The complete 1918 annual of the WW1 wartime journal of the Society of Miniature Rifle Clubs

< Previous2 0 8 • T H E R I F L E M A N . A P R I L , 1 0 1 8 . N AT I O N A L T E A M C H A M P I O N S H I P, 1 9 1 8 . •Conditions : One team of six from any Club in the United Kingdom affiliated to the S.M.R.C. Ten shots per man deliberate at 25 yards. S.M.R.C. match targets. Any riﬂes and sights. RESUL T OF THIRD ROUND. Harrodian583 beat Metro. (Birmingham) .. • 568 by 15 Pitsmoor 578 beat Stourbridge■ 5 7 3 Hydepark580JA.P .567 ,, •3 X.E.R.. Y ork586 ,,, Boro' of Portsmouth ...582 ■ Cheam 575 ,, City of London X.R. ... 563 12 Hammersmith Iron W i m b l e d o n P a r k . . .589, , G r i m s b y C o r p o r a t i o n . . • 5 7 9 • > 10 Wo r k s 5S0 , , Gloucester City 577 We l l i n g o r e 579 , , H u l l C i t v P o l i c e ■ 5 7 0 . . 9 Perth City and County 577 , , U r m s t o n 573 ■Grimsby Centrai581 ,, Midland RIy., Derby.. Ji74 '1 7 G l o u c e s t e r C i v i l S e r Mitcham581, , L . P. S . H e a d q u a r t e r s . . . 57^ i» 6 vice 577 . , ( i a r s t o n 574 Brancepeth578 ,, .A Co. 4th Lines■ 5 7 2 M6 Monmouth and Dist. 58.5 , , I , a n c a s t e r584 R u s i o n B o i l e r W o r k s58:,, Heworth ' 5 7 ' ' > • 5 Ellengowan578 , , B o r o ' o f W a n d s w o r t h . . . 577 DRA W FOR I. Brancepeth v. Wellingore. 2 H . a r r o d i a n v. E l l e n g o w a n . 3. Rusron Boiler Works v. Monmouth and District. 4 Cheam v. Grimsby Central. FOUR TH ROUND. 5. X.E.R., York v. Pitsmoor. 6 . H a m m e r s m i t h I r o n W o r k s v . G l o u c e s t e r C i v i l S e r v i c e . 7. Wimbledon Park v. Perth City and County. S . M i t c h a m v. H y d e p a r k . T H E " N E W S O F T H E W O R L D " C O M P E T I T I O N , 1 9 1 8 . Conditions : One team of six from any Club afﬁliated to the S.M.R.C. having its range within 15 miles of the G.P.O. Twenty shots per man, 10 deliberate on S.M.R.C. match target and 10 in 90 seconds on S.M.R.C. dime liniit target. Any riﬂes and sights. RESUL T OF SEMI-FINAL. W i m b l e d o n P a r k 11 3 6 b e a t U p p e r To o t i n g C h u r c h I n s t i t u t e J 0 7 1 b y 6 5 . •Capt. G. Tench ... 9797194 M. C. Greenﬁeld.. . 1 0 0 97197 W. S e r l e98 94192 AA". P . Robson . 9 8 90 188 F. A A " . C a t t e r m o l e 99 90 189 C. E. Greenﬁeld .. • 9 9 86 185 W . H . G a r d n e r . . . 99 90 1S9C. Buckclt . 9 8 80 178 D. S. Oakey 96 91 187 H. I.onghurst . 8 9 74 163 43. 13arnes 9887 '85. A . F . B a d c o c k . . . 8 8 72 160 .Mitcham 1131 beat Callcndcr 1103 by 28. H. Harding • 9 9 97 196 AA'. AA'alkingion .. . 9 6 94190 .A. E. Smith ■ 9 7 95192 A. J. Berrv • 9 1 98189 T. P . C o c k b a i n . . • 9 9 92igt G . A V . C o w e r . . .■ 9 4 94 188 •C. E. Jennc-r . 9 8 90 188 A. R. Berrv • 9 7 87 184 J. AA'hitc . 9 6 91 187 ,1. H. AVood ■ 9 4 85 >79 iC. R. Xiinn■ 9 4 83 177 AV. C . D o d d ■ 9 281 >73 r. H . W r i g h t J. W arner W. C o l l i n s Miss May H. J. Taylor W. S o u t h o n 98 99 197 97 96 193 99 93 192 95 94 >89 94 92 186 87 89 176 P.S. Headquarters 1106 by 2 7* S . J . P h i l l i p s . . . 98 9.5 97 9" >93 A. E. T olfree ... >87 S. Cook 95 9>186 F. O l d r o y d 94 881S2 C. J. Holland ... 98 82180 G. Penman 96 82 .78 .•\ddiscombe 1118 drew with Kensington 1118. G . T. B a s h a m . . . 9 8 9 7 1 9 5 H. C. Pressland ... 97 97 194 G. C. M. Willcox 98 96 194 J. .A. Cushion ... 97 8g 186 I.inford ... 96 86 182 "J". W.' Hooko;- ... 95 72 167 J. F. Roper G. W . Downs E. C. Miller 98 gS 196 98 95>93 9889187 9493 187 9390 >83 9676 172 R E S U L T O F T I E S H O O T . Addiscombe 1143 beat Kensington 1119 by 24. ti. '1. Basham ... 09 97 196 J. .A. Cushion ... 95 97 192 H. C. Pressland ... 94 97 191 .A. Linford ... 95 95 igo G . C . M . W i l l c o x 9 8 9 2 1 9 0 I ■ W. Hooker ... 94 90 1S4 W. Bassett Alay ... 99 92 191 .A. F. .Allman ... 93 95 188 G. W. Downs ... 96 gi 187 E . C . M i l l e r . . . 9 6 g i 1 8 7 J. Xewsome Baxter 95 93 186 J . F. R o p e r . . . 9 7 8 3 i S o NA TIONAL ROLL OF MARKSMEN. C l a s s " A . " Pte. W. J. Lovesy, i,T2th County of London V .R 377 T . L e w i t t , . S p e r r v n . A t h l e t i c 3 8 8 " W . J , W r i g h t , . S p e r r v n . \ l h l c t i c 3 8 6 ,E. J. Matthews, Sperrvn .Athletic ... 378 January—March, 1918. D. M. Whiting, Melropolit.Tn (Hirndng- h a m ) ; . . 3 8 0 T. Corbctt, Metropolitan (Birmin,gh:im) 3.83 F. Curtis, Metropolitan (Birmingham) ... 373 J. T. Dent, Metropolitan (Birmingham) 391 H. \y. Tyler, .Metropolilan (Birming h a m ) ' 3 8 6 W. P. Davey, Ruston Iron Works ... 387 R. Richardson, Surlleet ... ... ... 483 C l a s s " C . " E. H. Buckingham, Reading Sharp s h o o t e r s 3 4 9 WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UKAi>niL, 1918. T H E R I F L E M A N . •209 B O Y W E L F A R E I N T H E B . S . A . W O R K S . In an address given recently by Mr. W. L. Bayley. O.H.E., of the the Company, he made the following interesting ob s e r v a t i o n s : — " Boys entering a factory are very largely neglected, both by their employers and by their parents. Neither give snﬂicient con sideration to their future careers." "The B.S..