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to certain puffs of wind, both shots flew wide of the
target, and he fell back to a mere place among the
GO best shots. In the end his disappointment was
less bitter than he had imagined, because 47 points
were made by two competitors in the afternoon, a
total which he must have made centres to equal and
bull's-eyes to beat. Northamptonshire has every
reason to feel satisfied with its position in the list.
Not only are three of its representatives included in
the roll of foremost shots, but of these one is Lord
Spencer himself. He did not content himself, as he
might have done, with his position, of Lord of the
Manor and member of the Council of the National
Rifle Association, to the duties of which office since
the commencement of the meeting he has devoted
unceasing attention, but as major of the Ist North-
ampton Regiment, he entered the lists with the rank
and file of the Volunteers, and gained the fine score
of 41 points, which entitles him to one of the
badges of the Association, and in virtue of this to
compete in the second stage of her Majesty's
Prize. Some time before the conclusion of
the firing it was announced that Mr. Ed-
ward Ross, of the London Scottish, the well-
known first winner of the Queen's Prize, had made
the excellent score of 47 marks. He was tied, how-
ever, by Captain H. Ilolme, of the 18th Somerset ;
but, by the plan adopted this year for deciding ties,
namely, giving priority to the competitor making
the best score at the longest range, Mr. Ross was
declared the winner. The following analysis of the
scores last year will, by comparison with the sub-
joined scores, enable the curious in rifle shooting to
see how closely the best results in both years ap-
proximate. In 1864 the first thirty competitors
were made up of three scores of 47, one of 46, four
of 45, six of 44, twelve of 43, and four of 42. The
second thirty consisted of 16 scores of 42 each, and
14 of 41 each. The remaining forty, to make the
100, who took prizes in connection with the first
stage of the Queen's, was composed of 16 scores of
41 marks each, and 24 of 40 marks each.

The competition for the £5O cup given by the
Daily Telegraph developed some admirable shooting
with the Government weapon and ammunition.
Two competitors made 19 each, or only one mark
less than the highest possible score—shooting that
would be no disgrace to a small-bore. There were
several 18's, and numerous 16's and 17's. The
Volunteer Service Gazette Prize, at 800 yards, was
intended originally to show what the Enfield would
do at that range ; but improved ammunition has
been allowed, and the shooting has been propor-
tionately improved. Mr. Bass's Prize for volunteers
not hitherto successful at Wimbledon or at
county meetings was very warmly contested,
and the result showed that the want of suc-
cess of the competitors up to the present had ;not
arisen from want of skill. Some excellent shooting
was made in all the other competitions, as the sub-
joined list of official scores will show :

FIRST STAGE, QUEEN'S.
Private E. Ross, London Scottish ;... 47
(Winner of silver modal, Rigby rifle, and £5O).
Captain Helm°, 18th Somersetshire
•.•
Private Froars, 2d Cumberland
Corporal Geule, 3d Somersetshire
Private Meakin, 2d Derbyshire
•..
Private Getley, Ist Cheshire
Private Dawson, 4th West Yorkshire
Sergeant Mackereth, 6th Norfolk ...
Private Ingrain, Ist Lanarkshire
Corporal Walters, Ist Edinburgh
Colour-Sergeant Graham, 2d Wiltshire ...
Corporal Danger, sth Somersetshiro
Sergeant Montgomery, 30th Middlesex .„
Ensign Scott, 3d A.B. Renfrewshire
Corporal Ferguson, Ist Inverness-shire ~.
Colour-Sergeant Churchill, Ist London ~.
Private Brown, sth Dorsetshire .„
Private M'Lean, Ross-shire .„
Private Dame, Victoria
Sergeant Bellis, Bth Shropshire ...
Corporal Boynton, sth East York
Corporal Saxby, 6th Herefordshire ...
Sergeant Little, 3d Gloucestershire Artillery ... 43
Private Homerton, 12th ... 42
Corporal Forrest, 2d Roxburghshire 42
Ensign Norcombe, Ist Devon ... ... 42
Private Robins, Ist Wiltshire ... ... 42
Private Mercer, 2d Somersetshire
... 42
Sergeant Anderson, 22d Middlesex
... 42
Captain Hadden, Ist Nottinghamshire
.. 42
(Each winner of a Rigby match rifle, the N.R.A. badge,
and £5.
Sergeant Alicock, Ist Warwickshire
Sergeant Atkinson, sth Lincolnshire ...
Sergeant Holland, Victoria
Private Kelsall, Ist A.D.8., Staffordshire ...
Major Earl Spencer, Ist Northamptonshire
Ensign Black, 22d Middlesex
Sergeant Goldsmith, 4th Sussex ...
Sergeant Peasland, 22d Northamptonshire
Private Sharman, 4th West Yorkshire ...
Private Cawcutt, sth Essex ...
Corporal Beach, 6th Monmouthshire
Corporal Young, 7th Somersetshire
Sergeant Edwards, Ist A.D.B. Staffordshire
Corporal Edwards, 11th Cornwall ...
Lieutenant Fowkes, 6th Lancashire ...
Sergeant Mellor, 6th do. ~.
Sergeant Loof, 17th Kent
Private Chower, Ist Northamptonashiro
Private Bell, Bth Lancashire
Private Hutchinson, 3d Roxburghshire
Colour-Sergeant Wodley, Ist Warwickshire
Private Hamwell, 11th Middlesex
Lieutenant Murdoch, Ist Edinburgh
Ensign Gray, Ist Lanarkshire
Private Southall, 3d London

