The Express.
London, England, 1862-05-08 00:00:00

NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

The following are the by-laws and regulations
fur the prise meeting of the National Rifle Asso-
ciation in July next.
The prize meeting of the National Ride Association will
be told on Wimbledon Common, sod will commence on
Tuesday, July 1, at 1 o'clock. On the following days the
shooting will commence at 9.30 o'clock. There will be 50
There shall be six ranges, via.:—A, 200 yards ;
B, ; C, 600 yards ; 1), 800 yards ; E, 900 yards ;
F, 1,006 pada The shooting at range A shad be off the
shoulder; at the remaining five ranges it shall be from the
knee, Hythe position, unless off the shoulder. The size of
the targets will be the same as laid down in the army mu-
ketry regulations. The size of the target at range F will be
the same u at range E.

flan BIAGI OP as senores rata
Twenty Whitworth Rifiee, value 25 guineas each, fitted
mask cases complete, and the silver mead of the National
Rifle Association, for the best shot of the 20 winners ; each
of the rucceesful oompetitors being placed in order of merit.
The prizes shall be competed for with long Enfield', of
bond fide government patters, 1853, with a minimum poll
of 61b. Each competitor shall have five shots at
each of the ranges A B 0, aid the prises shall
be adjudged 'wording to the sate number of points
thus Each succemful competitor shall hand over his
rifle for inspection by the umpire as soon as he has fired his
last shot, if required to do so. Any competitor failing to
score nine points in the aggregate at 200 and 500 yards, shall
be excluded from the father competition at 600 yards.
(Beings 0.)
?KZ Isamu, cur.—yours 521.
Presented by Lieutenant W. F. Wills of the 37th Middle-
sex Rifle Volunteers, with 501. added by the National Rifle
Association, viz.:— 2/if. for the second best shot, 151. for the
third, and 101. for the fourth. This prise shall be competed
for with any description of rifts of bond fide government
pattern used by the rank and Se of the volunteer force, and
carrying the '577 bore government ammunition. Pull of
trigger 61bs. It shall be open to winners of volunteer prime
at Wimbledon and at County Rifle Association meetiep.
and to volunteers, winners of prises at the volunteer
ride course at Myths. All volunteers thus quintile
to compete who may wish to enter for the
shove price shall send their names to the Sear
Lay on or before the 25th of June, together with a I
certificate of qualification from the officer in command of
their respective corps. Any dispute respecting qualification I
shall be referred to the Council of the Association, whose
decision shall he final. Each competitor shall have five shots
at each of the ranges A B C, and the prize shall be adjudged
according to the aggregate number of points thus made.
All competitors in the first stage of the Queen's Prize, and
all competitors whose corps have subscribed not less than
11. per company or subdivision to the funds of the National
Rifle Associative, shall not be required to pay an entrance
fee for the above prize From all other competitors sa
entrance fee of 10e. shall be required.
TIN BT. 01101GIS CIIALLINGIcASZ.—TALUE 2801.
Presented for annual competition to the Volunteer Rot-
taloa' of Great Britain by Lient.-Colonel the lion. C. H.
Lindsay, on behalf of the Members of the St. George's
Rifles. The following meths special regulations for the com-
petition of this prize, drawn up by a select committee of
the St. George's Rifles, and moctioned by the Council of the
National Rifle Association :—" Thin prize shall be competed
for with any description of rifle of bond fide government
pattern which is used b 7 the rank sod file of volunteer
battalions, carrying the '577 bore, government ammunition,
and with a minimum pull of trigger of 61bs. It shall be
epee to all administrative and substantive battalions in
Great Britain. A represeutadive shall be chime by each
battalion. according to the rules and regulations already
published.
" The following additional prizes shall be awarded, and
become the property of the three best shots in the contest,
vie :—A gold and enamelled jewel of St. George, to the
winner of the challenge vase • a silver and enamelled
jewel of St. George, to the second batshot in the contest ; a
broom cross of St. George, to the third best shot in the con-
test ; a large photograph of the challenge vase and jewel,
handsomely framed, to the battalion which shall prove
itself successfuL Any dispute respecting qualification, lee.,
shall be referred to the Council of the Association, whose
decision shall be final. Each competitor shall have five
shots (Hythe position) at each of the ranges A, B, and the
prize* shall be adjudged according to the aggregate number
of points thus made. In the event of ties the de-
cision shall be according to hits. There shall be
an entrance fee of ss. required from those com-
petitors only whose battalions have not subscribed 11.
per company or subdivision to the funds of the National
Rifle Association, or who have not paid an entrance fee as
competitors. Each selected competitor for the challenge
vane shall be provided with a certificate, signed by his com-
manding officer, to the effect that he is the chosen represen-
tative of his battalion. This certificate he will be required
to present at the secretary's office at Wimbledon, for the
purpose of receiving a pass to the ranges at which he is to
shoot.'