The complete annual for 1946 of the wartime journal issues of the Society of Miniature Rifle Clubs

< Previous34 T H E R I F L E M A N competition No in a, «• „ fmedal Md Ite.), 195 ; 2 E KnW No. 2.—1 A. F. Read, Southend Vv,Ti^f;—Works fSs^^o'i 5?' Nam (bronze medal and 7s. 6d.), 192 ; '91 : .H. Russell, West Ham f5s.), 191. (medal and 1^. 6d.), 193 I^Compstition No. 3.—1 F. W. G. Brook, Colchester 19^' ' '^"'^"ats Works f7s Nam (bronze medal and 10s.), 197 ; r - . . 1 9 6 ; H . B a i n e s , Wo o d s , C o l c h e s t e r ( 7 s . 6 d . ) , L-ompetition No 15 a ChalleneeCompetitions 9, 10 and II.—1 E. Robinson, ftronze medal and 12s. 6d.), 682; 2 V . French, 6 h' ®^^'-„?™''ucts Worfo fl ,a\ 674 ; 3 F. W. G. Brook Colchester (6s. 3d.), 6 H. Bames, Woods, Colch^er ^-^672 = 6 A. J. Lee, Products Works (5s.), 670 ; Autumn, 1946. Towler Shield. DouM, so EVENTS shield Md six medals). 2 3|j double 100. Team of 6.—West Ham A (the , Rodwell Cup. 25 sAh so ... • Team of 5.—Ckilchester (the cup and 5 medals). 978. Kingsman Shi a.—Colchester (the cup and 5 medals), medals), ®1^?93 ; ^^^Icheter'"l" "1—' West Ham A (the shield and 4 Na„„.a. S.„lce Cup•«n». ap«ia, JS XS<£ iJSrSap" division 1- West Ham A .. 2. Mersea Island A 3. sSouthend 4. ^Chester A ;;; 5. West Ham B . 1 S. 12 12 12 12 12 W. 8 7 7 4 2 T. 1 1 0 division 2 s. W . T . - 1 2 9 0 - - " 2 6 2 12 5 2 12 5 0 w~. XT completed matches. ° WalthaiSfo^ ^y^"(5t;ot^-^ii). division 3 S. W . 12 1 1 ... 12 9 12 6 12 5 12 4 12 3 . * N completed matches. WmW a plated medals). "eeiey A (5 bronze medals). DIVISION 4 1 . H a r l a n d & W o l l f a W . T . L . 2 . P r o d u c t s A 1 2 1 0 0 2 3 . W o o d s B ■■ 1 2 8 0 4 4 . W e s t H a m D " • • • • • • ' 1 2 5 2 5 5 . M i d - E s s e x B ■ " • ■ • • • 1 2 5 1 6 6 . J P o l i c e 1 2 5 0 7 7 . L i t t l e C l a c t o n B ' " " 1 2 4 0 8 H, , ^ ^ completed matches. ' ^ Products i^tronzimfd^Ts).''"'''^'' DIVISION 5 1 . H a r l a n d & W o l l f B ® 2. Webbs A . " 3. Mid-Essex C 4. East Ham B 5. Weeley B 6. West Ham E 7 . P r o d u c t s B L. 3 4 5 7 9 1. West Ham C ■ . " c s i n a m c 2. W^thamstow Emign 3. Colchester B i' b" 5. Wouldham Works B 1. Woods A 2. Weeley A 3. Mid-Essex A 4. Me^ Island E ' 5- S^f^iJamstow Trolley Bus a"" Agg. 5897 5889 5862 5857 5821 P. 17 15 14 9 5 L.Agg.P. 3 5846 18 4 5360» 14 5 582012 75828 10 9 5295 » 6 T. L.Agg.P. 0 15813 22 03 5788 18 06579212 255286» 12 1 7 5757 9 18 5739 7 010 5702 4 Agg. 5784 5758 5718 4311» 5741 5698 5639 P. 20 16 12 11 10 8 7 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 W. 10 9 7 6 5 4 0 T.L. Agg. P. 1 1 5709 21 0 3 5603 18 14 566015 0 65563 12 0 7 5563 10 08 4657* 8 012 55140 * 9 completed matches. Webbs aWou^ Sedili;" division 1. Vm Den Burghs and Jurgcns A 2. RippJesidc H.G. 3. Wouldham Works B !! 4 . M i d - E s s e x D . . . 5. Walthamstow Trolley Bus B " 6. L.N.E.R. A ... ... 7. John Knight A ... 12 1 2 9 5474 Rfp"p£id"e H^g^lfbrn'^iL^'^ed^aJ^^ 6 S. W.T. L. 12 9 12 12 90 3 1253 4 126 1 5 12 41 7 124 08 12 12 9 Agg. 5663 5663 5667 5629 5566 5464 5474 P. 19 18 13 13 9 S. W.T. 12 12 0 128 0 126 0 1250 12 5 0 12 41 121 1 DIVISION 7 1. Tate & Lylc 2. L.N.E.R. B 3. 17th Colchester ii.G. A 5.- We"sV'H^a^^"F^^"=™°^''^ ^ - 7! J^oZ^hSightt?..^"' * 9 completed matches. Tate & Lyie (5 silver plated medals). L.N.E.R. B (5 bronze medals). DIVISION 8 S. W . T . B e n ﬂ e e t J u n i o r s 1 0 9 0 W e b b s B . . . . 1 0 8 0 Little Clacton C 10 5 0 1 7 t h C o l c h e s t e r H . G . B . . . 1 0 5 0 S o u t h E s s e x W a t e r w o r k s B 1 0 2 0 John Knight C 10 1 0 Benﬂeet Juniors (5 silver plated medals). Webbs B (5 bronze medals). L. Agg. P. 0565024 4 5475 16 6 5402 12 7 533010 74135* 10 75344 9 10 52263 L. Agg. P. I 4448 18 2 453816 5 4396 10 5 438810 84204 4 9 4183 2 Tr o p h y. A w a r d e d t o Greville and National National Service Cup County Team Championship for the J. A. A. Mckelburg the team of the club with the highest combined aggregate in the prvice Cup League.—West Ham A : Greville League 5,916, Lcflguc 5,o97—11,813. COLCHESTER R.C. OPEN PRIZE MEETING On Sunday, 25th August, the Colchester R.C. held their ﬁrst all-day post-war small-bore prize meeting on the Middlewick fanees, by pel mission of the O.C. Colchester Garrison.' Forty-eight marksmen and women from clubs in the locality were present to shoot in the 18 events arranged over distances of 25, 50 and 100 yards. In good weather the programme was successfully completed due chieﬂy to the untiring work of the statistical ofﬁcer, Mr. T. H. Motson, the range ofﬁcers, Messrs. C. H. Brook and W. H. L. Gosling other helpers and the energetic runners headed by Master Maurice Gosling. Ct. G. E. 'Weavers, of the local No. 1 Holding Battalion, proved himself champion of the meeting by making the ﬁne score of 693 out of T possible 700 in the Class " A " open aggregate. Ill the competitions reserved for members of the Colchester R.C., the club captain, Mr. W. H. L. Gosling, had outstanding success in winning the " Bailey " Challenge Cup (club championship) and the Coi. Lockbum tankard, which is awarded to the competitor who has never previously won a club trophy.' M. Bands, vice-captain of the club, made the highest score in the young shots competition and there- 1 Young Shots " Cup for one year. When the shooting had ended with a most exciting and closely contested disc " breaking event at 100 yards, won by a team com prising Messrs. G. E. Weavers, H. A. Offord and A. S. Hider the large company gathered round the large tent, provided by the military authorities, to see the club president, Mr. Lu Marden nresent the prizes as follows :— Open. Class A.—Treble 25 yards : 1 Lt. Weavers, 2 C. H. Brook 3 T H Motson and W (X Barrett. Double 50 yards : 1 Lt. Weavers, 2 C. H Brook 3 Double 100 yards : 1 Lt. Weavers and W. H L GoslinK 3 T. H. Motson. Aggregate : 1 Lt. Weavers, 2 T. H. Motson, 3 C H Brook Open CI^s B.—Treble 25 yards : 1 C. S. Robins and G A. Bare'ham 3 F Loates. Doubk 50 yards : 1 C. S. Robins, 2 G. A. Bareham A J OwS^'s aifd ""•h rPw h 2"'''! 2 J- Deeks, 3 M. bands crRotos and F. W. Brook. Aggregate : 1 C. S. Robins, 2 G. A. Bareham 3 F "Loates T-,. S^?n —Treble 25 yards : 1 E. Robinson, 2 N. A. Barwood *3 H Bare '® \ 2 F. Bowcock, 3 e/Robinson Sd S Rdbin^^^^^ Ksor2'H.''Birl,^i N° A°.'Barwo'^'d^" ' "" and ITO yards : W. H. L. Gosling, 2 W. G. Barrett, 3 H. W. E. (Sjusins " Col g f c h e s f e r AT ^ z t ^ J l ^ i i e s Te r i ' L h t f = ' Fife and Kinross Association of Small-Bore Riﬂe Clubs . weather conditions the Fife and Kinross Association held their annual shoot on the Dunfermline M.R.C.'s range on Satur- day, 17th August, when the Individual Championship and the Team Championships were decided. The Individual Championship was competed for by 70 entrants £?"?. consisted of the aggregate of 20 shots at 25 yards, 20 shots at 50 yards, and 20 shots at 100 yards. The result was :— co-r ' 9"w' and Milnathort (Raphael Cup and the County silver medal), 592 X 600 2 W. Buchanan, Sands, 590 ; 3 W. Jack, Guardbridge, 589 ; 4 W ™ann Guardbndgc, 587 , 5 R. Smith, Kirkcaldy, 586 ; 6 J. W. Wilson, Dunfermline W Dawson, Kinross, and A. Murray, Guardbridge, 585. "niermime, W. ^iNners of the open team competition were Kinross and MilnathOTt wuh a score of 790 x 800, 2 Du'nfennline and GuardKe 785 X 800. This was for the Lindsay Shield. utznugtz WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UKAutumn, 1946.T H E R I F L E M A N 35 Competition 2. Double 50.—1 T. Walker, 200 ; 2 W. Buchanan, 199 ; 3 W. Jack, 198. Competition 3. Double 100.—1 T. Walker, 195 ; 2 A. Murray and D. M. Foster , Dunfermline, 194. , . „ Competition 8. Class " B," Double 25.—1 Mrs. T. Walker, Kinross, 196 ; 2 D. Drummond, Dunfermline, 195. Competition 9. Class " B," Single 50.—1 J. Bell, Dysart, 98 ; 2 H. Freeman, Dysart, C. Aitkenhe.ad, St. Andrews, and J. Cuthbert, Dunfermline, 97. Competition 10. Class " B," Single 100.—1 W. Robertson, St. Andrews, 98 ; 2 H. Freeman, Dysart, 96 ; 3 P. Herd, Cupar, A. J. Thom, St. Andrews, and R. Gardiner , Dunfermline, 95. , . . ,. _ Competition 11. Class " B," Aggregate.—1 J. Latimer, Kinross, 384; 2 D. Drummond, Dunfermline, 382, and C. Aitkenhead, St. Andrews, 382 ; 4 H. Free man. Dysart, and R. Gardiner, Dunfermline, 381 ; 6 J. Bell, Dysart, and A. J. Thom, St. Andrews, 379. „ Second Division, Team Shoot.—1 Dysart H.G. B, 778 ; 2 St. Andrews H.G. C, 770. Disc Breaking at 100 yards. Teams of three (ballotted).—Winning team con sisted of J. Wann, B.almullo, J. Rae, Dunfermline, and A. Mathieson, St. Andrews. The results of the other competitions were as follows A record entry of competitors was obtained at the meeting and the range was fully occupied the whole time. T h e D u n f e r m l i n e C l u b i s t o b e c o n g r a t u l a t e d o n . t h e w a y t h e meeting was nin and for all the preparatory work ihitt was necessary beforehand. This resulted in one of the ﬁnest meetings the Associa tion. had held up to date. The Association was greatly indebted to the 2nd Fife (Y.M.C.A.) Troop of Boy Scouts for the use of their marquee which was used for the beneﬁt of competitors, and every riﬂeman at the meeting was high in their praise for the smartness and efﬁciency of the Scouts who acted as target runners under the leadership of Patrol Leader R. Gardiner, Jnr. Glamorgan R.A. The 19th annual small-bore riﬂe meeting of the above Association was held at Tondu Range on Saturday, 7th September, 1946. In spite of the unpleasant weather of the past week a good number of enthusiastic riﬂemen attended and took part in one of the most keenly contested meetings yet seen on the Tondu range. The shooting was done in the open air on a range which left little to be desired from the marksman's point of view, and, what is equally important, they were blessed with a ﬁne day, little wind and good "^'^Competitions took place at 25, 50 and 100 yards, and some very good scores were put on at all of these ranges. The Dhotoeraoh shows Mrs. L. F. Sloane-Stanley presenting the Stamford Young ChallengeTrophy to the captain of the Ro?s team. Also in the plcwre are Mr. H. N. Braddell, Chairman of the Association, and Mr. A. C. Hoskms, secretary. A feature of the day's shooting was the triumph over all comers of young Arthur Williams of Cardiff City R.C. This brilliant young marksman of 16 scored an aggregate of 783 out of a highest possible score of 800, obtained by ﬁring 30 shots at 25, 30 at 50, and 20 at 100 yards. His score included 100, three 99s, two 98s and 96, and a very un- duck y 9 4 . In the unlimited, Williams had an aggregate through the same ranges of 295 out of a possible 300, being third place to Ale.xander with 298, and his own father with 296—both of Cardiff City R.C. By his remarkable shoot Williams becomes the winner of the Glamorgan County Championship Cup and the G.R.A. Silver Medal and a money prize. The runner-up was G. D. F. Steward of Swansea R.C. with a score of 782, M. J. Williams of Mountain Ash, last year's winner, being third with a score of 780- Highest possibles