< Previous54 T H E M E L E M A NAUTUNIN, 1946. It seems that the old Ipswich R.C. has faded out—not through any lack of enthusiasm, but because its range at Broom Hill has suffered so severely through frequent use during the war that it has become dangerous. Unfortunately for its members, materials and labour caimot be spared to put this right. Now rifle shooting is not just a sport—it assists to train the eye and to improve the powers of c o n c e n t r a t i o n . A l t h o u g h i t i s o b v i o u s t h a t h o u s e s c o m e b e f o r e hobbies, the little material and labour needed to repair the range would be more than justified. » * * Fifteen-year-old R. Steventon, of Kettering Army Cadet Force, received a big ovation when he collected his prize at Kettering and D i s t r i c t M . R . L . p r e s e n t a t i o n c e r e m o n y a t t h e M i n i a t u r e R . C . recently. Steventon came fourth among the individual prize winners of the entire league, having a far better average for the season than many experienced marksmen. He was the most outstanding shot for the Cadet Force team, which came sixth in the league after win ning seven out of II matches. B Company, H.G., victors of 10 matches, won the league cup, and the runners-up cup went to Barton Ward Wardens, who won nine matches. The presentations were made by Mr. A. Phillips, of Kettering. * » The shooting for the championship of Hurst Grange School has been completed. One target per week has been fired by each boy since November last, and the boy with the highest aggregate for the 15 best shoots wins the championship. The winner is the captain of the shooting, G. Summers, with the fine total of 1,008 out of a possible 1,050 points. Runner-up is Usherwood, with 10 points fewer. He is now at Merchiston School. Last year's champion, D. Dick, is third with 983. Other leading scores were ;— Henson 968, Gorrie 950, McKeitli 942, Morrison 931, Parker 925, Mclver 925, Peyrebrune 924^, Strang 924, Cameron 917, Gulliver 878, Mackintosh 868, Meikle 863, Forsyth- 773, Clift 736, Fetherston 714. * * Although the invasion threat was much more serious in the war recently ended than in the previous conflict, dispersal plans for trophies and records were such that it has been made easier to re suscitate Clacton and District R.L. than after 1918, when nobody knew where anything was and one of the cups was eventually run to earth in a Wivenhoe bam ! This was disclosed at a meeting at Little Clacton Rifle Club Hall in July, when it was decided to restart the league, with four clubs certain and- two probable entrants. Mi. F. Allen, who presided, and was later elected chairman of the league, said the league had been in suspension during the war, when they had closed down under force of circumstances. They could con gratulate themselves that they were all there that night at least to discuss re-formation of the league. On behalf of the old executive he would like to express their thanks to their fellows who went into the Forces, particularly on their safe return. Their secretary was a Territorial when the war broke out, and Mr. Seaton had carried on the secretaryship for the short time the league ran after the outbreak of war. Mr. A. Seaton (Weeley) who accepted the secretaryship of the revived league later recapitulated details of the position when war upset the league for the second time in its history. * * » * The hope that younger men would join the Rye R.C. and so main tain its present admirable and fiiendly spirit, was expressed by the Mayor of Rye (Aid. J. Cooper) when he presented the prizes won by members during the 1945—46 season. Capt. Plews, O.B.E. (chairman and treasurer of the club) recalled that 40 years ago he had shot on the range at Watlands with the Mayor, who had always taken the keenest interest in shooting. The Mayor said he remembered those days well. He had himself been forced to give up shooting because of his eyesi^t, but he hoped younger men would join the club and create a friendly spirit. He would always be very happy to be with them, and would give a prize to be fired for at the com mencement of the 1946—47 season. Capt. Plews stated that out of eight matches fired since the club re-started after the war six had been won, one drawn, and the result of the other was still awaited. Two members, Mr. H. C. Ellis and Mr. R. Rook, had scored a possible. Mr. H. C. Ellis, responding on behalf of the club, congratulated the committee on " getting things shipshape " after the war, and re ferred especially to the work done by Mr. Fowler. * * * Described by his employers as a most conscientious type of work man, Mr. Fred Moss, foreman of the axle department of Rubery Owen and Co., Ltd., Darlaston, has received the award of the British Empiie Medal in the final King's Birthday Honours victory list. During the war Mr. Moss was in charge of all Admiralty work for the Director of Armament Supply. The firm had several rush jobs, one of which was when mines were needed to roll down the cliff in Trondheim fiord, Norway, with the object of sinking the German battleship, Tirpitz. Officials rushed,to Rubery Owen's wanting the mines for the following week-end and under Mr. Moss's direction men were employed day and night and managed to get the mines ready in time. Although they did not sink the ship they certainly made a marked effect towards its end. This was only one of the many feats he achieved in output during the war. Mr. Moss entered the employ of Rubery Owen's on 17th June, 1918, as an inspector. Among his sporting activities, Mr. Moss is a keen rifle shot, and is secretary of Ruberv Owen's rifle club, and a member of the Black Country S.B.R.L. committee. He is also a keen angler. Married, with two children, ho lesides at 55, Pargeter Street, Walsall. •* * * The Summer Small-bore League organised by the Oxfordshire R.A. was completed on 30th June. Winning teams invthe various divisions of the open section were :— pivibion I, Trinity Hall A ; II, Osbcrton Radiators A ; III, Pressed Steel A ; IV, Bicester B ; V. Morris Motors D ; VI, University Press B. Trinity Hall teams won both divisions of the handicap section. Mr. W. Fairbairn of Trinity Hall had the highest individual aggregate of 979 out of 1,000 for the ten shoots'in the competition. * * * Lieut. A. Moody, R.N., Royal Naval Range, Tipnor, who has succeeded Commander H. Lingard, R.N., who is now in the service of the N.R.A., as hon. secretary and treasuier, is tackling a very difficult job in completing arrangements for this full-scale post-war meeting in a .mannet which promises success. » + A record attendance marked the opening of the 101 Club's premier competition, " 101 Silver Cup Competition," in August at Park Street Barracks, where no fewer than 20 members entered for the event, which will run for three months. The rules of the shot are : Competitors average taken from the Average League and based on the S.M.R.C. dropped point handicap table. Bill Lucas, the club's undisputed champion shot, and last year's winner of the trophy, has an average of 97, but his first card last week was only a 93, which proved to be 94.75 with handicap, one of the lowest of the period. The final tables of the Average League's first period resulted in Bill Lucas as champion of the first division, and Jim Prescott champion of second division. Prescott, promoted amongst the crack-shots, has displaced Aldred, who is relegated to the second division. Jack Williams and Tow Williams, two ex-101 footballers, were given a warm welcome.- Jack, who so often found the target on the soccer field at centre-forward, surprised the club coaches by scoring a 91 with his first effort.. * * * Bridlington M.R.C. shot a match with Hull Corporation Transport, and lost by the narrow margin of two points. Totals were 579 and 577. Bridlington scores were : A. Machen 98, A. D. Sinclair 98, H. S. Hirst 97, T. M. Needham 96, H. Robinson 95, J. Armitage 93. » * In its first shoulder-to-shoulder shoot since before the war Margate R.C. beat Canterbury by seven points—Margate 932, Canterbury 925. Scores for the week in the Weston Challenge Cup ; E. T. Lewis 100, F. S. Belfield 97, Miss E. Jebb 96, Mrs. E. Tully 94, E. G. Rowlands 94, W. T. Jarman 93, T. Gore 92, J. J. Tully 90, P. Penton 86. * » * In the grounds of Redlands Court, Highworth, home of Mr. Gerald Wilson, Highworth and District R.C. held a garden fete on Saturday, 3rd August, in aid of club funds. This is the first function of its kind organised by the club since it came into existence last year. The fete was opened by Mrs. Wilson, introduced by the Vicar of Highworth, the Rev. F. R. Webb. There was a wide variety of stalls and side shows, a concert given by Horace King's party, a baby show and an ankle competition. Little Elizabeth Windsor presented a bouquet ''f V ^td Diana Watts a bouquet to Sister Ireland, from the Victoria Hospital, Swindon, who judged the baby show. Officials ot the rifle club who played a prominent part in organising the fete were Mr. G. H. Wilson (president^ Mr. Hugh Smith (chairman) and Capt. L. Cotton (secretary). In spite of a wind of gale force the members of the Weeley M.R.C. competed for the " Roger Weeley " Challenge Cup on an outdoor range of 15 yards in August. This shoot in previous years has invitation of Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Weeley at Weeley Lodge, but present conditions made this impossible. The attendance at the shoot was not large, but the scores were high in x l adverse conditions, the winner being the captain of the club, Mr. A. Seaton, with a score of 97, and the runner-up a compara- lo small-bore shooting, was Mr. W. Paris with a score of 96. WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UKAutumn, 1946. T H E r i fl e m a n 55 The 9th Bucks Home Guard R.C. has won the Lochboisdale Trophy for 1946, for which 21 teams entered. The trophy (a Star Carbine from the Outer Hebrides) presented by a member of Clan Macdonald and the N.R.A., is shot for annually by teams of c.