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Betting: Evens Royal, 4 to 1 against Mexico, 6 to 1 against Wild Boy and 
Jupiter, and 10 to 1 against Bovril. Royal and Jupiter got away together and 
ran as evenly as possible until disappearing up the hill at the back of the stand, 
where the favourite ran out and Jupiter fell, when Mexico went on with the lead, 
he being closely attended by Bovril, and who, prior to getting into the straight, 
had worked his way to the front, and holding that position to the end won a good 
race by three-quarters of a length. Wild Boy was a bad third, and Jupiter, who 
was remounted, completed the course. 
Besides winning the R.A. Aldershot Welter Point-to-Point Race with Pilgrim, 
Capt. J. W. Dawkins has this season, riding the same horse, won the Heavy- 
Weight Point-to-Point Races of the Aldershot Division and Staff College. He 
was unlucky in not discovering the value of his horse in time to enter him for 
one of the Regimental Races. 
HALIFAX, X.S. 
The formation of the new No. 3 Company Western Division, R.A., is now com¬ 
pleted, and Major Brady commands the strongest Company in the Regiment— 
establishment, 316 of all ranks. 
There has been quite a small epidemic of scarlet fever amongst the officers in the 
R.A. and R.E. Mess which cannot be traced to any source. Captain Molony, R.E., 
Lieutenant Elliot, R.A., and Captain Boileau, R.A. have all had it, and are now 
convalescent. 
Captain J. H. Thomson, R.A., of the Director of Artillery’s Department, paid 
a flying visit from Quebec to inspect some cordite in charge of the Ordnance 
Store Department at Halifax, to ascertain what effect the Nova Scotian winter 
had had upon it. 
Colonel Noyes, who has been living at Halifax since his retirement from the 
service last October, has now left the station for England. 
Salmon and trout fishing are in full swing, Major Brady and Lieut. Macgowan 
being the successful fishermen. The latter, in company with Major Waldron, 
D.A.A.G., has just returned from Mud Lake with a basket of 88 trout, averaging 
about f lb. weight. 
Captain Boileau has been elected Worshipful Master of Virgin Lodge—one of 
the oldest lodges of Freemasons in Halifax, and one which has always been well 
supported by the military officers. It was chartered in 1782, but in 1784 its 
title was changed to “ Artillery Lodge,” by which it was known until the year 
1800, when it resumed the old name of “Virgin Lodge.” In 1869 it was 
transferred from the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of England to that of the 
Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia, under which it now works. The following officers 
of the Regiment have been, or are members of Virgin Lodge of recent years :— 
Lieutenant E. H. A. Iverrison... 
Captain James Wall ... 
Major George Eirebrace 
Captain A. C. T. Boileau 
Lieut.-Colonel G. A. Noyes ... 
Second Lieutenant H. M. Elliot 
Captain G. S. Duffus ... 
Lieut.-Colonel A. A. Saunders 
Lieutenant W. H. Popplestone 
II.M. Ships “ Emerald,” “ Buzzard ” 
... raised 1877 
... affiliated 1879 
... do. 1887 
... raised 1888 
. do. 1890 
... affiliated 1890 
. do. 1891 
. do. 1892 
. do. 1892 
and “ Pelican,” which belong to the 
