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

< Previous198 198 197 197 197 197 197 197 197 197 196 196 196 196 196 196 195 195 195 195 195 195 r a t 1 9 0 199 199 198 197 197 196 196 196 196 196 196 195 195 195 195 195 195 195 195 194 194 194 194 194 193 193 193 193 193 leti- T H E R I F L E M A N Winter, 1946-47. H. F. Manners, G.P.O. (5s.) ... 3®3 E. A. Owen, Inland Revenue (5s.) 3'^ 12. A. S. Whitaker, Ham and Peters h a m ( 5 s . ) 3 9 2 H . W o r t h , L y d g a t e ( 5 s . ) 3 9 2 14. P. K. McGill, Pilkington Recrea t i o n ( 5 s . ) 3 9 1 P. B . M o u n t f o r d , M a n c h e s t e r C i t y ( 5 s . ) 3 9 1 16. H. W. Johnson. L.N.E.R., Dar l i n g t o n ( 5 s . ) 3 9 0 17. •Lt.-Coi. W. B. Rowntree, Lens- bury and Britannic House (5s.) 389 P. Knight, Aiexandra Palace (5s.) 389 H . G r a v e s , Wo r p l e s d o n ( 5 s . ) . . . 3 8 9 A. A. Smith, Glasgow Police (5s.) 389 2 1 . T. A . H a y d e n , G i l l i n g h a m ( 3 s . ) . . . 3 8 8 E. A. Reed, Peppard and District ( 3 s . ) 3 8 8 h; Yool, Eastbourne H.G. (3s.)... 388 L . S . H u g h e s , Tw i c k e n h a m ( 3 s . ) 3 8 8 H. G. Brown, Heston and Houns- l o w ( 3 s . ) 3 8 8 T. J. Knight, City of Birmingham ( 3 s . ) 3 8 8 D. McGillivray, Glasgow Police ( 3 s . ) 3 8 8 P. S . M c K a y, C r o f t f o o t ( 3 s . ) . . . 3 8 8 H. R. Hammond, Borou^ of W a n d s w o r t h ( 3 s . ) 3 8 8 A l l t h e p r i z e m o n e y i n t h i s c o m p e t i t i o n w a s k i n d l y g i v e n b y M e s s r s . P a r k e r - H a l e Ltd. COMPETITION 29. T H E L A D I E S ' C H A M P I O N S H I P F O R H . R . H . T H E D U C H E S S O F K E N T C H A L L E N G E C U P . Conditions : 60 shots each competitor— 20 at 25 yards, 10 each at two cards, 20 at 50 yards, 10 each at two cards, and 20 at 100 yards, 10 each at two cards. 1. Mrs. N. Wilson, Heston and Hounslow (the cup, replica and 4 0 s . ) 5 9 0 2. Mrs. A. B. Culf, Manchester City (small silver medal and 20s.)... 588 3, Miss D. I. Nash, Aylesbury (10s.) 586 4 , M i s s G . M . B a r t l e t t , W i t a n ( L . C . C . S t a f f ) ( 7 s . 6 d . ) . . . 5 8 5 Mrs. M. E. Edyvean-W alker , C h a t s w o r t h - ( 7 s . 6 d . ) 5 8 5 6. Mrs. L. W. Fisher, Heston and H o u n s l o w ( 5 s . ) 5 8 1 Mi ss F. B ragg , K ens i ng t on (5 s. ) 58 1 8. Miss E. Cousins, Swansea (5s.)... 580 Miss E, L. Jones, Witan (L.C.C. S t a f f ) ( 5 s . ) 5 8 0 1 0 . M r s . W . A . G i l b e r t , H a m a n d P e t e r s h a m ( 2 s . 6 d . ) 5 7 7 M i s s V. E . C o o k e , C u r d n d g e ( 2 s . 6 d . ) 5 7 7 COMPETITION 30. T H E L A D I E S ' 2 5 Y A R D S U N L I M I T E D entry . Conditions : 10 shots each competitor at 25 yards. 1. Mrs. N. Wilson, Heston and H o u n s l o w ( 5 s . ) 1 0 0 M r s . W . A . G i l b e r t , H a m a n d P e t e r s h a m ( 5 s . ) 1 0 0 Mrs. L. W. Fisher, Heston and H o u n s l o w ( 5 s . ) 1 0 0 4. Mrs. M. E. Mayor, Heston and H o u n s l o w ( 5 s . ) 9 9 Miss P. J. P. Salter, Mitcham and T o o t i n g ( 5 s . ) 9 9 Miss E. Cousins, Swansea (5s.)... 99 Mrs. A. B. Culf, Manchester City ( 5 s . ) 9 9 M i s s D , I . N a s h , Ay l e s b u r y ( 5 s . ) 9 9 9. Miss E. Jones, Witan (L.C.C. S t a f f ) ( 2 s . ) 9 8 Miss J. Eckton, Parkstone G.T.C. ( 2 s . ) 9 8 M i s s D . H a r m a n , P a r k s t o n e G . T . C . ( 2 s . ) 9 8 M i s s G . M . B a r t l e t t , W i t a n ( L . C . C . S t a f f ) ( 2 s . ) 9 8 Miss H. E. Dashﬁeld, Alexandra P a l a c e ( 2 s . ) 9 8 W O M E N ' S R I F L E ASSOCIA TION. COMPETITIONS Nos. 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36 and 37. COMPETITION 31. T H E W . R . A . O P E N M E E T I N G CHAMPIONSHIP OF GREA T BRIT AIN AND NOR THERN IRELAND. THE " FLOWERS " TROPHY. Conditions ; 30 shots each competitor— 10 each at 25, 50 and 100 yards. The trophy and prizes in this competition were c o m p e t e d f o r a t b o t h t h e E d i n b u r g h a n d Ham and Petersham uneetings. 1. Mrs. A. B. Culf, Manchester City ( t h e t r o p h y, m e d a l a n d £ 3 ) . . . 2 9 5 2. Miss D. I. Nash, Aylesbury (medal a n d 2 0 s . ) 2 9 2 M i s s H . M i l i a r, P e r t h C i t y a n d C o u n t y ( 2 0 s . ) 2 9 2 Mrs. N. Wilson, Heston and H o u n s l o w ( 2 0 s . ) 2 9 2 Miss E. Cousins, Swansea (20s.) 292 6. Miss E. L. Jones, Witan (L.C.C. S t a f f ) ( l O s . ) 2 9 1 7. Miss M. F. Millar, Perth City and C o u n t y ( l O s . ) 2 9 0 Mrs. M. R. Gibbs, Mitcham and T o o t i n g ( 1 0 s . ) 2 9 0 9. Miss J. Eckton, Parkstone G.T.C. ( 7 s . 6 d . ) 2 8 9 Mrs. M. E. Mayor, Heston and H o u n s l o w ( 7 s . 6 d . ) 2 8 9 M i s s G . M . B a r t l e t t , W i t a n ( L . C . C . S t a f f ) ( 7 s . 6 d . ) . . . 2 8 9 Mrs. M. E. Edyvean-W alker , C h a t s w o r t h ( 7 s . 6 d . ) 2 8 9 £5 of the prize money in this competition w a s k i n d l y g i v e n b y M r s . K . H e r r i n g o f C o l c h e s t e r W o m e n ' s U n i t R . C . a n d £ 5 b y Mrs. G. O. Salter of Mitcham and Tooting R.C. COMPETITION 32. C X A S S A . T H E R E G I M E N T C H A L L E N G E C U P . Conditions : 10 shots each competitor at 25 yards. 1. Mrs. M. E. Mayor, Heston and Hounslow (the cup, replica and 3 0 s . ) . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 0 2. Mrs. N. Wilson, Heston and H o u n s l o w ( 6 s . ) . . . 9 9 Miss E. Yool, Eastbourne Ladies ( 6 s . ) 9 9 M i s s D . I . N a s h , Ay l e s b u r y ( 6 s . ) 9 9 Mrs. M. E. Edyvean-W alker , C h a t s w o r t h ( 6 s . ) 9 9 Mrs. D. W. Sharpe, Barnet and D i s t r i c t ( 6 s . ) 9 9 7. Mrs. L. W. Fisher, Heston and H o u n s l o w ( 5 s . ) 9 8 8. Miss E. Cousins, Swansea (5s.)... 97 Mrs. G. O. Salter, Mitcham and T o o t i n g ( 5 s . ) 9 7 Miss P. J. P. Salter, Mitcham and T p o t i n g ( 5 3 . ) 9 7 11 . M r s . M . R . G i b b s , M i t c h a m a n d T o o t i n g ( 3 s . 6 d . ) 9 6 M i s s G . M . R e i d , M i t c h a m a n d T o o t i n g ( 3 s . 6 d . ) 9 6 M i s s J . N e w m a n , Tr i n g ( 3 s . 6 d . ) 9 6 £3 3s. of the prize money in this competi tion was kindly given by Dr. Edith Summer- skill, M.P., and £1 Is. by Mrs, A. V. Foster (W.R.A. Council). COMPETITION 33. C L A S S B , Conditions : 10 shots each competitor at 25 yards. , 1. Mrs. E. A. Holden, Manchester City (case of forks and 10s.)... 100 2 . M i s s D . I . N a s h , A y l e s b u r y ( 5 s . ) 9 9 Mrs. M. E. Mayor, Heston and H o u n s l o w ( 5 s . ) 9 9 4. Mrs. L. W. Fisher, Heston and H o u n s l o w ( 5 s . ) 9 8 M i s s G . M . R e i d , M i t c h a m a n d T o o t i n g ( 5 s . ) 9 8 M i s s J . N e w m a n , Tr i n g ( 5 s . ) . . . 9 8 7 . M i s s H . E . D a s h ﬁ e l d , A l e x a n d r a P a l a c e ( 5 s . ) 9 7 Miss E. Yool, Eastbourne Ladies ( 5 s . ) 9 7 M i s s D . H a r m a n , P a r k s t o n e ' G . T . C . ( 5 s . ) . . : 9 7 Miss V. F. Cooke, Curdridge (5s.) 97 11. Miss J. Eckton, Parkstone G.T.C. ( 5 s . ) 9 5 H a l f a d o z e n c o n f e c t i o n e r y f o r k s w e r e kindly given by Mrs. N. Wilson, Heston and Hounslow R.C., and £2 2s. of the prize money was kindly given by Mrs. W. Starke- Page, Watford W.H.D. COMPETITION 34. C L A S S C . C o n d i t i o n s : 1 0 s h o t s e a c h c o m p e t i t o r at 25 yards. 1. Miss E. Yool, Eastbourne Ladies ( 1 0 s . ) 9 8 2. Mrs. E. A. Holden, Manchester C i t y ( 5 s . ) 9 7 M i s s P. J . P. S a l t e r, M i t c h a m a n d T o o t i n g ( 5 s . ) 9 7 Miss J. Newman, Tring (5s.) ... 97 M i s s G . M . B a r t l e t t , W i t a n ( L . C . C . S t a f f ) ( 5 s . ) 9 7 , 6 . M r s . W . A . G i l b e r t , H a m a n d P e t e r s h a m ( 5 s . ) " 6 Miss E. Belben, Parkstone G.T.C. ( 5 s . ) 9 6 Mrs. M. E. T. Martin, Mitcham a n d T o o t i n g ( 5 s . ) 9 6 Mrs. M. R. Gibbs, Mitcham and T o o l i n g ( 5 s . ) 9 6 1 0 . M i s s A . E c k t o n , P a r k s t o n e G . T . C . ( 3 s . 6 d . ) 9 5 Mrs. E. Baker, Kensington (3s. 6d.) 95 Mrs. E. Jenson, Kensington ( 3 s . 6 d . ) 9 5 £2 of the prize money in this competition was kindly given by Miss G. M. Reid, Bank of England W.H.D., and £I by Mrs. A. B. Culf, Manchester City R.C. COMPETITION 35. C L A S S D . Conditions : 10 shots each competitor at 25 yards. 1 . M r s . L . A . E l l i o t t , M i t c h a m a n d T o o t i n g ( 1 0 s . ) 9 4 2. Mrs. W . Denholm, Colchester W o m e n ' s U n i t ( 5 s . ) 9 3 3. Mrs. P. Monk, Hampton (5s.)... 92 Miss D. Edwards, Mayfair (5s.)... 92 5. Mrs. E. Wisden, Colchester W o m e n ' s U n i t ( 5 s . ) 9 1 6. Miss G. Guy, Aylesbury (5s.) ... 90 7 . M i s s A . J . G a l e , M i t c h a m a n d T o o t i n g ( 5 s . ) 8 9 8 . M i s s B . V i n c e , M i t c h a m a n d T o o t i n g ( 5 s . ) 8 8 9. Mrs. K. Herring, Colchester W o m e n ' s U n i t ( 5 s . ) 8 7 10. Miss M. Wyatt, Hampton (5s.)... 86 11 . M r s . H . J . H a r r i o t t , H a m p t o n ( 5 s . ) . . . ' ^ . . . . 8 1 £2 2s. of the prize money in this com petition was kindly given by Capt. F. R. Bacon, Parkstone G.T.C. R.C. COMPETITION 36. W. R . A . J U N I O R S ' U N L I M I T E D E N T R Y COMPETITION. Conditions : 10 shots each competitor at 25 yards. 1. Miss A. Eckton, Parkstone G.T.C. ( 1 0 s . ) 9 9 2. Miss V. J. L. Salter, Mitcham and T o o t i n g ( 5 s . ) 9 7 3 . M i s s A . J . G a l e , M i t c h a m a n d T o o t i n g ( 5 s . ) 9 6 4 . M i s s J . C o o k e , W o r p l e s d o n ( 2 s . 6 d . ) 9 1 Miss B. O. Vince, Mitcham and T o o t i n g ( 2 s . 6 d . ) 9 1 The prize money in this competition was kindly given by W. W. Birrell, Esq., Otford W.H.D. R.C., and Mrs. K. Weaves, Harrow W. H . D . COMPETITION 37. W . R . A . T E A M C O M P E T I T I O N . C o n d i t i o n s : Te a m s o f f o u r. 1 0 s h o t s each competitor at 25 yards. 1. Heston and Hounslow (four s p o o n s a n d 2 0 s . ) 3 9 5 Mrs. N. Wilson ... 99 M r s . L . W . F i s h e r . . . 9 9 M r s . M . E . M a y o r . . . 9 9 Mrs. I. Flexmore ... 98 2 . P a r k s t o n e G . T. C . ( 2 0 s . ) 3 9 0 M i s s A . E c k t o n . . . 9 8 M i s s D . H a r m a n . . . 9 8 M i s s J . E c k t o n . . . 9 8 M i s s E . B e l b e n . . . 9 6 The silver spoons were kindly given by T. J . G i b s o n , E s q . , a n d t h e p r i z e m o n e y b y M r s . F. T u c k , P o r t s m o u t h T r a n s p o r t R.C. COMPETITION 38. THE JUNIORS' UNLIMITED FOR THE S . F. R H O D E S C H A L L E N G E C U P. Conditions : 10 shots each competitor at 25 yards, 1. A. Williams, City of Cardiff (the Clip, medal and 13s. 6d.) ... 