The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-09-18 00:00:00

C CONPANY'B ANNUAL PRIZE BHOOTING.

The shooting of the D,roheeter oompany of Folan-
teen for the laberal prises given by the gentry of the
neighbourhood and Inhabitants of the town came off
on Thursday at the Maiden Castle butts. The com-
pany has always had the food fortune to obtain •
capital prise list, end this year there was no exception
to the rule, the only won ler being that m ire members
of the carps du not compete for them. W. R. Brymer,
Esq., M.P., hal, ae usual, given FLO, in addition
to the valuable Challenge Cup, to he hot by the com-
petitor making the highest aggregate during the day
for the year, and if won three times in 'accession to
become the property of the winner. Since it his been
offered it has been won once by Sergeant Rogers,
Girporal Chick, Staff-Sergeent oiolollti. and C mporal
Christopher. The following also °Attributed han I.
somely :—The Mayor of Dorchester (H. Durden, E.rh),
Lord Alington, Dr. Bisset Hawkins, Maj m R. L.
Kindereley, Major William% AO m Hodge'. Liam.
Andrew*, Mr. A. Raison, %fr. Webber, Mears. Guy
and Son. Mr. N. Steele, Mr. H. Frost, Mr. A. H.
Look, Mr. Ling, so I Mr. Jac ,13.
The weather was fine. and without rain the whole
day, hut the light—the alldmportant essential for
cool shootiog—was mieerably bad, a thick mist hang.
log over the targets the whole of the morning whilst
the two important unpetitions of A and id were
shot, the target. at 600 yards being scarcely visible,
ant the wind was also troublesome, being very "puffy"
at times. Nevertheless some gc..4 shooting was done
by • few of the experienced men, who have shot on
Malden Coati, fore number of years, and have bad ti
°Attend agMust all kinds of " Light' " and " fish-tell "

ifke!!

winds.
There were two ampetlti ins shot this yeu that bane
never been introduced bef we, but, judging from the
satisfaction they seemed to givo t . everyone, it woes
aipital ilea to iutrodoc I them. One especially was
the D C impetition ( ,r the Non ry aimpetition) open
I, members of the company who hal never won •
prize exceeding one guinea in any c ,tupetition b,fore.
No lees than 10 prizes were offered in thisc .mpetition„
ranging from £2 to 10s.. an i was an sea Alent Witmer
meta for youi.g shots. as many so 16 entering. The
other was mire to test the capabilities of experienced
men. The authorities have lately ilia roinoed for the
army to practice at the figure of • man, called the
"figure-of-wen" target' R. Thee, dummies are made
narrow at the legs, and broad in the body. Two
points are allawed for • hit on the legs aud three on
the body or heed. This woe the target the volunteers
used, being In place id the 'running man" as shot at
last year. Ten ron di at unknown dietitian in
skirmishing order were fired, and some capital practice
was done by the in j nity of the alm?etitors.
tj d H nig.. was in cowman I, an i with Lieut.
Andrews end iitsffrieigault Osmitail oonilucted all
the arrangi meets of the firing during the day, and
evervthii g primed oft most suoon-fully.
Mrs. Donn, of th. Juncti mu Hot ‘l, an usual, catered
In her w .11-known excellent style.
The f Mowing are the results lc the respective com-
petitions : •
FIRST COUNITITION, A.-200 Yaris, sten.ling ; 500
Voris, kneeling or prone. 7 Roande at each. 14,
The Msy4's ES; 2n I, Me. Webbar's £3; 3rd, ;
4•li, El ; sth, 10..; 6th, 10s.
SOO Ede. 500 Yd.. TAO
25 22 47
Line Fee 13 'rat Vine ... ... 16 29 45
Privete Eat 19 95 45
l`riv•ite Siockley . 13 41 45
Corporal C•i:ek 26 44
!dimwit god 19 43
inec•Corno-31 Allen 21 21 42
Private W. Meader 16 42
Lsoce-Cirpoi,l Tilley 21 19 43
Primate F. Meader 26 15 41
Cilnitr.3.irgeset Third; 19 32
Staff-ffog iota Domed ... 15 43 —39
Privet) H. Taylor 27 10 37
qtr irate Cross 21 10 31
Gurp•iral Cariatopher... 12 30
Private WA 16 23
' Ssereent Baker 16 7 23
Sergeant Barnes 12 4 16
, agent Con ... .. 9 6 15
I S•ireeent Sev us ... 6 7 13
Private B nice .3 0 3
Winners : 14, E.... 5. Sergeant R bineon • 2nd. £3,
lance-Corporal Yin.; 3rd, LI, Private tout; 4th,
El, Private Stockley ; 5,11, 10a, Corp iral Chick; 6th,
, 10... Lance-Corporal Allen.
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StC)3D COXPETITION, B.—M, 500, and 600 rale.
Svren rounds at each. I.f, Major Madinah)) • £5l
2nd. 33; 3r,1 and 4th, £2 gaol, ; sth. Niesegre Gny's
El is; 6th and 7th, El each ; Bth and 9.. h. 10.. each.
900 edit 500 yds 000 yds Total
Sergeant Mottord . .. V 25 22 74
Staff-Semant Osmond ... 29 13 21 —7O
Private W. Mssder .. ... 24 24 19 —67
Private Tartir... ... ... 543 43 H til
Corprral Coriatopher .. ... 25 II 11 57
Clloui-8-rseant Hard; ... 21 24 9 —Ea
Private St-Jokier ... ... 25 23 9 —57
Smireaut Robinson ... ... 29 21 7 —57
Sossant 11 irnea ... ... 27 V 4 —56
Lanc.,.C,orp,ral Tilley... ... Id 91 4 —54
Priests, List ... ... ... 25 16 11 —52
C opera! Chick.. ... ... 26 9 17 —52
Lanes-C irporal Fine ... ... V 17 10 50
1 iirrseant Baker ... ... ... 29 16 9 47
Serge slot Stevens ... ... 15 17 11 43
Lance-Carporsi Mies— ... 92 10 11 43
Private Welds's... ... ... 17 13 12 —42
Private F. Meader ... ... 18 16 8 49
Private Cross ... ... ... 16 11 0 V
8i r tOn _. ... ... 12 4 13 99
Winners: let, £5. Sergeant klutford, 74; 2nd, £3,
Staff• Sergeant Osmond, 70; 3rd, E 2. Private W.
Mavier, 67; 4th, 32, Privet' Taylor, 63; sth. El It,
Oorporal Christopher, 57 • 6th, El, C dour-Sergeant
Harris, 57' 7th, El, Private Stockley, 57 • Bth, 10e.,
Sergeant Barnes, 56; 9111, 104., Lenefe-Corporal
Tilley, 54.
Coartrrrion o.—The Company Officers' Prises,
value £lO (competed for in skirmishing order.)
Bulls 0 t Miss Hite T.
Serpent Rolenson ... ... 8 2 8— Pi
Private F. Meader ... ... 7 0 10 —23
Colour-Sergeant Harris I divide { 6 2 8— 12
Lmos-C roma' Vote 4 1 9 22
Privets List ... ... ... 7 3 7 21
MMUS v:ii.ini, Osmond I d • I f 4 3 9 20
Pirate W. Meader f '°' ell 2 8 —26
Sergeant Motford... ... ... 5 3 7 19
Corporal Chick ... ... ... 5 3 9-19
B Led= mter Stevens ... ... 6 4 6-18
Print, Brett ... ... ... 4 3 7 18
Private Stockley -. ... ... 6 4 7 19
Corporal Cariatopher ... ... 5 4 9 17
Lance•Cemoral TOley ... ... 4 8— 17
Private II Taylor-. ... ... 4 7 16
Sergeant Barnet ... ... ... 4 7 16
8 trgrant Baker ... ... ... 5 7 13
PrieWe Walden ... ... ... 6 6 19
Band-S truant Ctx ... ... 6 4 8
Privets Wit, ... ... ... 7 3 8
Private Bork* ... ... ... 8 3 5
L- n le-Corporal Alien ... ... 8 3 4
I'ol'Al i et.,111 .. ._ ... 10 0— 0
Subj.,ineil are the winner, i—lst. £3. Private F.
Meader, 23; 2111, £2, ii,rgean Murk, 22; 3rl,
El 10 , Corporal Oblek, 19; 4th, Cl 10e. litndmieter
Stevens, 18; sth. El. Private Brett, 18 ; G.b, 10k,
Corporal Ch-ietopher, 17; 10 ~ Lance-Corporal Tilley,