\-Home Guard rifle clubs. The club is naturally proud of bringing the trophy to Slough. Their nearest rivals, the Camberley Club, were 42 points behind them. » * » Home Guard rifle clubs having .303 rifles on loan from Territoria' Army Associations are now being asked to make a decision on the pattern of rifle they will continue to use in the future, representation having been made to the War Office that the No. 1 S.M.L.E. rifles at present on loan are unsuitable for competition shooting. If the clubs wish to discard their present rifles the War Office will replace them with No. 3 Pattern 14 rifles, but the snag is that maintenance difficulties may arise as there are only a very small number of spare rarts available. It is likely, therefore, that Home Guard marksmen, lowever keen they are to make a change, will decide to take the safe course and retain the present issue. Several members of Heston and Hounslow R.C. have taken part in the recent county open competitions, which have produced a very high standard of shooting. At the Middlesex shoot on the Twickenham ranges, W. Jackson took first prize and a silver medal in the " C " class aggregate competition. At the Surrey meeting on the Ham ranges ■' the A team were placed third in the inter-club event at 25 yards. Scores ; F. Mayor 199, H. Brown 198, E. Pidgeon 198, G. Flexmore 196. At the same meeting teams of 20 from London and the Home Counties .fired for the Marks Shield, each competitor having to shoot two targets at 50 yards and two at 100 yards. Middlesex won the trophy with a total of 7,809, Surrey (holders) registering 7,762. Messrs. H. Brown, G. Flexmore, V. Gilbert and F. Mayor shot for the Middlesex team. F. Mayor is to be congratulated on his 397, the highest score for Middlesex. H. Brown and V. Gilbert have received Middlesex badges, having represented the county on three occasions. * * Strichen A have retained the championship in Division 1 of the Aberdeen and District Association's 25 and 50 yards summer league competition. In the final round they beat their nearest rivals, Ellon A, by five points. Their score tit 50 yards included two possibles and three 99's. Lumsden A took no chances against Logie-Durno B and put on a record score of 971 to win the championship of Division 6. J. Glennie, Logie-Durno, had the satisfaction, however, of scoring a poSsibfe at 50 yards, and had the best score in both the teams. Bon- accord D were beaten by Mintlaw Station C. With an average of 934 Durris C were placed in Division 7. Their score in the first match was 919, and in the second added nine points. They improved each round, and in the final had a score of 961, which assured them of the championship. Mintlaw Station D beat Culter B to finish in second place. Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Philip Wighani Richardson, who was born in Newcastle 81 years ago, is retiring from the chairmanship of the N.R.A. and will thus bring to an end a long and illustrious association with that body. His shooting career, which has extended over 68 years, began when he was a cadet at Rugby. At Cambridge he rose ' swiftly into, the highest ranks of marksmanship by tieing for the Queen's Prize at Wimbledon in 1886. It was a great disappointmeni to him that he lost the tie shoot and so failed to emulate Eusipt Humphry, who had taken the gold medal back to Cambridge some years previously. Colonel Richardson made amends as a member of the 2nd Volunteer Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers by becoming an international marksman for England and captain of British rifle teams which toured the Empire or shot on the home ranges. He was commandant of the N.R.A. School of Musketry, 1914-18. In indus trial circles Colonel Richardson is widely known because of his chairmanship of Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson, the Tyneside s h i p - b u i l d e r s . » + The annual general meeting was held in the Dunblane R.C,, Colonel P. D. Stirling, O.B.E., M.C., president, in the chair. The secretary's and treasurer's reports showed that the club had a successful season, both from a shooting and financial point of view. It was agreed to have the annual presentatioii of prizes in September, prior to the opening of the indoor season. Colonel. StirUng was unani mously re-elected president. Mr. D. J. Munro was appointed secretary and Mr. J. W. Tawse, treasurer, in succession to Mr. T. Leadbetter. Mr A W.. Walker was appointed match secretary, and the committee cornprise : Messrs. J. White, G. Smith, R. W. Marshall, W. Hamilton, W. L. M'Kendrick, D. C. Ferguson, J. Wilson and R. M'Naughton. Keith A has won the championship of the Banffshire SmaU-bore u P'^'^sion 1, with Glenlivet as runners-up with the same number ot points, but a lesser aggregate. In Division 2 Keith B won the championship with full points. Keith C were runners-up with SIX points less. * * * footing cups ol Chertsey Rifle and Social Club have been won by G. L. Pulleyn with scores of 589 (possible 600) and 1967 tpossible 2W). In both instances his wife was second, with scores of 587 and 195. * * A very enjoyable afternoon was spent on the outdoor range of the Exniouth M.R.C. on 23rd June, when members of the Barnstaple Special Constabulary visited the Exmouth Club for a shoulder-to- c * 1 members of the Exmouth Constabulary and the b.M.R.C. Barnstaple defeated the Exmouth Constabularv by 16 points. * * * The Rifle Championships for the whole of the Middle East were held this year in Palestine. Private Ronald Tennison, of 19, Holmfield Avpiue, Ilford, who has been in the Army only 18 months, did not feel that he had enough experience to enter for the Individual Cham pionship, contented himself with shooting in a team contest for his regiment—the East Surreys. Whereas the individual champion won with a score of 107, Private Tennison in an identical shoot broke all Middle East records by obtaining 121 out of a possible 140. He also assisted his regiment to win the Middle East Team Com petition against teams from Egypt, the Sudan, India, the Arab Legion and the crack regimental teams of the British Army from coimtries in the Middle East as far apart as Greece and Egypt. " This was my first big competition," he told one correspondent. I had done little shooting before and I was naturally very surprised when I was informed that 1 had broken a Middle East record." The East Surreys have decided definitely that if Private Tennison is in the Middle East next ye^, he is going to be their first representative for the Individual Championship. Before joining the Army he was working as an i n s t r u r r i e n t m a k e r a t I l f o r d . * + ■ , F o r m e d i n J u n e , S i l v e r t o w n a n d D i s t r i c t B u s i n e s s H o u s e s R . L . held its first social event at the Royal Primrose Canteen Hall, Knights Road, West Silvertown, in August, when the presentation of the John Knight Cup was made to the league by the president (Mr. Arthur Webber) who is also chairman of John Knight Ltd. The 10 local teams will compete for the cup annually by shoulder-to- shoulder shooting. Affiliated to the S.M.R.C., the league commenced t o u r n a m e n t s i n S e p t e m b e r . M r . W e b b e r r e m a r k e d t h a t i t w a s a great, pleasure to preside over their social, which he hoped would be the first of many. Some 12 to 18 months previous he found that some of the employees of John Knight Were getting busy on miniature shooting and he thought it fine, so he applied his rule that if they were interested the Company had to help them. With their efforts and with the Company's assistance they were able to fix up a range. Having supported their own club, it was up to them to support the league. Mr. Carter said he thought it a wonderful effort on the part of John Knight Ltd.; by giving the trophy they had given them the beginning of a fine league. The league will comprise the teams of Harland and Wolfe, Green and Silley Weir, Tate Thames Refinery, Lyle Plaistow Wharf, Fisons Fertilizers, Lamson Paragon, Brumner Mond i.C.I.,, Products Works Becton, Imperial R.C. G.L. and C., Co. and John Knight Ltd. * * * vThe short-range championship of the Calder Valley Association of rifle clubs for the Ken Sutcliffe Challenge Cup was won by F. W. Uttley in June. On the first two cards he tied with J. Smith at 199 out of 200, and in the shoot-off there was another tie at 99 x 100. The graduated gauge was brought into use, and Uttley was judged the winner by one-third of a point. There was also a tie for third place between Mrs. J. Smith and J. G. Riley, each with a score of 197 and the gauge decided in favour of Mrs. Smith. Result; F. W. Uttley 199.3, 2 J. Smith 199.0, 3 Mrs. J. Smith 197.2, 4 J. G. Riley 197. After the match tea was provided by the ladies of the Brighouse R.C. » » * Lt -Col D. S. Brar, Commanding Officer of the Indian troops who have spent two days in Birmingham, confessed, during his stay, a minor ambition to own a Birmingham-made air rifle. In the Lord Mayor's Parlour after the troops had paraded recently he was pre sented with a .22 B.S.A. air rifle on behalf of Mr. J. Leek, managing director, and the directors of the B.S.A. Co. WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UKAutumn, 1946. At a meeting of the Somerset County Association of Miniature Rifle Clubs held at the Black Horse Hotel, Taunton, recently. Major A. H. Richards, of Wellington, was unanimously elected chairman for the coming year. Mr. E. C. Mullings agreed to continue to act as hon. secretary and treasurer. It was reported that 62 teams would be taking part in the Association's postal competitions during the season, w h i c h w a s a r e c o r d n u m b e r. Te a m s o f s i x w o u l d b e d i v i d e d i n t o five divisions. Representatives were present from almost every club in Somerset. * * Bisley grew from war fears. The Crimean campaign and the Indian Mutiny were fresh in people's minds. There was talk of a French invasion. We had to be prepared. A great volunteer move m e n t b e g a n i n 1 8 5 9 . T h e N a t i o n a l R i fl e A s s o c i a t i o n w a s f o r m e d t o encourage marksmanship. Its first contest took place at Wimbledon. Queen Victoria opened proceedings with a bullseye at 400 yards, but her rifle was ready set. She fired it with a silk cord attached to the trigger. By 1890 Wimbledon was as famous for its rifle tourna ment as it is today for tennis, but the district has become too populous. The Association moved to Bisley. There Edward Vll, then Prince of Wales, opened the shooting. He missed the bull. Princess Alexandra made amends—but she had a ready set rifle. Queen Victoria instituted the Queen's Prize of £250. Now it's the King's Prize and the award is the same. The winner is recognised as the British Empire's champion rifle shot. ' » * » The Colchester R.C. team which, representing Essex, won the Astor Challenge Cup at Bisley, a competition open to the whole of Great Britain, consisted of Messrs. H. Q. Cousins, H. W. E. Cousins, Rear- Admiral F. E. Hutton, E. Offord, W. H. L. Gosling, F. E. White and C. H. Brook. * * H.M. Prison Staff Rifle team, Perth, winners of the Perth City and County S.B.R.C.'s 4th Division League for seak>n 1945—46, have been awarded the F.B. Smith Cup. The team comprises R. Henry, G. S. Laidlaw, J. Carmichael, F. G. Troup and A. Duguid. - » » . » All the championships in the Services Section of the W.O.S. shooting events changed hands as the result of the Open Meeting Shoot at Croftfoot. Forces Day Competition, organised on behalf of the Arm y Benev o l ent Fund , a ttr a c te d an entr y of 80. C ol . Goul d (Dorset), J. G. Proudfoot (Edinburgh) and J. D. Nicoll (Perth) finished in that order in the expert class. J. D. Henderson (Edin burgh), C. Bloomfield (Dumfries) and A. D. Lov6 (Martin's) were first, second and third respectively in the inexpert class. The Open Team Championship for the Seaforth Trophy was won by Bridge of Weir (563). The R. A. Kelso, the inexpert team event, went to 101 Club (273). J. A. Reid (Dundee) was first in the Open