The 1893 Annual Volunteer Match held at Grantham
With the Nottingham town butts closed, the 1893 annual prize meeting had to be held at Grantham range. No report of the match could be found in the Nottinghamshire papers. This report comes from The Volunteer Record and Shooting News of July 22nd, 1893. It does not include any indication as to the weather conditions on the day.
The mention of two bronze medals of the N.R.A. is unusual. Normally there would have been two medals on offer, a silver medal from the Nottinghamshire Rifle Association for the top scoring member, and a bronze medal awarded by the National Rifle Association for the top score of the day, the latter also entitling the winner to an entry to the Prince of Wales' Prize at Bisley.
The Volunteer Record and Shooting News, July 22, 1893
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
THE COUNTY PRIZE MEETING
The annual competitions of the Notts. Rifle Association were held at the Grantham range on Saturday. Two bronze medals of the N.R.A. were competed for by members of the Robin Hood Rifles and the 4th Notts, and there was a series of prizes for recruits. All the firing was at 200, 500, and 600 yards.
MEMBERS' PRIZES — Two N.R.A. Medals and one money prize or £2 10s., two of £1 15s., two of £1 10s., four of £1 5s., and eleven of £1. Seven shots at 200, 500, and 600 yards.
| Corpl H.W. Davis, RHR. | 91 | Sergt A. Sibert, RHR. | 82 |
| C-sgt Davis RHR | 89 | Sergt A. Poole, RHR | 81 |
| Pte Leavesley, RHR | 88 | Lieut J. Ashworth, RHR | 81 |
| Sergt St. Leo Smith, RHR | 87 | Major Mellish, 4th Notts. | 79 |
| Pte Bambridge, 4th Notts | 85 | Corpl Clayton, 4th Notts | 79 |
| S-M Hodgkinson, RHR | 84 | Cpl Nicholson, 4th Notts | 79 |
| Pte Hargreaves, 4th Notts | 85 | Sergt O. Wood, RHR | 78 |
| Sergt Dracott, RHR | 83 | Pte J. Woolley, RHR | 78 |
| Pte Rushton, 4th Notts | 83 | Sergt T.E. Harris, RHR | 77 |
| Pre W. Ashby, RHR | 83 | Pte Heaqthcote, 4th Notts | 77 |
RECRUITS COMPETITION - 200, 500 and 600 yards. Seven shots at each.
| Pte J.W. Hall, RHR | 72 | Pte Limpenny, RHR | 50 |
| Pte Chadwick, 4th Notts | 58 | Pte Fettiplace, RHR | 37 |
Transcript from The Volunteer Record and SHooting News, 22 July 1893
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