Falling back to 100 yards and using the same target, he made the following scores:—
| 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 7 | = | 66 |
| 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | = | 67 |
Nineteen of the twenty shots being in a circle of 1968⁄100 inches. He then proceeded to the 200-yard firing-point, where military marksmen were practising, and several times scored in ten shots 36 points out of 50.
Considerable difficulty was experienced in sighting on the eight-inch bull’s eye at a distance of 200 yards, and a trial was given on the second-class target, which has the following dimensions:—
| Size of target, 6 x 6 feet. |
| Bull’s-eye, circular, 22 inches in diameter. |
| Centre,"38 "" |
| Inner,"54 "" |
| Outer, remainder of target. |
The first trial was at a distance of 150 yards, where the following scores were made:—
Six shots, possible 30.
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | = | 29 |
200 yards.
| 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | = | 27 |