On the first week in July for a few years past British riflemen and several of the best marksmen from the continent of Europe have assembled at Wimbledon England and contended for several prizes with the rifle. A hundred targets are set up and the candidates for the prizes shoot at five sepa ' Queen's Prize' of $1250 seems to be the object of the highest ambition to secure and it is open to every volunteer soldier. In the accounts given in the English papers of the late match at Wimbledon it is evident that the meth od of counting is quite different from what is called 'string shooting' in
On the first week in July for a few years past British riflemen and several of the best marksmen from the continent of Europe have assembled at Wimbledon England and contended for several prizes with the rifle. A hundred targets are set up and the candidates for the prizes shoot at five sepa ' Queen's Prize' of $1250 seems to be the object of the highest ambition to secure and it is open to every volunteer soldier. In the accounts given in the English papers of the late match at Wimbledon it is evident that the meth od of counting is quite different from what is called 'string shooting' in America. Here we count from the very center of the cross in a target by measuring the distance of each shot from it and then reckoning the total distance of a certain number of hits from the center. In England on the contrary they have a system of reckoning by what is called 'points and hits' as follows : ' Captain Heaton at 200 yards 13 points 5 hits ; points 5 hits.' What a point means is not explain ton ' at a range of 600 yards succeeded in getting five bulls' eyes in succession.' This shooting was af terward beaten at the same distance by Major Moir who is stated to have 'made 10 bulls' eyes in 15 shots.' This reads like wonderful shooting espe cially as it must be executed by the army Enfield rifle the object of the prize being the encouragment of practice with the usual soldier's weapon. The size of the bull's eye in the English target however is not given. It may be several inches in diameter and the hitting of it at such a distance may be no great feat in shooting to a first rate American rifle man. Hitherto the Scottish riflemen have excelled all others in the Wimbledon matches—the English French German and Swiss marksmen being found in ferior to them. This year however they have been beaten by the English riflemen. Eight representatives were selected by each coun try and contended for a splendid shield made of iron and gold having a medallion portrait of the Queen in
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