< Previous52 T H E R I F L E M A N March, 1943. an appreciable number of spectators. One might say the County Associations are the bodies to meet these points of view. Well, in the South perhaps they are. Up here (in this town certainly) t h e y s e e m t o b e d e a d ! A p a r t f r o m s o m e a p p a r e n t a p a t h y, t h e shoots appear to be held at Wigan, Oldham and Liverpoo , all 40-50 miles away, which even in normal times would prevent most of us attending the shooting. Our scheme of regionalisation would make the County Associations function actively, would create local interest, and we feel would advance the dignity and purpose of our parent body, the S.M.R.C. Now, Mr. Editor, I am prepared (and there must be others else where), given the names and addresses of clubs in my region, to test the feeling of those clubs to my proposals, and I feel sure that head quarters will respond and so allow us to make contact. I have made no effort to go into detail outlining our suggestions, but I shall be only too pleased to set them down fully on learning of adequate interest. I am no little surprised to find the absence of comments on Mr. Sutcliffe's article in the last issue of the Rifleman. Yo u r s f a i t h f u l l y, Wm. D. PYE. [In pre-war days, besides 60 County Associations active, the S.M.R.C. had 77 local leagues. The organisation of a local league after more local clubs initiated might fulfil his needs.—Ed.] The Editor,- The Rifleman. W E Y B R I D G E R I F L E C L U B A N D W A R W O R K . Sir,— In answer to Mr. Duke in the December Rifleman. Eirst, I have entered a claim against the Army for what I consider wilful damage, apart from beginners' " mistakes." In age we held our first annual meeting in 1901, to report progress. Those who have made use of our range, where it is possible to shoot up to 150 yards :—Two battalions of H.G., .22 and .303 ; the Norfolks, R.A.S.C., Civil Defence, Railway H.G., machine-gun units testing their Brens, and the Police for revolver and small-bore. During the summer the range was often in use the seven nights a n d o n S u n d a y m o r n i n g s . S p e a k i n g p e r s o n a l l y, d u r i n g t h e l a s t 18 months or two years I have only had about six Sunday mornings clear . If Mr. Duke wants backing up for some form of subsidy for the S . M . R . C . a n d i t s n u m e r o u s c l u b s , I a m w i t h h i m a l l t h e w a y. Yo u r s t r u l y, . E . W A L L I S , H o n . S e c . The Editor, The Rifleman. .22 MOSSBERG RIFLE. N o t e s o n t h e u s e o f t h e R e a r s i g h t o n t h e A m e r i c a n . 2 2 R i fl e , K N O W N A S T H E " M O S S B E R G . " Dear Sir, Having heard complaints about the above rifle, may 1 crave your indulgence by having the following notes inserted in your interesting journal. From what 1 gather in my travels around I would be quite safe in stating that many who use the " Mossberg " are not acquainted with its American type of sighting, the movements of which work in the opposite direction to its British prototypes known as the P.H. o r B . S . A . To those I would advise the following practice, as it will help quite a lot in getting conversant with the sights. When you are confident that you can manipulate the sight movements properly, then, and not till then, you may be able to chance your hand at a competition card with good results. First of all take hold of the rifle, examine the breech to see that it is unloaded, then go to the range firing point. If of a magazine type, take out magazine, and pull back bolt, which will extract any round that may be in the breech. When you have settled down at the firing point have a look around for a minute or- two as this will get your eyes accustomed to the surroundings. Your breathing should be all right by now. Whereupon carefully load and put up a 5 or lO-shot group, after which study well the position of the shots on your card in relation to the bull. Taking the centre of your group in relation with the centre of bull, make an estimation of distance from the centre of bull, make an estimation of distance from the centre of bull in inches, or parts thereof. For instance, if your group is positioned, say at 2 o'clock. l- in. from the centre of line of bull on elevation, and a i in. to the right of centre line of direction, make the following adjustments. To bring your group down to the desired position unscrew the locking nut at rear of elevation stem (not too loo.se), turn adjustment screw 12 clicks to the right (or clockwise), which will bring your group down to the centre line of bull in relation to elevation, then screw up t h e l o c k n u t . U n s c r e w l o c k n u t o f w i n d a g e b a r, t u r n a d j u s t m e n t screw to the right (clockwise) 8 clicks, which will bring your group left over centre line of direction on bull ; you will now be zeroed, both o n e l e v a t i o n a n d d i r e c t i o n . N o w s h o o t a 5 - s h o t g r o u p f o r y o u r final correction, which may sound tedious to you, but is worth it. Having satisfied yourself, put up a card and fire 10 shots for a score, and if you are breathing, holding and trigger-pressing in a correct manner, there is no reason why you should not get a score of 95 or over. When trying out a strange rifle, take time, don't hang too long on the aim, and above all don't get flurried—in other words, concentrate on what you are trying to do. The click movements of the Mossberg are approximately 1/32 of an inch at 25 yards, I/I6 of an inch at 50 yds. and i of an inch at 100 yards, so that your group at 25 yards are as aforesaid ; 12 clicks or J of an inch high, and 8 clicks or a i of an inch to the right from the centre of group to centre of ball, both in elevation and direction. The aperture sight disc must remain tightly screwed up to avoid loss as it is hard to replace if lost. DonT forget, if you do not understand the correction of sight, ask someone who does. Yours sincerely, W. H . B R Y A N , Ar m o u r y S/ S g t . P.S.—Always make sure you ock sights after all adjustments. " R E C T I F O R M " S H O O T I N G S P E C T A C L E S ESPECIALL Y DESIGNED FOR T ARGET SHOOTING. 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V „ ( P o s t 6 d . ) Correcting lens extra according to the Prescription 6-Hole eyepiece if needed .. • • O B T A I N A B L E F R O M T H S S . M e R . C . J. H. STEWARD LTD., 406, Strand, London. W.C2 Official Opticians to the NaStonal Rifle Assoctation B S T A B L I S H E D 1 9 S 2 T E M P L B B A R 1 8 6 7 WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UKMarch, 1943. T H E R I F L E M A N 53 S.M.R.C. Annual Report, 1942 (To be presented with the audited Accounts serit to all affiliated units and Members of the Society at the 40th Annual Genial Meeting at 2.30 p.m. on Wednesday, 21st April, 1943, at the Royal United Services Institution, Whitehall, London, S.W.) Admiral of the Fleet iLord Chatfield, G.C.B., K.C, The Society suffered a great loss by the death in Jan. 1942, of P.M., H.R.H. the Duke of Connaught, our Patron since the Society's inception, 40 years ago. Amongst many others whose passing make regrettable gaps in our membership we have to specially mention that of Capt. W. S. R. Brock, M.B.E., for many years Hon. secretary of the Kent County Association, chairman of the Society s Advisory Committee from 1933 to 1938, and also a vice- president and member of the S.M.R.C. Council to the time of his death in September last. Another was that of Mr. G. G. Lockhart-Ross of Fakenham; a relatiw ot the late Sir Charles Ross, Bart., the inventor of the Ross rifle. Mr. G. G. Lockhart-Ross bequeathed £500 to tne Society, and it is proposed to use this fund to provme the prizes for annual competitions under his now have seven endowed competitions, four of whi'^h ^ from deceased friends, viz. ;—Chas. R. E. Bell, £5UU, Douglas Eyre £500, Mrs. M. Goodlake £500, ana G. G. Lockhart-Ross, the others being from Rhodes £500, the Earl Roberts Memorial Fund £l,uw, and the Frank Carter Memorial Fund £500, both the 1^"^^ being collected donations from affiliated clubs m 19n an 1923 respectively. PAT R O N . Dated 27th April, 1942, our President, Lt. General Sir Alfred Codrington, received a letter from Sir- Alexander, Keeper of the Privy Purse of His Majesty Household, which read as follows ;— " I am commanded by the King to that His Majesty has been graciously pl^^od 8 ' „ his patronage to the Society of Miniature Ri e Thus in twenty-seyen words of the utmost ™portanee to us all was conveyed a paramount honour c^iriptv only recognised the present status and ° . ^in but also the every-day strivings for civilian ^ ,P of hundreds of thousands of members in a P Empire over the forty years of the Society ^^stenpe His Majesty's Patronage is most gratifying and all of us. Vi c e - P r e s i d e n t s . Following on the policy serving i in addition to the four Vice-President g > General Sir Ian Hamilton, C.C.B., G.C.M.G., D.S.O., FiddMmshaPLord Milne, G.C.M.G., D.S.O. Major Sir Clive Morrison-Bell, Bart Lt. Col. Sir Philip W. Richardson, Bart., O.B.E., V.D. the following 35 gentlemen accepted our invitation and were duly elected in 1942 . H. H. Aldridge, Esq. _ MP The Rt. Hon. Leopold Amery, P.C., M.P. Edwin Lionel Bell, Esq. Alfred C. Bossom, Esq., M.P. Genpnl Sir Alan Bourne, K.C.B., D.S.O., M.V.O. Major General Viscount Bridgeman, D.S.O., M.C. The Rt Hon. S. M. Bruce, O.M., M.C., High Corn- Commissioner, Commonwealth of Australia. Viscount Camrose. M.G., C.V.O., D.C.L., (Oxon). Col. The Lord Cottesloe, C.B., V.D., T.D. Col. The Rt. Hon. Sir George Courthope, Bart., P.C., M.C, T.D., M.P. Brig.