The Express.
London, England, 1863-07-09 00:00:00

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It will thus be sees that Captain Edward Ross, the winter
of the first Queen's prise, has added soother leaf to his
former laurels.

The weather yesterday morning was much better calcu-
lated for shooting than on the previous day, insomuch as the
bright glazing sun drew the moisture from the pound and
caused a sort of mirage to arise, which, in opposition to the
general principle of " distance lending enchantment to the
view," gave an indistinctness which was anything but
favourable to oorrect marking.
The business of the day was announced to take place at
tea o'clock, but it was nearly half au hour beyond that time
before anything war done, in consequence of some of the
quads waiting for their rifles to he tested.
Of course the great interest of the day was centered
in the contest for the Queen's Prize, but, unfortunately,
• abort time after the shooting commenced it was at.
tended by another accident, ,although not of a serious
character, to one of 'the markers who was engaged in noting
the shots which were made. At about 11 o'clock while
the Cambridgeshire corps were firing at 2W yards for the
Queen's Prize, Jamie Bilham, of the Ist Battalion of the
Coldstream Guards, was marking at No. 11 target, but he
bad put up the danger flag for the purpose of painting the
target. The other markers at the targets Nee. 9,10, and 12
bad also displayed their danger flags, and Bilhun had come
from his hut and warn in front of the target. While he was
in the act of painting the target a bullet was discharged,
which was splintered, and rebounded, striking the marker
au the left arm just above the wrist. He went to the
surgeon's tent, where he bad his wound dressed by Dr.
Weatroacott, and he was discharged. An inquiry was
instituted, and according to the regulations of the
association the person who improperly discharged
his rifle ;was fined 10a., but of course this leaves
the matter quite distinct from any claim the marker may
have upon him for personal injury which might have oast
him his life. The man who was injured wears the Crimean
and Turkish medals for servioes performed in the Hussies
war, he having been nine years in the Coldstream Guards,
and for three years a marker at the meetings of this
association.

About three o'clock another accident of a similar nature
occurred to Private Frank Davis, of the Ist battalion of
Fusilier Guards, who was also engaged in marking for the
Queens prise at 200 yards. A splintered bullet wounded
him in the right arm and in both cheeks, bat the wounds
are not at a danproue character. The men belonging to
the Grenadier Guards named William Bailey and Alfred
Smith, who were yesterday reported as injured by splintered
bullets, were reported as going on favourably. In cons.
(pence of the accidents which occurred, and with a view of
preventing their recurrence, the followiog notice from the
council was posted in various parts of the ground :—" Any
person firing at the target when the white danger disc is ex-
hibited above it will be fined Kn. At each firing point are
placed two boards, between which competitors will fire
at the targets with corresponding numbers. Any person
firing at the wrong target will be fined 10e. Any perms
refusing to pay the fine at once will be excluded from all
farther competition, and his entrance fete retained."

Previous to the markers and officers in charge of firing
parties resuming their duties after dinner, they were ad•
dressed by Colonel Steel on the above notice, and Lord
Moho said that they were to see that no one discharged •
rifle except io the pita provided for the purpose and with
the permission of the officer or non-commissioned officer in
charge of the range. An officer had been disqualified from
farther shooting owing to this muss, and the council had
determined to adopt the same measure in each case that
came under their notice.

This year the association have adopted a new rystem of
=skins, consisting of painted discs, white representing a
ball's eye, red a centre, and black an outer. Attached to
each disc is a brush which washes out or paints over each
shot, u the case may be, the disc pointing out the exact
position of the shot, which this old system of marking by
Begs diu not do,

For the Association Cup, Captain Heaton, of the 3rd
Manchester, made • most extraordinary score, having
marked seven bull's eyes at sense shots at 200 yard..
Captain Heatoo also distinguished himself for Lord Vernon's
prize, having made three carious (eight-Moll bull's eyes at
COO yards) out of tee shots, which is considered as remark-
ably good shooting with • Whitworth rifle.
For the extra series of prime Mr. H. G. Roes, at 800
yards, made five bull's eyes sod two centrea.
The contest by this public schools for the Ashburton Chal-
lenge Shield created considerable interest, and for which
those of Marlborough, Harrow, Eton, Cheltenham, and
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