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The National Rifle Association.

There was a continuance yesterday of the same
magnificent weather which, as far as the present
meeting is concerned, has done ite best to efface the
recollection of a time when Wimbledon skies were
adverse. Encouraged by these favourable auspices,
and no doubt anticipating the hospitable welcome
accorded to their friends by Volunteers generally,
and notably by the Victories, a considerable number
of visitors made their way to Wimbledon yesterday.
Among these was a large proportion of ladies,
whcse presence conferred a temporary distinction
upon the lines of tents where their acquain-
tances resided, and made those who were not
similarly honoured feel conscious of their own in-
feriority. The lions of the camp are well worth a
visit even from ladies, who cannot be expected to
feel any deep interest in the science of rifle-shoot-
ing, recondite as that has become in the successive
stages of improvement through which it has
passed. For instance, what can be more charming
than the prospect from the hill in front of " Victoria
crescent ?" From this point a view is commanded
of the entire area—nearly three miles in width
upon which the Association has settled down and
thrown up its intrenchments. Far away on the
extreme right, where the ground slopes towards the
town of Putney, firing is going on, and distinction
and something more tangible won or lost at every
shot. On
hewhere one end of the
common Wimbledon and
then runs away in the direction of Robin Hood, the
app ,theroaes extremethe left,
town
of
1,000 yards' range is equally in.request. And along
the intermediate space, in an irregular line, pretty
much in the form of a crescent, following the course
of the ravine which intersects the Common, the
the
range of
wooded h
butts in rear of the targets crown the further side
a highestekg r o aobjects
of
the
pleasing
owfitthhine hollow, , andbut wouldfor the e stant
iilepiewtuhriee.ll Thefer hamcatrhae background
of the scene
varies
very 100 yards. The richest cultivation
t e
at
e
and are, in fact,
'
caonndtetrhmeinwoi
uldsewstitghleenaes tel,urze and rusheshaolttehrenra.

the central pla-
lie to the right, villas and shrubberies a little to the
mlefitli,
iturimevlYe;
yradnigreecdtimona.rqaunedesaacrroessround the wind-
teau where the operations of the Association are
mainly carried on a range of flagstaffs, planted in
such a perfect line that one cannon shot would bring
them all to the ground, supports a many-coloured
wave of flags of all nations. In addition to the
animated scene here presented there are individual
points not unworthy of notice, such as the valuable
contents of the exhibition marquee, the garden im.
provised among the tent-ropes of an officer, who
likes to waken to the perfume of sweet flowers ; the
" running-deer," moving leisurely to all appearance,
but really travelling a good 10 miles an hour ; the
miniature Crystal Palace which Mr. Jennison, the
refreshment contractor, has erected; and, last, the
commercial avenue or bazaar, in which everything
needful for occupants of the camp, from rifles and
ammunition to " mufti" for running up to town,
may be procured. The spectacle can hardly be
spoken of as brilliant, for the volunteer uniform, as
a rule, is dull ; but the men who shoot and shoot
well can hardly make that complaint, as the Asso-
ciation badges lighten up the sombre tints wonder-
fully. One or two distinguished shots who have
made their way in more than a single instance into
the class entitled to compete for the second stage of
the Queen's Prize have their sleeves covered with
_ _