were put on by S. Alexander, R. G. Elias, A. Williams and H. Williams (Cardiff City R.C.), I. L. Roberts (Swansea R.C.) and M. Williams (Mountain Ash R.C.). The Grifﬁths' Shield for Highest Team Aggregate was won again this year by Cardiff City R.C. with a score of 2,341. Te a m : S . A l e x a n d e r, H . W i l l i a m s , A . W i l l i a m s . The runners-up being Swansea R.C. B team ; score, 2,311. Herefordshire R.A. The ﬁrst summer prize meeting of the Herefoidshire R.A., held at Bradbury Lines, Hereford, on Saturday and Sunday, 24th and 25th August, was a great success. Over 200 competitors took pait, 830 targets were shot in the various competitions, and the organisa tion was so good that the prizegiving took place a few minutes before the advertised time. Mr. J. B. Hutchinson, the vice-chairman, was the outstanding competitor, and he took the chief awards. It was interesting to note that women competitors were prominent. Miss KatWeen Weeks captained Painter's B in the championship ﬁnal, and was top scorer for her side with 98. The brunt of the work fell on Mr. H. N. Braddell, the chairman, and Mr. A. C. Hoskins, the hon. secretary, but their efforts were enthusiastically backed by a hard-working body of ofﬁcials. Mr. E. .1. Hawker, the county captain, was the chief range ofﬁcer, and the chief statistical ofﬁcer was Mr. F. J. Cockrell. , T h e o n l y d i s a p p o i n t i n g n o t e w a s struck at the prize distribution, when Mr. Braddell announced that that would the last occasion on which he would be present in an ofﬁcial capacity, as he is leaving the county. He said how much he had enjoyed his association with the miniature riﬂe clubs of the county, and congratulated all concerned on the suc cess of their ﬁrst summer meeting. He was sure they would all agree that they m u s t b e e v e n m o r e a m b i t i o u s a n o t h e r year and have competitions at 50 and 100 yards. Mr. Braddell went on to pay a warm tribute to the work of Mr. Hoskins, and said the success achieved by the Associa tion was in a great measure due to his ef forts. The president (Lt.-Col. L. F. Sloane- Stanley, O.B.E.) spoke of the regret they all felt that Mr. Braddell was leaving the county, tuid said that though it was true that Mr. Hoskins had done e.xcellent Work it was also true that Mr. IJraddell had been an ideal chairman, and he shared in the triumph which had been achieved. The Committee had also worked well, and the result had been a highly success ful season, crowned by an opeir meeting which they had all enjoyed. Col. Sloane-Stanley then presented Mr. Braddell with a silver tankard, to the purchase of which all the clubs in the Association contributed. Mrs. Sloane-Stanley then preseiited the awards, and she afterwards received a bouquet from Miss K. Weeks, of Painter's Sports Club. Acknowledgments to the " Hereford Times.' WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UK36 T H E M F L E M A N Autumn, 1946. The prize-wiimers were :— Herefordshire League.—^Division 1, Colwall; Division 2, Mathon ; Division 3, Army Cadets (Ross) ; Division 4, Eardisland. Members of the winning teams all received bronze medals, and the bronze medals for the best average by an individual in each division went to : A. B. Phillips (Ross R.C.). C. R. Warner (Bosbury), Cpl. R. Moody (A.C.F., Ledbury) and W. P. Yeomans (Canon Pyon). Chairman's Silver Medal Competition.—P. Wargent (Mordiford), 94. President's Silver Challenge Tankard Competition.—Mr. J. B. Hutchinson (Homme Green), 295 ; runner-up, E. J. Hawker (Homme Green), 293. Individual Championship.—Mr. J. B. Hutchinson (the Carden Cup and the S.M.R.C. county silver medal), 397 • runner-up, J. H. Edwards (Homme Green) (Association silver medal), 390. Stamford Young Challenge Trophy.—In the final, Ross B beat Painter's D, 387— 385 (the trophy and four bronze medals). ^ C h a m p i o n s h i p . — I n t h e f i n a l H o m m e G r e e n b e a t P a i n t e r ' s ® cc S Hereford Times Challenge Bowl and eight silver medals). The Association " (IQ rounds).—1 A. C. Hoskins (Painter's), 99 ; 2 Col. C. S. (Homme Green), 99 ; 3 E. J. Hawker 99. Seven other prizes to be awarded. Twenty-five" (10 rounds at each of two cards).—1 J. B. Hutchin son, 199 ; 2 D. A. Lee (Hereford), 197 ; 3 J. H. Edwards, 196. Seven other prizes to be awarded. . J' L. Trafford " (10 rounds).—1 J. B. Hutchinson, 100 ; 2 H. N. Braddell be awarded ' ^ I^awker and C. W. Shawcross (Ross), 98. Six other prizes to T -D pointy ^dividual Championship " (aggregate of three competitions).—1 }V : 2 J. H. Edwards, 390 ; 3 (eqilal) H. N. Braddell, D. A. Lee irVu" ,r Coy., Hereford H.G.), 389. Five other prizes to be awarded. C W Shiweross 98° Col. C. S. Young and D. A. Lee, 100 ; 3 Xh. " C- f Seven other prizes to be awarded. 94 • 2 L • Unlimited Entry Competition.—I J. H. Lewis (Bromyard).' ^e (Tarnngton). 90 ; 3 W. Living (Bromyard). -88. Hawker 99 -nv v ® Unlimited.—Prizes won by J. B. Hutchinson, 100 ; E. J. awarded for' Sir«"of Edwards. 99. Other prizes to be X ) " U n l i m i t e d . — P r i z e s w e r e w o n b y J . B . H u t c h i n s o n , 1 3 0 : u. A. j-ee, tuy. Other competitors with scores of 99. Hertfordshire S.B.R.A. nriz^^o^^r^A competitors shot at the meeting, the cash ? 641 nii^f 8s,, and the cards shot numbering w ^ f o r H e r t s . T h e o f ﬁ c i a l s , M e s s r s . G . their efﬁcfpnt W. H. Fuller, all earn warm thanks for men- eincient managemeiit. MEETING, 1946 Eeadmg results : 2L.§a'^ ("The Ware Parish Bowl" and £I lOs.), 296 1 S. A. Sinﬁeld (5s ekchL 29^" 293 ; 4, 5. 6 R. Richford, F. Atkins and 3 G.^"."MitchSl (m7) M5?7?r" m ^ (£'), 295 ; C o m p e t i t i o n 3 — 1 h A - TA - ( 5 s . ) . 2 9 5 . dal anH cnrv*. ^ ( The Forrester-Walker Cup," the County silver .,1 r.n. ^ , 3 L. Oay (7s. 6d.), 587. medal and £1) 590" • 2 R p ■ ForresI Competition 4-1 ^88 : 3 „ Competition 5 l w' (15s.), 197 ; 2 A. Commition 6 Gayton (15s.). 195 ; 2 Grp. Com^tiSon 7Z uGamey (15s.), 192 ; 2 E. J. i 2 A. Wright (lbs.), 197 1. Cpt. Bullock (IDs.), 195. Allen (lOs.), 190. Farquharson (ICs.), 196. Competition 7~i U5s.). 192 ; 2 E. J. . Competition 8 i Sf ""rF.',"®" U^s ). 196 ; 2 K Competition 9~i ^''1: U5<!.). 193 ; 2 Mrs. Ball (IDs.). 192. Competition 10 —I s" T A ^ J. Hawksby (lOs.), 194. Competition 71 i e'4'£' ^ ( U, 1.559 ; 2 St. Albans (lOs.). 1,549. Compefo on I'^ G. B (£1), 389 ; 2 S.T.C. A (lol). 387. Competition 13"~i ^cross (£1). 383 ; 2 S.T.C. C (10s.). 374. , Competitioii 14 1 6™=!?" (^U- 586 ; 2 St. Albans (15s.). 585. 3 Mrs. Hill (5s.), ibT Sharpe (12s. 6d.), 194 ; 2 Mrs. Tasker (12s. 6d.). 194 ; ... Competition'15 u..j_ , s will be shot for or, , 'contributions to the Range Boys „ Competitioii6^ r^ge in the near future, w. J. Smith and L W G. N. Brucknel (25s. each), 200 ; .3 and Competition I7-T weach). 199. 'Com ti'^^' ' Fowles (30s.). 199 ; 2 and 3 A. A. Dee. L. W. Wickens (15s. each). 19°7° W. B. Godwin (30s.). 198 ; 2 and 3 P. H. Ash, V. H. Gilbert Competition 19 i u x. Gilbert (lOs.), 590 • 4 w 6 Graves (30s.). 592 ; 2 L. W. Wickens (20s.). 592 : 3 V. H J. C^ke (2s. 6d. each) 589 (2s. 6d.). 590 ; 5. 6. 7 W. B. Godwin. J. h5i '^'°^'comprtV°'^ ^ ^ G. J. Aylett ^ ' - ""nl 8 Miss Hill, F. L. Vincent (15s. (85s. each). ,93 ; 3 and 4 D. ShiU Windrow. C. J. Aylett 578 ; 2 C. Wood (20s.). 574 ; 3. 4. 5 A E DisixM" °S ® 8"- U. Vincent (2s. 6d.). 568 ; j P a i r s D i s c ( 1 6 s . ) ; r u n n e r s - u p . S t . A l b a n s ( 8 s . ) . Coyston (3s. 9d. each), "• Fo'I^r (7s. 3d. each); G. Mitchell. Mrs. Gomni entry prize lists omitted for Jack of space, range after thfnwetffif at a°r available, on the S.T.C. tion free of charge!"''Avemgerow {"^P®®' shot and not the comMSs) yards (based on actual cards noses if reouiroH _'P®U('ons) can bo supplied for classification pur- Smo. beSSedTn SS """"""" Competitors can be supplied with their complete scores provided they submit a stamped addressed envelope, and a one shilling P.O. Competitors can also be supplied with their scores on each un limited competition on payment of one shilling per competition. All cards were sent to salvage after 31st July. L a n a r k M . R . A , The A.G.M. was well attended, and the question of our change of title to accommodate the Lanarkshire Association is still in the air, but this will be decided at an extraordinary general meeting in three weeks' time to discuss the matter fully. "The ofﬁcer-bearers elected arc as follows :—Hon. president. Sir Hector MacNeill, Lord Provost of Glasgow ; hon. vice-presidents, Anne Lady Birkmyre, Col. V. D. Warren, D.S.O., Major D. C. Incc, M.C., William Murray, Esq., Andrew D. Kcir, Esq., Norman Mc.Monnies, Esq., M.C. ; chairman, A. G. Hutchison, Esq. ; vice-chairman, D. D. Eraser, Esq., Insurance R.C. ; joint hon. general secretaries and treasurers, D. McGillivray, Glasgow Police, and G. I. Hunter, Croftfoot R.C. ; match secretary, R. Gray, Glasgow Police R.C. ; captain, W. Kenny, Renﬁeld R.C. ; executive committee, J. D. Dow, Rutherglen R.C., E. Connor, First Glasgow R.C., R. G. Balfour, Insurance R.C., J. M. McLellan, Clydeside R.C. ; J. H. W. Hotchkiss, Martins R.C., P. S. McKay, , Glasgow Railway R.C., W. D. Smith, Barrhead R.C. ; Advisoiy Com mittee representative, A. D. Keir, Renﬁeld; auditor, G. A. Webster, C o m m e r c i a l B a n k o f S c o t l a n d . The afﬁliation fee to clubs has been increased to lOs. per annum, while the League team entries will be 7s. 6d. per team. The funds of the Association are in a fairly healthy state, the sum of £120 being in hand. The Association lost two hop. vice-presidents by death during the year, namely : David Woodrow, Bridge of Weir, and Fred Kelso, Glasgow. As a token for the respect in which these two gentlemen were held the members on the invitation of Mr. McMonnies, who presided, stood in silence for one minute. Another hon. vice-president, Major E. C. Cotching, M.C., J.P., resigned on his leaving the country f o r N e w Z e a l a n d . COMBINED PRIZE MEETING AT CROFTFOOT, JUNE, 1946 Leading results only MA TCH SECTION way a2s''6d')'''lj8"®°'^'^'^® 5"ls.).—1 P. S. MacKay, Glasgow Rail- T (80 shots at 50 yds.).—1 (equa)) A. A. Smith, Glasgow Police, and W. Buchan, Croftfoot (lis. 3d. each), 198. No. 3. The Double Hundred (20 shots at 100 yds.).—1 (equal) W. Ormiston, Rutherglen, and G. 1. Hunter, Croftfoot (lis. 3d. each), 195 ; 3 A. F. Howat, Glasgow Pohcc (7s. 6d.). 193. No. 4. The Stewart (conﬁned Championship of Lanarkshire) (aggregate of I, 2 and 3).—Holder, 1945, A. A. Smith, Glasgow Police.—I A. A. Smith, Glasgow Police (trophy, medal and £1), 586 ; 2 W. Buchanan, Croftfoot (i5s.) 585 • 3 A. F. Howat, Glasgow Police (10s.), 583. a w , a „ .,3So. 5. The Makeson (30 shots through the ranges).—I P. S. MacKay, Glasgow Radway ﬁroijy and 12s. 6d.), 296 ; 2 A. A. Smith, Glasgow PoUce (iOs.L 294. X. .The I.C.I. (grand aggregate of the meeting). Holder, 1945, N. Ackroyd, rr^fu-oxi'Zii Glasgow Police (trophy and £I lOs.), 880 ; 2 W. Buchanan, R nﬁ IH rt ^ Qa Zs Mackay, Glasgow Railway, and A. J. Steele, Renﬁeld (13s. 9d. each), 871 ; 5 A. F. Howat, Glasgow Police (10s.), 870 ; 6 G, I. & ° 6 d \ 1 l o ' ' ® 7.Ah® championship of the County). Holders, 1945, nronhTarn f C" MicKiy 296, G. I. Hunter 293, A. J. Steele 287) (trophy and £1), 876 i 2 Glasgow Police (9s.), 870. iz £• .T,h® Ladies' Twenty-Five.