The Sun.
London, England, 1860-07-12 00:00:00

TILE VICTORIA RIFLES.

TO TIIE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
take the liberty of forwarding you the
accompanying report of the firing yesterday on the
practice-ground of the Victoria Rifles at Kilburn.
As you are aware, the number of competitors at
Wimbledon for Miss Burdett Coutts's prize was so
great that the Association were compelled to with-
draw it, there being no time left for the competi-
tion of so large a number.
It was therefore suggested that it should be shot
for at Kilburn on Tuesday, the 10th inst., at 12
o'clock, the arrangements being left in the hands of
Lord Moho.

To the £5O presented by Miss Burdett Coutts
was added .£25 by the Duke of Wellington. These
two sums were divided into three prizes—first,
£3O ; second, £25 ; third, £2O ; open to all corners,
with any kind of rifle. The distance fired from
was 400 yards, and the number of rounds 10 ; no
entrance fee.
Shortly after 12 o'clock the competition com-
menced, in the presence of the Duke and Duchess
of Wellington, Lord Elcho, Lord Radstock, Major-
General Boileau, and a large assemblage of ladies
and gentlemen.

Among the 53 competitors were Count de Gendre;
Herr Thomann (S wiss); Lieut. Lacy, 12th Regiment ;
Captain Archibald, 33d Foot; Captain Robertson,
9th Perth Rifle Volunteers; Stewart Mackenzie;
the Meister of Lo` at ; Major Talbot ; Captain Dove,
91st company Lanarkshire Rifles; Corporal Hodder,
Grenadier Guards ; Captain Greenhill, and several
officers and members of the Victoria Rifles ; Mr.
Treeby, and other civil members of the same corps.
Several of the competitors were winters of prizes
at Wimbledon.
At the termination of the 10 rounds the score
stood :

Arthur Fellowes, Victoria Rifles Pol3in ts.
David Thornbury, ditto .. 13
M. P. Smith, ditto • • .. 13
• .
Thomann (Swiss) .. 13
Corporal Hodder, Grenadier Guards .. 12
Major Talbot
.. 10
F. Giles, Victoria Rifles .. • 10
Captain Greenhill, ditto
.. 10
G. K. Matthewos, ditto .. 10
Captain Dove, 91st comp., Lanark .. 10
The firing, which had excited the greatest inte-
rest throughout, was now most narrowly watched
as the four first stepped to the front to fire off the
ties.

Arthur Fellowes scored.. 2 M. Smith scored
David Thornbury „ I 1 Thomann „
The contest now remained between Fellowes and
Thomann, who had both scored 15 point, and the
final result was :
Thomann l7 points. I Thornbury .... 14 points.
Fellowes

It is but justice to the winners of the second and
third prizes to state that Herr Thomann fired with
a superior rifle, with shade to sight and a hair trig-
ger, whereas they fired with the common Govern-
ment long Enfield, regulation bore, made by the
London Armoury Company on the plan of inter-
change, with a pull of trigger equal to 41b. They
also used the Government ammunition, pattern
1853, as supplied to the corps from the Government
stores.

The target was 6 feet by 3, with a bull's-eye of 8
inches diameter, counting three, centre two, uppers
and lowers one.
I have strung this together regardless of form or
style, thinking you may poosibly deem this "sequel
to Wimbledon" worthy a space in your valuable
columns.—l am, Sir, your most obedient servant,
FREDK. ABBOTT, Sergt.-Major,
Orderly-room, Kilburn, July 11Victoria Rifles.