Chapter XIII: The Public Archery Meetings and the Double York and Other Rounds (6)
* * * * *
The Twenty-fifth Grand Annual Crystal Palace Archery Meeting was held on July 12 and 13, 1883.
+-----------------------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 60 Yards | 50 Yards | TOTALS |
| LADIES +----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Mrs. Marshall | 85 | 357 | 45 | 265 | 130 | 622 |
| Miss F. Bardswell | 83 | 403 | 41 | 199 | 124 | 602 |
| Miss Pears | 79 | 373 | 45 | 201 | 124 | 574 |
| Mrs. D. Ainsworth | 75 | 357 | 43 | 215 | 118 | 572 |
| Miss I. Carter | 77 | 349 | 45 | 219 | 122 | 568 |
| Miss Steel | 71 | 325 | 45 | 243 | 116 | 568 |
| Miss H. Hutchinson | 75 | 341 | 43 | 197 | 118 | 538 |
| Mrs. Eyre W. Hussey | 73 | 349 | 37 | 177 | 110 | 526 |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
+-------------------------+----------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 100 Yards| 80 Yards | 60 Yards | TOTALS |
| GENTLEMEN +----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Major C. H. Fisher | 72 | 234 | 81 | 359 | 45 | 235 | 198 | 828 |
| Mr. C. E. Nesham | 64 | 256 | 52 | 232 | 37 | 185 | 153 | 673 |
| Mr. C. H. Everett | 54 | 226 | 59 | 257 | 37 | 187 | 150 | 670 |
| Mr. A. Meyrick | 45 | 195 | 63 | 297 | 36 | 170 | 144 | 662 |
| Mr. T. R. Dunne | 57 | 225 | 63 | 275 | 38 | 136 | 158 | 636 |
| Mr. W. Rimington | 42 | 180 | 57 | 243 | 43 | 195 | 142 | 618 |
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
Forty-seven ladies and twenty-nine gentlemen shot.
* * * * *
The Twenty-first Grand Western Archery Meeting was held at Salisbury on July 25 and 26, 1883, when fifty-five ladies and forty-one gentlemen shot.
+-----------------------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 60 Yards | 50 Yards | TOTALS |
| LADIES +----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Miss Legh | 85 | 433 | 47 | 249 | 132 | 682 |
| Mrs. Piers F. Legh | 84 | 376 | 47 | 271 | 131 | 647 |
| Miss I. Carter | 86 | 392 | 44 | 236 | 130 | 628 |
| Miss F. Bardswell | 79 | 377 | 43 | 235 | 122 | 612 |
| Mrs. P. Pinckney | 78 | 374 | 42 | 238 | 120 | 612 |
| Miss H. Hutchinson | 80 | 346 | 45 | 245 | 125 | 591 |
| Mrs. Eyre W. Hussey | 83 | 383 | 38 | 196 | 121 | 579 |
| Miss C. Radford | 79 | 349 | 43 | 197 | 122 | 546 |
| Mrs. W. Yates Foot | 73 | 297 | 39 | 207 | 112 | 504 |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
+-------------------------+----------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 100 Yards| 80 Yards | 60 Yards | TOTALS |
| GENTLEMEN +----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Major C. H. Fisher |102 | 406 | 73 | 327 | 43 | 229 | 218 | 962 |
| Mr. H. Kendall | 76 | 324 | 73 | 309 | 46 | 242 | 195 | 875 |
| Mr. H. H. Palairet | 66 | 262 | 76 | 322 | 44 | 212 | 186 | 796 |
| Mr. Eyre W. Hussey | 72 | 288 | 69 | 297 | 38 | 192 | 179 | 777 |
| Mr. Piers F. Legh | 66 | 242 | 59 | 235 | 37 | 199 | 162 | 676 |
| Mr. N. Rattray | 60 | 218 | 54 | 242 | 39 | 205 | 153 | 665 |
| Mr. Perry Keene | 62 | 226 | 59 | 211 | 44 | 212 | 165 | 649 |
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
Miss I. Carter and Mr. H. H. Palairet became Championess and Champion of the West.
* * * * *
The Fortieth Grand National Archery Society's Meeting was held on August 1 and 2, 1883, at Cheltenham, on the College Cricket-ground.
Sixty-seven ladies and sixty-four gentlemen shot at this meeting.
Mrs. Legh won the silver bracer with 6 points. Miss I. Carter won the point for hits at 50 yards, and Mrs. Ainsworth the point for score at the same distance.
