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CIRCULAR.

5tU UiUtary District RiSe Association,

ToKoNTo, September :<, I8«'il.

Si«,—

I have the honor to inform you that the iith Military District Riflt? Association has
been formed, and that ColonelThomson, the Commandant of the District, is the I'resident;
tlie \'ice-l*residents are the Mayor of Toronto, tiic Wardens of tlie Counties of N'ork and
Peel, Simcoe and Ontario, the Sheriffs of the saiu (bounties respectively, and the Com-
mandant of the Active Force or Volunteers. A cnuncil has also been appointed, consist-
ing of the Lieutenant-Colonels of the several Battalions of the Sedentary Militia, the
Lientenant-Colonel of the 2nd Battalion \'olunt.eers and the Captains of Troops of Cavalry
Batteries ot Artillery or Companies of N'olunteer Rifles, together with the Members of
the I^'gislative Council, and of the Legislative Assembly, resident within the said
Military District, and raveral other influential gentlemen therein.

The objects of the Association are for the encouragment of the Rifle Carps, and for
the promotion of Rifle Shooting, by raising subscriptions to l)e distributed in prizes, at
meetings to be held from time to time, fhe first meeting for competition for prizes will
commence on the 10th day of October ne.vt, at 1 1 a. m„ and be continued on the following
day at a. m., at Toronto, when the following prizes will be shot for:

No. 1. A sweepstake, of one dollar entrance, with added by the Association.

Ranges, I.IO, 200, 250, .'SOD yards, three rounds at each range. Open to all comers — \ to
to best shot, three-fifths of remainder to second best, and two-fifths to third best, — any
descrij)tion of Rifle. No hair triggei-s, globe or magnifying sights allowed. Minimum
puli of Knfield, six lbs., all others three lbs. All scoring to be by points.

No 2. Two prizes of sixty and thirty dollars each — open to Voluntoei's only.
Entrance Is. 3d. ; Range 400 yards, five rounds; best shot sixty, second best thirty.

No. 3. Merchants' prize — eighty dollars, open to all coiners, any description of Rifle ;
Kntrance 2s. 6d. ; Range 250 yards, five rounds.

No. 4. Open to Volunteers only, no entrance; Range 600 yards, five rounds. Two
prizes, best shot sixty, second best forty dollars.

SECOND DAY.

No. I. Silver Medal of the Association, open to ^lembers only, TiOO yards, five
rounds ; no entrance charged.

No. 2. Ladies' purse of 2 prizes, 1st., of dollars, for Volunteers, 2nd., of equal

amount for members not Volunteers; Range oOO yards, five rounds; no entrance charged .

No. 3. All Service Prizes. Open to the Regular Troops, Volunteers, Enrolled Men of
the Sedeutury Militia, Pensioners and Police. Entrance 2s. 6d. ; Ranges 700 and
900 yards, five rounds at each ; best shot one hundred dollars, second best fifty dollare.

No. 4. The Marston Prize. Open to all Membere of the Association ; no entrance
charged ; Range 400 yards, 5 rounds. A Rifle, value fifty dollars, sighted to the longest
ranges ; presented by Mr. W. P. Marston, Gun Maker of this City, with case <fec., complete.

Subscription Lists have been sent to the OflScers in command of Militia Regiments,
or of independent companies, and they are requested to ask from the OflScers and Non-
commissioned Oflficers of their respective Battalions and Companies, subscriptions, according
to their relative rank — a sum which would be equal to one day's pay, were they on service.
viz: Lieutenant-Colonels, 17s.; Majors, 16s.; Captains, lis. 7d.; Lieutenants, 6s. 6d. En-
signs, 5s. 3d. ; Rank and File, Is. Sterling each. Militia OflScers, Non-Commissioncd
OflScers and enroll^ men, (that is such men as have their names dnly enrolled on the
Companies List of their respective Battalions), upon the payment of the above sums res-
pectively, will become members of the Association, and will be allowed to compete for
the prizes on the most favorable terms, while all others competing will be looked upon as
amongst those styled " all comers."

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Tilt' imin'nT iiikI tlic iiiin>tiiit of the jiri/.i"* may he very coiixideraMy inon'iLied slioiild
tlic Ax-'oi'iiitinii lie wiHtiiiiicil )iy tln' Militia, flic Mcrcliaiits, tlw Mccliaiilcs und tlic l*H))»'s
sioiial (u'litluiiii'ti of till- l)i-<ti'i'^t ; ami •<liiiiilil tlic aiiiouiit of fiiiuis wairaiit the e.\|H'inli-
turt', it may he tlioivjrlit alvi^nhle tn li >lil mafchi'-t tills antuiiiii in ntlu'r paits of the
District, t*ay Wliithy, Harno, Newmarket, and Strei-tsville.

Tlif Commlttet' of Management will |»r.l>l\ li at an early day tlie rules ninier which
tlio Shooting will \w coiidncted, which rules will he framed, as nearly as may I te, according
to tliiise of the National liitle Association of Kui^land.

Vviur attendant' i> ic(|ne-ttd at a Meeting, which will take |ilaee at the (irnnd -hiry
Uoom, in tiie Court Hoine, 'ruronto, at Kleven o'clock, a. in., on Thursday, the .'Jrd day of
< )ctolter next, where the Cummittei of Maihigement will he asscmlilel. The Sulwcnp-
tioiis which you may he aide t < collect you will In- jileascd to torwanl to me at 'i'oronto,
not later than Satunlay the '.'.Sth of ScptemlM r instant, and you an- particularly leipiested
to solicit the < Xlicers and men of the Militia and others resident in voiir vicinity, to become
members of this Association.

I ha\e the honor to be. Sir,

Your obedient servant,

W. H. .1 AH VIS,

Li. I'll!.. Sii-nliirif mill Triiinuri'r.
SiibMiiplioiiH to III!' Kitif .>lulf'li. — Ortolifi' lOtli uiitl lltli, IHUI.

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RESIDENCE.

DOLLARS.