Champion ship, but he does not get the trophy as his club is not an affiliated one. William Menzies (Dumbreck) is the new holder, his score (574) was four points in arrear of Reid's. The Association Cup was won by A. J. Urquhart (Fort William), 289. He was followed in second, place by R. Gwilt (Braby's), a young lad who is showing great promise. * * * Sheffield's leading riflemen competed for the Telegraph Cup (teams of six—four full-bore and two small-bore) on 2nd June. Scores were aflfected by the adverse weather conditions. The winners were Hillsborough and Birley Carr with a total of 1,324 x 1,400. Leading s c o r e s w e r e a s f o l l o w s : — 1,215. To p i n d i v i d u a l s c o r e s w e r e : — Full-bore : E. Gazzard 89, D. Parkin and S. A. Thruisell 88 and C. Kcnyon 87. and ^'^WisemaifAlexander Credit for the only possible of the day goes to J. W. Foster on the 25 yards range. The Walker Cup Competition (teams of four) shot at Birley Vale J Sheffield, on 1st September, was won by Hillsborough and Birley Carr with a score of 1,554.7. Atlas and Norfolk A team came second With 1,549.6 and Jessops third 1,541.4. Individual honours go to J. W. Foster and G. Newsham with 391.3 and S. G. Vyse with 391.2. The only possible was returned by the veteran Atlas and Norfolk rifleman, R. Staniforth, at 50 yards. Some good shooting was seen at the Sheffield and District Rifle Apomtion's annual prize meeting held on 21st, 22nd .and 23rd June. The Roper Championship Cup and S.M.R.C. Silver Medal went to r. Mortimer of Atlas and Norfolk, winner of the expert aggregate. A splendid performance was given by D. Wilson, a novice, who finished second in the expert aggregate and won the Tyro Champion ship Cup and the novice aggregate. Miss M. Taylpr shot well to win both ladies' competitions. Possibles were scored by D. Wilson at 100, 50 and 25 yards, F. Mortimer, S. G. Vyse and W. A. Rogers at 50 yards and F. Flude at 25 yards range. The Tyro Cup (teams of three) was won by Sheffield R.C. with a score of 867. Atlas and Norfolk came second with 856 and Sheffield Transport third with 855. Further scores are as follows :— Competition I ; I F. Mortimer 198, 2 G. Newsham and W. Wiseman 197. Competition 2 : I D. Wilson 198, 2 J. W. Foster and L. R. Wood 197. Competition 3 ; 1 D. Wilson 199. 2 F. Mortimer 198.9, 3 G. Newsham 198.1. Expert Aggregate : F. Mortimer 592.9, D. Wilson 591, J. W. Foster 588.7. Competition 5 : I D. Wilson 199, 2 N. Beresford 198, 3 R. B. Peck 197. Competition 6 : I D. Wilson 196, 2 J. Shaw and W. H. Wilson 194. Tyro Aggregate : I D. Wilson 395, 2 N. Beresford 391, 3 J. Shaw 389. Competition 8 ; I D. Wilson 199, 2 R. B. Peck 197, 3 N. Beresford 196. Competition 9 : I D. Wilson 197, 2 J. Dungworth and J. North 193, Novice Aggregate : I D. Wilson 396, 2 J. Shaw 387, 3 N. Beresford 386. Competitions II and 12 (ladies only) : Miss M. Taylor 191 and 195. Good Luck : M. Bradshaw 61. Pimpernel: D. Parkin. Altogether a very successful meeting. » Twenty-one boys of Hurst Grange School took part in the shoot for the " Daily Telegraph" Certificate. The winner was a Stirling lad—Dick—who dropped only one point out of the possible 70. The leading scores were :— Dick 69 (the winner), Henson 65, Morrison 65, Summers 65, Mclver 64, Mackin- '.1?., Pcyebrune 63, McKeith 62, Parker 62, Gorrie 61, Gulliver 61, CUft 60, Metklc 60, Simpson 60, Strang 60, s Twelve years ago the Holmrook R.C. travelled to Barrow to shoot against Vickers Sports Club, Holmrook won and, picking up a table spoon, the Vickers' president (Mr, Ledran) gravely presented it to the Holmrook captain. That spoon, now handsomely mounted on teak, has become a trophy for which the two teams compete annually. In August, the two teams met at Holmrook. The weather was ideal for shooting, but even more enjoyable was the social atmosphere. There is a strong spirit of camaraderie in the clubs and surprise was expressed by the visitors that the Holmrook club has not a much bigger member ship. It is hoped that membership will show an increase in the near future and intending members are assured of a warm welcothe. Scores : Vickers Sports Club scored 897 (J. L. Jeffrey scoring a possible at 50 yards) and Holmrook 888. Eighteen clubs have joined the Black Country S.B.R.L. and will take part in the M.U.N. Challenge Competition, the first ruond of which has been completed. Subsequent rounds will be decided fortnightly until April 12. The teams taking part in the competition are: Metro-Shaft, Wednesbury; Accles and Pollock, Oldbury; Wellman Smith Owen, Darlaston; Walsall Lithographic ; F. H. Lloyd and Co., Ltd., Darlaston; Chubb and Son, Ltd., Wolver hampton ; C. and L. Hill, Ltd., Willenhall; Midland Electric Cor poration, Tipton ; Guest, Keen and Nettlefolds, Ltd., Darlaston ; Geoige Salter and Co., Ltd., West Bromwich ; W. Goodyear and Sons, Dudley; Rubery, Owen and Co., Ltd., Darlaston ; Talbot Stead Tube Co., Walsall; Patent Shaft, Wednesbury; John Harper ^d Co., Ltd., Willenhall; Nuts and Bolts (Darlaston) Ltd.; A. S. Smith and Sons, Ltd., Walsall; and J. Brockhouse and Co., Ltd., West Bromwich. » Rotherham and District M.R.A. S.S. League chart at 24th August DIVISION 1. J e s s o p s A . . . Frecheville A R o t h e r h a m L a d i e s G.P.O Thumscoe A Ecclesfield A J e s s o p s B . . . W i c k e r s l e y . . . Ecclesfield B Thumscoe B Frecheville P B Jessops C 58th "18. Rotherham Wickersley B Frecheville ... G.P.O. A ... Thumscoe A Wickersley A G . P. O . B . . . Thumscoe B 58th H.G, B 58th H.G. A M a l t b y C . D . S.W.L.D.p. 5 4 1 0 8 54 I 08 5 23 0 4 52 304 5 23 0 4 5140 2 DIVISION 2. S.W.L. D. P. 55 0010 53206 5, 2 215 52215 5 2 3 04 6 2 4 04 51402 HANDICAP LEAGUE S.W.L. D. , P- 5 4 I08 54I 0 8 4 3106 ... . ■ • . . . . . . 4310 6 53 206 532 0 6 ... ... ... ... 422 04 5 2 3 0 4 ... 4 1 3 02 ... ... ... ... 50 50 0 ... 5 0500 WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UK57 Burton (Lines.) R.C. held their annual shooting match in July. The meeting was held in Normanby Park, by permission of Major Sheffield, and was confined to members of the North-West Lindsey , League clubs. A high standard of shooting was maintained throughout, and produced the following list of first prizewinners:— 50 yards, own start, handicap : 1 G. Stones. 50 yards, 10 shots, deliberate : 1 E. Burgess. 25 yards, own start, handicap : 1 J. Bellamy. 25 yards, 10 shots, deliberate : 1 A. Bray." '* Pair shoot " : 1 E. Burgess and A. Drayne. Team shoot : Winning team, G. Kitchen (capt.). W. Mann. J. Atkinson. A. A. Jones and R. Barrett. The John Sheffield Cup for the highest total of points in events 3, 4, 5 and 6 was won by the Burton skipper, A. Bray, who also scored the only possible of the day. « » Lieutenant George Macpherson, president of Dunoon Miniature and Home Guatd Rifle Club, was selected a member of the team to reprerent Glasgow and the West of Scotland at Dcchmont in August. Chief results : Scratch competition : 1 Stewart Cartwright. 2 George Macpherson, 3 R. Burns. Grouping competition : 1 George Macpherson. 2 Stewart Cartwright. Sea Cadets : I Leading Seaman H. Esler. 2 Ordinary Seaman K. Thomson, 3 Ordinary Seaman J. Henderson. * * * Winners at the annual county championship meeting of the Leicestershire S.B.R.A. at Grosby ranges were : D o u b l e 2 5 : L . A l l e n ( D i v. G Wa r d e n s ) , D o u b l e 5 0 : L . R . L e w i s ( D i v. G Wardens). Double 100 ; T. Cann (Leicester). County individual championship and Kawson cup : T. Cann (for second year in succession) ; runner-up. J. Sadding(on. 25 own start handicap : T. Needham (Div. E Wardens). Any sights 100 ; J. Sadding- lon (Leicester). 10-20 Pistols : T. Cann (Leicester). Summer shield team champion- .ship : Leicester. Disc shoot 50 : T. Cann. N. Poole. G. Poole. Pistol good luck : J. Adderson. * « « G l a s g o w L o l i i e R . C . h a v e c c r. c l u d e d a s u c c e s s f u l i n d o o r s e a s o n Winners of the principal competitions are :— Club Championship Cup—Constable A. A. Smith. 1199 x 2000. Grand Aggregate Cup—I Constable A. A. Smith, 2 Constable J. Gibson. 3 Constable J. Drysdale. The Evening Times Shield—1 Constable J. Gibson. 2 Constable J. Llovd. .3 Constable H. Ritchie, 4 Lieutenant A. F. Howat. " Etching " Cup (confined to officers)—Lieutenant Howat. A tie between Lieutenant Howat and Constable Smith will decide the winner of the Margoyles Cup. One of the oldest rifle clubs in Glasgow, " Martins," who Have a large membership, have, owing to reconstruction, lost their range in Cambridge Street. » ! National Special Constabulary Rifle League, 1945-46. Winter L e a g u e , f i n a l r e s u l t s : — • ^ A D I V I S I O N F O R T H E H E A L E Y C H A L L E N G E T R O P H Y S. W . L. O. P . Agg, L e e d s 1 0 9 I 0 1 8 4 8 7 3 Glas^w A 10 8 2 0 16 4837 M.S.C.l 10 6 4 0 12 . 4833 Norwich A 10 4 6 0 8 4847 O l d h a m A 1 0 3 7 0 6 4 7 9 9 LiverpopI A 10 0 10 0 0 4.S53 Bl OIV iSION S. W . O. L. P . Agg. Cambridge A 10 8 2 0 16 4779 N o r w i c h B ( 0 7 1 1 1 5 4 7 6 5 M.S.C.2 lO 6 3 1 13 4749 Bradford 10 5 5 0 10 4728 O l d h a m B 1 0 3 7 0 6 4 6 6 9 L i v e r p o o l B 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 8 3 B 2 O I V I S I O N F O R T H E C H A L L E N G E C U P C \ \ t ¥ T " s. 10 10 10 10 10 w. 10 7 5 5 3 L. 0 3 5 5 7 O, 0 0 0 0 0 p. 20 14 10 10 6 0 Agg. 4812 4744 4712 4663 4652 4598 Leeds. T ie- Nottingham Nottinghi^m M.S.C.3 ' G l a s g o w B t Brighton ... O l d h a m C „ , „ C a m b r i d g e B 1 0 0 . 1 0 0 Wi nners " He a le y " Ch a lle n g e Tro p h y an d five sil ver me dals : shoot for B Division Cup : Nottingham 966 (winners), Cambridge 957. and Cambridge each receive five silver medals. < The winners of the respective Individual Leagues were as follows : Div. 1, G. W. Clarkson, Leeds, 1,086 ; Div. 2, J. White, Glasgow, 1,070; Div. 3, J. Berry, Oldham, 1,060 ; Div. 4, F. H. M. Urquhart, Leeds, 1,046 ; Div. 5, H. Crowe, Oldham, 1,029 ; each of the above being awarded a silver medal. For the coming winter operations will be resumed. Please write early in September to O. Holt, Hon. secretary, West Hill Mill, Oldham. Main 5565. * * I A Soviet marksman, Mill, claims that using an ordinary army rifle from a prone position, he scored 99 cut of a possible 100 from 600 metres, beating the world record made by the Frenchman Kola I in 1912. ranJc th^nntr-rL^ r opened their indoor miniature rifle of 1^; W RirH X of voluntary labour on the part conimittee Snn f the Rifle Club, and his enthusiastic veJCTnrip'rn nnH ® scratch, and the result of their labours is a ntrt in^ convenient range. At the moment the club is not ivolved f JnH competitions, preferring to wait until it has affili^eH trv R ^ D the promising material available. It is * » » Porthcawl and District R.C. annual championship and handicap Rang.js, Porthcawl, in September. Weather ibanri^ipV^^c^ th° ^ competition had to be abandoned, as the targets were not visible at that distance. Mr. C n n n m T M r T " ' " " l e m b e i o f t h e ^oth the championship and handicap com- petitions with the excellent gun score of 100 out of a possible 105 through the ranges 200. 