+-----------------------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 60 Yards | 50 Yards | TOTALS |
| LADIES +----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Mrs. Piers F. Legh | 92 | 434 | 46 | 278 | 138 | 712 |
| Miss I. Carter | 90 | 408 | 47 | 271 | 137 | 679 |
| Miss Steel | 81 | 411 | 46 | 264 | 127 | 675 |
| Mrs. D. Ainsworth | 83 | 375 | 45 | 289 | 128 | 664 |
| Mrs. Eyre W. Hussey | 80 | 400 | 47 | 243 | 127 | 643 |
| Miss M. A. Hollins | 78 | 396 | 44 | 228 | 122 | 624 |
| Miss F. Bardswell | 84 | 366 | 46 | 256 | 130 | 622 |
| Miss C. Radford | 75 | 367 | 45 | 241 | 120 | 608 |
| Mrs. Horniblow | 80 | 364 | 45 | 239 | 125 | 603 |
| Miss Legh | 72 | 344 | 46 | 252 | 118 | 596 |
| Miss Pardoe | 79 | 391 | 44 | 200 | 123 | 591 |
| Miss H. Hutchinson | 81 | 347 | 46 | 232 | 127 | 579 |
| Mrs. E. Lister | 84 | 342 | 44 | 210 | 128 | 552 |
| Mrs. Marshall | 74 | 328 | 43 | 219 | 117 | 547 |
| Mrs. C. H. Everett | 73 | 315 | 42 | 224 | 115 | 539 |
| Mrs. C. E. Nesham | 76 | 310 | 43 | 223 | 119 | 533 |
| Mrs. W. Y. Foot | 68 | 290 | 44 | 242 | 112 | 532 |
| Miss Hayllar | 87 | 365 | 42 | 166 | 129 | 531 |
| Miss Panter | 63 | 283 | 46 | 230 | 109 | 513 |
| Miss Oakley | 71 | 299 | 41 | 213 | 111 | 512 |
| Miss B. Oakley | 75 | 315 | 38 | 188 | 113 | 503 |
| Mrs. Edgar | 63 | 303 | 38 | 198 | 101 | 501 |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
+-------------------------+----------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 100 Yards| 80 Yards | 60 Yards | TOTALS |
| GENTLEMEN +----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Mr. C. J. Longman | 69 | 285 | 77 | 343 | 47 | 241 | 193 | 869 |
| Mr. Eyre W. Hussey | 73 | 267 | 71 | 335 | 44 | 212 | 188 | 814 |
| Major C. H. Fisher | 72 | 296 | 63 | 307 | 45 | 203 | 180 | 806 |
| Mr. H. H. Palairet | 68 | 238 | 71 | 353 | 42 | 200 | 181 | 791 |
| Captain M. Allen | 68 | 244 | 65 | 279 | 45 | 225 | 178 | 748 |
| Mr. Piers F. Legh | 65 | 263 | 60 | 282 | 38 | 188 | 163 | 733 |
| Mr. C. E. Nesham | 66 | 256 | 67 | 301 | 42 | 172 | 175 | 729 |
| Mr. W. Rimington | 58 | 212 | 60 | 290 | 43 | 225 | 161 | 727 |
| Mr. R. Walters | 69 | 253 | 75 | 309 | 37 | 163 | 181 | 725 |
| Mr. H. Kendall | 63 | 243 | 67 | 275 | 42 | 198 | 172 | 716 |
| Mr. Perry-Keene | 62 | 234 | 68 | 288 | 39 | 173 | 169 | 695 |
| Mr. T. R. Dunne | 67 | 223 | 72 | 294 | 37 | 173 | 176 | 690 |
| Mr. O. K. Prescot | 59 | 217 | 72 | 278 | 39 | 181 | 170 | 676 |
| Mr. G. L. Aston | 51 | 203 | 66 | 280 | 38 | 180 | 155 | 663 |
| Mr. Gregson | 63 | 205 | 63 | 277 | 43 | 177 | 169 | 659 |
| Mr. Walrond | 55 | 207 | 61 | 237 | 41 | 209 | 157 | 653 |
| Mr. C. H. Everett | 60 | 216 | 59 | 209 | 41 | 195 | 160 | 620 |
| Mr. A. Meyrick | 43 | 147 | 57 | 291 | 39 | 181 | 139 | 619 |
| Captain C. H. Garnett | 50 | 188 | 60 | 250 | 39 | 179 | 149 | 617 |
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
Mr. Longman became Champion with 7 points. Mr. Hussey won the point for hits at 100 yards, Major Fisher the point for score at 100 yards, and Mr. Palairet the point for score at 80 yards. Mr. Longman also won the Spedding Memorial Challenge Cup, now first presented by the Royal Toxophilite Society, to be held by the maker of the highest gross score.
In the handicap match on August 3, Miss Legh scored 416, Major Fisher 508, Mr. Nesham 442, and Mr. Dunne 417.
* * * * *
The Fourth Grand Northern Archery Meeting was held at Derby on August 8, 9, and 10, 1883, when the weather was so unfavourable that the highest lady's score was that of Mrs. Piers F. Legh--490, with 108 hits.
The only notable scores made by gentlemen were--
+-------------------------+----------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 100 Yards| 80 Yards | 60 Yards | TOTALS |
| GENTLEMEN +----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Mr. F. A. Govett | 54 | 220 | 49 | 211 | 39 | 191 | 142 | 622 |
| Captain M. Allen | 58 | 238 | 47 | 189 | 41 | 189 | 146 | 616 |
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
Mrs. T. Hibbert and Mr. Gregson became Championess and Champion of the North.
* * * * *
The Twenty-ninth Grand Leamington and Midland Archery Meeting was held on June 12 and 13, 1884.
+-----------------------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 60 Yards | 50 Yards | TOTALS |
| LADIES +----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Mrs. Marshall | 87 | 419 | 48 | 270 | 135 | 689 |
| Miss M. A. Hollins | 83 | 413 | 43 | 191 | 126 | 604 |
| Mrs. Eyre W. Hussey | 85 | 385 | 44 | 208 | 129 | 593 |
| Miss F. Bardswell | 72 | 340 | 44 | 240 | 116 | 580 |
| Mrs. Horniblow | 75 | 323 | 44 | 214 | 119 | 537 |
| Mrs. Kinahan | 69 | 279 | 44 | 248 | 113 | 527 |
| Mrs. W. Yates Foot | 68 | 292 | 45 | 235 | 113 | 527 |
| Miss Steel | 72 | 320 | 44 | 206 | 116 | 526 |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
+-------------------------+----------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 100 Yards| 80 Yards | 60 Yards | TOTALS |
| GENTLEMEN +----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Mr. C. E. Nesham | 81 | 325 | 56 | 258 | 43 | 215 | 180 | 798 |
| Mr. C. H. Everett | 73 | 287 | 64 | 294 | 33 | 153 | 170 | 734 |
| Mr. J. H. Bridges | 58 | 244 | 57 | 225 | 46 | 262 | 161 | 731 |
| Mr. H. J. B. Kendall | 66 | 252 | 68 | 284 | 42 | 192 | 176 | 728 |
| Mr. Eyre W. Hussey | 58 | 212 | 60 | 244 | 47 | 251 | 165 | 707 |
| Mr. Gregson | 64 | 262 | 61 | 235 | 40 | 204 | 165 | 701 |
| Mr. C. J. Longman | 80 | 260 | 64 | 252 | 42 | 188 | 186 | 700 |
| Mr. T. R. Dunne | 56 | 218 | 66 | 280 | 38 | 178 | 160 | 676 |
| Mr. G. L. Aston | 63 | 289 | 52 | 198 | 39 | 179 | 154 | 666 |
| Mr. F. A. Govett | 54 | 198 | 54 | 210 | 40 | 188 | 148 | 596 |
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
In the handicap match on June 14 Mr. C. J. Longman scored 401.
Twenty-nine ladies and twenty-seven gentlemen shot at this meeting.