Looking round upon the vast assembly, all en-
gaged in a common pursuit, and all pursuing it with
the utmost eagerness, it is impossible to resist the
reflection, " Bafore the volunteer system existed
how did these men employ their time." The enthu-
siasm with which they have thrown themselves into
the movement, and continued faithful to it for years,
repels the supposition that it can ever again die
out in England. But there is no doubt that the
National Rifle Association, by giving to the mem-
bers of the force annually a centre of common inte-
rest—" a local habitation and a name"—does much
to strengthen and perpetuate the feeling by which
the force was originally founded. Moreover, the
excitement and attractions of rifle contests remain
after the goose-step has lost its novelty, and these
add a fresh incentive to regular drill from the
knowledge that the degree of steadiness requisite to
the winning of prizes, is best attained thereby.
Some remarkable shooting was made yesterday
in the course of the day. Captain Heaton fired 26
shots at the Swiss target, where the marking is on
the electric system ; of these 25 consecutively made
bull's and 1 lodged within the 11 inch carton. At
the running deer range Capt, Webb, of the Hereford
Rifles, with a Westley Richard's breechloading car•
use in different cavalry
regiments, made the fine score of nine bull's
bine, similar to those now in
eyes, ten centres, and one outer.
The firing for the first stage of the Queen's prize
was continued at 500 yards, and the class brought
as
An accomplish this re-
sult the utmost expedition w
to a close before gunfire. nr,
necessary, and with
all the pressure that could be exerted, the closing
minutes.
signal was delayed several
If any one,
however, could stand aside and watch the endless
different firing points,
that markers occasionally
enjoy the opportunity of making a little extra pay-
ment for overtime, but that the work compressed
into a single day does not require the best part of
processions
the wonder of
would
b squadse to
not the
a week to get through. A
calculation of the num-
ber of ehots fired daily at
Wimbledon would be in-
structive.lt would, no doubt, turn out that under
all the heads of competition enough powder and
ball is consumed to furnish
supplies adequate to a
very respectable infantry battle, The following
were the highest scores at 500 Yards for the Queen's
prize :

Points,

........... 1
... .......9;:•
Corporal Richardson, 3d Cambridge
Corporal C. E. Dunn, 7th Rent....
Lieut. Hcsketh, 27th Lancashire
19
Sergeant Lamb, 21st Lancashire
Colour Sergeant Churchill, Ist London lB
Ensign Burton, 40th Middlesex ........
18
Private Captain
Corporal
isiMcai
hrl 1
Marsh,
18
18
hell
Private Stabbings, 7th Dorset
,setr 4th
Gloucester
uelicyceeessst Leicester er
York
oi
re i
...
Lieutenant Crockford, 4th Flint
18
Sergeant Snelus, Bth Cheshire
Private 0. Scott, 4th Renfrew ........
17
Ensign Thomas, 4th West York :::: .
. . . .
Captain Jee, 55th Lancashire
17
Private Frere, Ist London 17...
..
Ensign Halliday, 21st Middlesex .. ........ 17
Private Bond, 9th West Middlesex ........
17
, Private Hemel", 11th Middlesex ......
17
Sergeant Garnett, 20th do.
Private J. Burrell, Cat do..
Private Hall, 15th Lincoln
Private Cole, let Gloucester
17
Private Lane, do. ......................
Private Narracott, Ist Devon
Private Blackmore, 2d do;
do 18th .. . 17
Colour Sergeant Westlake, . .......
........ 17
Private J. Buxton, Bth Derby ............ 17
Private Hughes, 33d Kent ................ 17
Captain Russell, lst Essex ................ 17
Captain Bass, 25th Stafford ................ 17
Private W. H. Stanway, 7th Hereford,..... 17
Private W. C. 0, Goodson, Bth Herts
Private F. Simmons, 12th Berks
Private C. Hanson, Bth Stafford .......... 3 l7
Colour•Sergt Sallory, Ist Notts (Robin Hoods) 17
Private Bragg, 6th Essex
Col.- Sergt. Whittingham, 33d Cheshire .. • 17
Private Beech, Ist Warwick
Ensign Pixley, Ist Middlesex •............ 17
Private F. Mortlock, do ...... 17
Private Barnard, do ...................... 17
Private Fellowes, do. .................... 17
Private J. Stackpole, 2d do.
Lieut R. J. Nodden, Ist Lanoashire
Sergeant G. Blundell, do
Lieut• Col Finley, sth Lancashire
Ensign F. A. Hooper, 40th Middlesex l6
Private H. Vignoles, 38th do ...... 16
Private J 0. Dawe, Ist do l6
Private Halsall, 21st Lancashire
Major Scott, 334 do .. • • • • • • , ,