—1 Mrs. M. Kettle, Renfield (3s.), 94 ; 2 Miss '^'■Pby> W. of S. Ladies (2s. 6d.), 93. Mnr^v W H Kettle, Renﬁeld (3s.), 94 ; 2 Miss E. Mur^y, W. of S. Ladies (2s. 6d.), 93. 1 ivr-^°iur Tz x' U- Love (Ladies' Championship) (aggregate of Nos. 8 and 9).— orMment) ^69 Renﬁeld (silver medal), 188 ; 2 Miss Murray, Rutherglen (brooch Rntii!?r^L!,'v 7'^®. Novices.—1 (equal) J. Drysdale, Glasgow Police, and A. Drury, Rutherglen (medal and 6s. 3d. each), 97. • S E R V I C E S S E C T I O N SS' i, Tin Hat.—1 D. Turner, Bridge of Weir (12s. 6d.), 98. No. 7. Two-Bull H.G.—1 G. Aird, Therm. (I2s. 6d.), 192. w»iV J Championship (for Home Guard Cup).—1 D. Turner, Bridge aSo, 284 " '''^' 888 ; 2 G. Aird, Therm. (15s.). 285 ; 3 J. Auld, " 101 " I945'^Duinbreck''R ^!;®®°Pieiion Cup (the Service Team Championship). Holders, 183 ' ~ Uumbreck (C. Hutton 189. W. Collins 189 w MsnnVs JUNIOR SECTION Nos 1 and2) HnlrW Championsltip) (aggregate-of Competitions m: ewN™ of WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UKAutumn, 1946.T H E R I F L E M A N 37 NOVICES „ _ C o m p e t i t i o n . — I D . M T h c e , C r o f t f o o t ( 3 s . ) , 4 9 ; 2 S e a m a n Ta i t , N e l s o n o.C. (2s.), 44. * TT , ^ Competition (Junior Team Championship of Countv), Glasgow Cup. Holders, 1945. 32F. A.T.C.—I Nelson Sea Cadets (Campbell 90. Davidson 88, Lillie * ( t r o p h y a n d f o u r f o u n t a i n p e n s ) , 3 4 7 ; 2 D u m b r e c k ( 8 s . ) , 3 4 5 . 8 Competition (The Spitﬁre Cup) (conﬁned to A.T.C.). Holders, 1945, 67 Squadron A.T.C.—1 32F. A.T.C. (Cpl. Raine 86, Cpl. Williamson S3, Cdt. Brodie 76, Sgt. Brodie 70) (trophy and 8s.), 315. Only one team competed. D. M'Gillivray, Joint Hon. General Secretary. Lancaster R.A. S M A L L - B O R E S E C T I O N Result of Winter League, Div. 1 and 6, 1946 :— Tie shoot shoulder-to-shouldcr at Pilkii.gtons Range, St. Helens.—Lythain St' Anne's 493, Hutton 485, Lea and District 475. rie shoot for League aggregate.—R. C. Jacklin, Lytham. 97 ; L. Westray. Lea and District, 95. Position of winners, final league tables :— DIVISION 1 L y t h a m A Hutton A s. \v .D.L.P.Agg. II9 o 0 18 5425 119 . o 0185379 Au DIVISION 6 92018 5412 S.\v .D. L.P. Agg. 1110 1 0 20 5000 1110 1 0 205118 challenge shield', Harrogate R.C. ; The Ridings, West Riding. Leicestershire and Rutland S.B.R.A. Leading results of the Annual " County Championship " meeting held at Groby Ranges, Saturday and Sunday, 13th-14th July", 1946. Prizes presented by G. A. Poole, Esq., Vice-President of the Associa tion. No. 1 Competition. " Double 25 yards."—! L. Allen, " G " Div. Wardens (£1 17s. 6d.l, 198 ; 2 H. D. Samuel, Leicester and District (18s. 9d.), 196 (re-gauge 1981. 3 G. M. Bemrose, Leicester and District (lis. 3d.), 1 96 (re-gauge 198). 8th Batt. A ... Ilth Batt. C ... WINTER INDIVIDUAL LEAGUE, 1946 W i n n e r s o f D i v i s i o n s Division I, N. Cooper, Lytham, J ,192 ; Division 2, Mrs. Culf, Manchester, 1,191 ; Djvisjon 3, J. Grant, Lydgatc, 1,191 ; Division 4, J. L. Taylor, 86th Batt., 1,186 ; Division 5, W. Niblock, Hutton, 1,180; Division 6, J. L. Bccklon, Hutton. 1,176; Division 7, A. G. Hide, Hutton, 1,173 ; Division 8, L. Gobbi, Prescot, 1,172 ; Division 9. J. W. Brecn. 82nd Batt., 1,170 ; Division 10, R. Piatt, Lydgatc, 1,162 ; Division 11, L. Phillips, Prescot, 1,162 ; Division 12, A. Hardingham, Prcscot, 1,151 ; Division 13, S. Newton, Southport, 1,155 ; Division 14, H. King, 84th Batt., 1,154 ; Division 15, P. Knowlcs, Blackburn, 1,151 ; Division 16, N. Carlton, 11th Batt., 1,146 ; Division 17, J. Harrison, 84th Batt., 1,172 ; Divisi9n 18, Miss B. Dickson, W. and H., 1,129 ; Division 19, S. Smith, Bolton, 1,153 ; Division 20, —. Brooke, Audcnshaw, 1,146; Division 21, R. Howard, Southport, 1,140; Division 22, G. Newman, 102 A.A. Batt., 1,146 ; Division 22, K. Taylor, 84th Batt., 1,125 ; Division 24, H. Lester, lltb Batt., 1,143. W. J. Ferguson McWhor, ' Hon. Secretary and S.O., C.L.R.A. Leeds and District Association Meeting. Some of the best riﬂe shots in the North of England visited Hors- forth on the last week-end of August for the two-days' annual summer meet of the Association of Leeds'and District Riﬂe and Revolver Clubs at the Cragg Hill range. There was a record number of entries, including a number of women, and teams took part from Manchester, Shefﬁeld, Harrogate, Rotherham, York, and other big centres. A high standard of shoot ing was seen, most marked, perhaps, in the ﬁnal competition for the " Ridings' " trophy, won by the West Riding marksmen against North and East Ridings' teams. In Sunday's ﬁnals, G. F. Clyne carried off the championship of the meet, winning the Montague Burton Challenge Cup and gold medal. He also won The Yorkshire Post trophy and the Joshua Tetlcy Challenge Cup. He had previously won the championship award in 1943. Shelﬁeld Police won the Yorkshire Police' A.A. Riﬂe Shooting championship and also the vice-presidents' challenge cup, while Harrogate R.C. caa ried off the Lord Mayor's Challenge Shield. Lieut.-Col. C. W. Mustill, M.B.E., presided'at the presentation ceremony, and the prizes were handed over by Brigadier J. N. Tetley, D.S.O., who described riﬂe shooting as " a very ﬁne and great sport." He added that he would like to see riﬂe shooting established as part of the national life of the country Trophy winners were :— Leeds Postal Clerks' Challenge Cup, J. B. Thompson, Leeds ; The Yorkshire Evening News challenge cup, H. E. Dickson, Hull; Leeds General Inﬁrmary Cup, ' D. Wilson, Sheﬂield ; Linsley Cup, J. Ward, Shefﬁeld ; Laycock prize, L. Finder, Shefﬁeld ; Joshua Tetley challenge cup, G. F. Clyne, Bradford ; The Yorkshire Post trophy, G. F. Clyne ; Montague Burton challenge cup and gold medal, G. F. Clyne ; _ _ i P r \ l i V , » • T o o H c - * » P i n m m O n " No. 2 Competition. ' Double 50 yards."—1 L. R. Lewis, " G " Div. Wardens (£1 13s. 9d.), 197 (re-gauge 198) ; 2 T. A. Cann, Leicester and District (16s. 8d.). 197 (re-gauge 197) : 3 A. Killeen, British United (10s.), 196. No. 3 Competition. Double 100 yards." Winner takes " Livingstone Cup." —1 T. A. Cann, Leicester and District (£1 13s.), 198 ; 2 J. Saddington, Leicester and District (16s. 6d.), 196 (re-gauge 198); 3 H. D. Samuel, Leicester and District (lOs.), 196. No. 4 Competition. Aggregate of 1, 2 and 3. " County Individual Champion ship " and " Raw-son Trophy."—I T. A. Cann, Leicester and District (£1 7s.), 589 ; 2 J. Saddington. Leicester and District (13s. 6d.), 584 ; 3 H. Samuel, Leicester and District (Ss.), 583. The winner of this competition takes the title " Leicestershire Champion." Mr. T. A. Cann is dec.ared Champion for the second year in succession. As it is not permissible for any man to win the " County " medal twice or more, the medal this year goes to the runner-up for the championship, Mr. J. A. Saddington. Mr. T. A. Cann will get a bar to his last year's medal. No. 5 Competition. 25 yard " Own Start" Handicap.—1 T. Needham. " E " Div. Wardens (£I 10s. 9d.), 199 : 2 GeolTrey Lea, No. 9 Pin. Thumby H.G. (15s. 3d.), 199 ; 3 C. H. Withers. City Police (9s.), 199. No. 6 Competition. " Any Sights," 100 yjirds.—1 J. A. Saddington, Leicester and District (6s.), 196 ; 2 T. A. Caim, Leicester and District (3s.). 195 ; 3 F. Byron, Leicester and District (Is. 9d.), 194. No. 7 Competition. 10 and 20 yard Pistols.—1 T. A. Cann, Leicester and District (8s.), 168 ; 2 F. Byron, Leicester and District (4s.). 168 ; 3 H. Samuel, Leicester and District (2s.). 164 ; 8 H. Pole. Leicester and District (2s.). 94. No. 8 Competition. " Summer Shield " for Champion Leicestershire team of 5.. —1 Leicester and District A (£1 7s. 6d.), 779 (re-gauge 786) ; 2 " G " Div. Wardens (13s. 9d.). 779 (re-gauge 781) : 3 British United S.M.A.C. (8s. 3d.3, 770. No. 9 Competition. Disc Shoot at 50 yards (altered from 25 yards), teams of three.—1 T. A. Cann, N. Poole, G. Poole (12s.); 2 J. Saddington, H. Samuel, G. Bemrose (8s.). N o . I I C o m p e t i t i o n ( e x t r a ) . 1 0 y a r d P i s t o l o n " G o o d L u c k " c a r d s . — 1 J . Adderson (5s.). 51 ; 2 T. Heighten (3s.), 47 ; 3 G. Bemrose (2s.), 39. Very best thanks are due to the Committee and members of the L e i c e s t e r a n d D i s t r i c t S m a l l - B o r e R i ﬂ e a n d P i s t o l C l u b , w h o n o t only gave the free use of the ranges, but supplied most of the things in short supply, and did by far the greater share of the actual working of the meeting. The Club committee have also prornised to pay off the actual debt on the dinner of the 23rd, after deducting the proﬁt shown on Competition No. II above. Our very best thanks go out to Mr. L. R. Lewis who did the whole of the statistics for the meeting. Also the many people who assisted in range work, notable amongst whom was that veteran of over 75 years' association. Auditor Mr. W. H. Mercer ; his " running " on the 50 yard range which he controlled for most of Saturday after noon was an eye-opener to myself at any rate. Mr. S. A. H. Bradford of City Transport also did a grand share of the work. P. V. Rogers, Hon. Secretary. Lincoln County M.R.A. Charts for the ﬁve divisions in which iocai teams are competing weie as follows at 24th August :— DIVISION 1 Scunthorpe A L i n c o l n L i b e r a l s A Grimsby Central A Lincoln Cons. A K e e l b y I n s t i t u t e A Scunthorpe Homards A G r i m s b y M a r i n e r s A Brigg A ... Burton and District A Louth Old MiU A Lincoln Cons. B Claytons, Lincoln, A . Lincoln Centre A Aco, Grimsby, A G r i m s b y H . C j . A Alkborough A Ulceby (Keelby) A Spalding Sugar Factory Scunthorpe B Blackstone A Grimsby Central A Brigg B C 1 s t L i n d . H . G . A . . Scunthorpe Homards B Lincoln Liberals B L o u t h H . G . B . . . Burton and District B . Boston A Market Rasen A G r ims by H. G . B Aco, Grimsby, B C 1st Lind. H.G. B Rustons, Lincoln, A K i r t o n T . W o r k s A M a r e h a m a n d D i s t r i c t Scunthorpe C DIVISION 2 DIVISION 3 S. w.D.L.P. 11 7 2 2 16 11 722 16 1180316 1162 3 14 11 7 0 4 14 1170414 11605 12 1150 6 10 11416 9 li 4 169 11 1 0 10 2 11000 2 S. W.D.L.P. 1110 10 21 11 90 2 18 11 704 14 11 7 04 14 11 70 ■ 4 14 11 52 412 11 506 10 11 4 1 6 9 113 177 11 3 086 11 2185 11 2094 3 s.W. D. L.P. 118 1 217 1181 2 17 11 71 315 1170 4 14 1170414 116 1 413 11 42 5 10 11 5 0 6 • 1 0 11 41 6 9 3177 11 308 6 110 0 110 WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UK38 T H E R I F L E M A N Autumn, 1946. DIVISION 4 Keelby Institute C Scunthorpe Homards C Lincoln Centre B Spalding Sugar Factory B G r i m s b y H . G . C G r i m s b y M a r i n e r s B . . . Aco, Grimsby, C Burton and District C Biackstones B Winterton and Roxby ... Brigg C 2 n d N o r t h a n t s H . G . . . . Leadenham A' W i n t e r i n g h a m A Rustons, Lincoln, C ... G r i m s b y P. O . A Boston C! Spridlington B Trent Bdge. (Keadby) ... R.A.F., Manby, B Stallingborough A Skegness and District A Red Star (W. Halton) ... Wellingore O.C. B Middlesex S.B.R.A. S.w. D.L.P. ... 