^.. Company has prepared a scheme which aims at improving the life and training ot the boys in the employment of the B.S.A. Company. I regard this as a matter of duty to the boys, rather than as a com mercial or philanthropic undertaking. T h e l a d s a r e d i v i d e d i n t o t w o s e c t i o n s , skilled and unskilled, and those in " t h e f o r m e r s e c t i o n w i l l r e c e i v e a special training in one of the skilled trades, subject to the parents agreeing to keep the boys in the lirm's employ ment until they are 21 years of age. C l a s s e s w i l l b e h e l d i n t h e B . S . . A . W o r k s d u r i n g f a c t o r y h o u r s a n d i n s t r u c t i o n ■given on general subjects, such as the writing of a simple report, elementary m a t h e m a t i c s a n d d r a w i n g , e t c . . - V f t e r attaining seventeen years of age they are to be taught more technical subjects, suitable to the vocations they have in v i e w . T h e s u c c e s s o f t h i s s p e c i a l training is of course largely dependent on the selection of the most suitable boys, and for this purpose a gentleman has been appointed, who takes a per sonal interest in each boy, and keeps a Tiistory of him and his progress. These records will be of advantage do the best boys as a recommendation for their advancement, and an incentive to the other boys to strive for a higher standard." T Mr. Bayley explained that though it was not at present possible t o d e a l w i t h t h e u n s k i l l e d b o y s o n s i m i l a r l i n e s , h e f e l t t h a t a great deal could be done by giving them something more to live for than only their work. With this purpose in view a gymnasium has been equipped where, under the supervision of two fully qualiﬁed instructors, they are taught Swedish Drills and Uymnastics. The keenness and delight of the boys attending these classes are very encouraging. In this gymnasium physical training is given to a large number of lads, two classes being held everc" evening except Saturd.ay and Sunday. Two skilled instructors are in charge. Manv of the bovs who .attend the classes are members .also of the B.S..A. "Cadet Corp's. which forms the •" C " Company. 1st Cadet Battalion Ro>-al Warwick shire Regiment. T h e g y m n a s i u m i s e q u i p p e d w i t h a range of shower and other baths, and e v e r y b o y i s p r o v i d e d w i t h h i s o w n locker, in which he keeps his gymnastic c o s t u m e o r o r d i n a r y c l o t h i n g . T h e costume is provided by the B.S..A. Com- panv free of charge. There is also a well-equipped reading and recreation room, and the whole is s u p e r v i s e d b y a m e m b e r o f t h e staff, who keeps a very careful record o f e a c h l a d ' s p h y s i c a l c o n d i t i o n a n d m o r a l s t a t e . T h i s r e c o r d i s c o m b i n e d w i t h o t h e r r e c o r d s k e p t o f h i s w o r k in the factory, and of his progress at the technicai school attached to the w o r k s , w h i c h h e a t t e n d s i n f a c t o r y hours. T h e s e w e r e n o t w a r m e a s u r e s , M r. B a y l e y a d d e d . I n h i s o p i n i o n t h e boys' welfare movement now being i n t r o d u c e d i n t o t h e B . S . A . W o r k s w i l l i n t i m e b e m . a d e c o m p u l s o r y i n a l l f a c t o r i e s . N o t o n l y w i l l i t r e s u l t i n h e a l t h i e r, h a p p i e r b o y s , b u t w i l l a l s o .give those boys who wish to progress a reasonable certainty that their efforts will receive suitable recognition. Improved f.actory conditions had done more than any ﬁxed rules to en courage employees to maintain the workshops in a more healthful condition, and he believed that by training the boys in better habits, a further improvement would be noticed. All who helped in making the B.S..A. scheme a success would have the satisfac tion of knowing they were of beneﬁt to those boys who would he the men of to-morrow . e ■■■ • L A D I E S ' T E A M C H A M P I O N S H I P. F O R T H E " R I F L E M A N " C H A L L E N G E C U P. ' To be competed for by one team of Six Ladies from any Club in the United Kingdom afﬁlated to the S.M.R.C. In addition to the Cup, which will be held by the winning Club for one year, the following medals will he awarded :— Winning Team, 6 Special Silver Medals. Second Team, 6 Special Bronze Medals. Full particulars of the conditions were published in the March " Riﬂeman," and further copies and entry forms may be obtained from the Secretary of the S.M.R.C. E N T R I E S C L O S E M A Y 2 7 t h . E N T R A N C E F E E 2 / 6 . WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UK•210 T H E R I F L E M A N . Apkii,, 1918. REGISTER OF WINNERS. Vi a r 1914 I9I4 1914 1915 1915 1916 1917 I9I7 I9I7 I9I7 I9I7 I9I7 I9I7 1917 1917 I9I7 I9I7 I9I7 1917 1917 1917 I9I7 1917 1917 1918 1918 I91S 1918 I9IS I9IS 1918 1918 1918 igi8 1918 Club. Harrow Montrose Ipswich Post Ofﬁce Harrow D e v o n C o n . E x e t e r D i v i s i o n and Headquarters Staff Hilliers Malton Codsall Institute Borough of Fulham Balbeggie Volunteers A Coy, 4th Sussex V.K. South London Oddfellows A t h l e t i c A s s o c i a t i o n Clitheroe National Reserve Burnley Caledonian Brooklyn N.R. (Wellington X.Z.) W e s t H a m P o l i c e C Coy. 1/3 North Riding V.R. Birchall Memorial Institute Bradninch Harrow Appleton Gravesend- Midland Rly. (Birmingham) C Coy. 3rd Leicestershire V.R. Montrose Balbeggie Volunteers A Coy. 4th Sussex Railway Troops Depot Birchall Memorial Institute St. Botolph, Bishopsgate Flotta Meigle and District Pembur}- (Kent) .V i^ Bell ilcdal. Daily ExpressDaily 'J'elej>tafhD a i l y M a i l Medal.Ccrlidcate. Ccrliﬁca le. 4f'3 C. Elwin C. ElwinF. M o o r e 1655J. Addison J. Addison D. KemloW. A . L a m b 1424 P2. BrinkleyE. Brinkley E. Brinkley E. Brinkley 1424 F. W. JamesF. W. James 1'". W. James F. W. J a m e s 463J. Robinson H.J. GroverC. ElwinC. Elwin 463 E. J. Reanv 3546 P.C. J. Rid'd P.C. Phillips P. C . E