< PreviousWinter, 1946-47. T H E R I F L E M A N HAMILTON'S RIFLE CLUB DINNER Hamilton's (Wealdstone) R.C. Hamilton's (Wealdstone) R.C. celebrated their successes since 1940, including the S.M.R.C. Browne Martin Cup two years running, with a dinner and prize distribution in October. Hon. Secretary J. E. Frearson was singled out for praise both as a marksman and the leading executive official. He proposed " The Visitors," to which Mr. P. J. Tucknott, S.M.R.C. statistical officer, replied. Mrs. D. M. Watkins, wife of the Club President, who was in the chair, presented the prizes. Nine sets of team medals and numerous individual prizes were awai ded. Lt.-Col. P. E. Colman, Middlesex County Association president, proposed " The Club," the Chairman replying. Rifles, Not Films 9f S A Y S " B A T T L E O F B R I T A I N " T R O P H Y D O N O R ' (At the Welton S.B. Rifle Club dinner recently, Major J. H. Smith, donor of the " Battle of Britain " Trophy (A.T.C. team shooting champion ship), made a very sound speech, extracts from which we take pleasure in printing below.—^Ed.) Major J. H. Smith reminded his listeners that secretaries do a lot of work, and secretaries and club officials, being only human, needed the support of all. Everyone was not of the temperament to take interest in internal workings, secretarial duties, financial affairs and balance sheets, but at least they could come along to the meetings, if only to stand a dry, thirsty, and toilworn secretary a spot of refresh ment. There \vas nothing like appreciation to " buck up " a secretary ; the only premium to be paid to. ensure another hard year's work from an already over-burdened, good-natured member. Clubs, went on Major Smith, are essential to our community life. The individual voice has no weight, and it is only by being members of such bodies that individuals with good ideas can get these ideas accepted by others until the volume of expressed thought was translated into action. Let us look at the position of rifle clubs generally. No new practice rifles are yet available to members, and remember that a competent rifleman is a national asset. When all the bombs have fallen and heavy guns done their stuff it is the P.B.I, who has to go forward to occupy and hold the ground with his own body, and his own personal weapon. Many of the men who fought and won in the Middle and Far East tell me that on the field of battle men maintained a hi^ morale under machine gun firing, bombing, and mortaring, by digging in, but that accurate rifle fire by trained riflemen, each man knowing that his individual body was the target, was infinitely more wearing to general morale. Now the Board of Trade will not allow even a small purchase of rifles from abroad, but we note with disquiet that they are spending some eighteen millions sterling in cheap and nasty American films, of short and transitory life, whose aftermath is a delinquent youth. The teaching given by motion picture, and everything we see teaches something or other, makes an indelible picture on the mind, whereas the spoken word of lesson or lecture may be quickly forgotten. And speaking of youth, all boys, fortunately or unfortunately, love some sort of projectile or target, and it is far better for youth to " let off steam " in a controlled and disciplined manner on a range, than to endanger all and sundry by passing through the stages of peashooter, catapult, and airgun to the surreptitious possession of some cheap d a n g e r o u s fi r e a r m . The Government have expressed a wish to foster National rifle clubs, and as imports on the dollar exchange are not advisable, surely some of the commandeered training rifles of the Hitler Youth could be shipped over here from the British Zone at small expense. We can only hope the administration responsible is not, with the under standable reaction following a destructive war, rendering these valuable training weapons to salvage. The possession of even a small number of these .22 German Mausers would be of immense assistance to the success of civilian rifle clubs in this country. Now I hope new members will excuse me, if I address a few words to the Home Guards who formed these clubs, and are the backbone and bulk of our membership. During my command of the Company I found them so loyal, so co-operative for all that was good for the unit, that when an opportunity arose a short time ago to commemorate their work, I took the liberty of rising to the situation on their behalf. The occasion was the forty-second annual general meeting of the S.M.R.C., when the Chairman, Lt.-Col. Sir Lionel Fletcher, C.B.E., expressed the desire to create a national competition for the Air Training Corps, and mentioned the need of a suitable trophy. Now we have been very closely associated with the Royal Air Force. In the early Home Guard days, the period of the pike, we borrowed their machine guns and weapons, they gave us " bags " of ammumtion and never asked questions when we came for more. We were invited and flew in their old Whitley Bombers. We drank with them in their mess and canteen, and we were filled with gratitude to those grand lads, so many of whom gave their all. And that gratitude, great then, and remembered now, impelled me to immediately respond to the S.M.R.C., with the result that the " Battle of Britain Trophy " came into being. The trophy is inscribed with the badge of the A.T.C., surmounted by the inscription : " The Battle of Britain Trophy for Annual Com petition between Units of the Air Training Corps " ; and completely encircling the base are the words: " Presented to the S.M.R.C. by Officers, N.C.O.s and Men of ' B' Coy., 12th Lindsey Battalion, H.G., whose one-time role was connected with the defence of Scamp- ton, Dunholme, and Hemswell Airfields." I take this occasion to hand to each of the Home Guard Associated Clubs concerned a handsome framed photograph showing Air Vice- Marshal Sir Alan Lees, Director-General of A.T.C., presenting the trophy to No. 100 Squadron, Keighley A.T.C., the winners for 1946. WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UK70 T H E R I F L E M A N Winter, 1946-47. ©bituades COL. G. B. BARTON, HORSHAM. Col. G. B. Barton, who has died at his residence in Chese- worth Close, will be much missed by his Horsharn friends for his never-failing cheerfulness and kindly disposition. After long service with the State Railways iti India he became during the first Great War Deputy Director (Royal Engineers) of Inland Water Transport in India and Mesopotamia, and he was many times mentioned in despatches for his services. Retiring in 1920, he came to reside in Hoisham. He was an expert photo^apher and many of his pictures have been shown at leading exhibitioas. He also WTOte well on photo graphy. As an artist, top, he achieved much success, and pictures by him have been admired at exhibitions of the Asso ciation of Sussex Artists, of which he was a keen member. During the war he joined the Home Guard and gave instruction in musketry to the Air Training Corps cadets. In spite of his age he remained a good shot, as shown in the records of Hors ham M.R.C., of which he was Secretary for a time. He will be well remembered for his outstanding character by all who k n e w h i m . H e l e a v e s a w i d o w a n d a s o n . S I R W I L L I A M B U R T O N Sir William James Miller Burton, vice-president of the National Rifle Association Council and chairman of the London and Middlesex Cadet Committee, died on Saturday, 30th November, 1946, at the age of 84. The son of the Rev. William Henry Burton, of Dalston, he was born on 29th June, 1862. He joined the London Rifle Brigade in 1879, and was for many years captain of the English international rifle team at Bisley. He was also an alderman and a lieutenant of the City of London, and was knighted in 1925. He married, in 1897, Maud, daughter of Mr. W. Whiffin, of Stamford Hill. There were two sons of the marriage, one of whom died on active service in 1944. Mr . J. J. MADDEN A well-known Freemason, Mr. John James Madden, aged 79, of 38, Morpeth Avenue, South Shields, died recently. M r. M a d d e n w a s a f o u n d e r o f S o u t h S h i e l d s C i v i l i a n R . C . MR. D. B. WHYTE, EDINBURGH It is with profound regret that we record the death of Mr. David B. Whyte. Well-known in Scottish full-bore and small-bore shooting circles, he has fired many times at Bisley and most other well-known Service ranges. He was secretary of the Masonic (Edinburgh) R.C. for 10 years, and devoted much time and energy to its welfare. Amongst his many trophies he valued most his Distinguished Service Award presented by the S-M.R.C. , His death at the comparatively early age of 45 after a long illness is a severe loss to our sport. M r . G E O R G E M ' H A F F I E Mr. George M'Haffie, Dalrymple Street, Stranraer, whose death is announced, was for many years one of the best-known Scottish shots. He first competed at Wimbledon in 1887, and was a regular competitor there and at Bisley for 50 years. He was twice in the " King's hundred," and on one occasion tied for the St. George's Vase. Mr. M'Haffie was a member of the British lifle team that toured Australia in 1907, and he had the hi^est score for the Empire Trophy. He had also the best aggregate for the tour. For many years Mr. M'Haffie was secretary of the Wig townshire province of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club. LT . - C O L . H . G . F . F R I S B Y His many friends, and particularly former members of the Herefordshire H.G., heard with considerable regret of the sudden death which occurred in London in November of Lt.