The results of the Fourteenth Annual Volunteer Competition were published in the Nottingham and Midland Counties Daily Express, part of the Nottingham Journal press. The article is dated 20th June 1874 and the event took place on the two days 15th and 16th June.

The weather seems to have been reasonable, except for the strong wind coming from between one and two o'clock direction. The range was aligned with targets at the north end. From what we know of the range layout, there were no more than three lanes available. Sighters are not mentioned.

The winner of the aggregate for the first day's shooting was Sergeant H Davis with a score of 76 gaining him a prize of £10.

Under the results of Competition A are listed range prizes for the top three scores of £1 each, shared out in the event of tied scores. These results raise questions as to how they were arranged. The names in the range lists do not match ones in the aggregate listing and surely the winning aggregate of Sergeant Davis would have put him in at least one of the range lists.

Competition B, on the second day, has a shorter prize list but generally better scores on the same course of fire. Corporal G Carder was top scorer with 80 points. Sergeant Davis was in sixth place with 73 points; but these were enough to give him the two day aggregate prize of £3 plus the National Rifle Association bronze medal, with a total of 149 points. Carder was in third place with 145. Sergeant McLeod of the 4th Notts. battalion came a close second to Davis on 148 points. Having been 2 points behind the winner after the first day's shooting, McLeod only managed to narrow the gap by one point on the second day.

Also shot on the second day was the Association's competition for members only, which was won by Private W Miller with a score of 44. It seems likely that the Association was shot over two ranges.

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