n d a c o t tP. C . R e d w o o d 309 -A.. PoulterC. Smith 544 0 1 s E. M. Grice C. A. Fletcher P.C. Oldroyd J. E. Thompson 668—. Saveraux P. J. Garthwaite Mrs. Saveraux—. Saveraux 1487Sergt. GardinerSergt. Gardiner J. Mliclntosh P. R. Lindsay 1359 CQMS Standen 3652A. G. Paul J. W. Sarger A. G. PaulA. G. Paul 3273 -A,. Robinson J. Park A. RobinsonA. Robinson 3179 Mrs. Hands J. A. Hands J. P. Wood 1648a A. T urner A.T urnerA. T urner 2034 P.C. W.MondayP.C. W. Monday P.S. E. Gray P.C. W. Monday 1652 N. J. FieldenN. J. Fielden 640W. M a t t h i a sH. Smith 2627 463Sergt. Mowle1~. Davies F. D a v i e sF. D a v i e s 2363 F. B l a c kF. B l a c k R. M. SwintonJ. H. Fletcher 2082 E. Butchard C. Glenday G. A. SatchellG. A. Satchell 1024 C. BartonH. Whitehouse H. Stainton C. Gordin 2449a H. Lacey T. M i l l s '655A. BrownW. P r o s s e r J. White A. Brown 1487J. W*. AdamsonCorpl. J. TaylorSergt. GardinerSergt. Gardiner 1359 Ar. Sgt. Stoakes iSSzaCapt. Lawrence Capt. Mcllwaine Capt. Mcllwaine 640A. E. GreenA. E. Green J. B. Price A. E. Green 39S5 W. J . K i n g G. .AshtonG. AshtonG. .Ashton 2231a G.H. Dunkerlev W. J. Keogh W. A . W i l l s h a w W. G o u r d 2521 W. L e s l i e J. SuttieW. L e s l i eJ. Stewart 4139. E. G. Penn I.a(i\s. Mrs. Oldﬁeld Mrs. R. Burd. Mrs. Kingdom' S . M . R C T E A M C H A M P I O i N S H I P C O M P E T I T I O N (25, 50 and 100 Yards.) F O R T H E S I R E L L I O T T L E E S C H . 4 L L E N G E S H I E L D . To be competed for by one team of Six from any Club in the United Kingdom afﬁliated to the S.M.R.C. In addition to the Shield, which will be held by the winning Club for one year, the following medals will he awarded Winning Team, six Special Silver Medals. Second Team, six Special Bronze Medals. Full particulars of the conditions were published in the March " Riﬂeman," and further copies and entry forms may be obtained from the Secretary of the S.M.R.C. E N T R I E S C L O S E A P R I L 3 0 t h . E N T R A N C E F E E 5/- WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UK21 1 C L U B R E P O R T S . Wa l t h a m s t o w E n s i g n R . C . T h e a n n u a l m e e t i n g w a s h e l d a t t h e C l u b ' s H e a d q u a r t e r s o n We d n e s d a y, M a r c h 1 3 t h , w h e n M r . W . E d w a r d s l o o h t h e c h a i r . ' I h e H o n . S e c r e l a r y ( M r . A . C a s h e n ) p r e s e n t e d t h e a n n u a l report, in which he stated that in the existing circumstances the s e a s o n h a d b e e n v e r y s a t i s f a c t o r y . C l u b c o m p e t i t i o n s w e r e well supported, and had produced some keen and interesting shoot i n g . D u r i n g t h e y e a r t e a m s h a d competed in the London League, B r o w n e M a r t i n , " N e w s o f t h e W o r l d , " B u r r o u g h e s & W a t t s , a n d N a t i o n a l Te a m C o m p e t i t i o n s , a n d a l s o f o r t h e " S t r a t f o r d l i x p r e s s " C u p ; m d W e s t H a m G o b l e t s . ' l i t e Tr e a s u r e r ( M r. M a n ) p r e sented the balance-sheet, which showed a cash and ammunition balance of ;£,"45 -S- The Chairman, in moving the adoption of the baliince-sheet and report, mentioned the sound ﬁ n . - m c i a l b a s i s o n w h i c h t h e C l u b w ; i s r u n . H e t h a n k e d M r . Baragwtmath (the Captain), Mr. L i m i n e r ( t h e Vi c e - C a p t a i n ) , a n d t h e S e c r e . t a r y ( M r. C a s h e n ) f o r the way they had fulﬁlled their duties. O f ﬁ c e r s w e r e r e - e l e c t e d a s f o l l o w s : — P r e s i d e n t , M r . C . H o u g h t o n ; V i c e - P r e s i d e n t s , M e . s s r s . L . H o l m e s a n d M . M a r tin ; Captain, Mr . R. Barag- wjinath ; V ice-Captain, Mr. R. •S. fjimnier; T reasurer, Mr. F. Man ; Hon. Seeretary, Mr. .A. Cashen ; Committee, Messrs. E. Meadows, H. J. Knell, B. W . Livermore, W . Hind, W . Man ning, A. Downs, F. Megit, F. Britton, F. Ferry, .1. Rogers, R. M. Davidson, and J. E. Es- worthy. Guildford R.C. The iqth annual meeting of the Guildford and District R.C. w a s h e l d a t t h e G u i l d f o r d I n s t i tute on March 2Sth, Mr. L. C. E. Currie presiding in the ab sence, through illness, of Lieut.- Gen. Sir E. R. Elles. The report, which stated that, taking into consideration the d i f ﬁ c u l t i e s b r o u g h t a b o u t b y t h e war , the attendance on the ranges and the interest of com petitors might be regarded as very satisfactory, was adopted, on the motion of Mr . R. B. Wells, seconded by Mr. H. Etiger. The season ended with a balance in hand of ,;^.45 ts. ltd., as against £75 3S- 3f>- the preceding year. A vote of thanks was passed to Lord Northcliffe, who had re signed the Presidency, for his services, and the Duke of Suther land, who is residing at Sutton Park, was elected President. M r . W . P . T r e n c h w a s r e elected Hon. T reasurer , Mr . Stanley Ellis Hon. Secretary, Messrs. H. Fentum Phillips and .A. Clayton Hon. .Auditors, and M e s s r s . P. S t u r g i s S m i t h , H . Curling Hope, .A. Butt, and R. R a n g e r w e r e r e - e l e c t e d o n t h e Committee. . M r. E l l i s s a i d t h e C l u b w a s , to a great extent, marking time, as few people had time to devote to riﬁe shooting. Mr . Brown refcrnd to the g e n e r o u s a c t i o n o f M r . B u t t i n presenting to the Club for com petition the Dewar Shield, which he won outright, and Mr. Ellis characterised it as a sportsman like .act. Uekﬁeld R.C. 