OPINIONS OF THE PRESS
'No one who has read "The Gun and its Development" and "The Breech-loader and How to Use It" will have any hesitation in admitting that Mr W.W. Greener has a thorough knowledge of his subject. No less acceptable, we opine, will be the smaller BROCHURE, which has been recently published under the title of "Sharpshooting," and which is, we are informed, already in a second edition. No doubt the present is an opportune time for a discussion of the subject, and in less than two hundred pages Mr Greener has contrived to give a good deal of practical information, made all the clearer by the illustrations which have been selected. In so far as the art of shooting with the rifle can be taught by words, Mr Greener has essayed to make all who read his treatise proficient sharpshooters, and his remarks, both in sporting and military weapons, are eminently practical.'—The Field.
'Like all men who have had any experience of rifle shooting, insists on training the beginner to shoot, and shoot well, at stationary targets at short distances, and only advancing as each stage is thoroughly mastered. He dilates on the benefits to be derived from having all men trained to use the rifle, and urges the Government to remit the annual tax for a gun license to all who can prove their efficiency as marksmen. The book is thoroughly practical, and is an excellent manual for all who are desirous of becoming sharpshooters.'—Glasgow Herald.
Yesterday, July 20th, 1901, the forty-first annual meeting of the National Rifle Association was brought to a close by the presentation of prizes by Field-Marshal Lord Roberts, Commander-in-Chief.
LORD ROBERTS on Shooting.
Earl Roberts, after presenting the prizes, said the war in South Africa had more than ever impressed him that rifle shooting was the most essential part of soldiers' training, and a qualification which took precedence of all others. Full-sized ranges were very necessary for practice, and he appealed to the patriotism of the British public not to unreasonably oppose the construction of such ranges, as it was on the perfect shooting of our men that the efficiency of the British Army mainly depended. He expressed his pleasure at witnessing such wonderful shooting that day.
Shots from a Lawyer's Gun
A Manual of Law relating to Sporting Rights
By NICHOLAS EVERITT
(H.R.E.)
. . A FEW PRESS OPINIONS . .