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THE OBENING NEWS AND TELEPHONE.

TUESDAY, JULY 1ST, 1887.

THE WIMBLEDON MEETING. THIS DAY'S PROCEEDINGS. SPECIAL REPORT.

WIMBLEDON CAMP, Tuesday Morning. Of course, the great event of two-day is the shooting of the Queen's Hundred, formerly the sixty, if the anachronism of figures can be pardoned, who are detailed for the butts at 800 and 900 yards, at 2.30 this afternoon. The premier prize of the Queen's, as most men in the Empire know, is a cheque for ?250 and a gold medal. The weather is everything that can be desired, alike for shooters and spectators, and the latter are likely to come in their thousands this afternon. Lilian Smith, the champion lady shot of America, dressed in white and oriental sash, now engaged with the exhibition of Buffalo Bill. She was accompanied by a number of cowboys and other celebrities, in full war paint, from the "Wil West." She was taken round the various points of interest by Mr. Gallant, brother of the Queen's Prize winner of 1884. Miss Smith fixed her attention on the Running Deer competition. A rifle was handed her, with which she fired a few shots. The first and second were signalled as missed - with the next two shots she hit the haunch of the iron animal. At this ther was some amusement, for this feat involves a money penalty down at Wimbledon. Miss Smith explained that the rifle was heavier that those she was accustomed to use. She has announced her intention of again visiting the camp on Thursday, when she will bring a gun of her own choice.

Evening Standard

The army and Navy Challenge Cup is not won by Godber, but by Lieutenant Dutton Hunt, Highland Light Infantry, with 67, made up of 32 at 200, and "possible" at 500 yards. During the morning some of the troupe of "Buffalo Bill" have visited the Camp, and Miss Lilian Smith, who gives exhibitions of shooting at West Kensington, has been firing at the running deer, but without much success, as the rifle used by her was too heavy, and had a greater recoil than she is accustomed to. She states her intention of trying again, with one of her own rifles.

The Evening News AND TELEPHONE.

THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1887.

Miss Annie Oakley appears to have been more successful at Wimbledon, yesterday, than her "comrade in arms" was on the previous day. She made a fairly good record in shooting at the running deer, and was complimented by the Prince of Wales, who shook hands warmly with her on her arrival at the shooting station. His Royal Highness is, apparently, as much interested in the success of the Wild West Show as the most patriotic Western man could be. But then the Prince is very keen on good sport of all kinds.

-- Buffalo Bill's "Wild West Show" has ended its performances in London, after months of unprecedented success. Miss Annie Oakley --"Little Sure Shot"-- one of, if not the principal attractions of the show, has received the praises and enco-miums of both press and nobility of Old England for her remarkable performances with the rifle and shot-gun, all of which the little lady bears with dignity and grace. The present address of her man-ager, as we gather from friends "over the water," is 151 New Bond street, London.

THE WEEKLY DISPATCH The Buffalo Bill people have been popping in at intervals during the week. On Sunday, as mentioned, two waggonette loads of them were driven over, and gawked and gaped about the place after the manner of the cowboy kind. On Tuesday we had a visit from Miss Lillian Smith, the shootist, accompanied by sundry of her satellites, including a small Indian boy, most resplendently arrayed in a blue silk shirt, and a pair of red silk trousers- a costume utterly upsetting all our notions of the noble redskin as borrowed from Fenimore Cooper. Miss Smith herself presented a striking combination of native eccentricity and feminine slavishness to the dictates of fashion in her garb. One of the orthodox white summer dresses, cut rather short, but duly furnished with an improver, was incongruously accompanied by a yellow silk Mexican sash and plug hat. She was at once pounced upon by the Ever Welcome, who insisted on prancing her round the show, introducing her to everyone and everything, and finally presented her with about two yards of telegraphic tape, either as a souvenir of the occasion or as a gage d'amour. The lady went down to the running deer range, and tried her hand on that animal without much success. Her first shots were misses, and she followed this up by two hits on the haunch. I do not know who paid the fine this feat involves, but she did not part herself. She pleaded, however, that she was shooting with a strange rifle, and one heavier than she was accustomed to. On Wednesday morning Red Shirt, Little Bear, and sundry other