-Col. Henry Guy Fellowes Frisby, of Bacton Grange, in h i s 6 4 t h y e a r . ^ ^ , After a distinguished military career. Col. Frisby came to Herefordshire to spend his retirement, but dpring the war he became one of the most active and prominent members of the Home Guard. For the greater part of that service he was Hereford Sector Commander, having under his command the 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th Battalions. The high standard of efficiency achieved by those units was largely due to his in fluence, ancf he was extremely popular with all ranks. In December 1945 he was appointed one of the vice-presidents of the Herefordshire R.A., and he was also hon. secretary to the Bredwardine and Dore branch of S.S.A.F.A. Rifle Shooting by Short Wave " Hello, G3AGA, this is G2JL calling you. Please call me on C.W." To the uninitiated in amateur short-wave broadcasting that cryptic sentence means that Mr. R. V. A. Allbright, hon. secretary of the West Cornwall Radio Club (G2JL), had given up trying to contact, on radio-telephone, Mr. L. D. Thomas at Helston, and was asking him to use the Morse code. It happened at a shoot between Nos. 4 and 5 Platoons, Home Guard R.C., Penzance, and Helston and District R.C. The West Cornwall Radio Club had undertaken to keep the Helston team (who were shooting at St. John's range, Helston) i n f o r m e d o f t h e r e s u l t s o f t h e t w o H o m e G u a r d c l u b s , s h o o t i n g a t Chyandour Barracks, where Mr. Allbright was using his station. Helston results were to be sent over by Mr. Thomas (hon. treasurer of the Radio Club), using a transmitter at Helston. It was an experiment that was to make history in amateur broad casting and rifle shooting for contact between two teams shooting had never been attempted before. Conditions made the reception at Chyandour Barracks, of Helston signals, impossible, although Helston could hear Mr. Allbright. Shooting arrangements for the match, which had a good " press," were in the capable hands of Capt. J. F. W. Bennett, secretary of the Penzance Rifle League, which was formed in 1943 and at one time embraced 24 units. Lt.-Col. The Lord St. Levan is president. PA R T I A L S U C C E S S The experiment was a partial success and a partial failure because Mr. Allbright could not hear Helston. Members of the Radio Club have talked normally to fellow amateurs 12,000 miles away, but it is often more difficult to talk over 15 miles than over a long distance. At the Barracks signals were coming in ffom all over Europe, with Berlin very prominent. Mr. Beattie suggested relaying results to Australia and then letting the distant amateur give them to Helston. It might easily have been more satisfactory. But the Radio Club are determined to try again. Special permission for the match to be broadcast was granted by the G.P.O. engineer-in-chief. Penzance No. 5 Platoon drew with Helston with 578 points each, and No. 4 Platoon had 561. Results weie :— No. 5 Platoon—J. F. W. Bennett 95, M. Salvadori 97, A. J. Saundry 97, J. Reynolds 96, C. S. Jollow 96, E. G. Wood 97. Total 5^. , Helston R.C.—H. H. Thomas 98, P. Richards 94, J. P. Michael 99, A. W. Hendy 99, R. Williams 93, W. Richards 95. Total 578. No. 4 Platoon—C. Cullis 96, H. ManseU 93, W. Nicholls 88, J,, W. A. Boase 94, P. Gendall 95, D. Michael 95. Total 561. WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UKWinter, 1946-47. T H E R I F L E M A N 71 Correspondence The Editor, The Rifleman. Dear Sir, _ Is the enclosed phenomenal ? I know it proves that, shooting with the same rifle without altering the sights to suit the individual can be one man's ' Bull' and another man's ' Maggie,' " but in my experience I haven't met with anything so pronounced. I would esteem the favour of your observations. ' A (myself) shoots a 98 (straight) on a 10-bull card at 25 yards. " B " (E. Horrocks) then proceeds to fire with the same rifle. His two sighting shots are shown at " C " on card. As this member is in a similar handicap to myself and a consistently good shot, I again take the rifle and without any adjustment obtain two bulls " D "—proving that, the rifle is dead-on. It took 12 clicks (Parker-Hale B.S.) for elevation and eight clicks to centralise. He then shot a very nice 97—seven bulls and three V.G. iimers. To double check I then fired two rounds on his card, producing the result shown at " E." Finally I click-back 12 x 8 and obtain two bulls again, as shown by dots at " F's." PS.—Tell the Government that thousands of riflemen must have their own rifles by 1947, or ? Best wishes, Yours faithfully, GEO. EV ANS (Elland H.G. R.C., Captain). The Editor, The Rifleman. Norbury, S.W.16. 21th December, 1946. Re TELESCOPIC SIGHTS Dear Sir, I understand a suggestion has been made that some of the most important competitions, such as the Grand Aggregate at S.M.R.C. prize meetings, and the National League, should be open to " any sights." May I mention the danger of taking a step which would probably result in such competitions becoming " taboo " to many a good shot who may not be in a position to procure a telescopic sight for his rifle. Small-bore rifle shooting is already becoming quite expensive for many a keen club member, without making it more so. By all means have special competitions for those who are. fortunate enough to be able to afford telescopic sights, but many good shooters would be handicapped and discoinaged by having to use " iron sights " in competition with them. For goodness sake do not make the sport more burdensome for those who, after all, are the backbone of the small-bore mo\ement. Is it not possible that by laving undue emphasis on the telescopic sight shooting, as some propose, it would ha\e a tendency to restrict entries in the Grand Aggregate as. I am sure, it would do in the National League, if telescope sights were allowed in those competitions, or, in fact, any competition open to any sights." Yours verj- truly, H. S. LONGHURST . Dundee, . l l t h D e c e m b e r , \ 9 A 6 . The Editor, The Rifleman. Dear Sir, WA L K E R T A R G E T C L A M P S I am pleased to see that the Society has decided to market the Walker Target Clamp. In my opinion it is the complete answer to all target fixing difficulties, and I would like those interested to know my experience of these clamps. Many Scottish marksmen will agree with me when I say that Dundee and Angus Association's range at Midmill is one of the windiest in the country, and when the old type slotted frames were m use it was impossible to either keep targets in place or exchange them rapidly. New type frames were introduced and were fitted throughout with Walker Clamps. Since then I have never seen a target blow out or even move in the strongest wind, and the interchange of targets has been simplified and speeded up in a manner beyond our greatest expectations. To Clubs and Associations who are contemplating fitting new ranges or constructing new frames I can strongly recommend Walker Target Clamps as being the most secure and the easiest operated of any target holder I have yet seen. Yours faithfully, ^ W . C A M P B E L L , (Sec., Dundee' and Angus Association, 1940-45.) ^ , 3 1 s t O c t o b e r , 1 9 4 6 . The Editor, The Rifleman. .22 RIFLES I often wonder whether anybody has ever gone into the question of what kinds or models of .22 rifles are really needed. To the military mind the question is simple. Their ideal is a million men shooting with identical (sealed pattern) rifles of a pattern agreed for them by a committee, and carrying out identical practices, laid down for them by another committee. But, as I see