Tot.!

17. . .
Young Cogeirrrnow, D.—Open to thaw/ members of
the company who have never woo a prize escavding
one guinea, in any competition. 200 and 460 yetis.
200 Yds. 400 Yds Tot
Private Wald in... ... 20 21 41
Pri•a,e Bre. t ... 15 20 ?5
B is.l.Bara• ant C .• ... 17 16 33
Ilendrosat ir StiTIPILS 9 21 31
Private watts . . 15 11 96
Private Hembury 18 7 £9
Private Goafi ... 13 10 23
Privet. H. Young ... 14 7 —2l
Privet: Smith ... ... 8 12 90
Privet. Crone ••• 16 2 18
Private Paul 4 10 14
Private O'iver ••• 12 2 11
Private Burke ... ... 8 4 12
Private Hutchings 0 6
Private Stone . . 2 4 6
lst, 02. Private Walden • 21.1, Mr. fancied guinea,
Private Brett ; 3rd, El, Baial,Sergesat Coo; 4th, 15a,
Ilanduialter Stevens ; 5:11, 15i., Private Wa.ts : 6th,
104. ; Private Nleml•ury ; 7.1., 10%, Private Gould
8 h, 10s. i..to If. Y •ung ; 9h, 104., Private
Smith ; 10th, 10i., Private Crose.
COMPETITION K —For r•-crofts nly ; position, *tend.
log. Seven roonda t 900 garde.
Private Biett ... 151 P.ivate flutcSings ... 9
Private Broith ... 15 I Private Burt ... ... 6
Private Mambui ... 12 I Private H. Young ...
Privets Burke ... ... 12 'Private Pout ..• ... 0
Private Watt* . 11
lat, Mr. JlC,i;'s prim, Private Brett ; 2nd, Mr.
r-ivet. Smith
COMPETITION F.—Coneolatd.n prize, £l, f.., nun-
winnere during the day. Seven rounds at 200 yes le.
Sergeant Baku. 961 Private Burke ... 8
Private Paul 10 1 Private S'on', 6
Privet, 0 ivar . 9 I P/iv•ta Iltrt 4
autching. ... 8 I
Sergeant Baker took the Nis..
AOOMEOETI PRIZES.—F.v the highest wore in A, B,
and C.
let, £7 end the borough momber's challenge cop,
Sergeant klutford, 136; 2nd. LI Se,geant R
ao, 180; 3rd. El, Private W. Meader, ; 4th, Et,
btia•Sorgeant Osmond. 128 ;50, El, Private Stookl47,
120.