The complete July 1916 issue of the WW1 wartime journal of the Society of Miniature Rifle Clubs

< PreviousL. MACGREGOR, Perth R.C. MISS J. REED, Ware R.C. Winner of the WI.N'CIIES'J'ER COMPETITION. W i n n e r o f t h e L A D I E S ' C O M P E T l Ti O K . 0® •©t ©"© 0® Score, 0:<. UT-in.' Score, !in. Its—197. Series of Pistol Targets Shot by H. D. H.AXDCOCK, Richmond R.C. Winner of the Pistol Competition. A ^ ^ ^ Score I>S. Score 98.Score 98. E. W. FORD. Manslicld R.C. Ix'. C. COCKERILL, City of London National Guard. Winner of tlie BOV.S' COMPETITiON. W i n n e r o f t l i e L O i i D D E S B O R O U G H Y. T. C . C u l l P E T I T I O N . Afrgregalc of Competitions: No. 30, Score, 97 ; No. hi, 97 ; No .".2. •17-241. WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UK1916. the riﬂeman. 15 T H E S . M . R . C . " R O L L O F H O N O U R . " CONTINUED. ( A l r e a d y p u b l i s h e d 1 8 , 3 1 5 n a m e s ) . List of Members of Riﬂe Clubs afﬁliated to the Society of Miniature Riﬂe Clubs, who have patriotically responded to the " Call to Arms," and have either joined or re-joined Idis Majesty's Forces during the Great European War of 1914-16. Members joining for ﬁrst time are printed in ROMAN Type ; those rejoining in ITALICS. ANERLEY POST AL. Rank on joining N a m e s . o r r e j o i n i n g . B r a n c h . B a r r , J . L . K P r i v a t o . . . T e r r i t o r i a l Bacon, F Private ... T erritorial... Burton, G. A. ... ... Private ... T erritonal B R O C K L E S B Y, L I J I B E R & D I S T R I C T Oreenﬁeld, W. P. Bloomer, D. Anderson,!:. ... Brocklesby, B. ... Wa l l e r , F . Whackett, A. ... • Crowe, R. W. ... 'Ocllins, J. Murray, Q. .Irwin, W. Murray, J. Foster, R. .Ehceyi, T .Anderson, F. Dobinson, T. Andemon, R. B. .Kearns, P. MacCuU<i{jh,J,J. Kearns, J. j. ... 'Kearns, N. Kearns, J. Hankin, P. Macliaughlin, H. MacAneliy, J. ... MacBride, P. ... 'Cassidy, 0. O'Neill, P. Reed, A McGregor, A. ... Brunder, .1. Cameron, D. Rillis, D Laing, A Tr o u p , G . Williamson, T.... Dobson, G. Addison, C. Avisﬁeld, R. Coster , G. Gee, J. ... Hall.B. ... Hall,H. ... Hughes, T. Private Private Private Private Private Private Ship's Cook CUMMERSDALE. Te r r l l o r i a l . . . Te r r i t o r i a l . . . Te r r i t o r i a l . . . Te r r i t o r i a l . . . Te r r i t o r i a l . . . Te r r i t o r i a l . . . Royal Navy Sergeant Private Prurate Private Private Private Private Privato Private Te r r i t o r i a l . . . Te r i i t o r i a l . . . Te r r i t o r i a l Te n H t o r i a L Te r r i t o r i a l . . . New Army New Army Regular Army New Army Private Private Private Privato Private Private Private Private Private Private Private I'rivate Private Private Private Private Private Private Private HERIOT Private Neio Army ... New Army ... NewArmy ... New Army ... New Anuy ... New Army ... New Army ... New Army ... New Army ... New Armj* ... New Army ... Now Army FORRES. ... T erritorial... ... New Army ... New Army... Te r r i t o r i a l . . . New Aimy... & D I S T R I C T . Te r r i t o r i i i L . . Name of Unit joined. 3,6th East Surreys. 3rd Royal Sussex. 30th Royal Fusiliers. (5tli List). 2/l8t Hertfords. Artists' Rilies. A.S.C. .3rd I.incolns. Sherwood Foresters. Shenvood Foresters. •Ith Border Regiment. •Ith Border Regiment. 4th Border Pegiment. 314th Border Pegiment. 3/4th Border Regiment. P. A . M . C . R.A.M.C. l l t h B o r d e r R e g i m e n t (Lonsdales). 3rd Border Regiment. DOUGLAS BRIDGE (2nd List). Poyal Innis. PuitUiers' Poyal Innis. Fusiliers' Royal Innis. Fusiliers- Royal Innis. Fusiliers- Royal Innis. Fusiliere- Royal Innis. Fusiliers- Ro.val Innis. Fusiliers- Royal Innis. Fusiliers- Royal Innis. Fusiliers- Ro.val Innis. Fusiliers. Royal Innis. Fusiliers- North Irish Horse. Cyclist Corps. R.a.A. R.A.M.C. RG.A. 3,'6th Seaforth Hghldrs. A.S C., M.T. 3/'lth K.O.S.B. M E L T O N ( D E R B Y ) B . P. S C O U T S . ... Private ... Private ... Private ... Private ... Private ... Private Te r r i t o r i a l . . . Te r r i t o r i a l . . . Te r r i t o r i a l . . . Te r r i t o r i a l . . . Te r r i t o r i a l . . . R e g u l a r A r m y Royal Navy Shenvood Foresters. 9th Royal Scots. 9th Royal Scots. 6th Ghosh ires. 6th Mauchesters. 2/4th Royal Scots. Rank on joining Names. or rejoining. Branch. Name of Unit joined. Jones, G. ... PrivateTe r r i t o r i a l9th Royal Scots. Ireland, L. ... Signaller ... Te r r i t o r i a l6th Cheshires. Lmdley, W. ... PrivateTe r r i t o r i a lSherwood Foresters. Marsland. C. ...... Private Te r r i t o r i a lRoyal Fusiliers. Motherahead, J... ... Private R e g u l a r A r m y . . .3rd Cheshires. llothei-shead, G.... PrivateR e g u l a r A r m y . . .6ih Ciieshires. Murpbj-, R.Royal Navy O'Connor, H. ...Royal Navy Sherlock, H.... Private Te r r i t o r i a l6th Cheshires. Power , J... A.S Royal Navy Stafford, J.... Private Te r r i t o r i a lSlierwood Foresters. Stafford,.!. W. ...... Private Te r r i t o r i a l . . . R.F .A. Todd, D... Private Te r r i t o r i a lR.F .A. Wa l k d e n , W . . . . ... O.S Royal Navy Walton. A.... Private Te r r i t o r i a l Notts & Derby Regt. Wood, ,T... Privato Te r r i t o r i a l Notts & Derby Regt. Wo o d . T. ... Private Te r r i t o r i a l Notts & Derhv Regt. Wr a g g . A . W . . . . ... Private Te i T i t o r i a lR.A.M.C. Chapman, J. H.... PrivateTe r r i t o r i a lR.G.A. Walch, W. ... PrivateTe i T i t o r i a l Loyal North Lanes. Patey, Dr. W. ... NEWT ON ABBOT . R.A.M.C. Beare, J. C.... 2nd Lieut. ... Te r r i t o r i a l . . . R.E. Found, B. ... Sergeant ... Te r r i t o r i a l5tli Devons. Beavis, F. W. ...... Trooper Regular Army ... Lancers. Ciossinan, 0. ... ... Sapper Te r r i t o r i a l R.E. Locke, D.W. ... ... 2nd Lieut. ...Te r r i t o r i a l 2/4th Devons. Waits, W. IT. .. ... Lc.-Corpl. ... Te r r i t o r i a lR.E. Tarring, A. G. ... ... Sapper New Anny R.E. Honcywill, W. S. iloneywill, A. J. Morrison Bell, E. 6.', MP ... Captain ... Regular A nny ...9ih Lancers. Partridge, S. ... Sergeant ...Musk. Instructor R.M.L.I. Prowse, A.I-L ...... PrivateTe r r i t o r i a l , 5 l h D e v o n s . Watson, Hon. D. K. ... 2nd Lieut. ... Te r i i t o r i a l 2,7th Devons. • S t . M a u r . H . . . .... Major Te n - l t o r i a l Ist Roval Devon Yeo. Foxworthy, J. J. ... Sergeant ... Reserve ... R.M.L.I. (R.I.P.). Elmsall, E. ... Lc.-Corpl. ...New AmiyR.E. (Motor Cyclist). Walter, J.... Private Te r r i t o r i a l 2;ltli Devons. Willis, F ... Sapper Te r r i t o r i a l Devon R.E, l)arby,I. C.L. ... ... Private Te r r i t o r i a l2/7th Devons. Vi s c o u n t H a m b l e d e n . . . M a j o rTe r r i t o r i a l let Royal Devon Teo. Sercombe, R. E. ... Sergeant ...New Army RE. Shotter.A. ... Sergeant ...New Army R.E. Mardon, C. H. ... ... Sergeant ... Canadian R.E. Winsor, F. G. ...... Sapper New Army R.E. Ryn. A ... Sergeant ... New Army R.E. Prudence, E. J. ... Private Te r r i t o r i a l 5th Devons. Wilcocks, H. E.... . . . W i r e l e s s O p . Te r r i t o r i a lR.F .O. Border, R.H. ... ... Sergt.-Jnst —Te r r i t o r i a l R.E. Heath, S.G. ... ... Sergt.-Inst....Te r r i t o r i a l Devons. Ye a , G . 0 .... Private New Army Devons. Grossman, C. ...Te r r i t o r i a lR.E. Martin, H.B. ... ... Sapper Te r r i t o r i a lR.E. Underhill.B. ...... PrivateTe r r i t o r i a l5th Devons. Coleman, C.... Sapper Te r r i t o r i a lR.E. Rendell, 0. P. ...... Gunner AustralianR.F .A. T H E C H A M P N E Y S Eleventh Annual Competition for the above Cup, o p e n o n l y t o t e a m s o f f o u r n o n - c o m m i s s i o n e d ofﬁcers or privates under ig years of age, belonging JL to Parochial Companies of Church Lads' Brigades in the Diocese of Southwarlc, took place on Satur day, July ist, on the indoor range of the Borough of Wands worth Riﬂe Club, by kind permission of the Committee of ;the Club. Twelve teatns competed, and the shooting of the boys was well up to the average of the previous years. The winners, St. Mary's, I.ewishani, have twice previously scoured the Cui>—in 1913 and 1914. L'nfortunatel}', on this occasion last year's winners, the Nutlield Company, were unable to enter a team. 'Ihe best score in the competition was made by Lance-Corporal Youl, of the St. Mark's, Surbiton, " A " Team, who made 86. The donor of the Cup, Mr. A. A. Champneys, witnessed the shooting, and at the close presented ■Ihe cups and medals to the winning teams. Scores CUP COMPETITION. 1. The Cuf) and Si.K Silver Medals.