it, there are three classes of civilian riflemen, each of which needs a different model of rifle. Class 1. The Tiger. „What he wants is the best rifle that money can buy, replete with gadgets and capable of-competing on equal terms (if not even better than) the best he can buy anywhere else. C l a s s 2 . T h e R a b b i t . A converted military rifle, provided it shoots accurately, will satisfy ^"walker" TARGET QCLAMPsi Jf HOLD IN ANY WEA THER F O R 1 0 0 Y D S C A R D S F/tone diagona//y across each comer FOR.25&50 YDS CARDS , , Fit F norisonta/ly a/ong the rap and 2 a/ong the bottom FOR INDOOR SHOOTING F/t 2 a/ong the Fop on/y S U P P L I E D O N L Y B Y T H E S . M . R . C . Is. 3d. per set of four. WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UK72 T H E R I F L E M A N Winter, 1946-47. him. He can't afford to pay a fancy price for it, and can have lots of fun shooting against similarly equipped " rabbits." C l a s s 3 . T h e " f u l l - b o r e " s h o o t e r. Outdoor shooting generally ends about October. He would like to practise at short range provided that he could get a rifle exactly similar to his .303, and on which he could use the sights he has already bought for the .303. Hence he will need probably an S.M.L.E. ; that is, rifle No. 1— or a Pattern 14, rifle No. 3, converted to .22. All these rifles could have the same breech mechanism. • I'm not in love with that of the " Prototype." However, having settled on a basic breech mechanism, the Tigers woiild probably buy " Prototypes "—complete with expensive sights,. pistol grip stock, cam-cocking short stroke stoker, and any other gadgets you can t h i n k o f . The Rabbits' rifle would have whatever sights are provided on the current military rifle. Their rifle should be converted as cheaply as possible—same breech mechanism as the others, but no frills, cam-cocking, etc., and probably a tubed barrel. The outdoor full-bore shooters (not so numerous a class) would want rifles of patterns or marks the same as their full-bore rifles; probably S.M.L.E. or Pattern 14 converted to .22, but otherwise u n c h a n g e d i n a n y w a y. The rules of the S.M.R.C. prohibit magazines. But if magazines were allowed, as they could be if proper safety regulations vyere made, one could introduce many amusing competitions which are impossible at present, and which would be far more attractive to ex-service men than the present type of competitions. Cornwall. 28/A December, 1946. The Editor, The Rifleman. HANDGUN SHOOTING. D e a r S i r , The revolver has always been world in England, largely, I think, it is a dangerous weapon, and that with it. The stringent provisions of two to increase its popularity, and had t h e " C i n d e r e l l a " o f t h e s h o o t i n g b^ause of the common belief that no accurate shooting can be done Firearms Acts have done nothing it not been for the efforts of such people as Mr. F. E. Morton it would no doubt have languished and d i e d l o n g e r e t h i s . , , , , , „ • It is rare in this country, to see the words and Pistol incor porated in the name of a rifle club, whereas in America it is more common than not, as a glance at the Amencan Rifleman will show and it seems to me that something could :ind should be done by clubs to foster interest in this branch of shooting, which, I am sure those who have indulged in it will agree, has a great fascination and is, I believe, of material assistance in increasing one's proficiency in rifle shooting. It is almost always found that a good pistol shot is also a good rifle shot, though the converse does not hold good. ^ Incidentally, I wonder how many readers remember Kings riite and revolver range, which used to be in a basement under the Prince of Wales's Theatre in London, before the first world war ? As tar as I remember they had only one rifle, a '03 Winchester .22 automatic but a fine selection of target revolvers, mostly .455, and I have vivid recollections of buying and shooting there my first target gun, a Colt Officers' Model .38 Special with 7iin. barrel, which cost me about £5, and would now cost about £25—if you could get it. ' In those days there were no .22 revolvers suitable for target worK, other than the Colt P.P. target and the S. and W. .22/32, both 9f which are far too light by present day standards, but the best makes in larger calibres could be had for £5 or £6, and there were many makes and types of .22 single shot pistol. It was about this time that Webley and Scott introduced their original model of their present S.S. pistol, which sold then, I think, for about 30s., while a B.S-A. Martini riHc could be got for £2 12s. 6d. Those were the days indeed I . It would be a great pity if the handgun, which has a fascination for those who shoot it that is never lost until old age makes shooting impossible, should eventually be legislated out of existence through l a c k o f i n t e r e s t . . . , , , „ „ • I think that the defensive role should be stressed (after all, that is its main use, even in war), but more especially its great possibilities in the way of accuracy and last, but not least, its appeal to those people who, like myself, though keen on shooting, are no longer in the first flush of youth, and therefore find it more comfortable to " take it standing." Yo u r s f a i t h f u l l y, C. A. C. CLARKE. Air-Ri By J. F. Le Pavoux (Guernsey After seven years of comparative inactivity air rifle devotees are beginning to turn their thoughts towards the resumption of competitive shooting. To pick up the threads of their once popular sport—still brimful of good prospects and great possibilities—may not be easy going, chiefly due to the shortage of rifles and ranges, and for the most part the return to pre-war standard must be gradual and perhaps laborious. Still the old spirit remains, for to quote the \ygll known adage, " Once a marksman, always a marksman." The Old Guard, many of whom had serious duties to perform during the war, do not need much persuasion to recapture that clean and healthy incentive to beat the target, while new recruits should not be slow in coming along provided they are made aware of shooting facilities in their district. It is largely a matter of enthusiastic organisation in the first place, and secondly a sharpening of members' interest by the institution of varied competitions—shooting ones, o f c o u r s e — f o r s u c h s i d e a t t r a c t i o n s a s c a r d s a n d d a r t s h a v e n e v e r helped to foster keeimess in marksmanship. Let the world know what you are doing and propose to do. A newsy paragraph dropped in ■to the local newspaper office now and again should do much good all round and no harm. • It is encouraging to note that the S.M.R.C. Standing and Kneeling League (small-bore) is gaining in popularity, and this incidentally opens a wide field for the air rifle, which is the weapon par excellence for traim'ng and mastering the intricacies of shooting without supporting aids. Pellets are infinitely cheaper than live ammunition, and the rifle itself when sympathetically tuned up can be made to vie with the small-bore in the matter of precision up to 20 yards. Then again, an air rifle range can generally be fixed up either in the back yard, a s h e d o r e v e n i n t h e h o u s e . All the trophies of the National Air Rifle Section of the S.M.R.C. won by Guernsey marksmen during the 1938-9 season are still safe in that land of flowers and tomatoes. During the enemy occupation of the Channel Islands they were well guarded by the holders, who at great personal risk exercised remarkable ingenuity in keeping them hidden from the Germans. The islanders were not so fortunate with the rifles, however, as all weapons had to be handed over. That was the e S h o t s .R.A. Representative to S.M.R.C.) order, but the command was not strictly obeyed, for a few privately owned rifles were secretly encased and buried for the duration. These are the only ones left to carry on with at the present time, and in order to help in getting the game going again the lucky owners . of precious rifles have made a sporting gesture m allowing thern to be pooled for commimal use. That was how the individual championship of the island for this year was shot for. The rifles were drawn for, and no competitor used his own. Of course, such an expedient does not conduce to good average shooting, and reputations suffered in consequence. But then the governing idea was to cater for the greatest riumber. For open competition, however, to get the best results it is always advisable to allow competitors to use their own rifles or their favourite club