100 2. Miss V. J. L. Salter, Mitcham and T o o t i n g ( 1 3 s . 6 d . ) 1 0 0 W. Barker, L.N.E.R., Chester- „„ ﬁ e l d ( 1 3 s . ﬁ d . ) 1 0 0 4. G. P. Edyvean-W alker , Chats- w o r t h ( 5 s . ) . . . ; 9 8 WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UKT H E R I F L E M A N 19 5 . M i s s A . E c k t o n , P a r k s t o n e G . T . C . ( 4 s . ) 9 7 J. Richardson, Magdalen College S c h o o l , B r a c k l e y ( 4 s , ) 9 7 7. A. C, Baker, Borough of Wands w o r t h ( 2 s . 6 d . ) 9 6 8. J. Newton, Magdalen College S c h o o l , B r a c k l e y ( 2 s . 6 d . ) . . . 9 5 9. P. Reeves, Magdalen College S c h o o l , B r a c k l e y ( I s . 6 d . ) . . . 9 4 M i s s A . J . G a l e , M i t c h a m a n d T o o t i n g ( I s . 6 d . ) 9 4 COMPETITION 39. T H E " D A I L Y S K E T C H " J U N I O R T E A M C O M P E T I T I O N , C o n d i t i o n s : T e a m s o f f o u r . 2 0 s h o t s each competitor at 25 yards—10 each at two cards. 1 . M i t c h a m a n d To o t i n g ( t h e c u p , f o u r m e d a l s a n d 3 0 s . ) . . . . . . 7 2 0 M i s s V . J . L . S a l t e r 9 3 9 2 1 8 5 M i s s B . O . V i n c e 8 8 9 2 1 8 0 M i s s A . J . G a l e . . . 8 9 9 0 1 7 9 N. D. Gale ... 88 88 176 2. Magdalen College School, Brack- ley (four medals and 20s.) ... 717 J. Richardson ... 85 96 181 D. Bird 91 89 180 P . R e e v e s . . . 8 5 9 4 1 7 9 J. Newton ... 87 90 177 The prizes for Competitions Nos. 38 and 39 were provided from the S. F. Rhodes Charity. COMPETITION 40. T H E W E B L E Y A N D S C O T T P I S T O L COMPETITION. Conditions ; 20 shots each competitor at 20 yards—10 each at two cards. 1. F. Williams, H.ampton Mobile Police (Webley and Scott ,22 p i s t o l v a l u e £ 9 9 s . ) 1 8 1 2 . W . B . W h i t e , C i t y o f L o n d o n P o l i c e ( 3 0 s . ) 1 8 0 3 . J . C . J . K n o t t , H a m a n d P e t e r s h a m ( 2 5 s . ) 1 7 8 4. W/Cdr. J. K. Gallie, Salisbury ( 1 0 s . ) 1 7 7 5. J. F. Chandler, Twickenham (10s.) 176 6 . R . A . R e i d , A r m c r o s s ( 5 s . ) . . . 1 7 4 E . D i g h t , A u t o m o t i v e ( 5 s . ) . . . 1 7 4 C. Mylonas, Twickenham (5s.)... 174 9. Lt.-Col. G. E. A. Granet, S . M . R . C . M e m b e r ( 5 s . ) . . . 1 7 3 1 0 . D . H a r k n e s s , B r a d f o r d ( 5 s . ) . . . 1 7 0 T h e ﬁ r s t p r i z e i n t h i s c o m p e t i t i o n w a s kindly given by Messrs. Webley and Scott. COMPETITION 41. T H E P I S T O L U N L U V H T E D . Conditions : 10 shots c.ach competitor at 20 yards. 1. W/Cdr. J. K. Gallie, Salisbury ( s i l v e r m e d a l a n d 1 7 s . ) 9 5 2. Lt.-Col. G. E. A. Granet, S.M.R.C, M e m b e r ( 1 7 s . ) 9 5 D . H a r k n e s s , B r a d f o r d ( 1 7 s . ) . . . 9 5 4 . M . B e r g s o n , B r a d f o r d ( 5 s . ) . . . 9 4 G. W. Caﬁerata, Calferata R. and P - C . ( 5 s . ) 9 4 C. Mylonas, Twickenham (5s.)... 94 COMPETITION 42. T H E 2 5 , 5 0 A N D 1 0 0 Y A R D S T E A M C O M P E T I T I O N F O R T H E S P O O N E R C H A L L E N G E C U P. C o n d i t i o n s : Te a m s o f f o u r 3 0 s h o t s each competitor—10 each at 25 50 and 100 yards. 1. Ham and Petersham A (the cup, four silver medals and 40s.) ... 1189 E. Stemp 99 99 100 298 A.S.WhitakerlOO 99 99 298 V. H . G i l b e r t 1 0 0 9 7 1 0 0 2 9 7 E. S. Batten 98 100 98 296 2. Hamiltons (four medals and 20s.) 1183 A. H. Thome 99 100 98 297 J. E. Frearson 99 99 98 296 W. J . B l a k e 9 9 1 0 0 9 7 2 9 6 B . L e w i s . . . 9 8 9 9 9 7 2 9 4 3 . Tw i c k e n h a m A ( 1 0 s . ) . . . J. F, Chandler 99 100 98 H. S. Yeoman 100 99 98 F. J , B a r r e n 9 9 9 8 9 7 L . S . H u g h e s 9 7 9 9 9 7 Tw i c k e n h a m B ( 1 0 s . ) . . . S. Broughton 99 100 98 A . A . B o l s o m 9 9 9 9 9 9 L. W. Wickens 99 100 98 F. E . D e a n 1 0 0 9 6 9 4 297 297 294 293 297 297 297 290 11 8 1 II8I W i m b l e d o n P a r k ( 1 0 s . ) . . . . . . 1 I 8 I G, F. Booth 99 100 98 297 Capt. E. G. B. R e y n o l d s 9 8 1 0 0 9 8 2 9 5 W . B l i s s . . . 1 0 0 9 9 9 7 2 9 6 H . E . T u r n e r 1 0 0 9 6 9 6 2 9 2 6 . W o r p l e s d o n ( 2 s . 6 d . ) 1 1 7 6 J. Cooke ... lOO 99 97 296 H . G r a v e s 9 9 9 8 9 8 2 9 5 N.H.Bennett 100 98 96 294 R . L i s t e r . . . 9 7 9 8 9 6 2 9 1 City of Birmingham A (2s. 6d.)... 1176 J. Hall ... 100 99 97 296 W. B . G o d w i n 9 9 9 9 9 6 2 9 4 A . T r a i e s . . . 9 9 9 7 9 7 2 9 3 T, J . K n i g h t 9 9 9 9 9 5 2 9 3 Lensbury and Britannic House B ( 2 s . 6 d . ) 1 1 7 6 3 . G . E l l i s 1 0 0 9 8 1 0 0 2 9 8 J. G. Pope 99 98 98 295 Lt.-Col. W .B. Rowntree 98 98 96 292 A. J. Shaw 97 97 97 291 Perth City and County (2s. 6d.)... 1176 T . W a l k e r 9 9 9 9 9 9 2 9 7 R. Wilson 99 100 97 296 H. L. Michie 99 98 96 293 J. D. Nicoll 95 100 95 290 COMPETITION 43. 1 0 0 Y A R D S ' T E A M S H O O T F O R T H E CITY OF LONDON CORPORA TION C H A L L E N G E C U P . C o n d i t i o n s : Te a m s o f f o u r. 1 0 s h o t s each competitor at 100 yards. 1. Ham and Petersham A (the cup, four silver medals and 40s.) ... 396 V. H . G i l b e r t 1 0 0 A . S . W h i t a k e r . . . 9 9 E. S. Batten 99 E. Stemp 98 2. Worplesdon (four medals and 24s.) 391 N. H. Bennett 99 J. Cooke ' ... 99 H . G r a v e s 9 7 R . L i s t e r 9 6 3. Alexandra Palace (24s.) ... 391 W. J . S m i t h 9 9 F. H u c k l e 9 9 J. S. Milligan 98 P. K n i g h t 9 5 • 4 . H a m i l t o n s ( 6 s . ) 3 9 0 A. H. Thome ... 99 W. J . B l a k e 9 8 J. E. Frearson 97 B . L e w i s 9 6 Lensbury and Britannic House A ( 6 s . ) 3 9 0 J . G . E l l i s 9 9 T . W . B i g g s 9 8 W. V . K n i g h t . . . 9 7 R. E. Allen 96 C i t y o f B i r m i n g h a m B ( 6 s . ) . . . 3 9 0 W . A d d e r l e y 1 0 0 A . D . S k i n n e r 9 7 C . G . W a l k e r 9 7 T. H . G o o d m a n . . . 9 6 The cash prizes in this competition were kindly given by J. A. Cranmer, Esq. COMPETITION 44. T H E S H A R P S H O O T E R F O R T H E C H E Y L E S M O R E C U P. ' C o n d i t i o n s : Te a m s o f t h r e e . D i s c breaking at 100 yards, 1. Twickenham A (the cup and tbree silver medals value £3 5s.) J. F . Chandler L, S. Hughes S. Broughton 2. C Coy ., pastboume (three S.M.R.C, metal gilt medals value £1 15s.) H. Y ool R. Manser . G, Russell COMPETITION 45. T H E P R O T O T Y P E N o . 6 R I F L E COMPETITION. Conditions : 30 shots each competitor at 100—10 each at three cards. T o be shot only with any one of the Model 6 riﬂes on loan on the range. 1, M. Bergson, Bradford (£7 10s.)... 294 D. McGillivray, Glasgow Police ( £ 7 1 0 s . ) 2 9 4 3. J. Hall, City of Birmingham (35s.) 293 C . S o n l e y , H u l l ( 3 5 s . ) 2 9 3 5 . T. W a l k e r, K i n r o s s a n d M i l n a t h o r t ( 1 0 s . ) 2 9 2 W . M c C l o u d , H u l l ( 1 0 s . ) 2 9 2 7. N. H. Cooper. Lytham St. Aimes ( 2 s . 6 d . ) 2 9 1 J . D . N i c o l l , P e r t h C i t y a n d C o u n t y ( 2 s . 6 d . ) 2 9 1 Capt. E. G. B. Reynolds. Wimble d o n P a r k ( 2 s . 6 d . ) 2 9 1 R. E. Allen , L ens bu r y an d Br i t a n n i c H o u s e ( 2 s , 6 d . ) . . . 2 9 1 T. J. Knight. City of Birmingham ( 2 s . 6 d . ) 2 9 1 COMPETITION 46. T H E P R O T O T Y P E N o . 6 R I F L E SWEEPST AKE, UNLIMITED ENTR Y . Conditions ; 10 shots each competitor at 100 yards. To be shot only with any one of the Model 6 riﬂes on loan on the range. 1 . T. W a l k e r, K i n r o s s a n d M i l n a t h o r t ( £ 1 ) 9 9 N. C. Mansey. Dover and District ( £ 1 ) 9 9 R. E. Allen , L ens bu r y an d Br i t a n n i c H o u s e ( £ 1 ) 9 9 M , B e r g s o n , B r a d f o r d ( £ 1 ) . . . 9 9 5. D. McGillivray. Glasgow Police ( 4 s . ) 9 8 Capt. E. G. B. Reynolds. Wimble d o n P a r k ( 4 s . ) 9 8 I . L . R o b e r t s . S w a n s e a ( 4 s . ) . . . 9 8 Capt. F. R. Bacon. Parkstone G . T . C . ( 4 s . ) 9 8 V. H. Gilbert. Ham and Peters h a m ( 4 s . ) 9 8 J. Hall. City of Birmingham (4s.) 98 P. K. McGill. Pilkington Recrea t i o n { 4 s . ) 9 8 M a j o r F. M o r r i s . P r e s t o n H . G . ( 4 s . ) 9 8 L. Gidney. Hawkers. Kingston ( 4 s . ) 9 8 DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES On Saturday, 14th September, 1946, at 5.30 p.m. At the conclusion of the National Small-Bore Meeting held at the Ham and Petersham range, Richmond, Surrey, the prizes were distributed by Colonel G. R. Codrington, C.B,, D.S.O. O B E T. D . Lt.-Col. Sir Lionel Fletcher, C.B.E. (Chairman of the Society of Miniature Riﬂe Clubs) said : All good things come to an end ; this has been a record riﬂe meeting from the point of view of entries! and I think we have witnessed one of the ﬁnest performances by an individual—that of Mr. Gilbert, The Society of Miniature Rifle Clubs is going on from strength to strength and if we all remain united and stick together and work hard there is not the slightest reason why it should not become one of the greatest of our national institutions ; indeed, my own personal opinion is that it is a great national institution now , I would like you to signify your concurrence that we should send a letter of cordial thanks to General Oﬂicer Commander-in-Chief Eastern Command, General Leese, for kindly associating himself with this meeting to the extent that he enabled us to have a working party of nearly 40 strong, (Hear, hear.) I would like also to emphasise the very great service rendered throughout this meeting by Lieut. Rossett, a Polish ofﬁcer on leave, who came here to act as interpreter. (Applause.) I am sure it would be your wish that he shou d convey to the whole of his working party how grateful we are to them for their activities throughout the meeting. (Hear, hear.) We now come to the distribution of prizes; The Society of Miniature Riﬂe Clubs has had many distinguished men to ﬁll the position of president, and there was none more dear to our hearts than the late Lt.