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and centres were recorded for him time after time
it almost seemed as if he and the marker must
be in league with each other. At 900 yards he
made 25 points, and followed this up with- 24 points
at 1,000 yards, raising his total score to 64 points
—a limit which no one else was able to approach.
Nearest in point of merit were the score of 59
points, gained by Ensign Black, of the 22d Mid-
dlesex, and a score of 58 points made by private
Dawe, of the Victorias. Several of the regiments
in camp had their strongest members at the firing
points to assist in chairing the victor home if for-
tunately he should happen to belong to them. This
enviable duty, however, was reserved for the men
of Yorkshire.

In all contests of this magnitude there are some

who find consolation in reflecting on what might
have been. And the assertion rested on highly re-
spectable authority that one competitor for a moment

was in a position to defeat Sharman, and might

have done so had it not been for the clamour pre-
maturely raised by those who were hurrying off the
presumptive victor to the Council tent. This rival

candidate had been shooting brilliantly, as may be
inferred from the fact that he had scored 57 and
had still two shots to fire. One centre and a bull's-
eye would have placed him even with Sharman ;
two bull's-eyes would have taken the prize away.
Whether it was owing to the natural excitement of
the moment, or to the noisy strains of " See the
Conquering Hero Comes," played in his immediate
neigbourhood, it would be difficult to say ; but the
fact is that the shot but one of this competitor
missed the target altogether, and after firing the
next it was discovered that he had omitted to put in
the bullet. In the face of eagerness and triumph
such as, of course, prevailed at the critical moment
it would be difficult to lay down, general rules, or
to insure their being acted on if adopted. But it
would certainly be well if on future occasions
steps could be taken to postpone all violent
demonstrations, greetings, &c., till the last rifle of
the last man having a chance of winning has
been discharged. Then, and not till then, the
battle is fairly won, and friends are entitled to
rejoice at the success achieved. As soon as
the score made by Mr. Sharman was known—and
the knowledge flew about with the rapidity of wild-
fire—he was caught up by the crowd and impelled
in the direction of the Council-office. Here, while
the necessary formalities of weighing the rifle, &c.,
were being gone through, Mr. Pushy, the printer
to the Association, prepared announcements of the
result, and actually had them ready for issue before
Mr. Sharman quitted the marquee. No sooner had
he emerged from under its shade than his eager
comrades seized him, again lifted him on to their
shoulders, and bore him off to camp, the triumphal
procession being flanked by two poles supporting
bull's-eye flags, on one of which was pasted the final
score and name of winner.

Volunteers are never deficient in powers of
cheering, and when the friends of Yorkshire as-
sembled, pursuant to invitation, after gunfire, to
celebrate their victory with becoming honours, the
notes of triumph sent up from their marquee were
heard far and wide across the plain, and introduced
some novel effects into the play of " Still Waters
Run Deep," at that moment being performed by
the amateur dramatic company of St. George's Rifles
in the adjoining theatre.
Mr. Sharman, as a Volunteer, has been a regular
attendant at Wimbledon for the last five years ;
but, although he shot his way into the second stage
of the Queen's Prize on a former occasion, he has
never before carried away any trophies, and was
understood to take rather a gloomy view of the
general arrangements. This year, however, the
memory of previous disappointments has been
effaced, for, in addition to winning the Queen's
Prize, he has also been successful in other compe-
titions.

Tho principal scores in the remaining competitions wil
be seen from the official list of scores :
SECOND STAGE QUEEN'S.

800 900 1,000
Yards. Yards. Yards. Total
Prt. E. Ross, London Scottish... 20 11 13 47
Capt. Holm°, 18th Somersetshire 19 14 Retired.
tPrivate Freers, 2d Cumberland 14 16 14 44
Corp. Geale, 3d Somersetshire 22 13 19 54
Private Meakin, 2d Derbyshire 21 14 22 47
Private Getley, Ist Cheshire ... 15 13 15 43
Private Dawson, 4th West York-
shire ... 19

Sergeant Maekerish, 6th Norfolk 15
Private Ingram, Ist Lanarkshire 16
Corporal Walters, Ist Edinburgh 12
Colour-Sergeant Graham, 2d
Wilts ... ... 14
Crpl. Danger, sth Somersetshire 15
Sergeant Montgomery, 30th

Middlesex ... • ... ...
Ensign Scott, 3d A. B. Rm..

frewshire ... ... ...
Corporal Ferguson, Ist Inver-

ness
Colour-Sergeant Churchill, Ist
London 23
Private Brown, sth Dorsetshire 16
Private M'Lean, Ross-shire ... 16
Private Dawe, Victorias ... 17
Sergeant Bellis, Bth Salop ... 10
Sergeant Boynton, sth East

Yorkshire ••• ••• •••
Corporal Saxby, 6th Hereford-

Shiro
Sergeant Little, 3d Gloucester-

shire Artillery
Private Hamorton, 12th Mid-

dlesex
Corporal Forrest, 2d Roxburgh-

shire .., ~, ...
...
Ensign Norcombe, Ist Dovon-

shire ...
Private Robbins, Ist Wiltshire
Private Mercer, 2d Somerset-

shire

15 20 54
17 11 43
20 13 49
21 19 52

Sergeant Anderson, 22d Mid-

7 Retired.
Retired.

15 9 43

dlesex ... ... ...
Captain Hadden, Ist Notting-

Retired.

hamshire
Sergeant Allcock, Ist Warwick-

shire

Sergeant Atkinson, sth Lin-

colnshire
Sergeant Holland, Victorias
Private Kolsall, Ist A. 8., Staf-
fordshire
Major Earl Spencer, Ist North-
ampton .. •••
Ensign Black, 22d Middlesex
Sergeant Goldsmith, 4th Sussex
Sergeant Peasland, 2d North-

ampton ... .•• •••
*Private Sharman, 4th West

Yorkshire ...
Private Cawcut, sth Essex
Corporal Beach, Gth Monmouth-

shire
Corporal Young, 7th Somerset-

shire ... ~• ••• •••
Sergeant Edwards, Ist A.B.

Staffordshire
Corporal Edwards, 11th Corn-