The Express.
London, England, 1862-07-10 00:00:00

[Stamped, Id.,Additional]

BHT
THB GREAT NATIONAL BHT CIN7ST.
March weather, cold, windy, rain and cheer-
loimdliaL oat toad yesterday to swell an id the
it of tho National Rills latociation y Ranging to
W moods of visitors, w .unilestoore
favou might have been's:pada."' Still,
the nu r. 4ui sufficient to show the inteAse gentiffily
felt in ditopEceeddiap, and more espedall, obi ttc4.
natisaiettithlb• between England mid Soatlaial, w •
mendscheblf is the day. In addition to that e!
wen !
were the oompentioa • for the Duke of Cambridge's
the Rifle Derby, Extra Prizes god and 3rd Dena, thee'
Casters, the Association Cup, Sweepstakes (116 per coat. to ,1
Aseceistioa) of 2s. 6d., at 200 yards ; Is., at yards ; and
Ws, at 600 yards ; Pool, &c. There were many noblemen
and gentlemen early on the ground, and it was noticed
that there was much more than the usual proportion of
lediee. . . _

The match between England and Scotland was originated
at the meeting last year by Lord Bury and
by wbow, M fact, all its preliminaries were s=reard"Z
its conditions laid down. It has been adopted as • -
Dent feature is the programme of all future annual meet.
inge of the association. upon the priempl• with regard to
nationality that the test shell be paternal descent. Lord
Elcho has intimated his intention of premeting an " Elam
Challenge Shield," and this will be the prize shot for from
year to year for ever--each of the moss: ul champions to
receive • small prism which is to be paid for by the losing
aide. The exact nature of the small prize, however, is not
yet determined upon, and the shield itself is understood to
he et the present woe ua its first aiestatagture.
The tine, at three ranges loincri9oo, I,Uses„,..„.g.
respectively ; aadthe number et shots per man was larger
than in airy other cosiest of the meeting. Usually the
' number of shots has bees five at each range ; in the paths.
mentery contest, as well as in those between the public
schools and the two universities, the number was wren ;
bet in the present instance, ia order to give a better chalice
of • fair average, and to shut out any probability
of the final result being materially aft ected by ae-
cident, it was arranged that each of the compe-
titors should have fifteen Dhoti at each map.
Lord Bury headed the English eight, and Captain Roes the
Scottish ; the former being distinguished by the red mom d
Bt. George on the right arts, and the letter by the hies
mese of St. Andrew. Of theme sixteen clienztoeh=
one bad • reputation to sustain, and each ex
like • really representative sauna aid as if be imaginedthe
honour et lde 1114011 fie rest nes his individual rifle. The
English 'eight were Lord Bury, Captain Roam, Sergeant
Rowe, KAMM Smith, the Earl°, Duets, Belford, ltalliday,
and Beesley. The Scotch eight were Captain Rose Lireste-
nant Roes (liM son), the Master of Lovat,_ An-
derson, Ferguson, Muir, and Pitman. There was in um-
pire chosen by each aide; with • Seel referent, is ass at
dispute to Gemmel Hay.
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Before the canineneemoot of the firing the.. was • dung
general inclination to back the Blue Cross of Bt. Andrew,
but before it bad 'dunce(' very far the Red Cress of ER:
(tame rose in favour, and long before the some was made
up at 800 yards the odds ware considerably in their favour.
Lord Bury led the way with a splendid score on the English
side, but war excelled by Captain Roes, who at 800 yards
weed 52, out of 1.0 possible, points and bits included; and
the English shooting was good from fast to last at this
range, the Scotch being rather unfortunate, Mr. Ferguson
more particularly, who, after carrying cd the St. George's
Vass from nearly 100 competitors, only struck the 800
yards target twice out of 15 shots. At the conclusion of
the first stage of the firing the English eight had beat their
nortbernopponenta by about 50, and increased that majority
by 30 at tite 900 yards range.
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la the course of the firing at the second rasp an objec-
tion was taken by Ceptain Loss, which, if stemmed, might
bare deprived the English of their superiority. By rule 9
it is directed that • miss shall be shown by a flag held on
one side or the otber, high or low, so as to indicate the di-
rection awhioh the shot went. This was does at the Scotch
target, sod the objection raised was that throughout the
first range the men on duty at the mantelen had actually
gone up to the butes to point out the precise spot where a shot
, struck; and this, it was nonleaded by Captain Boss, had
tn
ents his opponents • great advantage. The decision of
Hay was that since Latour, the Scotch um-
pire at the &aids target, Ocala Latour,
no protest when the
practice was adopted, the objection tame too late from
Captain Ross, and could not be sustained. Lord Elcbo
entirely concurred with General Hay, sad the shooting pro-
ceeded, with the ariderstanding that either practice might
be adopted, but that it must be the same at both targets.
At the 1,000 yards range fortune declared herself still more
decisively against the Scottish Lion, for so far as tbe shooting
had proceeded when the gun-firs pot an sod to the pro-
ceedings of the day, the English eight had increased their
majority, so that Captain Ross admitted, with the utmost
possible good-humour, that he and his party had got "a
jolly good licking," which was strictly tine. When the
firing was suspended that at the 1,000 yards range was about
half got through.
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The followirg is the official return in CCODOXiOII with this
match :

ENGLAND. 800 Trans. P. E.
Lord Bury, Coil Santee 123332033123333 30 16
Capt. Heaton, 37d Slane. 2 2213 2 2 2 3 021 11 31 14
M. Smith, Viet. RIM* .. I 3282231 2 2 2 1 2 0 3 27 14
Major Belford, at Lek. 032 2 2
Lord Dude
/trudge CL Ser O2 0 2 23 1 r 233221 26 12
Private Heasley, Ist War. I 2 2 I 1 32 t 22222 I 3 17 16
Sergeant Rowe, LIS Dev. 1012222 3 0 2 2 3 1 1 3 Ilb 13
SU
SCOTLAND. P. N.
H. Ikea. tah Kincardine 13232233333 I 3 3 2 37 16
Yerguewn,ledLnvernnM 000000000211020 6 4
An non, Bburguarte
Muir, Galloway
Molt Wiling
0. Peterkin, Cambridge 3 0 2 0 3 30 2 0 0 1 3 2 3 3 36 10
Studer of Lovat, Inver. I 02 I 2 020 3 1 I 2 2 1 2 20 11
N. Mom, Cambridge
3M
INGLAITD. 900 TaJUM. P. H.
Lord Bury 132322 1 0r321 112 23 13
Captain Heaton
M. Smith 0331 2 2 3 20131222 26 13

Major Salford 312020321313312 20 11
Lord Dude
Assign Halliday
Private Beasley
Sergeant Rowe 00311!021233332 21 12
290
SCOTLAND. P. N.
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