'J'he 13th annual report of the U e k ﬁ e l d R . C . s h o w s t h a t m u c h useful work is still being done, in spile of the dilﬁcuUres pre vailing at the present time. The Club has 5.S nietnbers. and will continu,- until the end of the war t o p l i t c e i t s l a n g e , r i ﬂ e s , a n d t i i r g e t s a t t h e d i s p o s a l o f t h e m i l i t a r y a u t h o r i t i e s a n d t h o s e training for home defence. .Mr. Popley, of High Street, presented a handsome silver-gilt s p o o n f o r c o m p e t i t i o n , a n d t h e t h a n k s o f t h e C o m m i t t e e a r e d u e t o h i m f o r h i s c o n t i n u e d s u p p o r t . T b . e s p o o n w a s s h o t f o r during .August under sealed handicap conditions, .and was won by .Mr. H. Bolting. The C l u b a d d e d m e d a l s a s . s e c o n d a n d third prizes. There was ;i spoon shoot in September, and the Thomas Cup was won by a team captained by Air . .\. Dendy . The Club has g i v e n p r i z e s t o t h e G r a m m a r .School boys shooting during the winter months, when the average tiltend.ance was 25, these prizes being won by R. S. Bassett, R. C. .S. Whittingham, F . H. Foster , and W . R. S. Baxter . Harrow R.C. The annual meeting of the H a r r o w R . C . w a s h e l d o n F e b - r u t i r y 1 5 i n t h e C l u b R o o m a t the Range, when the Chairman, Mr. J. .A. .Smith, presided over an excellent attendance of mem bers. T h e C h a i r m a n , i n h i s a n n u a l report, said everything had gone on smoothly and well under the able sup,.rvision of the ofﬁcials. T h e a c c o u n t s s h o w e d a s m a l l balance on the right side, which w a s : i m a t t e r o f c o n g r a t u l a t i o n , c o n s i d e n n g t h e d i f ﬁ c u l t i e s w i t h which lhe\ have h.ad to contend. H e w i s h i d t o t h a n k t h e W a r Help .Movement for their sup port, without which he thought that they would not have been able to continue to extend to those bodies using the Club the free use, as in the past. The membership was fair, con sidering the times, and he thought p e r h a p s t h a t t h e C l u b w a s t h e oldest in the county, besides being one of the best appointed. It w-as one of the very few left and was open to new members a t t h e s u b s c r i p t i o n o f o n l y 5 s . p e r a n n u m . The Chairman presented prizes to the winners during the y e a r 1 9 1 7 , a n d p a i d d e s e r v e d c o n g r a t u l a t i o n s t o . A c t i n g - S e r g t . W. Mowle' in his captaincy of the Bolice team which h.ad helped t o m a k e t h e t e a m o n e o f t h e best in the county. I he following were the prize w i n n e r s ; — D o n e g a l l B a d g e , .A.-ting-Sergr. W. Mowle; Bell Medal, .\cting - Sergt. Mowle; S..M.R.C. Medal, .\l'r. J. Robin s o n ; " . E x p r e s s " M e d a l , A i r . F. Davics ; " Daily .Mail " Voucher, Air. F. Davies ; " Daily Tele graph " Voucher, Mr. F. Davies ; NovellV Competition : 1, Mr. C. H. Hills; 2, Mr . E. Feather- stone; 3, Atr . J. Robinson; . S i l v e r A l e d a l , - A c t i n g - S e r g t . W. A l o w l e ; . M r. E . H . R e a n e y ; Bronze .Medal, Air. F. Davies; B i l l i a r d s ( S p r i n g H t m d i c a p ) ; i , Mr . B.assett ; 2, Mr . A. E. Downs; .Autumn Handicap: i, -Mr. C. W. Cosgrove; 2, Mr. A. E. Ridd'e ; 3, Mr. J. Hewison. H o r h & m M . R . C . The sixth annual meeting was held at the Range on February Z5th last, when the Committee's r e p o r t w a s s u b m i t t e d . D u r i n g t h e y e a r 4 2 p o s t a n d s h o u l d e r - t o - s h o u l d e r m a t c h e s were arranged, of which the Club succeeded in winning 19. Mr . F- J. Sttmley is the winner of the Stevens Cup and Mr. C. H. Willmoi the Blunt Trophy. I h e A l o n t h l y C o m p e t i t i o n f o r the N.R..A. Donegal Badge was w o n b v M r . E . K n i g h t , t h e S.M.R.C. Bell Medal by Mrs. Mercer, the " Daily Express " by Mr. E. Knighl, the " Daily Tele graph " C.-rtili( .ate by Mr. H. C. .Attwater, the " Daily Mail " Certiﬁcate by Mr. H. T. Knott, and the S.M.R.C. Bronze Aledal b y A i r. W. L i n d l i e l d . 'I he President very kindly pre s e n t e d t h e C l u b w i t h a s e r i e s o f prizes for competition under con ditions arranged by the Com mittee on ﬁgure and moving t a r g e t s a n d a s e a l e d h a n d i c a p , and these were won by :—ist prize. Air. Stanley; 2nd, Mr. W. L. AVatton ; 3rd, Mr. Colgate; 4th, Air . Brown ; 5th, Mr . Roach ; 6th, Air. Willmot. rile 8th Battalion Susse.x Volunteer Regiment have used t h e r a n g e f o r t h e i n s t r u c t i o n o f the members in musketri- during the past year. The Committee are pleaied to- announce that they have a small balance in hand on ihe year's working, which, taking into con sideration the abnormal times t h r o u g h w h i c h w c a r e p a s s i n g , is very satisfactory. The membership at present is 50 (3.8 vearly and 12 half-yearly), and 36 members of the Club have joined His Alajesty's Forces since t h e o u t b r e a k o f w a r . Lincoln Notes. The annual general meeting of t h e L i n c o l n C o u n t y A l i n i a t u r e Riﬂe .Association, held at G r i m s b y, w a s p r e s i d e d o v e r b y Capt. J. W. Richardson. There w a s a r e p r e s e n t a t i o n o f c l u b s present. The annual report and balance- sheet showed that the Associa t i o n w a s s t i l l d o i n g g o o d w o r k , although several clubs had tem porarily had to close down owing to depletion of membership. The V o l u n t e e r u n i t s o f t h e c o u n t y w e r e t a k i n g a v e r y a c t i v e p a r t in keeping the .Association alive, and the .Association was, in