-Col. Sir Albert Codrington. We have with us today his son. Colonel Codrington, and I will ask him to give away the prizes. (Applause.) Colonel G, R. Codrington, C.B., D.S.O., O.B.E., T.D. : Ladies and gentlemen, I would like, ﬁrst of all, to thank you. Sir Lionel, for the very kind reference which you made to my father. As you know the one thing in his Ijfe, especially'in his later years, he was most keen about, apart from his regiment, was this Society. (Applause.) His was a long life—he died last year at the age of 92—and right up to the end he was thrilled to read of the activities of this Society in The Riﬂeman, which he used to read from cover to cover. It would in any case be a great privilege to present the prizes at this meeting, but particularly do I feel it so in being asked to do so following upon him. There is very little that one can do, but one is proud to carry on the interests and the connections which he had for so many years with the S.M.R.C, (Applause.) This is a very great occasion. The Chairman has already mentioned that this has been a record meeting. This is the ﬁrst National Meeting since 1939, and it would have been reasonable to expect that after the lapse of seven years the ﬁrst effort would be rather tentative, but that is not so. It has been a record meeting in all the history of the Society and that is a tremendous achievement WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UK20 T H E R I F L E M A N Winter, 1946-47. and a sign of the very healthy life which this Society enjoys, for it has been achieved in spite of certain difﬁculties which, exist. There is the difﬁculty of travel, the difﬁculty of supplies of both weapons and ammunition, the difﬁculty of obtaining prizes, and so on, but in spite of these things, any of which might have slowed up the effort, you have achieved this great meeting, and that is a very healthy sign and typical of the Society. But that is not the only healthy sign, because already the slack of the seven fallow years in membership is being made up and new members are coming in in very great numbers. That again is a sign of life. Thirdly, the ﬁnancial side already shows a gain this year on last year. These three things are typical of the healthy state of the S.M.R.C., but these things do not just happen by themselves. There are two main reasons, as I see it, why we have got this very healthy state of life at present. The ﬁrst is that you have the devoted service of your honorary ofﬁcials and your staff. Particularly I want to emphasise the services rendered by the honorary ofﬁcials, from the Chairman downwards, for I do not know whether every member realises how much time and attention and thought the Chairman and others put into this work, and in your name I am going to take this opportunity to thank you. Sir Lionel, very much for all the interest and the effort and the work which you devote to this Society. (Applause.) The second clue to what I call tjje state of health of the Society is the work of the individual members and clubs, because however good your machinery, however keen and effective your ofﬁcials or your Council or anybody else, the Society, after all, is its membership, and it is because we have clubs all over the country not dormant, but intensely active, that the Society is in such a healthy state. That GILBERT RECEIVING THE EARL ROBERTS CUP FROM COL. G. R. CODRINGTON- is your doing, and in the name of the Council I would express appreciation and gratitude for that, because it is the work of the members and the branches and the clubs which really prove the life of any corporation, and the S.M.R.C. is no exception. We are getting a great number of new members, young members, and I hope—in f a c t , I k n o w — t h a t t h e o l d e r m e m b e r s w i l l m a k e i t t h e i r c o n c e r n t o pass on to them the spirit which before the seven-year break animated them when they themselves ﬁrst joined. You have a great deal to contribute to the young entrant. It is the young whom we want to interest, and you, as evidenced now, are already doing your part to carry on that good work and teach them what you yourselves have discovered—that it is not the mere winning of prizes that matters. What we are doing, and what you are doing, is developing that great adventure of team work which has for its job the achievement of something which can only be achieved by men really healthy in mind and body. That is where riﬂe shooting is an advantage and an asset to any nation, because it is not a thing you can do unless you are plumb ﬁt. To be a good marksman, in my view, has more in it than merely achieving a good score under comfortable conditions. That is the beginning, and should lead on to higher things. Any nation which is really a nation of marksmen, as Lord Roberts used to say, must be a virile nation. We have the opportunity in our Society to play a very big part towards achieving that, and to the extent that we are achieving it, you and we are rendering a very big service to England. Well, now, that is all I am going to say because you do not want long speeches, and we will get on with the business, but again I would congratulate you very much on this meeting, welcome all those who have come from all over the country, and hope that next year we shall have an even more successful meeting. , i . , t I may say I was at my home in Wiltshire last week-end, and I was on the roof with a lad from the local builder mending a chimney. He was watching the clock very carefully as he wanted to got away to do something in the afternoon. I asked him what and he said he had a date on the range, but before that he wanted to ht a new sight to his own riﬂe. I got interested and I found he was a very keen S.M.R.C. member, and I am afraid, my chimney pot suffered. (Laughter and applause.) The prizes having been distributed, , . ,, Mr. Arthur Traies said : Sir Lionel Fletcher, ladies and gentlemen, I am in the happy position of having been given the very pleasant task of proposing a vote of thanks to Colonel Codrington tor coming here and distributing the prizes, and also thanking htm tor his very ﬁne message to encourage us in the future. Some nf us old riﬂe shots remember with almost reverence the friendship and association we have in past years with General Sir Alfred Codrington, and it is very ﬁne to see that his name is being carried on now in the sport. My one regret is that newcomers to the sport will never know how much Sir Alfred did for us and for shooting in general. (Hear, hear.) It is all very well to have a nice lot of illustrious names ori your note- paper. It does a lot of good in some cases, but in other cases it does not do much good unless they do something for the Association, and in that respect we know that Sir Alfred Codrington did a tremendous lot for the sjxirt. Once again I think I can assure Colonel Codrington on your behalf that we do appreciate his coming along and following in such very ﬁne footsteps, and I call upon you to express in the usual way your appreciation of his presence. (App ause.) Mr. J. C. Salter: Sir Lionel Fletcher, ladies and gratlemen, I most sincerely second the vote of thanks to Colonel Codrington proposed by Mr. Arthur Traies. On behalf of the Women s Riﬂe Association present at this meeting of the Society of Miniature Riﬂe Clubs, I would like to say that it is a happy resumption of a very pleasant function. The Women's Riﬂe Associatioii thinks this is one of the great landmarks ; it is their ﬁrst open meeting, and we would like to thank the S.M.R.C. for incorporating our open competitions with theirs. I am quite certain that our ladies have learned quite a lot from it. In The Riﬂeman a short time ago there was a letter giving 10 excuses for bad shooting ; I am certain that our ladies have learned a thousand excuses this week. (Laughter.) I would like to say, if any of those present have any power in County Associations that we should very much like secretaries of County Associations to include at least one lady on their Couiictl in order to form a liaison and to encourage women in those counties. As I have said, we thank the S.M.R.C. for allowing us 19 use then' meeting. I am certain all the ladies here have enjoyed it, and on behalf of the Women's Riﬂe Association I have great pleasure in seconding the vote of thanks to General Codrington for coming here to give away the prizes. (Applause.) ' Mr. P. G. Richardson ; Sir Lionel Fletcher, ladies and gentlemeii, on your behalf I would like'to thank the Richmond Borough Council and Mr. Secrett for the use of the ﬁeld adjoining the range in which the tents are erected and which has been made a garage for the cars. I would also like to thank the Ham and Petersham Riﬂe Club and its members for the use of their range—(hear, hear)—and B.S.A. Guns and Vickers-Armstrongs for sending their armourers, Messrs. Brant and Leach. Lastly I would like to thank the staff of the Society. (Hear, hear.) I cannot mention names individually, but I would like to mention, ﬁrst of all, Mr.-Pethard, who has organised this meeting, Mr. West, who-has been range ofﬁcer, and Mr. Tucknott for all the work that has been done. I cannot mention everybody by name, but I would like you to express your thanks to those three people, and they will convey your appreciation to the staff under them. The motion was carried by acclamation, and the meeting then terminated. N e w B o r e f o r R i ﬂ e The British Army's 50-year-qld riﬂe, the Lee-Enﬁeld, is to be rebarrelled to take .300 ammunitton instead of .303. This is one of the ﬁrst results of Viscount Montgomery's recent talks with military authorities in Canada and America. It will facilitate the exchange of arms and ammunition between the three countries. One of the latest British tanks, weighing 48 tons, has arrived in Canada to be inspected by the authorities there. Daily Herald report. WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UK21 A Meeting of the Advisory Committee WAS HELD AT THE ROYAL UNITED SERVICE INSTITUTE, WHITEHALL, LONDON, S.W., at 11.30 a.m., on SATURDAY, 5th OCTOBER, 1946. Present:—Major R. W. Gleadow, Council (in the chair); Mr. P. Anderson, Midlothian ; Mr. F. W. Bracegirdle, Derbyshire ; Mr. H. H. Sunning, Northants and Hunts ; Capt. F. A. ClifTord, Suffolk ; Mr. W. Cornish, London ; Mr. W. H. Fuller, Hertfordshire ; Mr. V. H. Gilbert, Surrey; Mr. N. C. Headland, Council; Mr. L. S. Hughes, Middlesex ; Mr. H. W. Johnson, Durham ; Mr. A. D. Keir, Lanarkshire ; Mr. J. MacGranthin, Ayrshire ; Mr. W. McCloud, Yorks ; Mr. W. F. J. McWhor, Lancashire ; Dr. J. A. Mekelburg, Essex ; Mr. A. C. Millington, Wiltshire ; Mr. G. M. Munro, Sussex ; Mr. A. J. Palmer, S.M.R.C. Staff; Mr. H. M. Reed, Hampshire; Mr. P. G. Richardson, Council ; Mr. P. V. Rogers, Leicestershire; Lt.