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at Hounslow, in 1879, made 68 out of a possible 75 

 at 1,100 yards; and Mr. J. K. Milner, of the 

 team, who as far back as 1877 made 15 consecutive 

 bull's-eyes in his 15 shots at 1,000 yards. I must 

 not forget Major Lamb, too, who scored 220 out of 

 a possible 225 in the Army v. Volunteers match at 

 800, 900, and 1,000 yards in 1892, and 219 out of a 

 possible 225 at the same ranges for the Elcho Shield 

 in 1892. These scores, however, grand as they are, 

 have been beaten in the States. Major Fulton, who 

 won the special cup offered for our American visitors 

 in 1876 with 133 out of a possible 150 at 1,000 yards 

 19 bulls, 5 centres, 6 inners is credited with 222 out 

 of 225 at 800, 900, and 1,000 on the Creedmoor range. 

 And indeed twenty and five-and-twenty years ago, 

 when long-range shooting was popular in the States, 

 the Americans were ahead of us in that branch of 

 marksmanship, but of late years the Continental style 

 of ring targets at medium ranges has quite superseded 

 long-range shooting. I think one of the coolest shots 

 I ever saw was Colonel Bodine, who captained the 

 American team of small-bore marksmen which twice 

 visited the Old Country. " Old Stonewall " his com- 

 rades nicknamed him, and well he deserved the sobriquet. 

 At Dollymount once he had one shot to fire the last 

 on his side ; only a bull's-eye could win the match 

 for his team. A crowd of wild, excited Irishmen 

 pressed round him, all eager for the victory of their 

 own team. Three times " Old Stonewall " aimed ; three 

 times he brought his rifle down, took a long breath, 

 and aimed again. The crowd was nearly bursting 

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