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which forbids any one to take more than one prize except in
the case of the challenge cup, money, and private prizes,
they are not shown. Wimbledon targets and marking, ex-
cept for the Challenge Cup. Ensign Phillip's prize-An
University pewter, to be shot for by five members of No. 1
Company who completed the most drills by the inspection
five rounds at 250 yards-Private Kneller, 12 marks. Mr
Frederick Besley's prize-A silver cup for second class shots
of the 26th Middlesex; seven rounds, 200 and 500 yards-
Colour-Sergeant Ayris, 37 marks. Mr J. B, Hale's prize,
value £5, for second class shots of the sth battalion and
Customs Volunteers at the outports ; five rounds at 200 and
500 yards-Colour-Sergeant Barnes, 25 marks. Captain
Jones's prize, value £5 ; same conditions as preceding, seven
rounds at 300 yards-Sergeant Cresswell, 16 marks. Money
prizes shot for by the 26th Middlesex and Volunteers of
country corps in the Customs' Service, five rounds at 200
and 600 yards. Entrance fee 2s 6d each. Country corps
free. Private Christian, 27 marks, £3O, won tie ; Private
Oram, 27 marks, £lO ; Private Minter, 24 marks, £lO, won
tie; Staff-Sergeant Lakemen, 24 marks. £5; Sergeant
Stevens, 23 marks, £5. Captain Dobell's prize, a silver
cup, for second class shots of the 26th Middlesex and Cus-
toms' Volunteers at the outports, five rounds at 200 and 500
yards-Lieutenant Burton, 25 marks. The Hon. Mrs F,
Goulburn's prize, for first-class shots of the sth battery
and Customs' Volunteers at the outports. five rounds
at 300 and 600 yards-Sergeant Stevens, 27 marks.
The Lieutenant-Colonel's Prizes--First, a silver cup,
second, a ring; third, a Robinhood pouch-same rules as
preceding prize, five rounds at 200 and 600 yards-Sergeant
Fry, 30 marks-Sergeant Cotteman, 21 marks-Private
Boddy, 18 marks. Major Hamel's prize.-A silver cup for
second class shots of the sth battalion and Customs Volun-
teers, at the outports-five rounds, at 200 and 500 yards,
Private Jennings, 26 marks. Qurrtermaster Sergeant
Wallis's Prize.-A plated tankard, for members of the 26th
Middlesex, five rouads, at 200 and 500 yards. Capt. Jones,
`26 marks. The challenge cup, value £25, to become the
absolute property of any one winning it two years in
succession, five rounds at 300 and 400 yards, Hythe target
and marking. Captain Jones, 13 points-Sergeant Ste-
vens, 12 points-Sergeant Stevens won the cup last year.
Messrs. Firman's prize.-A silver cup for second class
shots of the 25th Middlesex, five rounds at 200 and 500
yards, Private Oram, 27 marks. Major Collet's prize.-A
silver cup for second class shots of the sth battalion, five
rounds at 200 and 600 yards. Private Edgar, 25 marks.
The regimental prize, value £6, for second class shots of
the 26th Middlesex, five rounds, at 200 and 300 yards. Pri-
vate W. H. Barton, 25 marks. Mr Sidney S. Dipnall's
prize.--A silver cup, for members of the 26th Middlesex,
who have made 12 points in the third class this year, five
rounds at 200 and 300 yards. Private Seward, 24 marks.
A silver fish knife and fork, value £5, given by a few gen-
tlemen of the Comptroller General's-office, for Volunteer's
of Middlesex Corps in the service of the Customs; five
rounds at 200 and 500 yards. Ensign Gardner, 25 marks.
Hay's Wharf prizes, value £5 ss, given by the proprietors
of Hay's Wharf for No. 6 Company, second class shots ;
five rounds at 200 and 300 yards; Sergeant Holttum, 24
marks, a rifle-Colour Sergeant Barnes, 21 marks, a ring
Captain Hunt's and Lieut. Wrightson's prizes-a rifle and
a silver cup for No. 5 company ; five rounds at 200 and
300 yards. Corporal Woolston, 17 marks, a cup-Private
Archer, 16 marks, a rifle.
