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The Committee will be glad to receive suggestions of a subject for the “ Duncan” 
Gold Medal Prize Essay, 1893. 
All suggestions will be submitted to the Annual General Meeting for discussion 
and selection. 
The General Meeting will be succeeded by a consideration of the Regimental 
Charities and probably of the R.A. Games’ Fund. 
R.A.I. “DUNCAN” PRIZE ESSAY, 1892. 
The Secretary has received Essays bearing mottoes :— 
“ Recte quod honeste.” 
“ Moveo et profiteor. ” 
“ I am so.” 
“ Let us now praise famous men.” 
“ They also serve who only stand and wait.” 
“ Bis dat qui cito dat.” 
“ The criterion of a battery is its, &c.” 
“ Practice makes perfect.” 
“ Unhasting yet unresting work.” 
“ Aye, but why did we beat ’em ?” 
“ Para bellum.” 
“ Steady boys, steady.” 
in addition to those mentioned in April “ Proceedings.” 
ALDERSHOT. 
ROYAL ARTILLERY POINT-TO-POINT. 
The Eoyal Artillery at Aldershot held their Annual Point-to-Point Eaces, by 
kind permission of Mr. Shrubb, at Merristwood near Guildford, on April 13th. 
A good horse-shoe course of about four miles had been selected, and the country, 
thanks to the overnight’s rain, rode well. Unfortunately a cold, sleety rain fell 
during most of the day, but notwithstanding, a good day’s sport was enjoyed, 
thanks to the farmers who so kindly allowed their land to be ridden over. 
Good entries were obtained both for the light and heavy weight races. In the 
former seven met the starter behind Mr. Shrubb’s house, at about three o’clock, 
and went away at a steady pace, as the line led them at once down a somewhat 
steep plough to the second obstacle which consisted of banks in and out of a 
narrow lane ; after this Eocket took the field along at a smart pace, followed"im¬ 
mediately by Scliottische, Kathleen and Leprechaun for about 2i miles when 
Schottische, who had dropped back third, raced up to the leader and the pair 
went away at a spanking pace for about % a mile. On nearing the winning-post 
Leprechaun drew up to the leaders, and the last fence, consisting of two some¬ 
what solid looking bars of new timber, was charged simultaneously by Leprechaun 
and Schottische and a good race home ended in favour of the former by half a 
length. Gypsy fell but came in fifth. Starters :— 
Mr. E. O’Connor’s Leprechaun.Owner 1 
Mr. W. A. M. Thompson’s Schottische..Owner 2 
Mr. H. L. Powell’s Eocket.Capt. A. King 3 
Mr. S. W. Blacker’s Kathleen .Owner 4 
Capt. N. Young’s Gypsy ...Owner 0 
Mr. G. E. Dickson’s Marigold ..Owner 0 
Mr. E. Thomson’s Gazelle ...Owner 0 