—St. Mary's, Lewis- ham (Private French 83, Sergt. Collie 82, Private Sims 78, Private Slater 74), 317. 2. Six Sillier Medals.—.St. Matthew's, Wimbledon, "A." (Sergt. F. Clarke 85, Corpl. E. Gibbons 79, Corpl. E. Owen 72, Corpl. R. Gray 68), 304. 3. Six Bronze Medals.—Long Ditton " A " (A. Beale 75, S. .Stokes 73, F. Pearman 71, H- Woolgar 69), 288. 4. Long Ditton " B," 278. 5 . S t . M a r k ' s , S u r b i t o n , " A , " 2 6 7 . 6 . S t . J o h n ' s , Wa t e r l o o , " A , " 2 2 3 . 7. St. George-the-Martyr, Southwark, 214. 8. Christ Church, Greenwich, 212. 9. St. Matthew's, Wimbledon, " B," 197. 10. St. Barnabas, Southwark, 194. ti. St. Mark's, Surbiton, 173. 12. St. John's, Waterloo, " B," 166. WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UKT H E R I F L E M A N . O N T H E R A N G E . VE met him ! The satisﬁed riﬂeman ! ! It was at the Ham and Petersham meeting. I had heard nothing but the usual complaints, and I shouldn't be surprised J'-l' if I had helped in the tales of woe. He came down the range, and a friend greeted him. " Well, how are vou doing? Did I hear aright?" " Oh, quite as well as T expected." "What, did you do a poss. ?" "Oh, no, but I'm satisﬁed if I keep up my average." Here was a riﬂeman satisﬁed. Ye gods! What a marvel! He didn't blame his riﬂe, he didn't curse the ammunition, he had nothing to complain of. Even the weather suited him, or, if it didn't, he didn't grumble. I watched him, marvelling at the discovery of the satisﬁed riﬂeman. I followed him : could I catch some of his satisfaction ? I rubbed shoulders with him as he stood looking at the ofﬁcial scores. I knew, of course, he was searching for his own name and the scores credited to him. " Oh," I heard him say gently to himself. Ah, I thought, now the satisfaction will take wings. Nothing of the sort. He quietly took his programme out of his pocket and altered 97 to 96. He was satisﬁed ! * * * But of all the people I've ever met on the range the old gentleman is the treasure. " Was shooting always so ex pensive," he said, "or is it on account of the war?" I didn't quite understand, but I told him there was no rise in the price of unlimiteds; they were a shilling still. I might as well have told him it was raining : I should have added just as much to his understanding. Then he tried to make me understand. He had come on to the range with a hundred cartridges to shoot, he had brought his own ainrnunition, and he couldn't understand why he had to pay a shilling for every ten of his own cartridges that he ﬁred. I interpolated that he would have to pav another shilling if he ﬁred more than ten at one target. That beat him. "Anyway," he said, "it's charging too much"; and then, with a ﬁne show of sportsmanship, he added ; " I shouldn't mind three-bob, A party of us once came down here and had a shoot and we shared expenses, and it cost us sixpence each." The old chap must have taken my really serious face for compassion, for he showed me a wonderful contrivance of a seat, made by- ﬁtting two legs to his bicycle saddle, an invention of his own 20 vears ago; and then he produced his riﬂe. When he expatiated on the qualities of the orthoptic sight he had invented for his service- riﬂe and the ﬁtment of a .22 barrel, I was sorry Mr. Tarrant wasn't there. It was a pity I should have all the entertainment, and I was sorry to see the old chap take the legs off his seat, put the saddle on his bicycle, and trundle of f. * * * " What's the name of the gentleman who came on to the range with me?" asked a lady. I said I was sorry I didn't know. I told the gentleman, and he said, " Thank you, old chap." I said, "Well, I really didn't know." " Sorry you'll have to remain in ignorance, then," he said. I really couldn't see why he should object to me knowing the name of a gallant who had escorted a lady by w'ay of Twickenham Ferry to the Range, but I suppose I ought to admire him for wishing to keep his good deed anonymous. Still, the lady was sure to ﬁnd out. * * * The boy shot is an interesting person. His uncle brought him along as something of a prodigy in the shooting line, borrowed a riﬂe, and at the ﬁrst attempt he made a point more than he ever had at home. His uncle wished he could I And it was very funny to see how the boy " sat on his score." Another boy came along, and the little nephew became his shadow. Several shoots the newcomer made, but with the aid of uncle's superior knowledge the score was determined to be below the little nephew's ﬁrst attempt. He got excited when he saw further attempts being made. " Uncle," he said, "if he beats me I shall feel like bifﬁng him." Then uncle had a new story to tell. * * * "I've got a new story," said a Palace gentleman. "A clergyman went to umpire a Queen's Cup shoot, and he was told the range must be 25 yards long, so he stepped it out." Nobody laughed. I suppose somebody ought to. Ought they? * * * What's the price of S.M.R.C. screens? I ask .because of a little incident. A gentleman with a swagger riﬂe, such a shot that he could disdain to use a telescope, ﬁred two shots, and then felt the need of some form of spotting, signalling, or what not. So he asked his friend lying along s i d e t o t e l l h i m i f t h e y w e r e b o t h c a r t o n s . T h e f r i e n d deliberated some time with an unwieldy telescope which he tried, but failed to hold steadily seaman-fashion, and informed him. Nelson-wise, that he could see nothing. " Perhaps I've missed it," he said, and he cast a sidelong glance at me. I went on shooting. "Think I'd better ﬁnish with my open sights," he murmured loud enough for me to hear. I had ﬁnished, and after spyotting his shots in the upper framework, I assured him he'd better lower his sights, as if he went on somebody would have to ﬁnd up a new screen. Turning to his friend, he asked which way he turned the screw adjust ment, and as his advice seemed rather indecisive I said, "Don't you know your 50 yards' elevation?" " Well," he said, "you see I've lost the indicator." The indicator! I hadn't the least notion of what he meant, but I didn't like to show my ignorance, and I was saved by the appearance of the Chief Range Ofﬁcer, who asked him if he really had eight more cartridges to ﬁre, and then asked his friend if he had only ﬁred four. They both admitted the soft im peachment with such bland innocence that the C.R.O. went to a lot of trouble to have their targets put on the next screen. They eventually got through their momentous shoot, in evidence of which the screen bears worthy scars. I suppose they had come out for a little practice. [The writer is ﬁned IS. for coaching.—Editor.] * * * The old familiar red box stood unashamed on the ﬁring point. The thin strip of yellow labelling brought sweet memories of what is not to be again. " Don't you wish you'd got some?" whispered a fellow-competitor.' "Don't I!" I answered, and I said to the lady, " I suppose you don't know you're not allowed to use'that?" "Really," she said in the sweetest of interrogating tones. I gently intimated the precise name and the place of manufacture of the banished brand. " Oh, dear no," she said, " this is high velocity Remington, and I brought it for the 100 vards." Guile—unalloyed! Eh, what? THE AUTOMATIcn/iRTRIDCE DELIVERY MACHINE supplies Tin iBox to hold TO Long Cartrldgesl f o r O N E P E N N Y ( o r Tw o p e n c e ) . Halfpennies will not work. No Attendant rennired. Carriage paid. Bewape of Imitations. When ordering please mention if macliire ' IB required to work with Penny or Twopence, i Made in Rolid Oak with Brass Fittings. CASH PRICES. Mftchiaes to hold 50 boxes (500 rounds) ORo Single Column, 21 by 7 by 5 OOS# Machines to hold 72 boxes (720 rounds) Tltlo Single Oolumn,25 by 7 by 5 r«OS# Machines to hold 72 boxes (720 rounds) RCSa Double Column, 17 by 9 by 7 OOS* Machines to hold 100 boxes (1000 rounds) aHe, Double Column, 21 by 9 by 7 00S» t h e " P O P U L A R P E L L E T B O X , " 2 5 s . T. J. WATKINS, rs Shrewsbury Wa l h i i i s ' P a f e n i o n a U Machines. WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UKJuly, 191G, T H E R I F L E M A N . 