-Col. R. F. Symonds, Oxfordshire ; Mr. A. Traies, Warwickshire ; Mr. F. J. Tucknott (S.M.R.C, Chief Statistical Ofﬁcer) and Mr. G. Pethard (S.M.R.C. Secretary). The Secretary reported that apologies for non-attendance had been received from :— Mr. G. W. Cafferata, Nottinghamshire ; Mr. G. Christie, Aberdeenshire ; Mr. W. D. Findlay, Council ; Mr. Peter Gentleman, Stirlingshire; Mr. W. G. Godwin, Staffordshire ; Mr. J. A. Lawrence, Banffshire; Mr. R. Martin, Berwickshire; Major F. B. Smith, Perthshire ; Mr. C. Laywood, M.B.E., and Major W. J. Artis, M.C. (Council). SECTION A The minutes of the last meeting held at the Chamber of Commerce, 25, Charlotte Square, Edinburgh, on Saturday, 23rd February, 1946, as published in the Spring, 1946, issue of The Riﬂeman, were taken as read, conﬁrmed, and signed. Recommendations to the Council were then made as follows :— S E C T I O N B . O P E N M E E T I N G S : R U L E S A N D R E G U L A T I O N S Mr. Fuller proposed alteration to Rule 8 as printed in the Agenda. In doing so, Mr. Fuller said that his county were most interested in getting the principles of classiﬁcation laid down than in the actual details. He submitted that the S.M.R.C. was the authority which should issue a certiﬁcate as to a man's shooting performance. Pre viously, however, it had been a huge job working out each man's classiﬁcation, but the system which he had suggested enabled the work to be very much simpliﬁed. By adopting the .system suggested 1,600 cards were moded at the Herts Open Meeting in two hours by two people, and he personally was prepared voluntarily to mode the cards for the S.M.R.C. to form the basis upon which the scheme might be worked. If the principle was agreed upon, then the S.M.R.C. could undertake to be solely responsible for the issue of classiﬁcation certiﬁcates. Mr. MacGranthin asked how the existing classiﬁcation worked out at this year's open meetings. He was informed by nine county representatives that the scheme had b^en operated by their Associations and results had shown that in very few cases was a marksman obviously out of his class. The Secretary replied that at the S.M.R.C. prize meetings on the whole the classiﬁcation worketj out very satisfactorily indeed. There were not more than half a dozen people who were obviously out of t h e i r c l a s s . Dr. Mekelburg expressed the opinion that the system suggested by Hertfordshire was a little too complicated. Mr. Rogers said he did not like the proposed system because there was too much of a gamble in it. When you were working out an average, the more ﬁgures you got the better. . Dr. Mekelburg said that having had experience of only two open meetings he thought ff would be a mistake to lay down any hard and fast rules for next year. He therefore moved that there should be no alteration in the system for next year, so that they might have a full year's experience of the present system, which they had not yet had. Mr. Cornish seconded, but in view of the fact that the passing of the motion would preclude discussion on the recommendation put forward by Surrey, it was agreed to consider the Surrey proposal. Mr. Gilbert then moved " Open Meeting Rules. Rule 8, Page 7 be re-worded as printed in the Agenda, but with slight alterations." Mr. Tucknott said he thought that for 1947 it would be much better to take the 25-yard scores made by competitors at S.M.R.C. meetings this year, less one-ﬁfth of their worst scores, ignoring special competitions such as the telescopic sight and unlimiteds. He did not think it right to include 50 and 100 yard shoots because various factors such as bad weather enteredjnto it. He was not inclined to accept ﬁgures from County Associations for those people who had shot at S.M.R.C. meetings. For newcorners, he suggested they worked on the present rule by taking the best 10 out of their 12 most recent shoots, which included S.M.R.C. and County competitions. He would not take S.M.R.C. competitions only ﬁrst, because it would mean getting 10 or 12 cards over a period of six months, which was too long. He considered that the 10 cards should be 'taken of his most recent shoots in competitions. As for the ﬁgures for the classiﬁcation into the different classes, he suggested that should be left until they had had an opportunity of working out the averages of those people who had shot at the meetings this year, and for Qie Council to base the classiﬁcation on the ﬁgures supplied. 1. After considerable discussion Mr. Gilbert withdrew the Surrey proposal and substituted the amended proposition, which was seconded by Mr. Fuller, and it was carried :—" That the classification system at present in operation be used for a further 12 months subject to adjustment of the actual average ﬁgures by the Coimcil, based on data of scores at the two S.M.R.C. National Meetings to be furnished by the S.M.R.C. Statistical Ofﬁcer." In reply to Mr. Rogers, who asked if the rule providing for re classiﬁcation would still apply, the Chairman answered in the afﬁrmative. Mr. Fuller said there still did not appear to be any central organisation for the registration of classiﬁcations. Mr. Gilbert had suggested that County Secretaries should make returns to the S.M.R.C., but there was no authority or obligation for them to do so in the recommendation which had been passed. Mr. Tucknott replied that the County Associations should keep the records, and if the S.M.R.C. wanted information with regard to a competitor they would apply to the County Association for it. It was resolved that records of classiﬁcation should be kept by County Associations and that the S.M.R.C. apply to County Associations for information with regard to competitors who had not shot at open meetings. Mr. Gilbert proposed and Mr. Hughes seconded " Rule 20, Page 10, will contain : After the words ' the whole of the arm' an additional reading, ' including the riﬂe and the sling or sling cuff.'" After full discussion the proposal was put to the meeting and lost by nine votes to six. Rule 23. The following proposition, proposed by Mr. Gilbert and seconded by Mr. Millington, was duly carried 2. " Rule 23 shall be followed by a new rule 23a. In any competition should a competitor be prevented from completing his shoot within the allotted time for any reason outside Ms control other than the provisions in Rule 3, due, for instance, to his target becoming dislodged or displaced in the frame, the competitor shall give immediate notice to the C.R.O. and shall have the right to claim its completion, or a new target, in the next or subsequent detail." Mr. Cornish proposed ;—" S.M.R.C. Open Meetings. That the competitions and entry fees be standardised for all classes, and prize money distributed in proportion to the number of entries received in each class. Several members spoke in opposition to the proposal, and there being no seconder, it was not proceeded with. 3. Mr. Bunning proposed :—" The Council be requested to offer more major competitions at open meetings for any sights." In doing so, he said that it was felt that there should be far more telescopic sight competitions. There were a lot of people who would go in for telescopic sights if more competitions in wMch they could be used were provided. Mr. Traies, seconding, said that we are being beaten very badly by American teams, and they had reached their present state of perfection by training themselves with, 'scope sights. In Ms opinion we ought to do the same, and do everytMng possible to encourage their use. The proposition was carried. Dr. Mekelburg said he would strongly support tMowing all ' competitions open to any sights. His own eyesight was failing ; he would like to continue shooting, and if he could use telescopic sights he would do so, but otherwise he would have to give it up. The attention of the chair v^as drawn to the Addendum items from Warwickshire, but it was agreed that this item was not the same as Mr. Traies' proposal. 4. Mr. Bunning then moved " If the policy of the Society is to continue to restrict the use of ammunition at open meetings to those WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UK22 T H E R I F L E M A N Winter, 1946-47. brands stocked by the Society, the Council be requested to urge British manufacturers to produce ammunition of accuracy comparable with foreign brands, or alternatively for the Society to offer for sale to any club or member a far greater variety of brands of am munition as soon as possible." He said he recognised it was a matter they could do very little about because the ammunition was not available, but they hoped that when opportunity offered the Society would import more varieties of better class American ammunition. The Chairman said that the Society were trying and had been for many years to obtain better ammunition. What was requested in the motion was being done, but the suggestion would be duly noted in the minutes. Mr. Keir moved :—" Entries. That paragraph 3 of Rule 12 on page 9 reads :—No competitor may shoot as a member of more than one club, etc." 5. After discussion, it was proposed by Mr. Gilbert, seconded by Mr. Hughes and agreed by 11 votes to 5 that the rule should be altered to read as follows ;—" No competitor may shoot in team events as a member of more than one club at any S.M.R.C. meeting during one year (the Indoor Bisley and competitions restricted to any one country, county or locality excepted)." Rule 15, para 2. Recommended by the manufacturers that the following words be added :—" The rim of the plug gauge must be .22 inch without any tolerances and absolutely concentric." T b e C h a i r m a n r u l e d t h a t r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s f r o m m a n u f a c t u r e r s could not be accepted. 6. Mr. MacGranthin proposed, Mr. Keir seconded, and it was agreed without discussion :—" That the conditions of the Earl Haig Memorial Challenge Cup at the open meetings be entirely squadded." 7. Mr. Keir proposed, Mr. MacGranthin seconded, and it was agreed :—" That the qualification of entry for the Scottish Cham pionship should be Scottish birth or Scottish paternal parentage." 8. Arising out of the above, on the proposition of Mr. MacGranthin, seconded by Mr. Keir, it was agreed :—" Rule 14. That in the fifth paragraph, sentence 3 should be eliminated." 9. Mr. Keir proposed, Mr. MacGranthin seconded, and it was agreed :—" Conduct of Shooting. Rule 15 : (a) That the equipment for time limit events at open meetings if possible be the same as formerly, i.e. on independent ranges. (b) That the number boards on the butts at ICiO yards ranges be placed as near as possible above or below the target and that the numbers on the ﬁring points be properly situated. (c) That more than one major range ofﬁcer be provided wherever possible." 