rifles. For the principal air rifle events promoted by the S.M.R.C. there are two imposing challenge cups for the National team and individual championships and a handsome challenge shield for the club whose members score the highest aggregate of points in the armual Marksrnan Badge competition. The National Air Rifle League is another interesting event. All are shot for from the standing position at s i x y a r d s o n | - i n c h b u l l t a r g e t s . _ . , , , When these competitions are resumed next winter the issue should be more open than ever. Little Guernsey, now severely handicapped through occupation setbacks, may be hard put to it to successfully defend those National honours. At the moment only six of the island's 24 pre-war clubs have made a start, though others will assuredly follow as ranges becorne available. As, apart ffom shoulder to shoulder district encounters, almost all matches are shot under postal conditions the vaiious clubs through out the British Isles will probably have lost touch with old rivals from afar after all these years, and the time seems opportune for a renewal of some of those delightful friendly tussles by post in preparation for the more serious tests to come. Therefore, all you busy secretaries of air rifle clubs or other organisations with air rifle sections, would you please, as a prelirninary and without obligation, send in your name and atjjlress to the Secretary of the S.M.R.C. All the best and good shooting. WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UKWinter, 1946-47. T H E R I F L E M A N Competition Notes and Comments 73 The Browne Martin competition has now reverted to its oiieinal conditions of eight-man teams. Confined to clubs within a ridiiis ^ ,1f e G.P.O. London, this competition is one of the oldest in the Society s annals. As many clubs find it di.fiicult to field teams of eight entries suffered. Last year, when it was teams of five we ri^ived 104, as against 49 this season. In the first round Hamiltons A, winners of the last two competitions, made 79'> and arc evidently deieimined to complete the hat-trick. Hani' and Petersham and Witan (L.C.C. staff) also made 792, whilst Lvots and Twickenham scored 791, which is very good shooting ind^d In the second round Witan (L.C.C. Staff) again made 792 the^i ° round. This team is congratulated on their high standard and If they can keep it up they should beat most of the oppositbn Hamiltons did not do quite so well this time, but their score of 7S7 was a good one. West Ham and District A also made 787, and City of London Police made 785. ' * * « most popular pre-war competitions, the Burrouahes cno'' ^ revived this year with the veiy fine entry of 590 teams, more than we used to receive in the " cood old davs " Teams are separated into two sections. Those with a oeclared avefaso or ovei were placed in the " A " section, and those below that in the B section, the numbers in each section being fairly eoual Die first rount has now been completed, and the best score in the A section was by Walthanistow Ensign who made 798 to beat a good team in Lensbury and Britannic House B, who made 791 x v L n ' a r r T T w i c k e n h a m A a n d Wilan (L.C.C. staff) A. Ham and Petersham A made 795 and B I Meisea Island A, Bradford A and City of Cardiff A each made 794* The best totals in B section were : Dartford H.G. B 785 Modern Machine Tools C 781, Doichester Coy. H.G. B 780, Honiton 780 and Borough of Heston ana Isleworth Electricity Dept. A, D Morean Rees & Sons and Scunthorpe Homards C 779 eich. After the seco^ round any teams in the " B " section who average 770 or more for the two shoots will be transferred to the " A " section, as they have evidently improved above "B" section standard since making ^eir entry. Many good scores were made in the second round,' where Gt'y of Cardiff A headed the A section with 796. They were followed by Bicester and District A, Borough of Southend-on- k"" and Petersham A with 795 each. Several teams made 794. Edinl^rgh Citizens A, Kynoch A, Lensbury and Britannic House A Twickenham B and Worplesdon. The latter only got through after a regauge with the .25 gauge after a tie with Portlet4n ® Rojls-Royce A were unlucky, they made 793 and lost to Lensbury and Britannic House A. The best scorM in B secU9n were 783 by Croesgoch District A, 781 by Wallsend H.G 780 by City of Newcastle C and 779 by Chertsey A and 58th Surrey H.Cj. A. * * » The National is the most important and the most interesting event in the Society's programme. Not only does it give practice S.M.R.C. LEAGUES TEAM AVERAGES AND PENALTIES When entering a team a correct average must be given To ascertain this, the member's average must be computed upon the best TEN out of the last TWELVE cards shot bv the competitor in S.M.R.C., County, League and lastly Club Competitions. A team is permitted to improve its average according to the sea e below. This percentage is on the difference between the declared average and the highest possible score. The permitted average in a division is based on that of the team- who submitted the highest average for the division Teams will be advised of the permitted average. Should their average exceed that allowed at the end of the season they will forfeit any prizes. SCALE A, averages 475 and over ... 25 per cent B, averages 450 to 474 ... 30 per cent C, averages below 450 ... 33^ per cent •K'O-SI' which Cou„,|:c„pa:,drsf™S'Sf„'lS,-S?S^ "t ing teams' averages. Their B team m thi^^^-. fL. 'ead- enough for the first division and their C team was al^^as^pn'J^ This club %von the three leading trophies : the TwiifiM Om cmries with it the title of S.M.R.cT Champion Te^ foTfh ^e Patriotic Shield No. 4 and the He<;|op Challenge SWeW Wim^' f s^pnd in the first division, Ale,xaXi P^ A^nd' in the second division and Great Western Railway Bristol Civ-r" Beaminster A won SS 4 indTe f^T Civd an Marksman Challenge Trophy, with Borough of VVandswfih A runners-up with six match points less. The lending i averages in the first division were bv J. Hail (Citv of Ri^in^h and J. F Chandler (Twickenham" A). BotKa^k-sSSTfi-?^^^ times and averaged 395.22. .The leading two w^thorrl h! second division were H. Graves (Worplesdon and DisMct AI 393 QO and S. H. Chirm (City of Birmingham B) 393.00. W. E Avent fG W R Bristol A) had the best figures in division 3 with 397.33 and E Colston* his club-mate, made 393.88. S. Brouchton (TwickeA^m m division 4 with 391.88. and A. Bolsom o^STamfteam LSSd 391.62. Three com^titors did well in division 5 : F. W J (Heston and Hounslow A) 393.80, T. Walker fKinms^ nnd ^ort) 393.70 and G. Flexmore (Heston and Hounslow A) 393 "o" competitors did well in this compeS. We cAn fiSi stooti5U^°tW;Tea7ue?'^ • * * as a separate competition fnt' fl® since 939. The 31 teams which entered wereSed Th2 We hope that as clubs revive entries will increase The first division, which ca-ries with it the Scottish League Stfi^M* was won by Falkirk Lord Roberts A team for the foufth vear i^' with®fhTM^^® previous three years having been shot concurrently m3h National ^ague. This team did excellently and won ">0 match points out of 24 with an average of 1,953.25 Porilethen ~A team were second in the first division and their average was 1 947 4?" They obtained 16 points out of a possible 24, a perfo™ce 'cuard: M R®p equalled with a lower average. Miss Patricia A. Young M.B E., who is a member of the Council of the S.M R C eave^wn trophies, the Solway Trophy for division 2 and the Ldnciudra Trophy for division 3 Portlethen B team won the 2nd divi.iorand tte trophy with 18 points out of 20, and an average of 1,934.40. Falkirk Lord Roberts B team were second with 16 points, and their average was 1,932.90. Portlethen C team won the 3rd ^visiOT wkK unbeaten record of 20 points for 10 matches. They averaged 1 932 m and Edinburgh Citizens B team were second with 16 points and an average of 1,917 66.. Caputh won division 4 with fd pointe and Blairgowie and District were second with 14 points. St. ^drews B team, who were unbeaten, won division 5 with Durris B team runners- up with 14 points out of 20. Individual averages weie^(4lleS many instances. The best of them all was A. Wright (Falkirk Lord Roberts .A team) who averaged 394.50 for 12 shofts. ^ J D nS T ° ^ i t h 3 9 2 . 