17 N O T E S A N D C O M M E N T S . " Following in father's footsteps " appears to be, and probably is, the motto of the "junior" member of Shefﬁeld Municipal Ofﬁcers' R.C., D. Wilson. The 15-year-old son of E. D. Wilson, he shows promise of becoming as useful a member of the Club as his father has been for some years. He has several times been top of his team, and in a recent match in the Kelley Cup League scored 194 out of a possible 200, on S.M.R.C. match targets at 25 and 50 yards, 97 at each distance. In the divisional tie shoot for the Ward Cup (10 shots at 50 yards, S.M.R.C. match targets, on a neutral range) he headed the list with a score of 98. A. L. Owen (Grindleford R.C.'s 12-year-old member) scored 96 in the same match. Mr. 1*. H.\rverson, member of the Borough of Wandsworth Riﬂe Club, has won the "Veterans' Competition for 1916; last year he was loth. He is 62 years of age, and has lately been shooting " top form." At the London Meeting he scored 97 at 100 yards (his ﬁrst target and ﬁrst appearance at an Open meeting), and this score was not beaten throughout the meeting. He also scored well at the 50 yards range. Mr. Harverson is like all other ex-service men who take up miniature shooting, pod on the longer range, 25 yards having little attraction. He joined the 70th Regiment in 1875, served through the Afghan istan War in 1878-9-80, left the service in 18S7, and connected himself with the Volunteers, 7th Surrey Riﬂes, 4th East Surrey, and 23rd Co. London, thus having 41 years' experience with the riﬂe. We congratulate Mr. Harverson on his splendid shoot, and hope he will be spared to compete in the Veterans' Competition for many years to come. A Co.MPF.TiTiON, open to enrolled members of Volunteer Corps, for the " Saracen's Head Silver Challenge Cup," is now in pro gress at the Dulwich and Sydenham Riﬂe Range on Sundays; teams consist of six men each, sixteen teams from any regiment, but only one team from each platoon can compete; open sights are used. Six silver spoons will be awarded to the team making the highest aggregate score, and the Challenge Cup will be held for twelve months by the winning team. The Secretary of the S.M.R.C. begs to advise that the whole of the certiﬁcates and medals won by competitors in the Queen's Cup Competition have now been duly forwarded. Should any riﬂeman entitled to one or both not receive same in the course of a few days, owing either to miscarriage in the post or to the fact that the Club Secretary to whom they were forwarded has now joined the Forces, we shall be glad if he will advise us in due course. The Autumn Competition for the Browne Martin Challenge Trophy will apin take place this year, and full particulars will be advertised in next month's Riﬂeman: This Competition will be limited as usual to Clubs whose ranges are situated within 15 miles of the G.P.O. We also hope to announce in the August number an Autumn Competition open only to teams from companies or smaller units of the Volunteer Regiments. » » » The Borough of Homsey team put up quite an exceptional performance on Saturday, July Sth, in winning the Metropolitan Inter-Borough Miniature Riﬂe Shooting Challenge Cup. The team of eight was divided into two—A and B teams—each having to ﬁre at 12 discs in three heats. The B team broke the whole of their discs in 2min. i4secs., sssecs., and sSsecs. res pectively, the time for the second heat being a record for the whole series of shoots, which have extended over six years. This is probably the ﬁnest exhibition of disc breaking that has taken place since miniature shooting was instituted. * * * We have received the following letter from the Caftain of one of the teams. Metropolitan Borough Cup. The Hornsey Team practically walked away from the three other teams on Saturday by putting up a remarkably ﬁne shoot, and won easily, but why did some of the members use German ammunition ? This unpatriotic and (I can't help saying it) un sportsmanlike action, in my opinion somewhat spoils the plea sure one would feel in congratulating them on their brilliant achievement. May I also draw attention to the very inadequate supervision of the practice targets, with the result that those who knew the ropes practically monopolised the targets the best part of the time placed at the disposal of the teams On such occasions riﬂeshots should be sportsmen and not S0insn> * * * CORRESPONDENCE. D e a r S i r, Special Constabulary Shooting Competition at Police Meeting Botanical Gardens, on the 6th inst Having had a report from one of my Inspectors that a rumour is about to the effect that two of our competitors were attested for the occasion, I give you hereunder the dates on which thev w e r e s w o r n i n : — ^ Inspector A. W. Welstow, attested 17 / 8 / la S . C . C . H a r v e y „ , i S . C . E . C u n n i n g h a m „ 2 6 / 1 0 / 1 4 . Yours faithfully, H. Yerburgh-Binsey, Act. Commander, Met. Spec. Const., Hackney Police Station. Clerks and wareliousemen m onr large towns, and farm lal.onrers from ofr countrvside who with a public spirit have come fonvard, many of them lor veare past, and given ilieir time and leisure to train, have taken the place of th^ Force in hrance since the retreat from Mons, tlim have nell deserved the praise bestowed upon them by Ficld-llarshal Sir,!oh 1 French m obtaining If you have any difﬁculty T H E R I F L E M A N , a copy can be sent each month direct from t h e o f f i c e s o f t h e S . M . R . C . — P o s t F r e e 2 s , p e r A n n u m , WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UK•<1 18 T H E R I F L E M A N . July, 1916. M E T R O P O L I T A N I N T E R - B O R O U G H M I N I A T U R E R I F L E S H O O T I N G C H A L L E N G E C U P, 1 9 1 6 . bably owing to a large number of the men having joined the colours, and he hoped that renewed interest would be taken in the competition ne.xt year. The Mayor also promised to bring before the Cup Committee the question of awarding consolation prizes to the runners-up. The Cup was accepted by Mr. S. W. Briggs, Captain of the Hornsey team. A vote of thanks was passed, on the motion of the Mayor of Kensington, to the Mayor of Wandsworth for presenting the Cup. The Mayor of Wandsworth also expressed the thanks of the Committee to Mr. Frank Carter (Assistant Secretary, Society of Miniature Riﬂe Clubs), for his able services in conducting the shoot, and to the Mansﬁeld Club for the use of the range on the /;:7t-[^HIS year's ﬁnal shoot for the Inter-Borough Challenge Cup, which was presented in igii by the Mayor of Wandsworth (Alderman Archibald D. Dawnay), _L for competition among thirty-two London and adjacent Boroughs, took place on Saturda}', 8th July, on the range of the Mansﬁeld (Highgate) Riﬂe Club. The following scores were made in the First Stage :— April. May . June. T otal. Wa n d s w o r t h . . . 1 , 5 2 8 1 , 5 3 2 1 , 5 3 ° 4 > 5 9 0 H o r n s e y 1 , 5 2 6 1 , 5 3 1 1 , 5 3 2 4 , 5 8 9 Kensington ... 1,534 i,503 1,525 4,5^2 L e w i s h a m . . . 1 , 4 6 5 1 , 5 0 3 i , 5 4 4 4 , 5 ^ 2 B e r m o n d s e y . . . 1 , 4 7 8 1 , 4 8 6 i , 4 7 7 4 , 4 4 i S t . P a n c r a s . . . 1 , 4 6 6 1 , 4 8 6 1 , 4 6 8 4 , 4 2 0 Stoke Newington 1,436 1,464 1,409 4,309 Lambeth 1,319 1,398 1,407 4,124 Deptford ... 1,403 1,297 i'393 4,093 Paddington ... 1,358 1,303 i,345 4,006 the teams qualifying for the ﬁnal being Wandsworth, Hornsey Kensington, and Lewisham. Full details of the final are as follows ;— Conditions.—Teams of eight, divided into A and B teams of four each. Disc shooting at 100 yards. 12 discs per team. Ti m e l i m i t t h r e e m i n u t e s . H e . v t I . H o r n s e y A b e a t W . v n d s w o r t h A . i m i n . 3 8 s e c . H. W . Churchin P . G. Richardson M. A. Bartolotti A. Neville S . M . B r i g g s D . S . O a k e y X . G . R i c k a r b y A . E . R a n d e l l H e . i t 2 . H o r n s e y B b e a t W. v n d s w o r t h B . 2 m i n . 1 4 s e e s . H . G i b b o n s H . H a r d i n g E . C u n n i n g h a m M . G r e e n ﬁ e l d J. King Lieut. G. T ench W. S m i t h G . B a r n e s He.vt 3. Kensington A beat Lewish.vm A. i min. 39 sees. J . M a i t l a n d J o n e s T. M c C u b b i n . R. H. Buxton G. Riley J . F . R o p e r F . O . A n d r e w W . B . M a y W . S t o n e He.vt 4. Lewisham B beat Kensington B. 3 min. o sees. J . B l a c k W . H . G a r d n e r H. A. Robinson J. N. Baxter F. J . T u c k n o t t J . T. S t e v e n s J . A n t h o n y F . A . M i d d l e t o n . Heat 5. Wandsworth A beat Kensington A. i min. 26 sacs. H e a t 6 . K e n s i n g t o n B b e a t W a n d s w o r t h B . 2 m i n . 4 1 s e e s . H e a t 7 . H o r n s e y A b e a t L e w i s h a m A . 2 m i n . 3 0 s e e s . H e a t 8 . H o r n s e y B b e a t L e w i s h a m B . 