10. It was proposed by Mr. Johnson, seconded by Mr. Headland, and agreed "Conduct of Shooting (Rule 15). " 1. That more ﬂags be provided for the S.M.R.C. meetings so that more competitors are able to use them." Mr. Headland sug gested the use of wind-socks as an alternative. "2. That the .position of the targets conespond to the position of the ﬁrers, so that competitors would be less likely to shoot on the wrong target." SECTION C. POSTAL SHOOTING REGULATIONS. 11. On the proposition of Mr. Headland, seconded by Mr. Cornish it was agreed " That the Queen Alexandra Cup competition be recommenced in the year 1947." 12. It was proposed by Mr. Gilbert, seconded by Mr. Millington and agreed " Rule 21 (d) be extended to read : 'A registration of team(s) may be altered after entry, but the S.M R.C. must be notiﬁed o f s u c h b e f o r e t h e ﬁ r s t m a t c h i s s h o t . ' " It was proposed by Mr. Cornish and seconded by Mr. Bunning • "That until the supply of riﬂes is adequate to meet the demand the S.M.R.C. allow shooting during the whole of the match period in all their short range competitions." As it was pointed out that this is covered under Rule 1 Ic, page 21 of 1946 issue of rule book, it was not proceeded with. ' Mr. Bunning moved and Mr. Cornish second^ :—" League Conditions. Rule 11c. Owing to difﬁculties of club secretaries assembling a team within the speciﬁed period of two hours, due to limited access to ranges, members of the team working in different shifts, and in country districts working according to the weather conditions on food production, the Council be requested to amend the rule to enable members of a team to shoot at any time within a speciﬁed period of not less than 14 days, unless the opposing team gives notice of intention to witness the shoot." 13. After a long discussion, in the course of which various amendments were proposed, the following amended recommendation was carried by 11 votes to 6:—" League Conditions. 11c. Page 21. Owing to difficulties of club secretaries assembling a team ™ period of two hours, due to limited access to , • f, workinK team working in different shifts, and in council according to the weather conditions on food produc , enable be requested to amend the special conditions of the r down members of a team to shoot within the speciﬁed period as laid dow^ in the league conditions unless the opposing team, g i n t e n t i o n t o w i t n e s s t h e s h o o t . " t i n t i t w . t s There was a concensus of opinion, led by Mr. Munro, f.nntr highly desirable for all the members of a team to be at the ﬁring point together if at all possible, so as to foster ^^e team sp . It was decided to leave on the table for six unrch on tion from the Informal Advisory Committee held m Mmbur^ on 20th June, _1946:-"That a County Sextette Postal Match be in- augura^e^d. j^e recommendation :" That jlui pre-war team competitions for the '^'^^^ridra Trophy tronhies Barr & Ross, and the Sunshine Trophies, and all smdar trophies involving cities, counties and national areas, the S.M. • • take full control" should be left on the table until such time trophies are traced. OPEN NATIONAL PRIZE MEETINGS, 1947 14. The Secretary reported that an invitation had ^n r^med from the Town Clerk of the City of Perth to hold a Scottish jneehng in that city in June, and promising all the support required m with the erection of ranges and the provision of tents and a gr £100. He had had the opportunity of seemg three sites, the best of which was the St. Johnston Football Ground. ;„„;tnt!nn It was agreed to recommend the chonld be Mr. Fuller suggested that the actual date of the nieet"ig should be decided as early as possible and communicated to County Asso so as to enable them to ﬁx their dates. rez-eivpH 15. The Secretary also reported that an invitation fromtheN.R.A. to hold the National Meetmg at Bisley during the ﬁret week in July, and in the event of the invitation had asked for the Chairman of the Society to meet their secretary t o d i s c u s s f i n a n c i a l a r r a n g e m e n t s . , , c n u „ i Mr. Gilbert said that his members liked the idea of B'sley, but did not like the ﬁrst week of July because it clashed to some ex ent with their full-bore activities. They had just held a national meetin^^ at Ham and Petersham, at which there was a record attendance, and he suggested that Ham and Petersharn or some should be considered as an alternative to Bisley. He doubted whether Bisley would attract the C and D classes of marksmen or the man who could only afford one or two days for the meeting. Would the Council not consider the advantages of a venue near London, such as the Arsenal F.C. ground or the Old Deer Park, Richmond, if Ham and Petersham range could not be readily* adapted to cope with ^ ^ M^^Muiiro spoke in favour of holding the meeting at Bisley, remarking that the Bisley atmosphere attracted competitors, and proposed that the invitation for a meeting during the ﬁrst week m July be accepted. Mr. McWhor seconded the motion and it was carried. At this slage Major Gleadow had. to leave the meetmg, and Mr. K e i r w a s e l e c t e d t o t h e c h a i r . , . • 1 16. The Secretary then reported an invitation to hold a Welsh national meeting in September, and on the proposition of Mr. Cornish, seconded by Mr. Gilbert, it was decided to accept the invitation. , In reply to a question from Mr. Hughes as to whether it was proposed to revive the Indoor Bisley, the Secretary intimated that the Concert Hall, Alexandra Palace, was not available. A good rnany. other places in London had in the past been considered, but they had been unable to ﬁnd any good alternative to Alexandra Palare and until that was available it was doubtful if they would hold another Indoor Bisley. SECTION D. GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS 17. The ﬁrst motion in this section of the agenda put forward by Surrey , namely, "The National League revert to pre-war condition in all respects," had already been covered by the resolution under Rule 11c above, where tliis rule was recommended to be enforced for all except Short Range leagues and competitions. On this point Mr. Hughes asked that the Council considers one deviation as regards the National League, namely, that a team be allowed to shoot its cards at any time within the stated time allowance at any time during the match period unless their opponents give notice that they intend to witness the shoot, in wliich case a date and time would be ﬁxed according to the rules. ... . 18. Mr. Gilbert then moved, Mr. Rogers seconded, and it was agreed : WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UKWinter, 1946-47. T H E R I F L E M A N 23 " Deﬁnitions and illustrations of all approved shooting positions, namely prone, kneeling, sitting and standing, be included in the rules." Mr. Gilbert then moved :—" Attention be again directed to defining all standard gauges for .22 shooting in terms of their design, rim and plug sizes, with proper working tolerances, and these matters be determined by a special sub-committee of experts in such matters." 19. After discussion Mr. Fuller moved, Mr. Munro seconded, and It was agreed by 10 votes to 2, " That Vickers Armstrongs plug gauges, as offered by the S.M.R.C., be accepted as standard." 20. Mr. Gilbert proposed, Mr. Hughes seconded, "That a complete set of S.M.R.C. standard graduated gauges be loaned to each afﬁliated County Association by the Society for use at their meetings and in case of challenge by their members." Mr. Richardson pointed out that this would cost the Society approximately £150. The matter as to whether loan sets should be made available at headquarters was left for consideration by the Council. 21. On the proposition of Mr. Gilbert, seconded by Mr. Hughes, it was agreed :—" That the published regulations for any postal competition be strictly adhered to once the entry forms have gone out, and are not modiﬁed or altered in any way without the consent of all entrants." Mr. Tucknott explained the circumstances under which an alteration was made in the National League conditions after the competition had started. 22. Mr. Munro proposed " That an immediate improvement be made in the quality and thickness of 50 and 100 yards cards as those now being sold by the S.M.R.C. are most unsuitable for use on outdoor ranges in anything less than ideal weather." The Secretary explained the difﬁculty of getting good quality cards during the war, and stated that arrangements were being made to obtain cards from the European mill which supplied the Society pre war. The cost, however, was four times greater than the Society was at present paying. Mr. Munro expressed the view that the extra cost would be well worthwhile. Mr. Monro's proposal was agreed to as a recommendation. 23. Mr. Traies moved, Mr. Fuller seconded, and after discussion it was agreed " Postal Competitions. Witnessing: In all individual and team events shot under postal conditions the competitor must add his full signature to each card he has shot, in addition to that of the witness, to indicate that he has carried out all the rules. The witness ;will, in future, not be required to initial the cards before ﬁring com- imences." '24. It was also recommended on the proposition of Mr. MacGranthin, s^onded by Mr. Rogers, that a notice be printed to this effect and displayed in a prominent position in the club house and on the range. 