* * * * *
The Twenty-sixth Grand Annual Crystal Palace Archery Meeting was held on July 12 and 13, 1884.
+-----------------------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 60 Yards | 50 Yards | TOTALS |
| LADIES +----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Mrs. Marshall | 83 | 475 | 47 | 269 | 130 | 744 |
| Mrs. Piers F. Legh | 79 | 361 | 45 | 259 | 124 | 620 |
| Mrs. Eyre W. Hussey | 77 | 329 | 41 | 215 | 118 | 544 |
| Miss H. Hutchinson | 71 | 329 | 42 | 194 | 113 | 523 |
| Miss Ellis | 66 | 298 | 44 | 212 | 110 | 510 |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
+-------------------------+----------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 100 Yards| 80 Yards | 60 Yards | TOTALS |
| GENTLEMEN +----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Major C. H. Fisher | 90 | 348 | 74 | 340 | 46 | 224 | 210 | 912 |
| Mr. C. E. Nesham | 92 | 344 | 64 | 262 | 43 | 249 | 199 | 855 |
| Mr. C. J. Longman | 69 | 225 | 76 | 374 | 44 | 244 | 189 | 843 |
| Mr. H. Kendall | 65 | 241 | 65 | 295 | 43 | 223 | 173 | 759 |
| Mr. Eyre W. Hussey | 66 | 244 | 70 | 310 | 42 | 178 | 178 | 732 |
| Mr. C. H. Everett | 54 | 208 | 59 | 263 | 39 | 199 | 152 | 670 |
| Mr. J. H. Bridges | 61 | 211 | 60 | 244 | 43 | 213 | 164 | 668 |
| Mr. Gregson | 78 | 320 | 47 | 207 | 27 | 105 | 152 | 632 |
| Mr. T. T. S. Metcalfe | 54 | 178 | 58 | 230 | 41 | 197 | 153 | 605 |
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
Thirty-eight ladies and twenty-two gentlemen shot at this meeting.
* * * * *
The Twenty-second Grand Western Archery Meeting was held at Taunton on July 23 and 24, 1884.
+-----------------------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 60 Yards | 50 Yards | TOTALS |
| LADIES +----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Mrs. Eyre W. Hussey | 72 | 374 | 44 | 246 | 116 | 620 |
| Miss I. Carter | 67 | 279 | 37 | 197 | 104 | 476 |
| Miss F. Bardswell | 72 | 282 | 38 | 182 | 110 | 464 |
| Miss M. Winwood | 70 | 298 | 37 | 159 | 107 | 457 |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
+-------------------------+----------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 100 Yards| 80 Yards | 60 Yards | TOTALS |
| GENTLEMEN +----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Major C. H. Fisher | 79 | 353 | 69 | 303 | 44 | 258 | 192 | 914 |
| Mr. C. E. Nesham | 82 | 314 | 69 | 303 | 47 | 241 | 198 | 868 |
| Mr. C. J. Longman | 57 | 209 | 67 | 269 | 44 | 222 | 168 | 700 |
| Mr. F. A. Govett | 66 | 260 | 55 | 233 | 35 | 179 | 156 | 672 |
| Mr. Eyre W. Hussey | 48 | 178 | 64 | 262 | 44 | 192 | 156 | 632 |
| Mr. H. Kendall | 53 | 195 | 66 | 244 | 40 | 168 | 159 | 607 |
| Mr. T. T. S. Metcalfe | 46 | 190 | 58 | 226 | 42 | 190 | 146 | 606 |
| Mr. Gregson | 57 | 203 | 68 | 216 | 40 | 174 | 165 | 593 |
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
Mr. and Mrs. Eyre W. Hussey became Champion and Championess of the West.
Fifty ladies and thirty-eight gentlemen shot at this meeting.
* * * * *
In the handicap match on July 25, the only good score was made by Mr. C. E. Nesham, 362.
* * * * *
The Forty-first Grand National Archery Society's Meeting was held on August 6 and 7, 1884, on the Cricket-ground of St. Mark's School (Rev. Stephen Hawtray) at Windsor.
+-----------------------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 60 Yards | 50 Yards | TOTALS |
| LADIES +----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Mrs. Piers F. Legh | 88 | 434 | 47 | 267 | 135 | 701 |
| Miss Oakley | 84 | 440 | 47 | 257 | 131 | 697 |
| Miss Legh | 80 | 418 | 43 | 263 | 123 | 681 |
| Mrs. Marshall | 87 | 407 | 43 | 223 | 130 | 630 |
| Miss B. Oakley | 78 | 390 | 47 | 237 | 125 | 627 |
| Miss Hayllar | 81 | 387 | 42 | 212 | 123 | 599 |
| Mrs. C. E. Nesham | 78 | 350 | 45 | 245 | 123 | 595 |
| Miss H. Hutchinson | 81 | 351 | 46 | 234 | 127 | 585 |
| Miss Pears | 76 | 348 | 42 | 232 | 118 | 580 |
| Mrs. Horniblow | 79 | 353 | 46 | 216 | 125 | 569 |
| Miss M. Winwood | 69 | 329 | 43 | 239 | 112 | 568 |
| Miss C. Radford | 76 | 318 | 44 | 220 | 120 | 538 |
| Miss I. Carter | 72 | 316 | 43 | 191 | 115 | 507 |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
Mrs. Piers F. Legh won the Challenge bracer with 6-1/3 points. Miss Oakley won 1 point for score at 60 yards; and she and Miss B. Oakley divided the point for hits at 50 yards with Mrs. P. F. Legh.