1110 •0120 119 02 18 1180316 11704 14 ... 11 6 0 512 1160512 11 50610 11 4 1 69 .... 11407 8 113177 113086 1100110 DIVISION 5 s.W.D.L. P. 11100120 ... 11100120 1080216 117 04 14 1170414 1160512 11605 12 114078 114078 11725 4 11 1 0 10 2 11 1 0 102 I^r last winter's league this Association received 129 teams which were classiﬁed into 13 Divisions of comparative shooting trength, the respective winners being as follows :— Division 1 : Twickenham A, aggregate 8 matches, 3,973. Division 2 : Twickenham B, y matches, 4,443. Division 3 : Heston and Hounslow Ladies, 9 matches, 4,381. Division 4 : L.T.R.C., Enﬁeld, 9 matches, 4,344. Division 5 : Everett Edgcumbe A, T Division 6 : Alexandra Palace D, 9 matches, 4,327. Division 7 : I . . I I c A r t A T T A r * . A - t A . . A A A A U H. S. Yeoman. Twickenham, aggregate 799, average 99.875. 807 I Smith, Twickenham, 892, 99.1 ; A. S. Whitaker, Hawker Aircraft, A ic^n' 3: R-, Hunt, Harrow British Legion, 897,99.6. Division 4 : oo", nX'i • Enfield, 887, 98.5. Division 5 : F. T. Letch, Everett Edgecumbe, I3ivLsion 6 : G. Connor, Twickenham Police, 883, 98.1. Division 7 : —. Martin, Twickenham C.D., 878, 97.5. Division 8 : G. Affleck, Ealing H.G., lA ; A. rvicnoi Harrow C, 756, 94.5. HANDICAP LEAGUE, 1946 provide a competition for clubs who had become amiiated tw late to participate in the Winter League, this shoit «anaicap League was arranged, based on the MacRae-National City Bank system. Final table B e e F i v e B . . No. 6 Harrow Bee Five A ... W.H.D. (Harrow) W. ■ 5 4 3 0 Highest individual aggregate ; W. E. Barrett, 96.33. Gun L.D.P. Score 10102634 20 8 2748 3 0 62794 600 261 1 Handicap Score 3000.068 3000.378 2998.494 2995.461 Moray M.R.A. OPEN SHOOT Morayshire M.R.A. held their ﬁrst post-war open meeting at Pineﬁeld on Saturday, 20th July, 1946. Althou^ the weather was uniavourabJe, some good shooting was obtained, mainly from mem bers of Western Moray H.G. tb Emslie presented the prizes to the winners, and expressed tne wish that there would be many more journeys to follow. A vote 01 thanks to Mr. Emslie and the Committee who had arranged the meeting was proposed by Mr. Sneddon, of Westein Moray H.G. W i n n e r s w e r e : — Moray H.G. (J. B. MTntosh 98, F. G. Legge 97 ASneddim 100, S. Bmn 9^ 390 ; 2 milas (N. Stuart 93, G. Harvey 97, M. Masson 92,' J ^ss 8m 379 Davidson 96, W. Jamieson 96, T R M'lnfk^h Ch^^P'onship Shield : 1 J. Grant (Lossiemouth), 2 F. G. Legge, 3 T M Intosh. No. 1 Sweepstake : 50 yards, 1 F. G. Legge, 2 A. Sneddon 3 F. M L^w ; 25 yards, 1 A. Sneddon, 2 F, G. Legge, 3 C Davidson (Elein M R C l' No 2 ' P^GvLegge, 2 A®lneddon°3 R 1 F.°(L Legge, 2 A. Sneddon, 3 W. Mason (Pitgaveny H.G.). N o r f o l k M . R . A . The ﬁrst Norfolk small-bore Bisley since 1939 attracted to Crown Pomt a large entry from all the Norfolk clubs. King's Lynn, Norwich Home Guard, and Loddon were competing for the ﬁrst time. T. . . ■ . . . . . . V . . , . . . 1 U A W 1 , , A , 7 U J U I C U C S , J . 1 1 V 1 S 1 0 I 1 I Z . X i V l tdgcumbe C, 9 matches, 4,097. Division 13 : Fouray B, 9 matches, 4,094. T^ best individual aggregates for the respective divisions were as follows T h e r e s u l t s w e r e : — King Edward VII Cup (25, 50, 100 yards) : 1 A. T. Cooke (Loddon) 293, 2 F. Gant (Electricity) 292, 3 E. C. Storey (Eaton) 292. (29 entries.) Association Cup (20 shots at 25 yards) : 1 J. Culley (Electricity) 199, 2 F. Elkins (Wymonham) 198, 3 E. L. Giles (Thorpe) 198. (32 entries.) Albemarle Cup (20 shots at 50 yards) : 1 Miss P. Drew (North Norwich) 197, 2 G. S. Sturgess (Eaton) 195. (33 entries.) Lord Lieutenant's Cup (20 shots at 100 yards) ; 1 E. L. Giles (Thorpe) 195, 2 E. C. Storey (Eaton) 195, 3 F. Gant (Electricity) 194. (34 entries.) George, Prince of Wales Cup (Individual Championship of Norfolk) ; 1 E. L. Giles (Thorpe) 587, 2 A. T. Cooke (Loddon) 583, A. E. Hipperson (North Norwich) 583, E. C. Storey (Eaton) 582, 4 F. Gant (Electricity) 581. (29 entries.) Lockhart-Ross Cup for teams (50 yards): 1 Loddon 387, 2 (equal) Eaton and Electricity 386. Crown Point Cup (25 and 50 yards); 1 A. G. Dawson (Fakenham) 196, 2 J. R. Brooks (North Walsham) 192. (27 entries.) Ives Cup (20 shots at 25 yards): 1 M. Bray (King's Lynn) 196, 2 E. G. Shave (Eaton) 196, 3 C. H. Edwards (Eaton) 195, 4 J. Bane (King's Lynn) 195. (31 entries). Bcauchamp Cup (20 shots at 25 yards); 1 E. A. Cunningham 193, 2 K. W. Read 192. (21 entries.) Lockhart-Ross Cup for ladies (20 shots at 25 yards): 1 Miss P. Drew 196. The Sharpshooter (teams of three at 100 yards): King's Lynn beat Loddon in 35 sees. Nottinghamshire S.B.R.A. The ﬁnal shoot of the winter competition for the Noilingltam Guardian Cup of the Nottinghamshire S.B.R.A. took place at Carlton in August, when Ransome and Maries, receiving nine points from R.O.F. Nottingham, were the winners by 480 points to 474. The actual shooting by the competitors was very close, in fact only one point divided the teams. The trophy was presented to the captain of the winning team on behalf of the proprietors of the Nott ingham Guardian, together with two badges for those who had taken part in the county shoot and the second and third division medals to the members of the two teams. Final scores were :— Ransome and Maries (rec. 9) 480 : F. Boswell 96, M. Anderson 95, P. Cox 94, J. Holloway 93, D. Hurrell 93. H. Emerson (counted out) 93. R.O.F. (Nottingham) 474 : P. Bottrill 97, A. Lamb 95, E. Berrcsford 95, L. Wardle 94, R. Brouard 93. W. Sharp (counted out) 8^ The results in the Shoulder-to-Shoulder League of the Notts. S.B.R.A. at 26th August were :— Castle R.P.C. Springﬁeld Works Carlton Dist. A City Police Cafferate Gas Dept. Carlton Dist. B Raleigh R.C. Mansﬁeld Dist. Basford Hall ... W. 4 3 2 2 2 2 1 I 1 0 D. 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 L. 0 0 2 1 2 2 3 3 2 3 P. 8 7 4 5 4 4 2 2 2 0 Agg. 1947 1954 1947 1942 1922 1906 1904 1899 1448 898 The Mar Hill range, Carlton,'was the rendezvous of many of the county's most prominent marksmen on V-Day, at an open meeting for expert and novice small-bore riﬂe shots. The meeting had to be completed next day owing to heavy rain making conditions almost irnpossible at 100 yards. However, ﬁne scores were made by the winners of the various events. Three women competed and the wife of the winner of the novices' events showed good marksmanship. L. Carr (Carlton R.C.) won the main event, resisting a determined challenge by B. Pepper (Springﬁeld R.C.), who ﬁnished one point behind. E. H. Haynes (Carlton R.C.) was third, two points away. Mr. Carr won the coveted aggregate prize by consistent shooting, but failed to secure ﬁrst place in any of the " range events." C. Buxton (Carlton R.C.) began with a perfect " possible " at 100 yards, only to " lose a shot" at 50 yards, dropping 10 points and eliminating himself as a serious challenger to the eaders, but he won the range event for that distance. A. Brailsford (Mansﬁeld and District R.C.) secured the 50 yards eveiH with another " possible," and Mr. Pepper (Springﬁeld) scored a double " possible " at 25 yards to secure that range event. The novices' events were all won by Cpl. J. P. Shipley (Springﬁeld), who ﬁnisiied 10 points ahead of L. Wardle and secured the new challenge trophy, the Carlton Cup, given by members of the Carlton club for annual competition. W. Hurt (Notts. Small-Bore Association secretary) was the adjudi cator, with W. B. Sidebottom and A. T. Gray as range ofﬁcers, and W. Checkley as recording ofﬁcer. Details of winneis : Expert.—Twenty shots at 25 yards : B. Pepper (Springfield R.C.), 200. Ten shote at 50 yards : A. Brailsford (Mansﬁeld and District), 100. Ten shots at 100 yards : C. Buxton (Carlton), 100. Aggregate.—L. Carr (Carlton) 25 yards, 198, 50 yards, 99, 100 yards 98, total 2. tt' Pepper (Springﬁeld), 25 yards, 200, 50 yards 97, 100 yards, 97, total 394 ; E. H. Haynes (Carlton), 25 yards, 195, 50 yards, 99,100 yards, 98, total 392. Novices : J-,B-.S"'Pl®y (Springfield), 25 yards, 194, 50 yards, 98, 100 yards, 95, total 387 ; L. Wardle 25 yards, 189, 50 yards 94, 100 yards, 94, total 377; yards EsPPPr' 50 yards, 99 ; C. Buxton, 100 An amended result puts R.O.F, (Nottingham) A at the head of the ﬁnal table for the Second Division of the Notts. S.B.R.A. league, WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UK39 s.W.D.L.P. Agg. 7658 1612 04 24 16 11 1 4 237696 16 907187610 16 8 08167594 16 72716 7589 16619 13 7593 16 60 10 12 7610 16 5 110It7577 16 51 10 117530 altering the positions as published recently. The ﬁnal table now r e a d s : — R.O.F., Nottingtiam, A Nottingham Police B R.A.P.C. (Nottingham) Springﬁeld Wlc Rafcigh B Wo o d t h o r p e B Caﬁcrata B Caﬁerata C K i m b e r l e y D i s . Oxfordshire R.A. The Association held its annual small-bore outdoor riﬂe meeting at Wytham near Oxford on 21st July, when there was an excellent entry in excess of any received for meetings held prior to 1939. The entry for the indiviclual competition for the Lord Valentia Cup and Pageant Cup was 172 and 136 respectively, while the team com petitions attracted 22 teams in the Championship Trophy and 19 in the Saye and Sele Cup. The site for the range on ground kindly loaned by Mrs. ﬁennell was very satisfactory and the Association is deeply grateful for this help towards the meeting, as well as for the work done by the Range Ofﬁcers under Mr. Pudsey Dawson, of the Berkshire M.R.A., and Mr. G. Barnes of the British Legion, Abing don, as statistical ofﬁcer. Many, others helped in different ways to make the meeting possible by assisting in the preparation of the range and in clerical work in connection with the actual meeting. The leading scores and winners of the various prizes were :— Championship Trophy. Teams of six. Ten shots each at 25. 50 and 100 yards.—Open section: Trinity Halt, t,736 : Bicester. 1.73t ; Morris Motors, 1,703. Class C and D teams : Peppard B, 1,657 ; Pressed Steel B, 1,634 ; Oxford Rocket Battery H.G.. 1,594. Saye and Sele Cup. Teams of six, 20 shots at 50 yards.—^Trinity Hall, 1,161 ; Peppard A, 1,152; Bicester , 1,148. . Lord Valentia Cup.—T. Hearne, Bicester, 294 ; W. Fairbaim, Trinity HaU, 293 ; A. Eyres, Trinity Hall, 290. County Silver Medal.—^T. Hearne, Bicester. Ladies' Prize : Miss Froud, Trinity Hall. Ty r o C u p . — R . L e w i s , O s b e r t o n R a d i a t o r s . ^ Pageant Cup. Individual aggregate of meetirig.—T. Hearne, Bicester, 586 (W. Fairbairn, of Trinity Hall, also scored 586, but according to the rules could only obtain second place. R. Lewis, of the same club, also shot well to get 585). Individual aggregate results :— Pageant Cup.