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The past month has been a very gay one, with plenty of amusement in the 
way of polo, cricket, tennis, and yachting. There was a cricket tournament in 
which elevens from Philadelphia, Ottawa, and Halifax took part, and a lawn 
tennis tournament open’ to the Maritime Provinces. In the cricket match Hali¬ 
fax Garrison v. Philadelphia, Lieutenant Macgowan, R.A., bowled for the former. 
Half the Philadelphian XL were entertained at dinner by the ll.A. and 11. E. and 
half by the Leicestershire Regiment. 
Salmon fishing ends on 15th August. The Governor-General of Canada has 
kindly sent the Officers’ Mess a magnificent 40 lb. salmon, killed in the Bona- 
venture River. 
M4LTA. 
Owing to the public mourning in February, the dance, which had been arranged 
by the Royal Artillery, could not take place ; in its stead a Gymkhana was given 
on the Marsa, towards the latter end of April, which afforded a very pleasant 
afternoon’s amusement. In a very generous and sporting manner, the Field 
Officers subscribed for a Subalterns’ Challenge Cup. This handsome piece of 
plate is to be run for annually, the conditions being as follows. For ponies 
the property of, and ridden by, Subalterns R.A. ; 7 lbs. allowed for maiden 
jockeys ; penalties for winners ; half-a-mile on the flat. 
The result was as follows :— 
Mr. G. B. Hinton’s Gamecock..Mr. Freeland 1. 
Mr. H. L. N. Beynon’s Robert the Devil .Owner 2. 
Mr. J. F. Fisher’s Cornet ..Mr. Hardman 8. 
Mr. J. F. Fisher’s Specialist.Owner 0. 
Mr. J. Chrystie’s Whitewash .Mr. R. H. Parker 0. 
Mr. A. Ellershaw’s Carlton .Mr. E. H. Willis 0. 
Mr. L. L. Parker’s Jim .Owner 0. 
Mr. H. L. Cottingham’s Cagnotte.Owner 0. 
Mr. D. R. Coates’s White Rock.. Owner 0. 
Won by two lengths ; half a length between second and third. 
The other events consisted of :—An open half-mile handicap ; a ladies’ brace¬ 
let (three-quarters of a mile handicap); two matches, wrestling on horseback 
(teams of four-aside), and some foot races. 
Mr. Freeland was on five winners during the afternoon.* His loss to the gar¬ 
rison is muoh felt. A most enjoyable afternoon’s entertainment was brought to 
a close by the distribution of the prizes by Mrs. Clayton. 
A very successful R.A. Regatta was brought off on August 5th. Ho. 6 Com¬ 
pany, Southern Division, were victorious in most of the events, including the 
Grand Challenge Cup open to the whole garrison, though the race being open to 
the garrison made little difference as the infantry and naval boats were unable to 
beat even the second crews which each R.A. Company had entered. Major 
Fanshawe easily won the sculling race open to all officers, but was disqualified 
for rowing in an English-built boat, so that Lieutenant Jeffcoat secured the 
handsome cup presented as a prize. 
Amongst the officers who have left the command are:—Major Fulton, 
Lieutenants Walters and Freeland transferred to Mountain Batteries ; Major 
Jones and Lieutenant Foster to Depots ; Captain Owen and Lieutenant Moloney 
to Field Batteries ; Captain Blacker to Gibraltar ; and Lieutenant Clark- 
Kennedy to India. These officers have been replaced by Captains White and 
Wynne, and Lieutenants Warren and Jeffcoat. 
There has been a large amount of sickness amongst the R.A. officers during 