+-------------------------+----------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 100 Yards| 80 Yards | 60 Yards | TOTALS |
| GENTLEMEN +----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Major C. H. Fisher | 75 | 315 | 71 | 369 | 45 | 257 | 191 | 941 |
| Mr. C. E. Nesham | 84 | 340 | 79 | 343 | 45 | 219 | 208 | 902 |
| Mr. H. Kendall | 64 | 272 | 73 | 357 | 47 | 223 | 184 | 852 |
| Mr. Gregson | 52 | 218 | 72 | 326 | 43 | 217 | 167 | 761 |
| Captain M. Allen | 64 | 252 | 66 | 284 | 41 | 213 | 171 | 749 |
| Mr. O. L. Clare[13] | 63 | 229 | 73 | 327 | 36 | 182 | 172 | 738 |
| Mr. N. Rattray | 51 | 223 | 62 | 250 | 45 | 211 | 158 | 684 |
| Mr. J. H. Bridges | 63 | 235 | 62 | 268 | 39 | 171 | 164 | 674 |
| Mr. Eyre W. Hussey | 49 | 205 | 61 | 239 | 42 | 228 | 152 | 672 |
| Mr. F. A. Govett | 73 | 291 | 49 | 195 | 34 | 144 | 156 | 630 |
| Mr. G. G. Hulme | 55 | 209 | 50 | 242 | 43 | 177 | 148 | 628 |
| Mr. C. J. Longman | 46 | 158 | 66 | 280 | 40 | 180 | 152 | 618 |
| Mr. T. T. S. Metcalfe | 52 | 168 | 55 | 219 | 44 | 228 | 151 | 615 |
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
[13] Entered as Mr. Hindley.
Mr. C. E. Nesham won the Champion's medal with 5 points. Major Fisher won the 2 points for gross score and the Spedding Challenge Cup, and 2 more points for score at 80 and at 60 yards. Mr. H. Kendall won the point for hits at 60 yards.
In the handicap match on August 8 Mrs. P. F. Legh scored 357, and Miss Legh 354; Mr. C. E. Nesham 482, Mr. H. Kendall 411, and Mr. Gregson 406.
Fifty-seven ladies and fifty gentlemen shot at this meeting. The weather was intensely hot.
* * * * *
The Fifth Grand Northern Archery Meeting was held on the West Cliff Cricket-ground at Preston, in Lancashire, on August 27 and 28, 1884.
+-----------------------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 60 Yards | 50 Yards | TOTALS |
| LADIES +----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Mrs. Piers F. Legh | 84 | 432 | 42 | 234 | 126 | 666 |
| Miss Legh | 90 | 426 | 45 | 233 | 135 | 659 |
| Mrs. Eyre W. Hussey | 84 | 380 | 47 | 275 | 131 | 655 |
| Mrs. Waithman | 70 | 332 | 41 | 223 | 111 | 555 |
| Mrs. Swire | 66 | 294 | 42 | 230 | 108 | 524 |
| Mrs. H. Clarke | 64 | 298 | 43 | 217 | 107 | 515 |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
+-------------------------+----------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 100 Yards| 80 Yards | 60 Yards | TOTALS |
| GENTLEMEN +----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Mr. C. E. Nesham | 81 | 311 | 76 | 382 | 47 | 271 | 204 | 964 |
| Mr. Gregson | 74 | 320 | 78 | 336 | 42 | 192 | 194 | 848 |
| Mr. Eyre W. Hussey | 74 | 316 | 66 | 280 | 44 | 228 | 184 | 824 |
| Mr. O. L. Clare | 57 | 247 | 63 | 245 | 38 | 176 | 158 | 668 |
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
Mrs. Waithman and Mr. Gregson became Championess and Champion of the North.
Forty-four ladies and thirty-five gentlemen shot at this meeting.
* * * * *
The Thirtieth Grand Leamington and Midland Archery Meeting was held in the Jephson Gardens on June 10 and 11, 1885, when twenty-nine ladies and thirty-eight gentlemen shot.
+-----------------------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 60 Yards | 50 Yards | TOTALS |
| LADIES +----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Mrs. Piers F. Legh | 94 | 554 | 48 | 310 | 142 | 864 |
| Miss Steel | 85 | 389 | 47 | 257 | 132 | 646 |
| Miss Legh | 82 | 390 | 43 | 247 | 125 | 637 |
| Mrs. Eyre W. Hussey | 86 | 372 | 44 | 254 | 130 | 626 |
| Miss F. Bardswell | 85 | 395 | 43 | 199 | 128 | 594 |
| Miss B. Oakley | 76 | 370 | 39 | 173 | 115 | 543 |
| Mrs. Keyworth | 67 | 273 | 46 | 246 | 113 | 519 |
| Mrs. Wade | 68 | 308 | 39 | 195 | 107 | 503 |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
+-------------------------+----------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 100 Yards| 80 Yards | 60 Yards | TOTALS |
| GENTLEMEN +----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Major C. H. Fisher | 87 | 369 | 72 | 316 | 43 | 233 | 202 | 918 |
| Mr. C. E. Nesham | 90 | 348 | 63 | 301 | 45 | 257 | 198 | 906 |
| Mr. Perry-Keene | 70 | 284 | 70 | 272 | 45 | 213 | 185 | 769 |
| Mr. R. Walters | 67 | 289 | 72 | 290 | 39 | 171 | 178 | 750 |
| Mr. T. T. S. Metcalfe | 49 | 203 | 77 | 331 | 43 | 215 | 169 | 749 |
| Mr. Gregson | 44 | 174 | 68 | 308 | 44 | 236 | 156 | 718 |
| Mr. Eyre W. Hussey | 54 | 228 | 71 | 291 | 43 | 197 | 168 | 716 |
| Mr. G. L. Aston | 65 | 251 | 68 | 260 | 34 | 180 | 167 | 691 |
| Mr. H. Howman | 67 | 289 | 59 | 259 | 39 | 143 | 165 | 691 |
| Mr. Piers F. Legh | 61 | 207 | 64 | 272 | 41 | 199 | 166 | 678 |
| Mr. Brodie Hoare | 36 | 134 | 78 | 352 | 39 | 179 | 153 | 665 |
| Mr. H. H. Longman | 60 | 228 | 65 | 263 | 32 | 146 | 157 | 637 |
| Mr. H. Kendall | 46 | 182 | 60 | 264 | 37 | 181 | 143 | 627 |
| Mr. G. G. Hulme | 46 | 168 | 56 | 254 | 39 | 191 | 141 | 613 |
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
Miss Legh scored 352 and Mr. Hussey 390 in the handicap match on June 12.
* * * * *
The Twenty-seventh Grand Annual Crystal Palace Archery Meeting was held on the Cricket-ground on July 9 and 10, 1885, when forty-eight ladies and twenty-nine gentlemen shot.
Mr. Nesham acted as Hon. Secretary to the meeting.