Private Marsden, 2d Linealn
Private Wilkins, Ist Gloucester
Sergeant S. T. Westlake, 1801 Devon
Sergeant Toogood, 25th Devon
Private A. Hutchison, Bth Derby:....
Sergeant Chapman, 15th North York:
Private Styan, sth North York
Lieut Kinnear, let Edinburgh ... •
Private Wood, 31st Kent •
Corporal E. Asprey, sth Essex .
Private Holmes, 2d Cambridge
Private Rendell, 3d do
Corporal Day, 6th Cheshire
Sergeant Nicholls, 19th Stafford
Bandmaster Winzer, 38th do
Major Durnford, 2d Surry Artillery ......
Private Bicknell, Ist Surrey
Private Alport, Ist Surrey ..
Corporal W. Allen, 14th Wilts
Private J. Edwards, 4th Kent
Private Wareham, 4th Drrset ..
Corporal Rodgers, sth Forfar
Q.-mas. Sergeant J. T. Beards, 3d Bucks
Corporal W. Young, 22d Somerset
Sergeant Booth, 6th Stafford
Private Popplewell, 37th West York
Corporal Hall, 38th do
Private Swaine, 23d do
Corporal Heron, 2d Stirling
Sergeant Berks, 4th Notts ....... ...
Colour Sergeant Latham, 7th do
Capt Redden, Ist Notts (Robin Hood's)
Private Ingrain, Ist Lanark
Colour Sergeant Marriott, 4th West York ..
Lieut Watson, 16th do
Corporal Stephens, 16th Cornwall
Colour Sergeant Taylor, 11th Cumberland
Sergeant Jefferies, 18th Cheshire ..
Gunner Martin, 3d Cinque Ports Artillery ..
Private Kersey, 20th Middlesex
Private Griffith, 20th Middlesex
Sergeant Warren, 21st Middlesex
Private Haines, 21st Middlesex
Sergeant Hamilton, 21st Middlesex ..
Sergeant Garner, 9th Middlesex
Private Armstrong, 9th West Middlesex....
Sergj.-Instructor Robinson, 16th W. Midsx,
Sergeant Cook, 20th Middlesex
Private Day, 11th Middlesex
Ensign Gunning, 13th Middlesex
Sergeant Nicholls, 15th Middlesex
ALEXANDRA—FIRST STAGE.
Highest Scores at 200 yards.

Points.

Private Wood, 36th Middlesex ....
Lord Glentwerth
Private Percher, 10th Gloucester l7
Sergeant Hall, Bth Bedford l7
Private Micklethwaite, sth West York .. 17
Lieutenant Fryer, 4th North York
Sergeant Randall, 12th Salop l7
Private Stacey, South Middlesex
Lieutenant Hitchcock, 7th Wilts
Gunner Hyde, Ist Gloucester l7
Lieutenant King, 9th Worcester
Sergeant Brooks, 12th Middlesex
Sergt.-Instructor Compton, South Middlesex 16
Private Baker, Ist Gloucester .... 16
Sergeant Humphrey, 3d Durham l6
Sergeant Brown, 4th Haddington l6
Private Adams, Ist Hereford . l6
Private Taylor, 10th Gloucester l6
Private Ryrie, 10th Cumberland
Captain Green, Bth Bedford
Sergeant Lovatt, Bth Cheshire
Private Cooper, 4th Salop
Sergeant Allen, 25th Somerset
Sergeant Blundell, Ist Lancashire
Sergeant Sullivan, sth Lancashire l6
Sergeant Holland, Victoria's

ALEXANDRA—FIRST STAGE,
Highest Scores at 600 yards.

Points.