-General the Lord Croft, C.M.G. Major-General G. Dalby, C.B., D.S.O. Major D. Percy Davies, J.P. Major the Lord Denham, M.C. Air Vice-Marshal Sir Philip Game, G.C.V.O., G.B.E., K.C.B., K.C.M.G., D.S.O. The Rt. Hon. Earl of Haddington, M.C. Viscount Hampden, K.C.B., C.M.G. Sir M. Azizul Huque, C.I.E., D.Litt., Khan Bahadur (High Commissioner for India). William J. Jordan, Esq., High Commissioner, New Zealand. General Sir Walter M. St. G. Kirke, G.C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., D.L.~ 'Major-General R. M. Luckock, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O. The Rt. Hon. Vincent Massey, High Commissioner, Dominion of Canada. General Sir Ivor Maxse K.C.B., C.V.O., D.S.O., Col. Sir Charles Merrett, C.B.E. V.D., (President R.A. of Australia). Col. Charles Ponsonby, T.D., M.P. Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles F. A. Portal, K.C.B., D.S.O., M.C. Admiral of the Fleet Sir Dudley Pound, G.C.B., G.C.V .O. Lt.-Col. Sir Hugh Turnbull, K.C.V.O., K.B.E. Colonel Sir A. Lambert Ward, Bart., C.V.O., D.S.O. T. D . , M . P. S. F. Waterson, Esq., High Commissioner, South Africa. Lt.-Col. Sir W. E. G. A. Weigall, Bart., K.C.M.G., D.L. His Grace the Duke of Westminster, G.C.V.O., D.S.O., F. Whitaker, Esq. Col. the Rt. Hon. the Lord Wigram, P.C., G.C.B., G.C.V.O., C.S.I. In regard to electing ladies as "Vice-Presidents it is now proposed to issue invitations in view of the expansion of active interest in . 22 rifle shooting by women. AFFILL4TED UNITS. The affiliated units of the Society at 31st December, 1942, and their categories were as follows : — Ordinary Rifle Clubs (including Civil Defence Forces) Home Guard Units J u n i o r U n i t s Ladies' Rifle Clubs Local Association and Leagues County Associations 2147 This total represents an increase of 503 new clubs over the total at the end of 1941,'and only 227 fewer than in 1939, the peak year of the Society. INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIPS. Individual members of the Society (apart from rifle club members are 738 Life and 279 Annual. 1474 350 193 72 25 33 WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UK54 T H E R I F L E M A N March, 1943. H O U S E O F C O M M O N S . In Februar>', 1942, Colonel Charles Ponsonby, T.D., asked the Secretary of State for War whether he had any statement to make as to the assistance he had received from the Society of Miniature Rifle Clubs. The answer by Captain Margesson. then Secretary of State for War, was as follows :— " I am glad to have this oppArtunity of expressing my appre ciation of the valuable assistance rendered by the Society of Miniature Rifle Clubs.to both the Regular and Territorial Armies ever since its formation in 1901. In particular, ranges and equipment have I been lent to field army and training units. Very close liaison has been maintained with Home Guard units and arrangements ' have been made for the use of Society of Miniature Rifle Clubs' ; rifles by the Home Guard in the event of invasion." APPEAL FOR TROPHIES In addition to the gift of challenge trophies reported at the last ' A.G.M. during 1942 the Society has received from Miss Patricia Young of Lincluden, the well-known lady member of our Council, two family heirlooms. These are old Sheffield plate wine'coolers now mounted on plinths with silver band surrounds for names of winning teams One is called " The Lincluden" and the other " The Solway" Challenge Trophy. Others were kindly received from Lady Bolam, of Newcastle-on- i T y n e , a n d M i s s V . A . C . M a u n s e l l , o f T i v e r t o n . i All the above new trophies with full details were acknowledged ' m T h e R i fl e m a n . We are deeply grateful for these handsome gifts, and wish again t o e x p r e s s o u r t h a n k s t o t h e g e n e r o u s d o n o r s . , T H E Y O U T H M O V E M E N T . The movement comprehends the following official junior male organisations :— The Army Cadet Corps. The Sea Cadet Corps. The Air Training Corps, a n d t h e J u n i o r T r a i n i n g C o r p s . ' Whilst exilistment in each is voluntary, each body exists to give specific training in its respective department of national service to all male juniors, and it will work through and with the unofficial voluntary male junior organisations. After ,our Chairman had met the Directorate Committee the Society offered its services, which have been accepted in the following terms :— (1) To act as liaison between Cadet units and the affiliated rifle clubs of the Society in any locality. (2) Provided satisfactory arrangements are effected between Cadets and the club officials whereby the clubs can make arrange ments to allow the use of their equipment and the aid of their members to instruct the boys, the Heddquarters of the Society will provide the following to all such Cadet units who become attached to rifle clubs (a) Standard of Efficiency Tests and Certificate Awards. Object To encourage a good average standard of marksmanship by each boy. lb) To encourage the team spirit by entry to the Society's Junior Team Competitions as follows :— Junior Winter, Spring and Summer Competitions. To the winning team in the Major Section : The Challenge Trophy. To the winning team in the Minor Section The Challenge Trophy. To be shot at either 15, 20 or 25 yards. Proportionate cards sent. ! In T wo Sections. Major Section Open to teams of four under 18 years of ace at date of .shooting. Minor Section Open to teams of foqr under 15 vears of age at date of shooting. More than one team from each body may be entered if desired. These facilities to be afforded without affiliation to the Society. For the Junior Training Corps (previously known as the O.T.C.'jj of course, the Society has for a number of years past provided a special competition without the need to be affiliated. It is the .l.T.C. small bore rifle match for teams of eight each competitor to shoot 10 shots over ranges of 15, 20 or 25 yards on proportionate S.M.R.C. " Tin Hat " cards. This match is shot in the Michaelmas Term. Provided suitable and sufficient rifles and ammunition can be provided, the potential value of this comprehensive youth movement not only to the nation as a whole, but also to our rifle shooting comradeship is enormous. That Major-General Viscount Bridgeman is the Director-General of the Home Guard and Territorial Army, and therefore responsible for the policy and training of the Army Cadets, indicates progress for all concerned. Already a considerable number of rifle clubs have contacted their ■ local units and are now active in affording facilities whilst some few have been doing so for more than two years. The record entries received this year in our junior team competitions is the result. .22 AMMUNITION. In June, 1942, imports of American brands of .22 ammunition ceased and we were officially informed that no more import licences would be issued for the duration of the War. The Society distributed 20,069,675 rounds during the year 1942, of which 6,026,475 were of American manufacture and the remainder British. Recognition of the value of the aid rendered by the clubs to the Forces generally and to the Home Guard in particular, served the Society in good stead because the monthly allocation of Government issue ammunition was not only maintained but, after a personal interview which the Chairman had with the Department concerned it was increased provisionally by 50 per cent to date from 1st Nov ' 1942. The issue of this ammunition by the Society is restricted to affiliated units only. Wood boxes for the transport of ammunition are essential. We appeal for their return. .22 RIFLES. It will be remembered that in November, 1941, a letter was circulated to all affiliated units of the Society to the effect that .22 rifles might be called upon for Home Guard service. Seven months after, in a letter dated 5th June, 1942, signed by Major-General Viscount Bridgeman, Director General of the Home Guard, we were advised a s f o l l o w s ; — " Since that original proposition was made the supply of .22 rifles has improved very considerably, in fact to such an extent that 1 feel 1 am not justified in asking the S.M.R.C. to take any further action with a view to placing club rifles at the disposal of the Home Guard when invasion takes place. I, therefore, feel we should be right to take no further action in that" matter at any rate for the present. I am very grateful for the trouble which you and your Council have taken in this as in other matters." Thus clubs were relieved from any further anxiety regarding the possession of their .22 rifles. Nevertheless, outside official circles, the shortage of .22 rifles persists, the Society's transactions in the.se weapons being mainly concerned with the transfer of secondhand weapons from clubs or^ members who have discontinued their use and the passing on of such weapons to those who can make better use of them. Last year approximately 300 rifles were dealt with in this way. We are confident that those of our members who have to relax the use of their rifles will pass them on as soon as possible to others whose need is greater. With few exceptions, existing .22 rifles in the clubs are used to the utmost for training newcomers in the art of shooting. So much is this so that to spare a rifle six or eight weeks for relining of the barrel when badly worn is in many cases not possible. Moreover, many potential new rifle clubs cannot start up because .22 rifles are neither obtainable nor in production. Such shortage will also restrict our efforts for the Youth Movement. A fundamental need is for a well designed bolt action .22 rifle with up-to-date sights to be put into production. TA R G E T S . Recognising the weapon training value of targets, the paper control authorities have given permits for a reasonable amount of material to be issued to the Society's printers. At the same time the military value of certain targets as coriipared to others has been taken into account, and thus the Society has to give priority to essential printings. Instead of a dozen novelty targets there are now only two. The S.M.R.C. dimensioned .22 Pistol targets for 10 and 20 yards have been reinstated. WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UKMarch, 1943. 