500 and 600 yards. » * Sir Alexander Russell, Councillor Mitchell and the Burgh Surveyor met lecently with representatives of the Bridge of Allan R.C., when It was stated that the club had'been offered a site by Miss Alexander 'he river bank in Allanvale Road opposite M ° Ofcen s Lane. The club were anxibu? that the Council th-u" rite™"' permission tor the erection of a range and clubroom on SPOTTING TELESCOPES The features of these screw- focus telescopes are 1. Sensitive focus 2. Critical defini t i o n a s a c o n sequence 3. Alignment of Telescope on the target not e a s i l y d i s - turbed. Three models are available. Specifications ;— Q u i c k - F o c u s Q u i c k - F o c u s " R i fl e m a n " X 2 0 d i a m s . 10 feet 25 Inches 12 Inches 11 inches £5 ISf. Od. 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Price of " Chromos " lens to prescription 10$. or 12s. 6d. A L L t h e a b o v e g o o d s o b t a i n a b l e t h r o u g h t h e S . M . I L C . 1. H. STEW ARD L TD, O P T I C I A H S a n d s c i e n t i fi c i n s t r u m e n t M A K E R S , By appointment to the National Rifle Atioclation. 406, STRAND, LONDON, W.C.2. ESTABUSHED 1852. Par Si|ht Te»tln« Appointment* Telephone TEMPLE BAR 1167. WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UK58 the rifleman Autumn, 1946. ©bituaries MAJOR A. P A TERSON Riflemen in the North-East will have been shocked by the death, under tragic circumstances, of Major Albert Paterson, one of the best shots Aberdeenshire has ever produced. While grouse shooting on the " Twelfth " his gun accidentally went off and he received severe leg injuries. In small-bore circles " Albert," as he was known to club members and associates, was for a short period secretarv of the Aberdeenshire Association, a member of the Bonaccord Club and latterly president of, the 5/7th Gordon's Club at J Bucksburn. i In 1929 as Lieut. Paterson he won the indoor small-bore rifle championship of Scotland. He also figured prominently at the Black Dog Wapinschaws and at Bisley with the Service rifle. Although he had not taken an active part in shooting during the war period he always had an interest in the sport, and was hon. member of the Aberdeen and District Association, 1 members of which now mourn his loss, and they extend to his widow and^family their sincere sympathies. ' The Late Mr. PETER S. WRIGHT, Renfield R.C. The sudden death on 13th April last of a well-known personality in the Small-Bore Rifle Shooting movement in Glasgow in the person of Mr. Peter Smith Wright, of Renfield R.C., came as a shock to his many friends. Mr. Wright was Headmaster of Househillwood School, Glasgow, and resided at 627, Crow Road. Besides his keen interests in the shooting world, he was also closely associated with motor cycling and football. In the earlier years of the Scottish Western Motor Club, he participated in the motor cycle trials promoted by the club, both as a competitor and as a member of committees responsible for organisation. In an unofficial capacity he had close association with Partick Thistle Football Club, and regularly accompanied the r e s e r v e t e a m a t t h e i r m a t c h e s . As well as being an active committee member of Renfield R.C., he was also a good shot, and took an interest in the training of the Cadet organisation, but it was for his work as an assistant to the Chief Statistical Officer, Mr. Kenny, at the Open Meetings at Croftfoot, Glasgow, that he was best known to hundreds of shooting enthusiasts. Members of Renfield and the Glasgow Police Clubs were well represented at the funeral, and sympathy is extended to Mrs. Wright in her sad bereavement. Capt. C. J. F. IRVINE. ' News comes from Kenya that C. J. Irvine died quietly in his sleep from heart failure on 10th May. He was at one time a member of the Queen's Westminster Volunteers and later of the N.R.A. School of Musketry. He joined the Cape Mounted Rifles in 1899, and went to Shanghai in 1905 and Tientsin. He was in the final in 1899 and again in 1-919, but his best performances were undoubtedly in association with shooting in Kenya, in which colony he assisted to raise en thusiasm for the rifle to a high degree. In 1915 he married the lady well known to those who were shooting in pre-First World War days as Miss A. M. Sharpe. Together with his wife, Irvine was in the Kenya teams which won the Manning Cup on ten consecutive occasions. Their daughter Betty was reserve in the 1934 team. With their three daughters and a son they made a family of six that would be hard to beat any where. Many friends will desire to express their sympathy to Mrs. Irvine and her children and to Kenya on losing a strong backbone to its teams. M R . W I L L I A M A . W A L E S Taken suddenly ill on Wednesday, 25th September, while on holiday at North Berwick, Scotland, Mr. William Arthur Wales, of 87, Taunton Road, Ashton, died shortly afterwards. Mr. Wales, who was aged 67, was a former deputy chief engineer of the Ashton Corporation Electricity Undertaking. I n t h e 1 9 1 4 - 1 8 w a r M r. W a l e s s e r v e d w i t h t h e A s h t o n • Volunteers and in the late war, despite the fact that he did not enjoy good health, served as one of the wardens of No. 8 post. On a number of occasions he competed at Bisley, and for many y e a r s w a s o n e o f t h e m o s t e n t h u s i a s t i c m e m b e r s o f t h e Manchester R.C., of which he was the executive officer. Mr . JOHN MacCALLUM. The funeral took place at Bothwellpark Cemetery of Mr. John MacCallum, who died on 14th August at " Machrimore," his home in Shepbum Road. A native of Campbeltown, Mr. MacCallum came to Uddingston about 1926 and estab lished a licensed grocer's business in Main Street. At one time an armourer-sergeant with the 7th Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, he was in his younger days an annual competitor at Bisley. His achievements at the 1931 Bisley "fortnight" give a fair indication of his skill with the rifle. In that year he added to his already large collection of trophies the Daily Mail Cup, and only failed to annex The Times Cup and the N.R.A. Cup by the narrowest of margins, being one point behind the winner in each event. He took a good place in the "King's Hundred," and was highest score fdf Scotland with 100 points in the international shoot with England. Mr. MacCallum, who was in his 84th year, is survived by his wife and family of two sons and a daughter. MR. HARR Y STEEDMAN It is with deep.regret we. have to announce the death of Mr. Harry Steedman, a well-known rifle shot and a founder member of the Larbert and District M.R.C. H. Edyvean Walker, of Chatsworth R.C,, with a score of 397 out of a possible 400, won the indoor championship,of Sussex and the " Lawson " Individual Challenge Cup. He competed against nine other competitors. J. W. L. Harrison, of Brighton Electricity R C was rmmer-up with 395, and M. Cox, also of Chatsworth R.C., shared thu-d place with a score of 394. The match was shot shoulder-to- shoulder at Brighton. Mr. Walker is no newcomer to small-bore shooting. He won the St. George's Cup and the championship of ■ Engird over 25, 50 and 100 yards at Bisley in 1936. He is a " master I shot, and^was n^er-up in the County championship just prior to u- wife IS also an expert, and was in the English team which beat Scotland m 1934. She is also a " master shot," and shot i for the English Ladies International team from 1930 to 1939. * pe aty of Birminpam R.C. are yery proud of the achievement ' League in which they have won the if' u ',1^^ Divisions. To have been resurrected only in March, 1946, and to obtain such remarkable successes, including the team championship of Britain, in such a short time, is worthy of i a l l p r a i s e f r o m f n e n d a n d f o e a l i k e . 1 Having occupied the position of president of the Portlethen S.B.R.C., off and on, since its formation in 1908, Mir. W. D. Findlay retired from the post at the annual general meeting. In his remarks Mr. Findlay said that it was now the duty of members to appoint a younger man, and it gave him pleasure to call on Mr. A. Hunter to fill the vacancy. In taking the chair, Mr. Hunter thanked Mr. - Findlay for the work and interest he had taken in the club and in shooting generally. The annual balance sheet was presented by the treasurer, Mr. J. A. Pratt, and he intimated that the assets of the club stood in the vicinity of £2,000 and against that sum the liabilities were negligible. He also stated that the club membership last year was 109, and that slightly over 83,000 rounds of ammunition was used by the members. Mr. J. D. D. Will was appointed vice-president; Mr. J. A. Pratt was re-appointed secretary and Mr. J. Beverly is the new treasurer . * * * Councillor Eric Baildham, who fought a contest in 1938 to gain election to Stratford-on-Avon Borough Council, has accepted an invitation to stand for election as Mayor on 9th November. He is the chairman of the Stratford-on-Avon R.C. ■ « WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UK59 Correspondence Oxford. 23nlMv , 1946. The Editor, The Rifle man. Dear Sir, Over 40 years' enthusiasm for shooting of all kinds—gun, rifle or pistol—is my excuse for witing once more. Even today gun and rifle catalogues are among my most prized possessions, and, inci dentally, sports catalogues should be on public reading room tables— an all-in endeavour to make everyone take an active interest in sport. Some people may consider this ridiculous, but, prior to the war, social welfare workers in the United States were perturbed at the young men, all day in a mass-production factory, then moving into a cinema. No fresh air activity at all. We are hoping to see the sport of shooting developed or any sport developed where gambling, or simply looking on, is not the predominant feature. We are told 1,000,000 people play bowls in this country ; I would suggest that we have not got 50,Ci00 shooting men, and I would say that~our per centage of men in that sport is greater than any other country. Mr. Newitt speaks of co-operative method to get more rifle ranges.' Each county should have an outdoor " all kinds " of shooting rifle range, a shooting headquarters for summer and autumn. This head quarters could have a three-distance service rifle range with .22 shooting at the usual distances plus 200 yards also and clay pigeon shooting for the shot-gun men. The Territorials and the club competition men could use it together. It may be said these ranges would use a lot of ground. How much ground is used by the golf courses in each county? Undoubtedly the great difficulty is to get accessible full ranges, but there should not be much difficulty up to 200 yards and 200 yards is one of the most difficult distances to shoot at. • Arguing with Mr. Newitt that .22 shooting makes a man fit to shoot with the service rifle, at the same time Lord Cottesloe is right in saying that practice with the .303 is the main object. It