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The Fourteenth Annual Volunteer Prize Meeting

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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Nottingham and Midland Counties Daily Express, Saturday, 20 June 1874.

MEETING OF THE COUNTY RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

The fourteenth annual competition of the Nottinghamshire Rifle Association took place at the Town Butts on Monday and Tuesday last. Competition A took place on the first day, and competition B on the second day. Several competitors came from Newark, Mansfield, Worksop, and neighbourhood. The wind was blowing strong from the N.E.. On both days the conditions were seven rounds at 200 yards, seven at 500 yards and 600 yards, any position. Sergeant H Davis carried off the two principal events of the meeting, namely, first prize in the A competition, value £10 (and the much-coveted bronze medal, given by the National Rifle Association) and £3 for the highest aggregate score or the two days. Private W. Miller won the first prize in the association competition (open to members only). Corporal G. Carder made an excellent score in competition B, carrying the first prize. Appended are the scores:–

COMPETITION A

 No. of 
 pointsValue
  £s.
Sergt H Davis 76 10 0
Pte F Cuckson 74 6 0
Sergt McLeod 4th Notts 74 6 0
Corpl W Lucas 72 5 0
Corpl Clayton 5th Notts 71 4 0
Sergt W Brown 70 4 0
Pte T Marshall 69 3 0
Pte McLeod 69 3 0
Corpl J Mayfield (S.M.) 69 3 0
Pte Newham 69 3 0
Quarter-Master Sergt E A Cuckson 69 3 0
Pte Dracott 68 3 0
Captain W Lambert 67 2 0
Pte Lindley, 4th Notts 67 2 0
Colr-Sergt W Brookhouse 67 2 0
Corpl G Carder 65 2 0
Pte W Miller 65 2 0
Pte T Lambert 65 2 0
Corpl Aldam 63 2 0
Sergt T Hodgson 63 2 0
Sergt J Toplis 63 2 0
Corpl T Templeman 62 1 10
Pte Else, 5th Notts 62 1 10
Sergt Mince 61 1 0
Pte T Frearson 61 1 0
Sergt G Webster 60 1 0
Sergt F Warsop 60 1 0
Corpl J Mince 60 1 0
Corpl F Freeman, 4th Notts 60 1 0
Pte T Coles 59 1 0
Range Prizes
200 yards
Corpl A Moore 27 1 0
Pte McLellan 25 1 0
Pte Stagg 23 1 0
 
500 yards
Sergt Guiler, 4th Notts 28 1 0
Pte Bratby 25 1 0
Pte Turnbull, 3rd Notts 25 1 0
 
600 yards
 Points      £ s. d.
Corpl J Whittaker                   24 1 0 0
Pte Taylor 19 0 13 4
Sergt T M Parrey 19 0 13 4
Pte Wilson 19 0 13 4

COMPETITION B

 No. of 
 pointsValue
      £s.
Corpl G Carder 80 5 0
Sergt T Hodgson 79 4 0
Surgeon Wright 76 3 0
Corpl Hellis 74 2 0
Sergt McLeod, 4th Notts 74 2 0
Sergt H Davis 73 2 0
Quarter-Master Sergt E A Cuckson 70 1 0
Sergt J Toplis 67 1 0
Corpl T Templeman 67 1 0
Pte Lindsey, Notts 66 1 0
Pte Turnbull, Notts 66 1 0
Pte W Miller 64 0 15
Pte McLellan 64 0 15
Pte T Coles 64 0 15
Corpl W Lucas 64 0 15

Aggregate of competitions A and B, first prize National Rifle Association bronze medal and £3. Won by:–

Sergt H Davis, R.H.R.       149     3 0
Sergt McLeod, 4th Notts 148 2 0
Corpl G Carder, R.H.R. 145 1 0

ASSOCIATION'S COMPETITION

Pte W Miller       44     5 0
Pte T Coles 41 3 10
Corpl W Carder 41 3 10
Corpl W Lucas 40 2 0
Corpl T Templeman 40 2 0
Corpl T Gilliver 39 1 0
Pte McLellan 38 1 0
Sergt F Warsop 37 1 0
Pte Turnbull, 3rd Notts 37 1 0

Transcript from the Nottingham and Midland Counties Daily Express,
20 June 1874.
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