9 1 , c l o s c l y f o l l o w e d b yms son A. J., who averaged 392.98. G. Robertson (Falkirk Lord Roberts A team) and W. Buchanan of the same club, shooting in their B team, shared fourth place with 392. J. D. YouAg (Poitllthen ^vision 2) averageo 391.42. Best in division 3 was W. Emslie (Port- with 391.40. The champion competitoi for oivision 4 was J. Robertson (Caputh) who averaged 389.10, and C. Glen (Irvinel was top man in division 5 with 386.00. The Standing and Kneeling League, breaking away from the usual prone position events, introduces welcome variety to the S M R C competition programme. Started last season with an entry of'46 tearns formed into four divisions, we received 56 entries this year and rnade five divisions. Unlike prone shooting, the scores vary con siderably fiom match to match. Plenty of practice is necessary to do well in the standing position. This competition should serve a most useful purpose in view of the Olympic games programme in WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UK74 the rifleman Winter, 1946-47. 1948. Off-hand shooting is a prominent style in Continental shoot ing and in the Olympic games. Leicester and District again won the first division without losing a point. Ham and Petersham were second this year, and they and Miles Aircraft reversed portions as compared with last sea.son. Mottingham and Gi ove Park H.G.O.C. A. were first in division 2 and A Coy. 1st Surrey Bn. H.G. A were second. Both won 16 match points each, but Mottingham had the better aggregate. Division 3 was won by A Coy. 53rd Surrey H.G. with 8th Bn. Wilts H.G.O.C.A. A second, only two points behinn. There was a match points tie in division 4, where A Coy. 1st Surrey Bn. H.G. B were first and Metrogas second. Here again the aggregate decided the final positions. Dunoon H.G. A won division 5, and three teams finished with 12 points each. Highfield, South Essex Waterworks and 8th Bn. Wilts H.G.O.C.A. C finished in that order on aggregate. » The final results of the National Team Handicap appear in this number and it will be seen that Rolls-Royce A team were successfu in winning the cup and medals. Both finalists shot under special witnesses appointed by the S.M.R.C., and Rolls-Royce rose mag nificently to the occasion to make the highest possible score of 400 points. Automotive (Twickenham) R.C. won the second prize they did very well indeed under the strain of the final to score 396. This competition was most popular, attracting 873 team entries. Such a huge entry meant a protracted competition which has been in progress since early April. Under this self-handicapping system all teams stand a chance. A moderate shooting team is quite liable to score anything from 395 to 400, and many did so to beat teams who could shoot very much better under the scratch systern. The prospectus for the 1947 competition will be issued early in the New Year when we hope for an even better entry. The first Coimty Cup Competition since the war was shot this year and 25 teams returned their cards. Teams of 20 shoot 10 shots each at 25, 50 and 100 yards, the whole team shooting on the same range on the same day. We have pleasure in congratulating Middle- sex upon their winning score of 5,876, which was well ahead of Surrey, who made 5,835 for second place. Yorkshire scored only one pomt less with 5,834 and Warwickshire were placed fourth with 5,820. London (5,816) and Durham (5,814) followed. These scores were much below the pre-war standard, but competitors have hardly settled down since the intervening period. « « The B.S.A. Cup for county teams of 20 firing 20 shots each at 25 yards was supported by 30 counties. Middlesex completed the "county double" by scoiing 3,941 to beat Yorkshire into second place by 13 points. London were third with 3,916, Aberdeen fourth (3,914), Surrey fifth (3,911) and Wafwickshire sixth with 3,909. Only British counties entered this season, but we hope for entries from Canada, Austialia and perhaps New Zealand in 1947. The Dominions shot regularly and did well in this competition pre-war. Ontario won in 1936 and again in 1937, and we anticipate that they will extend the British counties to their utmost to retain .the champion ship of this interesting Empire contest. ^ : ( c * * The County Knock-Out Competition, a new venture, is developing into an interesting competition. Counties were placed in four zones . South-Eastem, Northern, South-Western and Scottish. Most en tries, 10 in each, were received from the South-Eastern and Northern zones. No entiies were received from N. Ireland. The first round scores which appear show Surrey with the best return of 1,982, Lanca shire next with 1,976, Essex 1,975 and Middlesex 1,971. Yorkshire werfe paired with Lancashire and, although they returned the good score of 1,969, they were beaten. Cards for the second round have to be completed not later than the 15th December. * * * We are reviving the Empire Cities Match, which is foi\teams of 30 competitors drawn from the chief city in any country in the British Empire. This pre-war competition originally organised by the London County Association was an annual match between Sydney, Australia, and London, but as other cities expressed a desire to take part it was handed over to the S.M.R.C. who were in a better position to run it. Since then teams have entered from Edinburgh to re present Scotland, Belfast for N. Ireland and the chief cities of states in Canada, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. Cards are issued by the S.M.R.C. to the "City" organisers to be shot and returned by the 31st May. * * > i « We have received most excellent support for the S.M.R.C. Winter League this season, and 702 teams are shooting. This compares very favourably with an entry of 569 teams last season. The reason for this increase is the fact that last season teams were under the impression that if they were shooting in their Coiinty League they would not be permitted also to shoot in the S.M.R.C. league. This misunderstanding has now been cleared up and as there is no re striction whatsoever the entries for this season are very much betmr. This is not a record entry, however, as we had 960 teams in the Surnmcr League of 1945. The teams this season have been graded 'hto divisions, 58 of which comprise 12 teams in each shooting one matcn against each other, whilst in division 59 there are six teams which will shoot twice against each opponent. Three trophies are being awardc 'this season, one for each of the first three divisions. These trophies were originally shot for in our pre-war Shmt Range League, whi^ was restricted to teams shooting at 15 and 20 yards. The S.M.RjL. did not run a 25 yards league in those days. No tables arc available at the time of writing, but each team will have received a copy by the time this is In print. * » The Scottish Cup has reverted fo the old conditions for teams of six ; 104 entries were received, which is 12 less than '^st season. We suppose this is a natural reaction as some clubs find difficulty in raising more than one team of six whereas they could probably enter two teams of four. There are 52 teams in each s^tion and first round cards have to be shot not later than the 29th December. No doubt clubs will arrange to have thern done early m case ne Christmas festivities interfere with the shooting I * * * The original conditions, for teams of six, are again in force for the " News of the World " Team Competition, and 298 entries have been received. This competition is to be run in two sections, as m recent years, and we hope it will once more develop into as interesting an event as it always has been ; 142 teams are shooting in the A section and 156 in the " B." The first round has to be completed by the 22nd December. Twenty-three teams entered for the Inter-University ^ague and they have been formed into three divisions. Matches will not com mence until after the Christmas vacation and the first rourid has to be completed by the 26th January. Thereafter, matches wdl be fired weekly, and we hope to have the competition finished betore tne E a s t e r v a c a t i o n . * A welcome increase of entries for the Industrial League totals 198 teams, 18 more than last year. These teams have been graded into 15 divisions, with 12 teams in each, and two divisions with eight teams; the latter, of course, will be shooting-rather more matches than the other divisions. This competition is for teams drawn Irom factories and workshops and the Engineers' League trophies are awarded to leading teams which are composed entirely of engineers. * * * The entries this season for the Wales and Monmouthshire L^gue are almost double those of last year—55, compared with 29. There are eight divisions each with six teams, and one division ot seven teams. They have been graded according to averages submitted, and we hope the competition will be interesting and keen. » * We have had an immense entry of 2,762 for the " News of the World " Individual Competition, which includes many championships. The competition itself carries the title of the British Short Range Individual Championship and concurrently with this the English, Scottish, Welsh and N. Ireland Senior and Junior Championships are run. The Veterans' Championship is also mcluded in this event, and there are special prizes for ladies. Cards for the first stage have been issued and must be completed by 31st December. All petitors who make 297 or over will be entitled to shoot in the second stage. . » * * The Public Schools' Old Boys' Competition, inaugurated this year, is supported by an entry from 25 teams. They have to complete their cards by the 31st December. We hope that all these entrants will fire full teams and that the result will be a close one. The chair man of the S.M.R.C. (Lt.