The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-10-09 00:00:00

BLANDFORD.

6TH DORSET RIrL: PRLIIII SHOOTING —Tb•
seventh annual oompotition for the D'Oyly cup, and
other prizes given for oompetition by the members of
this oorpe, took plaoeon Tuesdayand Weduosday last.
A regulation was introduced to the effect that no
competitor should take more than one prize. This,
however, did not apply to the D'Oyly cup and the
challenge cup, which were both taken by °era-
petitors who had woo other prime. The weather
was favourable.

THI 0771Clife PRISES, five rounds at 200, 400, and
600 yards. £l4 10e. in eight prize.. Tbirty.eight ooni-
petal, and the average Doom wee 25.97. Winners: Ist,
£3, Bugler Runt, 40; 2nd, 1.3. Private W. [Airington,
39; 3rd. £2, Private Roe, 37; 4th, El 10e., Sergeant
Davis, 36; sth, £l, Private Light, 38; 6th, Cl. Private
J. R.idont, 35; 7th, 10e., Sergeant Wareham, 33;
Bth, 10a, Lanoe•Corporal Park, 33. The following are
amongst the other worms :—Lance-Corporal Payne, 37;
Annourer King, 36; Lance-Corporal Gulliver, 34;
Corporal Ridout, 32; Corporal Moore, 3l; Cook, 31;
Lieutenant Johns, 31; Drill.Serpant Fitzpatrick, 30;
Sergeant Meaden, 30; Rlnse.. 29; A. Nesbitt, 26;
Sergeant Omen, 28; Corporal Croom, 27; Nicholls, 26 ;
Ttig D'Orhr CUP and other prises. Five round. at
200,300, andlsoll yards. Thirty-eight competed, and the
average wore was 26.26. Winners : Ist, the cup, Private
A. King, 44; 2nd, a splendid meerschaum pipe, given
by Mr. W. Baker, Armourer King. 37; 3rd, 154., Cor-
p Oral Gulliver, tl ; 4th, 104., Private FJuiee, 12. The
other mores inoluded the following :—Bugler Hunt, 41;
Roe, 38; Lanee-Corporal Payne, 36; Corporal Ridout,
35; Sergeant Dcvi., 34; Lieutenant J,hna, ; Light,
32; Sergeant Mesden, 31 ; Sergeant Wareham, 31;
Corpora Moore, 31; W. Skieington, 31; o.bb., 29;
Sergeant Green, 28.

Al the conclusion of the liret day's shooting Major
D'Oyly drove up, and after the imooeseful competitor
(Private A. King), had been presentod to him, he
congratulated him on his sumer, remarking that be
believed that cup was the seventh which had been
given in his name, but that up to that day he had
not bad the pleasure of preeenting it himself The
cup WWI not, he believed, either so heavy or so large
as some which had been given. He did not know
how that was, bat he hoped to live for many years
to give the same proof of his interest in the rifle
movement, and the enemas of the filandford corps.
The fortunate competitor haring briefly thanked the
Major, that gentleman drove off amidst the enthusi-
astic cheers of the company.
Mosze Panes, amounting to £l2 7s. 64. Five
rounds at 21). 500, and 600 yards. Forty eompeted, and
the average score of throe who completed their dring at
all ithei ranges was 20.4. Winner,: let, £4, Drill-
Instructor Fitzpatrick, 34; 2nd,E3, Col-Sergeant Meaden,
32; 3rd, £2, Corporal Hidout, 31: 4th, Cl, Private
B.rtlett, 28; sth, 15e., Sergeant Wareham, 26; 6th,
124. 64., Private Posed, ; 7th. 10i. Private Kent,
21; Bth. 10a., Private C. Evers, 20. 'The following are
amondthe other mores :—Bugler Hunt, 31; Roe, 30 ;
Lieut. Johna, 28; W. Skivingtoo, 25; Lanoe-Corporal
Payne, 24; Arniourer King, 24; Elmo*, 23; Lance-
Corporal Gulliver, 23; A. King, 2.1; Sergeant Davis,
23; Perk, 20.
Peitz for the highest aggregate store at 2001 and 500
yard. throughout the abooting, exclusive of the Conso-
lation Prises. A silver watch and chain, the gift of
Colour Sergeant Model:l.—Private( A. King, with an
aggregate score of 64.
Paizeg for highest aggregate • scores at 600 yards
throughout the shooting. lot prise, given by Mra.
Hanibro, a very handsome barometer and thermometer
in bras. frame—Lance-Corporal Jas. Payne. 2nd,
sack of dour, given by Mr. E. Park—Private Mmes.

, .
Tug CH ALLZI443I Canes, for the best aggregate more,
was won by Bugler Hu•it, with • more of 112.
Yzo m Punta, 5 rounds at 100 and 200 yards.
Fourteen competed, and the average more was 18.45,
lit prim, 1:3, Private Norton, 26; 2nd, £2, Private W.
Rogers, 24; 3rd, Cl, Corporal Fookes, 24; 4th, 15e.,
Private Weare, 20. The four nest highest mores were—
Private R. Roger., 18; Private Bellamy, 18; Private
Davis, 17: Private Baker, 16.

COiIIOLATION PRILIJI for the uniaoollllSfai 111001•
petitors.-10., • silver drinking cup, presented by Mr.
Hiumook, Corporal Horlock ; 2nd„ ornamental ingot
basin, presented by Mr. Wyatt, Private H. Wareham ;
3rd, brandy flask, presented by Artnourer King, Private
Stipp; 4th, 10e., grin by Mr. Bartlett. Privet. A.
Nesbitt; sth, 10s., given by Mr. R. Myers, Corporal
Croom ; 6th, riflenian's knife, given by Mr. J. Lindsay,
Sergeant Green; 7th, silver Albert chain, promoted by
Mr. B. Hood—Private Dyke.
A very handsome hunting whip, preempted by
tbe sergeants for oonmetition by the dawns, was won
by Lieutenant Johns.

In the evening an invitation supper was given by
the captain to the officers and privates of the Bland.
ford troop of yeomanry cavalry and the volunteers,
at the Crown Hotel. &lawn SO and 90 were pre-
sent, and the whole proceedings passed off in the
most harmonious and satisfactory manner.