+-----------------------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 60 Yards | 50 Yards | TOTALS |
| LADIES +----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Miss Legh | 95 | 517 | 48 | 292 | 143 | 809 |
| Mrs. Piers F. Legh | 88 | 486 | 46 | 250 | 134 | 736 |
| Mrs. Eyre W. Hussey | 81 | 397 | 46 | 242 | 127 | 639 |
| Miss F. Bardswell | 80 | 372 | 45 | 231 | 125 | 603 |
| Miss Carlisle | 71 | 341 | 46 | 216 | 117 | 557 |
| Miss Pears | 79 | 325 | 45 | 227 | 124 | 552 |
| Miss Hayllar | 76 | 318 | 46 | 230 | 122 | 548 |
| Mrs. Stilwell | 72 | 342 | 41 | 205 | 113 | 547 |
| Miss Milne | 68 | 312 | 43 | 225 | 111 | 537 |
| Mrs. W. Yates Foot | 71 | 317 | 42 | 196 | 113 | 513 |
| Mrs. Marshall | 70 | 294 | 44 | 218 | 114 | 512 |
| Mrs. C. E. Nesham | 72 | 316 | 43 | 191 | 115 | 507 |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
+-------------------------+----------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 100 Yards| 80 Yards | 60 Yards | TOTALS |
| GENTLEMEN +----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Mr. C. E. Nesham | 76 | 324 | 73 | 313 | 47 | 223 | 196 | 860 |
| Major C. H. Fisher | 75 | 273 | 77 | 351 | 42 | 176 | 194 | 800 |
| Mr. R. Walters | 67 | 241 | 71 | 293 | 42 | 204 | 180 | 738 |
| Mr. C. H. Everett | 65 | 265 | 67 | 279 | 38 | 188 | 170 | 732 |
| Mr. Brodie Hoare | 68 | 266 | 62 | 252 | 41 | 197 | 171 | 715 |
| Mr. H. Kendall | 71 | 283 | 54 | 240 | 39 | 177 | 164 | 700 |
| Mr. Perry-Keene | 69 | 277 | 58 | 236 | 38 | 184 | 165 | 697 |
| Mr. T. T. S. Metcalfe | 58 | 226 | 66 | 282 | 43 | 185 | 167 | 693 |
| Mr. Eyre W. Hussey | 42 | 188 | 61 | 271 | 47 | 269 | 150 | 678 |
| Mr. Gregson | 34 | 140 | 58 | 248 | 46 | 238 | 138 | 626 |
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
* * * * *
The Twenty-third Grand Western Archery Meeting was held at Weymouth on July 22 and 23, 1885, when forty-nine ladies and twenty-eight gentlemen shot.
+-----------------------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 60 Yards | 50 Yards | TOTALS |
| LADIES +----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Mrs. Eyre W. Hussey | 80 | 360 | 46 | 250 | 126 | 610 |
| Miss F. Bardswell | 80 | 354 | 43 | 197 | 123 | 551 |
| Mrs. P. Pinckney | 71 | 329 | 43 | 221 | 114 | 550 |
| Mrs. W. Yates Foot | 83 | 345 | 39 | 201 | 122 | 546 |
| Mrs. C. E. Nesham | 73 | 317 | 45 | 227 | 118 | 544 |
| Miss M. Winwood | 66 | 282 | 43 | 221 | 109 | 503 |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
+-------------------------+----------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 100 Yards| 80 Yards | 60 Yards | TOTALS |
| GENTLEMEN +----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Mr. C. E. Nesham | 84 | 324 | 66 | 268 | 46 | 250 | 196 | 842 |
| Mr. R. Walters | 56 | 220 | 66 | 264 | 43 | 209 | 165 | 693 |
| Mr. T. T. S. Metcalfe | 56 | 202 | 53 | 193 | 44 | 208 | 153 | 603 |
| Mr. Eyre W. Hussey | 39 | 129 | 66 | 252 | 40 | 196 | 145 | 577 |
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
Mr. and Mrs. Eyre W. Hussey became Champion and Championess of the West.
Mrs. Hussey and Mr. Nesham scored 367 and 530 respectively in the handicap match on July 24.
* * * * *
The Forty-second Grand National Archery Meeting was held in the College-grounds at Great Malvern on July 29 and 30, 1885, when sixty-four ladies and fifty-one gentlemen shot.
+-----------------------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 60 Yards | 50 Yards | TOTALS |
| LADIES +----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Mrs. Piers F. Legh | 88 | 460 | 47 | 289 | 135 | 749 |
| Miss Legh | 91 | 417 | 44 | 258 | 135 | 675 |
| Mrs. Eyre W. Hussey | 84 | 386 | 46 | 248 | 130 | 634 |
| Mrs. Marshall | 84 | 360 | 42 | 228 | 126 | 588 |
| Miss Steel | 77 | 345 | 41 | 197 | 118 | 542 |
| Miss B. M. Legh | 75 | 363 | 42 | 172 | 117 | 535 |
| Miss F. Bardswell | 72 | 310 | 43 | 217 | 115 | 527 |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
+-------------------------+----------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 100 Yards| 80 Yards | 60 Yards | TOTALS |
| GENTLEMEN +----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Mr. C. E. Nesham | 94 | 356 | 72 | 316 | 45 | 245 | 211 | 917 |
| Major C. H. Fisher | 79 | 381 | 68 | 310 | 40 | 194 | 187 | 885 |
| Mr. T. T. S. Metcalfe | 52 | 211 | 64 | 310 | 40 | 224 | 163 | 745 |
| Mr. Perry-Keene | 46 | 194 | 67 | 261 | 45 | 261 | 158 | 716 |
| Mr. R. Walters | 69 | 291 | 59 | 251 | 32 | 130 | 160 | 672 |
| Mr. H. Kendall | 61 | 241 | 62 | 270 | 33 | 159 | 156 | 670 |
| Mr. Eyre W. Hussey | 51 | 213 | 58 | 248 | 42 | 184 | 151 | 645 |
| Captain M. Allen | 54 | 216 | 62 | 252 | 37 | 153 | 153 | 621 |
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
Mrs. P. F. Legh became the Championess with 6 points, Miss Legh having 1 point for a tie on the gross hits, and 1 point for most hits at 50 yards.