Prizes to the value of over 100 guineas were oompeted tor
on Wednesday between the members of the 11th, Capt
Corscaden's, or Covent-garden, company of the 22d Middle-
sex (Queen's Westminster) Rifles, at the regimental ranges
on Wormwood Scrubbs. Capt Tyler, the adjutant of the
2d battalion, officiated as umpire, while Capt Corscaden
directed the firing. The silver challenge cup, value 70
guineas, which had been subscribed for by ladies, was shot
for at ranges of 200, 500, and 600 yards, five shots at each
distance. Private Seymour became the winner by a score
of 37 marks. This cup must be won three consecutive years
by the same member before it can become his absolute pro-
perty. The cup given by Capt Corscaden, value 10 guineas,
was competed for in five shots at 300 and five shots at 600
yards, and wen by Private Johnson with 40 marks. The
next prize was Lieut Lewin's Cup, value five guineas. The
ranges were 200 and 550 yards, five shots at each distance,
Private Clark won with 27 marks. Ensign Laurence's cup,
value five guineas, was shot for at the 250 and 500 yards
ranges, five shots at each, and won by Sergeant Booking
with 27 marks. The fifth prize shot for was one of the value
of seven guineas, presented by Mr Barringer, representative
of the central committee. Private Webster was the winner
with 24 marks, The Honorary Members' Prize was won
by Private Seymour, who made 2,5 marks.
The fifth annual Enfield rifle prize meeting, open to all
England, of the Cinque Ports Artillery and Volunteer
Rifles, commenced on Tuesday, at the ranges erected at
North Down, between Margate and Broadatairs. Private
W. Dutton, of the 22d Kent, was the winner of the first
prize, a Steward's Lord Bury's telescope and £3 10s, with
the extraordinary score of four consecutive bull's eyes and
a centre, out of five rounds, at 500 yards, thus making 19
out of a possible score of 20. In the contest for the Isle
of Thanet prize, worth £2O, divided int.) four parts, the
first prize being £6, Private Mortloek, in shooting off, stood
first, havingimade two centres and a bull's aye. In class
B, including the competition tor a gold watch value £2O, for
the greatest aggregate score daring the meeting, the amount
was £5O, divided into ten prizes. The first, £l5; second,
£10; third, £7 lOs ; fourth, £5. Between 70 and 80 en-
tries had been made for theme prizes. Captain Williams,
19th Middlesex, with a score of 30, won the first prize; Pri-
vate Dixon, 7th Cinque Ports, the second ; Corporal Gould,
37th Middlesex, the third. On the third day the first busi-
ness was to settle the extra prizes of the meeting. In the
first series, the first prize in money and a Stewards Lord
Bury Telescope, was won by Private Dutton, 22d Keut ;
second prize and telescope, Private Barfield, 9th Kent;
second series.-lst prize, *Private Deighton, 14th Mid.le-
sex ; 2d, Private Andrews, St. George's. Third series-let
prize, Private Deighton; 2d, Private Bohn, 16th Middle-
sex. The grand contest of the day was for class C. he sum
of £5O divided into 10 prizes-Ist, of £l5; 2d prize, £10;
3d, £7 10s; 4th, £5. In addition to these prizes a gold
watch, value 20 guineas, to he presented to the competitor
making the highest aggregate score at the B and C classes
-ranges 400 and 500 yards. Sergeant Montgomery, of the
30th Middlesex, and Private W. Dutton, of the 22d Kent.
had tied for the highest aggregate score with 56 each, and
on shooting off Private Dutton won; but was subse-
quently beaten by it being announced that a score of 58 had
been made by Private Deighton, of the 14th Middlesex,
On Monday the return match between the Wisbech and
Ely Rifle Corps was shot off at the Wisbech range, eight
members of each corps, the competitors being with one ex-
ception the same as at the first match. The distances were
200, 400. and 500 yards, seven shots at each distance. The
Ely again won, beating their opponents by 42 marks, the
winners making 380 marks, and Wisbech 338. The average
of Ely was 47.50, and Wisbech. 42.25.