seemed strange to me that the average small-bore shot did not appear anxious to take up .303 shooting. I believe it was Capt. Robinson, who, from a small-bore shooting man graduated to win the King's prize at Bisley, said that .22 shooting was more of a strain than service rifle shooting, a statement with which I agree. Mr. Newitt says service rifle shooting is just as artificial as .22 shooting. Small-bore shooting has become too artificial, and I would say that the demand for the four positions in shooting is a definite sign that many members con sider it has all become too mechanical. I have read that even grouse shooting today, in some parts of the country, has become artificial ! Mr. Scott Russell's letter on his .22 Mauser rifle emphasises the arti ficiality of the small-bore ranges. This country is being defeated in most international sports contests. Lack of co-operation with consequent lack of method is the root cause of all that, not lack of ability in our men. Recently a sporting magazine commented, with astonishment, that a hunting club (hunting in this case being with gun or rifle) in Moscow had 30,000 members. Could the N.R.A. and the S.M.R.C. not get together to formulate a system of ffi-st-class " all purpose " county rifle ranges, a scheme broad-minded enough, worked by all classes of riflemen co-operatively,- to have the approval of the War Office. Yours faithfully, R. FORREST . Jersey. •28//; July, 1946. The Editor, The Rifleman: D e a r S i r , _ , ^ Mr. Scott Russell's account of the terrible/o;;x pas he committed in 1938, in taking a .22 German Mauser bolt action rifle to Ham and Petersham, and of the well merited scorn poured out upon his ignorant and presumptuous head, should make us all smile—and remember 1940 I Smile, or weep ! Because, at the time the Mauser was being despised as a club rifle in'England, all the little German boys, all the Hitler youth, all the young German soldiers, all the jolly, well-fed German Kerlub members, were all shooting their .22 Mauser magazine bolt action rifles, in preparation for the next Der Tag I They shot standing, they shot kneeling, they shot sitting, and they shot prone I I don't know if they ever learnt to shoot or not, but if they didn't, it wasn't for lack of official encouragement, it wasn't because they didn't try to learn how, and it wasn't becaySe they hadn't got the best .22 training rifle in the world, because that is just what they did have I The Kaiser's Germany left little to chance. Hitler's Germany left less still, some future day somebody else's Germany will leave nothing ! Which is something we should, all of us, constantly bear in mind ' However, the second Der Tag has come and gone, and while youth will be served, time must be paid, and autre temps, autre rifles or so let us hope I But revenge is sweet, and Mr. Scott Russell is now in the happy position of being able to heap coals of fire upon the Ham and Peters- hamites. He can take his Mauser along to the meeting to be held at Ham and Petersham 7th-14th September, 1946, and put the rifle on view- to be compared with the new No. 6 Projotype rifle, which is to be shot in Competitions Nos. 45 and 46. I dare wager the Mauser will not suffer by comparison. Yours faithfully, G. E. PIROUET. Sheffield. ^ . • 1 2 / / ; J u l y . 1 9 4 6 . The Editor, The Rifleman. I N T E R - C I T Y F R I E N D L Y M A T C H E S \ Dear Sir, In the recent inter-City sports meeting between Hull and Sheffield Works Sports Associations one of the sports included was rifle shoot ing. The Hull team included such skilled marksmen as W. McCloud C. Sonley, A. Johnson, W. Buttery and others. After a very close match, which was only decided on the last detail, Hull won by 11 points. Sheffield are most anxious for their revenge and althou^ the next match at Hull will not take place till 1948 an " unofficial" match is being arranged to be fired at Hull in September. Interesting points to observe about this inter-city meeting are it was between the two largest and the two oldest Works Sports Associations in the countr>'. The totals engaged numbered over a hundred per side and they engaged in friendly combat ranging from fire-fighting, cricket, bowls to tennis, table tennis, darts.and billiards. The trophy contested for is a broken Books on Rifle Shooting A . G . ' s B O O K OF THE RIFLE 7s. 6d. (by post 8s.) Second Edition ' By A. G. 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Yo u r s , e t c . , L E S L I E P I N D A R , Captain, Sheffield. c/o Barclays Bank Ltd., Jersey, C.I. Ird August, 1946. The Editor, The Rifleman. .22 RIFLES D e a r S i r , Having read through the last few copies of; The Rifleman, 1 feel must also comment on the all important position of .22 rifles. On page 2 Summer 1946 issue we are told Our fundamental need is a supply of .22 rifles." " One Club of 100 members has only TWO borrowed n'fies in use/^ 800 Clubs have given up, mainly due t o t h e l a c k o f s u p p l i e s . " . . , Then on page 7 Mr. Pethard tells us that if he had 50,000 rifles he could get rid of them. Now back to page 2 : " Sure indications that manufacturers will be producing improved models this year, although the prices are bound to be hi^." How right this statement is. Except that the models are not improved and lack pre-war polish. The Vickers " Empire, which sold at £8 10s., is now being made again, and sold at £25. But the really comic item was this : turn again to page 2 : " Whether the design (prototype No. 6) will be kept only as a pattern in case of need, it is hard to say." In view of all the foregoing, I must say " in case of need " is really rich. What a humorous nation we are. One wonders when " in case of need " will be, but judging by our past history " in case of need " can only mean " after the next Dunkirk." But, there may be a little ray of sunshine ; where are those German Mausers we've heard about ? On page 12 of the Autumn issue 1945 we were given a mouth-watering account of how some of our troops were enjoying shooting with commandeered German rifles in Germany —" we have some beautiful rifles which were used by the Hitler youth movement in Cuxhaven, etc., etc." What has happened to these and all the German target rifles surrendered in the British Zone ? Were they all dumped, or where are they? Why cannot some of the German Martini's .22, German Mausers .22, and German falling-Hock .22 target rifles, be allotted to the ■' starving for rifles " S.M.R.C. by way of reparation ? Dtu-ing the occupation of the Channel Islands, the Germans, with all due form, looted our rifles, wireless sets, cars, etc. Fine, let us now also, with all due form, loot some German rifles, etc., in return, and with-compound interest. Or, can it be that it is wrong to take anything from Germany in the way of reparation. Well, if that is the case, surely we could get some little item, such as a few thousand .22 rifles, in return for that £80,0(X),(XX) worth of food i^r annum we are giving the Germans now. But, perhaps after all, it might be better to wait until we really do need some rifles, then when the rockets are falling once more and the next war is well on the way we can make them right away. You see, we will have the patterns all ready and set, and after kll it will not take tis long to teach the coming generation how to use a rifle. Yours faithfully, E. P. PINEL, Hon. Sec., St. Helier M.R.C., Jersey. Jersey, C.I. Wth August, 1946. The Editor, The Rifleman. Dear Sir, In his letter, which appeared in the summer issue, Mr. C. Mann raises the old police argument on- behalf of tho anti-firearm laws, viz., " if the householder is allowed to own rifled weapons, then all the burglars will immediately retaliate by acquiring pistols, and gun fights will rage throughout the country, equalling Chicago at its worst." Mr. M. of course overlooks the fact that anti-firearm restrictions against the law abiding citizen never has, or never will, prevent the criminal type from having a weapon and using it. In those happy pre-1920 days when rifled firearms could be pur chased by all and sundry without let or hindrance, was there more " gun crime " in England than there is today ? There is no doubt, whatever, that the present severe restrictions on acquiring a rifle or pistol has done more to curb the sport of target shooting than anything else. In the shooting world we are becoming rapidly decadent as little or no encouragement is given to the civilian marksman or the citizen who would become a marksman if only the irksome restrictions were lifted. The rifle clubs are doing a grand job tryinjg to keep our British shooting to the fore, but the amazing lack of rifles, pistols, ammunition and equipment due to Government control of production, etc., is finally " capped " by the final " wet b l a n k e t " — t h e f i r e a r m r e s t r i c t i o n s ! I've just had the greatest pleasure in reading Lord Cottesloe's latest book, " The Englishman and the Rifle," and would ask you, Mr. Editor, in the interest of lovers of rifle shooting to publish Lord Cottesloe's views on the subject which can be read from Page 189 to page 193. Yo u r s f a i t h f u l l y, R O N A L D F . L E S U E U R . (We regret available space does not permit of meeting the writer's request.—Ed.) Cambridge. \ 5th July, 1946. The Editor, The Rifleman. D e a r S i r, On the provision of .22 rifles could not the Government be approached and asked to supply, say, 50,000 captured German r i fl e s f o r c o n v e r s i o n i n t o s i n g l e s h o t b o l t a c t i o n . 