re t u r n , p r o v i d i n g t h e s e u n i t s w i t h means of competition. It was reporti d that the Astor C u p h a d b e e n w o n b y G r i m s b y Central with a score of 1,187 out of a possible 1,200. I n t h e . S u m m e r P o s t a l C o m p e t i t i o n p r e m i e r h o n o u r s w e r r - won by the Wellingore R.C. T h e W i n t e r C o m p e t i t i o n h a d proved successful, Ihe winners heing : — Division L, Grimsby Central ; Division II., Grimsby C e n t r a l B Te a m ; D i v i s i o n H I . , R u s t o n A i r c r. a f t B Te a m ; D i v i sion IV ., Ruston Aircraft C Te a m . The ﬁnancial position of the -Association showed the receipts for the year to have been ;^74 los. ltd. and the expenses ;^54 15s., leaving a balance of 15s. 5d. in hand. The report and balance-sheet were unanimously adopted. T h e e l e c t i o n o f o f ﬁ c e r s f o r t h e ensuing year were as follows :— President, the Right Hon. Earl Brownlow ; Hon. Treasurer, Mr. A. H. Leslie Melville (Lincoln); Hon. Secretary, Mr. C. Laywood (Cleethorpes) ; Vice-Presidents to serve on Executive Committee, Air. C. Turner (Stoke RochfortI H a l l ) , A l a j o r H . D , M a r s h a l l (Gtiinsboro'), Mr. A. A. Padley (Market Rasen); Trustees, the Right Hon. Earl Varborough, Major T. M. Howkins, and Air. .A. Alountain ; Captain of Count\ T e a m , A l a j o r G . L . B e n n e t t ( G r i m s b y ) . F o r t h e t h r e e s e a t s on the Executive Committee Messrs. F. B. Potter (Griinsbv), P. N. .H. Hooks (Pinchbeck), WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UK212 April, 1918. a n d . A . C h a r d ( L i n c o l n ) w e r e e l e c t e d f o r t h r e e y e a r s . It was noted with regret that Air. T. Cook, Senr. (Lincoln), w i s h e d t o s e v e r h i s c o n n e c t i o n with the Executive Committee, and a hearty vote of thanks was a c c o r d e d t o M r . C o o k f o r t h e yeoman service he had rendered to the Association. It was decided to re-invest the balance belonging to the Prize F u n d . A c c o u n t i n W a r B o n d s . After the usual busine.ss had beer , transacted the Chairman presented the trophies won in the Winter Postal Competition to the successful clubs. The Chairman also referred to the ﬁne perform ance of the tlrimsby Central Club in winning the Burroughes & Watts Challenge Trophy, and on behalf of the .Association con gratulated this Club on bringing f r e s h h o n o u r s t o t h e c o u n t y. RIFLEMEN'S SALES AND EXCHANGE. A d v e r t i s e m e n t s i n t h i s c o l u m n will be inserted at the rate a] \d. p e r w o r d p e r i n s e r t i o n j o r p r i v a t e A d v e r t i s e m e n t s a n d I d . p e r w o r d J o r Tr a d e . 4 n n o u n c e m e n t s i f p r e paid. In consequence of the o r d e r r e c e n t l y i s s u e d u n d e r the Defence of the Realm i t e g ' u l a t i o n s i t i s n e c e s s a r y - f o r b o t h b u y e r a n d s e l l e r t o obtain a special permit to purchase and sell respec t i v e l y b e f o r e a n y . 2 2 r i ﬂ e s c a n b e d i s p o s e d o f b y m e m b e r s o f R i ﬂ e C l u b s . S u c h p e r m i t s m u s t b e o b t a i n e d f r o m t h e C o m p e t e n t I V I i l i - t a r y A u t h o r i t y f o r t h e d i s trict. W a r O f ﬁ c e M i n i a t u r e a n d S h o r t Le e - En ﬁ el d R i ﬂ es w anted in any condition by A. G. P a r k e r & C o . , L t d . , B i s l e y Wo r k s , W h i t t a l l S t r e e t , B i r mingham. CHALLENGES. Inserted jrec of charge. The Brokenhurst M.R.C. ■vould like to arrange Post Alatches, 25 yards range, open ■or aperture sights, slings, single- Lull practice target ; average 75. —W . E. Pither , Hon. Match .Sec., Myrtle Cottage, Broken- Ihurst, Hants. Belvedere Riﬂe Club, Peter borough, would like to arrange P o s t M a t c h e s , 2 5 y a r d s r a n g e . open or aperture sights, 10 men aside, 5-bull .Match Targets.— Challenges and Targets to J. H. Cowen, Hon. Match Secretary, 44, Walpole Street, Peter borough. P o s t M a t c h e s w a n t e d . 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, 2 5 yards range, 8 to shoot, all to count; ﬁrst team, average 96; second team, average go.—E. G. H a m m o n d , 2 3 , S q u i r e s L a n e , Church End, Finchley N'.3. P o s t M a t c h e s w a n t e d , 2 5 yards, aperture sights and slings, 10 10 shoot, 8 to count.—Melk- s h a m R . C . , W. S . B u r b i d g e , Church W alk, Melksham. % Royal Marine Barracks (Chat h a m ) R . C . w o u l d l i k e P o s t Matches, 23 yards, open or aperture sights and slings, 8 or 10 men a-side, counting out o p t i o n a l . — D r u m - M a j o r V. G . Bacon, R.M. Barracks, Chat ham. W a n t e d P o s t M a t c h e s f o r both First and Second T eams (averages 96 and 93), 8 or 10 a-side (latter preferred), 7 or 8 to count. Open daces from end of .August. — Replies to .A. E. Raseli, Associated Equipment R.C., Blackhorse Lane, W al- thamstow, E.17. Post .Matches wanted, 10 to shoot, 8 to count; aperture sights and siings ; to extend throughout week. Southgate R.C.—W. H. l . a s t , 4 1 , Wa r w i c k R o a d , N e w .Southgate, N.ii. Post Matches wanted, 25 yards range, 10 to shoot (8 to count), open sights, no slings, on 50 y a r d s c e n r r e b u l l ; e x t e n d throughout week.—E. C. Steam, 50, Belvoir Road, Cambridge. Post Matches wanted, Devon C o n s t a b u l a r y E x e D i v i s i o n a n d H e a d q u a r t e r s S t a f f R . C . ; 2 0 yards' range, aperture sights, 10 to shoot, 8 10 count; average 95. —Se.'gt. Gill, Chief Constable's Ofﬁce, Devon Constabulary, Exeter . Endon R.C. would like to ar range Post Matches, 25 yards' range (outdoor), aperture s'ights, 8 to shoot, 6 to count; average 92. AI.SO Ladies' team wish to arrange Post Matches, 25 yards, 6 to shoot. 