5 5 s e e s . Heat 9. Lewisham A beat Wandsworth A. i min. 35 sees. H e . v t 1 0 . W a n d s w o r t h B h e a t L e w i s h a m B . i m i n . 4 7 s e e s - H e a t i i . H o r n s e y A b e a t K e n s i n g t o n A . i m i n . 1 7 s e e s . H e a t 1 2 . H o r n s e y B b e a t K e n s i n g t o n B . 5 8 s e e s . Result :—Hornsey 6pts., Wandsworth 2pts., Kensington 2 pts., Lewisham 2pts. Among those present were the Mayors of Wandsworth and Kensington, Mr. F. W. Avant (ex-Mayor of St. Pancras), and Mr. H. A. Baxter (ox-Mayor of Lewisham). The Mayor of Wandsworth presented the Cup to the Hornsey team, and congratulated them on their ﬁne win, the time in two of their heats (55 and 58 seconds respectively) being a record for the competition. He was sorry to say only ten teams entered the competition this year, but this was pro- occasion. S T E V E N S R I F L E C O M P E T I T I O N . The following are the winners of the Stevens Special Jewel awarded to the competitors making the highest scores in their respective divisions :— R I F L E C L U B S . Edge. All in. 1 . W . H . L a s t ( S o u t h g a t e D i s t r i c t ) 1 0 0 9 7 2 . F . C a l k i n ( F i n c h l e y S p e c i a l C o n s t a b u l a r y ) 1 0 0 9 7 3 . W . H . G a r d n e r ( T a l b o t ) 1 0 0 9 6 4 . J . W . D e n t ( S a n d w i t h ) 1 0 0 9 5 5 . W . J . A t h e r t o n ( L a n c a s t e r ) 1 0 0 9 5 6 . J , A n t h o n y ( L e e ) 1 0 0 9 4 7 . G . P . M o y l e s ( L e i n s t e r H o u s e S c h o o l ) 1 0 0 9 4 8 . C . B r o a d h e a d ( C a i n m e H ' s S p o r t s ' C l u b ) 1 0 0 9 4 9 . C . B a r r a c l o u g h ( N o r t o n ) 1 0 0 9 4 1 0 . C . K . E d w a r d s ( A . E . C . R i ﬂ e C l u b ) 1 0 0 9 4 VOLUNTEER TRAINING CORPS. 1. E. Pope (Thetford Platoon, A Company, 7th Norfolk Regt.)... 100 2. -A. E. Mills (Chiswick Battalion, Middlesex Volunteer Regt.)... 100 3. T. R. Willis (Plymouth Batt., Devonshire Volunteer Regt).... 100 4 . G . P a g e ( . A C o . . i s t M i d - K e n t V o l u n t e e r R e g i m e n t ) 1 0 0 5. G. H. Barrow (B Co., 3rd W. Riding (Bradford) Volun. Regt. 99 6. G. P. Moyles (C Co., 5th Surrey Volunteer Regiment) ... 69 7. Plat.-Sergt. Fooks (C Co., ist Mid-Kent Volunteer Regiment) 98 8 . S . A r r o w s m i t h ( S a n d b a c h V o l u n t e e r R e g i m e n t ) 9 7 9 . J . W. S h a w ( M o n k - B r e t t o n Vo l u n t e e r R e g i m e n t ) 9 7 RECORD CER TIFICA TES For MVV and JUNE, 1916. On .April 15th, 1916. Stuart Milne, of Arcadia Miniature Riﬂe Club, when shooting for the " Daily Mail " Certiﬁcate made the score of 100 at 25 yards. On April 24th, 1916. Private S. Grove, A.S.C., of West Ham National Reserve Riﬂe Club, when shooting for the National Roll of Marksmen test made the score of 100 at 25 yards. On May 15th, 1916. Philip Cross, of the India Ofﬁce Riﬂe Club, when shooting in a spoon competition made the score of 100 at 25 yards. On June 2nd, 1916. Philip Cross, of the India Ofﬁce Riﬂe Club, when shooting for the Club Championship made the score of 100 at 52 yards. On June 15th, 1916. A. H. Jarvis of Swindon Town M.R.C. when shooting versus Malmesbury V.T.C., for the Astor County Cup, made the score of 100 at 25 yards. On June 19th, 1916. Philip Cross, of the India Ofﬁce Riﬂe Club, when shooting in a spoon competition made the score of 100 at 25 yards. In June, 1916. A. R. Berry, of Callender Riﬂe Club, when shooting n the 2nd stage of the Queen's Cup made the score of 100 at 25 yards WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UKJuly, 1916. T H E R I F L E M A N . 19 M E T R O P O L I TA N P O L I C E S H O O T I N G LEAGUE. =^HE most successful meeting yet organised by the Metropolitan Police Shooting League was held at the Royal Botanic Society's Gardens, Regent's Park, on Thursday, 6th July, and great credit is due to Major Parsons, Chief Constable (Chairman), and the Committee for their able efforts. In addition to shooting, the League embraces the encour agement of First Aid to the Injured and Home Nursing, both highly desirable qualiﬁcations for a police ofﬁcer, and several competitions of this nature were held, including an Invitation Competition for the various bodies who voluntarily assist police on the occasion of hostile air raids. The meeting was graced by the presence of Her Majesty Queen Alexandra, who, with the Princess Royal and Princess Mand, watched a display of physical drill by the children from the Metropolitan and City Police Orphanage, in which institution Her Majesty takes a keen interest. Her Majesty graciously accepted a bouquet from a girl scholar, and subsequently inspected the children, when Mr. G. C. Payne, M.A., Head Master, had the honour of being presented to Her Majesty. A feature of the afternoon was a display of Morris dancing by several of the girls and boys in costume. The Police Minstrels gave their always entertaining per formances twice during the day, under the direction of Superin tendent Olive. A very strong variety entertainment, arranged by Assistant Commander Edward Lauri, E Division, Metropoli tan Special Police, comprised the following star artistes : Miss Gertrude Jennings and Company in " The Bath Room Door " ; Messrs. Tom Clare, Marriott Edgar, Mark. Lester, Sam Walsh, Arthur Reece and Gordon Yates ; Miss Isabelle Dillon and Miss Taylor, of Daly's, who were dexterously handled by G. P. Huntley as stage manager. At the presentation of prizes Sir Edward Henry, the Com missioner, referred to Queen Alexandra's great interest in the Orphanage, which was signalised in ign by a donation of £i,ooo to found a scholarship. Sir Edward also commented on the number of ladies who were now able to shoot, as evidenced by the entries for the " Family " prize, but he hoped they would never have occasion to use their skill against an enemy. The prizes were then presented by Lady Henry, for whom a vote of thanks, proposed by Major Parsons (Chief Constable), was cordially carried. The proceeds of the meeting will be devoted to the Metro politan and City Police Orphanage and other charities. RESUL TS. SHOOTING COMPETITIONS. Prince of W ales' Cup. 1st, Inspector Hicks, P Division. 2nd, P.O. Rogers, S Division. 3rd, P.S. Taylor, P. Division. S p e c i a l C o n s t a u u l a r v P r i z e . 1st, J Division Team. 2nd, S Division Team. 3rd, X Division Team. M a j o r P a r s o n s ' T r o p h y . 1st, P Division. 2 n d B D i v i s i o n . Novices' Cup. 1st, P.C. Hawkins, S Division. 2nd, P.C. Paisleffe, K Division. 3rd, P.C. Higgins, E Division, Intermediate Cup. 1st, P.C. Greenstreet, N Division, 2nd, P.C. Sharpe, L Division, 3rd, P.C. Eloyd, G Division. Station Ofﬁcers' Cup. 1st, S.P.S. Oglesby, CO Division. 2nd, S.P.S. Boisover. X Division. 3rd, S.D.I. Barrett, V Division. Ve t e r a n s ' S h i e l d . 1st, T Division. 2nd, X Division. 3rd, D Division. F a m i l y P r i z e . 1st, P.C. Cherrington and son, T Division. 2nd, Inspector Hicks and son, P Division. 3rd, Special Constable Tyler and son, K Division. Souvenirs were presented to each lady competitor, and to the boy who made the highest score. S u p e r i n t e n d e n t s ' S h i e l d ( W i n t e r C o m p e t i t i o n ) . Winners, K Division. FIRST AID COMPETITIONS. ®T. John Challenge Shield. 1st, R Division. 2 n d , S D i v i s i o n . S p e c i a l C o n s t a b u l a r y C o m p e t i t i o n . ist, R Division. 2nd, N Division. A i r R a i d R e l i e f P a r t i e s ' C o m p e t i t i o n . Ladies, ist, St. John Ambulance .Association (Prince of- Wales' Corps). 2nd, British Red Cross Society (County of London). Men. 1st, St. John Ambulance Association (Prince of. Wales' Corps). 2nd, British Red Cross Society (County of London). Home Nursing Competition. Ladies, isl. Miss A. B. Clayden. 2nd. Mrs. E. Munday. Men. 1st, P.S, Scott, X Division. S p e c i a l P r i z e , p r e s e n t e d b y M i s s S w i f t , t h e M a t r o n - i n - C h i e f British Red Cross Society .—Master G. Scott. VETERANS' COMPETITION. 