25. Mr. Traies then moved " No entries shall be accepted for the Earl Roberts National Championship or any other similar squadded competition after the draw for positions and times has been made. If a competitor is not on the ﬁring point to take up his position at the allotted time, he shall forfeit his chance and shall not be permitted to shoot in a later detail." Mr. Richardson submitted on behalf of the Council" Entries for squadded events to close deﬁnitely at advertised date for all individual and single entry competitions. The notice of any squadding to be posted before the luncheon interval on the ﬁrst day of the shooting at the meeting." In doing so, he said that in the past entries had been accepted the night before the shooting, which meant that the statistical ofﬁcer had to spend the night making the draw. In his opinion, it would be a great help if the draw could be made in advance of the meeting and posted on the board on the ﬁrst day. 26. After discussion it was agreed that the following clause should be added to Rule 12 :—" If a competitor is not on the firing point to take up his position at the allotted time, he shall forfeit his chance and shall not be-permitted to shoot in a later detail," and add the following to Rule 21 :—" 21b. Entries for all squadded and single entry events to close deﬁnitely at advertised date. The notice of any squadding to be posted before the luncheon interval on the ﬁrst day of the shooting at the meeting." Mr. Traies then moved " That if the National Prize Meeting IS held at Bisley next year, the 25 yards range shall be moved more to the left to make room for more accommodation for 50 and 100 yards and 50 metres shooting." It was agreed to leave this matter in the hands of the ofﬁcials of the Society. Mr. Traies then moved" The Class A Grand Aggregate at tlus' meeting and, if possible, at the Scottish National Meeting, shall consist of four competitions, making a total possible score of 1,600. No. 1 Comp. 40 shots at 50 yards. No. 2. „ 40 shots at 100 yards. No. 3 „ 20 shots each 50 and 100 yards. No. 4 „ 40 shots at 50 metres with European targets. 27. After discussion it was proposed by Mr. MacGranthin, seconded by Mr. Gilbert, and agreed :—" That the Class A Grand Aggregate remain as it is for next year, and that the S.M.R.C. arrange a special 50 yard metric competition." A proposal by Mr. Traies, seconded by Mr. Fuller, " The Expert or Class A Grand Aggregate at all the S.M.R.C. prize meetings shall be open to ' any sights,'" was lost by 2 to 6 votes but a suggestion by Mr. Gilbert that any sights be permitted in the postal matches of the National League was favourably received. The following proposition, proposed by Mr. Traies, seconded by Mr. Gilbert, was carried :—" General. That the S.M.R.C. shall ask the British riﬂe manufacturers to include 'scope-sight mounts on all their new riﬂes as a standard ﬁtting." On the proposition of Mr. Traies, seconded by Mr. Gilbert, the following motion was carried;—" National League. The only s u i t a b l e r e w a r d t o e a c h m e m b e r o f t h e t e a m w h i c h w i n s t h e ﬁ r s t division of the National League is a gold medal. It is proposed that until such time as these can be procured the S.M.R.C. shall give as well as, or in place of, the present silver medal a good quality badge of special design, and that these awards shall be retrospective, on pay ment, to the year when the issue of gold medals ceased. The present ordinary pattern silver" medal is considered a totally inadequate recognition for such an important national competition." Mr. Hughes proposed :—" That competitors tieing with an equal score for the last places in the Lord Roberts ﬁnal shall, if necessary, shoot a tie shoot at 100 yards." He said there was a good deal of dissatisfaction at the last meeting on the part of competitors who were gauged out, and it would be far more satisfactory, in his opinion, if they were allowed tie shoots. Mr. Cornish supported Mr. Hughes, but Mr. Tucknott drew atten tion to the difﬁculties involved. Some competitors may have gone, and there might be a shortage of time, and suggested that in the event of a tie for the last place the result should be decided by the number of inner cartons. 28. After further discussion it was proposed Mr. Hughes, seconded Mr. Cornish, and agreed " That all competitors tieing for the last places of the Lord Roberts ﬁnal with equal scores shall be decided in the ﬁrst place by the greater number of inner cartons on the four cards." 29. The following proposition by Mr. Hughes was carried :—" That a warning signal be given one minute before the cease ﬁre signal at open meetings, etc." It was suggested by Mr. Fuller that the warning signal should be .a gong and the cease ﬁre signal a bell. Mr. Richardson asked the present position as to the International Matches Committee, pointing out that it was usually appointed by the Advisory Committee. Mr. Pethard reminded members that the Advisory Committee put forward recommendations, but the International Matches Committee was conﬁrmed by the Council. A committee had been appointed, consisting of Messrs. Gleadow, Staniforth, Artis, Richard son, MacGranthin and Sutton. Mr. Hughes enquired as to whether Colonel Sutton's appointment was a temporary one, as he was not among those recommended by the Advisory Committee. Mr. Pethard replied that at the meeting of the Council on 5th June, 1946, it was resolved, "That anyone who is directly employed by any small arms or ammunition manufacturer shall not be eligible to serve on the International Matches Committee." Therefore Mr. Traies became ineligible to serve and Lt.-Col. T. Sutton was appointed in Ws place. 30. After further discussion, it was proposed Mr. Gilbert, seconded Mr. Hughes, and agreed " That Mr. W. V. Knight be appointed a member of the International Matches Committee in place of Colonel Sutton." 31. A motion by Mr. Bracegirdle, seconded by Mr. Hughes That at open meetings in future there should be an ofﬁcial information bureau," was carried. Some items unsupported by the County Association from a club member in Lancashire could not be entertained. The proceedings terminated at 7 p.m. with a vote of thanks to Major Gleadow and Mr. Keir for presiding over the meeting. WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UK24 T H E R I F L E M A N Winter, 1946-47. COUNCIL DECISIONS. The above-mentioned recommendations, ^ numbered in large black ﬁgures; were considered by the Council at their meeting on Wednesday, 11th December, 1946, and decisions taken as follows Open Meetings, Rule 8. Classiﬁcation of competitors. 1. New rule adopted after consideration of ﬁgures prepared by the Statistical Ofﬁcer from the Scottish and National Prize Meetings a s f o l l o w s ; — There shall be four classes of marksmen at meetings, viz. A, B, C a n d D . (i) A competitor who has not shot at an S.M.R.C. Open Meeting (or has shot but did not complete 10 cards) must submit an average in accordance with the rule below. To ascertain the average take the last 12 cards ﬁred at either 15, 20 or 25 yards in all competitions (S.M.R.C., County or Club), delete the worst two scores and give the average for the remaining 10 scores. This average must be certiﬁed by the secretary or captain of the club. ~ C L A S S E S C l a s s " A . " Av e r a g e 9 8 . 5 0 o r o v e r. Class " B." Average 97.50 and under 98.50. Class " C." Average 95.50 and under 97.50. Class " D." Average imder 95.50. A competitor who is unable to submit a certiﬁed average must e n t e r c l a s s " A . " _ - " " ( (ii) A competitor who has shot at an S.M.R.C. Open Meeting and completed 10 cards or more in single entry individual and team competitions (Prototype Riﬂe, Telescope Sight, International and i Sweepstakes excepted), must take the combined average of his re- 1 corded scores at 25, 50 and 100 yards to determine his class. ; In assessing the average the lowest scores are deleted AT EACH | R A N G E , a s p e r t h e s c a l e b e l o w ; j Number of cards ﬁred. Number of lowest scores deleted. 1 1 t o 4 N i l 5 „ 7 i n c l u s i v e 1 . 8 „ 1 2 „ 2 1 3 „ 1 7 „ 3 1 8 „ 2 2 4 The average of the remaining scores is then assessed. If, however, a competitor ﬁred 10 to 13 cards only over the three ranges then his two worst scores are deleted irrespective of distance. Any abnormally low score, due to an insufﬁcient number of shots or a badly sighted riﬂe, is ignored before deleting scores in accordance with above table. Classes will be determined as follows :— Class " A." Average 97.50 or over. Class " B." Average 96.50 and under 97.50. Class " C." Average 95.50 and under 96.50. Class " D." Average under_95.50.. _ ~ (iii) A competitor will be promoted to a higher class at the next " meeting he attends if his average in accordance with (ii) qualiﬁes him f o r a h i g h e r c l a s s . , . ^ , . . A competitor will be demoted to a lower class if his average in accordance with (ii) for two successive meetings brings him into a l o w e r c l a s s . (iv) A competitor attending his ﬁrst S.M.R.C. Open Meeting must submit a correct average as deﬁned in (i). The average as deﬁned in (ii) will determine his class for subsequent meetings. If at the next meeting his average qualiﬁes him for a higher class, he must enter that class at his next meeUng. If after attending two meetings his average at both m^tmgs qualiﬁes him for a lower class, he may enter the lower class at his next meeting. The onus of entering the correct class rests upon the competitor ; if he is uncertain, he should write to the S.M.R.C. to ascertain his c l a s s b e f o r e m a k i n g h i s e n t r y . . . . A competitor may enter in the competitions of his own class, and also those of a higher class if he wishes. Each competitor who has attended an Open Meetmg and is classiﬁed under (ii) will receive a certiﬁcate indicating his class. If his class is altered a new certiﬁcate will be sent to him, but this will only be done once a year after the Open Meetings. Time will not permit the issue of fresh certiﬁcates between meetings, although competitors will be promoted or demoted at any time. Rule 9 deleted and subsequent rules re-numbered. 2. Rule 23 to be followed by new Rule 23a as follows : " In any competition should a competitor be prevented from completing his shoot within the allotted time for any reason outside his control mher than the provisions m , the frame, the com- his target looming dislodged or di.pm petitor Shan give immediate notice t, in the next or a sub- right to claim Its completion, or a new laib , s e q u e n t d e t a i l . " . . „ , J , x u . , r - r i i i n r i l w i l l m a k e p r o v i s i o n f o r a n y sights tj'te S in «rtain^compj.ili0hs^»^ is available in sufﬁcient quantities and at 4. Request to " urge Jit"foreS"brM oTahernSy] variety of brands of ammunition as soon as possible was noted. c n 1 n 7 c i i i a a e s t c d a l t e r a t i o n w a s r e f e r r e d back'as fﬁ^ciuncSld'^not agree with the objection to the present ChampioS s3d^?lcot"tSSfﬁ" o?koS Sternal parent age." 8. Agreed Rule 14. That in the ﬁfth paragraph sentence n u m b e r e d ( 3 ) s h o u l d b e d e l e t e d . , ^ , 9 Agreed that the recommendations under Rule 15 Conduct of Shootfﬁ^'wm be Lopted when circumstances permit. 