4 to count, aperture s i g h t s , s i n g l e b u l l . M a t c h e s t o extend throughout week.—J. T. Robinson, Florence Terrace, Endon, Stoke-on-Trent. The Rich .School Cadet Corps, Gloucester, would like to arrange P o s t M a t c h e s w i t h o t h e r C a d e t Corps (or similar organisations), 23 yards' range, open sights, no slings, V.T.C. 15/20 yard's " c e n t r e " t a r g e t ; 8 t o s h o o t , 6 t o c o u n t ; 5 o r 1 0 r o u n d s p e r Cadet.—F. Davies, Lieut, and Adjt., 33, Hinton Road, Kings- holm, Gloucester . 1st CADET BATTALION ROYAL WARWICKSHIRE REGIMENT. particulars of the competitions and prize CoMPFTrriox i do .shots deliberate, S.M.R.C. double target withCOMPETiriO.N l.io^^^ ist prize (prcsenicd by Lieut.-Col. Seeker) : W. G. Shorland, D 2nd ^rik"(7resented by Lieut.-Col. Seeker); J. L. Singer, B 3rd imTzp (piTsented by Lieut. G. Hill): L. Wiikins, F Co., 88, 4th prize (presemed by Sec. Lieut. Allport) : H. Smith, C Co., 86. Co.MPi;-rnio.x 2 (10 shots deliberate, double V.T.C. target, 13/20 yards, with rarton ring). ist prize (preseniJd by Major D. Arch Whitehoiise) ; Ilancox, 2nd ﬁ!-iM"'tE''co. Silver Cup) ; .Austin, G Co., 88. 3rd prize (presented by Lieut. H. Bore) : Sergt. Johnson, F 4th ^dze 'Ipi-fcsented by Sec. Lieut. Werner Park) ; Shorland, D Co., 82. C0.MPF.TIT10.V 3 (10 shots in too seconds, double 2nd Class ﬁgure target, 25/200). ist prize (presented by Capt. A. Solomon) : Lce.-Corpl. Carr, H 2nd prize"(pi-escnted by Lieut. W. J. Terry): Smallwood, H Co., 3rd prize (presented by Licut.-CoI. Seeker) : Shorland, D Co., 42. 4th prize (presented by Sec. Lieut. C. B. Allen) ; Corbett, D Co., 41. Co.MPETi-noN 4 (10 shots in 100 seconds, double Bislry ﬁgure target, 25/200). ist prize (presented by Chpt. I-. Porter) : Higgs, D Co., 41. 2nd prize (presented by Sec. Lieut. A. J. G. Smout): Tompkins, C C o . , 4 1 . 3rd prize (presented by Lieut. F. Luker) : Yardley, B Co., 40. 4th prize (presented by Lieiit. R. Gadsden); Johnson, F Co., 37. CoMPETiTio.x 3 (Inter-Company Team Competition. lo shots each competitor ; target, double V.l.C. 1.3/20. yards with carton ring ; teams of ﬁve). ist prize (ﬁve iarge silver medals, presented by the S.M.R.C.) : No. I Platoon, C Co., 337. 2nd prize (ﬁve B.S.A. silver spoons, presented by the B.S.A. Co., Ltd.): No. 2 Platoon, E Co., 339. 3rd prize (ﬁve pencil cases, presented by the S.M.R.C.) : No. 1 Platoon, E Co., 308. M E T R O P O L I T A N P O L I C E S H O O T I N G L E A G U E . The table to April loth in the Winter Competition for the Superintendents' Shield is as follows :— Matches Division. ﬁred. Wo n .Lost. Drawn. Points. C.O.... 9 6 .3 0 12 B ■■... 8 6 20 12 C ... 8 4 40 8 D... 8 0 8 0 0 H ... ID1000 20 K ... Q 7 2 0 14 M ... 8 0 8 0 0 P ... 8 5 30 10 S ... 8 2 6 0 4 V ... 10 S5010 X ... ro 37 0 6 WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UKMay, 1918. T H E R I F L E M A N . 213 "DOMINION" BRAND. T H E B E S T BRITISH AMMUNITION FOR BRITISH MARKSMEN. NOBEL'S EXPLOSIVES COMPANY, LTD., GLASGOW 6 LONDON. P. C . B . WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UK214 t H E R I F L E M A N . May, 19i8. N o w I M S T O C K GREENER Mark II. ORTHOPTIC BACKSIGHT. C a n b e e a s i l y ﬁ t i e d i o a n y M a r t i n i R i ﬂ e . Provides screw lateral and elevating adjust ments, giving micrometer readings. O b t a i n a b l e f r o m t h e S . M . R . C . , A r u n d e l H o u s e , Arundel Street, London, W .C. 2. P R I C E 1 0 / 6 N E T T E A C H . Postage 3d. extra. Impoftani io Muskeii-y Instfuciofs and Others, y HILL, SIFFKEN & Co., LT D . , Beg to announce that they have just produced a New Series of L A N D S C A P E T A R G E T S called the B a t t l e ﬁ e l d S e r i e s ' Nos. 19-21. Specially designed for instruction in Trench Warfare and Military Operations under existing conditions ' on the Continent. The size of each panel is 60in. by 24in., the same as their Continental Series, and the price :— 7/6 per set of 3. Illustrated Text Book for Instruction Purposes supplied free with each set. ' (Additional sets in same parcel, 6/- per set.) Full parliculars on application to— T H E S O C I E T Y O F M I N I AT U R E R I F L E C L U B S . Arundel House, Arundel Street, London, W.C. 2. WmCHSSUR '22 LONG RIFLE "LESMOK" CARTRIDGES were used successfully in the following Competitions at theS.M.R.C. Meeting, June, 1916. " D A I L Y E X P R E S S . " ^ ^ " D A I L Y T E L E G R A P H . " ^ ^ " D U K E O F W E S T M I N S T E R . " " S T E V E N S V A S E . " ^ ^ " B E N H A M . " ^ ^ ^ ^ In all kinds of shooting they continue to excel. No mailer what the make of your favourite aim Is, you can bring out its possibilities to the fullest degree by using "Wincheiler" m.ake of cartridges. S o l e D i s t r i b u t o r s i n t h e U n i t e d K i n g d o m : LONDON ARMOUR Y COMP ANY L TD., 3 1 , B u r y S t r e e t , S t . J a m e s ' , L o n d o n , S . W . I . WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UKLEMAN T H E O F F I C I A L O R G A N O F t h e S O C I E T Y O F M I N I A T U R E R I F L E C L U B S . Tei.egrai'HIC Audress : " Riﬂeshot, Estrand, London."Tele pho n e ; Ge r ra r d 29 3: —2 93 3 . Vol. XIV. No. 95 (New Series). LONDON, MAY, 1918. Monthly, One PenJ^y. THE THEORY OF THE RIFLE AND RIFLE SHOOTING. (Concluded.) BY " BALI STIC A." XVIL—THE SIX-POINT REST; THE NEGATIVE ANGLE SIGHT. 