-Col. Sir Lionel Fletcher, C.B.E.) has given a cup for this competition. ^ ^ The Postal " Ashburton " for the Junior Training Corps received an entry of 61 teams. The first stage has been shot ^id the cards have been issued for the second stage, which has to be shot under special witnesses appointed by the S.M.R.C. Glenalmond (Trinity College) A made the highest score in the first stage of 767 and Marl borough College A were next with 760. Glenalmond (Trinity College) B made 758 and both the B team of Marlborough College and Glasgow Academy A scored 749. The second stage cards have to j be completed by the 8 th December. An individual competition is WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UKWinter, 1946-47. T H E R I F L E M A N 75 fired concurrently with the team event and the 20 boys with the b v t h e f < ? f " " d u n d e r w i t n e s s e s a p p o i n t e d t L I P i ' ^ l c h a i r m a n ( L t . - C o l . S i r ^hoo? r pnnLnnH rr • The second stage was a close and interesting Km? .c (Trinity College) A again made the best score, but as they had to shoot outdoors in very severe and wintry weather their score was not so good as in the first stage, but their 757 was just one point better than that made by Marlborough College A. Marl borough College B were third with 753, Glasgow Academy were with 77q'' n iK Glenalmond (Trinity College) B were fifth wth 729. Our thanks are extended to T. Walker, J. D. Powell and W Kenny for their help in witnessing these shoots on our behalf The individual prize was won by P. J. Swain (Royal Grammar School congratulated on his score of 100 points S j' aSly'coiS A'nZl T"" " """ * » The S.M.R.C. are doing its utmost to encourage shooting amonast junior organisations. In addition to the four seasonable com petitions for teams from all organisations, we are now staging soecial separate competitions for the Army Cadet Force, Air Training Corps and Sea Cadet Corps. We have received 147 entries for our Winter Competition, in which shooting finished on the 8th December and so for we have received 184 teams for the Army Cadet Force Competition, 97 for the Sea Cadet Corps, which is a new venture entirely, and ">6 for the Air Training Corps. As the lists for the latter do not close until the 14th January there is plenty of time to increase this moderate entry. * * * -.r, S.M.R.C. Home Guard Competition closed on the 30th November, and only 152 have been received. This is most disappointing as we had 419 last year. Probably there is not the interest taken in shooting amongst ex-membeis of the Home Guard and they are not supporting their clubs to the same extent There i! ? hf^lsome trophy, the Kent Phillips Challenge Cup, at present h e l Q b y W i c k H . G . , f o r t h e w i n n e r s . * * Congratulations to Ashgate A on winning the first division Pistol League and the Victory Challenge Cup for the second vear in suc cession. Hampton Mobile Police were second in tliis division completing the programme with only two points less. Leicester and District won the second division with 18 points out of a possible 20 and Cafferata R. and P.C. A were runners-up with 16 points. R.A F (Halton) B headed division 3, two points better than P.A.M. a! Ashgam C were un^featea in division 4 and won quite comfortably from Twickenham C. Cafifeiata R. and P.C. B also went through the season without losing a point in division 5 and they were eight points better than the runners-up, Hampton A. Leicester and Di^rict B'were the best team in division 6 and although Chesterfield H.G. and RolJs-Royce B tied 14 points each. Chesterfield H.G. took the prize on the better aggregate. Caffeiata R. and P.C. C secured the first place in division 7, beating Dorchester Coy. H.G. by two match points. Increasing interest is being taken in pistol sh^ting at the present time and we have no doubt that this competition will expand m the future. The S.M.R.C. have taken over all .22 pistol competitions from the N.R.A. and we anticipate a much busier time With this class of shooting in the future. * * We are glad to report an increase of entries for the Pistol Winter League. Forty-three teams are taking part as against 34 last season. They have been graded into seven divisions according to strength six divisions each of six teams and one division of seven teams The first two rounds have already been shot and the latest league tables appear in this issue. * * * We should like to draw the attention of all pistol shooters to the Tiger Trophy Competition. It is run in two sessions : 1st January to 30th June ana the 1st July to 31st December. We should welcome applications for the conditions as well as entries early in January The entry fee is 2s. 6d. for each member each season and he has to shoot four 20-yards slow fire cards issued by the S.M.R C The support of all pistol shooters is inyited. * * * Please send to the S.M.R.C. for particulars of the Pistol Rating awards in which individual members and members of clubs may shoot for an award. The conditions will be forwarded upon appli cation. There are certificates, badges and medals to be won in a variety of classes, and it should prove to be a very popular competition amongst hand-gun users. The " Newark " trophy is also shot for concurrently with this competition, the award going to the club whose members obtain the highest number of points. Individual Championship will soon be i fifi nr" n, ®'^ses, and those competitors who make f o r t h e A U k ' ^ ^ C o n d S t a g e for the prizes. All shooting will be specially witnessed in the second » ^K^' ''®!® ®/o'''® "Forces' Day" Competition, Rifle Club frf cK 'f competitors scored 297 or over and qualified to shoot m the second stage. The first stage has already b^n shot ^ K Pfcssure of Work the scoring of the targets has not been completed but as the organisers of the competition have extended the date for finishing until the 31st May ne.xt year there is no im mediate huro'. , Cards for the Rifle Club sLtion final will be thr^^i'^R addition to our own section for rifle clubs, sp?t.v,n^ r'"® ° ^^® "O'"® Guard and junior f? h??» ?■ '''s w\are concerned there will only be one stage fnrwir?MH®t • ® "ames of the leading competitors will be forwarded to the organisers next May. When the winning competitors of all sections are known then the S.M.R.C. will take charge of the fina and competitors will shoot under their supervision. One com petitor only m each section will be entitled to shoot in this final. ^ In this issue we have published the final results of the Metropolitan Inter-Borough Competition, which is one of the most popular in the "'® S-M.R.C. on behalf of the Metre? pol tan Mayors Shooting Committee. Open to teams of eight from F q n? M? ^^P""0P0jdan Boroughs, with the adaition of Richmond, Ealing, Hornsey and Wimbledon, this competition is run in two sections. In the first, each team has to shoot a set of cards in March April and May. The five Boroughs with the highest aggregate shoot in the final at Ham jmd Petersham. The final is one of the most spectacular and e.xciting events of the season, as each team has to shoot against the other four in disc-breaking at 100 yards. Some of the heats were very close indeed, and the time taken was remarkable Richmond s in particular, in for the eighth heat they smashed their ->4 d i s c s i n 5 6 s e c o n d s ! * » The Badges Competitions have been well supported this season but we have not had so many applications for the Mastershot Award as formerly. Only 87 badges and chevTons have been issued We have had 1 lOO applications for " A " class marksman badges and chevrons 250 for the " B " class and 50 for the " C " class Un fortunately, we are out of stock of the " A " and " B " class badges at the moment, but competitors can be assured that the awards will be available