The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-07-18 00:00:00

THE WIMBLEDON OOMPETITION.

This internatiooal shorting competition commenced
on Honda, ia somewhat uulavourable weather. The
entries are more numerous than on any former year,
there being Dearly 2,800 volunteers who slept in the
camp on Sunday ova. As far as the competition has
gone Dorset has nut shown up at all wail.
The Inter-Uulversity Humphrey Cup, between
teams of four, en led an the defeat of 061110f= 17
points, the totals being—Dxforcl, 707; C Pis
680.

/he following are the highest mom in the Akaandra
competition :—.120, Shot pries, Sergeant Bleat, 14
eumosrland, with mores of 31 and 32, total 63. The
following are also prizr winners :—Private EUdngton,
L.K.B. (130), Captain Bartlett, Id Somerset, 61:
Private limy, Id Warwick; Private Bruce, /4
Galloway; Sergeant Picken, let Salop ; Captsin
Alexander, sth, Lancashire; Lieut. A. /Leiria, 14
Cumberland; Sergeant Mackay, 14 Sutherland •
Private Osborne, Ist Warwick. The folldnng local
totals were made tu the thine competitions :—Graphic,
300 yard (Snider Sergsent Steadiest, 2nd
Somerset, 31; Sagami Price, 2nd Wilt., 18; Private
Aji„., let veroc. 57; sergeant Iluxteble, 3rd Devon,
57; Corp mall Withelm, 14 Devon, 57.
On Tuesday the Queen's 200 yards range wee com-
pleted, the highest snores being Privet* Frankland.
16th Lancaithire, and Private Ead157,61.11 Stdrolk,
Th• following boat worse were alit .made • Ist
Somerset—Privats Elliott, 23; Sergeant Bartlett, 28;
Privet. Webb. 33; Corporal liarrmon, 21; Colour.,
Sergeant Young, ; Corporal Mather, 25. Coiner.
Sergeant 21urgan, 22. 2nd Somerset ; Lieut. Hationot,
27; Sergeant Floor; 29j Sergeant tiellick, 29;
Sergeant !Amman*, 28; Irgseaet Bernie, 30; Sir-
rat $ moos, 23; Captain Garhare, 31; Sergeant
each, 30; PriVOLO Hawking, 27; Private Phillip;
19; Corporal Easton, 14; Seri•et thatidaets ;
Sergeant Chapman, 17; Corpora! Wang 28: Private
Lilies, 28; Sergeant Smith. 21; Corporal Cox, 25;
Pioneer lodger, 22; Sergeant Colter, 29 • Sergeant A.
J. Wood, 9; Corporal .114 llama, 33; tierieebe rgeingi.
27; Sergeant Bebbag 29. 3rd Somerset: fiergeaat
Maher, ; Captain Wggtoa, 16; Private Brooks,
19; Private Lodge, 27; Sergeant lisytAt, sr • Colour.
Sergeant Piano, 25. it Donis:
Roberti. 39; Clutrtermadar•Sergeant Lee, 28; Lieut.
Samford, 27; Lieut. N.A., 28; Sergeant Goodridefe,
28; Private White. 28 ; Corporal Loddor, 27 ; Private
Dennis, 26; Stell.Sergeant Oman 1, 24; Private
Lad 23; Corporal Robinson. 23; Sergeant Barnes,
20.

The following I cal marksmen have obtained prises
of the amount stated in the Alexandra competition :
El 5, C dour-Sergeant lisrtlett, lit Soomest, 61; 22,
Colour-Sergeant Poems, 3rd Somerset, ;
Sergeant Ltabbage, 2nd Somerset, 53; 22, Colour.
Sergeant Young, let Souisrest, 53; 22, Sergeant
Peach, 2nd &merest, 52; £2, Private Webb, let
Somerset, 52.
At Wimbledon on Wednesday there wee • very
marked improvement in shooting. For the Queen's
prize at 500 yards many good scores were registered.
In the Will. Competatim at 800 yard% Major Young
and Major illierrell each made the highest possible
scores. The weather was bright and favourable to
steady shooting after the morning, when there was a
strong wind blowlog. The Gregory Prise was won by
Sergeant M'Pherson, of Forfar.
In the cooperation for the St. George's Challenge
Vase, Sergeant Jenkins (Ist Dorset; woo a with
sows of 30; Sergeant Symune (2nd Somerset) WOO £7.
Corporal Locider (Ist Dorset) and Private Webb (lit
Somerset) were two of the &A ties on Thursday foe
the Midi's,.