The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-10-20 00:00:00

THE LANCASHIRE RIFLE CONTEST,
PROMOTED BY THE
224 D BATTALION LANCASHIRE RIFLE VOLUNTEERS,

TO BE HELD AT
THEIR GROUND, AT HIGHTOWN,
Nine Miles from Liverpool, on the Southport Railway,
COMMENCING ON MONDAY, 29TH INSTANT,

AND ENSUING DAYS.

RULES.
The Committee reserve the power of deferring the shooting
for any prize on the day named in this programme, should it
be found necessary.
The Rules of the " National Rifle Association " aaopted,
where not otherwise specified.
Volunteers must appear in uniform, and Volunteer Prizes
will be contended for with the long or short Enfield only.
Government patterns, as issued to Volunteers, and their ammu-
nition must be made np in cartridges.
Shooting to commence each morning at Ten o'clock puns-
tually.
The muster roll will be called over daily, at each range, at
'Den o'clock a.m. Any competitor not present when his name
is called will be excluded flora shooting.
All Corners may use any description of Rifle not weighing
more than 10 lbs. No hair-triggers or magnifying sights
allowed.
All Corners' Prizes may be contested for with any ammuni-
tion, and competitors must bring their own.
Ties will be shot off immediately after the scores for each
prize are announced.
Hits as at Hythe up to 900 yards, after which no centres will
be scored.
Aujus.uss. ui I,,sid Iss.,tsm..t,ss not allowed to compete for
Volunteer Prizes.

A gun will be fired on the hill by the flood gates to announce
the commencement of each day's shooting, when the union
jack will be hoisted at the secretary's tent ; the same will also
be fired at the conclusion of each prize, and to stop all firing
throughout the range when the gun is fired and the union jack
is lowered.

The PRIZES will be competed for in the following order :
MONDAY, OCTOBER 29.
1. THE HIGHTOWN STAKES, a Purse, value £5O, pre-
sented by the Honourable Mrs. Stapleton, of Ditton Hall,
Warrington. Second Prize, £2O; and Third Prize, £lO, added
by the Committee. To be competed for by the Regiments of
the Line and Militia quartered in the County, including the
City of Chester and Fort at New Brighton, and the Militia and.
Volunteers of Lancashire. Two from each Company. Dis-
tances, 300,500, and 600 yards. Long or Short Enfield, Govern-
ment pattern. Five Shots at each range. Entrance, ss.
2. A PURSE of £25, presented by Lieut.-Col. William
Brown; Second Prize, £l5; and Third Prize, £lo—added by
the Committee. For the Liverpool Artillery Volunteers. To
be competed for with the Regulation Carbine. Distances, 200
and 300 yards. Five Shots at each range. Entrance, ss.
3. A SILVER CUP, value Fifty Guineas, presented by Wm.
Preston, Esq. Second Prize, value Twelve Guineas, presented
by Messrs. Webb and Hunt. To be competed for by the Rifle
Volunteers of Liverpool. Distances, 300 and 500 yards. Five
Shots at each range. Entrance, ss.
' TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30.
4. A CHALLENGE CUP, value 50 Guineas, presented by
the Earl of Ellesmere. To be competed for by Delegates who
must be effective Volunteers, from the Volunteer Companies
of the County. Three Delegates from each Company, to I;
ch6sen by the Commanding Officer of the Company.
The
Company whose Delegates shall obtain the highest
score to be the winner. The Cup to be considered
Property
of the Winning Company for the year, and to amonie
per-
manent property when won either two yea'
et consecutively or
three times in all. The Cup, so long as •:c is a Challenge Cup,
to revert to the Donor, or his represer:cativez, if not competed
for each succeeding year, until anot)iier competition takes place.
Distances, 300, 500, and 600 yari.ifs. Five shots at each range.
Entrance, 58.
7. A PURSE of £5O, Iv by the Mayor of LiveYpool,
T. D. Anderson, Esq. Five Prizes of £lO eachy,
,to be com-
peted for by Volurimers 'a the Town of Liverpool earning
weekly wages. F.o.tstiante, too yards. Ten Shots. Entrance,
2s. 6d.

NVEDNESDA.Y, OCTOBER 31.
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44
Bd-' 'PURSE, PU value 100 guineas, presented by the
len‘c.Van'tofßthSeEbounty; and the Bronze Medal of the
—"*..grital Effie Associations presented by that body. Second
P
irize, a Silver Vase, value £2O, presented by Mr. Henry
Greenwood (being the proceeds of his Penny Programme and
Plan of the Reviews held at Aintree and Knowsley respec-
tively) ; Third Prize, a Rifle, presented by Thomas Turner,
Esq., of Birmingham. To be compefed for by Volunteers of
the County. Distances, 300, 600, and 800 yards. Five Shots at
each range. Entrance, Is.
12. A CUP, value 12 Guineas, presented by Messrs. Benson
and Mallett, being the proceeds of the sale of the Official Card
at Knowsley; to be competed for by any Volunteer whose
Corps was present at the Knowsley Review. Distances, 200
and 300 yards. Five shots at each range. Entrance, Is.

TUAY, l.
9. A Prize of 100 presentedGUlNEAS, by the Members of
the Liverpool Stock Exchange, in Plate or Money, at the option
of the Donors. Second Prize, E2O; and Third Prize, £lO,
added by the Committee. To be competed for by effective
Volunteers of Lancashire and Cheshire. Distances, 300, 600,
and 800 yards. Five shots at each range. Entrance, 10s.
10. A PURSE of 80 Guineas, presented by the Members of
the Liverpool Corn Exchange. First Prize, Fifty Guineas;
second Prize Twenty Guineas ; Third Prize, Ten Guineas,
Open to All Prize,
with any Rifle, any position. Distant( s,
300 and 600 yards. Five shots at each range. Entrance, 103
each.