55 NEW RANGES. A record year has been achieved in 1942 for the number of .22 j rifle ranges installed and which have come into being via the guidance and application of the Society. The figures are as follows Areas. Ranges. Northern Command 37 Southern Command .. .. .. 6 Eastern Command 9 South Eastern Command . . .. .. 8 We s t e r n C o m m a n d . . . . . . . . 2 1 Scottish Command 5 * M e t r o p o l i t a n P o l i c e 6 8 (Passed by the S.M.R.C. on. behalf of the War Office.) To t a l . . . . 1 4 4 N e v e r t h e l e s s i t i s n o t n e a r l y s o m a n y a s a r e r e q u i r e d . M o r e i ranges would have been installed if sufficient .22 rifles had been j available. The cost of erection, in most cases, has been provided \ by large firms anxious not only to train their Home Guard but also, j to add to the amenities of their staff Welfare Schemes. These are ; necessarily private to their employees. If the ideal of the Society is \ to be attained (and that is, an " open to the public " .22 rifle range in every country town and urban district of the larger towns and- cities) then it is evident that the long desired Range Building Loan Fund of the Society would be of inestimable value-once it could be started. This might be on the basis of loans on mortgage of the property guaranteed by local trustees, the loan to be repayable by agreed quarterly instalments, interest being nominal, say at the rate of li per cent per annum on unpaid balance. R E C O R D S A N D I T B R A R Y. We have continued our appeals through The Rifleman for back numbers of the Handbook, Reports and Accounts, Rifleman shoo'ting books photographs, etc., and we have been specially helped by MessrL H. E. Bird, of Marylebone, G. F. Booth and W. Cornish of London J Cowan of Kirkcudbright, H. E. Harris of Maidenhead, N C Headland of London, W. H. Jackson of Alresford, M. W. J. Kirby of Halton, C. Laywood of Doncaster, F. E. Morton, and Messrs Parker Hale, of Birmingham, E. J. Newitt of Surbiton, M. Rabsoii of London, W. T. Thurbon of Cambridge, and others. COLONIAL MA TCHES. Under the auspices of the Colonial Secretary the conditions for the 1942 Colonial Small-bore Matches (open sight and aperture sight) for teams of eight were sent out to the administrative Governors of the Colonies, Protectorates and countries under the aegis of that ^'^Eritries on this occasion were open until 31st July, 1942, and the match cards must be returned by 31st March, 1943. Therefore, it is too early to cive the result. It is gratifying to report entries from the following"^ 15 colonies :—Barbados, Basutoland, Bechuanaland, British Guiana Ceylon, Dominica, Jamaica, Kenya, Bahamas, Sierra Leone St. Helena, St. Vincent, Gambia, Trinidad and Uganda. Unfortunately most of the Colonies are handicapped by lack of 22 ammunition. It is evident that the confidence of practice must come before entry and the actual match shooting, and for this a sub stantial quantity of .22 ammunition is required. It is hoped to overcome the difficulty in some way in the near future. ASSOCIATIONS AND COMPETITIONS. Although 33 County Associations remain in affiliation most of them are inactive. Again we desire to commend those who are most active viz. Aberdeenshire, Dundee and Angus, Fife, Kent, Lanark shire 'Lancashire, Stirlingshire, Suffolk and Yorkshire, whilst the three' active area Associations have extended their operations, these being the West of Scotland S.B.R.A., the Leeds and District Associa tion and the Midland S.B.R. League. Until our 60 County Associa- 1 tions and 77 local leagues and Associations get again into operation, the headquarters of the Society feel they must continue to fill the gap by providing stimulating league competitions. Hence the record i entries received in the following tabulated list of entries and results :— Colonial Team. Aperture sights, 13 teams. Open sights, 11 teahis. Club Team Events:— News of the World 1942-43 (three sections), 618 teams. A Section 135 B Section 130, Home Guard Section 353. (This is a record i entry for any S.M.R.C. Team Competition.) National Team Handicap,, 397 teams. Scottish Cup, 63 teams. Browne Martin (London only), concurrent with News of the Wo r l d , 1 1 t e a m s . ' S . M . R . C . H o m e G u a r d C o m p e t i t i o n , 2 , 3 3 6 t e a m s o f t e n . T h e largest team competition ever organised by the S.M.R.C. Leagues. War-time Summer League, 354 teams, 30 divisions. War-time Summer League, 572 teams, 48 divisions (record). National League, 86 teams, 15 divisions. Pistol League, 33 teams, 6 divisions. J u n i o r T e a m E v e n t s : — Junior Training Corps, 38 teams (shot in Michaelmas term.) Spring. 48 teams. Summer, 120 teams (including Boy Scouts). Winter, 154 teams. (Record for any of these Junior competitions.) I n d i v i d u a l s : — News of the World, 1,558 entries. I n c o r p o r a t i n g t h e D a i l y R e c o r d a n d " S i r H a r r y L a u d e r " f o r Scotland, the St. George's Trophies, Senior and Junior, for England, the Welsh Championships and the Veterans. The Winners of leading events were :— C o l o n i a l M a t c h e s , 1 9 4 3 r e s u l t s n o t t o h a n d . Club Cham.pionship (National League).—Wimbledon Park. Nevi's of the World National Team Cup.—Ham and Petersham. B r o w n e M a r t i n C u p . — H a m a n d P e t e r s h a m A . Scottish Cup.—Bonaccord A. Daily Rerorr.'(Scottish Short Range Championship).—A. J. Nicoll. (Perth City and County). ■■ Sir Harry Lauder" (Scottish Junior Championship).—A. J. Nicoll (Perth City and County). News of the llWr/(British Short Range Postal Championship).— A. J. Nicoll (Perth City and County). Webber Cup (Welsh Short Range Postal Championship).—P.-c. W. Bliss (Metro. Police L. Division). Junior Training Corps.—Royal Grammar School, Guildford. Junior Spring, Major Section.—Royal Grammar School, Guild ford. Minor Section.—St. Piran's, Maidenhead. Junior Summer, Major Section.—Hamble Plat. Home Guard. Minor Section.—R.N. College, Dartmouth, B. Junior Winter, Major Section.—Royal Grammar School, Guild ford A. Minor Section.—St. Piran's on the Hill, Maiden head. S T A N D A R D S O F M A R K S M A N S H I P . Badges (Marksman). M a s t e r - s h o t B a d g e . . 9 4 A C l a s s . . 5 2 8 B C l a s s . . . . 8 7 C C l a s s . . 2 8 Junior . A C l a s s . . 1 1 6 B C l a s s . . 1 7 C C l a s s . . 5 Efficiency Badges (Aperture Sights). A C l a s s . . 4 2 9 B C l a s s . . 1 2 7 C C l a s s . . 6 8 Junior . A C l a s s . . 5 3 B C l a s s . . 3 0 C C l a s s . . 1 6 Efficiencv Badges (Open Sights). A C l a s s . . 6 6 B C l a s s - . . 2 7 C C l a s s . . [ Q Junior . A C l a s s . . 3 2 B C l a s s . . 2 0 C C l a s s . . i s Whilst encouraging clubs to run their own competitions in aid of H.R.H. The Duke of Gloucester's Red Cross and St. John Fund, the Society allocated a proportion of the entry fees of its own com-^ petitions to this and other charities. These resulted in a cheque of £59 14s. 9d. being sent to the Red Cross and another of £57 13s. 9d. being sent to the King George V Fund for Sailors. Adopting a similar method for other competitions, the Society sent £36 Is. 6d. to the Polish Relief Fund and £63 5s. to the Crown Princess of Greece's Fund. Our thanks are due to the competitors who enabled us to do this and to the News of the Work! for the prize trophies they provided. With few exceptions the members taking part in all the above- mentioned competitions are either in the Regular or Civil Defence Forces. " T H E R I F L E M A N . " Our quarterly journal. The Rifleman, was in great demand last year, and the ciiciilation for each of the four issues increased from 4,000 to 5,000 copies, the full extent of our paper allowance per quarter. Within a week or so of publication the copies were ail issued. The loss in the balance sheet is accounted for by the postage and free issue of 2,450 copies each quarter to all annual members and affiliated units. WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UK56 COUNCIL. The membership of this controlling body of the Society is limited to 50 persons, and there are now 46 places filled. During the year the following 8 gentlemen were elected to strengthen the Council: Major-General Viscount Bridgeman, D.S.O., M.C. Major-General G. Dalby, C.B., D.S.O. Air Vice-Marshal Sir Philip Game, G.C.V.O., G.B.E., K.C.B., K.C.M.G., D.S.O. D. McGillivray, Esq. T. P. Hartley, Esq. Supt. M. Purbrick, M.B.E. (Metropolitan Police). Lt.