1 ^HE ﬁnal chapter of the present series we will devote to a casual s^lance at two important adjuncts of riﬂe practice. The Six-Point Rest. Althoug-h^ it is of modern application to the riﬂe the six-point rest was described ﬁfty years ago. The original reference to the rest is in Thompson and Tait's work on " Natural Philosophy " (paragraph 198), published in 1867. The valuable hint was lost until a few years ago. The credit of bringing to the notice of the shooting world the valuable properties of the six points of contact is due entirely to Major J. H. Hardcastle, who, in 1907, contri- the base, provides the sixth point of contact, the screw touching the riﬂe butt. The whole apparatus can be constructed at very little cost. A heavy base is necessary, and into this can be ﬁxed the two Y-shaped supports made of metal or sorne substantial wood. The rear wooden block might also be made of similar wood. The screw in the block enables the rest to be adjusted to riﬂes of different make. .In ﬁring from the rest it is only necessary that care should be taken that the six fxiints of contact which have been indicated are in play to ensure that the title shall be pointing at exactly the same spot no matter how many times it is taken from the rest and replaced. In use a little drill is desirable so that deftness may be Fig. XXI. ^General View of Six-Point Host (with riﬂe shown laid almost in position for ﬁring). buted to " The Kynoch Journal " an article descriptive of the six-point rest. The principle of the construction of the rest will be readily understood by reference to Figures XXI. and XXII. In Figure XXI. a general view of the six-point rest is given, with the dotted outline of a riﬂe nearly in position for ﬁring. In Figure XXII. a plan of the rest is shown. The points of contact of the riﬂe with the rest are numbered and indicated by arrows. To construct a six-point rest is not a difﬁcult matter. Two Y-shaped supports are ﬁrmly ﬁxed to a substantial base. In Figure XXI. it will be seen that simply resting the riﬂe in these two Y pieces provides four points of contact. The trigger guard, wﬂien pushed up to the rear Y support is the ﬁfth point of contact. A block of wood with a screw.passing through it, which is also ﬁxed to obtained. The riﬂe should ﬁrst be placed within the Y supports, then pushed forward until the trigger guard touches the rear Y support, and ﬁnally a turning move ment of the riﬂe completes the six points of contact. The six-point rest may be employed .to advantage in teaching recruits to aim correctly, and also for the testing of accuracy of riﬂe and ammunition such as was described in Chapter XVI. The Negative .-^ngle Sight. The late Lieutenant H. Ommundsen, G.M., ad vanced the idea of negative angle sighting towards the beginning of 1912. It was advocated by Sir George Greenhill in a lecture at the Institution of Electrical Engineers on the 19th January, 1912. Lieutenant Ommunclsen's proposal may be described WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UK216 T H E R I F L E M A N . MAY, 1918. briefly as follows:—With a certain rifle and ammunition he selected a trajectory, the g^reatest. height of which was twice that of the target desired to hit. For instance, With the Service short riﬂe and Mark VII. ammunition & II foot high trajectory '(that is to say, a trajectory the maximum ordinate of which is twice the height of an average man) is given with a range of something under 700 yards (see Chapter XL). Using the combination of riﬂe and ammunition mentioned this would be the trajec tory selected for the Negative Angle Sight. Figure XXIIl. represents such a trajectorv. It is obvious that if this trajectory were accepted as a ﬁxed sight range, with the ordinary sighting a man of The Measurement of Maximum Pressure. \hi Chapter X. (August, 1917) ﬁcries of articles a description of the methods of measuring bullet velocities was given. The following note as to the measurement of the maximum pressures in riﬂe barrels is necessary to give completeness to the series. The icriter is greatly indebted to Mr. F. W. Jones, the well- hnoivn small artns expert, for much of the information given below.] . The measurement of the maximum pressure (in tons per square inch) exerted by the gas consequent upon the explosion of a riﬂe cartridge is made by means of a crusher gauge—generally known as a "copper"—which 1 IXh Fig. XXII. Plan a\erage height would be safe for about three quarters of the bullet's ﬂight. In the negative angle system we are told to aim at a point below the ground at a depth equal to the height of the target. What then happens to the selected trajectory can be seen in Figure XXIV. Adopting the suggestion made by Sir George GreenhiiJ of considering the man advancing over a sheet of re ﬂecting ice, the man and his reﬂection would appear at various ranges as shown in Figure XXIV. If we cut vvfr? paper to the shape of the trajectory in Figure XXIII. (leaving a circular piece as shown dotted, so that a pin may be pushed through at O), we have a good opportunity of seeing exactly what happens when the riﬂe IS sighted according to the Ommundsen suggestion. Insert a pin at O in the cut piece of paper and then Six-Point Rest. * consists of a simple cylinder of copper with a concentric hole bored longitudina ly in it to permit the striker through it. The action of the gas is to compress the copper," the amount of compression giving a direct measurement of the maximum pressure. In practice a batch of " coppers " before being taken into use has to be calibrated; that is to say, the compressi ble values of the " coppers " have to be determined by actual, dead weight compressions. A table of the com pressible values of the particular batch of " coppers " can then be compiled. Ammunition under proof is ﬁred in a strong barrel called a pressure barrel provided with a wedge-shaped breech ﬁtting. "The cartridge," as the "Text Book omall Arms," igog (page 205), says, " having pre- Fig. XXIII. XXIV., so that the trajectory of Figure XXill. IS superimposed with that of Figure XXIV. Supposing the man to be at the ﬁrst position represented inside the trajectory, aim would now be taken at the point A (the head of the reﬂection of the man), so that to pass through A by swinging the cut piece of pap.