in about a month's time. We have issued 137 "A " cl^s junior badges, 11 "B" class and five "C" class. Evidently the lower classes are not popular, and no doubt competitors wait until they can obtam the highest award before they make application ■ Ihen'fh H Efficiency Badges. They were instituted when the Home Guard was formed with the object of creating interest in shooting. Now that the Home Guard has been stood down there IS no turther purpose in continuing the tests. So far this season we foave issued 368 A " class, 117B " and 30 " C." About Tw W been issued to junior organisations. From the 1st January we are introducing an Expert Badge under the same conditions as the Mastershot and Marksman Badge Competitions. In this case TOmptitois must make scores between 194 and 197 inclusive on the Deliberate cards and 188 and 195 inclusive on the Time Limit cards jnis IS to satisfy those competitors who are unfortunate enough to just miss the Mastershot class but who are better than the " A " class Marksman competitors. ST OLEN From Prescot and District Rifle Club B.S.A, MODEL 12. No. 42398 GREENER. No. IX 45/167 Any Club or Individual being offered these rifles should notify police and S.M.R.C. immediately. WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UK76 the rifleman S.M.R.C. Competitions Forces Day " Competition SlS°34'»iSS;. •»«»..., sKun'l S.M.R.C. 5-target R I F L E C L U B S E C n O N 30 shots each competitor at 25 yards, 10 shots each at three c m c a r d s . fi r s t s t a g e . The, following competitors qualified for the second stage N . A c k r o y d , B i l l i n g h a m S y n t h o ^ • ■ j q q S . T . N o r m a n , W e s t H a m a n d D i s t n c t - q o T * W a l k e r , K i n r o s s a n d M i l n a t h o r t 2 9 9 J. R. George, Maiden 299 A - C o x o n , W o r p l e s d o n a n d D i s t n c t 2 9 9 R . C . J a c k l i n , L y t h a m S t . A n n e s 2 9 9 N . C o o p e r , L y t h a m S t . A n n e s . . . 2 9 9 C. C. Sonley , Hull ... •/. 299 A , S . W h i t a k e r , H a w k e r A i r c r a f t 2 9 8 H. Williams, Embankmmt... 298 L N o r t h , M o d e m M a c h m e T o o l s 2 9 8 H. S. Clif ford, WiUesden T . G r a h a m , J u n r . , G l e n g a m o c k 2 9 8 L. W. Wickens, Hendon and CncWewood E. A. Spirit!, Merton and Sutton T ransport ^93 J. A. Orchard, Merton and Sutton T ransport ^93 H. F . Manners, G.P .O. v't^. .v* 298 F . W . G . M i l e s , D o v e r a n d D i s t n c t ^ 2 9 8 W. V . K n i g h t , W o r p l e s d e n a n d D i s t n c t 2 9 8 J. Cooke, W orplesdon and District 298 S . L . W h i t a k e r , H a w k e r A i r c r a f t 2 9 7 R . C o o k s o n , L y t h a m S t . A n n e s . . . • • • • • • * * * • " 2 9 7 M i s s V . F . C o o k e , C u r d r i d g e . . . . 2 9 7 H G r a v e s , W o r p l e s d o n a n d D i s t n c t 2 9 7 P. * M c N e i l l , E d i n b u r g h C i t i K ^ . ; . 2 9 7 W B a n w e l l , W e s t H a m a n d D i s t r i c t . . . . . . • • • • • • * * * • • * 2 9 7 W . A . G r o v e s , D o r c h e s t e r B r e w e r y g y B . H e w s o n . H u l l i t - 2 9 7 H. W . Johnson, L.N.E.R. Darlington -gj P . H u e t t , M i l e s A i r c r a f t . . . 2 9 7 W. W. Bancroft, Borough of Southend-on-Sea F . " S i m p s o n , R o l l s - R o y c e 2 9 7 W, J . S m i t h , G . P . O . 2 9 7 A. O. T aylor , Automotive 297 N . C . M a n s e y , D o v e r a n d D i s t r i c t j o - R. Lister , W orplesdon and Distnct 297 W . J a c k l i n , L y t h a m S t . A i m e s 2 9 7 J. Wallace, Cookstown S.M.R C. Junior Training Corps Competition, 1946 Teams of eight, 10 shots each competitor at S.M.R.C. 5-target Tin-Hat cards. P I R S X S TA G E . The leading five teams will shoot a second set of cards witnesses appointed by the S.M.R.C. 1. Glenalmond Trinity College A Marlborough College A Glenalmond Trinity CoUege B Marlborough College B G l a s g o w A c a d e m y B . . . . . . RoyS Grammar School, Guildford Denstone College Wr e k i n C o l l e g e . . . ■■■ Glenalmond Trinity College C W i n c h e s t e r C o l l e g e A Eton College ... ... University College School We l l i n g b o r o u g h S c h o o l A Winchester College B Loretto School We l l i n g t o n C o l l e g e . . . Merchiston Castle School A... G l a s g o w A c a d e m y B Rutlish School E d i n b u r g h A c a d e m y A The Leys School Rossall School Felsted School A Sherborne School Canford School Rcpton School A We l l i n g b o r o u g h S c h o o l B Blundell's School Kings Sch o ol , Wo rc e st e r Repton School B King Edward's School, Birmingham To n b r i d g e S c h o o l E p s o m C o l l e g e . . . . . . E d i n b u r g h A c a d e m y B 35. Clifton College 36. W ellington School, Somerset 37. Bedford School 2. 3. 4. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 27. 28. 30. 32. 33. under the supervision of 767 760 758 749 749 748 743 739 737 731 731 727 724 719 716 705 705 702 695 693 692 688 687 682 681 681 677 672 672 664 664 662 659 659 656 648 646 637 A r d i n g l y C o l l e g e 6 3 S D u r h a m S c h o o l 6 3 5 We s t A u c k l a n d S c h o o l 6 3 4 F e l s t e d S c h o o l B 6 3 4 Lancing College 621 B a r n a r d C a s t l e S c h o o l „ • • • , 6 1 8 B i s h o p V e s e y ' s G r a m m a r S c h o o l 6 1 1 Bridlington School 602 We l l i n g t o n C o l l e g e 5 9 3 F r a m l i n g h a m C o l l e g e 5 9 7 Sebright School... ... 597 M e r c h i s t o n C a s t l e S c h o o l B 5 3 5 C i t y o f L o n d o n S c h o o l 5 5 7 Downside School A 554 D o w n s i d e S c h o o l B , 5 6 2 L e e d s G r a m m a r S c h o o l 5 2 4 D o r c h e s t e r G r a m m a r S c h o o l 5 7 0 Ta u n t o n S c h o o l 5 0 0 H e r t f o r d G r a m m a r S c h o o l 4 3 2 Abingdon School 447 Portora Royal School I N D I V I D U A L P R I Z E . The following arc the competitors "'■'h.'he highest srares m the ° Lionel Fletcher , C.B.E. ^ jqq D. L. Macrae, Glenalmond Trinity College A J. R. H. W alter , Marlborough College A gg C . M . B y r d , M a r l b o r o u g h C o l l e g e B 9 3 ™sncK".'So«s:'.im»d T« coite A; R p College B ; E. A. M. Colman, Glasgow Academy A ; A. F. F. Denms, Eton College. 38. 39. 41. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. SECOND STAGE. 1. Glenalmond (Trinity CoUege) A (the W. D . B o y d 9 8 D. L. Macrae 96 L. L. Cumming 96 D. M. Thomson 96 Witness : T. Walker, S.M.R.C. 2. Marlborough College A (8 prizes) Staniforth " Cup and eight prizes) 757 R. H. Ardler J. Gilmour H. D. Miller R. J. Eden M. R. Williams R. D. Strang A. H. W oodhouse... T. P . M . H o u s t o n Witness . Marlborough College B P. A . H o l m a n s T . M . E . E v a n s . . . A. M. Mackintosh A. S. Garden Witness . Glasgow Academy A E. J. Lfddell W. M . M c C a s h . . . J. Arthur J. F . McLeod Witness. . Glenalmond (Trinity College) B J. R. Campbell H. G. W right W. B . C a m e r o n J. S. Cairns 97 A. H. J. Dobson 96 D. E. Cadisch ... 96 K. e. Parry "■ 9 4 J . R . H . W a l t e r J. D. Powell, Marlborough R.C. ■" 9 7 G . M . B y r d 96 M. D. G. W ainwright 96 P. J. C. PhiUips .96 R. E. Land J. 'b. PoweU, Marlborough R.C. 99 97 97 95 E. A. M. Colman C. J. McLelland... W. G . W a t s o n . . . J. A. Duncan wV'Kenny, Renfield R.C. 96 95 93 93 C. M. Smail M. E. Howard . T . J . H a n n a y . J. M. Stevenson 95 93 92 91 94 94 93 92 93 93 92 90 93 91 89 83 90 90 88 84 756 753 744 729 Eight prizes to tlhe ContinIenr'wit"thf'hi^eS'sM^^ of those whose strength is i m d e r 1 0 0 . - 7 2 7 U n i v e r s i t y C o U e g e S c h o o l , INDIVIDUAL COMPETITION ^ ^ , Result of second stage shoot for the prize presented by Lt.-Col. Sir Lionel R'j?'swain.^RoyaI Grammar School, Guildford J. Liddell, Glasgow Academy A --• D. Boyd, Glenalmdnd (Trinity CoUege) A ... R. WiUiams, Marlborough CoUege A ... L. Macrae, Glenalmond (Tnmty C<Mege) A L. Cumming, Glenalmond (Tnmty CoUege) A D. Strang, Marlborough CoUege A S. Garden, Marlborough CoUege B _ Widdows, Wellingborough School A Hon. J. F. H. Baring, Eton CoUege T. Armstrong, University CoUege School P. M. Houston, Marlborough CoUege A M. Byrd, Marlborough CoUege B . H . A k e r o y d , W r e k i n C o U e g e • • • Gilmour, Glenalmond (Trinity CoUege) A .- . B. Cameron, Glenalmond (Trinity College) B . D. G. Wainwright, Marlborough College B A. M. Colman, Glasgow Academy A R. H. Walter, Marlborough CoUege A F. F. D e n n i s , E t o n C o U e g e . . . - ■ . E. Howard, Glenalmond (Tnmty College) B M. Small, Glenalmond (Trinity CoIIep) B... B. Flint, Glenalmond (Trinity CoUege) C ... E. W M D. L. R. A D J. C. W J. W M E. J. A. M C J, 100 99 98 97 96 96 96 96 95 94 94 94 93 93 93 93 93 93 92 92 90 90 86 WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UKWinter, 1946-47. T H E R I F L E M A N 77 Scottish League • c o m p e t i t o r , 2 0 s h o t s a t 5 0 y a r d s 1 0 e a c h a t t w o cards. 