-Col. Sir Philip Richardson, Bart., O.B.E., V.D. Lt.-Col. Sir Hugh Turnbull, K.C.V.O., K.B.E. (City Police of London). In place of Lt.-Col. H. A. Waring, D.S.O., representing the A.R.A.—Capt. A. G. Rumbelow, M.B.E. This opportunity is taken to congratulate the following members : Major T. Sutton on his investiture in the order of the M.B.E. Major R. W. Gleadow on promotion from Capt. to Major. Lt.-Col. I. H. Stockwood on promotion from Major to Lt.-Col. ACCOUNTS. Undoubtedly a year of all-round advancement in activity and prestige has helped to reinstate the Society's financial status and consolidate its position. Much of the credit for this must be given t h e H o n . Tr e a s u r e r. A s w i l l b e s e e n f r o m t h e a u d i t e d a c c o u n t s for the year 1942, as issued to all members and affiliated units of the Society, there has necessarily been an increase in expenditure compared with that of the year 1941, but there has also been a corresponding increase on the income side of the general account at the top of page 3 of the circulated statement. The comparative figures are mainly as follows :— Expenditure. I n c r e a s e s : S a l a r i e s a n d W a g e s £ 7 2 1 P o s t a g e s a n d C a r r i a g e 6 0 9 G e n e r a l E x p e n s e s 1 8 P r i z e s a n d C o m p e t i t i o n s 6 6 3 Cost of publishing The Rifleman .. .. 266 L e s s D e c r e a s e s : Rent, etc. Travelling Expenses S t a f f P e n s i o n s . . Printing and Stationery £71 183 86 307 647 Net Increased Expenditure £1,630 Income. Increases: C o n t r i b u t i o n s o f A f fi l i a t e d R i fl e C l u b s . . t i l l s Competition Entrance Fees and Meetings C r e d i t s . . . . 3 7 2 Certificates, Fees, etc. 1 1 S u b s c r i p t i o n s o f A f fi l i a t e d R i fl e C l u b s . . 4 7 5 E n t r a n c e F e e s o f A f fi l i a t e d R i fl e C l u b s . . 4 8 £1,632 £1,632 Thus the profit on the General Funds of the Society has been slightly increased by £2 2s. 6d. to a total of £1,609 I7s. lid. Moreover, all the funds are increased, a summary of all increases being as follows ;— General Fund Special Purposes Fund .. Building and Property Fund Earl Roberts Memorial Fund Chas. R. E. Bell Fund *G. G. Lockhart-Ross Fund (New) *Wakefield Rifle Range Fund (New) * International Match Fund Life Membership Fund £1,609 17 II 11 9 2 22 0 10 503 4 332 2 20 15 218 14 To t a l i n c r e a s e s o f F u n d s £ 2 , 8 3 7 8 2 £2,277 * These two items are abnormal and will not recur. Therefore, the increase of normal items amount in round figures to £2,000. March, 1943. The Society of Miniature Rifle Clubs NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Fortieth Annual General Meeting of the Members of this Society will be held in the Writing Room of the Royal United Services Institution, Whitehall, London, S.W.I, at 2.30 p.m., on Wednesday, 21st April, 1943. AGENDA 1. To receive the Report of the Council (as above) and Statement of Accounts to 31st December, 1942. 2. To elect the T reasurer . 3. To appoint Auditors and fix their remuneration. 4. To transact any other ordinary business. G. PETHARD, Secretary. " Mayleigh," Petersham Road, Richmond, , Surrey. Colonial Match 1942 POSITION A T 12lh MARCH, 1943 As teams in this competition were allowed until the end of the year to shoot their cards and were given until 31st March, 1943, to return them, we arc unable to give the results in this issue, but the following are the .scores of those teams whose cards have been received ; Sights. Oitn Sloans. K e n y a . . . . 1 5 8 0 ( " r e c o r d s c o r e ) R r i t i s h G u i a n a . . . . 1 4 3 3 Irinidad .. .. 157.3 Hechnanaland .. .. 1412 Uasutoland 1.S48 Si. V incciu 1286 Bcdiuanaland .. 152i) B a r b a d o s . . 1 4 7 8 It was suggested in the conditions forwarded to each team that officials should estimate the .scores and forward a copy of them by separate mail in case the targets were lost during their return to the S.M.R.C. The targets for the following teams have not yet been received Open Sigh is. Barbados. Ceylon. Dominica. Jamaica. Sierra Leone St. Helena. Tr i n i d a d . Uganda. F O R F U L L R E S U L T S E E J U N E I S S U E . Apjrhire SiGins. Bahamas. Ceylon. Gambia. Jamaica. Sierra Lconc. St. Helena. Uganda. WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UKMarch, 1943 57 Competition Notes and Comments In the NEWS OF THE WORLD NATIONAL TEAM CHAM PIONSHIP rifle club section, 243 teams returned their cards for the qualifying and first round, and these were divided into tvvo sections 123 being placed in the "A Section an^d 120 in the B. The scores in the former section were 771 and over, and those for the l a t t e r 7 7 0 a n d b e l o w . „ ^ u d a c U n i t , ^ n The best scores in the " A Section were made by R.A.F., Halton A 796 Ham and Petersham B 795. L.N.E.R., Darlington, 795, and Bonaccord A. Worplesdon and District and Bradford 794 each. Five teams made the score of 770 in the " B ' Section and ^ey were City of London Police C, Lydgate, Manchester City B, M.G. Social and Athletic, and West Ham and District B. Sixty-two teams qualified to shoot in the second round of the A " Section and sixty were n l a c e d i n t h e " B " S e c t i o n . , . o The shooting in the second round of the ' A Section was exceptionally good, although perhaps not quite reaching the high standard of pre-war days. Bradford were the best with 797, and they were followed by Edinburgh Citizens A, Glasgow Police A, Ham and Petersham A, and Metro. Police A Division with 796 each. Ham and Petersham B made 795, and this score was aHo 'lade by R A.F., Halton, A, who just managed to get the better of Hami tons A by one point. This was bad luck for Hamiltons. Lyons also did ^^"Teams°in"fhe B " Section did rather better this time, and the best score was 785 by West Ham and District B. Lydgate made 78A Edinburgh Citizens B 782, Lincoln Constitutional B 780, Sunbury and District 111 and Glasgow Railwaymen 775. The twelve leading teams in this section all improved on their first round scores. All the leading teams again did well in the third " A" Section, and scores of 797 were recorded by Ham and Petersham A and Edinburgh Citizens A. Lyons and Glasgow Police A team scored 796 and Bonaccord totalled 794. All '^ese teams won w very good margins, and the only close result was that Bradford and West Ham and District A. Each of 'hese 'eanis made 789 and after the application of the .25 gauge Bradford won by two the best teams in the " B " Section are steadily improving, 'ind thev should give a good account of themselves when meeting Ihe s't?o^gS teamfVrom fhe - A'^ection when they are com Lydgate made 788, West Ham and District B 786 and scores I'^-'se^tTots w\^fc ^m-SinTw-lthfhPa^light in the hIc Guard sections to fight for their final plac.ngs in the prize * NEWS OF THE WORLD COMPETITION, HOME GUARD SECTION --Some teams did not return their cards for the firs btCllUlN. aome consequence automatically dropped round of this misread the conditions and only fired o u t . O t h e r s u n f ° r t u n a _ t e l y m i s r e a a . '^"If'l.nmnethors instea^o^^^^^^^ each for four members, and e i g h t c o m p e t i t o r s i n s h o o t o n e c a r d e a c h fnsSd ol-To ihe other evidently being used for practice. All the insteaa oi iwo disallowed, and the matches were awarded cards 9f these teams were 1? AA Cov Henley Bn., 785 9th Durham Bn., 784 8th East I'dini In. B, ?83'No. 3 Platoon A Coy., and 1st Caithness Bn. A, """Vhundred^and^slxty-eight teams qualified for the second round. As the members of these teams were largely composed ot rifle club members it is not surprising they did well and it emphasises the vidue of the rifle club movement in times like these. There was a slightly h Aher level in the scores of the leading teams in the second round, a though none of these reached the high standard set by the 8th East niHinP Bn A in the first round. All the highest teams in the first otind again did well, the best being A Coy., Henley Bn. and B Platoon PaQt Cov 6th Tay Bn. B, who made 791 each. We are not surprised aT the success of these teams, as they included, in their ranks such II Vnnwif 4ots as W. A. Eairbairn and J. D. Nicoll. The next hpit score was 790 by D Coy.. 8th Sufiblk Bn., and that unit was foflovved by Aerodrome Coy., 6th Berks Bn., with 789 and 8th East Uiose teams'that have consistently recorded good scores throughout the competition continued to do well in the Uiird round, md B Plat E Cov 6th Tay Bn. repeated their score of 791 made in the second round. G Coy. 9th Essex Bn. A made 786. and this total was also contributed by 6th Plat. E Coy., 1st Suffolk Bn. A Coy. Henley Bn. and 8th East Riding Bn. A both made 785, and in doing so the former team defeated the B team of the 8th East Riding Bn., who made 782 and lost, despite their good shoot. B Plat. E Coy., 6th Tay Bn. did even better in the fourth round, and recorded a score of 793, which put out another good team in 8th East Riding Bn. A, who made 783. This particular section has nearly completed the fifth round while these notes are being made, and the survivors will shoot in the sixth round, which