figure targets made some of the latter Practically invis Great interest attached, as us to "the Best Ten," Event'. Several teams were close together at the conclusion of the first two practices, the Americans leading from the Japanese and Armoured Cars by 20 points. Firing first, the Armoured Cars, in the skirmishing practice difficult targets under tricky condi tions, caused a surprise by waking the excellent score of 123 points (41 hits).
Shortly afterwards the Japanese iniproved on this, the only unit to so, scoring 42 hits and thus putting the Armoured Cars out of the running by 3 points. Firing next. to last, and needing 36 hits to win, the Americans scored exactly. this figure (108 points), to win from the Japanese by two points. Last yea the American Company won from the Japanese by the even narrower, of one point. 'The Armourly' do well in th are to be congratulated on again making a good showing agains: infantry units, Details follow:
Event 4 (Officers, Warrant Officers and Sergeant=). Holders, Japanese Coosset 5 (the Best Ten). der dea! tu. pare eFleld Aruliely Botery, cid Amor ut 6 (Chine Challenge Cap). Coy winning teams of the American "def the follows Byent6.—Capt, W. E. Sauer, Ligute Gem. Neal, Sei. Hutchinson, Set Evangelista, Cpl,' Ybardalozn, Pies Langley, R. Hutchinson, R. He Gordo MI. Jordan and Bvene G—capt. We.
Neal, Sgt. W, Hutchinssn, Evangelita, Cpl, Enders and Yoardolaza, The Comniundant took the ope portunity on October 19 to present to Pte, R. M, Jordan the Trueman Cup, the trophy given-for the highest score recorded each year in the annual classification course. The cap is new, replacing the original Trueman Cup which was stolen from the Japanese Club several months ago,
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