Nottinghamshire Rifle Association

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Nottinghamshire Rifle Association

On Monday several interesting competitions under the auspices of the Nottinghamshire Rifle Association were decided on the Trent Range amid generally favourable conditions. Under the heading of "Brigade Prizes" 21 awards were offered, and all volunteers, sergeant-instructors, and veteran volunteers of the North Midland Brigade were eligible to compete. Sergeant-Instructor Stocker, of the 1st Lincoln, scored 91, but was disqualified for light pull of trigger. Success was achieved by the under-mentioned in the order named:-

	200	500	600	Tl.
Lance-Sergeant C.A. Ward	31	33	33	97
Sergeant G. Allsop	34	34	29	97
Lance-Corporal W.E. Sawyer	30	33	33	96
Sergeant Milner	30	33	32	96
Sergeant T Loach	31	32	32	95
Private J. Leavesley	33	33	29	95
Private C.T. Smith	32	35	28	96
Private S. Coles	32	32	30	94
Corporal J. Woolley	31	32	30	93
Sergeant C.H. Jackson	31	31	30	92
Sergeant E. Dracott	31	31	30	92
Lance-Corporal W. Ashby	28	35	29	92
Sergeant H.W. Davis	31	34	27	92
Corporal W.H. Stevenson	27	33	31	91
Corporal Suggitt	31	33	26	90
Captain T. Lee	27	34	28	89
Captain J. Ashworth	28	33	28	89
Sergeant-Major Woodward	29	31	28	88
Colour-Sergeant W. Comery	33	28	27	88
Private E Jago	29	30	28	87
Sergant-Instructor Prattinton	29	30	28	87

Following an inter-battalion match was decided between the Robin Hoods, 1st. Lincoln, 4th. Notts., 1st. Derby, 2nd. Lincoln, and 2nd. Derby, each team being comprised of fifteen members. The race for premier position lay between the Robin Hoods and the 1st. Lincoln - old and evenly matched rivals - and finally honours lay with the first named by the majority of 27 points. The scoring of the winners was very even and of high average, which would have been better still but for the fine rain which fell during the closing stages of the competition. Colour-Sergt. Harrison, of the 1st. Derby, had the honour of registering the best score of the day, with 101 - one of the best things accomplished on the range - which included "possibles" at 500 and 600 yards. The officers of the respective battalions mustered in strong force, and evinced much interest in the day's proceedings, which were expeditiously carried out under the super-intendance of Colour-Sergeant Wm. Comery, secretary to the Rifle Association. The details of the firing are appended:-

ROBIN HOODS	200	500	600	Tl.
Sergeant G.E. Allsop	32	33	33	98
Sergeant H.W. Davis	32	33	29	94
Private T. Coles	31	32	30	93
Private J. Leavesley	32	33	28	93
Colour-Sergeant W. Comery	31	29	31	91
Private T.E. Burrows	29	33	29	91
Sergeant Draycott	32	34	24	90
Private E. Marriott	29	32	28	89
Colour-Sergeant W.H. Aldam	31	30	27	88
Captain H. Tomkins	27	33	28	88
Sergeant T. Loach	30	28	29	87
Colour-Sergeant St. Leo Smith	33	30	24	87
Sergeant S.H. Page	28	25	33	86
Lance-Corporal W. Ashby	30	32	24	85
Sergeant-Instructor E. Hawkridge	30	34	21	85
	457	471	417	1,346

1ST. LINCOLN	200	500	600	Tl.
Colonel Elwood	30	33	33	96
Private Grove	31	30	33	94
Private Atkinson	30	30	31	91
Major Riggall	29	33	29	91
Private Herring	31	31	28	90
Sergeant Townend	30	33	26	89
Sergeant-Major Sheward	29	32	27	88
Colour-Sergeant Stocker	29	33	26	88
Private Smith	31	27	29	87
Private Webb	30	29	27	86
Corporal Sawyer	31	23	32	86
Colour-Sergeant Rowe	31	30	24	85
Sergeant Jackson	30	28	27	85
Bugler Lewis	29	28	27	84
Corporal Suggett	30	31	18	79
	451	451	417	1,319

4TH NOTTS.	200	500	600	Tl.
Corporal Hargreaves	27	32	33	92
Major Edge	32	33	26	91
Sergeant Wood	29	30	31	91
Sergeant-Instructor Prattington	34	30	25	89
Major Mellish	27	32	28	87
Sergeant Balloy	30	27	26	83
Corporal Fisher	30	26	26	82
Sergeant Brown	27	33	21	81
Sergeant Pritchard	25	28	27	80
Corporal Dyson	29	27	24	80
Lance-Corporal Mackie	31	26	22	79
Sergeant Allsopp	31	24	23	78
Sergeant Dickinson	31	25	21	77
Private Cocker	26	25	25	76
Corporal Winfield	27	22	21	70
	436	419	380	1,235