will end on 2Ist March. There will be eight survivors after this round, and they will then combine with the two sections of rifle clubs to prepare for the grand finale. * * * THE NEWS OF THE WORLD INDIVIDUAL COMPETITION, which also incorporates that for the championships of England, Scotland and Wa es, as well as the Veterans and Juniors, attracted 1,579 entries. The conditions required a score of 297 to qualify for the second stage, and a hundred and eighty-nine competitors were successful in accomplishing this feat. Of these, seventeen made the full score of 300, forty-one made 299, sixty-five scored 298 and sixty-six obtained 297. All these competitors are entitled to shoot in the second stage, which will take place on metric cards. , The Veterans' and Junior Championships were decided on the first stage, and the former presented an exhibition of very fine shooting by these elderly gentlemen and a very close result. E. Stemp (Ham and Petersham), P. G. Richardson (Wimbledon Park) and R. Staniforth (Atlas and Norfolk) all made 299 each. Their cards were^. therefore, subjected to the application of the graduated gauges, but the ._5 gauge failed to give a decision. The .30 was, therefore, applied, and this gave E. Stemp an extra point, and as it failed to increase the scores of the other two the championship went to " Grandpa. ' F. H. Bowden, 13th Brighton B.B. (Old Boys), made 298, and H. King (Worplesdon and District) also made a similar score. Con gratulations are offered to all the above on their very fine shooting. The result of the " Junior " Competition for the " St. George's " Trophy was a close one, and it was again won by R. Pickworth (Hendon and Cricklewood) with 294. This is the second time in succession that this lad has won the trophy, and we congratulate him upon his success. A. H. Moorshead (Twickenham) was very close to him and scored 293. T. Worth, of Lydgate, made the third h i g h e s t s c o r e o f 2 9 0 . „ i j T. D. Campbell (Junr.) has at last won the ' Sir Harry Lauder Trophy. He has been very close for a number of seasons, but A. J. Nicoll usually managed to beat him to the post. This time T. D. Campbell has won it with a good margin, his score being 299, six points better than that of P. Lumsden (Perth City and County), who made 293 and was second. S. Welsh (British Legion. Berwick) was third in this section with 292. It required scores of 297 and upwards on metric targets m the second stage to get into the final. Sixteen competitors made 296, and all these with the exception of W. Thorne (Watford and District) were gauged out. No,highest "possibles" of 300pointswere made, but six competitors scored 299. These very exceptional marksmen were ; S. C. Davidson (Ellon), F. Huckle (Alexandra Palace), T. D. Campbell, Junr. (Paisley), A. E. Garrad (Walthamstow Avenue), Cpl. Forster (RAF Halton) and G. Robertson (Falkirk Lord Roberts). All the cards for the final have been forwarded, witnesses appointed, and competitors have until the 21st March to complete the shoot. * * * All teams who entered the SCOTTISH CUP Competition shot a set of cards for qualifying purposes in the first instance, and after they had been divided in their separate sections the scores were utilised for the first stage. Sixty-two teams shot in the qualifying round and thirty-one were placed in each section. All teams with scores of 775 and over were placed in " A " Section and the highest score in " B " Section was 773. Results were forwarded to all teams who entered. The draw for the second round was then made, and there were eight matches in each section, and targets were duly forwarded. The best scores in the first round " A " Section were 795 by Portlethen A, 794 by Bonaccord A, 793 by Edinburgh Citizens A, and 790 by Rcnfield and Glasgow Police A. Several good teams were beaten in this section, amongst them being Ardccr Recreation A and B teams, Falkirk Lord Roberts, Bridge of Allan A and Kinross and Milnathort. The best scores in the " B " Section were by Grand- lully 773. Elgin and Glasgow Railwaymen 772 each. WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UK58 Glasgow Police A again did well in the second round, and their More of 796 was top good for Edinburgh Citizens A, who made 791 Renheld A made the next best score, and their total of 792 defeated Dumfries and Maxwelltown, who made 788. Perth City and County A also did well in scoring 791. Many of the teams in the " B " Section made a vast improvement on the scores they made in the first round. The two best happened to be drawn against each other, the winner of this pair being Dunblane who made 788 to dispose of Glasgow Police B, who made 785 Grandtully made 784, and this prevented Glasgow Railwaymen taking any further part in the competition, as this team only made 780. Elgin also made 780 and they won their match. Still showing the same exceptional form, Glasgow Police A again returned a score of 796 in the third round. Bonaccord A improved in this round and- made 794. Perth City and County A scored 793 and just managed to beat Guardbridge, who made 792. The latter were rather unfortunate to be dismissed after so good a shoot, but teams rnust e.xpect this now that we are approaching the end of the competition, and only the best teams remain. Renfield were lucky to win with a score of 789, but they caught Portlethen also in a low- scoring mood and managed to win the match by four points. ■^e scores in the " B " Section fell away a little in this round ■ but Dunblane still kept on top and thev made a score of 783 Elgin and Grandtully made 778 each and Arbroath B made 776. * * * The BROWNE MARTIN COMPETITION was open only to clubs in the London district within a radius of 15 miles of the General i Post Office, and is shot concurrently with the News of the World ' Competition. The scoring in the first round was not particularly high, the best totals being made by Ham and Petersham B 795, City of London Police A and Embankment 793 each, and scores of 791 were made by Ham and Petersham A, Metropolitan Police T Division, Twickenham A and Walthamstow Ensign. Forty teams qualified to shoot in the second round, and most of these are shooting con currently with the News of the World, mostly in the rifle section, but there are a few in the Home Guard. Some of these teams were defeated in the first round of the News of the World, but as they won their matches in the " Browne Martin" special targets were forwarded to them for the second round. Many fine scores were made in the second round, the best being. 796 by Ham and Petersham A and the Metropolitan Police T Division These teams were followed by Ham and Petersham B with 195 Hamiltons A 794 and Addi.scombe and Lyons with 793 each. Shooting was again good by the leading teams, but the two out- standing lotals were 797 by Ham and Petersham A and 796 by Lyons The next best were Ham and Petersham B 790 and Hamiltons also made that score. Teams are now shooting the fourth round and after that there will be two more rounds and then the final. ' This competition has always been of particular interest to the London clubs and is one of the S.M.R.C.N oldest competitions and trophy. The S.M.R.C. WAR-TIME LEAGUE has required very energetic work on the part of the statistical staff to keep up with this record League. The entry was by far the largest we have ever had for a competition of this description, and those interested will have noted that the entry was divided into 48 divisions, most of which were composed of 12 teams in each. It was impossible to deal with the whole of the 48 divisions in one week, so 24 divisions were allotted to alternate weeks. By this system we have been able to keep going fairly well, if not quite so promptly as we would have liked. We have included results for all matches up to the sixth round in this issue. This is practically half way through the competition. We hope that it has been interesting to all teams who are taking part, and we feel sure it has helped to keep many clubs going, and has done its part in improving the skill in rifle shooting of many members of the public who had not taken part in this very useful sport before. Some teams have not done quite so well as they expected to do, but under the uncertain conditions we are now living it has not been possible to retain the regular members of a team. Many are, of course, entering the Forces as they are called upon and others'are transferred lo various parts of the country on work of national importance. This, of course, affects clubs considerably, and we appreciate the manner in which they arc overcoming their various dif ficulties. * * » In the .22 PISTOL LEAGUE we have now reached the half-way mark in the programme of matches, and the scores and the various tables will be found in another portion of this issue. Unfortunately this competition has not been quite the sticcess we had hoped for. although it has been interesting and instructive to a certain extent, as certain teams were unfortunately placed in divisions where they March, 1943, were " misfits," and this was due to a lack of knowledge of their capabilities and also to a certain extent due to the fact that informaton regarding averages given to us when entries were made were probably based upon a different kind of target to that on which the competition has been shot. We hope to do better in this respect on future occa.sions. The competition for some of the divisions is quite good, but in others the results are already forego .e conclusions. * * » MARKSMAN BADGES.