306
7.—All Comers.-Distance 500 yards. No. of Shots-Seven. Unlimited entries, 30 cents
8th
5 9th
5 10th
Colour-Sergeant H. Smith
each. Ten prizes, value $45.
1st prize
2nd
$15 10
6th prize
7th
3rd
5
"
་
4th
!!
5th
11
35
Colour-Sergeant Hopkins
34
Mr. Shepherd
34
Mr. G. P. Lammert
33
Colour-Sergeant A. Smith
33
Captain Ferguson
Mr. W. Stewart...
Corporal Julian... Private Priddle
Sudar Khan
32 32
$3
8.-Queen's, 1st Stage.-Distance 500 yards. Members only. No. of Shots-Seven. En- trance 50 cents. Four prizes, value 70 per cent, of the entries with $10 ádded.
Colour-Sergeant Lacey Colour-Sergeant Hopkins Mr. W. Stewart
35
34
34
38
33
Mr. S. M. Morrish 9-Queen's, 2nd Stage.-Distance 500 yards. Members only. No. of Shots-Ton. En- trance 50 cents. Five prizes, value 70 per cent. of the entries with $10 added.
Lieutenant Hoey Colour-Sergeant Hopkins
Private Wilson
Sergeant Shearing
Captain Ferguson
48
48
47
46
45
10-Queen's 1st Stage-Distance 600 yards. Members only. No. of Shots--Seven. Entrance 50 cents. Four prizes, value 70 per cent. of the entries with $10 added. Martini-Henry rifles allowed 3 points.
Private Wilson... Sergeant Hopkins Mr. Shepherd
33
32
32
32
Major Wrottesley 11.-Queen's, 2nd Stage.-Distance 600 yards.
Members only. No. of Shots-Fifteen. Entrance 50 cents. Four prizes, value 70 per cent. of the entries with $10 added. Martini-Henry rifles allowed 5 points.
Mr. Shepherd
Colour-Sergeant Lacey Private Wilson...
Mr. W. Stewart......
65
65
6.4
63
12.-All Comers.-Distance 600 yards. No. of Shots.-Seven. Unlimited entries, 30 cents each. Seven prizes, value 70 per ecut. of the entries.
Colour-Sergeant Hopkins
Mr. Shpeherd
Lieutenant Hoey
Colour-Sergeant Leslie Colour-Sergeant Smith Sergeant Shearing Lieutenant Webber
34
32
31
31
31
31
30
13.-Queen's, 3rd Stage-Distance 800 yards. Members only. No. of Shots-Ten. En- tranco 50 cents. Four prizes, value 70 per cent. of the entries with $10 added, pre- sented by Daily Press. Martini-Henry rifles allowed 4 points.
45
44
42
41
Major Wrottesley Lieutenant Hocy Mr. Shepherd.... Colour-Sergeant Hopkins 14.-Queen's, 3rd Stage.-Distance 900 yards. Members only. No. of Shots-Ten. En- trance 50 cents. Four prizes, valne 70 per cent of the entries with 810 added, pre- sented by the Hon. E. R. Belilios, C.M.G. Martini-Henry rifles allowed 8 points.
Colour-Sergeant Lacey...... Lieutenant Webber Major Wrottesley
40 40
39 38
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
Mr. Shepherd...... 15.—Queen's, 1st Stage. Aggregate.-Optional sweepstake of 50 cents each. The highest scorer takes 70 per cent. of the entries.
Colour-Sergeant Hopkins... 96 16.-Carbine Aggregate.-Optional sweepstake of 50 cents each. The highest scorer takes 70 per cent, of the entries.
Mr. W. Macdonald
64 17.-Nursery Aggregate.-Restricted to Mem- bers who have never won outright an As- sociation Subscription Cap, or a First or Second prize exceeding the value of £1 at any previous prize meeting in Hongkong
or elsewhere, and whose respective scores in competitions Nos. 3, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, and 14 (the three stages of the Queen's) make the highest aggregates. Entrance $1. 1st prize, Cup presented by Capt. Ferguson and Lieut. Hoey, R.B., and two other prizes, 70 per cent. of entries.
Private Wilson...
Colour-Sergeant Lacey
Mr. W. Stewart
277
270
269
45
18.-Queen's, 2nd Stage, Aggregate.--Optional sweepstake of 50 cents each. The highest scorer to fake 70 per cent. of the entries.
Private Wilson...
111 19.-Association.-800 and 900 yards. Mem- bers only! No. of Shots-Five at each range. Entries unlimited. 30 cents each range. Rrizes, 70 per cent. of entries for highest scores. Best scores at distance to count towards Aggregate. Three prizes.
Private Priddle, R.B.,
46 Lieutenant Hoey,.. Major Wrottesley, 20-Queen's, 3rd Stage, Aggregate.-Optional sweepstake of 50 cents each. The highest scorer to take 70 per cent. of the entries.
Major Wrottesley 21-Queen's, Aggregate.--For Competitors whose respective scores in the three stages of the Queen's make up the highest aggregates. Entrance $1. Prizes to be selected by win. ners in order of merit as laid down by rule 14 in Ladies' Competition.