... 47
... 45
... 45
... 45
... 45
... 45
... 45
... 45
... 45

... 44
... 44

... 44
... 44
... 43
... 43

... 42
... 42
... 42
~. 41
... 41
~. ... 41
~. 41
~. 41
... 41

41
... 41
... 41
~. 41
... 41
... 41

... 40
... 40
... 40
... 40

... ... 40
... ... 40

Private Marsh, Ist London ... 40
Private Thurston, 29th Middlesex 40
Corporal Wiskar, 2d Essex ... ••• 40
Lance-Sergeant Chaloer, Ist West Yorksliiro ... 40
Private Green, 4th Cambridgeshire... 40
Each winner of the N. It. A. Badge and £5.

... 40
... 40

Private Seaman, 27th West Yorkshire ...
Private Carter, Victoria ...
Private Haywood, 3d Herefordshire ..•
Private Medealf, 4th Shropshire
Corporal West, 47th Lancashire
Sergeant Barker, 19th Middlesex
Private Wright, 80th Lancashire
Gunner Clarke, Ist Staffordshire Artillery
Sergeant J. M'Bean, 2d Elgin
Corporal Death, Gth Suss ex
Sergeant Agnew, 3d Wigtonshire
CorporalE Green,wen, Ist3d M
WWarwickwe
Middlesex
Lieutenant k
Lieutenant Fowler, 19th Middlesex ~,
Ensign Hitchcock, 7th Wiltshire ~.
Lieutenant Pollard, 13th Cornwall... ... 40
Sergeant J. Mills, 14th Suffolk ~.
~. 40
Corporal Baillie, London Scottish 40
,Captain Morris, 9th Middlesex .........40
Colour-Sergeant Hurst, lst Ad. Bat., Flintshire 40
Colour-Sergeant Clewes, 3d Ad. Bat., Renfrew-
shire ..• •.. 1,60 el. •.. .g. 39
Private Morgan, Ist Leicestershire 39
Private Barker, Hon. Artillery Company ... 39
Private Frost, 14th Cheshire ...
Private Brown, Ist East Yorkshire
Private Baxter, 22d Middlesex
Private Adams, Ist Hereford ...
Private Haughton, sth Norfolk ...
Private Pace, 26th Kent ...
Private Peach, 15th Lincolnshire
Sergeant Willoughby, 23d Surrey
Private Stable; 15th Durham „,
Private Dimbleby, 14th Worcestershire
Private Doe, Victorias ..„
Sergeant Cunningham, 18th Middlesex
Ensign Sprott, sth Lancashire „,
Private Fidler, sth Isle of Wight ...
Sergeant Booth, 12th Derby...
Major Holloway, 11th Norfolk
Private Stacey, 2d Middlesex ... „„
(Winners of £3 each.)
ENFIELD ASSOCIATION CUP.
HIGHEST SCORE

... 40
... 40

... 40
... 40
... 40
... 40
... 40
... 40
... 40

... 40
... 40

... 39
- 39
- 39
... 39

39
39
39
... 39
39
39

... 39

200 500
yards. yards. Total.

Lieutenant H. F. Dickins, Vic-
toria Rifles 17 ... 19 36
" DAILY TELEGRAPH" CUP.
HIGHEST SCORE.
Points.
Corporal Little, West Middlesex ... 19
" VOLUNTEER SERVICE GAZETTE" PRIZE.—
WINNER.
Sergeant Forbes, 6th Aberdeen a.. 23
HIGHEST SCORES, FIRST STAGE, ALEXANDRA.
200 Yards.

Sergeant J. Butler, Ist Wilts ... 18
sergeant A. Deane, London Rifle Brigade ~„ 18
Sergeant G. Toogood, 25th Devonshire ... 17
Corporal F. LINS 3d, Salop m it, gig 41, 17