—The final list of 1942 badge winners is given in this issue together with particulars of the winners of the various shields. These trophies are awarded to clubs according to the number of badges won during the season. For the purposes of this competition the Master-shot and " A " Class badges carry an award of three points each, those for the "B" Class two points ^"4 " C Class one point. The " A " Class shield is awarded to the club whose members obtained the largest number of Master-shot and " A " Class badges during the season. " B " Class Shield is handed m the club which obtains the greatest number of points, and the " C ' Class Shield to the club with the second highest number of points. There is a Junior Shield, also for the largest number of points obtained by any Junior organisation. The first shield was won by Leeds R.C., who won four Master-shot Badges and thirty- five " A " Class Badges. This club also had the highest number of points, but no club may hold two shields at the same time and the largest number of higher class badges takes precedence. Mapple- well and District R.C. won the " B " Class Shield with fifty-seven points, and Newton Town R.C. won the " C " Class Shield with forty-eight points. The most successful junior organisation was the Royal Air Force, Halton, who were a long way ahead of any other club, and obtained hundred and twenty-nine points. We regret we are still without Master-shot Badges and Chevrons both for 1942 and 43. The cloth for these badges is very difficult to obtain, but we hope the manufacturers will be able to supply these required very shortly. One of the main difficulties is to provide coupons for these badges, and clubs who win a number of these awards may like to help in this respect by handing over a few spares, if there are any . We are also publishing particulars of the badge winners for 1943 up to the present time. Eleven competitors have been successful in obtaining the highest award of a Master-shot Badge or Chevron, Second Edition A . G . ' s B O O K of the RIFLE By A. G. BANKS, Lieut. R.E.(T.), B.Eng..A.M.In5t.C.E, " Add ' A.G.'s ' book to your library if you are an old hand. Buy it as a start to your library if you are a beginner."—E. H. Robinson in the N.R.A. Journal. " Lucid detail and clear sketches illustrate his theories and advice. The book should be invaluable to the novice and of great interest to the accom plished rifle-shot."—£)<7/7t Sketch. " Will be of great service to all classes of rifle users, military or civilian, beginner or expert,"—Scolsinatu * " Any would-be shot who digests the sound advice in these pages will be well on the road to success,"— Field. 7s. 6d. (by post 8s.) JORDAN & SONS, LTD ,116, Chancery Lane, W.C 2 T H E R I F L E M A N WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UKMarch, 1943.T H E R I F L E M A N 59 and a hundred competitors have already obtained an " A " Class Badge. We have also received applications in the other sections of Marksman Badges, but we find that competitors prefer to wait until they have a set of cards good enough to win an " A " Class Badge. A good number of applications have also been made for the Efficiency Badges, and in the Aperture Sight Section we have issued seventy- n i n e f o r t h e " A " C l a s s . O t h e r s e c t i o n s h a v e a l s o h a d v a r i e d numbers of applications. * * * J U N I O R W I N T E R C O M P E T I T I O N . — W e a r e h a p p y t o announce that a record entry of 154 teams was received for this competition. The successful team in the major section was Royal Grammar School, Guildford, A team, who retained the " Colonel Mitchell " Challenge Cup, which they won in this competition last year. Their score on this occasion was 792. which fine effort was fourteen points better than the second team from Downe House, which is composed of ladies and who also do Exceptionally well in these junior events. The third place was taken by Woodall-Duckham J u n i o r s w i t h t h e s c o r e o f 7 6 6 . The " Harvey Hadden " Challenge Trophy No. 1, which is given for the best team in the minor section, was won by St. Pirans-on- the-Hill, who made a score of 733. The ladies shooting in Downe House B team were second, and their score was only three points lower than the winning team. Meridian Juniors were third with 724, and Hurst Grange School, who won the trophy last year, were fourth with 715. » * * THE ENGINEERS' LEAGUE shields will be shot concurrently with the Summer League and all teams connected with firms iit the Engineering trade are entitled to compete. There are three shields and they will be awarded one each to the three teams in the above trade with the highest averages. All members of these teams must be employees of the firms concerned. Please notify the S.M.R.C. of the intention to compete for these trophies. * * * THE SCOTTISH LEAGUE SHIELD will be competed for con currently with the National League. Open to Scottish clubs only. The trophy will be awarded to the Scottish team with the highest average in the National League. THE COMPETITION RULES OF THE S.M.R.C. require the pressure of trigger pull-offs of rifles to be not less than 3 lbs. All .22 rifles should be tested before being used in any shoot or competition. This is necessary as a safety precaution. Unfortunately dead-weight triggers testers are not now available, but we suggest that clubs should improvise one from a 3 lb. weight or a piece of metal weighing that amount. This could be done by attaching the weight, or metal, to a piece of fairly stiff wire so shaped to enable it to be inserted over the trigger before lifting. B o o k s R e c e i v e d The S.M.R.C. has to acknowledge with grateful thanks the following gifts :— M. W. J. Kirbv, Esq., R.A.F., Halton. Bound copies The Rifleman, years 1935, 1936, 1937 and I 938 W. C. F. Cook, Borough of Southend-on-Sea R.C. A quantity of unbound copies of The Rifleman. N. C. Headland, Esq., Council. Telescope Rifle Sights by Townsend Whelen. W. T. T h u r b o n , E s q . , o f C a m b r i d g e . H i n ts o n R e v o l v e r S h o o t i n g . Wa l t e r Wi n a n s . T h e A r c h e r ' s C h r o n i c l e a n d G r e e n w o o d C o m p a n i o n . Kenneth Howe. J. Cowan, Esq., of Kirkcudbright. A Century of Guns. H. J. Blanch. Leonard G. Hussey, Esq. The Gun. W . W . Greener . B o o k s R e q u i r e d The Rifleman. All issues, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941. S.M.R.C. Handbooks : 1939 particularly, 1913, 1918, 1921. N.R.A. : Reports all previous to 1942. Junior Summer Competition, 1943 In aid of H.R.H. THE CROWN PRINCESS OF GREECE'S COMFORTS FUND (50% of the Entrance Fees will go to the Fund.) To the -winning team in the Major Section : To the winning team in the Minor Section : THE MRS. E. B. CAIRO CHALLENGE CUP "THE HARVEY HADDEN " CHALLENGE TROPHY, No. 2 The following prizes will be awarded to each section :—Winning team, 4 Spoons. Second team, 4 Spoons. IN TWO SECTIONS MAJOR SECTION : Open to teams of four under 18 years of age. MINOR SECTION :—Open to teams of four under 15 years of age. to be'drawn from Companies or smaller units of the Army Cadet Eorce, Sea Cadet Corps, J.T.C., A.T.C., Home fjUBfd ai^ „+,-,pr rarlpt Corns School Corps, Lads Brigades, Boy Scouts, Rifle Clubs, and anv other approved organisation affiliated to the S.M.R.C. The attechment of any official junior training unit to an affiliated Rifle Club for .22 shooting practice is equivalent to affiliation^for these More riian one team from each body may be entered if desired. A competitor may only shoot in one section and in one team. The date of birth of each competitor must be written on one of his cards. To be shot at cither 15, 20 or 25 yards, not later than 31st July. • A N D T H E H.R.H. The Duke of Connaught's Challenge Shield Competition Open to Troops of Boy Scouts affiliated to the Boy Scouts' Asicciation. IN TWO SECTIONS SENIOR SECTION:—Teams of four Scouts or Rover Scouts not holding warrant rank and under the age of 25 years. JUNIOR SECTION :—Teams under the age of 15 years. PRIZES SENIOR SECTION ] JUNIOR SECTION Winniii'' team -—The Challenge Shield and 4 Silver Medals. ! Winning team :—The Challenge Shield and 4 Silver Medals. Second team 4 Bronze Medals. ' Second team 4 Bronze Medals. Teams of Boy Scouts in Great Britain and Northern Ireland will be eligiblefor prizes in the S.M.R.C. Junior Summer Competition on the same cards, but they must conform to the age regulations of that competition. The age of the competitors must other than Boy Scouts Troops may not compete for the Duke of Connaught's Challenge S h i e l d a n d 2 0 o r 2 5 y a r d s . F u l l c o n d i t i o n s o n a p p l i c a t i o n . Entrance Fee. 2s. 6d. per team. Entries close 28th June, 1943. WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UK60 T H E R I F L E M A N March, 1943. War-Time Winter League, 1942-43 Conditions :—Teams of five. Ten shots each at 15, 20 or 25 yards. Proportionate targets. FIRST DIVISION ROUND 1. British Legion, Abingdon, 497 beat Carmarthen and District 480, .Ham and Petersham A beat WorpJesdon and District A 491. Tredegar A 496 beat Edinburgh Citizens A 490. C a r d i ff C i t y A 4 9 4 b e a t B r i d g e o f . A l l a