Mr. Nesham won the Champion's medal for most points--7-1/2--and the Spedding memorial cup with the highest score. Major Fisher won 1 point for hits at 100 yards, and Mr. Perry-Keene won 1-1/2 points, having tied Mr. Nesham with 45 hits at 60 yards, and he won the point for highest score at 60 yards.
Mrs. Eyre W. Hussey and Mrs. P. F. Legh scored 374 and 371 respectively in the handicap match on July 31, and Mr. C. E. Nesham and Mr. Perry-Keene scored 462 and 402 on the same day.
* * * * *
The Sixth Annual Grand Northern Archery Meeting was held at York, on the Gentlemen's Cricket-ground, September 2 and 3, 1885, when forty-eight ladies and thirty-one gentlemen shot.
+-----------------------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 60 Yards | 50 Yards | TOTALS |
| LADIES +----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Mrs. W. Yates Foot | 72 | 360 | 44 | 256 | 116 | 616 |
| Mrs. D. Ainsworth | 84 | 392 | 45 | 219 | 129 | 611 |
| Mrs. Eyre W. Hussey | 82 | 360 | 44 | 206 | 126 | 566 |
| Miss F. Bardswell | 74 | 294 | 46 | 244 | 120 | 538 |
| Miss K. Sharpe | 70 | 296 | 42 | 233 | 113 | 529 |
| Miss M. A. Hollins | 61 | 295 | 45 | 225 | 106 | 520 |
| Mrs. H. Clarke | 70 | 272 | 44 | 234 | 114 | 506 |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
+-------------------------+----------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 100 Yards| 80 Yards | 60 Yards | TOTALS |
| GENTLEMEN +----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Mr. Eyre W. Hussey | 58 | 198 | 73 | 305 | 42 | 248 | 173 | 751 |
| Mr. T. T. S. Metcalfe | 54 | 218 | 64 | 304 | 41 | 225 | 159 | 747 |
| Mr. Gregson | 42 | 162 | 68 | 276 | 44 | 208 | 154 | 646 |
| Mr. C. E. Thorpe | 56 | 190 | 54 | 276 | 32 | 156 | 142 | 622 |
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
Mrs. D. Ainsworth became the Championess of the North.
Mr. Gregson became the Champion of the North.
In the handicap match on September 4, Mr. Nesham scored 495, Mr. Metcalfe 411, and Mr. Hussey 401.
* * * * *
The Thirty-first Grand Leamington and Midland Archery Meeting was held in the Jephson Gardens on June 9 and 10, 1886, when twenty-three ladies and twenty-eight gentlemen shot.
+-----------------------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 60 Yards | 50 Yards | TOTALS |
| LADIES +----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Miss Legh | 83 | 409 | 45 | 253 | 128 | 662 |
| Mrs. Kinahan | 78 | 386 | 45 | 247 | 123 | 633 |
| Mrs. Eyre W. Hussey | 84 | 354 | 45 | 259 | 129 | 613 |
| Miss F. Bardswell | 85 | 385 | 45 | 223 | 130 | 608 |
| Mrs. Gilmour | 81 | 369 | 40 | 210 | 121 | 579 |
| Mrs. W. Yates Foot | 74 | 372 | 39 | 179 | 113 | 551 |
| Mrs. D. Ainsworth | 64 | 292 | 45 | 247 | 109 | 539 |
| Mrs. Berens | 72 | 326 | 41 | 189 | 113 | 515 |
| Mrs. Hibbert | 73 | 323 | 40 | 188 | 113 | 511 |
| Mrs. Keyworth | 74 | 318 | 40 | 182 | 114 | 500 |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
+-------------------------+----------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 100 Yards| 80 Yards | 60 Yards | TOTALS |
| GENTLEMEN +----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Major C. H. Fisher | 86 | 404 | 69 | 317 | 43 | 205 | 198 | 926 |
| Mr. Perry-Keene | 77 | 293 | 83 | 353 | 42 | 234 | 202 | 880 |
| Mr. C. E. Nesham | 93 | 339 | 69 | 277 | 44 | 222 | 206 | 838 |
| Mr. T. T. S. Metcalfe | 80 | 354 | 62 | 240 | 42 | 242 | 184 | 836 |
| Mr. Brodie Hoare | 60 | 236 | 60 | 264 | 46 | 240 | 166 | 740 |
| Colonel H. A. Burton | 69 | 259 | 60 | 270 | 41 | 203 | 170 | 732 |
| Mr. R. Walters | 66 | 212 | 68 | 282 | 40 | 196 | 174 | 690 |
| Captain Garnett | 64 | 248 | 54 | 226 | 38 | 186 | 156 | 660 |
| Mr. C. J. Longman | 48 | 216 | 64 | 258 | 34 | 168 | 146 | 642 |
| Mr. Gregson | 31 | 101 | 75 | 325 | 38 | 190 | 144 | 616 |
| Mr. G. G. Hulme | 59 | 207 | 54 | 236 | 36 | 168 | 149 | 611 |
| Mr. F. N. Garnett | 49 | 181 | 63 | 259 | 39 | 167 | 151 | 607 |
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
Mr. Perry-Keene scored 474 in the handicap match on June 11.
* * * * *
The Seventh Grand Northern Archery Meeting was held at Lincoln on June 23 and 24, 1886, when twenty-six ladies and nineteen gentlemen shot.
+-----------------------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 60 Yards | 50 Yards | TOTALS |
| LADIES +----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Mrs. D. Ainsworth | 82 | 350 | 46 | 248 | 128 | 598 |
| Mrs. Eyre W. Hussey | 75 | 343 | 42 | 242 | 117 | 585 |
| Miss F. Bardswell | 75 | 375 | 43 | 207 | 118 | 582 |
| Mrs. Kinahan | 78 | 370 | 43 | 207 | 121 | 577 |
| Mrs. Waithman | 67 | 301 | 44 | 238 | 111 | 539 |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
+-------------------------+----------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 100 Yards| 80 Yards | 60 Yards | TOTALS |
| GENTLEMEN +----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Mr. Perry-Keene | 88 | 348 | 81 | 377 | 46 | 244 | 215 | 969 |
| Mr. C. E. Nesham | 74 | 286 | 46 | 178 | 44 | 222 | 164 | 686 |
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
Mrs. D. Ainsworth and Mr. Gregson (145 hits, 591 score) became Championess and Champion of the North.
