HLI Chronicle 1921 - The Royal Highland Fusiliers

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nett sCore being 77. The following are the scores for
the round in order:­
HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE.
H'cap. Score, Nett.
Lieut. W. B. Macgeorge, M.C. 3 80 77
Lieut. C. Macnab + I 77 78
2nd Lieut. R. C. Conway-Gordon 14 93 79
Captain J. M'D. Latham, M.C. 5 85 80
Captain H. Ross Skinner, D.S.O.,
M.C. 83 82
Captain J. J. I..ean .. 10 93 S3
Lieut. B. C. Fletcher, M.C. 18 101 83
Captain F. K. Simmons, M.V.O.,
M.C. 7 93 86
Lieut. E. F. Hayball 16 108 92
2nd Lieut. E. J. !rIontgomery 16 H3 97
2nd Lieut. Lefroy
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10 H3 9i
Major H. H. M'D. Stevenson 14 ll2 98
Lieut. F. R. J. Black .. 16 120 104
Lieut. F. G. M. Grey 17 122 105
Lieut. C. J. Buchanan 24 136 112
Lieut. A. Le G. Campbell 14 132 llS
After a very excellent lunch, as is always provided
by the Club on Sunday, to which everyone did full
justice, even to the detriment of their golf, the
Thackeray Cup was competed for .
Foursomes were arranged and handicapped accordingly.
3-8ths of the combined handicaps being allotted,
which eventually worked out very satisfactorily.
This was quite amusing, and Lieuts. Macnab and
C. J. Buchanan ran out the winners comfortably, with
an excellent score of 86. Below are the scores in order:
H'cap. Score. Net
Lieut. C. Macnab
Lieut. C. J. Buchanan } 9 95 86
Lieut. B. C. Fletcher, M.C.
Lieut. F. R. J. Black
I 11
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100 89
Major H. H. M'D. Stevenson }
Capt. H. Ross-Skinner, D.S.O., M.C
6 96 90
Capt. F. K. Simmons, M.V.O., M.C. }
Lieut. E. F. Hayball
9 1(0 91
Capt. J. M'D. Latham, M.C.
2nd Lieut. Lefroy } 8 1(0 92
Capt. J. J. Lean '\ 9 lC6 97
2nd Lieut. E. J. Montgomery J
I.ieut. A. Le G. Campbell
'- 6 103 97
Lieut. W. B. Macgeorge, M.C. }
Lieut. F. G. M. Grey
2nd Lieut. R. C. Conway Gordon } 12 112 100
We regret Lieut.-Colonel H. C. Singleton was not
able to play as he wM indisposed.
BIRTH.
LEAN.-On 16th February, at Roswarne, tlle wife of
Capt. J. J. Lean, H.L.I., a son.
45
A Duck Shoot on the Irrigation
near Tel-EI-Kebir.
(Being an Account of one oj the excellent days'
shooting enjoyed by Ojjice1's oj the 2nd
Battalion, ,as guests oj the 5th Dragoon
.Guards.)
WE had arrived at Tel-el-Kebir the previous
evening. The "meet" was timed for the
next day at 1.30 p.m.
Guns from all parts of Lower Egypt arrived
in various forms of locomotion about lunch
time. The total number was 28, including
Royal Scots Greys from Bilbeis, 11th Hussars
from Cairo, RoyaJ Engineers from Tel-el-Kebir,
the J~ocal Administrative Officials, and ourselves.
The scene at the rendezvous was worthy of
remark. Three Ford cars, a dog cart, an
Irish side car, a country cart, and an ambulance
had conveyed most of the guns, while the local
Arab Sheik had arrived with his entourage
all heavily armed with somewhat antique
sporting guns, on white donkeys.
The whole party was organised very quickly
into five or six separate sections, and moved
off to their positions. A swarm of small Arab
" walads" (boys) accompanied each party,
clamouring to be employed to pick up the
birds-a duty which some performed most
effectively.
The principal objective, around which
positions had been assigned, was a large shallow
loch. Some parties crossed this by walking
on "buncl.s" which were (supposed to be)
mud banks just below the surface of the water.
In several places they were considerably
below the surface, which caused several of
the gUllS to wade waist deep, while the small
Arabs, owing to their light weight, scarcely
got their knees wet.
" Zero" hour was fixed for two o'clock,
by which time we were all in position-some
in hutts made of rushes, others concealed in
reeds on the side of the water.
As we passed the main sheet of water, it
seemed to be almost. " black with duck."
At two the first shot rang out, and for a
"mad minute" (which lasted for a quarter
of an hour) firing was fal't and furious. One's
gun wag almost too hot to hold.
After the first quarter of an hour the birds
were circling higher and wider, and in consequence
shooting became more desultory.