1ST. DERBY.	200	500	600	Tl.
Colour-Sergeant Harrison	31	35	35	101
Captain Hunter	29	31	30	90
Colour-Sergeant Vickerstaffe	28	29	32	89
Sergeant Dawes	31	31	27	89
Sergeant Jessop	31	30	21	82
Corporal Bestwick	26	27	28	81
Sergeant Ward	29	25	27	81
Sergeant Briggs	28	22	29	79
Sergeant-Instructor Lattimore	31	33	15	79
Sergeant-Major Woodward	27	30	17	74
Quartermaster-Sergeant Allen	24	22	25	71
Corporal Allen	30	29	19	78
Private South	25	26	27	78
Lance-Corporal Mayer	25	31	21	77
Sergeant Harrison	28	33	20	81
	423	434	373	1,230

2ND. LINCOLN.	200	500	600	Tl.
Corporal Gooch	30	29	31	90
Sergeant Dolby	32	30	26	88
Private J.C. Clarke	28	30	27	85
Sergeant Culley	30	27	26	83
Col-Sergeant Bird	30	30	22	82
Sergeant Feueley	24	31	26	81
Corporal Collishaw	27	25	27	79
Private W.H. Harton	29	21	28	78
Sergeant-Instructor G. Pinner	22	30	25	77
Col-Sergeant Bonner	29	33	15	77
Sergeant Christopher	25	26	24	76
Sergeant Redman	26	23	22	71
	* 416	419	374	1,209

* Details of these scores not to hand.

2ND. DERBY.	200	500	600	Tl.
Sergeant Fletcher	30	32	29	91
Corporal Wetters	29	30	28	87
Sergeant Milner	29	29	29	87
Pioneer Smith	29	28	28	85
Sergeant Burnett	30	25	29	84
Lance-Corporal Fidler	28	24	29	81
Sergeant Clay	31	30	20	81
Private Marriott	27	33	19	79
Col-Sergeant Wilbraham	30	23	25	78
Private Brough	24	27	23	74
Quartermaster-Sergeant Unwin	25	32	17	74
Sergeant Whitworth	27	28	18	73
Private Ormshaw	27	28	15	70
Private Reader	26	27	11	64
Private Pearson	28	16	18	62
	420	412	337	1,170

For the second day of their Whitsuntide competition the Nottinghamshire Rifle Association were not favoured with particularly promising atmospherical conditions. Details are appended:-

ASSOOCIATION PRIZES	200	500	600	Tl.
Col-Sergt Comery	29	34	35	98
Sergt. J.H. Duckett	31	31	33	95
Sergt. R.T. Savage	31	33	31	95
Lance-Corporal W. Ashby	31	29	33	93
* Col-Sergt. W.H. Aldam	29	35	28	92
Sergt. O. Allsop	31	28	32	91
Corporal J. Woolley	29	33	29	91
Private T. Coles	33	32	26	91
Captain J. Ashworth	28	32	31	91
Private J. Leavesley	25	33	32	90
Sergt. H.W. Davis	28	31	31	90
Private J.W. Hildyard	28	32	30	90
Sergt.-Instructor E. Hawkridge	32	32	26	90
Private J.E. Burrows	29	30	30	89
Sergt. E. Dracott	30	29	30	89
Corporal F. Hargreaves	31	29	29	89
Sergt. C. Wood	33	34	28	87
Private E. Marriott	30	34	24	88
Col.-Sergt. G. Carder	31	28	29	88
Major A.W. Brewill	32	29	27	88
Sergt. J.W. Smith	31	33	24	88
Corporal J.W. Hall	28	31	28	87
Private J. Seymour	28	30	29	87
Corporal H. Tompkins	28	31	28	87
Corporal W.H. Stevenson	30	30	27	87
Sergt. S.H. Page	32	26	28	86
Sergt. F. Dominic	31	27	27	85
Captain T. Lee	31	28	27	84
Private H. Hargreaves	29	28	27	84
Col.-Sergt. H. Davis	28	28	26	82
Col.-Sergt. Smith	33	25	24	82
Sergt. T. Loach	29	31	22	82
Private W.A. Brown	30	29	21	80
Lieut. E.G. Moore	29	26	25	80

* Winner of the Association Bronze Medal

SWEEPSTAKES AT 600 YARDS
Corporal J. Woolley	46
Corporal J.W. Hall	46
Sergeant S.H. Page	45
Colour-Sergeant W. Comery	44
Lance-Corporal W. Ashby	44
Private W. Perkins	43
Major Mellish	42
Sergeant E. Dracott	42
Sergeant-Instructor Prattington	41
Private E. Jago	39
Captain T. Lee	39
Corporal H. Tomkins	38
Private W. Perkins	38

RECRUITS PRIZE	200	500	600	Tl.
Private G. Smith	30	22	22	74
Private G.E. Smith	26	27	18	71
Surgeon-Lieutenant Shearer	25	22	21	68
Private Wiggins	26	22	20	68
Private W. Harrison	26	17	16	59