—1 T. Hearne, Bicester (President's Prize), 586 ; 2 W. Fairbaim, (5s.). t5s.), 575 ; 9 J. Bolter, Peppard (5s.), 575 ; 10 W. Heme, Morris Motors (5s.), 573 { 11 F. Lewis, Osberton Rads (2s. 6d.), 573 ; 12 L. Bowman, Bicester (2s. 6d.), 573 ; 13 E. Exon, Oxford City (2s. 6d.), 572 ; 14 R. Gould, Peppard (2s. 6d.), 572 ; 15 R. Brain, Pressed Steel (2s. 6d.), 570 ; 16 R. Ovey, Trinity Hall (2s. 6d.), 570 ; 17 P. Payton, Trinity Hall (2s. 6d.), 569 ; 18 H. Kidner, Pressed Steel (2s. 6d.), 569. Three 5 6 9 * s c o u n t e d o u t . There were also 12 classiﬁed unlimited entry events, the results of which are not given owing to lack of space. This meeting following on the successful Summer League organised by the Association, when 43 teams competed under postal conditions, shows that there is plenty of interest in riﬂe shooting in the County. Therefore, a good entry for the Association's Winter League, which is due to commence on 7th October, is expected. The great need in the County is for more indoor ranges for winter shooting, and a really good outdoor range giving facilities up to 100 yards. As there is now no service riﬂe range in the whole of Oxfordshire, it seems more important than ever to try and help the small-bore shot. (Col.) R. F. Symonds, Hon. Secretary. Scottish R.A. Two small-bore riﬂemen took the leading individual prizes at Cambuslang. , ^ Capt. A. Eccles, late 5th Seaforths, won the Scottish riﬂe shooting championship with 166 points. He tied with Lieut. G. F. Booth, London, and in the shoot-off Capt. Eccles had three inners to his opponent's two inners and a magpie. A well-known international shot, Capt. Eccles has been trying for the Scottish championship for the past 20 years. A native of Sutherland, he has lived in England for a number of years, and is a well-known ﬁgure at shooting competitions at Bisley and formerly at S.M.R.C. meetings. Mr. G. F. Booth, M.B.E., of the S.M.R.C. Council, won the Grand Aggregate, Class A. Leading scores, 1946 :— Competition No. 1. The " Brock" Challenge Shield, 1946, the Shield and S i l v e r M e d a l s . — I G l e n a l m o n d ( T r i n i t y C o l l e g e ) J . T. C . , 4 4 3 . D o l l a r A c a d e m y J.T.C. 427, Glasgow Academy J.T.C. 421, Edinburgh Academy J.l.C. 401. No. 2. The Ranken Challenge Cup, 1946.-1 C.Q.M.S. R. W. Hall, Merchister Castle School J.T.C., 31 ; 2 Cadet M. S. Pott, Glenalmond J.T.C., 30. N o . 3 . T h e C i t y o f G l a s g o w P r i z e s . 1 9 4 ( ; B a r l o w , W e s t Y o r k s R e g t . ( £ 5 ) , 2 0 0 y d s . 3 5 , 5 0 0 y d s J . A . R.A.S.C. (£4), 34, 35-69 : 3 O/C. A. J. RVnken R AF A- 4 Lt. G. F. Booth, late R.A.F. (£1), 31, 35—66 R (£2 10s.), 31, 35—66 ; Class B : 1 Mr. G. Houston (£2), 200 yds. 28 500 v<t= no „ Tinto. 5th Lanark H.G. (£1), 26, 31—57 ; 3 C.S M B^eTF^ ' i 2 Lt. A. B. 2 7 , - 2 5 — 5 2 . G l a s g o w U n i v e i s i t y ( 1 0 s . ) , No. 4. The President's Prizes, 1946. Leading scores - i x« - . R.S. (£4), 34 ; 2 Cpl. J: G. Proudfoot (£3), 34 Cm n 2- A- Crawford. 31 ; 4 Col. G. Gould (£1), 33. J. . J Cpl. D. S. Swanster, R.N. (£2), No. 5. The Scottish National ChampionshiD 104/; ^ A. Eccles (Lion badge championship and £15) fir^t Leadmg scores : 1 Capt. 166 ; 2 Lt. G. F. Booth (S.R.A. silver lion badw and®f5> F. B. Smith (badge and £3), 99, 65-164 ; 4 Mr D F (imU ^ 64—164 ; 5 Major A. E. Martin (badge and £2) 97 66-l|63 • fi xi ^ ' and £2), 95, 67-162 ; 7 Brig. J. A^ Barlow (badg^'d of Class B : t Sgt. G. Houston (silver medal and £5) 33 ->9 an' q. , V, MacGregor (£3), 28, 32, 30—90 ; 3 Cadet Ale.xander (£l),"3i 31 ngliL ' No. 6. The Glasgow Faculty Prizes, 1946. 1 Cantair. q' c " n »r ["J; '3': ' WheelerTa)f3?: Ifn'r! D° RCantiS No.^.^Thi Bim^SuI^^^P?iz«', I9V6'.^LeadmVsti'r^'- f XU®"''S 'l^^fLSI 300 yds. 33, 600 yds. 32, total 65 : 2 Lt. G. F. Boom (£4) 3V f f t ' ■ ! " ' • " ' ' S i : I t ; ? K . Class B : Wiimer, Mr. G. Houston (£I 5s.), 33. No. 11. Grand Aggregate, 1946 (Class A). Leading scores • 1 T» r n (gold thistle badge and £5), 296 ; 2 Mr. D. F. Cantley (silver thisUe badge aSi Ctt 3 Cpl. J. G. Proudfoot (badge and £3). 292 ; 4 Major J. A Crafrfo?d?ha^i 291 ; 5 Major A. E. Martin (badge and £2), 289 1 6 Brfg. L ^a'f/ow m) ^87 ^' No. 12. Grand Aggregate, 1946 (Class B).—1 Mr. G. Houston ffsr ship 91, faculty 29, Bannockbum 59, Stock Exchange 33, aggregate - ^ 4 N o ° r L j n d o t 4 7 0 ; ' ^ 5 " K y f e , ' ^ 4 ° 4 r ' ' ^ ^ Scottish Police S.B.R.A. The s|.xth MBual prize meeting held by the Association took place at Midmill Riﬂe Range, Dundee, by courtesy of Dundee and Ajigus Association of Small-Bore Riﬂe Clubs, on Wednesday, 14th August, e A b e r d e e n a n d S.M.R.C. Council, and T. Walker, S.M.R.C. The duties of range ofﬁcer were carried out by J. Guy, West of Scotland Association, while D. McLaren,'Dundee and Angus Association, acted as adjudicator. The day was ﬁne in the morning,, but following a thunder storm about noon the weather broke and there was intermittent heavy rain until the close of the meeting. J. C. Pattison, Esq., M.B.E., Chief Constable of Dundee, attended at the range and presented the trophies at the close of the meeting. Leading results :— 2 5 y a r d s . — A . A . S m i t h , G l a s g o w, 2 0 0 ; D . M c G i l l i v r a v G l a s g o w J A P n t t Aberdeen, 199 ; A. F. Howatt, H. Strathie, Fife, 198. ® ' ' 50 yards.—D. McGillivray, 198 ; A. A. Smith, 197 ; W. Campbell, Dundee, 196 ; J. A. Pratt, D. Ingram, Dundee, J. Paton, Dundee, and A. F. Howatt 195 100 yards.—W. E. Mitchell, Greenock, 195; J. Paton, 194; A A With A Philip, Greenock, D. Eraser, Greenock, 193. Championship of the Meeting, Corehouse Cup and Silver Plaque. A. A. Smith, 590 ; D. McGillivray (silver medal), 587 ; J. A. Pratt, 586 ; A. Hunter, Aberdeenshire, 583 ; W. Campbell, 582 ; W. E. Mitchell, 581 ; H. Strathie, A. Philip and J. Gibson, We s t o f S c o t l a n d A r e a Headquarters of the S,M.R.C. are pleased to be able to announce the resumption of an agency on behalf of the Society for all affiliated clubs in the above area by— MESSRS. R. A. KELSO 20-22 Citizen Lane Buchanan Street Glasgow WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UK40T H E R l i L E M A N Autumn, 1946. J. Gibson, Glasgow, wins the Aberdeen City Cup and Silver Medal for best tyro at meeting. Team Championship.—1 Greenock (the Holyrood challenge cup and 3 silver medals), 877 ; 2 Dundee (3 gilt medals), 871, The S.M.R.C.—W. Campbell (S.M.R.C. medal). 389 : J, Paton (S.M.R.C. medal), 388 ; W. E. Mitchell and A. A. Smith (S.M.R.C. pocket knivc.s), 388 ; A. F. Howatt (S.M.R.C. medal), 387 ; J. A. Pratt (S.M.R.C. medal), 387 ; D. McGillivray S^m'^c' prizes in kind in this competition were awarded by the Har.dicap Aggregate.—W. E. Mitchell and W. Campbell, 300 ; A. F. Howatt, J. Paton, A. D. Murchison, Glasgow, 299. Team Handicap.—1 Dundee (3 silver spoons), 895 ; 2 Greenock (3 gilt spoons). The President's Prizes.—I. A. McLaren, Aberdeenshire, 199 ; D. McGillivray and A. Hunter, 198 ; A. D. Murchison, J. McQuat, Greenock, J. A. Pratt, 197. The Grand Aggregate.—A. A. Smith (The Briggs Cup), 1,472 ; J. A. Pratt and W. Campbell, 1,467 ; A. Hunter, 1,462; D. McGillivray, 1,461 ; W. E. Mitchell, 1,460 ; J. Paton, 1,458 ; A. D. Murchison and A. F. Howatt, 1,457. Staf fordshire S.BvR.A. The ﬁrst event of the season to be organised by the re-formed small-bore section was a Staffordshire Towns Competition for which nine entries were received. The competition was ﬁred at 25 yards and the four leading teams in the ﬁrst- stage competed in the ﬁnal on Sunday, 14th July, at the Walsall Municipal Riﬂe Range. A cold wind blew throughout the afternoon and conditions were such that no competitor succeeded in scoring a "possible" and there were only two 99's. Shooting between the ﬁrst two teams was veiy keen and Stoke-on-Trent ﬁnally beat their neighbours, New- castle-undep-Lyme, by three points. Scores:— FIRST ST AGE N e w c a s t l e - u n d e r - L y m c 9 6 6 Stokeon-T rent 955 Wa l s a l l 9 6 4 Darlaston ... 962 Wo l v e r h a m p t o n . . . 9 5 6 Staf ford ... ... ... ... ... 955 S m e t h w i e k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ^ 9 4 3 Lichﬁeld ... 939 Penkridge 685 e , ﬁ n a l Stok^on-T retit 955 Ncwcastle-under-L yme 952 F . W . W i t t y 9 8 H . J o l l y . . . . . 9 9 B . S t . J B r o w n . . . 9 8 F . N o r c u p 9 8 ■ P ' t A ' , ? ® " A . R . M a s o n 9 6 J . F o u l k e s 9 6 E . S h i l f ﬂ e b o t h a m . . . 9 6 E . B i r k s . . . 9 6 A . R u t t e r 9 5 p-W .RayJould ... 95 J. Armitage 95 F . G . D a b b s 9 5 w . P r i c e 9 4 F - N i x o ? 9 4 F . M . B r u c e 9 4 G . M . B a r n e s 9 3 E . J . C h i p p e r ﬁ e l d . . . 9 3 D - H a r r i s 9 3 H . C h a m b e r s 9 2 Darlaston 947 W alsaU 946 99 W . B. Godwin 98 A . B . T a y l o r 9 7 H . J . C o l e m a n 9 7 ^ G r e e n 9 7 p . W e l l i n g s 9 7 W . C r o w t h e r 9 5 E . C . W i l l i a m s 9 7 A. Steemson 95 W . Nunn 96 G.Ha^ord 95 H. J. Bmt i!! 94 C . W i l l i a m s 9 4 D . W . Y o r k 9 4 p. Newcombe 94 W . Judson 93 F*••• • ••• 93 R. W ootton ... . 92 . J - P a r k e r 8 8 G . H a w t h o r n e 8 8 It is intended to make this competition an annual event and it is ppected that there will be a trophy by the time the next match is held. No doubt clubs will begin their preparations for entering a teatn from their locality as soon as the indoor season opens. There are still a number of clubs in Staffordshire who are not amiiated to the County Association. Those clubs will be leading tnese notes ana are urged to join us and take part in the County's activities. The hon. secretary of the Association is Mr. W. B. Godwin, 75, Sutton Road, Walsall. CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING AT STOKE-ON-TRENT Eighty-one competitors met at the Michelin Ranges, Stoke-on- Treiit recently to contest the Small-bore Championship of Staffordshire wr the ﬁrst time since 1938. Although conditions were ideal on the F ''c and poor visibility made shooting very difﬁcult on trie Simday. In spite of this, however, there were some very good scores. Leading scores ;— ^'.50 yards.-1 H. G. Cleevely 198 ; % W. Collins (23rd' Smffs 'h.g'v i97T°nl!i^l I v u T j ■ A v / r , L c n a m p i o n s h i p , a g g r e g a t e o f C o m p e t i t i o n s 1 a n d 2 . — 39T • 4'f W CnmA's ir £' (Michelin), 393 ; 3 J. Foulkes (Michelin), (23rd Stalls H.G.), 390. Two guineas of the prize money in this competition presented by Ind, Coope and Allsopp Ltd Stok?^°i97^7 ®kots at 50 yards.—1 T. Tinsley (L.M.S. Stoke), 197 . 2 (equal) A. E. Breeze (Michelin), R. Wootton (Walsall), 194. No. 5 Competition. Class " B," 20 shots at 100 yards.—I G. J. Costley (23rd Staffs H.G.), 197 ; 2 W. D. McCourty (23rd Staffs H.G.), 194. No. 6 Competition. Class " B," aggregate of Competitions 3 and 4.—I T. Tinsley (L.M.S. Stoke), 390 ; 2 W. D. McCourty (23rd Staffs H.G.), 386 ; 3 G. H. Stevenson (Chubb and Sons), 385 ; 4 R. Wootton (Walsall), 383. No. 7 Competition. The Junior, 10 shots at 50 yards and 10 shots at 100 yards.— I R. G. Coleman (Walsall), 178 ; 2 C. C. Everall, (22nd Staffs H.G.), 172. No. 8 Competition. The Ladies, 10 shots at 50 yards and 10 shots at 100 yards.— I Mrs. N. Walters (Michelin), 186 ; 2 Miss J. Goldsworth (A. S. Smith and Sons), 184. No . 