10. Agreed to provide more wind indicators for the guidance of the competitors. ^ 11. Postal Shooting Regulations. Agreed That the Queen . Alexandra Cup competition be recommenced in the year 1947. ! 17 Rnl^ 71 Ml Agreed to addition of "A registratiori of team's) may be lltered aftir entry, but the S.MdJ.C. must be notiﬁed • of such before the first match thereafter is shot. . ^ , n Ri.Ip 11 M Pronosed by Mr. Richardson and carried that teams' m^ythJitS anPXe duTing the match period. (For items Number 14, 15 'and 16 see " Open Meetings " Section f o l l o w i n g i t e m 2 4 . ) . . 17. National League, period of match shooting. The decision as for item 13 above shall apply. 18 Agreed that " Deﬁnitions and illustratiras of all approved shoiLg pol?ions, namely prone, kneeling, sittmg and standing be included in the rules." 19. Agreed that " Vickers-Armstrong plug gauges, as offered by the S.M.R.C. be accepted as standard. 20. The cost would prohibit the S.M.R.C. providing standard graduated gauges for loan to County Associations. 21. The proposition "That the published regulations for any postal competition be strictly adhered to once the entry forms have gone out, and are not modiﬁed or altered m any way without the consent of all entrants " could not be accepted. 22. The request for better quality 50 and 100 yards targets was noted. c, 23. It was agreed that " In all individual and teani events shot •ii under postal conditions the competitor must add his ffi to each card he has shot, in addition to that of the witness to indira that he has carried out all the rules and that The witness wil^^^^ future, not be required to initial the cards before ﬁring commences.- 24. Agreed that a notice regarding 23 above be displayed prominently in club-house and range. OPEN MEETINGS 14. Scottish National Meeting, 1947 Owing to alteration in dates for the Bisley Meeting it has been found ne^ssary to arr^ge the Scottish Meeting at Perth for the period 11th to l^Sth August 1947. A letter had been received from the Town Clerk conﬁrmmg his Council's offer and invitation for the revised dates. 15. National Meeting, 1947. Agre^ to hold the National Meeting at Bisley from Wednesday, 25th June to Saturday 5th July (Sunday, 29th June excepted), the ﬁrst four days to be restricted to competitions for Classes C and D, by which time all such should be ﬁnished. 16. Welsh National Meeting, 1947 A^eed to hold the Welsh National Meeting during the period 15th to 20th Se^ember, m elusive, provided the Town Council conﬁrm the arrangement. WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UKWinter, 1946-47. T H E R I F L E M A N 25 25. Agreed that " No entries shall be accepted for the Earl Roberts National Championship or any other similar squadded competition after the draw for positions and times has been made. If a competitor is not on the ﬁring point to take up his position at the allotted time, he shall forfeit his chance and shall not be per m i t t e d t o s h o o t i n a l a t e r d e t a i l . " 26. Agreed to add to Rule 21-21b : "Entries for all squadded and single entry events to close deﬁnitely at advertised date. The notice of any squadding to be posted before the luncheon interval on the ﬁrst day of the shooting at the meeting." 27. Agreed that no change shall be made in the 1946 constituent competitions for the Grand Aggregate, but that an independent 50 yards metric competition be added fb the programme if practicable. 28. Agreed " That in the Earl Roberts British Championship competition all the lowest tie scores for a place in the ﬁnal shall be decided by the greater number of inner cartons at the longer distance o r d i s t a n c e s . " 29. Agreed that: No action be taken to arrange a warning signal one minute before the cease ﬁre signal in deliberate competi tions at open meetings. 30. International Matches Committee. Agreed that as this is a Committee appointed by the Council, the appointment of Lt.-Col. T. S u t t o n s h a l l s t a n d . 31. Agreed that in view of the Secretary's and staff's attendance and availability at open meetings to provide ofﬁcial information a special bureau' was unnecessary. ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDA TIONS To the Council by the Statistical Ofﬁcer were considered and agreed as follows :— Open Meetings, Rule 14. First sentence of last paragraph to read : " In County team competitions a competitor must reside in the county for which he is shooting and may represent only that county in any one year." Postal League. Competitions. Rule 21 (e). Add : " If after three matches one or more higher team competitors have averages lower than a lower team the exchange may be made from the higher to a lower team." REVIVED! National Air Riﬂe Section, As from 1st January, Air Riﬂe Clubs or Sections are invited" to join the S.M.R.C. N a t i o n a l A i r R i ﬂ e S e c t i o n . Afﬁliation fee will be lOs. per annum ■ (-1- 5s. admission for new applications). Individual and Team Championships. Postal' League. Efﬁciency Badge Tests. I The standard S.M.R.C. 5-bull Air Riﬂe target ﬁred at 6 yards range, .177 caiibre air riﬂes only, will be used. Apply to SECRETARY, S.M.R.C., " M AY L E I G H , " PETERSHAM ROAD, RICHMOND, SURREY, for afﬁliation form and particulars. This Sport Owes Boost to War (This article, which appeared in the Worthing Gazette and is re printed by permission of the News Editor, is an example of how, based on the adage, " Nothing Succeeds Like Success," clubs can gain publicity and new members.—Ed.) The war has not done most sports much good—indeed, in some it has put the clock back a full 20 years. But there is one to which it has given a tremendous fillip—shooting. Full-bore and small-bore riﬂe shooting existed in these parts before the war, of course (there was a time when few townS could put out a team to match Worthing's), but it had slumped to a very low level. Reasons for that are various—the sport is not the cheap^t of pastimes, and it is deﬁnitely a game for enthusiasts. There is no glamour or spectacle about it. But the war taught thousands of men in the Services and the Home Guard who had never handled a ﬁrearm before how to look along a barrel and plant a bullet in a selected spot. Quite a few women caught the spirit of derring-do as well and learned to use a gun. H A N G E R S - O N A R E H O P E S In all those thousands a fair percentage were bitten with the fascination of shooting, and the result has been a boom in the sport, both outdoor and indoot, such as it has never experienced before. In Worthing alone the Worthing Miniature R.A. has a membership of 12 clubs, catering for anywhere between 200 and 300 marksmen and markswomen. In the league for Sussex there are 80 teams competing, representing a membership soaring well into four ﬁgures. And although the war is, we hope, fast receding into history, the boom shows no sign of waning. Quite the reverse. Indeed, every club has its little batch of hangers-on—boys too young to take part yet in competitive shooting, but who love to get down on the mat vvith a riﬂe. If the clubs treat these yoimgsters as their hopes of the future, and not as something of a nuisance, the boom will con tinue until it is a boom no longer, but the established order of things. I know that in the Chatsworth, the leading club in the district, senior members give up a great deal of time teaching some of these youngsters the right idea. " B U C K U P — O R E L S E . . . " At the present time Worthing is the nerve-centre of the ﬂourishing miniature rifle shooting game in Sussex—a striking change from the pre-war days when the Society of Miniature Riﬂe Clubs described it as the county's black spot. Mr. G. M. Munro is county secretary, with Mr. (Police-constable to the non-marksmen majority) M. Mullen as his assistant, and Mr. A. E. Brown is treasurer. They held exactly the same ofﬁces in the Worthing Association imtil last week's annual meeting, when Mr. Munro and Mr. Mullen exchanged jobs. In addition the Worthing Association is represented on the County Committee by Mr. S. H. Earnshaw (Worthing Boys' High School) and Mr. J. N. Last (Lancing). Worthing's ascendancy came about in this way. In 1941, the sport in Worthing suddenly began to make great strides, owing, as is almost always the case in such things, to a little band of progressive- minded ofﬁcials taking charge. There was a county organisation, but it appeared to be dormant—or worse. Well, once it felt itself equal to making the challenge, what the Worthing Association said to the county organisation—phrased very nicely, of course—was " Buck yourself up and tackle the job, or we shall expand and take in the whole of Sussex ourselves." The outcome was excellent and entirely amicable. M R S . W H O S E L D O M M I S S E S Old-timers may recall the long reign of Aldermah Cortis as the ﬁnest shot in Sussex and one of the best in England (even the modems still revere him as the best who ever took a riﬂe out of Sussex), when Worthing could ﬁeld a team of marksmen capable of holding its own with any other town in the country, but today Worthing can still boast quality as well as quantity. There are two internationals. They are the Edyvean Walkers (Mr. and Mrs.), two of whose trophies are on view in a Chapel Road shop this week. I think badminton is the only other sport in which I have heard husband and wife representing England together. In the Sussex side the Walkers also have a place, of course, with Chatsworth clubmates M. Mullen, M. Cox and F. E. Long, and E. Lake (West Tarring), A. E. Brown, Colin Gammans and E. R. Tong, all of Lancing. WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UK26 Lord Dewar International Trophy 1946 CONDITIONS AND MATCH RESULTS tively by the Sodetv ^ iSr ^ <=oi"Petitors selected respec- Mtmn • the Miniature Rifle Clubs for Great t h e r f n a ^ n o f A m e r i c a f o r U . S . A . ; Amstra^ Association of Canada, and in fpproS'b^trefS^^ South Africa by Associations States"o"Amei^a^rv.n?rt^®^T® representing Great Britain, United and ^a shnnHnt Zealand, South Africa ^ tte s^e rantr^fn t>?5 'earn must take place the sSnTdL T^e Qwf countries and be completed on renre^tahte an^tfeH team must be witnessed by a s f ^ i y , . s ; £ s g " " " date^Sv^'i^SThnL®'^®t'l°-'®® Secretary, S.M.R.C., of the aHtferln ?. m 1 ^^®ss this date is strictly ~SisS.5-# ? r s;Ki;rrsttf SS'ili !o tIS two^s"hfR C^ 50°JarTu^M per competitor. Ten each at TOyar'^UiifSs "S'tt t a r o p t c a r e n r i n t e H V u 5 0 y a r d s M a t c h C a r d t w o aTeach ^ ^ card, and ﬁve shots should be ﬁred Hits off the rings will not count. cutive^S^A'liaiI"'°f1n'' for each series of 10 conse- ^eH afmr the^^^H 10 pomts will be deducted for each shot Rifles.