No. 1 Scottish.
After allowing about two months of the winter Weather to go over, this company met at the rifle range on Saturday to compete for the belt, medal, and other prizes. The rjnges fired at were 200, 400 and 500, five" shots at each. The Binch bull's eye was used at the 2CO, and the usual size at the othor two ranges ; any position throughout. It will be seen from the annexed scores some fine slioo'ing was rcade, the belt being carried off by Volunteer George Price with a ..big score of 54 from 15 shots. This is the second time. Price has won the belt, idthough he is a young shot in the company. The following are the prize wieners, with their scores, end it will be seen that they are air high end very close: — i GK Price ... '.;..' /";... 54 ]r Brownlee ... ... ... 50 ; Stewart ... ... ... 49 Bull .... ... ... 49 Newdic!:: ... ... ... 48 Schofield a. ,-■ ... ■■■:.:■.) 48 McLeod ... ... ... 48 i . There was a large'muster "of the company on Saturday evenmg for battalion drill, after which severcl, hbnorery memben were proposed. ; - ]\
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Thames Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2949, 29 July 1878, Page 2
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178No. 1 Scottish. Thames Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2949, 29 July 1878, Page 2
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