The theory and practice of archery

by Horace A. Ford; W. Butt

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The Twenty-third Grand Annual Crystal Palace Archery Meeting was held on July 7 and 8, 1881.

Thirty-nine ladies and twenty-four gentlemen shot.

Ladies	60 Yards		50 Yards		Totals
	Hits	Score	Hits	Score	Hits	Score
Miss Legh	81	385	48	280	129	665
Mrs. Piers F. Legh	80	402	46	236	126	638
Mrs. Butt	86	392	46	244	132	636
Mrs. Eyre W. Hussey	79	409	42	200	121	609
Mrs. Marshall	81	399	39	207	120	606
Miss F. Shuter	81	391	44	204	125	595
Miss H. Hutchinson	75	337	43	221	118	558
Mrs. Horniblow	77	351	44	202	121	553
Mrs. Kane	73	325	43	225	116	550
Mrs. P. Pinckney	70	318	44	222	114	540
Mrs. Hulse	75	319	41	211	116	530
Miss Friend	72	310	42	220	114	530
Mrs. W. Yates Foot	75	351	43	167	118	518
Miss E. O. Parr	70	314	46	198	116	512
Mrs. C. E. Nesham	80	320	40	186	120	506

Gentlemen	100 Yards		80 Yards		60 Yards		Totals
	Hits	Score	Hits	Score	Hits	Score	Hits	Score
Mr. C. E. Nesham	86	346	54	232	37	183	177	761
Mr. J. H. Bridges	68	264	70	276	44	216	182	756
Mr. W. Rimington	76	276	68	282	44	196	188	754
Mr. P. F. Legh	62	262	56	248	46	224	164	734
Mr. E. N. Snow	69	251	64	266	43	199	176	716
Mr. C. H. Everett	48	212	68	294	40	188	156	694
Mr. G. O. Pardoe	53	193	69	287	37	159	159	639
Mr. Eyre W. Hussey	52	208	52	224	39	201	143	633
Mr. O. K. Prescot	58	216	53	217	38	184	149	617

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The Nineteenth Grand Western Archery Meeting was held at Bath on August 3 and 4, 1881, when seventy-four ladies and forty-five gentlemen shot.

Miss Legh's score of 840 is an achievement never yet approached at a public meeting of two days' duration, and every one of her 144 arrows were in the target. Her scores were—

60 Yards		50 Yards			Totals
Hits	Score	Hits	Score		Hits	Score
48	252	24	156	=	72	408	the first day,
48	282	24	150	=	72	432	the second day.