The theory and practice of archery

by Horace A. Ford; W. Butt

Gentlemen	100 Yards		80 Yards		60 Yards		Totals
	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.

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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—

Gentlemen	100 Yards		80 Yards		60 Yards		Totals
	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.

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The Twenty-ninth Grand Leamington and Midland Archery Meeting was held on June 12 and 13, 1884.