The Sun.
London, England, 1865-07-22 00:00:00

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PHOTOGRAPHIC SERIES.-MR. HERBE
KINS' PRIZES.- RT WAT-
WINNERS.

Po
Ist Prize, £5O, a Volunteer Album, containing 110ints.
choice photographs selected for their quality or re- •
lation to the service, elegantly bound in blue levant
morocco, richly tooled by J. and J. Leighton, from
a design by Luke Limner, F.S.A.—Private Lord
Aberdeen, London Scottish.., 32
2d Prize, framed photographs, £3 3s. Panorama of
Wimbledon, 1861, £1 Is. ; English International
Twenty, and £1 is. Scotch International Twenty
—Lieutenant ilarriner, 9th Middlesex 31
3d Prize, £3 3s. Panorama, and £1 ls. •
English
Twenty—Captain M(Gregor, London Scottish ..• 30
4th Prize, £3 3s. Panorama—Lieutenant Cunning-
ham, 18th Middlesex ••• ••• 30
sth Prize, £1 is. English Twenty, and £1 ls. Scotch
Twenty—Private Hay, Ist Somerset 30
6th Prize, £1 is. English Twenty—Captain Richard-
son, Cambridge University... ... ... 30
LADIES' CONSOLATION PRIZES.—WINNERS.
Points.
Ist Prize.—£lo. Doggett, sth Bedfordshire ... ... 18
2d Prize.—£6. Private Ryley, Victorian 17
3d Prize.—£4. Corporal Blackburn, Oxford Univ. ... 17
4th Prize.—£3. Sergeant Davidson, 20th Middlesex 17
sth Prize.—£l. Private. Campbell, 3d Kirkcudbright 16
6th Prize.—.£l. Sergeant Short, Ist Devon ... 16
The Horatio Ross prize, the object of so much
keen competition between Lord Aberdeen and Mr.
Peter Tin, fell eventually to the latter. It will be
recollected that two or three days ago Lord Aber-
deen, after much effort, surpassed by two points
what had been regarded as.the unapproachable score
of 42 made by his agile rival. The latter, stimulated
to fresh exertions, made such energetic efforts that
he actually succeeded in increasing his score to 47,
—that is to say, within the space of five minutes he
ran 500 yds, loaded and fired 12 times, never missed
target or made an outer, but scored 11 bulls'-eyes
and one centre, or within one point of the maximum
capable of being made, had the rifle been fired from
a mechanical rest. All day on Thursday Lord
Aberdeen was occupied with the match for the Elcho
Shield, and spent yesterday afternoon in winning
the Dudley Cup. But, fatigued as he must neces-
sarily have been, he prevented himself last evening
at the firing post for the Horatio Ross prize, to
make one final effort to wrest this distinction from
Mr. Peterkin; when, as he was about to run, the
signal gun fired, and the prize competition for 1865
on Wimbledon-common was at an end.
Shortly before 10 o'clock last night the promised
display of fireworks took place in front of the offices
of the Association. An event of this kind is always
attractive ; and when rocket-sticks have such an
area as that of Wimbledon-common to range over,
pyrotechnists can afford to be more daring in their
displays than when their operations are carried on
within narrower limits. There was an enormous
gathering of residents in camp and in the neigh-
bourhood, and additions to the assembly came in
considerable numbers from the metropolis as well.
Carriages, cabs, &c., were drawn up in rows four
or five deep outside the enclosure ; and within,
whenever a burst of light of unusual brilliancy gave
opportunity for a general glance, in every direction
upturned gazes of admiration were seen following
the flight and descent of the rockets, many coloured
stars, golden showers, &c. A grand effect was pro-
duced when from the range of flagstaffs stretching
right across the common, at a given signal, alter-
nate jets of white and red flame burst forth. This
dazzling mixture of colours with the white back-
ground of the marquees, and on all sides the ani-
mated and applauding crowd, made together a coup
d'ceil which for vividness and beauty will long be
remembered, but which it would be impossible ade-
quately to describe.