The Sun.
London, England, 1870-07-20 00:00:00

THE WIMBLEDON MEETING.

The volunteers were astir early yesterday, for it
was the day of the meeting, a,nd, before the last gun is
fired, The weather was everything that could be desired,
for the great event, and there was scarcely a breath of air
stirring—certainly not sufficient to in any way affect the
shooting. Precisely at 8.45 Lord Elcho, Captain Mild-
may, and Captain Costin appeared upon the ground, and
the order was given for the sixty entitled to compete for the
Queen's to fall in. Their names were then called over, and
they were told off into squads of nine each. There were,
however, several absentees, and they just saved being dis-
qualified by putting in an appearance before the others
were marched to their targets.
A question having been put as to the use of cleaning
rods for loading purposes, Capt. Costin said the ramrods
should be used, and Lord Elcho said it was better to keep
within the regulations, and there could be no mistake if
the ordinary ramrods were used. He advised every one
to look to their triggers, and said the Council were very
anxious to put every man on an equality. What
they desired was that every man should have the
trigger of his rifle tested before he went to the target, so
that whenever the officer wished to test it, whether, before,
during, or after the contest, it might be found
correct. A question had been asked whether, if a
trigger was wrong when the firing point was reached,
time would be given for it to be rectified. The reply was
no, for if they had to wait about for this purpose they
might never get through the work. The rifles were served
out to them in a perfect state, and they had the respon-
sibility of taking them to the firing point in
the same condition. With regard to flash pans, he
strongly advised their removal. They never knew what
objection a captious person might raise, and it was far
better to use the rifles as they had been served out to
them, and conduct their firing according to the general
regulations. Then they were certain to be upon the safe
side, _

The volunteers were then marched off to their respective
targets, and the shooting commenced, watched with much
interest by a considerable company who gathered round
the competitors at the various firing points.
Private Humphries, 6th Surrey, points 66, £250, and the
gold badge of A.R.A.

Points.
65
. 65
. 65
. 63
. 63
. 62
. 62
. 62

Lieutenant Eddison, 7th W. Y.
Sergeant Mortlock, Ist Middlesex ...
Private Burton, 26th Middlesex ...
Corporal Rimington, 2nd London ...
Lieutenant Blundell Ist Lancashire ...
Lieutenant Menzies. Ist Edinburgh ...
Private Cameron, Ist Edinburgh ...
Corporal Ingram, 3rd Lanarkshire ...
Corporal Peake, 6th Lancashire ...
Private M`Cabbin 3rd Ayrshire
Captain Wright, ird Ches. ...
Private Wells, Ist West York ...
Private Doe, Ist Middlesex
Colour Sergeant Daniel, Ist Warwick
Colour Sergeant Arrowsmith, Ist Glouceters.
Private Macrone, Ist Surrey ...
Private Oliver, 18th Kent
Colour Sergeant Grahame, 2d Wiltshire ...
Corporal Hewson, 15th Middlesex ...
Mundell, 22d Middlesex ...
Sergeant Holmes, 6th Lancashire ...
Private Young, st Hants ...
Corporal Andrews, 26th Kent... ...
Captain Peal, 11th Middlesex ...
Colour Sergeant Hayes, L.R.B.
Private Smith, Ist Edinburgh... ...
Private Bashelle, 22d Middlesex
Ensign Baynton, sth E.Y.
Private Fraser, 3d Inverness ...
Captain Deane, L.R.B
Private Wyatt, L.R.B.
Private Hill, 18th Derbyshire
Sergeant Little, 3d Gloucestershire Artillery
Private White, Ist Gloucestershire
Private Morris, Ist Hants ...
Private Coog, 15th Middlesex
Corporal Smith, 12th Ches
Private Sproat, 15th Middlesex ...
Sergeant Archer, 4th Suffolk ...
Sergeant Humphrey, 29th Middlesex
Private Paterson, Ist Mid-Lothian ...
Sergeant Hawley, Ist Edinburgh
Private Chapman, L.R.B.

Major Arnold, 2nd Surrey ...
Corporal Yomans, 36th Cheshire ..
Private Williams, 11th Glamorganshire
S Colour Sergeant mith, 9th Surrey ...
Sergeant Wright, 6th Essex ...
Sergeant Barret, Ist Dorset ... ... 42
Colour Sergeant King, Ist Dorset ... .. 36
Captain Dodd, 35th Cheshire ... ... 36
Retired—Lieut.-Colonel East, 36th W.Y.; Ensign Bel-
frage, Ist Edinburgh ; Corporal Whitehead, 6th N.Y.;
Sergeant Saon, 4th Durham ; Private Bretheston, 3d
Gloster ; Captain Tyrrell, Ist N. Hampshire ; Private
Stacpoole, 2d Middlesex ; and Captain Waller, 2d Mid-
dlesex.

45
45
45
43

The other most interesting match of the day was that
for the Ashburton Challenge Shield, which resulted as
follows :

School. 200 Yards. 500 Yards. Total.
Harrow ... ... 139 ... 129 ... 268
Rossall ... 148 ... 115 ... 263
Rugby ... ... 141 108 ... 249
Eton ... ... 137 ... 104 ... 241
Winchester... ... 127 ... 112 ... 239
Marlborough ... 145 ... 83 ... 228
Derby ... ... 135 ... 88 ... 223
Cheltenham... ... 132 ... 82 ... 216
The competitors entitled to shoot for the Spencer Cup
were Armstrong (Derby), who made 33 ; Ball (Chelten-
ham), Wilson (Rossall), and Hemery (Harrow), who made
32 ; Hunter (Winchester), 31; Clark (Marlborough), 30 ;
and Nicholls (Rugby), and Bruce (Eton), with 28. To the
great delight of Harrow, their champion, Emery, won the
cup with 23 points ; Bruce, of Eton, coming second,
with 22.

The other important competition of the meeting was for
the Army and Navy Challenge Cup, which the N.R.A.
have so judiciously given to foster a spirit of emulation in
rifle shooting in the regular service. The highest scorers
were—Colour Sergeant Borland, 91st Regiment, 29 £lO ;
Segeant Legge, Royal Marines, 28 £5 ; Sergeant Short-
house, 98th Regiment, 28, £5 ; Corporal Morris, 121st
Regiment, 26, £5 ; Colour Sergeant Clark, 100th Regi-
ment, 26 £5. _ _

The Irish Trophy, which is shot for by the highest
scorers in the International Enfield teams, was contested
by Colour-Sergeant Clews, 2d Renfrew, for Scotland,
who won with 63 points, 7 shots at 200, 500, and 600
yards ; Hepplestone, for England, and M`Kenna, for
Ireland, each making 59.

The volunteers are gradually taking their departure
from camp, and, although there are large numbers still
left to compete for the prizes, the diminution is very
perceptible.
The Princess of Teck, it is stated, will present the
prizes to the successful competitors on Saturday.
The barometer yesterday morning stood at 30.198 ; the
maximum temperature was 114 degrees, temperature in the
shade 76 degrees, and minimum temperature during the
night 56 degrees.

LONDON GAZETTE-LAST EVENING.

DOWNING-STREET, JULY 18.

The Queen has been pleased to nominate James Robert
Longden, Esq. (now Lieutenant-Governor of the Colony
of British Honduras), to be appointed Governor and Com-
mander-in-Chief of the Island of Trinidad.