9 Com p et it ion . Th e Tea m Ch am pi ons hi p f or tliel Ass oc ia t io n Sh ie ld. — 1 Michelin A 2,315 ; 2 27th Staffs H.G., 2,296. No. 10 Competition. Class " B " team.—1 23rd Staffs H.G., 2,256 ; 2 Chubb and Sons, 2,246. No. 11 Competition. The Sharpshooter, disc breaking at 100 yards.—1 Newcastle Police ; 2 Michelin B. Stirlingshire S.B.R.A. Tributes were paid to Captain Kennard, formerly honorary president of the Stirlingshire S.B.R.A. at the third annual presenta tion of prizes to winning teams of the Association held in the Tem perance Cafe recently. Mr. William Hobson, who presided, said that Captain Kennard, who had now retired from the Falkirk district, had given the Association his fullest support for upwards of 20 years, and there was no doubt that he would be missed. Colonel William Forbes, of Callendar, who was to present the prizes that evening, had, however, agreed to take Captain Kennard's place, and he assured the colonel that the support he would give woald raise the spirit of endeayour of the Association to retain the trophies they already, held and to aspire after others. Ccplonel Forbes, in the course of his remarks, said that riﬂe- shooting fostered a ﬁne team spirit. There could be no doubt that, apart from the great satisfaction accruing from skill in the sport, there was built up by team shooting a co-operative endeavour which was an excellent thing in community life. He was proud to take the place of Captain Kermard, and hoped that he would have oppor tunity to furthei the interest of small-bore riﬂe-shooting in the county and that the Falkirk Lord Roberts Club would continue to hold for a third year the News of the World Cup which they had already h e l d f o r t w o . Provost Stiachan, addressing the gathering, said it was a good thing that there was a riﬂe-shooting team in the town. He thought the small-bore riﬂe clubs were doing a great service to the community, in particular in regard to the appeal they made to thck youth of the country. He hoped that the Falkirk Lord Roberts Club would continue its successful career, and that next year they would win the individual as well as the team trophy presented by the News of the World. Falkirk had held these trophies in the past, and he thought they could win them again. Mr. George M'Laren, C.B.E., J.P., Convener of the County of Stirling, who also spoke, said he would like to associate himself with the remarks in appreciation of Captain Kennard. He had known the Captain for many years and had worked beside him. He congratu lated the Provost of Falkirk on having such a ﬁne team to represent the town, but said that he thought that the Stirling teams would give them stiffer competition in the future. Be that as it might, the county, as a whole, had proved that it could hold its own against every other county in Great Britain. He hoped, in the interests of youth, that there would be an extension of the sport of riﬂe-shooting. Some form of organisation was necessary in the formative years of youth, and what better sport and organisation could they have than that pro vided by small-bore shooting? Mr. T. Walker, Alloa, Scottish agent of the S.M.R.C., also addressed the gathering. During the evening an enjoyable programme of entertainment was sustained by Miss Jessie Wilson, of Falkirk Operatic Society, who sang " Pipes of Pan " and " Westering Home " ; Mr. James Grant, who sang " Veomen of England " and " Hurrah for the Highlands" ; and Mr. James Niven, who gave selected readings. Votes of thanks were proposed by Mr. R. A. Kelso (Glasgow). Following is a list of prize-winning teams and individuals :— of Ihr World National Team Championship.,—Falkirk Lord Roberts. Stirlingshire Junior Championship for Callendar Trophy.—Jean Herbert, Stirling Ladies. _ Stirlingshire Winter League Trophies.—1st Division, 1 Falkirk Lord Robert^2 Stirling; 2nd Division, 1 Falkirk Lord Roberts A, 2 Stirling A; 3rd Division, 1 Stirling B, 2 Stirling Ladies. Individual Indoor Championship, Kelso Cup.—1 A. G. Walker, Stirling, 299 ; 2 A. Wright, Falkirk L.R., 297 ; 3 W. Dick, Falkirk L.R., 296 ; 4 W. Herbert, Stirling, 296 ; 5 R. Watson, Bridge of Allan, 293 ; 6 P. Gentleman, Larbert, 292 : 7 G. Robert son, Falkirk L.R., 292 ; 8 A. Arneil, Kilsyth, 292. Junior Individual Championship.—I Jean Herbert, Stirling Ladies, 871 ; 2 John p. Taylor, Larbert, 968 ; 3 Ian M'Farlanc, Larbert, 950 ; 4 John Taylor, Bridge of Allan, 943 ; 5 Robert King, Kiliearn, 935. County Open Meeting.—1 W. Buchanan, Falkirk L.R. ; 2 A. Wright, Falkirk L.R.; 3 W Dick, Falkirk L.R.; 4 A. Somerville, Falkirk L.R. ; 5 L. Lawson, Falkirk L.R. ; 6 G. Robertson, Falkirk L.R.; 7 P. Ireland, Bridge of Allan. WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UKAutumn, 1946. T H E R I F L E M A N 41 Surrey County S.B.R.A. The Surrey Small-bore Riﬂe Association has much pleasure in announcing that Lord Mancroft has consented to become their president. " Lt.-Coi. Lord Mancroft, M.B.E., lives at 48, Montagu Square, Marble Arch, London, W. 1, and his father. Sir Arthur Samuel, Bt., M.P., sat for 20 years as the member for a Surrey Constituency (Famham, Woking, Camberley) and was for many years Senior County Member. He is thus carrying on a long association with the County, and as he is e.xtremely interested in shooting matters and all movements such as ours we take the opportunity to congratulate Surrey on acquiring such a helpful President. The Surrey Open Meeting in 1945 with its entry of 356 competitors and prize list of £180 was a record achievement for any Courity meeting which many regarded as incidental to the glamour that the ﬁrst real county meeting after six years of total war held and one unlikely to be repeated when the novelty had worn off. Whether it be the attraction of Ham and Petersham, the success of last year, the lure of the new Classiﬁcation System, originally recommended by Canada in The Riﬂeman and initiated by Surrey, combined with a good prize list to all classes, or the long programme and its team events, Surrey are proud to report that they have done it again. This year, favoured by an entry of 405 competitors over the two days of the 21st and 22nd July, a total of 5,400 cards were shot and the published prize list of £86 was increased by £75. Adding to this the value of unlimited entry money returned and the value of medals and prizes in kind the total prize money becomes £250. With such an entry it was inevitable that accommodation on the 50 and 100 yard ranges became taxed to its utmost on the Sunday afternoon and at times the waiting list was 75 to 80 long. For this reason the committee decided to e.ttend shooting until 8 p.m., forego the prize distribution and ﬁnally abandon the Sharpshooter event. Those interested in statistics will ﬁnd some consolation that the ofﬁcials and target runners did their best when they were told that the average detail works out at 11 minutes assuming the range at Ham (75 targets) was ﬁlled for every detail every moment of the meeting. , , . . Surrey are proud to announce that the extensive prize list was prepared and posted to all member clubs and individual members or entrants within a week of the meeting, and hope to have the prize money distributed before this notice goes to press. Details of leading prize-winners follows for all to study and be on record In our journal as an effort to encourage all other counties to do even better. It is surely a healthy sign of the attraction that small-bore shooting holds and a pointer towards the service that a live County Association can give, which others will not be slow to recognise, and we hope, encourage the manufacturers to see that no effort is lost or stone left unturned which will help our members to obtain the supplies and equipment they have waited so patiently to get. We thank everyone for coming, we congratulate all the winners, we wish the losers better luck next year when we hope to see all again To Surrey clubs and members we draw attention to the fact that we expect to get our winter programme out as soon as possible and we are anxious to build up a strong and representative pistol shooting side to our activity. Will all clubs and jnembers who are interested in this side of our sport please let us know of your interest and wishes. Consult your area representative in the ﬁrst case or write to'me. V. H. Gilbert. Hon. Secretary. OPEN PRIZE MEETING HELD AT THE HAM AND PETERS HAM RIFLE &B RANGES, on 20th and 21st JULY,, 1946. L a d i e s a n d G e n t l e m e n , , , . . . It was to have been my privilege to have presented the prizes at this meeting, but as you all know the entry exceeded all expecta tions and the demands on time for shootmg forced the Association t o f o r e g o t h i s e v e n t . , , . , ^ Over very many years I have always regarded the Surrey Open Meeting as an epoch in the shooting calendar and the success this year following our record meeting in 1945 shows me that Suney is not only blessed with ofﬁcials and a committee who can get things done better than ever before, but they have obtained the goodwill and support of riﬂemen everywhere. There is no doubt that small-bore riﬂe shooting is gaming popu larity and my duty cannot end without thanking you one and all for vour attendance and support. It is not out of place to draw your attention to the vast amount of work that goes into a meeting of this sort and the splendid service rendered by Mr. Tucknott, Mr. Gilbert, Mr. Sanders, the committee and last but not least the ladies who have worked so hard. I should like to congratulate all the winners, particularly Middlesex for their victories in the Marks Shield and Pistol Events, although we hope to regain the former next year. In conclusion, I trust your enjoyment of this meeting will bring even greater numbers to our meeting in 1947. T. J . G i b s o n , "V ice-President. • Leading results :— Tne Murks Clulicnge Shield.—Middlesex (the trophy and 20 bronze medals), 7,809 ; Surrey, 7,762 ; London, 7,679 ; Hurlfordsnire, 7,662 ; Essex, 7,651. The Surrey team were also shooting a mutch aguii.st Yorkshire. Result: Surrey 7,762, Yorkshire 7,754. .22 Pistol Team Mutch.—Middlesex 1,329 ; Surrey 1,260 ; London 1,143. A suitably engraved memento was awarded to the leading scorer in each team. 25 yards Rifle Mutch versus Sussex.—Result: Sussex 5,887, Surrey 5,881, S.NI,R.C. County Silver Medal,—A, S. W'nitaker, Hawkers, Kingston (Winner), 691, Surrey Open M'etiiig Individual Championship (Class A Aggregate).—1 W. V. Knight, Worplesdon and District (the Colonel Mitchell Challenge Cup and silver medal), 691 ; 2 A, S. W.iitaker, Hawkers, Kingston (bronze medal), 691. Class B Aggregile.—1 H. J. Kitchener, Hum and Petersham (the Chilworth Challenge Tropny and silver medal), 687 ; 2 R. P. Haskell, Woodall Dackham (bronze medal), 684. Class C Aggregate.—1 H. C. West, Bookham (silver medal), 587 ; 2 A. T. Mortimer , Engleﬁeld Green (bronze medal), 585. ,,,,., , ,, Class D Aggregate.