Nottinghamshire Rifle Association

Lincolnshire Echo, June 26th 1895.

Sergeant-Instructor Prattinton, of the Retford Rifle Corps, who won the silver medal and first prize of the Nottinghamshire Rifle Association on Saturday, has been selected by the committee of the Army Rifle Association to form one of the Army Sixty to shoot at Aldershot on July 1st and 2nd for prizes and places in the Army Eight.

Nottinghamshire Guardian, Saturday, June 29th, 1895

ENGLISH TWENTY CLUB AT CLAY CROSS.

On Monday Captain G.M. Jackson, commanding G Company, 2nd Volunteer Battalion Derby Regiment, placed the Clay Cross rifle range at the disposal of the English Twenty Club. Sergeant Draycott, of the Robin Hood Rifles, was in charge of the team, and Sergeant-Instructor Perkins, of the G Company of the 2nd Volunteer Battalion Derby Regiment, was in charge of the range. The conditions were seven shots each at 200, 500, and 600 yards, with two sighting shots at each distance, Bisley targets. Scores:-

	200	500	600	Total
Corporal Glossop, 1st Derby	30	31	32	93
Sergeant Vickerstaff, 1st Derby	32	27	31	90
Sergeant Loach, R.H.R.	29	28	31	88
Sergeant Poole, R.H.R.	26	34	28	88
Private Ashby, R.H.R.	32	29	26	87
Lieutenant Ashworth, R.H.R.	27	29	29	85
Sergeant Milner, 2nd Derby	25	25	29	79
Sergeant Draycott, R.H.R.	29	27	23	79

Nottinghamshire Guardian Saturday, July 6th 1895

THE VOLUNTEERS.
Robin Hood Rifles

The competition for Colonel Seely's Challenge Cup for sergeants, shot for on handicap terms, took place on the range at Grantham, kindly lent for the occasion by Major Hutchinson, 2nd V.B. Lincolnshire Regiment, on Thursday and Saturday, The weather throughout both days was of a fairly satisfactory character. Sergeant S.H. Page (A Company) was the winner of the cup for the year. In connection with this competition a prize value of two guineas is given by the Non-Commissioned Officers' Club, Srgeant T. Loach being the winner. The following are the 12 highest scores. Ranges 200, 500, and 600 yards, seven shots at each range, Queen's conditions, 1895:–

	200	500	600	Add.	Total
Sergeant E.H. Page	30	33	29	0	92
Sergeant T. Loach	33	26	32	0	91
Sergeant St. Leo Smith	29	31	31	0	91
Sergeant R.A. Savage	28	32	24	6	90
Sergeant E. Draycott	27	30	27	0	84
Colour-Sergeant H. Needham	28	33	23	0	84
Sergeant H.W. Davis	33	27	23	0	83
Sergeant A. Poole	27	23	30	0	80
Colour-Sergeant H. Davis	31	28	21	0	80
Sergeant A. Sibert	30	30	20	0	80
Sergeant F. Dominic	29	29	18	4	80
Colour-Sergeant W.H. Newham	19	33	19	8	79

 

The competition for the battalion aggregate prizes took place at the same time. The following are the 20 highest scores:–

	200	500	600	Total
Sergeant S.H. Page	30	33	29	92
Private W. Ashby	32	31	29	92
Sergeant T. Loach	33	26	32	91
Sergeant St. Leo Smith	29	31	31	91
Private E. Marriott	30	34	27	91
Private T.E. Burrows	28	31	29	88
Private A. Davis	28	28	29	85
Private J. Leavesley	30	32	23	85
Corporal J. Woolley	30	32	23	85
Sergeant E. Draycott	27	30	27	84
Corporal T. Warsop	29	30	25	84
Sergeant H.A. Savage	28	32	24	84
Colour-Sergeant H. Newham	28	33	23	84
Corporal J.W. Smith	28	27	28	83
Pioneer W. Stevenson	31	28	24	83
Sergeant H.W. Davis	33	27	26	82
Corporal T. Coles	29	27	26	82
Lieutenant J. Ashworth	29	30	22	81
Sergeant A. Poole	27	23	30	80
Private J. Dominic	28	22	30	80

 

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE RIFLE ASSOCIATON

The appended are the winners in the Members' Competition at the 35th annual prize meeting of this association, held at Grantham, the prizes consisting of the silver medal of the Nottinghamshire Rifle Associaton and £25 15s. The ranges, 200, 500, and 600 yards, 7 rounds at each. Martini–Henry rifles. Scores:–

	200	500	600	Total
Sergeant-Instructor Prattinton	32	33	28	93
Corporal Bailey	28	34	30	92
Private W. Ashby	29	29	32	90
Corporal Coles	28	31	30	89
Private Burrows	31	33	25	89
Sergeant Loach (G.C.)	28	28	32	88
Sergeant Draycott	30	30	28	88
Lieutenant Ashworth	29	29	29	87
Colour-Sergeant Comery	29	31	27	87
Corporal A.J. Rushton	31	31	25	87
Sergeant Poole	29	29	28	86
Sergeant H.W. Davis	31	29	26	86
Private Bambridge	30	28	28	86
Corporal Simpson	31	28	27	86
Private F. Heathcote	26	30	29	86
Sergeant H. Clayton	30	27	28	86
Private F. Hargreaves	29	34	22	85
Private Marriott	29	26	28	83
Major Mellish	30	25	28	83
Corporal J. Woolley	30	27	25	82