The Sun.
London, England, 1865-07-20 00:00:00

The Wiinbledon Meeting.

WIMBLEDON-COMMON, Wednesday Evening.
The ultimate contest for the Queen's Prize having
passed over, with all its accompanying excitement,
the proceedings here to-day have been of a very
quiet and modified character, and although the
weather was delightfully fine there was but a com-
paratively small sprinkling of visitors, and amongst
them were two Indian Princes, Lord Ranelagh,
Col. M'Murdo and family, Lord and Lady Grosve-
nor, Earl Spencer, &c.
The only new contest on the programme of any
interest was the annual match for the Chancellors'
Challenge Cup, value £lOO, presented by the Duke
of Devonshire, K.G., and by the Earl of Derby,
K.G., for annual competition between the volun-
teers of the Oxford and Cambridge University corps
(eight on each side), at the respective ranges of 200,
500, and 600 yards. For this contest some of the
best men are selected which each university can
produce, and therefore a trial of skill between them
is naturally one that is looked upon with great inte-
rest. Last year the prize was won by Cambridge,
but this year the feeling appeared to be rather in
favour of Oxford, who certainly at the first range
gained the advantage, with promise for the future.
The next competition was the second stage of the
Albert Prize, a cup of the value of £lOO, to be shot
for by winners in the first stage, seven shots each,
at the respective ranges of 800, 900, and 1,000
yards. The Army Rifle Association Cup contest
was renewed, as well as that of the Saturday Review
and Spectator Prizes. The competition for the
Enfield Wimbledon Cup was commenced this
morning. It is of the value of £lOO, and the
competitors are restricted to the winners of first
prizes of the value of £2O and upwards in Enfield
rifle cmpetitions at any of the Wimbledon meet-
ings previous to 1865, and the highest scorer in the
International Enfield Match and Oxford and
Cambridge Challenge Plate in 1864 ; five shots
each at 200 and 600 yards.. An entirely novel prize
is given this year, to be shot for by five-grooved
rifles, for a prize of £3O, divided into six prizes.
There were numerous competitors for this prize, and
amongst them eleven of the Ist Hants Mounted
Rifle Volunteers, under the command of Captain
Bower. From their peculiar costume of short grey
tunics And black belts, Garibaldi hats and plume of
black feathers, and long jack boots, they excited
great attention, and indeed they were the observed
of all observers. They appear to be very cool, and
well skilled in the use of the rifle, for Mr. Gold-
smith, one of the corps, managed to carry off the
first prize by 22 marks. They appeared highly de-
lighted at their success, and received some very
hearty congratulations. Sergeant Gow, of the Edin-
burgh Rifle Brigade, took the second prize of £5 ;
Corporal Watts, of the same corps, £3 ; Sergeant
Caplen, 12th Hants, £3 ; Private Bruce, of the
Edinburgh Rifle Brigade, £2; and Corporal Young,
Ist Somerset, £2.
The Earl De Grey and Ripon contest was re-
sumed, and brought to a conclusion.

The contest for Capt. Ross's Prize appears daily
to attract more attention, and the firing point is now
at all times crowded, on account of the very novel
conditions upon which it has been established. At
the present time the Earl of Aberdeen has succeeded
in making 44 marks within the limited period of
five minutes, which a most extraordinary score
when it is considered that between every two shots
he has to run 100 yards.
This day the " running man" was substituted for