—1 A. F. F. Gallup, K.L.G., Putney Vale (stiver medal) 479 ; 2 R. R. Brainwood, Cheam Park O.C.A. (bronze tnedal), 475. .22 Pistol Competition.—1 D. C. Crisp, Ham and Petersham (silver medal), u61 ; 2 F. Williams, Associate Member (bronze medal), 351, , , Tne Kestvick Team Co.npetition,—1 Worplesdon and District (the Keswick Challenge Cup and foar enamelled medals), 792 ; 2 Ham and Petersham A (four bronze medals), 790. . t,-- The Kingston Team Competition.—1 Ham and Petersham A (the Kingston Challenge Cap and four enamelled medals), 792 ; 2 Ham and Petersham B (four bronze ™^'^Imur'Area Team Match for the challenge trophy kindly presented by John Cooke Esq., and eight spoons kindly given by V. H. Gilbert, Esq.—N. Area 1,575, S.W. Area 1,573, N.W. Area 1,565. A C L A S S C O M P E T I T I O N S Event No. 4 (Treble 25 yards).—-300 and 20s. each : A. A. Dee, S.T.C., New Southgite : A. Traies, City of Birmingham : W. J. Smith, G.P.O. 299 and 10s. each : F. Hackle, Alexandra Palace; P. G. Richardson. Wimbledon Park; T. J. K.aight. City of Birmingham ; J. P. Turner, Wi.mbledon Park. Event No. 5 (Double 50 yards).—200 and 25s. each : E. Stemp, Ham and Peter sham : L. W. Wickens, Hendon and Cricklewood. 199 and 12s. 6d. each : A. Traies ; N. H. Bennett ; C. J. Hyde, Salisbury, Event No. 6 (Double 100 yards).—199 and 25s. : A. H. Moorshead. 198 and 17s 6J each : S. T. Norman ; E. S. Batten. 197 and 7s. 6d. each : W. V. Knight ; W H. Fuller, S.T.C., New Southgate'; L. S. Hughes; J. F. Chandler; R. H. Ladley ; A. B. McWade, Hawkers, Kingston ; A. Neville ; R. J. Richford, Watford EvMt"^No. 7 (Aggregate of Events 4 5 and 6).—695^and 25s. : A. Traies. 692 and 17s. 6d. each : J. F. Chandler; L. W. Wickens. 691 and 10s. each : W. V. Knight ; A. S. Whitaker ; H. S. Yeoman ; T. J. Knight ; E. f Batten. 690 and 5s. each : F. Hackle ; S. T. Norman ; V. H. Gilbert; W. J. Smith ; N. H. Bennett. 689 and 5s. each : A. H. Moorshead ; J. A. Brand ; E. Stemp ; A. A. Dee ; R. H. 'Ladley ; A. Neville. 688 and 5s. each : T. W. Biggs, L. S. Hughes ; S. B^roughton ; P. G. Richardson. 687 and 5s. each : R. E. Allen ; E. Pidgeon ; H. C. Piggott ; R. Alan-Reid. 686 and 2s. 6d. each : H. G. Brown ; W. H. Magnay ; G. Flexmore ; S. Williams; H. E. Turner; F. J. Barrell; J. Cooke; J. P. Turner. 297 B C L A S S C O M P E T I T I O N S Event No. 8 (Treble 25 yards).—298 and 25s.: F. Atkitis, Heinel Ifcmpstead. and 15s. each : R. S. Hadﬁeld, Cheam ; V. W. Grubb, Richmond H.G.; K. H. Event No. 9 (Double 50 yards).—199 and 22s. 6d. each : A. J. Shaw ; H. J. Kitchener, Ham and Petersham. 198 and 15s. each : K G Miisk, Watford and District ; F. K. Farquharson. 197 and 7s. 6d. each : E. A. Spiriti; H. S. Cayton, Watford and District; E. L. Taylor, Speldhurst ; H. R. Childs, Ham and Petersham ; Evlnt No 1(? (Doubte 100 yards).-198 and 25s. : R. P. Haskell, Woodall- Duckh-im 197 and 17s. 6d. each : E. Shaw, Pirbright and District; C. P. Sonnex. 196 and 10s each :G.C. Molyneaux, G.P.O. : H J. Kitchener: A G. Whittle ; . . . t i n . i ; - W R R r t v v n t r / * / * T # » n c K i i r v z n n H C C L A S S C O M P E T I T I O N S Event No. 12 (Double„25 yards),-198 and^25^s. V. CuUing, A^.^and Tah F.^] ' l^bwislonTA.^Er'MoredithTWe'ybr 195 and 6s. each : E. E. Brett, Ledbury and Rﬁnnnir Housc ' L. S.iiith, AutomotivS ; R. S. Chapman, Richmond H.G., W olckman, t'^ C-D- = E' L. Taylor ; H. C. West, Bookham ; A. T- '"^"'E^n't' So®'l3lDo°ubre"50 yards).-199 and 25s. : H. C. West. 197 and 15s. each : Mrs. W." A. Gilbert, Ham and Petersham ; A. E. Meredith ; A. T. Mortirner. 196 and 7s. 6d. each : A. L. S. Denyer, Farnham ; F. H. P. Gore; E. S. Britten. WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UK42 the riﬂeman AuTUfciN, 1946. 195 and 6s. each ; G. W. Edser, Cheam ; B. E. Wood ; L. ^n^de'reluis" E. W. Carter, Fairey Aviation ; Mrs. C. Millard, Pirbright and District, Event No, 14 (Double 100 yards).—196 and 25s.; T. Dennis, Metropoiiigi Police L Division. 195 and 12s. 6d. each ; F. L. Vincent, Alexandra Palace , A.^ Brown ; T. Brown, Cobham H,G. O.C.A. ; J. A. Moore, Addiscombe, 194 and 7s. 6d. each : P. G. Hawkins, E.M.I,, Hayes ^E. S. Britten.^ 585 1 Cutting- E. W . Ca a n d 5 s . : j . l a a t c i i i a i i . J / O a u u J S , c u u u . i - . w . X i a i t , ^ H i w l ﬁ n c * 577 and 5s. each : E. E. Brett ; R. Spratley. 576 and 5s. each . F. G. Hawkins , A. E. Meredith ; E. E. Newitt; A. R'. King. 575 and 5s. -L-Smith. ^74 ana 3s. each : R. Ackland ; F. Woods, Hampton ; Mrs. E. Baker. 573 and 5s. eacn . a. j. D a r e ; G . M . R . L o r d , B e c k e n h a m Wa r d e n s . D C L A S S C O M P E T I T I O N S Event No, 16 (Treble 25 yards),—291 and 25s. : S. D. Howe, Home Ollice M.G. 290 and 20s. : E. E. Brown, Home Ofﬁce H.G. 288 and 15s. : A. F. F, Gallup, K.L.G., Putney Vale. 286 and 7s. 6d. each : R. Wallace, Ham and Petersham , H, L, Grimes, Cheam Park O.C.A. 285 and 5s. : A. F, Rigiani., Salisbury. Event No. 17 (Double 50 yards).—193 and 25s. : R. R. T 20s.: A. F. F. Gallup. 190 and 10s. each : F. Shaw, Pirbright and District, J, Bateman ; W . IRQ nnd 5s. each: h. u. nowe , , Y. Barr, Borough of Wandsworth. 189 and 5s. : S. D. Howe , E. E. Brown; A. F. Ri'giani. 188 and 5s. each: Mrs. E. M. Elvin, Bcckcnham Wardens ; H. C. Mantle ; Mrs, D. G. Webster ; L, G. Smith, Fouray. Event No. 18 (Aggregate of Events 16 and 17).—480 and 25s. . ^ D. Howe. 479 and 17s, 6d. each : A, F, F, Gallup ; E. E. Brown, 475 and 10s : R. R. Brain- wood. 474 and 5s. : A. F. Rigiani. 471 and 5s. : H. C. Mantle. 470 and 5s. -^ch . Mrs. D. G. Webster ; J. Bateman. 469 and 5s. : R. Wallace. 468 and 5s. . H. L. Grimes. 466 and 5s. each : H. Brakell; E. C. Mallet; H. W. Mantle. 465 and 5^. F. Shaw. 464 and 4s. each : Mrs. E. M. Elvin ; L. G. Smith. 463 and 3s. . t. W. Hooper. 462 and 2s. 6d. each : D. Justham ; S. Bovingdon ; W. Mason. In addition to lowest prize-winning scores in all the above, the numerous prize-winning results in the unlimited entry competitions have all been omitted for lack of space. Event No, 25 (.22 Pistol Competition).—375 and 15s. : Mrs. B. Mooishead. and 12s. 6d. : J. F. Chandler. 362 and 10s. : W. Meaker. 361 and 7s. 6d. : D. C. Crisp. 358 and 5s. : R. Alan-Reid. B Section : 332 and 13s. 9d. each : G. Ellwood ; H. Clyne. 330 and 8s. 9d. each : J. H. Siggs ; C, G. B. Poulter. 327 and 2s. 6d. each : L. W. Wickens; F. Barratt. Unlimited entry competitions at 10 and 20 yards omitted. Event No. 28 (Club Teams of Four at 25 yards).—Worplesdon and Distri.c^25s0» 793 ; Twickenham A (25s.), 793 ; Heston and Hounslow A (15s.), 791 ; G.P.O. (15s.), 791 ; Ham and Petersham A (10s.), 790 ; Twickenham B (10s.), 790 ; Lensbury and Britannic House A (ICte.), 787 ; Wimbledon Park A (10s.), 787. Event No. 29 (Club Teams of Four at 50 and 100 yards).—Ham and Petersham A (30s.), 792 ; Lensbury and Britannic House A (20s.), 784 ; S.T.C., New Southgate (10s.), 782 ; Ham and Petersham B (10s.), 781 ; Lensbury and Britannic House B (10s.), 779 ; Twickenham A (10s.), 779 ; Wimbledon Park A (10s.), 778 ; Hendon and Cricklewood (10s.), 778. Sussex County S.B.R.A. The County S.B.R.A. held their annual open meeting at Lancing on the 17th-18th August, 1946. The meeting was a great success and was without doubt the largest meeting ever held in Sussex. It was held in the Junior School Playing Fields quite close to Lancing station and although the conditions on the ﬁrst day were not too kind the following day (Sunday) was almost perfect weather. Some very ﬁne shooting and good scores were recorded and the 170 entrants were unanimous in their praises with the conditions, situation, prizes and most important of all, the running of the meeting. Theit is little doubt that the new classiﬁcation method in grading the entrants A, B, C and D was instrumental in getting so many keen shots to attend as the predominant entry was in Classes B and C. It is very hard to ﬁnd sufﬁcient praise for the work put in by the hon. secretary, Mr. G. M. Munro, to whom most of the credit for the success of the mating should go and he was actively supported by a very live com mittee who shouldered their responsibilities like veterans. It is hoped that this meeting will be the fbrenmner of many more. Results were :— " Sutton " Gold Cup Competition.—1 E. J. G. Bull, Southwick (£2 2s.), 685 ; 2 R. A. Manser, Eastbourne (£1 5s.), 683 ; 3 W. Floyde, Brighton (15s.), 682 ; 4 Mrs. Walker, Worthing (Chatsworth R.C.) (10s. 6d.), 681 ; 5 F. E. Long, Worthing (Chatsworth R.C.) (7s. 6d.), 680 ; S. Brockhurst, Fittleworth, 674 ; 7 H. E. Walker, Worthing (Chatsworth R.C.), 672 ; 8 W. E. Gravely, Crawley and District, 666 ; 9 B. Branch, Crawley and District, 666 ; 10 W. J. Warner, Lewes, 663. (iounty Badges to each of the ten ﬁnalists. Col. Thomas Sutton donated the cash prizes. Event No. 1. 25 yards.—Class A : 1 J. E. Chandler (£1), 199.8 ; 2 A. Bolsom (15s.), 199.7 ; 3 W. Yeoman (7s. 6d.), 198.6. Class B : 1 F. J. Mant (£1), 198.7 ; 2 C. Hughes (15s.), 197.5 ; 3 N. J. C. Street and A. Briggs, 7s. 6d. and 197.4 each. Class C ; I C. Gammans (£1) 19.5 ; 2 S. Ashdown (15s.) 197.4 ; 3 E. Holtham (7s. 6d.), 196.6. Class D : 1 A. E. Rose (£1), 194.3 ; 2 R. Southgate (15s.), 193.5 ; 3 G. P. E. Walker (7s. 6d.), 191.2. Event No. 2. 50 Yards.—Class A : 1 J. E. Chandler (£1), 199.5 ; 2 A. Bolsom (15s.), 198.7 : 3 F. Barrel! (7s. 6d.), 198.6. Class B: W. E. Gravely (£1), 197.7; 2 E. Lake (15s.), 197.4 ; 3 M. Mullen (7s. 6d.), 196.6. Class C : 1 G. Barker (£1), 195.5 ; 2 E. R. Streatfield (15s.), 195.3 ; 3 D. Feakes (7s. 6d.), 195.1. ' , ' Class D : 1 A. C. Elphick (£1), 192.3 ; 2 E. Daniells (15s.), 192.2 ; 3 G. P. E. Walker (7s. 6d.), 190. Event No. 3. 100 Yards.—Class A : 1 W. J. Smith (£1), 200.7 ; 2 F. Barrel! (15s.) 198.7 ; 3 A. Bolsom (7s. 6d.), 197.4. — Class B : 1 C. Hughes (£1), 196.4 ; 2 H. H. Budge (15s.), 196.1 ; 3 E. J. Hill (7s.i6d.), 195.4. (7s mT^93V : 2 P- J- Marshall (15s.), 194.2 ; 3 C. Murphy (7s fdTl^s'v' 12 Mrs. Holtham (15s.), 186.1 ; 3 R. L. Burgess i Aggregate.—Class A : 1 W. J. Smith (£1), 595.8 ; 2 A. Bolsom (I5s.), 595.8 ; 3 F. Barrel! (7s. 6d.), 594,8 (7s edTsM' 1 ; 2 F. C. Wells (I5s.). 582.2 ; 3 N. J. C. Street (7s ?dT574'9' : 2 P. J. Marshall (15s.), 576.8 ; 3 G. Barker (7s 6dT ^4 4 : 2 A. E. Rose (15s.). 564.6 ; 3 G. P. E. Walker * M^ H. Yool's prize won by W. Floyde (Brighton), who also wins the " Eager " Cup for the highest aggregate score by a Sussex marksman. Event No. 5. Team Shoot. Prizes donated by Mr. H. Yool.—Winners, Brighton (Sutton Statuette and £5), 487 ; runner-up, Eastbourne A (£1 5s.), 483. Worthing A 477, Lewes 476, Fittleworth 475, Lai.cing 474, Crawley 473, Worthing B 4/2, Eastbourne B 467. An additional sum of 25s. was kindly donated by Mr. F. H. Bowdcn. '' Event No. 6. Drawn Fours.—First team, F. A. Reynolds, A. E. Brown, F. B. Philpott, E. Holtham (£1). h (h^inn"^ xo°' ^"i lighter.