1916. Open only to competitors who are over 60 years of age. ditions, 30 shots deliberate ; 10 each at 25, 50, and 100 yards. RESUL T . Coir 1 E . H a r v e r s o n , B o r o ' o f Wa n d s w o r t h (Gold Medal) 2 W. R. Humby, ' Alexandra Palace (Silver Medal) 3 J. C. Clark, Jedburgh (Bronze Medal) 4 J. Newsome Baxter, Kensington 5 F. H. Palmer, Downton 6 Dr. Keen, Wimbledon Park 7 C. E. Denyer, Edmonton 8 E. Towell, Sundridge Park Golf Club 9 F. W. Selfe, Erith 10 W. Durrant, Sotterley 11 A. E. Tyser, West Ham N.R 12 R. W. Smith, Elthain E. A. Burchardt, Bicester and District R. Draper, Uppingham W. J. Budd, Melksham E. B. Ridgvvay, Southgate District W. ]. Given, Coleraine J. Bethel, Coleraine G. Patten, Wimbledon Park J. N Rushton, Ixworth Bronze Medal, highest score at 23 yards, J. Newsome Baxter, D o . „ „ . S O „ C , E . D e n y e r . D o . , , „ 1 0 0 , , F . H . P a l m e r . D o . „ „ 1 0 0 „ D r . K e e n . 25-50. 100. To t a l , 979798 292 9897 96 291 979.S94 286 98 90 90 284 978995 281 94 8995 278 9297 84 273- 86 9.S91272 94 89«7 270 9292«5 269 82 88 90 260 90 88 78256 Did not return targets. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UK20 T H E R I F L E M A N . July, 1916. F O R T H C O M I N G P R I Z E M E E T I N G S . W E S T H A M N A T I O N A L R E S E R V E R I F L E C L U B . A- i- 6. 9- «3- 14- 15- i6. o 6 Competition. lo shots on 5-bull target, ^ H E a b o v e C l u b w i l l h o l d a G r a n d P r i z e M e e t i n g , limited to Essex Clubs, on August 5th, 6th, 7th, a n d 8 t h , a t t h e i r R a n g e a t N u r s e r y L a n e , Forest Gate, E. The following programme has been arranged :— Entrance Fee. s. d. Squadded Competition, 10 shots, 25 yards, 5-bull target o 6 Squadded Competition, 20 shots, 25 yards, lo-bull target Squadded Competition, 10 shots, 25 yards, time limit -Aggregate of i, 2, and 3 Competitions Unlimited Deliberate, 10 shots, 25 yards, 5-bull target Unlimited Time Limit, 10 shots, 25 yards, 5-bull target Teams of Four, 10 shots per man, 5-bull target, for Cup presented by the " Stratford Express " (whole of team to shoot together) per team Squadded Tyros, 10 shots, 25 yards, 5-bull target U n l i m i t e d S p o r t i n g C o m p e t i t i o n s o n S p e c i a l Targets (comprising Pip, Figure, Imp Targets, etc., etc.) Spoon Shooting (Unlimited), 10 shots at 25 yards, 5-bull target (one Spoon given for every 12 entries) Special Competition for Teams of Four will take place on Monday, August 7th, commencing at 2.30 p.m. The target will consist of ﬁve .22 cartridges placed in a piece of wood painted black. The Team bursting the most cartridges i n t w o m i n u t e s w i l l b e c o m e t h e w i n n e r s . T e a m s d r a w n i n p a i r s p e r t e a m Pip Shooting. Target, 2-bull, with white pip in centre of each diagram. Four shots to be ﬁred on each diagram. The two pips entirely re moved will win 5s. If not removed, three prizes will be given for the best efforts. Entry unlimited Pool (Unlimited). The ﬁgure 10 in centre of single bull. Three shots. Figures to be entirely re moved. Pool will be shared (minus 20 per cent, deducted for club) between successful competi tors. Targets, id. each Volunteer Training Corps (Unlimited) Competition. 1 0 s h o t s d e l i b e r a t e o n 2 - b u l l t a r g e t , w i t h centre ring, at 25 yards, open sights, no slings. Four prizes. 3d. each entry V.T.C. Unlimited. 10 shots rapid in 100 seconds on 2-bull target, with centre ring, at 25 yards, op>en sight, no slings. Four prizes V. T. C . Te a m s o f F o u r ( U n l i m i t e d ) . W h o l e o f Te a m t o s h o o t t o g e t h e r. 1 0 s h o t s o n 2 - b u l l t a r get, with centre ring, at 25 yards per team 47. Ladies' 25 yards. Four prizes. Free entry. Entries close ﬁrst post July 28th. A number of valuable prizes have been given, and a full list will be e.xhibited on the Range. The prizes will be on /■xhibition each .Sunday previous to the meeting. .Shooting will be carried out strictly in accordance with the Rules of the S.M.R.C., and gentlemen entering Squadded Competitions must state date on which they intend to shoot. Volunteer Training Corps' members and teams will be allowed to shoot any time during the week previous, i.e., from July 29th to August 4th. The prizes will be distributed at the close of the meeting on Tuesday, August 8th, when a grand concert will be given on the Range Grounds. All competitors and their friends cordially invited. F. S t . a n l e y, H o n . S e c . 168, Tennyson Road, Stratford, E. O P E N P R I Z E M E E T I N G . The Wimbledon Park Riﬂe Club propose to hold a Two Days' Prize Meeting on the two Bank Holidays, .August 7th and 8th, on their Range at Southﬁelds, when, in addition to the usual members' competitions, two events will be open to allcomers as well as an aggregate. There will also be a special competition open to military units at 25 yards S.M.R.C. 50 yards centre targets, 10 shots deliberate. The allcomers' squadded competitions will be at 25, 50, and too yards, S.M.R.C. match targets, 10 shots each distance, deliberate. Sixpienny unlimited entries at each range. The prize list will include a Silver Cup, a S.M.R.C. Life Membership, and other valuable prizes for the allcomers' and military units. The Range is situated within six minutes' walk from Southﬁelds Station, on the District Railway, Wimbledon Branch, and has a covered-in ﬁring point. Shooting will commence at 9.30 a.m. and close at 6.30 p.m. each day, and, if possible, the prizes will be distributed at 7.30 p.m. on T uesday. A m m u n i t i o n b a r r e d b y t h e S . M . R . C . a t t h e L o n d o n M e e t ing will not be allowed. .Arrangements will be made so that light refreshments can be obtained on the Range during the meeting. A programme giving full particulars of prizes, entrance fees, etc., can be obtained from the Hon. Secretarv, Wimble don Park Riﬂe Club, Granville Road, Southﬁelds, S.W. Entries will .close on Monday, July 31st. F O R F U L L P A R T I C U L A R S O F Workmen's Compensation Insurance, Third Party Insurance AND Individual Membership, Apyhj to The SECRETABY, S.M.R.C., Arundel House, Arundel Street, London, W.C. WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UKT H E R I F L E M A N . 21 C L U B R E P O R T S . H e r e f o r d s h i r e C o u n t y M . R . A . The competition for the Astor County Cup took place at Ross on June 24th. Four teams had entered and all put in an appear a n c e . T h e c o n d i t i o n s w e r e a s follows : Open to teams of four from any club afﬁliated to the N.R.A. Two sighters, and 10 shots to count per competitor at each 25, so, and 100 yards, at decimal targets. Tarrington having won the cup for the three previous years werehotfavourites, and at the ﬁrst distance ﬁnished with ﬁve points in hand. At 50 yards Tarrington still led, with Cannon Ffromeone point behind, and Ross third ﬁve points down. R o s s a t t h e 1 0 0 y a r d s r a n g e •wiped off the deficit and ran out winners by 13 points. Full scores a s f o l l o w s : — Ross. 25. 50. 100. Tl. T. C. Sherwood 95 97 97 289 I. D. James ... 98 94 94 286 W. N e w t o n . . . 9 1 9 ° 2 6 9 F. H . H i l l . . . 8 7 8 1 8 8 2 5 6 11 0 0 Ta r r i n g t o n ' . 25. 50. 100. Tl. O . E v e s h a m . . . 9 8 9 1 8 8 2 7 7 D . D a v i e s . . . O S 8 9 8 9 2 7 3 W. P e a r s e . . . 9 6 9 2 8 4 2 7 2 H. Higgins ... 87 90 88 265 ■ 1087 Cannon Ffko.me. 25. 50. 100. Tl. H, Clarke ... 95 94 89 278 • W. Wa l t e r s . . . 9 6 9 1 8 7 2 7 4 P. C. Lloyd ... 91 92 84 267 A. Bengry ... 88 90 84 262 1081 Lucton School. 25. 50. ICQ. Tl. A. Stone ... 83 83 55 221 R . W a t t s . . . 8 3 6 2 4 8 1 9 3 J. N. Roberts... 77 45 48 170 J. W. Rogers... 