THE WIMBLEDON RIFLE MEETING.

Globe, Volume I, Issue 97, 22 September 1874, Page 3

THE WIMBLEDON RIFLE MEETING.

Pall fa all Btuh/rf. The shooting this week, considering the reduced size of the targets, has been aboV' the average, but the weather has been too hot for many visitors. There has been no accident by which an person has been injured, and beyond one case of sunstroke the the camp has been as healthy as possible. The Canadians presented an address to Sir Garnet Wolsely, who visited the camp on Friday, the 10th. His connection with Canada relates to the year 1870, when he led the Red River expedition. The Princeof Wales’ Prize was won by Tildersley (Bedford) with 85 points. Mr Rigby won the Alexandra with 61 points, and McVittie, Ist Dumfries, won the St George’s with the highest possisible score. The International Trophy Match was won by Scotland with a score of 1362, England came next with 1349, and Ireland made 1248. The church parade on Sunday was well attended, and Dean Stanley preached the sermon. In the afternoon there was the usual influx of visitors, but the rain of the previous night had well laid the dust, and the increased area of the camp did away with the crowding which was formerly so troublesome. The China Cup was won by the Middlesex team, with the excellent score of 404 points, being over an average of centres. The Notts team took the volley-firing prize, and Ist Warwick the Queen’s Battalion Sweepstakes. Earl de Grey has at present made the best score for the Running Deer (Holford) prize. The Queen’s Prize was shot for on Tuesday, and resulted in a tie. This has happened but once before, in 1861, and the shooting off the tie was witnessed amid the intensest excitement, which was increased by the fact that one competitor was English and the other Scotch. The result of the tie in 5 shots at 1,000 yards was—Atkinson, Ist Durham, 14 ; Rae, Slst Lanark, 5. There was great rejoicing amongst the Englishmen. Another tie was made for the Albert Prize by Mr Edward Ross and Lieutenant Backhouse. 24th Lancashire, but the former competitor won This is the third time he has taken this prize. The Army and Navy Challenge Cup was won by Phil pot, R. 8., and the Army Prize by Sergeants Cox and Ridout, R.M, The Chancellor’s Challenge Plate was won for the fifth time by Oxford, who scored 609 against 601 of Cambridge. There have been thirteen matches, of which Cambridge has won eight. A match between the Old Boys of the Public Schools, five a side, was won bv a team representing Chaterhouse and Westminster. The Public Schools Match was shot for on Thursday, and won by Marlborough ; and the Spencer Cup was taken by Lieut. Sladen, representing Cheltenham School. The Elcho Challenge Shield was shot for the same day, and Scotland won. The scores were—Scotland. 1,437 ; England, 1,405; Ireland, 1,378. Till this match England has won eight times, Scotland three times, and Ireland once.