-First day : 25 yards, A. Bolsom and F. Taylor (I8s.), both 100 , 50 yards. A. Bolsom, F. Taylor and Vandcrsluis (19s.), all 99 ; 100 yards, A. <l8s.), 99. S^ond day : 25 yards. J. E. Chandler, H. Scar, Bruckel (50,s.), innl^r/i. wY J' F Barrel! and J. E. Chandler (50s.), all 100; 100 yards W J. Smith and F. Barrel! (50s.), both 100. M T " r - o . a n d M a r k s m a n B a d g e " C o m p e t i t i o n . - B e s t s h o t , SmL? oJi' SIraat. 292. Class C : E. R. Streatﬁeld. 290. Class D : C. P. E. fbr Oasses B (5'MdY'" Messrs. A. F. Standcn and W. W. Medlock, On behalf of the Executive Council of the Association the Hon. Secretary would like to take this opportunity of thanking the following members, who are not ofﬁcers of the Association, for their very valuable services at and before the meeting : Messrs. Tong, Hoare, Anderson, Baker, Stone, Yool and A. E. Bowden. Others who kindly assisted aie also'thanked. The Sussex County S.B.R.A. statement of account shows that they finished the year with a balance in hand of £120 3s. lOd., and as they started from scratch last year it is a matter for congratulation to meir committee and ofﬁcers for this very satisfactory state. They are lortunate in having some very good friends, as will be seen from the list of donations. Even so the expenses of running an Association are heavy if it is to do its work properly. Of course, they had their troubles, inasmuch as they ran a dance at Hove which was an expensive failure. This was because of lack of support of members, but the situation was partly retrieved by a dance held at Petworth by Mr. Standen which resulted in a cheque to the Association for £18. There are 54 clubs afﬁliated to the Association and 76 teams took part in the Winter League which was a great success. The " Lawson," Loder, and " Choose your own Start " competitions helped along the funds and through the good work put in by the Secretary in running a Derby sweepstake they were able to add another £45 to their balance. They may safely consider the S.C.S.B.R.A. now to be well established ﬁnancially. G. M. Munro, Hon. Secretary. Wiltshire M.R.A. Marksmen from all over the county gathered at King's Playdown Range, near Devizes, on Saturday, 27th June, for the small-bore prize meeting, organised by the Wilts County M.R.A. The weather was almost perfect, and about 100 competitors took part, some carrying away trophies as a reward for their shooting, and all bearing a reminder of a well-spent day in the shape of stm-tanned faces and hands. All agreed that the meeting had gone off smoothly and satisfactorily, and that a most successful start had been made after a war-time lapse of seven years. In the unavoidable absence of the president (Col. W. Llewellen Falmer) the awards and money prizes were presented by Col. A P fofthe Avon-Valley Club. Introducing him, Mr. R. Keller, ot Trowbridge, said he would like ﬁrst to thank those responsible tor the smooth ruiming of the meeting, especially the Chief Statistical Ofﬁcer, Mr. A. L. Hardy, the Chief Range Ofﬁcer, Mr. W. W. Hol- l^d, and the .Hon. Secretary, Mr. A. C. Millington; also Mr. C. Rossiter for supplying the target-frames at very short notice, and last but by no means least the Boy Scouts from Devizes, who had given invaluable help with the targets. Trowbridge teams carried off a number of trophies as a result xf A shooting and of the prize meeting. Trowbridge N.A.L.G.O. won the Wiltshire Times Cup, the Kynoch knock-out ^leld and the splendid " Marquess of Lansdowne " Shield while Trowbndge Police A won the County Cup. The County Cham pionship and Silver Medal went to Mr. F. Sawyer (Avon Valley Club). The list of leading winners is as follows :— IN A^f"r 25 yards. Single Entiy.—1 (equal) G. Mitchell (N.A.L.G.O., Trowbridge), W. Oram (Marlborough), F. Sawyer (Avon Valley), WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UKAutuain, 1946. the riﬂeman 43 H. Withers (5th Wilts H.G.), C. J. Hyde (Salisbury City). G. Jackson (N.A.L.G.O.. Trowbridge), R. Butler (Trowbridge Police), 99 points. Ten Rounds Deliberate, 50 yards. Single Entry.—1 p. Sawyer and R.S.M. Tweedy (I.H.W.S., Netheravon), 100 ; 2 S. Wiltshire CIrowbridge Police). G. Jackson, 99 : 3 G. Bolt (Devizes), R. Brockland (N.A.L.G.O., Trowbridge), P. J. H. Gunton (Nondescripts), W. W. Holland (Swindon G.W.R.), C. J. Hyde, R. Keller (Trowbridge Police), C. Vizard (Swindon Police), S. F. Stevens (Salisbury City), 98. Ten Rounds Deliberate, 100 yards. Single Entry.—I F. Sawyer. 100 ; 2 A. S. Gray (Marlborough), C. J. Hyde, 99 ; 3 L. Amey (Salisbury City), W. W. HoUand, C. Viz;ird. G. Jackson. 98. 3 Holland Netheravon), W. Parker (Trowbridge Police), S. F. Stevens. 291. County Cup, 10 rounds each, 50 and 100 yards (teams of six from any afﬁliated club).—1 Trowbridge Police A, 1,148 ; 2Trowbridge N.A.L.G.O. A, 1,139 ;3I.H.W.S., Netheravon, 1,136. . Marquess of Lansdowne Shield, 10 rounds each, 25, 50 and 100 yards (teams of six).—1 Trowbridge N.A.L.G.O. A, 1,732 ; 2Trowbridge Police A, 1,721 ; 3 l.H.W.S. Netheravon, 1,716. Inexpert Aggregate of Competitions 1, 2 and 3—1 T.S.M. Major, S. F. Stevens, 291 ; 2 J. Pearc (Swindon Police), 290 ; 3 S. Wiltshire, W. Oram, 289 ; 4 L. Amey, R- Brockland, 288. ^ Sharpshooters (teams).—1 Swindon G.W.R. D ; ruimers-up, Trowbridge Police Results of three unlimited entry competitions omitted for lack of space. The Winter League, with a record team entry, will be in four divisions and will commence on 19th and 26th October. Yorkshire M.R.A. v. Oregon State R.A. The twelfth annual match between teams of the Yorkshire and Oregon Associations has again provided a win for the U.S.A. team, who made the ﬁne score of3,940, the second highest score the American team has made in the series of matches ﬁred. Yorkshire with a score of 3,914 recorded their highest score since 1938 and is their third highest score made in the series. Yorkshire &ed their match on the range of the Leeds Association and were favoured with ideal conditions. The well-known riﬂeman, Mr. W. J. Sable, again captained the Yorkshire team; and the match was shot under the supervision of Lt.-Col. C. W. Mustill, Leeds. The following were the scores :— OREGON 3940 50 100 yds. yds. Ttl. Ernest Barrien 199 200 399 Robert Calhoun 200 198 398 H a r v e y M u t c h ' 1 9 8 1 9 9 3 9 7 Karl Kepp 199 197 396 L e s l i e T . S t . C l a i r 1 9 8 1 9 8 3 9 6 Bruce Smith 198 196 394 A l v a A t k i n s 1 9 6 1 9 8 3 9 4 S t u a r t E d m o n d s 1 9 8 1 9 5 3 9 3 A . C . S t r o h e c k e r 1 9 5 . 1 9 4 3 8 9 Ernest D. Everson 197 187 384 Y O R K S H I R E 3 9 1 4 50 100 yds. yds. Ttl. J . W . H u s t l e r , L e e d s R . a n d R . C 1 9 8 1 9 7 3 9 5 A. Johnson, Hull 197 197 394 C. C. Sonley , Hull 199 194 393 G. W . Ncwsham, Hillsboro 199 194 393 M. Bergson, Bradford ... ••• 198 194 392 G . F . B a r k e r , R o t h e r h a m 1 9 7 1 9 4 3 9 1 J. W . Foster , Hillsboro 196 194 390 W. M c C l o u d , H u l l 1 9 5 1 9 4 3 8 9 W. A i r e d , B r a d f o r d 1 9 9 1 9 0 3 8 9 E. Baglcy, Leeds R. and R.C. ... ... ... 196 192 . 388 P R I Z E M E E T I N G The revival of the All Comers' Prize Meeting of the Y.M.R.A.. which was held on the Leeds range, drew a good entry. Favoured with three days of ﬁne weather, the meeting proved a happy one for the renewal of old friendships, and the introduction of many new comers, who soon proved there was some ﬁne shots among them. Mr. T. Kennedy, Leeds, proved a most efﬁcient C.R.O., while the statistical department was in the capable hands of Mr. G. F. Clyne, Bradford. Mr. W. McCloud, of Hull, as Hon. Prize Meeting Secre tary, is deserving of congratulations the way the meeting was carried out. ■ Leading results :— Competition No 1. The " B.S.A." challenge cup.—1 T. J. Knight (City of Birmingham) (cup and £1) 398, 2 (equal) F W. Uttley (Wood Top) and A. Traies (City of Birmingham) (17s. 6d. each) 396 4 (equal) A. N. Tradl (Leeds R. and R.C.) and W McCloud (B O.C.M.) (15s. each) 395. Eighteen other pnzewinners followed. Competition No 2. The " A. V. Staniforth " Challenge Cup.—1 T. J. Knight (City of Birmingham) (cup and £1) 298, 2 (equal) G. W. R^hodes (Leeds R. and R.C.). W. McCloud (B.O.C.M.), C. Sonley (Hull) (16s. each) 297. Fourteen other pnze- '^"compSn No. 3. The Scarborough Corporation Challenge Cup, County Championship, aggreBate of 1 and 2.—1 W. McCloud (B.O.C.M.) (cup and 17s. 6d.{ cnampmn^ip^aggregam^^^ Top) (County medal and 17s. 6d.) 692, 3 A. N. TraiU (Leeds R. and R.C.) (10s.) 689, 4 A. Schoﬁeld (Geo. Manns) (5s.) 688, 5 J. W. Hustler (Leeds R. and R.C.) (5s.) 688. (B.O!C.MO(cu°Pa?d ML^,7X^s)fy^'N TSuae^fR'''~i C. C. Sonley (Hull) (14s. 6d. 4 X's),JohWn Other prizcwiraers followed. (14s. 6d., 3 X s), 200. Twelve (equS A^JohnsoiTOTidl) (mp and'T6^™2®X's?°F^S"Tf,i" 11 X'sl A. N. TraiU (Leeds R. Snd R.C ) (ife n X-ft" wirmers foUowed. A. Johnson and A. N. TraiU tie fn/tt. TwenW-two other-pnM- after using the graded ed gauges, so therefore both competitor win iw/" after usm Sharp^(?je°H^G°:)Ii5s:')T^r3^iiI,-)^- ''iG^ lowed. Competition No. 9. " Ine pert and Tyro " 1 H? 11 w - % a A. E. Howarth (Worsboro) (17s. 6d. eachT292 3 A w s 291, 4 L. Hinde (Wm. Jessops R.C.) (7s. ^fve^rer^SUToi^ (cupM7??.?°Liid°sR^=nd"^??T(£,)S'8l"=°^ 2 Le?SsT.'and"^C. A'dSs'!? Bradford A (£1 10s.) 294, Competition No. 12. The " Port of HuU Seamen's Tmr.h-e " i tj w itniev 2 Le^T'ilid"RE.-(l5s.).'^''® Sharpshooter.-l 1^ R. mid r.c. a (£1 IDs.), C. Laywood, Hon. Sec., Y.M.R.A. PIST OL MATCH As the result of a challenge from Middlesex and Surrey the York shire pistol teatn shot their cards m a match against those teams on Saturday, 11th May, 1946, at Shefﬁeld. T J o ® B e r g s o n , D . H a r k n e s s , { of; Bradford, E. Bagley of Leeds, T. Moote, J. W. Naylor and F. Timmins of Shefﬁeld, L. R. Wood of Shefﬁeld (non-shooting captain). YORKSHIRE MINIATURE RIFLE ASSOCIATION PISTOL TEAM. 1946 Reading from left to right :— Back row : W. Aired. E. Bagley, T. Moore, F. Timmins. Front row : j. C. Parish, D. Harkness, L. R. Wood, J. W. Naylor, M. Bergson. Mr. R. Staniforth witnessed the shoot and the scrutineer was Mr. D. Parkin, secretary of the Shefﬁeld and District R.A. This was the ﬁrst occasion Yorkshire had contested in pistol shooting and although the score of 1,267 was disappointing it proved too good for Surrey and was only 11 points below that of the c r a c k M i d d l e s e x t e a m . An interesting feature of the Yorkshire team was that every member has shot in the Cbunty riﬂe team. Willerby H.G. O.C.A. R.C. held a contest at their range in Great Gutter Lane. Ofﬁcials at the riﬂe meeting were G. O. Whitehead and W. McCloud (range ofﬁcers) ; C. L. Hardy (scrutineer) ; J. Earnshaw and G. F. Grassby (records) ; T. W. Mackrill (treasurer) ; and A. B. Kemp (secretary). Successful members were :— rnmnetition No. 1 (9 rounds at 100 yds.)—Major R. W. Gleadow, L. Speck, G F Grassby. No. 2 (9 rounds at 20O yds.)—J. A. BeU, E. Ford, C. Sharp, W. Nolan, o" T' Hnrdv W Renton, W. McCloud, H. G. Vickerman, No. 3 (10 rounds rapid J . . . n a r u y , „ , , , r i l a u m i i \ i . a . - i - i 1 x l « A Wiilerby Home Guard D, WUlerby Home Guard B, H Coy. 8th Bn. West HuU Home Guard. WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UKNext >