76 56 32 164 748 We s t L o n d o n L e a g u e . The following are the results o f m a t c h e s i n t h e W e s t L o n d o n League to July ist :— For the week ending June 24th. — W i m b l e d o n P a r k 6 8 4 b e a t Grosvenor 655. Kensington 663 * b e a t H a m m e r s m i t h I r o n W o r k s 1646. " B " Division Police 673 • b e a t F u l h a m N a t i o n a l R e s e r v e ,(six men only) 528. Talbot 668 beat Harrodians 662. Putney 670 beat Chiswick 664. Westminster National Reserve 654 a bye. For the week ending July 1st. " B " Division Police 665 beat G r o s v e n o r 6 6 r. W i m b l e d o n Park 679 beat Hammersmith I r o n w o r k s 6 4 3 . H a r r o d i a n s 6 6 9 b e a t F u l h a m N a t i o n a l R e s e r v e 608. Talbot 679 beat Putney 669. Chiswick 663 beat Westminster National Reserve 636. Kensing ton a bye. D u m f r i e s a n d M a x w e l l t o w n M.R.C. T h e D u m f r i e s a n d M a x w e l l - town Miniature Riﬂe Club held a competition at Lincluden range recently, when a good number of c o m p e t i t o r s t o o k p a r t . - A s t h e membership of the club is com posed almost entirely of members of the Volunteer Training Corps, t h e c o n d i t i o n s w e r e o n t h e l i n e s of Training Corps shooting, and t h e e v e n t , t h e ﬁ r s t o f i t s k i n d since the inception of the local Training Corps, proved most in teresting and successful. The shooting on the whole was very creditable, and some good scores were registered. The champion shot of the day was T. H. Beyd, who had a grand aggregate score of 293 out of a possible of 300 p o i n t s , a n d w a s t h u s t h e w i n n e r of a handsome gold medal pre s e n t e d b y P r o v o s t M a c a u l a y. Miss Young, Lincluden House, offered a miniature silver cup for the best aggregate of the two competitions at 25 yards, and this was also won by T. H. Boyd after shooting off a tie with G. Callander, both having two pos s i b l e s t o t h e i r c r e d i t . The following ofﬁcers of the Training Corps were present during the afternoon ; Mr. C. E. Galbraith and Mr . Robert Max w e l l , o f t h e S t e w a r t r y C o r p s , and Mr . R. A. Grierson and Mr . James Geddes, of the Dumfries Corps. Provost Macaulay acted as um pire, and carried out his duties to the satisfaction of everyone. T h e s e c r e t a r i a l d u t i e s w e r e carried out by Mr. T. H. Boyd, and in this he was ably assisted by Miss Young, Lincluden House. The following is the prize list : Ten rounds at 25 yards, de liberate—1, G. Callander ; 2, T. H. Boyd ; 3, A. Wallace. Ten rounds at 25 yards, time limit.—1, G. Edgar ; 2, J. Mel ville ; 3, G. Coltart. Aggregate of above two com petitions—!, T. H. Boyd ; 2, G. Callander ; 3, T. Charlesworth. Ten rounds at 50 yards—i, W. Hope ; 2, T. H. Boyd ; 3, R. M'Murdo. Grand aggregate—!, T. H. Boyd ; 2, W. Hope ; 3, G. Col tart ; 4, T. Charlesworth ; 5, Dr. Semple ; 6, J. Melville ; 7, H. Rippon; 8, A. Wallace; 9, G. Edgar ; !0, T. M'Connell ; !!, R. "M'Murdo ; 12, G. Callander ; 13, T. M. Stott ; 14, J. Richardson. .SPECIAL PRIZE.S. Best aggregate made by mem b e r o f C C o m p a n y, S t e w a r t r y V. T . C . — T . C h a r l e s w o r t h . Best aggregate made bj' mem b e r o f M a x w e l l t o w n P l a t o o n — G . Coltart. Best aggregate made bj' mem ber of Terregles Platoon—T. M. Stott. Best aggregate (handicap)—T. C. Bone. T h e p r i z e s w e r e g r a c e f u l l y h a n d e d o v e r t o t h e s u c c e s s f u l competitors by Miss Young, who was accorded a hearty vote of thanks, on the call of Mr. James Geddes, for presenting the prizes, and also for the use of her range o n t h i s a n d m a n y o t h e r o c c a sions. The Provost and Mr . G e d d e s w e r e a l s o a c c o r d e d t h a n k s f o r t h e i r v a l u a b l e a s s i s t a n c e i n s u c c e s s f u l l y c a r r y i n g o u t t h e arrangements at the ﬁring points. The Secretary, on the call of Miss Young, was thanked for organising the competition and collecting the prizes. The donors of the various prizes were ac corded a hearty vote of thanks. Lincoln Notes. For the fourth year in succes sion Lincolnshire have again secured the Blue Riband of the Miniature Riﬂe Clubs by winning the Queen Alexandra Cup at the London Meeting. It is interest ing to note that the score made by the Lincolnshire team when t h e c o m p e t i t i o n w a s h e l d a t S h e f ﬁ e l d i s s t i l l t h e r e c o r d . T h e t e a m o n t h i s o c c a s i o n m a d e t h e ﬁne score of 2,360, while this year's total is 2,343, an advance of eight points on last year's s c o r e . A n o t h e r i n t e r e s t i n g f e a ture of the Lincolnshire team's shooting on the four occasions they have won the Cup is that they have always recorded more hits on the skirmisher targets than any of their rivals. The r e c o r d n u m b e r o f h i t s w a s m a d e by the team at Shefﬁeld, they r e c o r d i n g 5 3 . I t w a s a n y t h i n g but a foregone conclusion who would be the winners of the Cup this year, although on form Lon don were strongly the favourites. It was extremely unfortunate the F o r f a r s h i r e t e a m h a d t o b e altered owing to some of their original team being unable to attend, as with their original team the chances are the trophy might have found a resting- place in Scotland. The competi t i o n , o n t h e w h o l e , w a s t h e keenest experienced, only 16 points separating the four coun ties. Lincolnshire were fortu nate in having four of their team who had previously competed in the ﬁnal, and these all made a s c o r e o f o v e r 3 9 0 . T h e t w o n e w men came quite up to e.xpecta- tibns, and are to be congratu l a t e d o n t h e w a y t h e y s e t t l e d down, and also on now being included amongst the Queen's Gold Medallists. Congratula t i o n s a r e a l s o d u e t o t h e v e t e r a n F. F l u c k f o r s e c u r i n g h i s t h i r d gold medal in this competition, and to T. Cook, jun., for gaining h i s f o u r t h m e d a l . T h e r e c o r d score in the competition was also secured by a Lines, competitor, F. R i c h a r d s o n , w h o s e t o t a l o f 401 was a ﬁne shoot. Mr. Rich ardson was top scorer last year with 402, and his steadiness is a w o n d e r f u l s t i m u l u s t o t h e t e a m . The experiment of handicap p i n g t h e c l u b s i n t h e S u m m e r Postal Competition being run by the Lincolnshire County M.R.A. is proving a success, and it is interesting to note that the team on scratch (Grimsby Central) and the team with the longest start ( D o n i n g t o n V. T. C . ) h a v e t h e same number of points to their credit. The following are the latest scores in the League ;— Donington 783 v. Limber 780. R u s t o n B o i l e r W o r k s 7 9 4 v. Wellingore 789. Grimsby Corporation 793 v. Market Rasen 760. G r i m s b y C e n t r a l 7 9 ! v. L i m ber 788. Donington 788 v. Alford 781. C a i s t o r 8 0 2 v . C h u r c h H o u s e 299. (Only three shot). R e l a t i v e p o s i t i o n o f c l u b s : — S. W. L. Ps. G r i m s b y C o r p o r t ' n . 4 4 0 8 Grimsby Central ... 4 3I6 Donington... ... 4 3I 6 L i m b e r 4 2 2 4 Market Rasen ... 4 22 4 Ruston Boiler W'ks. 4 22 4 C a i s t o r 4 22 4 We l l i n g o r e . . . 4 I 3 2 Lincoln Ch. House 4 I 3 2 Alford 4 0 4 0 North Staf fordshireRiHe League. A most successful shooting competition under the auspices of the North Staf fordshire Riﬂe League was held at Fenton last month on the North Staf fs. Rail way Company's riﬂe range, kindly lent for the occasion by the North Staffordshire Railway C o m p a n y. T h e g r o u n d w a s i n splendid condition, and the wea t h e r v e r y f a v o u r a b l e . A m o s t e n e r g e t i c c o m m i t t e e h a d t h e arrangements in hand, under the guiding hand of Mr. C. Jupp, of the North Staffs Railway Com pany's Riﬂe Club. He was well supported by Mr. C. Carratt, of the Stoke L.G.O. Riﬂe Club, who undertook the duties of statistical ofﬁcer, and received great assist ance from Mr. T. B. Green, of the Hanley Y.M.C.A. Riﬂe Club. The shooting stewards were Mr. WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UK22 T H E R I F L E M A N .Jui.Y, 191C. T. D a v i e s , N . S . R a i l w a y C o . R i ﬂ e C l u b , i c q y a r d s ; M r. E . Cotton, Y.M.C.A., 50 yards ; and J. T. Robinson, Endon Riﬂe Club, 25 yards. The shooting commenced at two o'clock, and continued with out a break until eight o'clock. The entries numbered 220 gentle men and 12 ladies,' and exceeded all expectations. T h e c o m p e t i t i o n s w e r e v e r y keenly contested. In each com p e t i t i o n t i e s w e r e s h o t , w h i c h entailed extra shooting before t h e u l t i m a t e w i n n e r s c o u l d b e s e t t l e d . A r a t h e r n o v e l c o m p e t i t i o n w a s t h a t f o r t h e l a d i e s , being at 25 yards' range, on the S . M . R . C . " 5 b u l l " m a t c h t a r g e t ( h a l f i n c h ) . T h e l a d i e s c r e a t e d quite a surprise by their shoot ing. The conditions of the com p e t i t i o n w e r e 1 0 s h o t s a t t h e v a r i o u s t a r g e t s , t h e b e s t e i g h t s h o t s t o c o u n t , t h e o t h e r t w o being allowed for sighting shots. In the too yards' aperture F. Adams was a long time thought to be the winner with 78 to his c r e d i t . T h e m a t c h w a s s e t t l e d when T. Davies, X.S. Railway Co., and E. Cotton, Y.M.C.A., w e n t d o w n t o g e t h e r t o s h o o t . T h e y a r e o l d o p p o n e n t s , a n d both had expressed a desire to win the prize, a silver-mounted e b o n y w