n A 4 8 8 . R.A.F., Haiton, A 493 beat Chobham and District 482. L e e d s A 4 9 0 b e a t A d d i s c o m b e 4 8 9 . ROUND 2. British Legion 498 beat Bridge of Allan A 492. R.A.F., Haiton, A 496 beat Carmarthen and District 485. Edinburgh Citizens A 493 beat Ham and Petersham A 489. Cardiff .City A 493 beat Worplesdon and District A 489. Leeds .4 490 beat Tredegar 488. Addiscombe 490 beat Chobham and District 477. ROUND 3. British Legion, Abingdon, 499 beat Worplesdon and District A 493. Ham and Petersham A 498 beat Tredegar A 494. Cardiff City A 497 beat Edinburgh Citizens A 494. Bridge of Allan A 493 h-.o., R.A.F., Haiton A cards not received. Carmarthen and District 491 beat Addiscombe 488. L e e d s A 4 9 0 b e a t C h o b h a m a n d D i s t r i c t 2 9 2 . ROUND 4. Worplesdon and District A 496 beat R.A.F., Haiton, A 495. Ham and Petersham A 495 beat Cardiff City A 494. L e e d s A 4 9 5 b e a t C a r m a r t h e n a n d D i s t r i c t 4 8 7 . Addiscombe 494 beat Bridge of Allan 488. Edinburgh Citizens A 493 beat British Legion, Abingdon, 491. Chobham and District 493 beat Tredegar A 492. ROUND 5. R.A.F., Haiton, A 497 beat Edinburgh Citizens A 491. British Legion, Abingdon, 497 beat Ham and Petersham A 491. Leeds A 496 beat Bridge of Allan A 483. Wo r p l e s d o n a n d D i s t r i c t A 4 9 4 b e a t A d d i s c o m b e 4 8 6 . Chobham and District 492 beat Carmarthen and District 490. T r e d e g a r A 4 9 2 t i e d w i t h C a r d i f f C i t y A 4 9 2 . ROUND 6. B.L., Abingdon, 497 beat Cardiff City A 492. Edinburgh Citizens A 496 beat Addiscombe 492. H a m a n d P e t e r s h a m A 4 9 5 b e a t R . . A . . F. , H a i t o n A 4 9 4 . T r e d e g a r A 4 9 4 b e a t C a r m a r t h e n a n d D i s t r i c t 4 9 0 . L e e d s A 4 9 2 h e a t W o r p l e s d o n a n d D i s t r i c t A 4 8 9 . Chobham and District 485 tied with Bridge of Allan A 485. League table, 14th February 1943 :— S. W . D. L. P . 1 . L e e d s A 6 6 0 0 1 2 2. B.L., Abingdon 6 5 0 1 10 3 . H a m a n d P e t e r s h a m A . . . , 6 4 0 ' 2 8 4 . C a r d i f f C i t y A 6 3 1 2 7 5 . E d i n b u r g h C i t i z e n s 6 3 0 3 6 6. R.A.F ., Haiton, A .. ..6 3 0 3 6 7 . T r e d e g a r A . . . . . . 6 2 1 3 5 8 . C h o b h a m a n d D i s t r i c t . . . . 6 2 I 3 5 9. W orplesdon and District A ..6 2 0 4 4 10. Addiscombe ., . . .. 6 2 0 4 4 11 . B r i d g e o f A l l a n A . . . . 6 1 1 4 3 12. Carmarthen and District A ..6 1 0 5 2 SECOND DIVISION ROUND I. Alexandra Palace A 496 beat G.W.R.. Bristol A 466. A r d e e r R e c r e a t i o n A 4 9 3 h e a t K e i g h l e y A 4 9 2 . C i t y o f L o n d o n P o l i c e A 4 9 1 b e a t E m b a n k m e n t A 4 9 0 . C r e s c e n t A 4 9 1 h e a t A t l a s a n d N o r f o l k W o r k s A 4 8 8 . Ham and Petersham B 490 heat Perth City and County 482. L e i c e s t e r a n d D i s t r i c t A 4 8 8 b e a t S h e f fi e l d P o l i c e 4 7 5 . ROUND 2. Embankment A 496 heat G.W .R., Bristol, A 472. A l e x a n d r a P a l a c e A 4 9 3 b e a t A t l a s a n d N o r f o l k W o r k s A 4 9 1 . A r d e e r R e c r e a t i o n A 4 9 1 h e a t S h e f fi e l d P o l i c e 4 7 6 . C r e s c e n t A 4 9 1 b e a t L e i c e s t e r a n d D i s t r i c t A 4 7 5 . P e r t h C i t y a n d C o u n t y 4 9 1 h e a t C i t y o f L o n d o n P o l i c e A 4 8 5 . . Ham and Petersham B 489 beat Keighley A 486. ROUND 3. E m b a n k m e n t A 4 9 5 b e a t A t l a s a n d N o r f o l k W o r k s A 4 9 3 . A l e x a n d r a P a l a c e A 4 9 5 b e a t L e i c e s t e r a n d D i s t r i c t A 4 8 6 . P e r t h C i t y a n d C o u n t y 4 9 5 i v. o . , G . W. R . , B r i s t o l c a r d s n o t r e c e i v e d . C i t y o f L o n d o n P o l i c e A 4 9 1 b e a t K e i g h l e y A 4 8 9 . Crescent A 490 beat Sheffield Police 484. A r d e e r R e c r e a t i o n A 4 8 8 b e a t H a m a n d P e t e r s h a m B 4 8 7 . ROUND 4. Alexandra Palace A 496 heat Crescent A 490. K e i g h l e y A 4 9 6 b e a t G . W. R . , B r i s t o l , A 4 7 3 . P e r t h C i t y a n d C o u n t y 4 9 4 b e a t A t l a s a n d N o r f o l k W o r k s A 4 8 4 . A r d e e r R e c r e a t i o n A 4 9 4 h e a t C i t y o f L o n d o n P o l i c e A 4 8 8 . E m b a n k m e n t A 4 9 2 b e a t L e i c e s t e r a n d D i s t r i c t 4 8 7 . H a m a n d P e t e r s h a m B 4 9 2 b e a t S h e l l i e l d P o l i c e 4 7 8 . ROUND 5. Embankment A 494 beat Crescent A 487. Alexandra Palace A 494 beat Sheffield Police 492. City of London Police A 494 heat Ham and Petersham B 491. A r d e e r R e c r e a t i o n A 4 9 1 u - . o . , G . W . R . . B r i s t o l , c a r d s n o t r e c e i v e d . Keighley A 491 beat Atlas and Norfolk Works A 490. Perth City and County 490 beat Leicester and District 489. Agg. 2953 2979 2964 2962 2957 2475 2956 2721 2952 2939 2929 2923 ROUND 6. Alexandra Palace A 498 beat Embankment A 486. Perth City and County 497 beat Crescent A 493. C i t y o f L o n d o n P o l i c e A 4 9 5 b e a t S h e f fi e l d P o l i c e 4 8 2 . H a m a n d P e t e r s h a m B 4 9 5 b e a t G . W. R . , B r i s t o l , A 1 9 9 . A r d e e r R e c r e a t i o n A 4 9 4 b e a t A t l a s a n d N o r f o l k W o r k s A 4 8 8 . K e i g h l e y A 4 8 9 t i e d w i t h L e i c e s t e r a n d D i s t r i c t A 4 8 9 . League table, 14th February, 1943 :— S. W.D.L.P.Agg. I. Alexandra Palace A .. 6 6 00122972 2 . A r d e e r R e c r e a t i o n A.. 6 600122951 3. Perth City and County .. 6 501102949 4. Embankment A 6402 82953 5 . H a m a n d P e t e r s h a m B .. 6402 82944 City of London Police A.. .. 640 28 2944 7. Crescent A .. .. 6 30362942 8. Keighley A .. 6 21352943 9 . L e i c e s t e r a n d D i s t r i c t A . ... 6 1I432914 1 0 . A t l a s a n d N o r f o l k A • 6 00602934 11. City of Sheffield Police .. .. 6 00602887 12. G.W .R., Bristol .. 600601610 THIRD DIVISION ROUND 1. Lincoln Constitutional A 497 heat City of Ely A 487. P o r t s m o u t h C i t y P o l i c e A 4 9 5 b e a t 8 t h E . R . W e s t H u l l B n . H . G . , A 4 9 3 . . H e n d o n a n d C r i c k l e w o o d A 4 9 0 b e a t F a l k i r k L o r d R o b e r t s 4 8 9 . Lydgate 490 beat Kinross and Milnathort 486. Hamilton A 492 beat Larbert and District A 484. W e s t H a m a n d D i s t r i c t 4 9 1 b e a t H e s t o n a n d H o u n s l o w A 4 8 5 . ROUND 2. H a m i l t o n s A 4 9 7 b e a t H e s t o n a n d H o u n s l o w A 4 9 5 . W e s t H a n a n d D i s t r i c t A 4 9 4 b e a t F a l k i r k L o r d R o b e r t s 4 8 7 . Lincoln Constitutional A 493 beat Lydgate 492. 8th E.R. West Hull Bn. H.G., A 491 beat Kinross and Milnathort A 487. Hendon and Cricklewood A 491 beat City of Ely A 488. Portsmouth City Police A 487 beat Larbert and District A 486. ROUND 3. Portsmouth City Police A 492 beat Heston and Hounslow A''487. H a m i l t o n s A 4 9 2 h e a t W e s t H a m a n d D i s t r i c t A 4 8 6 . City of Ely A 491 beat Falkirk Lord Roberts 490. Lincoln Constitutional A 491 beat 8th E.R. W est Hull Bn. H.G., A 484. Ly d g a t e 4 9 1 b e a t H e n d o n a n d C r i c k l e w o o d A 4 8 7 . Larbert and District A^488 beat Kinross and Milnathort A 486. ROUND 4. Lincoln Constitutional A 495 beat Larbert and District A 485. H e s t o n a n d H o u n s l o w A 4 9 4 b e a t K i n r o s s a n d M i l n a t h o r t A 4 9 3 . Ly d g a t e 4 9 3 b e a t F a l k i r k L o r d R o b e r t s 4 8 4 . Portsmouth City Police A 492 beat Hamiltons A 490. West Ham and District A 492 beat City of Ely A 487. Hendon and Cricklewood A 491 beat 8th E.R. West Hull Bn. H.G., A 489. ROUND 5. Hendon and Cricklewood A 497 beat Larbert and District A 491. H a m i l t o n s A 4 9 4 b e a t K i n r o s s a n d M i l n a t h o r t A 4 9 2 . 8 t h E . R . , W e s t H u l l , B n . H . G . A 4 9 4 b e a t F a l k i r k L o r d R o b e r t s 4 8 8 . Heston and Hounslow A 493 beat Lincoln Constitutional A 491. W e s t H a m a n d D i s t r i c t A 4 9 3 b e a t P o r t s m o u t h C i t y P o l i c e A 4 9 2 . City of Ely A 491 beat Lydgate 485. ROUND 6. W e s t H a m a n d D i s t r i c t A 4 9 4 b e a t L y d g a t e 4 8 7 . Heston and Hounslow A 493 tied with Hendon and Cricklewood A 493. H a m i l t o n s A 4 9 3 b e a t L i n c o l n C o n s t i t u t i o n a l A 4 9 1 . Kinross and Milnathort A 492 beat Portsmouth City Police A 491. 8th E.R., West Hull, Bn. H.G. A 492 beat City of Ely A 489. L a r b e r t a n d D i s t r i c t A 4 8 8 t i e d w i t h F a l k i r k L o r d R o b e r t s 4 8 8 . League table, 14th February, 1943 : S.W. D. L.P. Agg. 6501102958 2 . W e s t H a m a n d D i s t r i c t A 650110 2950 3. Hendon and Cricklewood A 641192949 4. Lincoln Constitutional A .. 640982958 5. Portsmouth City Police A 6 4028 2949 6. 8th E.R., W est Hull, Bn. H.G. A 63036 2943 7. L ydgate 63036 2938 8. Heston and Hounslow A.. 69135 2947 9. City of Ely A6204 42933 10. Larbert and District A .. 611 432922 1 1 . K i n r o s s a n d M i l n a t h o r t . . 61 0522936 1 2 . F a l k i r k L o r d R o b e r t s 6 01512926 FOUR TH DIVISION. ROUND I. 15th Brighton Co. B.B. Old Boys 494 beat Lewisham A 487. Watford and District A 492 beat B.L., Waliington, A 483. City of Newcastle A 490 beat Ardeer Recreation 487. S w a n s e a A 4 9 0 b e a t W o o d a l l D u c k h a m A 4 8 3 . R o i h c r h a m A 4 8 5 b e a t Ta f a r n a u b a c h A 4 7 6 . Mountain Ash Constitutional 477 iv.o., Hull City Engineers cards not received. ROUND 2. Ardeer Recreation B 495 heat Rothcrham A^87. S w a n s e a A 4 9 4 b e a t C i t y o f N e w c a s t l e A 4 9 0 . . L e w i s h a m A 4 9 1 b e a t W o o d a l l D u c k h a m A 4 8 2 . 