HLI Chronicle 1907 - The Royal Highland Fusiliers

HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE.
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ELKJNGTON. CH4LLENGE SHIELD.-Open to
teams of six; two prizes.
Winners of Shield and £2 10s.-" A" Team,
Hi~hland Light Infantry.
£1.-" B" Team, Highhnd Light Infantry.
The "C" Team of the Highland Light
Infantry took the third place also.
Names of winning team :-Col.-Sergeant
M'Farlane, Sergt. Papworth, Sergt. Romanis,
CorpI. Webb, I,.-Corpl. Coles, and Pte.
Nicholson.
OFFICERS' TEA:r.l MATcH.-Knock-out
Competition.
Winners-King's Own Scottish Borderers.
Names' 6f Team :-Captain Stewart, Captain
Wingate, Lieut. Marrow, and J.ieut. Hartley.
THE SECRETARY'S Cup.-For teams of six.
Winners' of Cup and 60s-2nd Seaforth
High~nders, " B "Company, .. 114
30s.-2nd Seaforth. Highlanders, "D"
Company,
III
2nd KO.S.B., 105
2nd Seaforths, ",G" Company, 105
2nd Seaforths, " A" Company, 105
The above three tied for thixd prize of 2013.
On shooting off, the Seaforths won with a
total of 141 points.
Next best scores:­
2nd Sea forth Highlanders," C"Company, 96
2nd do., "F" Company, .. 90
Scottish Rifles, " B " Company, .. 90
2nd H.L.I., " A " Company, 81
2nd H.T~.I., " G" Company, 69
2nd Seaforth High., " B " .Company, 66
2nd Seaforth High., "C" Company, 66
VANISHING FIGURE.-For teams of "ix.
50s.-2nd,seaforth High., " C " Company, 61
328. 6d.-2nd K.O.S.B., .. 54
3213. 6d:-2nd H.L.I., " G " Company, .. 54
The above two tie.
• Names of winning team-Sergt. Homer,
I,.-COl;Pl. Bain, I~.-Corpl. Younie, ·Pte. Evans,
Piper Haywood, and Pte. Cameron.
Next best scores­
2nd Seaforths," B" Company, 53
2nd K.O.S.B. (2nd team), .. 51
2nd Sea.forths, " H " Company, 49
2nd Seaforths, " E" Company,
Depot, A. & S.H~, ..
.'. 4{)
42
2nd H.L.I., " C" Company, 41
2nd H.I,.I., " A" Company, 39
QUICK-FIRING COMPETITlON.-Open to all
ranks, 500 yards. . Second class figure target.
Time limit, 35 secs. .
35s.-Sergt. Somers, K.O.S.B., .. 25
35s.-Sergt. Moss, Scottish Rifles, 25
The above tied.
20s.-Pte. Evans, Seaforth, 24
20s.-Pte. M'Clory, K.O.S.B., 23
Winners of 10s.
Pte. Condon, H.L.I., 23
I,ieut. Hepburn, Seaforths, 23
CorpI. Skinner, K.O.S.B., .. 22
L.-CorpI. Bai.n, Seaforths, .. 22
L.-Corpl. Tainsh, H.L.I., .. 22
L.-Corpl. Walker, H.L.I., .. 22
Winners of 9s. 2d.
L.-Sergt. M'Cready, Seaforths,
21
CorpI. Smalley, Scottish Rifles, .. 21
Winners of 7s 6d.
Capt. Chichester, H.L.I., ..
21
L.-Corpl. IJeggett, H.L.I., ..
21
L.-Sergt. Littlejohn,H.L.I.,.
21
Lieut. Pringle, H.L.I.,
21
Sergt.-Major Davidson, R.S.,
20
I~.-CorpI. Y ounie, Seaforths,
20
I,.-CorpI. M'Leod, Seaforths,
20
Winners of 5s.
Bands. Wilkinson, H.L.I., ..
20
Pte. Cox, Royal Scots, .. 20
I..-CorpI. I,amb, Seaforths,
20
CorpI. Dodson, Scottish Rifles, '
20
L.-Sergt. Homer, Seaforths, / 20
S.-Ins. Myers, Black Watch,
20
CoI.-Sergt. Clarke, Seaforths,
.,.. 20
L.-Sergt. Brown, Scottish Rifles, .. 20
CorpI. King, Seaforths,
20
L.-CorpI. Morrison, Seaforths,
20
DENLY COMPET~TlON at 500 Yards-Five shots..
Winners of 1241. 6d.
Lieut. Hartley, K.O.S.B., .. 25
Lieut. Hope, H.L.I., 25
Col.-Sergt. Forbes, Seaforths, 25
Col.Serit. Morton, 9th Lanark, .. 25
The above four tied with the highest possible.
The following were also prize-winners :-
Sergt; Dobbie, A. & S.H.,.. 24
Sergt.Davidson, Royal Scots, 24
COT pI. J ohnstone, K.O.S.B., .23
I~.-Corpl. Noyes, Seafqrths, 23
I,.-Corpl. Cockhill, K.O.S.B., 23
Pte. Nisbet, RH., ... 23
Sergt. Mathieson, Seaforths. 23
I,.-Corpl. Leggett, H.L.I.. .. 23