a l k i n g s t i c k . A g o o d crowd gathered, and the excite ment grew intense. Bull after bull was registered, until Davies dropped one. Then Cotton dropped one. Eventually Cotton ran out winner with 79 out of 80, Davis scoring 77. It was a most exciting ﬁnish. In the 50 yards' aperture J. T. Robinson (Endon) was ﬁrst with 79, E. Cotton and F. Adams tied with 77 each, and in the shoot-of f E. Cotton won second and F. Adams third prizes. In the 25 yards' aperture T, Davis came top with a possible, taking ﬁrst prize. For second prize J. T. Robinson (Endon), William Bryan (N.S. Railway Co.), and P. Bate (N.S. Railway Co.) tied with 77 each. In the s h o o t - o f f R o b i n s o n t o o k s e c o n d prize, and Bate the third. In the too yards' military, W. Tildesley (N.S. Railway Co.) was a good winner with 75 out of 80. G . E . H o l g a t e ( Y. M . C . A . ) a n d Oakes (Burslem) tied for second prize with 72. Eventually Oakes took the second prize, and Hol gate the third. In the 50 yards' military E. Parker (Shelton) and S. Vernon (Endon) tied with 75 for ﬁrst prize. In the shoot-of f Parker won, Vernon taking second prize. F o r t h e t h i r d p r i z e , T. D . B . Thomas (Shelton), G. Holgate (Hanlev), W. Tildesley (N.S. Railway Co.), aird G. Williams (Endon) tied with 74 each. In the shoot-off Holgate proved the w i n n e r, t h u s g a i n i n g t h e t h i r d prize. I n t h e 2 5 y a r d s ' m i l i t a r y G . Williams (Endon), G. E. Holgate (Hanley), H. Johnstone (Shelton), and W. Tildesley (N.S. Railway Co.) tied with 77 each. In the shoot-oft' Tildesley was ﬁrst, G. W i l l i a m s s e c o n d , a n d G . E . H o l gate third. In the ladies' competition, for which there were 12 entries, the winner was Miss Dorothy Hud son (Y.M.C.A), with 75. Miss A. Royle (Stoke L.G.O.) was second with 73. For the third prize the Misses R. Perkin, M. Perkin, E. Stanway (of Y.M.C.A.), and Miss F. Simpson (Stoke L.G.O.) tied with 72 each. In the shooting- off Miss E. Stanway (Y.M.C.A.) w a s s u c c e s s f u l w i t h 7 5 t o h e r credit. T h e r e f r e s h m e n t t e n t w a s p r e sided over Mrs. F. S. Godwin, wife of the Secretary , with two good lieutenants in Miss L. H. Royle and Mrs. A. Williams, of Stoke L.G.C., who had the assist ance of a very energetic band of helpers in Misses R. Perkin, M. Perkin, E. Stanway, and Dorothy Hudson, of the Y .M.C.A., and the Misses A. Royle, R. Royle, L. Redfern, F. Simpson, of the Stoke L.G.C., and Mrs. J. T. Robinson and Mrs. C. Stubbs, of Endon Riﬂe Clubs. After the shooting was ﬁnished Mrs. E. Cotton, Jasper House, Hanley, wife of the Chair m a n , v e r y g r a c e f u l l y p r e sented the prizes. Mrs. Cot t o n w a s s u p p o r t e d b y . M r s . Louis G. Taylor, Mrs. G. Chaw- ner, Mrs. Royle, Mrs. F. S. God win, and Mrs. J. T. Robinson. The prize for best aggregate in the aperture class was won by T. Davis (N.S. Railway Riﬂe Club) with a grand total of 231 out of 240, F. Adams (229) and E. Cot ton (228) being in close attend a n c e . I n t h e m i l i t a r v c l a s s M r . W. Tildesley (N.S. Railway Riﬂe Club) was the winner with 226 out of 240. G. E. Holgate (Han ley) was a good second with 223, a n d T. D . T h o m a s ( S h e l t o n ) third with 216. The Secretary (Mr. F. S. God win) in moving a vote of thanks to Mrs. Cotton for presenting the prizes, said how pleased they all were to have Mrs. Cotton with t h e m o n t h i s o c c a s i o n . T h i s being the ﬁrst attempt at running an open-air meeting, they were very pleased it had been such a success, and hoped it was only a f o r e r u n n e r o f g o o d t h i n g s t o follow. It was thought that later a m e e t i n g m i g h t b e h e l d a t Endon. Whilst thanking Mrs. Cotton, he also wished to thank the North Staffordshire Railway Company for t he ir kindness in granting the use of the ground. They had been at consrderable expense in laying out a new range at 25 yards, also placing new steps at the approach to the ground. He also wished to t h a n k a l l t h e g e n t l e m e n w h o had subscribed to the prize fund, the ladies for their help with the refreshments, the committee, who had worked so energetic ally, those who had shot, and e v e r y o n e w h o h a d i n a n y w a y helped to make the meeting a success. M r. L o u i s G . Ta y l o r, i n s e c onding, said a more enthusiastic meeting he had never attended. He spoke to the kindness and good work done by Mr. Cotton, and heartily supported the vote o f t h a n k s t o M r s . C o t t o n , r e marking what a pleasure it had been to have her amongst them. He also spoke to the splendid w o r k t h e l e a g u e h a d d o n e i n fostering shooting in the district. I t g a v e h i m p l e a s u r e t o s e e t h e r e w a s s u c h a b a n d o f w o r k e r s in the district who had given no e n d o f t i m e t o t h e w o r k i n c o n nection with shooting. He con gratulated all who had won prizes. Mr. Cotton, in replying said, being the cliairman he was naturally very pleased to be pre sent at the meeting which had turned out such a success. What ever he had done, he was amply repaid by seeing such a large number present, and wished to thank everybody who had turned up. The interest which had been aroused he felt certain w o u l d n o t d i e o u t f o r a l o n g time. M r s . C o t t o n w a s h e a r t i l y cheered by all present, and at the conclusion handed to the Secre tary a donation towards the next meeting, which it is expected to hold at the end of August or early September. Te e s d a l e M . R . C . L e a g u e . M a t c h r e s u l t s o f s e c o n d s e r i e s r No. 5. Walworth 486 v. Raby 452. Aldbro' 475 V. Barnard Castle 469. D a r l i n g t o n V. T. C . ( A ) 4 6 8 v. Streatlam 439. Darlington Railway Athletic (Aj 484 V. Darlington V.T.C. (B) 411. Darlington Railway Athletic (Bj bye. No. 6. D a r l i n g t o n R a i l w a y A t h l e t i c (A) 493 V. Barnard Castle 444. Aldbro' 4S0 V. Darlington Rail way Athletic (B) 472. D a r l i n g t o n V. T. C . ( . \ ) 4 7 S V Raby 450. PAT T I S S O N S ' TA R G E T A P PA R AT U S . SIMPLE. SAFE. SILENT . C o n t r o l l e d f r o m b e h i n d t h e F i r i n g L i n e . Constructed Bimpb'ﬁnd so substantially as to withstand the hardest use, yet' the most moderate priced on the market. A s s u p p l i e d t o S . M . R . C . , L o n d o n C o u n t y C o u n c i l , L . & N . W. R a i l w a y, Y.M.C.A., Boroughs of Bethnal Green, Bexley, Frimley, Messrs. Dorman, Long, etc., etc. ' ' S K I R M I S H E R " TA R G E T. T ( C O L E ' S P A T E N T ) . THE "PATTISSON^'target SHOWING DOUBLE CONTROL AND T h e B E S T f o r E V E R Y R A N G E . INTERMITTENT . REGULAR. R I S I N G a n d F A L L I N G o r T R A V E L L I N G F I G U R E S A T W I L L . P r i c e s f r o m J t 4 . Card Figures arerelunied to the ﬁring point at the end of the shoe t.' _ The illustration shows the Paltisson Standard Apparatus, combined with the Skirmisher device, but the latuv can be supplied for attachment t o B o i n e o t h e r t y p e s o f A p p a r a t u s . We make many other styles of Target Apparatus and all Equipments for Riﬂe Kan ges. E. A. liaylleld, Esq., Sec. of tlie L. & N.W. Railway Riﬂe Club, Euston, writes! '* We could not wisli for a better Target Apparatus.". H. Eickiing, Esq., Sec.of North Surrey Riﬂe Club, writes; "The Committee wish to express their thorough appreciation of the way in wliich you have equipped the n e w R i ﬂ e R a n g e . " . . . . . . , . H. (;. Lester. Esq.. Royal Albert Docks, writes; Tlie apparatus is a great Kucce.s.s. J. H.Elms, Esq., Bytleet Volunteer Training Corps, writes: "The members are v e r y p l e a s e d w i t h t h e T a r g e t A p p a r a t u s . " _ A. E. Darby, Esq, Rorough Surveyor, Met. Borough of Bethnal t.reen, writes: " The Target Apparatus erected by you is very much appreclatetl and is working ^^'Jrw^Walton, Esq., Pontyberem Colliery R.C., writes: "The Apparatus Is most sa s ac 01 y. Illustrated Catalogue and Testimonialt. H . PAT T I S S O N & C O . , Ta r g e t S p e c i a l i s t s . E 8 T l i . 1 8 9 4 . WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UK.Tuly, li)l6. 