2 2 s f o r s a l e a t a reasonable price through the Society or the N.R.A. The.se might provide as useful a basis for the renaissance of the Society as the converted Martini did at the birth of the Society some 40 odd years ago. Yours faithfully, W. T . T H U R B O N . . B i r m i n g h a m , 2nd July, 1946. The Editor, The Rlfletnan. .22 PIST OL SHOOTING D e a r S i r, During this season I have heard the suggestion from several quarters that the International .22 Pistol Match should in f^uture be shot at 50 yards, or, if not at tha't range, then at 25 yards. The main argument for this apparently is because these are the ranges most suitable to the U.S.A. I fail to see that this suggested-change would be of any advantage to a team representing Great Britain. It would certainly narrow the field to those who, having 50-yards ranges on which to practise, would be likely candidates for the team. The proportion of those shooting pistols today that could practise at 50 yards is about 15 per cent as against 85 per cent at 20 yards. Next let us take 25 yards. Very little shooting is done at this range in this country. It would mean adding another target to already too ' large a number of different types of targets clubs are expected by their members to keep. Why is it that we are expected to follow the U.S.A. in this .22 pistol shooting ? While it is all right to follow when it leads to some advantage, I see no reason to do so when the reverse is the case. From the National Team point of view, have we done so well, and have we got, say, 20 people in the country that are capable of putting up an average of 90 on each of two targets when toeing the ^ line in such a match ? The answer is decidedly No I and as we are comparatively new-comers to this game it is better to carry on with the conditions where the greater number are able to practise and compete rather than to alter conditions which would undoubtedly react against us. It seems a great pity that the match v. U.S.A. and other countries was not staged this year. It would seem that some hitch occurred, but it would have been better to have informed those who had been asked to shoot cards and keep in practice. I would suggest that the S.M.R.C. might take,a vote of the .22 pistol shots on the question as to who should be the advisory com mittee to represent their interests. The falling through of the International has not inspired confidence in those responsible for this. Yours faithfully, F. E . M O R T O N , WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UKT H E R I F L E M A N 61 Competition Notes and Comments The competition for the National Team Handicao has been a continual source of interest ever since it commenced early in the year. There was an entry of 874 teams and there has been six rounds. The r e s u l t s o f fi v e a r e i n t h i s i s s u e a n d t h e n u m b e r o f t e a m s h a s n o w been reduced to 16. The seventh round has to be completed by the 22nd of September, and the competition should finish by the middle of October, just in time to commence the Burroughes and Watts competition, which we are now reviving. Only two rounds remain to be shot in all divisions of the National League, and the competition will be complete for another season. We hope teams have enjoyed the competition despite the awful weather sometimes experienced. City of Birmingham A team should win the S.M.R.C. Team Championship, which honour goes to the winner of the first division. They are at present leading by three points, and it would have to be quite a catastrophe to deprive them of the . lead now. This is the same team that won the competition last year, but they were shooting then for the Kynoch Rifle Club. City of Birmingham B team stand a very good chance of winning the second division. They are two points ahead and the only team that has a chance to stop them—a very remote one—is Alexandra Palace A. They shoot against each other in the last round and the Palace would have to make over 50 points more than their opponents t o w i n . I t ' s r a t h e r t o o m u c h t o a s k . City of Birmingham C have won the third division and have shot almost as well as their B team; G.W.R., Bristol, A will take the second prize in this division. Amongst other teams who are already secuie at the head of their divisions are : Beaminster A, division 4 ; Heston and Hounslow A, division 5 ; Automotive, division 17 ; and Borough of Wandsworth B, division 18. All the others ate still undecided although some of those who head their divisions now may remain there. * * * With only one match to shoot and a lead of four points ensures that Falkirk Lord Roberts A team will win the Scottish League Shield for the fourth season in succession. The other teams have two matches to shoot, but under normal conditions Falkirk should remain on top. It's a very close thing between Portlethen B and Falkirk Lord Roberts B in the second division. At present Portlethen are leading with nine points in aggregate, the match points being equal. Neither team can afford to relax and their last two shoots will have to be the best they can do. They ought to beat their opponents comfortably. Portlethen C have the leadership of the third division nicely in hand, and Caputh stand a very good chance of retaining the lead in division 4. St. Andrews B have done so well that they have already won division 5. A lot of interest is being taken in the Standing and Kneeling League and teams are doing better in the unusual positions for shoot ing. Many competitors are still trying to find the special technique for these styles of shooting, but they find it difficult to control the present type of rifle, especially when standing. The scores being made do not compare with the continental standard where they have the advantage of special rifles for the purpose. There was rather a serious drop in entries this year for the Junior Summer Competition with which is incorporated the Boy Scouts' competition for the Duke of Connaught's Challenge Shields, and also the Lord Derby Rose Bowl, which is reserved for Sea Cadet Corps. Only 116 team entries were received as compared with 195 in the previous year. This is bad and we wish we knew the reason for it. Perhaps more lads were away at camp and this might account for it. Thirty-nine Scout teams competed and there was no falling off in this respect. The Royal Grammar School, Guildford, won the Major Section with a score of 783. Perth City and County Juniors tied with them, but when the cards were re-gauged with the .25 gauge Ihe Guildford team were placed first. Magdalen College School, Brackley, won the Minor Section in scoring 766 and Glenalmond D w e r e s e c o n d w i t h 7 5 0 . T h e s u c c e s s f u l S c o u t s t e a m s w e r e : S e n i o r Section, St. Columba's 53rd Ayrshire (Largs) B team 773, first, 37th Beckenham, 1st West Wickham Scouts 765 second. Junior Section, i s^SchSom'r ^ ^47 and the B team from the i ' * » We have not issued a great number of Master-shat Badges and i « '■ibout 60 having been applied for so far. We have been busy however, with A class Maiksman Badges and I Chevrons and 690 have so far been awarded. We have done more B class awards than usual and 150 have been issued The C class is not popular and although many sets shot would be good enough competitors wait until they can do better and gain certificates iii the higher classes. Juniois hav« not been too busy and only 90 A class awards have been applied for. We hope secretaries and other organisers will encourage their lads to try for these badges. The Efficiency Badge will be discontinued after this year .It was originally instituted to encourage Home Guards although rifle club members were permitted to compete. Now that Home Guards interested in shooting have formed their own rifle clubs or have joined existing rifle clubs, we do not think there is any need for this badge and we hope members will concentrate on the Maiksman Badge competition instead. We have only had 276 applications for Efficiency Badges of the A class, 80 for the B, and 20 for the C. ^ We should like to remind secretaiies about the Shields that ate to be won. They are awarded to clubs whose members win the most badges. Each badge carries a points award. A Master-shot badge, or chevron, or an A class Marksman badge or chevron carries with it 3 points. A " B " class award carries 2 points, and a " C " class one. Clubs should encourage their members to strive for these. * * Although Hampton Mobile Police did not shoot in the first two rounds of the first division of the Pistol League, they have since won all their matches and are now on top of their section. They made a low score in the sixth round, but they were lucl^ and escaped by one point. Four of the other teams are level with six points each and the aggregates of three of them are very even. Ashgate A average about 10 points a match more than the other teams, who have six match points. Leicester and District A and Cafferata R. and R.C. A are at the head of the second division with 10 points each. Leicester are first, however, as they have made 100 points more in aggregate than then- rivals. Three teams have made 10 points each in division 3. R.A.F., Halton, B are well ahead of the others in aggregate and Guildford and District A, who are second, have a total number of points con siderably higher than P.A.M. The two best teams in fiivision 4 are Ashgate A, 12 points, and Twickenham C, 10 points, Cafferata B are right ahead in division 5 ; L e i c e s t e r a n d D i s t r i c t B a r e e a s i l y fi r s t i n d i v i s i o n 6 a n d C a ff e r a t a C should take the first prize in the seventh division. Now that the S.M.R.C. have taken over .22 pistol competitions from the N.R.A. we shall soon be forwarding particulars of the Rating medals, badges and certificates competitions to clubs as well as the " Tiger " competition for the second half of 1946. Competitors will not have , six months in which to shoot their cards in the latter competition, but as there are only a few they can easily be done in three months. Please apply for particulars if they do not reach you. Theie will be no Individual Championship this season, but one will be staged during the summer months in 1947. The Winter League will be run and the five trophies for it have been loaned to the S.M.R.C. by the N.R.A. The conditions have already been for- waided, but if they did not reach you please apply at once to the Secretary of the S.M.R.C. We want to make this branch of our sport as vigorous as the rifle section. * * * One of the most interesting team events in the London District is the Metropolitan Inter-Borough shoot between teams of eight com petitors drawn from members of clubs in the respective Boroughs. It is in three stages and the leading five teams are entitled to shoot for the cup at Ham and Petersham on the 21st September. The successful teams were Wandsworth, Westminster, Richmond, Ham mersmith and Lewisham. The final is always an interesting and sorne- times exciting shoot and is well worth seeing. The S.M.R.C. give a prize to the best individual in the first stage, and this was won by W. Bliss, who shot in the Lambeth team. WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UK62 T H E R I F L E M A N * Autumn, 1946. The National Team Handicap (Choose Your Own Start) Competition Teams of four, 10 shots each competitor, at either 15, 20 or 25 yards. SECOND ROUND. Manchester City B 400 beat Abergavenny 388. Worplesdon and District A 400—398 beat Perth City and County 400—394. Teddington and District H.G. A 400 beat Talbot Stead A 398. Leeds R. and R.C. C 400 beat Hamiltons B 397. A . D . D . ( S . A . ) A 3 9 9 b e a t E r r o l B 3 9 4 . Bletchley H.G. A 399 beat I.C.I., St. RoUoti, B 279. A b e r d e e n H . G . A s s n . A 3 9 9 b e a t C o o k s t o w n E 3 9 7 . 2 Plat. C Coy. 1st Lindsey Bn. H.G. C 399 beat Portsoy H.G. B 395. W i t a n L . C . C . S t a ff A 3 9 9 b e a t Ti g h n a b r u a i c h B 3 8 9 . B.L., Abingdon, A 399 w.o. Maltby C.D. C, cards not received. H a r v e y s A 3 9 9 b e a t C r o y d o n D 3 9 6 . B . V. P. M . a n d N . N . P. M . 