The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-09-04 00:00:00

WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY RIFLE

ASSOCIATION.

The. annual meeting of the Worcestershire County
Rifle Association was concluded at Hartlebury on
Tuesday. • The meeting has been specially fortunate
this year in point of weather, both days being beau-
tifully fine. and there being very little wind. One
result of this has been +ht exceptionally good scores
have been made, rfte only new features in the
programme is the volley tiring, for which seventeen
i companies competed, and which resulted n a tie be.
tween Stourport and Malvern. Eighteen companies
were in the company tens competition, the result
being to leave Stourbridge the winners, with a total
of 529. The highest score last year was that of
Worcester, 503. The result of the other competitions
will be seen below. Major Walker officiated as
executive officer, in the place of Major Woli ige,
Who has not y, t recover, d from the effocts of his
accident. The othEr officials present on the ground
were Captain Danks (Stourport), assistant executive
officer; Major Barber (Tenbury), umpire ; Captain
H. Corbett (Worcester), hon sec. ; and Mr. C.
Whatmore (Worcester), a.,sistant secretary. The
score will be found below :

LORD ELMLEY'S PRIZES. - Presented by the
president, the Right Hon. Earl Beauchamp, to be
competed for by winners in 1880 of the Beauchamp
Cups, presented to the Rifle Volunteer Corps in the
county by Henry, fourth Earl Beauchamp—.22l,
in three prizes : seven shots, at 200, 500, and 600
yards: Sergeant Bragg, 2nd B Company, 84:
Colour-sergeant Jeff, Ist B Campany 80 ; Sergeant
Richards, 2nd C Company, 78; Captain Danks, Ist
H. Company, 77.

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PRIZES FOR EFFICIENT MEMBERS OF WORCESTER-
SHIRE RIFLE VOLUNTEER CORPS.—£S9., in thirty-
three prizes; seven shots at 200, 500, and 600 yard,:
—Captain T. Whitehouse, G Company, 84; Colour-
sergeant Round I Company. 82 ; Private A. Hohbis
G Company, 82; Private J. Matthews, A Company,
82; Captain Millward, II Company, 81 ; Captain
Danks. H Company, 80; Private E. Milton, G
Company 80 ; Corporal F. Rudge. F Company, 79;
Sergt-ant A. Bridgwater, I Company, 79; Sergeant
Shelliss, K Company, 78; Corporal Bryant, GCorn-
pany, 77; Private J. Workman, G Company, 77;
Sergeant E Cardoe , 1 Company, 77; Private G. A.
Piptr, A Company, 77; Sergeant J. Pratt, .0 Com-
pany, 76; Private J. Burston, C Company, 76 ;
Lance corporal J. \Varney, H Company, 75; Private
Pearman, A Company, 74 • Corporal Dick•tson,
Company, 74; Private J. Page, B Company, 73;
Sergeant S. Fudge, C Company, 73; Sergeant T.
James, A Company, 73; Sergeant E. Hackett, F
Company, 72 • Private G. Ife E Company, 72 ;
Sergeant G. Pope, B Company, 72 ; Corporal W,
Fuller. B Company, 72; Captain Caldicott, G Com-
pany, 72; Private Harvey, A Company, 72 Private
Wallen, A Company, 72; Sergeant W. Dunn, I
Company, 71; Private Giles, G Company,
71;
Cap_
tarn Goodwin, D Company, 71 ; Private B Piddock
B Company, 71.
RECRUITS' PRIZES.—Seven shots at 200 yards,
,26. 10s, in six prizes —Private R. Housman. G
Company, 29 Private H. Workman, 0 Company 28
Private M. Tippins, B Company, 27; Private W. H
Hallam, H Company, 27; Bugler E. Prichard, B
Company, 25; Private J. Herrings, B Company, 25;
Private J. Wright G Company, 25.
PRIZES FOR BEST SHOOTING CORPS OF RIFLE
VOLUNTEERS IN THE COUNTY.—S6ven shots at 200
and:soo yards. £l5. in two prizes. Ten
each cops.—Stourbridge, Ist, I Company 529:
Worcester, 2nd, A Company, 500 ; Bromsgrove, 2nd
G Company, 495; Stonrport, Ist, H Company, 483,
Bewdley, Ist, If: Comp3ny. 481 ; Malvern and
Upton, 2nd, C Conipony, ,178 ; Kidderminster. Ist2
4.- ; Ist, A Company. 477
L Comp.mv, vi I 1 men from
11,t;ditch, 2nd, II Conp,ny, 469: Kiddermin,ter,
lt t C Company, 448; Teubury, Ist. B Company
'
Ist, I!' Company, 429; Droitwich, 2nd, E Company
• Won ester, 2nd. B Company, 442 ; lialesowen
01; Dudley, lot Q Company, 418 i Kiddermilater