23 S t r e a t l a m 4 4 7 v. D a r l i n g t o n V.r.C. (B) 436. Wa l w o r t l i , b y e . No. 7. Wa l w o r t h 4 7 5 v. B a r n a r d Castle 45^- Darlington Railway Athletic (B) 473 V. Streatlam 456. Darlington Railway Athletic (A) 494 V. Raby 479. Aldbro' 4S0 IV. Darlington V.T.C. (B) 435- Darlington V.T.C. (A), bye. No. 8. Darlington Railway Athletic (B) 477 V. Barnard Castle 421. Walworth 476 v. Streatlam 447. Aldbro' 484 V. Raby 445. Darlington V.T.C. (A) 467 v. Darlington V.T.C. (B) 442. Darlington Railway Athletic (A), bye. No. 9- Darlington Railway Athletic (A) 485 V. Darlington Railway Ath letic (B) 470. Darlington V.T.C. (A) 467 v. Barnard Castle 457. Streatlam, 471 v. Raby 471. Walworth 470 v. Darlington V.T.C. (B) 415. Aldbro', bye. Highest possible scores were m a d e a s f o l l o w s , v i z . : 2 5 y d s . range, C. Thompson, Darlington Railway Athletic ; 20yds. range, G. Lonsdale, Darlington Railway Athletic ; 18yds. range, G. Gill, Aldbro'. The winning club, Darlington Railway Athletic, hold the Rich ardson Challenge Cup for a year, and also receive a cash prize from the League. The President of the League, A. R. G. Thompson, Esq., has kindly presented a sum of money this year to provide prizes for the s e c o n d a n d t h i r d c l u b s i n t h e League, and needless to say this is highly appreciated. The Wal worth Club take the second prize a n d t h e t h i r d i s d i v i d e d b e t w e e n Aldbro' and Darlington V.T.C. Some of the teams, of course, h a v e b e e n b a d l y h a n d i c a p p e d o w i n g t o t h e g r e a t d i fﬁ c u l ty o f raising teams on account of so m a n y m e m b e r s — m a n y o f t h e m the best shots—having joined the a r m y . T h e l a t t e r h a v e , h o w e v e r , proved their ability in the regi m e n t s t h e y h a v e j o i n e d , a n d practically all of them have ob tained rapid promotion owing to their proﬁciency in the use of the military riﬂe at their tests, with o u t a n y f o r m e r p r a c t i c e w i t h s a m e , t h e i r s k i l l h a v i n g b e e n attained in the use of the minia ture riﬂe. ANNUAL "BISLEY ." M u c h i n t e r e s t w a s t a k e n i n t h e Annual Prize Shoot of the above league, which was held on the range of the Darlington Railway A t h l e t i c C l u b o n S a t u r d a y , 2 4 t h J u n e . A s l a s t y e a r, t h e w e a t h e r p r o v e d u n f a v o u r a b l e , and this caused the competitions to last well into the evening o w i n g t o s t o p p a g e b y a h e a v y t h u n d e r s t o r m w i t h r a i n . Mr. A. AdamSj League Hon. Secretary, was on the ground all day. Mr. C. Thompson was chief range ofﬁcer, and he was assisted by Messrs. J. Fortune, A. John ston; 1?. Johnston, and J. Butter- ﬁeld. Messrs. G. W . Amour (Railway Athletic Secretary), G. Lonsdale. A. Canham, M. Elliott (all of the Railway Athletic Club), and J. W. Bewick (of the Streat lam Club), were the scoring judges. . 4 11 t h e e v e n t s o n t h e p r o gramme, prepared by the League Secretary, with the exception of No. 6 Competition, The Sharp Shooter, owing to previous delay by the storm, were carried out successfully, and passed off with out any disputes. The Challenge Cups were pre sented at the completion by the League President, A. R. G. Thompson, of W alworth Hall,' who takes a very great interest and active part in the league com petitions, and to whom the league is greatly indebted. The follow ing are the results of the various competitions, viz.. ; No. 1 Individual Rapid Com p e t i t i o n , f o r A f e m b e r s o f t h e League averaging over 93 in League Competitions. Ten shots. Time limit go sees, at 25 and 50 yards, and 10 shots, time limit 5 min., at loo yards. -Aggre gate to count. S.M.R.C. targets. 1st, M. W. Colwell, Walworth N C., 284 ; 2nd, A. Johnston, Darlington Railway Athletic, 277; .Srd, R. Adamson, Walworth R.C., 271 ; 4th, J. Sayer, Darlington Railway Athletic, 269 ; 5th, H. Taylor, Darlington I^ailway Ath letic, 269. No. 2 Individual Competition, forMembersaveragingunder93in League Shooting. Seven shots each distance, 25,50,and 100yards. Time limit each distance 3 min. Aggregate to count ; h.p.s. 210.— 1st, T. Parkin, Evenwood R.C., 193 ; 2nd, H. Johnson, Darling ton Railway Athletic, 191 ; 3''''' J. Butterﬁeld, Darlington Railway Athletic, 188 ; 4th, T. Shutt, Raby and Staindrop R.C., 187 ; 5th, W. E. Jolliffer, Darlington V.T.C., 186. No.3Team Competition. Teams of Four, all to count. Seven shots 25, 50, and 100 yards ; h.p.s. per team 280 and 840.-25 yds., 1st, Darlington Railway Athletic A, 261 ; 2nd, Streatlam and Stainton R.C., 253 ; 3rd, Darlington Rail way Athletic B, 249. 50 yds., ist, Walworth R.C.. 2S7 ; 2nd and 3rd tie, Darlington Railway Ath letic A and Evenwood R.C., 251. 100 yds., 1st and 2nd tie, Darling ton Railway Athletic A and Dar lington V.T.C., 245 ; 3rd, Dar lington Railway Athletic R, 244. Aggregate for the three ranges " TheSir Alfred Palmer Challenge C u p , " D a r l i n g t o n R a i l w a y A t h letic A Team. 757. No. 4 Competition. Teesdale Individual Championship. Con d i t i o n s a n d s c o r e s a s f o r N o . 3 Competition to count.—1st, the Thompson Challenge Cup, Medal and money prize, M. W. Colwell, Wa l w o r t h R . C . , 2 0 0 ; a n d , C . Thompson, Darlington Railway Athletic, 195 ; 3rd, R. Adamson, Wa l w o r t h R . C . , 1 9 3 ; 4 t h , J . S a y e r, D a r l i n g t o n R a i l w a y . A t h letic, 192 ; 5th, R. Johnston, Dar lington Railway Athletic, 190. This is the third year in succes s i o n t h a t M r. C o l w e l l h a s w o n t h e championship, and he was heartily c o n g r a t u l a t e d o n h i s s u c c e s s . T h i s c u p i s p r e s e n t e d b y t h e President and the medal by R. T. Richardson, Esq., of Barnard Castle, who is also the donor of the League Challenge Cup. No. 5, for V.T.C. and Members of the League over Military Age. Ten shots at 25 yards, ﬁve bull mat.ch targets, military sights and no slings.—1st, Thos. Bewick, Raby and Staindrop, 95 ; 2nd, E. J. Bancroft. Darlington V.T.C , 91; 3i"d, C. Thompson, Darlington Railway Athletic, 86. No. 6 Competition, The Sharp shooter, cancelled for want of time. No. 7. Pool Shoots, unlimited, 25yds., ﬁve shots, ﬁve bull match target.—-A. Johnston 49. J. For tune 49, M. W. Colwell 48, A. R. G. Thompson 48, E. W atson 48, H. Johnson 48, J. Wilson qf'- 50 yds. Pool : R. Johnston 49, R. A d a m s o n 4 8 , J , S a y e r 4 7 , J . B u t t e r ﬁ e l d 4 7 , T. B e w i c k 4 7 , I. Beck 47. 100 yds. Pool : R. Adamson 49, T. Shutt 48, T. Parkin 47, R. Brown 46. E. J. Bancroft 46. M. W. Colwell 46. T h e D a r l i n g t o n R a i l w a y A t h letic Club were heartily thanked for their kind permission to the league to hold the." Bisley " on their splendid range, and also the R i ﬂ e C l u b m e m b e r s o f t h e c l u b t o w h o m w e r e d u e t h e e f ﬁ c i e n t arrangements made on the range for the comfort of the competi t o r s , a n d a l s o t o t h e l a d i e s o f t h e club who kindly preparedtea, &c., f o r t h e c o m p e t i t o r s a t a v e r y nominal charge, and which was g r e a t l y a p p r e c i a t e d b y a l l . T h e Hon. League Secretary, Mr. A. Adams, made all the other usual arrangements. Completed Le.vgve T.vhle, 1915-16. Name of Club.Shot. AV o n .Lost.Ti e d . Pts. I Darlington Railway .Athletic (A) 88 0 0 16 2Wa l w o r t h 87 I0 14 3 -Aldbro' ... 85 3010 4 Darlington V.T.C. (.A) ... ... 8 53010 5 Darlington Railway -Athletic (B)8 4 3I 9 6S t r e a t l a m . . .8zy 5I 5 7 Barnard Castle ... 82 6 0 4 8 Raby and Staindrop ... 81 5 2 4 9 Darlington V.T.C. (B) ... 8 0 8 0 0 Leyton and District R.C. The various competitions during June were fairly well supported, and some very good scores were recorded. The .general average of the shooting is steadily improving. Below are the results in the s e v e r a l e v e n t s : — Open Spoon. Best two of four nominated shoots, deliberate, ten rounds each on S.M.R.C. targets. Scratch Competition. Leading scores Mr. Jas. Eley (winner of spoon) Mr. A. W. Collison (winner of 2nd spoon) Mr . A. F. Preston Mr. H. L. Jackson Mr . C. E. Hurdell Mr. W. Grigg Mr. J. W. Blake 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 l e s s 2 i g S 99 97 98 97 96 95 99 100 98 98 97 96 198 197 196 195 193 191 Mr. J. Eley won the tie for May spoon. 198 197 196 195 193 191 N O T I C E T O - C L U B S E C R E T A R I E S . The Society of Miniature Riﬂe Clubs has no local agents. All eonvmunica- t i o ﬁ s s h o u l d h e a d d r e s s e d d i r e c t to :—The Seeretary, Arundel House, Arundel Street, London, W.C. WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UKNext >