3 9 9 b e a t E n g l e fi e l d G r e e n B 3 9 6 . L . T. F u l w e U Wo r k s A 3 9 9 — 3 9 9 b e a t P a r k s t o n e G . T. C . A 3 9 9 — 3 9 8 . D u nferml in e A 399 b e at Evere tt Ed g cu mb e B 393 . Chertsey B 399 beat Leicester and District C 396. Automotive 399 beat Helston and District A 398. S a l i s b u r y A 3 9 9 b e a t H a w k e r K i n g s t o n B 3 8 5 . Tr in g E 399 beat C e na t os a n A 3 9 4 . H e s t o n a n d H o u n s l o w B 3 9 9 b e a t D o r c h e s t e r To w n A 3 9 7 . B r a d f o r d A 3 9 9 b e a t T w i c k e j i h a m C . D . B 3 9 7 . G i ff o r d A 3 9 9 b e a t E m b a n k m e n t B 3 9 4 . Bristol Aeroplane Co. A 399 beat 62nd Malvern A 392. A. S. Smith and Sons Ltd. B 399 beat 62nd Malvern B 394. G i ff o r d C 3 9 9 b e a t H a m i l t o n s A 3 9 1 . L o d d o n a n d D i s t r i c t A 3 9 9 b e a t C h e a m A 3 9 7 . B.L., Wallington, A 399 beat Errol A 397. Leeds R. and R.C. B 399 beat W. Jessop and Sons A 398. City of Newcastle B 399 beat Osbertpn Radiators A 391. March 399 beat Elgin H.G. A 394. C i t y o f L o n d o n P o l i c e A 3 9 9 b e a t Ly d n e y H . G . A 3 7 7 . G.W. R. , B rist ol, A 3 9 9 b ea t L i n co l n C e n tre B 392. "2101 " Hull 399 beat Studd St. H.G. A 393. We s t w o o d Wo r k s A 3 9 8 b e a t H a m i l t o n s D 3 9 7 . Audenshaw H.G. A 398 beat Selkirk H.G. C 394.- Daimler B 398 beat Osram B 393. Air Ministry A 398 w.o. Sittingbourne M.G.O.C. B, cards not received. Carmarthen and District C 398 beat Swaumore B 391. Ardeer Recreation B 398 beat Downpatrick B 387. Royal Marines Portsmouth Div. B 398 beat Aberdeen H.G. Assn. D 391. L . T. e x M . E . T. 3 9 8 b e a t B . T. H . , W i l l e s d e n , B 3 9 5 . Everett Edgcumbe A 398 beat Balham L.D.V. B 392. A t l a s a n d N o r f o l k C 3 9 8 b e a t B i r k o n i a n H . G . A 3 8 3 . Teddington and District H.G. B 398 beat Old Comrades, Doncaster, B 393. Tring C 398 beat Belfairs B 391. Everett Edgcumbe C 398 beat Callander B 395. Rolls-Royce A 398 beat Swansea C 397. A t l a s a n d N o r f o l k A 3 9 8 b e a t B . L . , Wa l l i n g t o n , B 3 9 6 . ' Shoreham H.G. 398 beat B3 O.C. Assn. B 369. Thumscoe A 398 beat Derby C 384. E.M.I., Hayes, B 398 beat Auchtermuchty B 396. Wr o u g h t o n A g r i c u l t u r e A 3 9 8 b e a t E l l o n A 3 9 6 . Aberdeen H.G. Assn. E 398 beat Liskeard and District A 395. Atlas and Norfolk D 398 beat British United Shoe Manufacturing Co. C 396. City of Cardiff B 398 beat Callander A 397. Infantry Heavy Weapon School D 398 beat Everett Edgcumbe D 397. Metropolitan Police C Div. C 398 beat Bristol Aeroplane Co. B 395. Sprin^eld 398 beat S.R., Croydon, A 395. G.W.R., Bristol, B 398 beat Heston and Hounslow Ladies A 396. Parkstone G.T.C. B 398 beat H.Q. Coy., Poole, A 395. B.T.H., Willesden, C 398 beat Mallaig B 387. E d i n b u r g h C i t i z e n s A 3 9 8 — 3 9 8 b e a t C h e a m C 3 9 8 — 3 9 6 . I^e^ R. and R.C. A 398 beat Worplesdon and District B 397. W. Jessop and Sons B 398 beat 2nd Carmarthcns E 386. Willesden, A 398 beat Walthamstow Avenue A 397. 23rcl Bn. Staffordshire H.G. A 398 beat Cheam Park O.C.A. B 390. O l d C o m r a d e s , D o n c a s t e r, A 3 9 8 b e a t B a l h a m L . D . V. A 3 9 7 . I^icester and District B 398 beat Preston H.G. A 392. Studd St. H.G. B 398 beat Croydon A District Wardens B 394. Blackpool H.G. A 398 beat Cheam D 396. Agwi B 398 beat Masonic, Edinburgh. B 397. B r i d p o r t H . G . A 3 9 8 b e a t H a w k h u r s t B 3 9 2 . Flettons Ltd. A 398 beat Strichen C 397. B . L . . A b i n g d o n , B 3 9 7 b e a t M o l d H . G . B 3 9 4 . City of Cardiff A 397 beat 4th Bn. Hertfordshire H.G. B 388. Carmarthen and District A 397 beat Alexandra Palace A 396. Stnchen B 397 w.o. Charlton Works B, cards not received. Strichen A 397 beat Wroughton C 365. A u c h t e r m u c h t y A 3 9 7 b e a t D o r m a n s B 3 9 0 . F^mhiU B 397 beat Grimsby H.G. B 396. Ellon B 397 beat Carmarthen and District B 396. G.P.O. B 397 beat Springfield Works B 393. City of Cardiff C 397 beat Elgin H.G. B 377. Sphinx A 397 beat Co. Londonderry X.B. A 376. Kinlochleven Argylls A 397 beat Chance and Hunt A 392. Blackwall Yard B 397 beat 2 Plat. C Coy., 1st Lindsey Bn. H.G. A 395. R.A.F., Halton, A 397 beat Stafford Trades and Labour B 394. Bridport H.G. B 397 beat Royal Observer Corps, Dartford, A 392. A. S. Smith and Sons Ltd. A 397—398 beat British Oil and Cake Mills Ltd. B 397—397 Buersil B 397 beat Chertsey A 383. Dunlop B 397 beat Bagshawes B 394. Waterloo Bridge House C 397 beat Argyll H.G. A 394. Sphinx B 397 beat Holme Head Works A 382. Hawker, Kingston, A 397 beat Bristol Invicta C 386. Manchester City A .397 beat Rotherham H.G. B 391. Bletchley H.G. C 397 beat Bumham-on-Sea B 384. Beaminster A 397 beat W.S.O. Engineering Corp. Ltd. A 390. Carlisle C.D. 397 beat Blackpool H.G. C 391. Lincoln Centre A 397 beat British United Shoe Manufacturing Co. B 395. Springfield Works C 397 beat Croydon A 396. Tring D 397 beat A Coy., 5th Lindsey Bn. H.G. B 392. Alexandra Palace C 397 beat Heston and Hounslow Ladies B 396. Lensbury and Britannic House B 397 beat Blackwall Yard C 391. Cookstown C 397—398 beat Borough of Southend-on-Sea 397—395. A.S.E. (Witley) H.G. 397 beat Barming A 387. D o n c a s t e r a n d D i s t r i c t A 3 9 7 b e a t S a n d h c a d O b s e r v e r s C 3 9 0 . Oaks H.G. B 397 beat Southwold Section, 4th Suffolk H.G. A 393. Leicester City Transport A 396 beat Igranic A 394. A r d e e r R e c r e a t i o n A 3 9 6 b e a t 4 t h B n . E s s e x H . G . B 3 9 4 . G.P.O. A 396 beat Tighnabruaich A 393. Sunderland C 396 w.o. Charlton Works A, cards not received. H.Q. Coy., Poole, B 396 beat Modern Machine Tools C 389. Rotherham H.G. A 396 beat Teddington and District H.G. C 372. Bridport H.G.-D 396 w.o. Sutton Coldfield B, cards not received. Eaton, Norwich, A 396 beat Witan L.C.C. Staff B 392. Modem Machine Tools A 396 w.o. Leiston Patriotic A, cards not received. B u e r s i l A 3 9 6 b e a t M a i d s t o n e B 3 8 6 . Liskeard and District B 396—394 beat B.L., Wallington, D 396—393. Billingham Synthonia B 396 beat Taunton B 393. Painters Social and Athletic B 396 beat Tring A 395. Maryhill Specials A 396 beat Bishops Stortford H.G.A. C 379. Tring B 396 beat Maiden A 395. Watneys A 396—397 beat Reading 396—396. B.L., Mersea Island, A 396 beat Admiralty B 393. Prescot and District B 396 beat Leighton Buzzard and District H.G. A 391. L e w e s B 3 9 6 b e a t G e n a t o s a n C 3 9 3 . British United Shoe Manufacturing Co. A 396—398 beat Maryhill Specials B 396^397. C d d s a l l H . G . 3 9 6 — 3 9 6 b e a t A i r M i n i s t r y B 3 9 6 — 3 9 4 . Lensbury and Britaimic House A 396 beat Aberdeen H.G. Assn. C 395. City of London Police C 396—396 beat Swillington B 396—392. G.E.C., Coventry, A 396 beat Masonic, Edinburgh, A 392. Holme Head Works B 396—394 beat Grimsby H.G. A 396—393. W.S.O. Engineering Corp. Ltd. C 396 beat Manchester University B 393. Swillington A 396 beat Elgin H.G. C 385. Peppard and District B 396 beat Roe Valley C 374. Dorchester Town B 396 beat Ross Company A.C.F. C 388. 8 t h D u r h a m H . G . B 3 9 6 b e a t D o n c a s t e r a n d D i s t r i c t B 3 8 9 . Jodburgh A 396 beat Cafferata R. and P. Club B 390. E.M.I., Hayes, A 396 beat Ross A 393. Modem Machine Tools D 396 beat llth Bn. City of Edinburgh (G.P.O.) C 386. Coleraine B 396 beat Ross Company A.C.F. B 385. South Essex Waterworks, Langham, A 396 beat 4th Bn. Hertfordshire H.G.'C 382. E a s t B r i s t o l B 3 9 5 b e a t O s r a m C 3 8 6 . Thumscoe C 395 beat South Molton S.C. A 394. Redruth H.G. Old Comrades D 395 beat Cheam Park O.C.A. D 394. Jedburgh B 395 w.o. Sittingbourne M.G.O.C. A, cards not received. City of Newcastle C 395 beat Aberdeen H.G. Assn. B 390. Weymouth H.G. A 395 beat Awsworth Kimberley and District C 393. Oaks H.G. A 395 beat Rolls-Royce C 392. Walthamstow Avenue B 395 beat Redruth H.G. Old Comrades B 394. Crawley and District 395 beat L.T., Fulwell Works, E 388. A Coy., 2nd Stirlingshire Bn. H.G. B 395 beat Roe Valley B 391. B.L., Swanley, A 395 beat Camberley H.G. B 382. Billing Park H.G. 395 beat Blackpool H.G. B 390. B.L., Hexham, B 395 beat Greenock and District C 394. Caputh 395 beat 3rd Edinburgh H.G. 377. Wa t f o r d a n d D i s t r i c t B 3 9 5 b e a t G r e e n f o r d a n d D i s t r i c t H . G . O . C . A . A 3 8 7 . Stewarts & Lloyds, Corby, 395 beat B.L., Hexham, C 389. Twickenham C.D. A 395 beat Roe Valley A 382. South Molton S.C. B 395—397 beat 44th London H.G. O.C.A. A 395—395. Watneys B 395 beat Taunton A 393. Thumscoe B 394 beat Romsey and District C 389. A Coy., 5th Lindsey Bn. H.G. A 394 beat Croydon E 391. Elgee A 394 beat 5th North Staffs H.G. A 393. Leicester and District A 394 beat Hamiltons C 390. A . D . D . ( S . A . ) B 3 9 4 b e a t D a i m l e r A 3 9 3 . Dunblane 394 beat Redruth H.G. Old Comrades E 393. Oxford City A 394 beat Bristol Invicta A 390. Vmers Ltd. C 394 beat Weymouth H.G. B 387. British Oil and Cake Mills Ltd. C 394 beat Seaford H.G. 390. Romsey and District B 394 beat Southdown Motor Services A 393. Metropolitan Police C Division A 394 beat Scunthorpe Homards D 393. Infantry Heavy Weapon School C 394 beat Embankment A 392. Whipp & Boume Ltd. C 394 beat Denton and District B 383. Oxford City C 394 beat Brighouse 392. Southdown Motor Services B 394 beat Lincoln Centre C 391. Romsey and District A 394 beat Rochdale Wardens B 389. Cookstown D 394 beat Bromley (Kent) H.G. Assn. D 379. Waterloo Bridge House B 394 beat Denbigh B 391. 5th North Staffs H.G. B 394 beat Spridlington Services B 393. A Coy., 2nd Stirlingshire Bn. H.G. C 393 w.o. Salisbury B, cards disallowed, members of the team not eligible. A. S. Smith & Sons Ltd. C 393 beat British Oil and Cake Mills Ltd. D 388. M e l t o n M o w b r a y H . G . A 3 9 3 b e a t S w a n m o r e D 3 7 9 . British Gas Light Co., Hull, A 393 beat Clydeside Repair Works A 381. I g r a n i c C 3 9 3 b e a t L e a m i n g t o n S p a H . G . B 3 9 0 . . Riversdale A 393 beat Bishops Stortford H.G.A. B 390. City of Newcastle A 393 beat Osberton Radiatqrs C 390. Infantry Heavy Weapon School A 393 beat Chertsey C 384. Newhaven H.G. B 393 beat Waterloo Bridge House A 391. Carnoustie A 393 beat B Coy., 10th Bn. Kent H.G. A 382. WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UKAutumn, 1946. T H E R I F L E M A N 63 West Riding Constabulary Headquarters 392 w.o. Folders B, cards not received. Downpatrick A 392 B-.o.'Shcppey H.G. B, cards not received. Leamington Spa H.G. A 392 beat Wroughton A 383. Painters Social and Athletic C 392—394 beat Ammanford H.G. 392—392. Yokes 392 beat Camberley H.G. A 390. Market Rasen and District C 392 beat Solent H.G. A 373. Examination Hall A 392 beat R.A.F., Manby, A 386. Market Rasen and District A 392 beat 8th N.R. (M'bro) Bn. H.G. A 384. Wimbomc H.G. B 392 beat A Coy., Hastings B 385. Cheam Park O.C.A. A 391 bet.t East Ham arid District B 388. Solent H.G. B 391 b'.o. G.C., Beccles, H.G. A, cards not received. Portsoy H.G. C 391 beat Camberley H.G. C 382. Hemel Hempstead A 391 beat Liskeard H.G. A 386. Sutton-in-AshHeld A.C.F. A 391 beat G.W.R., Bristol, C 384. Harveys B 391 beat Callander C 390. Scunthorpe Homards C 390 beat St. Kew A 376. Lucas B 390 beat A Coy. (St. Albans) B 384. Wolverton and District A 389 beat A Coy. (St. Albans) A 381. Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Police B 389 beat Cheam Park O.C.A. C 384. Clydeside Repair Works B 389 beat Sutton-in-Ashfield A.C.F. B 367. Market Rasen and District B 389 beat Mottinghani and Grove Park H.G. O.C.A. 386. B3 O.C. Assn. A 389 beat Gillingham, Dorset, A 388. Oundle 388—390 beat Grimsby H.G. C 388—388. Wroughton Agriculture B 388 beat L.T., Fulwell Traflic, A 377. Tring F 387 beat Wycombe H.G. A 386. Bagshawes C 387 beat Spridlington Services E 369. Castnor-Kellner B 386 m'.o. Sheppey H.G. A, cards not received. Yaxley H.G. A 385 beat Powerllex A 374. . 8th N.R. (M'bro) C 384 beat Micanite D 381. 11th Bn. City of Edinburgh (G.P.O.) B 381 beat Statters C 374. THIRD ROUND. Bradford A 400 beat 2 Plat. C Coy., 1st Lindsey Bn. H.G. C 397. Heston and Hounslow B 400 beat City of Newcastle C 396. Leeds R. and R.C. A 400 beat Aberdeen H.G. Assn. A 399. Lincoln Centre A 399 beat Oaks H.G. B 398. Parkstone G.T.C. B (20 yds.) 399 beat Atlas and Norfolk C 396. Tring B 399 beat Infantry Heavy Weapon School C 398. A.D.D. (S.A.) B 398 beat Watford and District B 395. A. S. Smith & Sons Ltd. A 398 beat Leeds R. and R.C. C 394. B.L., Abingdon, B 398 beat Salisbury A 394. B.T.H.. Willesden, C 398—398 beat Strichen B 398—396. Carmarthen and District A 398 beat B.L., Mersea Island, A (15 yds.) 394. Cheam Park O.C.A. A 398 beat Audenshaw H.G. A 390. City of Cardiff A 398 beat Caputh 396. . E.M.L, Hayes, B (20 yds.) 398 beat Billingham Synthonia B 396. Everett Edgcumbe C 398 beat 11th Bn. City of Edinburgh (G.P.O.) B 389. G.P.O. A 398—397 beat Leicester and District B 398—396. H o l m e H e a d Wo r k s B 3 9 8 b e a t L . T. , F u l w e l l Wo r k s , A 3 9 4 . K un l oc hl ev en Arg y lls A 3 98 — 3 9 8 b e a t Ol d Comrade s, D onca ster, A 39 8— 39 5. l^nsbury and Britaimic House A 398 beat A Coy., 5th Lindsey Bn. H.G. A 388. L.T. ex M.E.T. 398 beat Buersil B 395. Sphinx B 398 beat B.T.H., Willesden, A 397. Tr i n g C 3 9 8 b e a t Tw i c k e n h a m C . D . A 3 9 7 . Watneys A 398 beat East Bristol B 396. Ardeer Recreation A 397 beat Gilford C 387. B.L., Wallington, A 397—396 beat A. S. Smith & Sons Ltd. B 397—395. Coleraine B 397 beat Blackpool H.G. A (20 yds.) 396. Eaton, Norwich, A 397 beat South Essex Waterworks (Langham) A 393. Gilford A 397 beat A Coy., 2nd Stirlingshire Bn. H.G. 3 396. Harveys A 397 beat B.L., Abingdon, A 396. Leicester and District A 397 beat Ellon B 395. Lewes B 397 beat Doncaster and District A 391. Prescot and District B 397 beat Modem Machine Tools D 395. Romsey and District A 397—396 beat Thumscoe A 397—394. Tring D 397 beat Castner Kellner B 380. Watney's B 397 beat Blackwall Yard B 396. We s t w o o d Wo r k s A 3 9 7 b e a t Tr i n g E 3 9 6 . Aberdeen H.G. Assn. E 396 beat E.M.I., Hayes, A (20 yds.) 395. A.D.D. (S.A.) A 396 beat Dunblane 393. City of London Police A 396 beat Southdown Motor Services B 394. City of Newcastle A 396 beat Flettons Ltd. A 395. Cookstown D (20 yds.) 396 beat 8th Durham H.G. B 393. D u n l o p B 3 9 6 b e a t A t l a s a n d N o r f o l k A 3 9 5 . Feamhill B 396 beat City of Cardiff B 389. Jedburgh A 396 beat Painters Social and Athletic C 395. Liskeard and District B 396 beat Carmarthen and District C 395. Royal Marines, Portsmouth Division, B 396 beat G.W.R., Bristol, B (20 yds.) 391. Shoreham H.G. 396—395 beat A. S. Smith & Sons Ltd. C 396—394. Springfield 396 beat Sutton-in-Ashfield A.C.F. A (20 yds.) 377. Wimbome H.G. B 396 beat 5th North Staffs H.G. B (20 yds.) 384. A u t o m o t i v e 3 9 5 b e a t S o l e n t H . G . B 3 9 2 . . City of London Police C 395—399 beat Loddon and District A 395—398. Crawley and District 395 beat Cookstown C (20 yds.) 393. Examination Hall A (20 yds.) 395 beat West Riding Constabulary H.Q. 394. Harveys B 395 beat Tring F 389. Leicester City Transport A (20 yds.) 395 beat Market Rasen and District C 386. Oundle 395 beat Walthamstow Avenue B 391. Oxford City A 395 beat Dorchester Town B 394. Painters Social and Athletic B 395 beat Melton Mowbray H.G. A 391. Wo l v e r t o n a n d D i s t r i c t A 3 9 5 b e a t Vi n e r s L t d . C 3 9 1 . Ardeer Recreation B 394 beat British Gas Light Co., Hull, A 393. Everett Edgcumbe A 394 w.o. Redruth H.G. O.C. D, cards not received. Peppard and District B (20 yds.) 394 beat Metropolitan Police C Division C 385. Sphinx A 394 beat Igranic C 391. Strichen A 394 beat Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Police B 383. Waterloo Bridge House C 394 beat Springfield Works C 391. W. Jessop & Son B 394 beat G.W.R., Bristol, A (20 yds.) 391. Clydeside Repair Works B 393 beat Market Rasen and District A 392. Jedburgh B 393 beat Lucas B 381. . R o t h e r h a m H . G . A 3 9 3 b e a t A u c h t e n n u c h t y A 3 9 1 . Waterloo Bridge House B 393 beat Swillington A (15 yds.) 386. Agwi B (20 yds.) 392 beat Thumscoe B 389. Yaxley H.G. A (20 yds.) 391—393 beat City of Newcastle B 391—391. Riversdale A 389 beat Leamington Spa H.G. A 385. B . V. P. M . & N . N . P. M . 3 8 6 b e a t N e w h a v e n H . G . B 3 8 4 . FOUR TH ROUND, Tring D 4(X) beat Leicester City Transport A 395, D o w n p a t r i c k A 3 9 9 b e a t C o d s a l l H . G . 3 9 2 . R . A . F. . H a l t o n , A 3 9 9 — 3 9 9 b e a t H e s t o n a n d H o u n s l o w B 3 9 9 — 3 9 7 Leeds R. and R.C. A 399 beat Portsoy H.G. C 394. Bridport H.G. B 399—398 beat Strichen A 399—397. G.P.O. A 399 beat Jedburgh A 396. Rolls-Royce A 399 beat Studd Street H.G. B 389. A r de er Rec re a t io n A 39 9 be a t O a ks H . G . A 39 8. H a w k e r, K i n g s t o n , A 3 9 9 b e a t D a i m l e r B 3 9 6 . Lensbury and Britannic House B 399 beat G.P.O. B 395. Manchester City A 399 beat E.M.I., Hayes, B 392. Worplesdon and District A 399 beat H.Q. Coy., Poole, B 395. K i n l o c h l e v e n A r g y l l s A 3 9 9 b e a t M o d e m M a c h i n e To o l s A 3 9 2 . Lincoln Centre A 399 beat Waterloo Bridge House C 389. British United Shoe Manufacturing Co. A 398 beat Prescot and District B 388. Tcddington and District H.G. A 398 beat Springfield 396. Lensbury and Britannic House A 398—398 beat Tring B 398—397. Elgec A 398 beat Ardeer Recreation B 395. Tc d d i n g t o n a n d D i s t r i c t H . G . B 3 9 8 b e a t We s t w o o d Wo r k s A 3 9 7 . Manchester City B 398 beat B.L., Abingdon, B 397. Automotive 398 beat Examination Hall A 392, - Cookstown D 398 beat Oundle 393. Stewarts & Lloyds (Corby) 398 beat A Coy., 2nd Stirlingshire Bn. H.G. C 395. Eaton, Norwich, A 398 beat Simderland C 396. Cheam Park O.C.A. A 398 beat Bletchley H.G. A 393. City of London Police C 398 beat Thumscoe C 394. Yaxley H.G. A 397 beat Scunthorpe Homards C 396. Wr o u g h t o n A g r i c u l t u r e B 3 9 7 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 A 3 9 5 . March 397 beat Watneys A 396. City of London Police A 397 beat Tring C 396. A. S. Smith & Sons Ltd. A 397 beat FeamhiU B 396. C i t y o f C a r d i ff A 3 9 7 — 3 9 7 b e a t A . D . D . ( S . A . ) B 3 9 7 — 3 9 5 . Crawley and District 397 beat Shoreham H.G. 393. 2 1 0 1 H u l l 3 9 7 b e a t L i s k e a r d a n d D i s t r i c t B 3 9 1 . R o t h e r h a m H . G . A 3 9 7 b e a t H a r v e y s A 3 9 0 . Parkstone G.T.C. B 397 beat Dunlop B 392. Romsey and District A 397 beat Everett Edgcumbe C 393. Metropolitan Police C Division A 397 beat Bradford A 395. Witan L.C.C. Staff A 397 beat B.L., Wallington, A 395. Sphinx B 397 beat Camoustie A 386. L e i c e s t e r a n d D i s t r i c t A 3 9 7 b e a t M a r k e t R a s e n a n d D i s t r i c t B 3 8 3 . Leeds R.R. and R.C. B 397 h'.o. South Molton S.C. B, cards not received. D u n f e r m l i n e A 3 9 7 i v. o . H o l m e H e a d Wo r k s B , c a r d s d i s q u a l i fi e d ( n o c a r d s o r certificate signed by wimess). B e a m i n s t e r A 3 9 6 — 3 9 9 b e a t L . T . e x M e t . 3 9 6 — 3 9 5 . B . V. P. M . & N . N . P. M . 3 9 6 b e a t B l e t c h l e y H . G . C 3 9 4 . Everett Edgcumbe A 396 beat Coleraine B 387. Infantry Heavy Weapon School A 396 beat Agwi B 392. B.T.H. (Willesden) C 395—396 beat W. Jessop & Son B 395—394. Bridport H.G. A 395 beat Bagshawe's C 392. Oxford City C 395 beat Clydeside Repair Works B 393. Billing Park H.G. 395 beat Romsey 5nd District B 390. Wolverton and District A 395 beat Painters Social and Athletic B 391. Oxford City A 395 w.o. Wroughton Agriculture A, cards not received. Hemel Hempstead A 395 beat G.E.C., Coventry, A 389. Yo k e s 3 9 5 — 3 9 8 b e a t A . D . D . ( S . A . ) A 3 9 5 — 3 9 6 . L e w e s B 3 9 5 b e a t W i m b o m e H . G . B 3 9 4 . R.M., Portsmouth Division, B 395 w.o. Watneys B, cards not received. Atlas and Norfolk D 394 w.o. City of Cardiff C, cards not received. Maryhill Specials A 393 beat Jedburgh B 387. Riversdale A 393 beat B3 O.C. Association A 378. B r i ti s h O i l a n d C a k e M i l l s L t d . C 3 9 3 b e a t S p h i n x A 3 9 1 . Aberdeen H.G. Assn. B 392 beat Harveys B 386. Waterloo Bridge House B 391 beat City of Newcastle A 390. Gilford A 390—395 beat Peppard and District B 390—389. FIFTH ROUND, Yokes 400 beat Lensbury and Britannic House A 397. Stewarts & Lloyds (Corby) 400 beat Infantry Heavy Weapon School A 396. Atlas and Norfolk D 399 beat Oxford City A 397, British United Shoe Manufacturing Co. A 399 beat City of London Police C 397. City of C:ardiff A 399 beat Manchester City B 396. Sphinx B 399 beat A. S. Smith & Sons Ltd. A 396. Rolls-Royce A 399 beat Lewes B 393. ' Leeds R. and R.C. A 399 beat Wolverton and District A 393. Hull 399 beat Riversdale A 392. A u t o m o t i v e 3 9 9 b e a t C h e a m P a r k O . C . A . A 3 9 4 . A r d e e r R e c r e a t i o n A 3 9 9 b e a t R o t h e r h a m H . G . A 3 9 6 . Hawker, Kingston, A 399 beat Tcddington and District H.G. A 398. Leicester and District A 398 beat Maryhill Specials A 392. Witan (L.C.C. Staff) A 398 beat Oxford City C 396. ^ ^ ^ Bridport H.G. B 398 beat British Oil and Cake Mills Ltd. C 397. Metropolitan Police C Division A 398 beat G.P.O. A 397. Everett Edgcumbe A 398 beat Leeds R. and R.C. B 395. G i ff o r d A 3 9 8 — 3 9 9 b e a t C i t y o f L o n d o n P o l i c e A 3 9 8 — 3 9 7 . Bridport H.G. A 398 beat Hemel Hempstead A 396. Downpatrick A 398 beat Crawley and District 395. Parkstone G.T.C. B 398 beat B.T.H. (Willesden) C 397. Kinlochleven Argylls A 398 beat R.A.F., Halton, A 396. Worplesdon and District A 397 beat Elgee A 395. ; R.M., Portsmouth Division. B 397 beat Manchester City A 396. B e a m i n st e r A 3 9 7 b e a t Bi l l i n g Pa rk H . G . 3 9 4 . M a r c h 3 9 7 b e a t B . V. P. M . & N . N . P. M . 3 9 5 . Waterloo Bridge House B 397 beat Eaton. Norwich, A 396. Yaxley H.G. A 394 beat Romsey and District A 390. ^ ^ Lensbury and Britannic House B 396 beat Teddington and District H.G. B 395. Aberdeen H.G. Association E 396 beat Wroughton Agriculture B 391. Cookstown D 396 beat Tring D 393. Dunfermline A 395 beat Lincoln Centre A 388. SIXTH ROUND, Automotive 4(K) beat Lensbury and Britannic House B 397. D u n f e r m l i n e A 4 0 0 b e a t B r i d p o r t H . G . B 3 9 7 , . „ a m o i q t Metropolitan Police C Division A 399—399 beat Leeds R. and R.C. A 399—397, WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UKNext >