Private Steynes, 4th North York l9
Lieutenant Dutton, Ist Stafford lB
Private Dyer, Cambridge University
Sergeant Parsons, 22d Surrey l7
Corporal Ralph, Bth Salop
Private Atlin, 15th Somerset
Private Wilken, 6th Aberdeen
Lieutenant Stock, Ist Gloucester Artillery 17
Major Bishop, Ist Guernsey
Sergeant Chisholm, let Surrey
Private Adams, 25th Stafford l6
Sergeant Annison, C. R. Club l6
Lieutenant Bell, Ist Cheshire IG
Private Reed, 14th Suffolk
Sergeant Forbes, 6th Aberdeen l6
Private Buchanan, Ist Lanark
Ensign Walker, 6th Kincardine l6
Sergeant Mitchell, Ist Forfar
Lieutenant 13azeley, Cambridge l6
Private Baker, Ist Gloucester.... l6
Private M'Crome, Ist Surrey l6
Private Fisher, do
Private Scales, 16th Kent .. l6
Lance-Corporal Stickings, 29th Kent
Sergeant Woolley, Ist Warwick
Private Breese, Ist Norfolk l6
Private Burt, 6th Isle of Wight l6
Lieutenant Lead, 14th Suffolk
Private Humphreys, Ist Montgomery l6
The Duke of Cambridge's prize is one to which
considerable importance attaches at the present
moment, when the propriety of placing breechload-
ing rifles in the hands of the British army is seri.
ously canvassed. Whatever the weapon which the
Government may ultimately adopt—Mont Storm's
invention, with the facilities which it offers for
converting at trifling expense all our present stock
of Enfields, Westley Richards, with its great accu-
racy of aim, or any other description of breech.
loader, there seems to be a tacit admission that
England, with its small army, cannot afford to
stand still in this matter. And hence the interest
connected with this competition, in which any de-
scription of breechloading firearms was allowed to
be used. The successful candidates were as fol
low :
Highest Scores.

500 Yds. 800 Yds. Total
Points. Points. Points
Edward Ross, Cambridge University
(Winner of the First Prize) ...... 19 .. 17 .. 36
Ties for Second and Third Prizes.
Private H. Barnard, Victorias .... 19 .. 16 .. 35
Captain W. P. Burrs, 29th Kent.... 18 .. 17 35
Captain F. Smith, 4th Derby ...... 18 .. 17 35
All these shot with the Westley Richard's breechloader.
The carbine prizes have been long desired by an in-
fluential and increasing section of the volunteer
force. At the present meeting they have well con-
tested, and next year it is expected that the num-
ber of entries under this head will equal those in
any other class, however large. The following were
the highest scores at 200 yards :

Points.

Lieut. Hughes, 9th Kent .............. 16
Gunner Fittock, 12th Devon .............. 15 -
Corporal Pottor, 10th Kent Artillery ........ 14
Corporal Blain, 2d Lincoln ••........14
Sergeant Burnery, 2d Kent Artillery....... 13
Sergeant Skinner, 10th Kent Artillery...... 13
Sergeant Major Baker, Ist Not folk .......... 13
Lieut. Thompson, 3d Durham ............ 13
Gunner Wilson, Ist Glocester .............. 13
Gunner Hyde, Ist Glocester .............. 13
Gunner Bretts, sth Cinque Ports ......
13
Gunner Dunk, sth Cinque Perts
Sergeant Ellinger, let Cinque Ports l3
Serg. Major Murray, 4th East York Artilery 13
The other principal scores made in the course of
the day were the following :
ENFIELD ASSOCIATION CUP.
Highest Scores on the 13th, and up to 1 45 p.m. on
the 14th.
500 yds 800 yds. Total,

Pnta. Puts. Pnts
Private Loftus, 2d Cheshire l4 19 33
Sergeant Charles, sth Dorset 13 20 33
Ensign Lockhart. 7th Ayr l6 17 33
Private A. Austin, Queen's
Private A. Fellowes, Victorias
Sergeant Hendrie, 7th Ayr l5 16 31
FIRST SERIES—EXTRA PRIZES.
Highest Scores at 500 Yards.

Points,

Captain Beavan, Ist Radnor
Captain Redden, Robin Hoods .... lB
Surgeon Wright, Robin Hoods lB
Lieut. Punshon, Ist Newcastle
Lieut. Colonel Halford, Ist Leicestershire
Sergeant Fuller, Victorian
Private Michie, LoOdon Scottish
Corporal Leete, 22d Aiiddlesex
Ensign Hughes, 40th LLAncashire
Lieut, Millard, 4th Suffolk
Lieut. Hair, sth Monm :nth . , ... 16
-.—Wood 0
The mysterious " Owl" prize, arid the conditions
upon which the competition was to take place,
formed during the day a constant topic of conversa-

