Nottinghamshire Rifle Association

Unfortunately for the complete success of the 2nd Mason competition on the Trent Range on Monday the weather was of very mixed character, and the consequence was that those who fired in the early part of the day had by far the most favourable conditions. The light got very bad after four o'clock, and had not improved when the severe thunderstorm passed over about six, and it was not surprising therefore to find that several of the crack shots of the regiment failed to do themselves justice so far as cold figures are concerned. The following were the principal scores:–

Shooting in divisions five and six of the competition of the English Twenty Club for the Duke of York's Cup was conducted at the Trent Range on Saturday. The cup is competed for annually by teams of not less than ten members from each division of the English Twenty Club, the ranges, position, and general conditions being as in the first stage of the Queen's Prize, and is finally won by the division whose team first wins four times. When finally won by any division, the cup is shot for as an individual prize. The competition takes the form of a tournament between teams representing divisions, divisions 5 and 6 meeting in the first round. The districts included in division 5 are Norfolk, Cambridge, Essex, Lincoln, Notts., Derby, and Bedford; and division 6, Chester, Liverpool, Salop, North and West Stafford. at 200 and 500 yards, after the individual scores are completed, one point is deducted from the team total for each shot outside the inner. There was also a competition for a challenge cup, together with a prize of £20 given by the club, the conditions being as for the Duke of York's Cup, excepting that each team consist of eight men. Scores:–