44
84
Major Wrottesley Colour-Sergeant Hopkins
279
279
Private Wilson
277
Mr. Shephord
276
Colour-Sergeant Lacey
270
Mr. W. Stewart
269
Lieutenant. Hoey
263
Sergeant Leslie
260
Captain Ferguson
251
247
Colour-Sergeant A. Smith Corporal Collins
243
22.-Ladies Competition.-Open to Lady Members only. About 75 yards. Seven shots-one sighting shot.
No entrance
fee. Rifles and Ammunition provided by the Association.
Mrs. Hawkins
Miss Brost
Mis. Andrew
Mrs. Hayes...
Miss Brennan Mrs. Moore Miss Boyes.. Miss Kyles. Miss Jackson Miss Robinson Mrs. Roxhall
Mrs. Chapman
16
13
12
12
10
[The results in this competition are not authentic as the scoring cards were not handed in to the Secretary.] 23-Non-Professional Cup.-Distance 200 yards.
No. of Shots-Seven. Open to Members of the Rifle Association who have not won a Prize of any description for Rifle Shooting during the past 7 years. Position.-Staud. ing or Kneeling. Entrance $1.00.~ First prize the
"Novices" Cup, presonted, and two others prizes 70 per cent. of the entries.
Lieutenant Power Lieutenant Porcival. Inspector Butlin
33
32 26
con-
A correspondent of L'Extréme Orient, writing from Yunnan, says-The Emperor has officially made known that a spirit has told him that five chiefs will arise after the present winter to strengthen his throne: This prophecy has been received with some little incredulity by the people, who take it in an opposite seuse and think that the five chiefs who are to arise are more likely to destroy than to solidate the dynasty. The year 1896 is in fact regarded as the fatal year, for an ancient prophecy known to every one says that the present dynasty must fall after two hundred and eighty years of power. Now the dynasty dates from 1616, at least that was the year
that Ama Bang took the title of Emperor. Is it to remove the fears of the superstitious that the Emperor hastens to affirm that his throne is to be consolidated? Perhaps. In any case the people look for very grave events this year.
[April 9, 1896.
ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB,
TENTH CLUB RACE.
This race was sailed on the 29th March. The course was from the Police Pier, Kowloon, round Channel Rocks, Stonecutters, mark boat off Chung Hue (leaving all to port), and finish- ing at the starting line; 15 miles.. The follow- ing boats started :—
Petrel... Payne.. Dart Ladybird Erica... Meteor Princess. Seabreeze
..Mr. Morton Jones. ..Royal Engineers,
Mr. A. H. Barlow. Mr. J. Hastings. Mr. A. Denison. Mr. T. Lammert. .Dr. Lowson.
Lieut. Paley.
The yachts had a very good start in a fairly strong east wind and the Princess, Erica, and Meteor at once went to the front. On nearing the breakwater the wind strengthened consider- ably, but to the general surprise the Princess not only kept in first place, but increased her lead from Erica and Meteor, rounding the Channel Rocks about a minute in front of Erica, with Meteor a close third. The three boats went about at the rocks instead of
gybing, the wind being rather strong. Dart and Ladybird were well together, but some distance behind. In the run down to Chung- hue Princess ran away from the others, being about three minutes ahead at the markboat. ♣ Erica and Meteor kept well together, a few lengths only separating them. Then came Ladybird, Dart, Petrel, and Payne, a long way behind. In the beat up behind Stone- cutters, when leading boat, Princess had the misfortune to collide with a junk and lost her mast. She was taken in tow by the junk and afterwards by the Arrow. No damage to the hull of the boat is reported. Erica and Meteor were now the leading boats and a very close contest was kept up by them all the way to the finish, Meteor, getting a good slant off the wharves, crossing the line first, with a lead of a few seconds over her time.
Finish:- Meteor
Erica
Dart
Ladybird
Payne...
Petrel
Seabreeze
8.
H. M.
2 22 0
2 23 8
2 36 10
2 47 52
2 49 57
2 52 15
not timed.
As Meteor allowed Erica 1 minute 5 seconds, she thus wins by three seconds. The marks gained by the boats up to date are
First Class
Erica Meteor...
48 marks
46
Princess Dart Payne Ladybird
41
1
H
3
Second Class
She
60
Seabrezee
10.
Handicap Class
30
Arrow
11
HONGKONG GOLF CLUB,
92 15 77 .101 24 77
The result of the "Best Score Cup Competi- tion" for the six months ending March 31st is published below. It will be seen that four members return net scores of 77. These gentlemen will have to play off for the Cup. They will of course be required to play under their present handicaps. The number of en- tries was 130 for the six months, which is good, considering that the play was suspended for about a month in February. In the list below each member's best score only is given :-
Mr. A. S. Anton... Mr. C. A. Tomes Mr. W. A. Duff. Mr. C. E. Hume. Mr. C. H. Grace Mr. C. Palmer.. Mr. H. L. Dalrymple.. Mr. L. Saunderson.... Mr. E. W. Maitland. Mr. C. W. May Mr, W. M. Thompson Mr. W. J. Saunders Mr. H. W. Blade.. Mr. G. W. F. Playfair ...116 18 98 Several others over 100 nett.
93 16 77
88 11 77
96 15 81
92 11 81
92 10 82 92 10 82 .104 18 86 105 16 89 ...100 10 90 .111 18 93 114 18 96
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