-Any small-bore • rifle not exceeding .23 calibre. Slings may be used. Sights.—Any sights of any pattern fixed or adjustable both vertical and laterally. A single lens only will be allowed to be attached to the aperture rear sight. Telescopic sights and levels arc not allowed. Position.—Prone. No artificial rest of any kind is permitted. The use of an artiﬁcial arm is permitted provided that the ollicia witness examines such arm and is satisﬁed that it is not an iinusual type of artiﬁcial arm, and that it is being used solely as a substitute for, and not in addition to, a natural arm. In the prone posUion the forearm must be clear of the ground and of any support, the rille must be entirely supported by the competitor. Both elbows must be behind the front line of the ﬁring point. Padding is only per mitted on the shoulders and arms, no padding is allowed on the forearm below four inches from the elbow point. Triggers.—The trigger pull must not be less than 3 lbs. Previous to the shooting the witness must test each of the cornpetitor s rules with a dead weight trigger tester of not less than 3 lbs. Coaching and spotting allowed. Practice allowed before shooting, also between the 10 shot strings if required. No competitor shall have more than one card, practice or match, on the butt at a time. No fouling blow-off shots allowed. Any competitor breaking this rule will be disqualiﬁed. Shot holes must not be gauged before return of targets. Unless otherwise provided for the shooting regulations of the S.M.R.C. to govern the competition. . ^ • The British team will shoot their cards on the day and at the time t o b e f i x e d b y t h e C o m m i t t e e . . „ . Entries must be forwarded to the Secretary, Society of Miniature 'Riﬂe Clubs, " Mayleigh," Petersham Road, Richmond, Surrey, on o r before Monday, 1st May, each year. . *r - The cards of the British, American, Canadian and South African teams must be shot on a day to be notiﬁed, between 1st June and 31st October, and those of the Australian and New Zealand teams between 1st February and 31st2July. U IJ lo^r" '^Tf^f-NATIONAL DEWAR RIFLE TEAM, which won against Britain for the ﬁfth consecutive time, and retains possession of the Lord Dewar Trophy it has held since 1937. The scores in this match were U.S.A. 795i, Britain 7870 and CanVa 7694. Tf®")! pi.""'"??' 'i®'"® 3re {bottom row, left to right) : Craig Rider Bakerstown, Pa. : Russeii Lambert, Nazareth, Fa. ; Harold Hartzeii, Nazareth,'Pa. ; Fred Kuhn, Stratford, Conn.; Adelaide McCord, Sewickley, Pa.; G. W. Moore, Washington Pa • Lee Weatherbee, Mllford, Conn. ; John Crowley, Hamden, Conn. ; Alan Salkeld, Pittsburgh, Pa. (Next to bo^om row, /eft to right) : Roy Kuhn, Stratford, Conn. ; Leslie St. Clair* Gresham, Oregon ; W. B. Woodring, Alton, III. ; Charles Whipple, Greensburgh, Pa. ; J. L. Kelly, Jr., Ft. Worth. Tex. ; Ransford Triggs, Madison, N.J. ; Sam Kennedy. BeaUr Falls, Pa. ; Arthur Cook, Washington, D.C. ; W. P. Schweitzer, Hillside, N.j. ; Alvln Ferber, Lakewood, N.J. ; Harold Brown, Amherst. Ohio ; Ed. Dubscha, Willoughby, Ohio ; and Al Freeland, Rock Island, III. (Next to top row, left to right) : Jack Lacy, New Haven, r ^ o n n P a r i I m i i c v i i l p I T v * r z n _ . ^ M i n n • . t / . . t n C n n « . < V i i l l r ^ i i l n r v i l l • P r ^ P t i r i / a r Conn. ; Earl Saunders, Louisville, Ky. ; George Thompson, Harrisburg, Pa. ; C. V. Jones Albert, Minn. ; Carl Frank, Rochester, Minn. ; Kyle Snowhill, Quincy, 111. ; F. D. Parker, Hawaii, T.H. ; E. Pade, Sellersvllle, Pa. ; D. E. Kleist, Souderton, Pa. ; Eugene Beccher' Cleveland, Ohio ; O. T. Krebs, Lorain, Ohio. (Top row, left to right) : William Patriquin, Cleveland, Ohio ; John Wark, Kenmore, N.Y. ; Andy Yearsley, Dayton, Ohio ; [Fred Spencer, Sharon, Conn. ; D. E. Jacoby, Logan, Ohio ; John Kelley, Sr., Ft. Worth, Tex. ; R. W. Calhoun, Springﬁeld, Oregon ; Eric Johnson, Hamden, Conn.; Kay Woodring, New Haven, Conn. ; and Edwin Rader, Lorain, Ohio. WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UKT H E R I F L E M A N 27 - - i r , / ■ - • " - ■ ■ ■■ ■ - ■■ ■ ' - 7 ' ^ - 4 ; G E N E R A L V I E W O r T H E CAMP PERR Y .22 RANGE AND FIRING POINT R e s u l t s ; — The opportunity is here taken to congratulate most warmly the American team on their wonderful team scores, onlyafewpointsbelowrecord. Also their three scorers of the possible 400. U N I T E D S T A T E S O F A M E R I C A Shot at Camp Perry, Ohio. U.S.A., on Sunday, 8th September, 1946. I. J. O. W. 4. F . W. W. w. A. E. 10. K. B. 12. A. 13. L. J. A. G. H. 18. E. C. 20. E. Crowley T. K r e b s . Whipple ... O. Kuhn ... . P. S c h w e i t z e r . T o m s e n . . . , Woodring Cook B c e c h e r . . . Snowhill ... S a u n d e r s . . . McCord ... S t . C l a i r . . . Kelly, Jnr. Ye a r s l e y . . . Moore Hartzel ... Dobscha ... Frank Raeder 50 yards. 100 yards.To t a l too 100100100 400 100 100 100 100400 too 100 100100 400 100 100 100 99 399 100 100 99100399 100 100 99100399 10010099 100399 100100 99 100399 100 100100 99399 10010099 99398 100 10098100398 100 10099 98397 99 9899100396 10098 9999 396 100 9999 98396 99100 9899396 100 9997100 396 98 98 99100395 9910096 100 395 too 9995100 394 19951991 19741991 7951 Witness: Lt.-Col. R. M. Parsons, Royal Ulster Riﬂes. Secretary : F. L. Wyman, Director of Club Activities, N.R.A. America. Ofﬁcial result 2 points above the U.S.A. estimated assessment. U.S. TEAM SECRETARY'S REPORT, 16th September, 1946 D e a r M r. P e t h a r d , As we cabled you a few days ago, the United States Dewar team score for 1946 totalled 7,949—535 X. Colonel Parsons acted as the ofﬁcial witness throughout the ﬁring and the signed targets and witnessed certiﬁcates are being forwarded to you in the British Em bassy diplomatic pouch together with the original of this letter. We understand these will be transported to England by' air, but if air travel is not possible the ﬁrst part of the present week the pouch may have to go by boat and we are therefore sending you a carbon of this letter by air mail to assure promptest delivery. When the U.S. team Dewar targets were scored at Camp Perry the morning the match was ﬁred every attempt was made to visually score the targets by " counting down " any hits there could be the slightest doubt of their value. For this reason it is possible that you will ﬁnd the actual ofﬁcial scoring of the targets to raise the U.S. score one or two points and quite a few in the X count. You may be interested in some of the highlights of our team's ﬁring. Shooting was done as we notiﬁed you on 8th September, and weather conditions were quite good. The sky was overcast qnd it looked as if it might rain at any minute, but I don't recall any actual rain during the time the team was on the ﬁring line. Wind con ditions were very good at the stai t of the match, but picked up some what while the team was ﬁring, particularly during the shooting of the 100-yard stage. This is reﬂected in some of the targets. Quite a few old-timers are back on the U.S. Dewar team for 1946, but you will also ﬁnd a goodly number of new names. One of our lady shooters, Adelaide McCord, is on the team again, and ﬁred, I believe, the identical score she ﬁred the ﬁrst time she was a member of the Dewar team. In addition to our lady" shooter, there were two juniors who won places on the Dewar team of 1946. These juniors v/ere John Kelly' and Arthur Cook. Arthur Cook, in fact, is the 1946 U.S. junior riﬂe champion, having won that title at Camp Perry in matches prior to the Dewar team event. He is a splendid young shooter and undoubtedly will be heard from frequently in the future. Not only does he love to shoot a riﬂe himself, but he is equally interested in coaching others in the same sport. Mr. Eugene Beecher is one of our old-timers and probably the oldest man on the team this year. He is around 60 years of age, but still you will note ﬁred one of the highest scores on the U.S. team. We hope that the British team had the very best of conditions under which to ﬁre their Dewar score this year, and we send these belated good wishes to that team. Cordially yours, P. L . W Y M A N . British Supply Ofﬁce, Rm. 103, 1785 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . 13r// December, 1946. Dear Pethard, Mr. Lister, secretary of the N.R.A. of America, very kindly asked me to act as the ofﬁcial British observer at the Dewar match at Camp Perry on the 8th September, 1946, and I thought you might like to have a personal word from me concerning Camp Perry and the match. I spent Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Camp Perry and had an excellent time and was feted by everyone. On arrival I was asked to say a few words on the radio which was broadcast on the network to the whole of America. The General in charge of the ranges, one of the competitors and myself all gave our impressions of Perry, and the broadcast (15 minutes) was arranged with the object of boosting riﬂe shooting throughout the U.S. The following day General Reckord, the President of the N.R.A., asked me to speak at the prize- giving. Only .22 and pistol competitions took place this year, and about 1,000 competitors attended, 450 and 550 taking part in the pistol and .22 matches respectively. The Dewar match itself was shot at 6.00 a.m. on Sunday morning, when the conditions, particularly as regards wind, are usually excellent. On this particular morning there was no wind, .until towards the end, when there was just a trace of breeze ; the light was good with an overcast sky ; the temperature about 60 degrees. In fact, the conditions were about as perfect as they could be. The members of the team are an excellent lot, very sporting and extremely keen, their ages varying between 16 and about 50. They had had about seven days' ﬁring (practice and matches) at Perry before the Dewar, which took place on the last day of the meeting. WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UKNext >