The Express.
London, England, 1866-07-16 00:00:00

NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

The competition for the Enfield Association Cup has
been going on during the week, but it finished on Satur
day. It was open to life members, and members of the
National Rifle Association who have paid their sub-
scriptions for the current year. Five shots each
at 200 and 500 yards. Thu contest terminated in
favour of Col pond Richardson, of the 11th Norfolk,
who made 16 points at 200, mad 20 at 500 yards, making a
total of 30, and only 4 short of the highest possible score.
The Alexandra Prize contest was continued at 500 yards,
the principal prize being won by Private H. Franklin, of
the 2nd Northamptonshire, by 20 points, being the highest
score possible to be made. The second prize was won by
Sergeant H. Smith, 15th Surrey, by 19 points.
. Another continuation contest for the first stage of the
Albert I'rize tack place on Saturday, the range being at 000
yards. Sonic very extraordinary shooting took place for
this prize between Lieutenant Marrincr. of the 12th Middle-
sex, and Private Edward Roes, of the London Scottish,
who both made bull'smyes at every shot.
The contest commenced on Saturday also for Mr. Bass's
prize of 501., and divided into thirteen prizes, restricted to
officers of volunteers who have never won a prize at Wim-
bledon or at any county rifle association meeting. To be
shot for by the ordinary Enfield rifle, five shots each, at
500 yards. For this prize Sergeant Duncan, of the St.
George's, made 18 points, but the prize will remain open
the whole of this day.
In consequence of the great number of entries for Sir
William Martin's Challenge Cup, value 501., with 501.
added in specie, the shooting was continued through the
whole of Saturday, and the contest will go on to-day.
This prize is only open to those who have passed in their
own corps as marksmen of the first chum -alert was also
the usual pool shooting for the running deer, Swiss carton
prizes, the running prizes, and the " earwig" pool, all of
which were well patronised. On Saturday the exhibition
marquee, in which are exhibited the prises selected and
given to the successful competitors, was opened, and was
crowded throughout the day.
A good deal of dissatisfaction has been expressed
amongst the volunteers in the camp at the somewhat
peremptory camp order which was issued by Colonel
Colville on Friday morning, in consequence of a noise
which was going on after the " last post" was sounded on
Thursday night. What it conveys is hardly considered to
be justifiable, seeing that it was the night on which the
banquet to the Belgian visitors was given, and that it was
in the exuberance et good will that a few jokes took
place, and especially as the banquet itself was kept up to
so advanced an hour as scarcely to allow men to get to
their quarters and be ready to extinguish every light at
the usual boar of 11 o'clock. The police have had no
charge during the meeting, and although some very valu-
able articles have been lost at various times, including two
valuable gold watches, they have all been restored to their
owners.
The Poet-office here, ender the direction of Mr. W.
H. Hodgkins, the postmaster, has during the week done
an amount of business altogether unprecedented in the
proceedings at Wimbledon, in the number of letters
brought in and despatched by every poet ; but that eau
scarcely create surpries when it is known that nearly 3,000
volunteers, besides °Seer, guards, police, fire brigade, and
others, whose presence here is absolutely necessary, are en-
camped on the ground. The eleeteto telegraph lms also
been fully employed ducky the emseapoodmg period.