Nottinghamshire Rifle Association

Nottingham Evening Post, Friday, 15 July 1904

RIFLE SHOOTING

A match was fired last evening at the Epperstone Range between the Lowdham Rifle Club and J Company 1st V.B. Notts and Derbys. The Lowdham team was victorious by 53 points. Scores:—

LOWDHAM	200.	500.	Total.
A. Parr	33	29	62
C.C. Reed	32	29	61
S.F. Clarke	29	31	60
G. Clarke	28	30	58
T.T. Littlefair	30	28	58
Serg-Instructor W. Saddlington	33	24	57
J.C. Belton	28	28	54
J. Simpson	29	24	53
J.D. Pearson	34	19	53
F.E. Tyler	24	12	36
Totals	299	253	552
B Company 1st V.B. Notts and Derby.
Sergeant E. Newton	31	32	63
Captain J.H.F. Marsden	29	27	56
Lieutenant H.G. Ley	29	27	56
Private G. Maddox	30	25	55
Sergant T.H. Doherty	28	22	50
Private H. Slater	29	21	50
Private L. Potter	29	19	48
Private C. Johnson	25	20	45
Private J. Davis	17	22	39
Sergeant Hallam	20	17	37
Totals	267	232	499

Nottingham Evening Post, Tuesday, 19 July 1904

THE BISLEY MEETING
OPENING STAGES OF THE KING'S PRIZE

The volunteers to-day enter on the great competition of the year for his Majesty the King's prize by shooting at the 200 yards range, seven shots with the service rifle. There are 1,556 entries, as compared with 1,530 last year and the competitors represent nearly every portion of the King's dominions. Although the great contest begins this afternoon it will not be concluded until Saturday next, when the winner of the coveted gold medal will be decided. There are various stages, however, to go through before the end is reached. The first stage will be concluded to-morrow at 500 and 600 yards, seven shots at each distance, and the volunteer with the best aggregate at the three distances becomes the winner of the bronze medal. The first 300 in the first stage will be entitled to fire in the second stage on Friday next, when 20 shots are fired at 600 yards. The man with the highest aggregate becomes the silver medallist, and the first 100 will be entitled to fire in the third stage. This is fixed for Saturday next, when the one hundred men left in each fire ten rounds at each distance of 800, 900, and 1,000 yards. The man with the best aggregate, counting all three stages, wins the King's Gold Medal, and the places of the other 99 are decided by their aggregates. Last year the prize was won (for the second time) by Colour-Sergeant (now Lieutenant) Davies, 3rd Glamorgan, with a grand total of 311.

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LOCAL PRIZE WINNERS

The following are the local prize winners in the competitions named:—

Alexandra Tyros
£2 Lieutenant Clinch, 1st Notts 61
£3 Corporal Mitchell, 1st Leicester 60

Prince of Wales (S.R.) 10 shots, 200 and 600 yards
£2 Mr. W. Ashby, Notts 92
£2 Captain Jackson, 3rd Lincoln 92

Hour Glass (S.R.); seven shots 600 yards
£1 Lieutenant Clinch, 1st Notts 33
£1 Sergeant Driffield, 3rd Lincoln 32
£1 Lieutenant Miller, 1st Derby 32
£1 Sergeant C.Y. Smith, 3rd Lincoln 32

In the shooting for the volunteer team in the United Service match, Lieut. Miller, 1st Derby, scored 89, made up of 35 at 300 yards, 29 at 500 yards, and 25 at 600 yards.

Nottingham Evening post, Tuesday, 26 July 1904

SHOOTING AT TRENT
ROBIN HOOD COMPANY COMPETITIONS.

The following company competitions in connection with the Robin Hood Rifles were decided at Trent Range on Monday, the details given being those of the principal scores:—

E COMPANY, 2nd BATTALION
	200	500	H'cap	Tl.
Corporal W.S. Lewitt	29	34	0	63
Bandsman L.G. Tomlinson	30	31	0	61
Sergeant-Major J. Harris	31	29	1	61
Captain H. Hanson	26	29	2	57
Lance-Corporal T. Brady	26	25	5	56
Sergeant E.C. Lord	25	25	6	56
Quartermaster-Sergt. W.H. Newham	21	30	4	55
Corporal J. Dunnicliffe	24	26	2	52
Lance-Corporal A. Ballard	23	25	5	53
Lance-Sergeant J.J. Kirk	23	23	5	51
Private T. Shingler	18	20	8	46
Private T. Newstead	19	19	8	46
Private T.A. Kirk	18	21	5	44
Private A. White	13	27	3	43

Twenty-four fired in this competition, and the above are the fourteen highest scores.

FIRST COMPANY COMPETITION
F COMPANY, 2nd BATTALION, R.H.R.

	200	500	H'cap.	Tl.
Bugler F. Taylor	26	33	5	64
Lance-Sergeant W.A. Walker	31	26	0	57
Sergeant W.H. Roberts	27	25	3	55
Lieutenant J. L. Elder	26	27	0	53
Orivate T. Moult	20	22	10	52
Private E. Hayward	25	17	8	50
Private W. Holmes	28	15	6	49
Captain W.S. Marshall	18	24	5	47
Private L. Meats	21	20	6	47
Private C. Bradbury	28	11	8	47
Corporal W.H. Smith	20	21	5	46
Private G. Thompson	20	15	10	45
Private F. Cooper	26	14	3	43
Private H.J. Boyce	16	16	10	42
Private G. Ellis	15	14	10	39
Private S. Mitchell	15	16	6	37
Lance-Corporal G. Spencer	13	17	6	36

D COMPANY, 2nd BATTALION.

	200	500	H'cap.	Tl.
Private E. Jarvis	27	27	9	63
Lance-Corporal A.H. Denton	30	30	2	62
Colour-Sergeant W.H. Carr	30	29	0	59
Sergeant W. Summers	29	21	7	57
Corporal D. Poole	24	23	6	53
Private H.A. Smith	22	24	6	52
Private A. Parker	22	18	10	50
Sergeant C.C. Higginbottom	23	28	owes 4	47
Lance-Sergeant W.H. Holmes	24	16	4	44
Lance-Corporal S. Jamson	22	10	10	42
Lance-Corporal F. Lamb	15	12	6	33