The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-06-23 00:00:00

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DORSET VOLT.II4TTRIR' ASSOCIATION.

The eighth enema prise meeting for the three alum I
of volunteers in Wm mann was held at Maiden Cathie, I
en Wednesday, wises prises in mosey and plats to the 1
main of upwards of £lBO were competed for. Of the
twelve side corps every one was repreeented, the teeny
lien from each being as follows :-let (Bridpork), 11; ,
led (Wareham). 12; 3rd (Dorchester), 20; 4th (Poole).
7; 54h (Weymouth), 11; 6th (Wimboree), 6; 7th '
7; (Blandford), 10 ; 9th (Shaftweben),
B; 10th (Stanniaster), 2; 11th (Gillingham), 4; 12th
(Blalbrielp),l-40te1, 102. Using tea more than entered
Ear the seatests last year.
In competition A, which was at 500 and 600 yard..
fivs rounds at each, the average searing was 15.85
against an average of 18.72 laat year; the falling off
Ow shown le the shooting mesas unaceountable. The
weather certainly cannot be blamed for it. It is
true some of the inane eareplained of • "puffy"
kisses across the ranges, but last year we
remember they had • gloomy day, with 000aaiorsal
showers and as east wind. In this competition the
=se wan a ally"' lrisesta by Liect..o4.
I), Lieut.-Col. steward's prise of ten pounds,
Major Templer's prise of gee pounds, Major Kindereley's
prise of five pounds, and twenty pounds given hi
Association. Colonel Banners cup-the Bret prim-was
won by Corporal Clastrebrn, of the Wareham (2nd) corps,
with 18 marks, the "Annie( member lad year betug 29;
second prise. 1.5, Private Caine' (2nd), 28 pain ; 3rd,
Roberta
£4, Pit (
22, 133:d4;77; 1455, 24, Irollahns
1414.5:hienj (Ist), 914 n • 7tlian
(4tal, ; Bth, so, Private' Hi (sth) Corporal 24 • 9th, EY,
Bennet Wareluun (Bth), 23 ; 101 h, £2, Private Gll4ll
; £2, Sergeant Davis (6th 23; 124, 22,
Corporal Gower (7th), 3d; 13th, El, Private Ike (Oh),
23; 14th, Cl, Capt. Falwasser (7tb), n; 15th, £l, Private
Eng (Bth). 21 • 16th, 11, Sergeant &seaways (1114 21 ;
17th, El, Sergeant Sodden 21; lath, 11, Sergeant
Patten (Ist), 21; 19th, £LPt4.ats Gandy (9ed), 23.
20th, El, Private %thief ( 2L
_eiteornpsti_t_inide_ ?lon leces.llD, SEO, tori Boo
in 3.95, dea-,-"XvitlVlL'49:7bric.mag 7:1
last year, which only remised 30.22. The prises were
the High Sheriff's twisty ;renew, and 00 given by
the Association. Tbe AM prise of £lO weal won by
Private T. Rogers, of the Dorchester (3rd) corps, with
• more of 43; Imt year the same number won it. On
this occasion Private Edwards (11th) made 45 points,
but then being a rile 'reining him from Wring
more than oese mean prise, and he having won the
ellirnaie Mr* *eat be took on amount of his
score in the contest the bronze medal of the
National Rath Association with which the gret prise
was amoeieted. 2nd prise of £6, Corporal Harris (12th),
43; 3rd, sa, Private Stabbings (714 42; 404 E 4,
Sergeant Persons (12th), 41; sth, LI Private itherren
; 6th, £2, Private Notfordrd), 41; 7th, LI,
ertakmay (sth). 40; Bth, £2 Corporal Sober.
eon (3rd), 39; 91.11, 12, Lieutenant Hedge. (3.d), 38;
10th, LI. Corporal Case (3rd), 37; 11th. £2, Copt
Lyon (911), 37; 12th, £2, Sergeant Hounsell (Ist), 37 ;
13th, El., Capt. Thresher (511), 37; 14th, El, Private
Bibbs (511), 37; 15th, el, Private Groves (811), 36;
16th, El, Ensign Penton (2nd), 53; 17th, El, Colour.
Sergeant Barrett (Ist), 96; 18th, CI. Sergeant Charles
145411,25. ; 19th, El. Sergeant Roberts (L4)35 ; 30th, £l.
Sergeant Hayman (4th), NS.
The Channiou prise for the highest aggregate soon
In the two wmpetition.„ being the badge of the
association and £2O, was won by Private Edwards, of
Gillingham, with • score of 72; last year 88 won it.
The ten drill instructors competed for 210 given by
the Hon. Colonel the Earl of Eldon. Five rounds each
at 200 and 400 yards. First, £5. Purser, Sheehan' :
2nd, £6, King, 11/eyetooth ; 3111, 12, Legg Dorebester.

Prises to the amount 01_220 were offered for eau-

petition to the Quevit'sOwn Dorset Yeomonry Cavalry.
Three round, tell at 100 and 200 yards, with regi-
mental ...rhinos. Only 26 competed as molest 44 lost
year. Perham this diminution in the number of entries
ls attributable to the fact thot oar farmers itt this time
ore very hazy tarrying out the old proverb whish says
" utak hey while the ran shines" 'The first prise of
£7 was won by Private Davis, of the Vale troop, with
16 points, the game number as carried off the first
'prise last year; 2nd, £5, Private Rickman (Woodford),
16; 3rd, £3, Private R. Pooh.. (Woodford), 15; 4th,
£2, Private Roberts (Dorchester), 14 ; 6th, £l, Private
Rogers (Bloodford), 13 ; 6th, El, Private Coombs
(Sherborue), 13; 7th, El, Private Norton (Woodford),
13. .

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The Artillery were offered ES (given by B. P. Otindry,
Esq.) and EIS by, the Association. Ranges 200 and 300
yards, five rounds at each. For thee, prises then were
27 eompetitors, this number being six less than in 1887.
Prom Lyme Regis there were only two entries. Bridport
produced ten competitors. and Portland fifteen. The
first prise of 1.7 was won by Bombardier Stevens of
Portland (4th) °errs ; 2nd, ES, Lieut. Legg (3rd), 27;
3rd, £2, Corporal Keats (Ist), 26; 4th, 12, Bombardier
Pears. (4th), 25; sth. El, Bentsen% Barrett (sth), 21 ;
6th, El, Sergeant Norris (3rd), 22; 7th, 21, Corporal
Burt (3rd), 22; Bth, El, Bombardier Marwood (4th), 2L