Mr. Perry-Keene scored 530 in the handicap match on June 25.
* * * * *
The Twenty-eighth Grand Annual Crystal Palace Archery Meeting was held on the Cricket-ground on July 15 and 16, 1886.
+-----------------------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 60 Yards | 50 Yards | TOTALS |
| LADIES +----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Mrs. Marshall | 79 | 391 | 46 | 252 | 125 | 643 |
| Mrs. D. Ainsworth | 84 | 392 | 45 | 245 | 129 | 637 |
| Mrs. Kinahan | 83 | 413 | 46 | 224 | 129 | 637 |
| Mrs. Haigh | 75 | 355 | 39 | 215 | 114 | 570 |
| Miss A. Barton | 67 | 353 | 41 | 207 | 108 | 560 |
| Mrs. Keyworth | 72 | 320 | 43 | 211 | 115 | 531 |
| Miss Hayllar | 72 | 342 | 41 | 181 | 113 | 523 |
| Miss Norton | 70 | 320 | 43 | 191 | 113 | 511 |
| Miss F. Bardswell | 71 | 299 | 43 | 209 | 114 | 508 |
| Miss C. Smith | 71 | 307 | 41 | 201 | 112 | 508 |
| Mrs. Kane | 71 | 311 | 44 | 194 | 115 | 505 |
| Miss Carlisle | 68 | 296 | 41 | 209 | 109 | 505 |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
+-------------------------+----------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 100 Yards| 80 Yards | 60 Yards | TOTALS |
| GENTLEMEN +----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Mr. Perry-Keene | 87 | 339 | 73 | 379 | 44 | 226 | 204 | 944 |
| Mr. Eyre W. Hussey | 55 | 243 | 69 | 367 | 42 | 242 | 166 | 852 |
| Mr. C. E. Nesham | 81 | 299 | 71 | 315 | 42 | 206 | 194 | 820 |
| Mr. T. T. S. Metcalfe | 62 | 266 | 69 | 283 | 38 | 200 | 169 | 749 |
| Mr. J. H. Bridges | 58 | 218 | 61 | 297 | 43 | 185 | 162 | 700 |
| Colonel H. A. Burton | 55 | 211 | 65 | 307 | 34 | 166 | 154 | 684 |
| Captain M. Allen | 54 | 186 | 61 | 251 | 43 | 235 | 158 | 672 |
| Mr. C. H. Everett | 56 | 222 | 67 | 255 | 38 | 200 | 161 | 677 |
| Mr. H. Kendall | 62 | 266 | 48 | 198 | 40 | 196 | 150 | 660 |
| Mr. Gedge | 50 | 200 | 60 | 244 | 40 | 194 | 150 | 638 |
| Mr. Burrowes | 45 | 173 | 56 | 236 | 42 | 204 | 143 | 613 |
| Mr. Erskine | 62 | 258 | 56 | 228 | 33 | 125 | 151 | 611 |
| Mr. Walrond | 59 | 237 | 57 | 217 | 38 | 154 | 154 | 608 |
| Colonel Lewin | 58 | 228 | 53 | 223 | 34 | 150 | 145 | 601 |
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
Fifty-two ladies and thirty-five gentlemen shot.
* * * * *
The Forty-third Grand National and the Twenty-fourth Grand Western Archery Meetings were united and held together at Bath on July 29 and 30, 1886.
+-----------------------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 60 Yards | 50 Yards | TOTALS |
| LADIES +----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Miss Legh | 89 | 437 | 47 | 289 | 136 | 726 |
| Mrs. Eyre W. Hussey | 83 | 397 | 46 | 246 | 129 | 643 |
| Mrs. Marshall | 75 | 375 | 48 | 262 | 123 | 637 |
| Mrs. D. Ainsworth | 83 | 389 | 46 | 242 | 129 | 631 |
| Miss Steel | 84 | 416 | 43 | 211 | 127 | 627 |
| Miss B. Oakley | 84 | 420 | 39 | 201 | 123 | 621 |
| Mrs. Gilling | 77 | 377 | 44 | 242 | 121 | 619 |
| Mrs. Kinahan | 80 | 368 | 43 | 225 | 123 | 593 |
| Miss F. Bardswell | 76 | 304 | 45 | 273 | 121 | 577 |
| Miss C. Radford | 74 | 328 | 43 | 221 | 117 | 549 |
| Miss M. Winwood | 76 | 332 | 41 | 217 | 117 | 549 |
| Mrs. Horniblow | 73 | 341 | 42 | 188 | 115 | 529 |
| Mrs. Berens | 76 | 364 | 40 | 164 | 116 | 528 |
| Miss B. M. Legh | 68 | 316 | 41 | 203 | 109 | 519 |
| Miss Pedder | 68 | 290 | 45 | 221 | 113 | 511 |
| Mrs. Maltby | 67 | 317 | 38 | 194 | 105 | 511 |
| Miss Palmer | 75 | 355 | 36 | 150 | 111 | 505 |
| Mrs. Gilmour | 75 | 311 | 41 | 191 | 116 | 502 |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
+-------------------------+----------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 100 Yards| 80 Yards | 60 Yards | TOTALS |
| GENTLEMEN +----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Mr. C. E. Nesham | 81 | 411 | 76 | 354 | 45 | 257 | 202 |1022 |
| Major C. H. Fisher | 70 | 278 | 72 | 344 | 45 | 243 | 187 | 865 |
| Mr. E. Sharpe | 75 | 309 | 71 | 303 | 42 | 180 | 188 | 792 |
| Mr. J. H. Bridges | 62 | 222 | 68 | 322 | 42 | 206 | 172 | 750 |
| Colonel H. A. Burton | 70 | 300 | 60 | 266 | 39 | 179 | 169 | 745 |
| Mr. Perry-Keene | 65 | 257 | 70 | 290 | 42 | 196 | 177 | 743 |
| Mr. T. T. S. Metcalfe | 53 | 213 | 66 | 216 | 42 | 214 | 163 | 743 |
| Mr. F. A. Govett | 72 | 322 | 56 | 232 | 32 | 182 | 160 | 736 |
| Mr. Eyre W. Hussey | 55 | 217 | 67 | 259 | 43 | 219 | 165 | 695 |
| Mr. G. G. Hulme | 57 | 209 | 53 | 237 | 43 | 225 | 153 | 671 |
| Mr. Gedge | 48 | 188 | 63 | 263 | 44 | 204 | 155 | 655 |
| Mr. Gregson | 37 | 149 | 73 | 329 | 41 | 171 | 151 | 649 |
| Mr. Gataker | 55 | 225 | 60 | 246 | 36 | 170 | 151 | 641 |
| Mr. Piers F. Legh | 46 | 194 | 55 | 253 | 39 | 185 | 140 | 632 |
| Mr. Erskine | 64 | 244 | 57 | 233 | 34 | 148 | 155 | 625 |
| Mr. R. Walters | 54 | 204 | 53 | 231 | 35 | 179 | 142 | 614 |
| Captain M. Allen | 46 | 160 | 60 | 222 | 44 | 226 | 150 | 608 |
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
Ninety-five ladies and sixty-five gentlemen shot.