-r brfonnd t" Figrre XXIII. will then /o cut the representation of a man in Figure r r V u . S i m i l a r l y, w h e n a i m i s t a k e nat C, the trajectory of Figure XXIII. is found to cut the man at O, and so on. In this way, using the princi ple 01 a ﬁxed sight range in the trajectory selected, what wa^ pre^-iously the safety zone now becomes the danger viously been dipped from the base up to the neck in .goon oil, is placed in the chamber, its base resting against a hollow piston containing the 'copper,' and the whole kept in position by circular wedges, screwed "P rear by means of a screwed plug containing the ﬁring arrangements. The striker passes through the screwed plug, wedges, piston and 'copper,' and so is free to move for.ward on to the cap; on ﬁring, the oiled case^ IS forced back on to the piston, thus compressing ^ -A^P'^'''' which is then taken out and measured." the " coppers " generally employed in service proof of cartridges are of the following initial dimensions :—■ Length = 0.500 inch. External diameter = 0.4262 inch. Diameter of ho'e = o. Fﬁo inch, WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UK217 The actual effective piston area of an oiled cartridge case is taken to be equal to the sectional area of the cartridge case diameter under head ; that is to say, the largest diameter of the body near the ﬂange or recessed rim in a rimless case. For the 0.303 inch cartridge the effective area is 0.163 square inch. In Government proof, cartridges are ﬁred at a tem perature of 120 degrees Fahrenheit. The following table gives representative ﬁgures of the determination of the m a x i m u m p r e s s u r e w i t h M a r k V I I . a m m u n i t i o n , t h e ﬁgures in the ﬁrst column giving the lengths of the " copper " before ﬁring, the ﬁgures in the second column Standard cartridges are also ﬁred when proof of ammunition is being carried out in order to control the wear of the pressure barrel. The actual pressure values —whether high or low, according to the condition of the pressure barrel at the moment—given by the standard cartridges are assumed to be those which they would have given under standard conditions. The differences between the pressures given by the standard cartridges, and the pressures given by the particular cartridges under proof, provide the necessary corrections applicable to the latter . Besides the axial system of measuring maximum Fig. XXIV, the lengths after ﬁring, and the differences between these two columns providing the amount of compression by which the pressures as recorded in the third column can be obtained from the table prepared beforehand as described previously :— Copper " length in inches. Before ﬁring. 0.428 0.428 0.428 0.428 0.428 After ﬁring. 0.408 0.405 0.407 0.410 0.406 Maximum pressure in tons per square inch. 19.II 19-54 19-25 18.83 19-39 pressures described above, a radial system (in general use on the Continent) is also employed. In the radial system pressure gauges are screwed into the side of the barrel, towards and in front of the base of the cartridge. '' Coppers " of small diameter (about J inch) have to be employed, and it is necessary to drill holes in the side of the cartridge case to use them. This sj-stem is not con sidered so accurate as the axial system, and has other disadvantages to discountenance its use. [the Corrigendum.—In last month's instalment the tables giving the measurements of the rings of the bull's-eye and " decimal " targets were incorrectly headed diameter instead of radius. (April issue, page 197.) END.] -O- M E T R O P O L I T A N P O L I C E S H O O T I N G L E A G U E . WINTER COMPETITION FOR SUPERINTENDENT'S SHIELD, 1917-1918. Table of scores made in all matches during the season, with results of Semi-ﬁnal and Final. Score Against these Divisions. To t a l . made by COB.C.D.H.K.M.P. S.V.X.Wo n . Lost.Points. CO 743 769 772 769 755 773 788 769 775 768 7 314 B. 766 774757753 ,761783 766 774773 768 7 314 C. 764 752 769 752753 757763763761763 5 5lO D. 744 748 750734717 718736 729 748.652 0100 H. 773779 763782764764780767 771774 100 20 K- 770773 763760761764 754766759 762 8 2 16 M. 764 759722 760 741745 —- 743 714 749753 I 9 2 P. 766 773771 746767748755 75477077373 14 S. ** 759753739 764 748 751733737 2 8 4 V. 754 762 749755 758761772762764 77755 10 X. 760 744747 748 732 760 758 737 764 ' 7 4 9 37 6. * W i t h d r e w . Highest individual average: C. P. S. Oglesby, CO, 99. Highest Team Score made by CO, 788. Semi-ﬁnal for third and fourth places. Result: ist, Result of Final: Winners " K " Division, 772 ; 2nd' CO, 768; 2nd P, 7611 3rd B, 756. P," 760; 3rd "CO," 759 4th "H," 751 WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UKNext >