1 3 t h B r i g h t o n C o . B . B . O l d B o y s 4 9 1 b e a t B . L . , Wa l i i n g t o n , A 4 8 8 . Watford and District A 490 beat Hull City Engineers 488. Mountain Ash Constitutional 481 beat Tafarnaubach A 473. WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UKMarch, 1943.T H E R I F L E M A N 61 ROUND 3. Rolhcrham A 495 hi-dt Swansea A 492. „ . ^ . 13th Brighton Co. B.B. Old Boys 494 w.n., Hull City Engineers cards not received. Woodall Duckham A 493 beat B.L., Wallington, A 492. Mountain Ash Constitutional 491 beat Watford and District A 498. Lewisham A 487 beat City of Newcastle 484. Tafarnaubach A 487 beat Ardcer Recreation B 484. ROUND 4. . 13th Brighton Co. B.B. Old Boys 498 heat Wjitford and District A 486. "Woodall Duckham A 49! beat Hull City Engineers 475. B.L., Wallington, A 490 w.o. City of Newcastle A cards not received. Swansea A 488 beat Tafarnaubach A 470. Lewisham A 488 lied with Rotherham A 488. Ardecr Recreation B 488 beat Mountain Ash Constitutional 487. ROUND 5. R o t h e r h a m A 4 9 7 b e a t B . L . , W a l l i n g t o n , A 4 8 4 . , . 13th Brighton Co. B.B. (Old Boys) 494 beat Mountain Ash Constitutional 492. Woodall-Duckham A 489 beat Watford and District A 483. Swansea A 488 lied with Ardeer Recreation B 488. L e w i s h a m A 4 8 2 b e a t T a f a r n a u b a c h A 4 6 4 . ' Hull City Engineers v. City of Newcastle A. Neither team returned cards. ROUND 6. , Swansea A 495 beat Mountain Ash Constitutional 493. 13th Brighton Coy. B.B. (Old Boys) 493 beat Woodall-Duckham A 486. Ardeer Recreation B 491 beat Lewisham A B.L., Wallington, A 490 beat Tafarnaubach A 477. Rotherham A 488 Acar City Engineers 482. . •City of Newcastle A 487 beat Watford and District A 485. League table, 14lh February, 1943 : 1. 13lh Brighton B.B. (Old Boys) 2. Swansea A .. 3 . R o t h e r h a m A 4 . A r d e e r R e c r e a t i o n B 5 . L e w i s h a m A 6 . W o o d a l l - D u c k h a m A 7. Mountain Ash Constitutional 8. B.L.. Wallington, A 9. W atford and District A .. 10. City of Newcastle .. 11 . T a f a r n a u b a c h A 1 2 . H u l l C i t y E n g i n e e r s S. 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 •6 6 6 I w.D.L. P.Agg. 60012 2964 4119 2947 4119 2940 3I27 2933 3272923 303 » 6 2924 303 62921 2 0442927 2044 2925 20441951 105 0 2847 0 0601445 FIFTH DIVISION. . r o u n d 1 . Alexandra Palace B 496 heal Rolls Royce 488. Harrow A 495 beat Wood Top A 490. Paisley 492 beat F Coy., 14th ^n. H.G. 487. Peterborough Twenty 487 bear Winburgh Cdizens B 484. Bognor Regis A 486 beat Little Clacton A 47 . Leeds B 486 beat Hamiltons B 475. round 2. Hamiltons B 494 beat Peterborough Twenty 487. -Wood Top A 493 beat Royce 490. ^ F Coy., 14th Middlesex Bn. H.G.. *1'f eat Harrow A 488. Alexandra Palace B 490 6«". Leeds B 487. Paisley 490 beat Bognor Regis A ' Sf Little Clacton A 485 beat Edinburgh Citizens B 483. ROUND 3. Paisley 495 beat Edinburgh Citizens B 484. Kr^Sf^ TVe'n^yW^eVn^ Palace B 488. Wood ToTaIIs'*^^^ B"- "-G- Little Clacton A 491 beat Hamiltons B 487. ROUND 4. Rolls Royce 495 hettt Pe'^rborough Twenty 484. ^'4'tl? Mid"°B"h. 492 beat Bognor Regis A 485. AlSindra PaUicc B 492 beat Little Clacton A 4B4. ^^rurgh adzens B 490 Harow A 481. Leeds B 487 beat Wood Top A 486. ROUND 5. Wood Top zV 495 beat Bognor Regis A 490. Pafsky 494 beat Alexandra Palace B 491. ijn^Jifnns B 494 beat Harrow A 476. 489 {^"J'p^CoLMtVMiddlescx Bn. H.G. 489. Little Clacton A 486 beat Rolls-Royce 481. ROUND 6. Paislev 491 beat Rolls-Royce 482. 1 i'/'ds* B 493 beat Little Clacton A 487. Il^miltons B 492 beat F Coy., 14th Middlesex Bn. H.G. 488. HaSow A 489 tied with Alexandra Palace B 489 Edinburgh Citizens B 488 beat Bognor Regis A 487. Peterborough Twenty 486 beat Wood Top A 485. League table. 14th February, 1943 : 1 . P a i s l e y . . 2. Peterborough Twenty 3. Alexandra Palace B 4. Wood Top A 5. Hamiltons B 6. Little Clacton 7 . f v l i d d l e s c x H . G . 9. Edinburgh Citizens B 1 0 . B o g n o r R e g i s A . . 11 . R o l l s - R o y c e 12. Harrow A S.W.D.L.P.Agg. 6600122956 640082923 63I272946 630362937 63 0362932 63 0 36291 1 630362831 6 0 1352933 6 2135 2918 6 2 044 2926 62044 2925 61 •1 43 2913 SIXTH DIVISION. ROUND 1. Keelby Institute A 490 beat B.T.H., Rugby, A 486. H e n l e y - o n - T h a m e s H . G . 4 8 7 b e a t R . A . E . A 4 8 2 . S.A.S.. Hythe.Wing, A 487 beat Hendon and Cricklewood B 482. Inland Revenue 486 tied with Reading Aerodrome 486. We y b r i d g e 4 8 6 b e a t M a r c h A 4 8 3 . C.I.Y.M.S., Belfast, 482 beat Ale.xandra Palace C 467. ROUND 2. Hcnley-on-THlimes H.G. 492 beat C.I.Y.M.S., Belfast, 487. B.T.H., Rugby , A 492 beat W eybridge 486. Reading Aerodrome 491 tied with R.A.E. A 491. March A 484 tied with Inland Revenue 484. Hendon and Cricklewood B tied with Keelby Institute A 483. Alexandra Palace C 483 beat S.A.S.. Hylhe Wing. A 482. ROUND 3. Inland Revenue 493 beat B.T.H., Rugby, A 489. Henley-on-Thames H.G. 482 beat S.A.S., Hythe Wing. A 481. A l e x a n d r a P a l a c e C 4 9 0 b e a t H e n d o n a n d C r i c k l e w o o d B 4 6 6 . Reading Aerodrome 489 beat C.I.Y.M.S., Belfast, 476. K e e l b y I n s t i t u t e A 4 8 8 b e a t W e y b r i d g e A 4 8 6 . March 486 beat R.A.E. A 480. ROUND 4. R.A.E. A 493 beat B.T.H.. Rugby, A 489. Henley-on-Thames H.G. 491 beat Alexandra Palace C 484. Reading Aerodrome 489 tied with S.A.S., Hythe Wing, A 489. Inland Revenue 488 beat Keelby Institute A 484. H e n d o n a n d C r i c k l e w o o d B 4 8 6 b e a t W e v b r i d g e 4 7 8 . March A 486 beat C.I.Y.M.S., Belfast, 474. ROUND 5. Reading Aerodrome 495 heat Alexandra Palace C 484. Henley-on-Thames H.G. 494 beat Hendon and Cricklewood B 485. We y b r i d g e 4 9 2 b e a t I n l a n d R e v e n u e 4 9 0 . March A 491 beat S.A-.S., Hythe Wing A 484. R.A.E. A 491 beat Keelby Institute A 487. B.T.H., Rugby, A 487 beat C.I.Y.M.S., Belfast, 484. ROUND 6. B.T.H., Rugby, A 494 beat S.A.S., Hythe Wing, A 493. Henley-on-Thames H.G. 490 beat Reading Aerodrome 488. R.A.E. A 489 beat Weybridge 485. Keelby Institute A 486 beat C.I.Y.M.S., Belfast, 479. Inland Revenue 483 beat Hendon and Cricklewood B 481. Alexandra Palace C 478 beat March A 477. League table, 14th February, 1943. S. W . D. L. P . Agg. 1 . H e n l e y - o n - T h a m e s H . G . . . . . 6 6 0 0 1 2 2 9 4 6 2. Inland Revenue .. .. .. 6 3 2 1 8 2924 3. Reading Aerodrome .. .. 6 2 3 1 7 2938 4. Royal Aircraft Establishment .. 6 3 1 2 7 2926 5 . K e e l b y I n s t i t u t e A . . . . 6 3 1 2 7 2 9 1 8 6. March A 6 3 1 2 7 2907 7. B.T .H., Rugby , A 6 3 0 3 6 2937 8. Alexandra Palace C .. ... 6 3 0 3 6 2886 9. W eybridge A .. .. ,.6 2 0 4 4 2913 10. S.A.S., Hythe Wing, A .. ..6 1 I 4 3 2916 11 . H e n d o n a n d C r i c k l e w o o d B , . . 6 1 I 4 3 2 8 8 1 12. C.I.Y .M.S., Belfast 6 1 0 5 2 2882 SEVENTH DIVISION. ROUND I. C i t y o f L o n d o n P o l i c e B 4 9 2 b e a t K o d a k A 4 8 1 . F e l t h a m a n d D i s t r i c t A 4 9 0 b e a t S w a n s e a B 4 8 3 . Lewisham B 483 vr.o., Morrislon H.G., cards not received. 8th E.R., West Hull Bn. H.G. B 481 beat Batheaston 479. B u t e 4 8 0 b e a t N a t u r a l H i s t o r y M u s e u m 4 7 9 . Borough of Southend-on-Sea *478 tied with City of Newcastle B 478. ROUND 2. Batheaston 487 beat City of Newcastle B 388. S w a n s e a B 4 8 6 b e a t B u t e 4 8 2 . F e l t h a m a n d D i s t r i c t A 4 8 2 b e a t L e w i s h a m B 4 7 6 . Kodak A 481 beat Borough of Southend-on-Sea 477. 8lh E.R., West Hull Bn. H.G. B 481 beat Natural History Museum 466. City of London Police B 484 u .o., Morriston H.G. cards not received. ROUND 3. City of London Police B 490 heat Borough of Southcnd-on-Sea 472. B a t h e a s t o n 4 8 9 b e a t K o d a k 4 8 2 . B u t e 4 8 9 b e a t L e w i s h a m B 4 8 3 . 8th E.R., West Hull Bn., H.G. B 488 beat Swansea B 486. Feltham and District A 483, u-.o., Morriston H. G. cards not received. Natural History Museum 482 beat City of Newcastle B 481. ROUND 4. Swansea B 490 w.o.. City of Newcastle B cards not received. Kodak A 490 beat Natural History Museum 480. City of London Police B 488 beat Feltham and District A 481. Lewisham B 485 tied with 8th E.R., .West Hull Bn. H.G. B 485. B u t e 4 8 1 , u ' . o . , M o r r i s t o n H . G . c a r d s n o t r e c e i v e d . Borough of Southend-on-Sea 475 beat Batheaston 474. ^ R O U N D 5 . F e l t h a m a n d D i s t r i c t A 4 9 1 b e a t B u t e 4 8 1 . 8 l h E . R . , W e s t H u l l B n . H . G . B 4 8 6 w. o . , M o r r i s t o n H . G . c a r d s n o t r e c e i v e d . C i t y o f L o n d o n P o l i c e B 4 8 4 b e a t B a t h e a s t o n 4 7 8 . Natural History Museum 480 beat Borough of Soutliend-on-Sca 471. K o d a k A 4 7 8 h e a l S w a n s e a B 4 7 6 . Lewisham B 472 iv.o., City of Newcastle B cards not received. ROUND 6. Swansea B 491 beat Borough of Southcnd-on-Sea 484. F e l t h a m a n d D i s t r i c t . A 4 8 6 b e a t 8 i h E . R . W e s t M u l l B n . H . G . B 1 8 5 . City of London Police B 485 heal Bute 481. K o d a k . A 4 8 1 b e a t L e w i s h a m B 4 7 6 . Batheaston 473 beat Natural History Musem 467. City of Newcastle B 94 u'.y., Morriston H.G. cards not received. 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