Miss Legh became the Championess with 7 points, Mrs. Marshall having won the point for hits at 50 yards.
Mrs. Eyre W. Hussey became the Championess of the West.
Mr. C. E. Nesham became the Champion with 9-1/2 points, Major C. H. Fisher having tied with him in the point for hits at 60 yards.
Mr. Perry-Keene became the Champion of the West.
* * * * *
In the handicap match on July 31, Miss Legh scored 391, Miss B. Oakley 363, Mrs. D. Ainsworth 344, Mrs. Marshall 343, and Mrs. Horniblow 337; and on the same day Mr. E. Sharpe scored 429.
_ROYAL TOXOPHILITE SOCIETY'S HANDICAP MEETINGS_
A series of meetings extending over two days, the double York Round being shot, commenced in 1881, and the Grand Centenary Archery Meeting of the Royal Toxophilite Society was held in the Society's ground in the Regent's Park, on October 12 and 13, 1881.
+-------------------------+----------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 100 Yards| 80 Yards | 60 Yards | TOTALS |
| GENTLEMEN +----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Mr. H. H. Palairet | 82 | 364 | 81 | 417 | 47 | 281 | 210 |1062 |
| Mr. W. Rimington | 76 | 294 | 75 | 337 | 43 | 241 | 194 | 872 |
| Mr. J. H. Bridges | 72 | 292 | 75 | 337 | 44 | 206 | 191 | 835 |
| Mr. O. K. Prescot[14] | 74 | 274 | 72 | 298 | 44 | 234 | 190 | 806 |
| Mr. Piers F. Legh[14] | 69 | 261 | 69 | 299 | 43 | 215 | 181 | 775 |
| Mr. G. O. Pardoe[14] | 57 | 225 | 77 | 327 | 41 | 201 | 175 | 753 |
| Mr. C. H. Everett | 65 | 231 | 65 | 287 | 40 | 198 | 170 | 716 |
| Major C. H. Fisher | 71 | 255 | 63 | 279 | 36 | 162 | 170 | 696 |
| Mr. H. Kendall | 58 | 206 | 64 | 248 | 44 | 222 | 166 | 676 |
| Mr. C. J. Longman | 59 | 237 | 59 | 251 | 37 | 183 | 155 | 671 |
| Mr. E. N. Snow | 54 | 234 | 52 | 224 | 40 | 212 | 146 | 670 |
| Mr. C. E. Nesham | 72 | 264 | 55 | 203 | 37 | 199 | 164 | 666 |
| Mr. A. Meyrick[14] | 45 | 181 | 65 | 299 | 28 | 162 | 138 | 642 |
| Colonel Lewin | 62 | 244 | 58 | 238 | 32 | 154 | 152 | 636 |
| Mr. O. L. Clare | 54 | 204 | 64 | 238 | 40 | 178 | 158 | 620 |
| Mr. A. Newall | 54 | 182 | 58 | 268 | 40 | 170 | 152 | 620 |
| Mr. Eyre W. Hussey[14] | 55 | 209 | 57 | 207 | 39 | 195 | 151 | 611 |
| Captain M. Allen[14] | 46 | 146 | 69 | 249 | 41 | 211 | 156 | 606 |
| Mr. Perry-Keene[14] | 66 | 234 | 47 | 217 | 33 | 153 | 146 | 604 |
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
[14] Visitors.
Sixty-five gentlemen shot.
* * * * *
A Grand Annual Handicap Meeting of the Royal Toxophilite Society was held on October 11 and 12, 1882.
+-------------------------+----------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 100 Yards| 80 Yards | 60 Yards | TOTALS |
| GENTLEMEN +----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Major C. H. Fisher | 83 | 315 | 77 | 337 | 44 | 238 | 204 | 890 |
| Mr. C. E. Nesham | 84 | 332 | 66 | 296 | 38 | 188 | 188 | 816 |
| Mr. O. L. Clare | 60 | 222 | 64 | 294 | 46 | 260 | 170 | 776 |
| Mr. R. Walters | 73 | 265 | 74 | 316 | 41 | 191 | 188 | 772 |
| Mr. Piers F. Legh[15] | 56 | 236 | 75 | 325 | 43 | 207 | 174 | 768 |
| Mr. C. H. Everett | 67 | 257 | 69 | 285 | 45 | 201 | 181 | 743 |
| Mr. G. W. Chapman | 60 | 248 | 52 | 198 | 38 | 210 | 150 | 656 |
| Mr. H. Kendall | 51 | 227 | 52 | 238 | 40 | 174 | 143 | 639 |
| Mr. G. O. Pardoe[15] | 47 | 211 | 53 | 249 | 40 | 172 | 140 | 632 |
| Mr. W. Yates Foot | 53 | 209 | 54 | 230 | 35 | 187 | 142 | 626 |
| Mr. C. J. Longman | 56 | 198 | 55 | 195 | 43 | 207 | 154 | 600 |
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
[15] Visitors.
Thirty-three gentlemen shot.
* * * * *
The Grand Annual Handicap Meeting of the Royal Toxophilite Society was held on October 11 and 12, 1883.
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