The Archive · 1936

S. V. C. Shooting Competitions

On Saturday 117 competitors shot for the Municipal Challenge Cup, which won by Capt, H.C. Evangelista, the Commanding Ofer of the Philippine Company. His score was 107. He went down to the range for his last practice knowitig he needed 35 to win, He got five bulls and five inners, totalling 35, and on a bad day when conditions were favourable, Second was L/Bdr, R.

Berglof with a score of 106, 7 am, on Sunday, the Tewis Gun Cup, open to L. G. Sections throughout the Corps, was begun, Thirly-throe teams," representing eleven units in the 'Corps, entere 'The Cup was won by "BY Company's No. 1 team with the good score of 171 out of an H.PS. of 240, 'The No. 4 team of the Russian' Volunteer Company was second with 165, after the No, 1 Jewish Company and No, 1 It, Bly. teams had been counted out for second place on the "Fire and Movement Practice."

The results of the Lewis Gun Pair Competition was a reversal of the Lewis Gun Cup. In this competition the highest possible score was 620, of which the winning team, the Rus: sian Volunteer Company, yot the ex. cellent score of 494—"B* Company being second with 447.

In the afternoon, the Armoured Car Company and the' American Machine Gun Company entered between them fen teams for the Norfolk and Chesterfield Cups. Honours were equally divided, each Company taking tone Cup, The standard of shooting was high and the guns functioned perfectly.

Event 14 UL. A. Sections):—1, Company No. i: 171; 2, Russ. Company No. 4: 105. Counted ouit:—Shanghat Bly. No, 1: 165; Jewish Company No. 1

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