PR1CE.........4d.
STAMPEDI....Sd.

tion. Expectation was rather heightened than di-
minished by the publication of the following order—
" Owl Shooting Extraordinary.—Oh, Yes! Oh,
Yes !—Take notice all. A prize of £5O has been
given by the venerable the owls of the Owl news-
paper, to be competed for on such terms es the
Council nay fix. Out of consideration for the gene-
rous but benighted donors, the Council have deter-
mined that the competition shall take place in the
dark at the 2uo pool targets. Lights, called owl'e
eyes, wilt be substituted for the plates now used es
bull's eyes at these pools. Conditions—Each com-
petitor shall pay is per shot as at pool, and if the
competitors do not appear in great plinth:Ts,
' The moping owl will to the moon complain.'
The prize, which will be in the form of a beautiful
silver owl, shall be adjudged to the competitor who
shall, by the end of the meeting, have made the
greatest number of owl's eyes—that is, who shall
have oftenest knocked out the owl's eye, or broken
the glasses by which it will be shaded. Every pre-
caution has been taken to guard against accidents.
The shooting will commence at dusk,"

The Guards performing the duty of markers hav-
ing had a long and fatiguing day, it was agreed on
all hands that it would not be fair again to expect
them to take their places at the butts. A member
of Parliament volunteered with the aid of half a
dozen members of the London Scottish to perform
the necessary duties, and being supposed to be
in the confidence of " The Owls," his offer was at
once accepted. Long before the shades of e%ening
had completely fallen there was a numerous muster at
the point indicated, and great was the dissatisfaction
of intending competitors on learning that the bird
of night declined to present itself to be shot at.
The fact was that as this match must necessarily be
shot under unusual conditions and at an unusual
hour, it was desirable, with a view to the avoidance
of danger, to adopt every safeguard which prudence
could suggest, and to meet every difficulty which
ingenuity could devise. A large number of lamps
had been ordered from town, and as these failed to
arrive at the time named it was thought better to
postpone the match, amusing as it is promised to be,
than to run the risk of any occurrence calculated to
damp the hitherto brilliant success of the meeting.
Two accidents, which at the time wore an alarming
appearance, though the results were much less serious
than at first apprehended, occurred in connection with
the tramway yesterday. Through some defect in the
construction of the carriages, upon which the breaks
have acted with some difficulty, one of these vehicles
could not be stopped or materially checked in its
progress before it reached the end of the line.
Passengers, guessing what was about to happen,
leapt or threw themselves off right and left. Nearly
all escaped with slight bruises, with the exception
of one, who bled rather freely from a cut over the
eyebrow. As soon as it was washed and dressed,
however, he joined his squad, and made a respec-
table score at 500 yards for the Queen's prize. In
the other case the wheel of one of the carriages gave
way, and the foot of a passenger was unfortunately
squeezed or entangled, so that he was obliged to
receive medical assistance at the hands of Dr.
Westmacott, who acts professionally on behalf of
the Association ; he was then removed by easy
stages in the direction of his own residence. As an
illustration of the comparative indifference with
which Volunteers are disposed to view casualties in-
terfering with the object which brings them
to Wimbledon, it may be mentioned that Lieu-
tenant Starkey, of the Queen's Westmin-
sters, who accidentally sprained his toot
on the previous day, discovering that he
could kneel without pain, though he could not
stand, went down in a cab to the range yesterday,
shot for the Queen's Prize, and made 14, ~11(1 hopes
to be able to hold his place in the International
Enfield match on Monday nexi.
Corrections to Wednesday's Return of Scores.•—

In 200 yards, Queen's, for Lieut. Wright, 23d Devon,
read Sergeant Toogocd, 25th Devon, 16 points.
Sergeant Macrone, Ist Surry, competed for first
series extras, and not for Alexandra, making 17
points. In Alexandra, Capt. Hancocks, Ist 'Wor-
cester, fired at 500 yards, and not at 200, making
16 points; also Sergeant Spurrell, 12th Kent, fired
at 500 yards, and not at 200, making 16 points.