The Norfolk Volunteer Service Association commenced
its annual prize competition on Tuesday, at Great Yar-
mouth. Carbine prizes presented by the town of Yarmouth
and open to efficient Artillery Volunteers belonging to the
Ist Norfolk battery were shot for at 200 yards, seven shots
each. There were 20 competitors, and the first prize (£7,)
was won by Sergeant-Major Mach. The next competition
was for the Officers' Challenge Vase of the value of £4O,
open to the officers of all the volunteer corps in Norfolk.
The ranges were 200, 500, and 800 yards, seven shots each.
There were 12 competitors. During the whole contest the
rain poured down in torrents, so that most of the gallant
officers shooting were drenched to the skin. The prize was
won by Captain Gurney, of the let Norfolk, who, shooting
with an Enfield, made at 200 yards two bulls' eyes, two
centres, and three outers, or 20 points ; at 500 yards three
bulls' eyes, one centre, two enters, and one ricochet, or 19
points ; and at 800 yards ono bull's eye and two centres, or
10 points, making an aggregate of 49 points. A competi-
tion succeeded for prizes given by the Mayor and town of
Yarmouth, open to enrolled and honorary members of all
volunteer corps in Norfolk. The ranges were 200 and 500
yards, and the prizes were, first, a piece of plate of the
value of £lO, given by the Mayor of Yarmouth ; the
second, £6; the third and fourth, £5 each. Corporal
Agger, of the 3d Norfolk, was declared winner of the
plate, Sergeant Hart of the second prize of £6, and Pri-
vate Wilson of the third prize of £5. Corporal Gunn won
the other prize of £5. In a contest open to all comers, with
any rifle, the ranges were 300, 500, and 600 yards, five
rounds each; and the first prize was £lO, the second £5;
£2 for the best score at each range. There were 44 ocm-
petitors. The first prize was won by Captain Hawker, of
the South Middlesex, who made a total of 52 points. Cor-
poral Ringer was second with 47.
At the recent distribution of prizes in Leicestershire by
Mrs 11. St. John Holford, Private Kelsey received Mr Tur-
ner's challenge cup. Private Anderson was presented with
the Ladies' Prize, £lO cup, shot for at Melton. Private
Brookes, with a score nearly equalling that which took the
Queen's Medal at Wimbledon, next received Sir Henry
Halford's prize (£10), Ensign Biggs, Lieut.-Col. Halford's
prize of £7, and Capt. Millican a telescope value £5. Lieut.-
Col. Halford, before the presentation of the Duke of Rut-
land's prize took place, remarked that there was a tie be-
tween Lieut. Biggs and Capt. Millican, but in shooting off
the former was most successful. Ensign Biggs then re-
ceived, at the hands of Mrs Halford, £2O and a handsome
silver medal commemorative of the occasion, and Captain
Millican the second prize of £5. For Major Clarke's prize
of £5, for the highest score made by the competitors in the
Ladies' Prize, or first stage of the Duke of Rutland's prize
and Sir 11. Halford's prize, there was a tie between Private
Brookes and Lieut. Smith, both having made 74 points. In
accordance with their desire, the money was divided be-
tween them. The last prize, presented by Mrs Halford, was
one to the Lieut.-Colonel himself, he having that day won
the minitbly challenge cup, presented by Mr W. Brookes,
to encourage shooting for the Queen's Prize at Wimbledon.
A return match between eight members of the 9th Devon,
and eight numbers of the let Devon Rifles took place on
Tuesday. The proceedings were watched by a largo com-
pany of spectators with great interest. The shooting was at
200, 300, 400, and 500 yards, five rounds each distance. The
9th representatives made a gross score of 390 against 358,
and consequently won the match.
The first prize shooting of the 12th Devon Artillery took
place on Friday, the 2d inn. 12 detachments took part in the
competition, money prizes being awarded to those making
the highest aggregate score. Eight-inch hollow shot were
fired from heavy guns on a temporary platform at a target,
consisting of a small red flag, distant 1,700 yards;. Major