274 MILITIA, ARTILLERY COMPETITIVE PRACTICE. 
The average period of time selected as a limit was a good one, as 
out of the 24 companies competing, 13 fired their number of rounds 
within the time (15 minutes) and of these, nine companies fired 
sufficiently under time to secure extra points at ihe rate of 10 points 
per minute under. 
Thus two companies Waterford Artillery scored 60 extra marks 
between them ; one was the winning company and sbot well; 
and the other shot badly from hurry. 
„ two companies Cork Artillery scored 80; one shot well and 
was placed 3rd in the competition; one shot badly from 
hurry. 
„ .five companies Limerick Artillery scored 100 ; each company 
being about two minutes under time, shewing good, steady 
drill. 
The details of hits and time were as follows :— 
Regiment 
No. of coys, 
who fired 
within time 
(15 minutes) 
No. of rounds 
fired 
No. of hits 
In time 
Out of time 
Totals 
Waterford 5 coys. ... ... 
3 . 
30 . 
9 ... ... 
2 . 
]1 
Cork 7 „ . 
4 . 
42 . 
24 . 
5 ... ... 
29 
Limerick 6 ,, . 
5 . 
36 . 
28 . 
1 . 
29 
Clare 6 „ . 
1 . 
36 ... ... 
8 . 
5 . 
12 
In the Drill Series, time of two rounds carried out as per practice 
over sea ranges in each company was 
Company 
Clare 
Limerick 
Waterpord 
Cork 
No. 1 
9-12 
4’6 
4-50 
4-15 
2 
6*34 
4-31 
6-25 
6-56 
„ 3 
5*20 
6*24 
6-5 
5*45 
„ 4 
9-15 
4-56 
5*20 
5*19 
)) 5 
6*15 
5*49 
6 
5-1 
» 6 
10-20 
4-24 
6-58 
„ 7 
6-3 
Average time*) 
per coy. j 
7*49 
5-10 
5*44 
5-45 
The cease fire sounded for one cause or another in the middle of a 
series— 
With 12 companies once, 
„ 2 ,, twice, 
2 „ three times. 
ARRANGEMENTS FOR FIRE CONTROL. 
Eacli of the regiments carried out its own idea of communications 
and control and provided its own material. 
The Clare Artillery had a single wire with weighted carrier clips 
from the C.O. to foot of the slope of the fort, thence by orderlies 