20 shots at 100 yards, 10 each at two cards. ' Leading individual averages (for not less than 75 per cent of the matches'! are nuXr^S^mmch^'sho"®"' Final League tables ;— 1 . F a l k i r k L o r d R o b e r t s A 2. Portlethcn A 3. Guardbridgc 4. Edinburgh Citizens A 5. Perth City and County , 6. Croftfoot A 7. Bonaccord DIVISION 1 S. W . D.L.P. Agg. 12 10 02 20 23439 12 8 04 1623369 12 8 0 4 16 23351 12 7 0 51423322 12 60 612 22557 12 3 096 21264 12 0012 0 22964 f o r 1 1 m a t c h e s Falkirk Lord Roberts A (the Scottish League Shield and five prizes! Portlethen A (five prizes). BEST A VERAGES A . W r i g h t , F a l k i r k L o r d R o b e r t s J. D. NicoU, Perth City and Cotmty ... A. J. Nicoll, Perth City and County ... G . R o b e r t s o n , F a l k i r k L o r d R o b e r t s A J. G. Proudfoot, Edinburgh Citizens A R. P. Morris, Portlethen A J. A. Pratt, Portlethen A J. Sinclair, Edinburgh Citizens A R . I z a t t , F a l k i r k L o r d R o b e r t s A A. Hunter, Portlethen A D. Pratt, Guardbridge W. Jack, Guardbridge P. Lumsden, Perth City and Coimty ... DmSION 2 S. W . D. 9 1 . P o r t l e t h e n B 1 0 2 . F a l k i r k L o r d R o b e r t s B . . . 1 0 3 . K i r k c a l d y 1 0 7 4 . G r e e n o c k a n d D i s t r i c t A 1 0 4 5. Rutherglen 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 No. of Matches 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 9 12 12 . 12 10 9 L.P. Agg. 11819344 216 19329 3 14 19109 68 17076 8 417760 1. Portlethen C 2. Edinburgh Citizens B 3. Greenock and District B Av e r . 1932.30 1917.66* 1880.66t DIVISION 3 S. W . D. t. P . Agg. 10 10 0 0 20 19323 10 8 0 2 16 18015 .,.'0 5 0 5 10 16926 - Av e r a g e f o r 9 c o m p l e t e d m a t c h e s t Average for 9 matches 1. Portlethen C (the Lincluden Trophy and five prizes). 2. Edinburgh Citizens B (five prizes). BEST A VERAGES WL Emslie, Portlethen C (10), 391.40; J. Watson, Portlethen C (10),'386 60- p- McNeill, Edinburgh Citizens B (7), 385.85 ; W. G. Bremner, Portlethen C (101 385.60 : W. Anderson, Edinburgh Citizens B(9), 385.44; J. C Renfrew Portlethen f' 00^385.M6^H. Coutts, Portlethen C (10), 383.70 ; M. Erskine, Greenoc'kandDUWc^ DIVISION 4 S. W . D. L. P . 7 2 1 1 6 1. Caputh (five prizes) ... 10 2. Blairgowrie and District ( fi v e p r i z e s ) 1 0 6 2 2 3 . S t . A n d r e w s A 1 0 6 1 3 4 . D u r r i s A 1 0 5 1 4 5 . K i n r o s s C o y , H . G . . . . 1 0 3 0 7 * Average for 9 matches BEST A VERAGES 14 13 11 6 Agg. 19147 19095 19181 19145 17231 Av e r . 1914.70 1909.50 1918.10 1914.50 1914.55* J. Robertson, Caputh (10), 389.10 ; J. Walker, Durris A (10), 387.40 • J Latimer Kinross Coy. H.G. (9), ^5.22 ; A. Mathison, St. Andrews A (101 384 90-1 p' Gilmour, St. Andrews A (10), 384.80 ; D. Low, Caputh (10), 384.5o'- H L Mirhie" Blairgowrie and District (10), 384.50 ; W. G. Milne, Durris A (101 384 (M • W w' Robertson, St. Andrews A (10), 384.00; A. Faux, St. Andrews'A (101 'isV an-* W. Slidde^s, Blairgowrie and Dikrict (10), 383.10. DIVISION 5 1. St. Andrews B (five prizes).. 2. Durris B (five prizes) 3. Irvine 4. Fort William Services 5. Mallaig A 6 . M a l l a i g B . S. 10 10 10 10 10 10 W. 10 7 6 5 I 0 D. 0 0 0 0 0 0 lu V/ u • Average for 3 matches BEST A VERAGES L. 0 3 4 5 9 10 P. Agg. Av e r . 20 19090 1909.00 14 188491884.90 12 18853 1885.30 10 18646 1864.60 2 5195 1731.66* 0 5040 1680.00* „, C- GRn, Irvine (10), 386.00 ; E. E. Drayden, St. Andrews B (10), 384 80 - W. Watson, St. Andrews B (9), 383.11 ; J. Gillespie, St. Andrews B (10) 382 30 • J. Brown, Irvine (10), 381.70 ; P. Poison, St. Andrews B (10), 381.30 ; A Urouhart' Fort William Services (10), 379.30 ; W. A. Milne, Durris B (10), 379.00 ; W. Ferguson' St. Andrews B (8), 376.75 ; R. McPhee, Fort William Services (10), 376.30 J. Fort Av e r . 1953.25 1947.41 1945.91 1943.50 1943.20t 1933.09* ■ 1 9 1 3 . 6 6 Av e r a g e 394.50 392.91 392.58 392.00 391.91 391.41 391.33 391.33 390.66 390.50 390.16 390.10 390.00 Av e r . 1934.40 1932.90 1910.90 1897.33* 1884.OOt * Average for 9 matches t Average for 7 completed matches 1. Portlethen B (the Solway Trophy and five prizes) 2. Falkirk Lord Roberts B (five prizes) BEST A VERAGES Rcchanan, Falkirk Lord Roberts B (10), 392.00 ; J. D. Young. Portlethen B (7), 391.42 ; B. Glass, Portlethen B (10), 388.90 ; Mrs. A. BruntonT Falkirk Srd Roberts B (10), 387.20; L. llawson, Falkirk Lord Roberts B (10) 385 80 • G P ® 385.40; A. J. Brunton, Falkirk Lord Roberts B (10) 385.00 ; K. Mackie, Portlethen B (10), 384.80 ; T. Watson, Kirkcaldy (10), 384.80 •' J. Anderson, Portlethen B (8), 383.75 ; R. Russell, Kirkcaldy (10), 383 10 • W f' M i t c h e l l , G r e e n o c k a n d D i s t r i c t A W , 3 8 3 . 0 0 . , . e . TJe National Team Handicap (Choose Your Own Start) Competition, 1946 For the I.C.I. Challenge Cup Teams of four, 10 shots each competitor at either 15, 20 or 25 yards. „ . . „ ^ S E V E N T H R O U N D M"ar?r399 fearVuuTof ® ^^Scumbe A 399-396. Rolls-Royce A 399—398 beat Downpatrick A 399—397 Automotive 39'7-—399 beat Kinlochleven Argylls A 397—596 eighth round Automotive 398 beat R.M., Portsmouth, Division B 395 Cookstotvn D (20 yds.) 396 beat Bridport H.G. A 395. W. W e b s t e r E. Greasley F. S i m p s o n T. S h e a r i n g A. O. Taylor E. Dight S. Chapman P. White ... SEMI-FINAL ROUNT3 Rolls-Royce A 399 beat Cookstown D 395. 98—2—100 J. Fisher —J—'£0 E. McQuillam 9 8 — 2 — 1 ( X ) F. B r a d f o r d 9 8 — 3 — 9 9 E . K a n e . . . : Automotive 396 beat March 395. ... 96 4 100 G. Uoyd . 99 H. J. Calvert :: 9 5 — 4 — 9 9 A . G . F o x 9 3 — 5 — 9 8 G . E . T r i b e 93—8—99 91—8—99 93—8—99 90—8—98 97—3—100 97—3—100 97—3—100 92—3—95 98—2—100 98—2—100 97—3—100 98—2—100 96""4 100 9 6 — 5 — 9 9 9 7 - ^ 1 — 9 9 9 4 — 4 — 9 8 400 396 FINAL 1. Rolls-Royce A (the cup, four silver medals and £4) F. S i m p s o n w . W e b s t e r ; ; i " ; ; ; T. S h e a r i n g E. Greasley 2. Automotive (four bronze medals and £3) A. O. Taylor P. White E. Dight ;* ■ S. Chapman ■ . . . Semi-finalists £2 each : March Cookstown D £1 10s. each : R.M., Portsmouth Division, B Hawkers, Kingston, A Bridport H.G. A Gififord A £I each : Dunfermline A Everett Edgcumbe A Waterloo Bridge House B Hull Metro. Poh'ce C Div. A Kinlochleven Argylls A Vo k e s Downpatrick A B.S.A. Cup Competition Britain and Northern Ireland, and States and Provinces of AustraUa, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa. Teams of 20, 20 shots each competitor at 25 yards, 10 each at two cards. 1. Middlesex (20 prizes) ... 2. Yorkshire (20 prizes) ... 3. London 4. Aberdeenshire 5 . S u r r e y . . . 6. W arwickshire 7. Essex 8. Hampshire Hertfordshire 10. Berkshire 11 . L e i c e s t e r s h i r e 12. Midlothian 13. Sussex 14. Oxfordshire 15. Wiltshire 16. Nottinghamshire 17. Staffordshire 18. Durham 19. Lancashire 20. Norfolk 21. Northumberland 22. Lincolnshire 23. Angus 24. Stirlingshire 25.' Derbyshire 26. Bedfordshire 27. Cambridgeshire 28. Buckinghamshire 29. Devonshire 3 0 . M o r a y a n d N a i r n 3941 3928 3916 3914 391 1 3909 3907 3898 3898 3897 3896 3894 3889 3885 3881 3879 3878 3876 3873 3867 3862 3859 3855 3854 3852 3843 3838 3834 3817 3812 WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UK78 the rifleman Winter, 1946-47. The S.M.R.C. Wales and Monmouthshire League Teams of five, 10 shots each competitor at either 15, 20 or 25 yards. DIVISION 1. City of Cardiff A 2. Carmarthen and District A 3. Mountain Ash Constitutional A 4. Swansea A 5. W rexham 6. Denbigh DIVISION 2 1 . S w a n s e a B . . . . . . . 2 . C a r m a r t h e n a n d D i s t n c t B . . . 3. Mountain Ash Constitutional B 4. Monmouth and District A 5 . C i t y o f C a r d i ff B 6 . B Tr o o p , P e n a r t h , H . G . H . A . A . A DIVISION 3 1. Swansea C ... . ... . ■ • 2. Carmarthen and Distnct C 3. B Coy. 1st Denbighshire H.G. A 4. Pontypool A 5 . C i t y o f C a r d i ff C 6. Chepstow DIVISION 4 1. D. Morgan Rees & Sons 2. G.K.B., Port Talbot, A 3 . L l w c h w r H . G . a n d C . D . A 4. Swansea D ... ... 5. Monmouth and District B 6. R.N.P.F., Chepstow, A DIVISION 5 1. Croesgoch and District A .2. 2. Mountain Ash Constitutional C 3 . 1 7 t h G l a m o r g a n ( P. O . ) H . G 4. 2nd Carms. Bn. H.G. O.C.A. A 5. B Troop, Penarth, H.G., H.A.A., B ... 6. Pontypool B DIVISION 6 1. 2nd Carms. Bn. H.G.O.C.A. B 2 . L l w c h w r H . G . a n d C . D . B . . . 3. Cwmbran A 4 . C a r d i ff C i t y P o l i c e 5 . B C o y. , 1 s t D e n b i g h s h i r e H . G . B 6. Abergaveimy DIVISION 7 1. Mif ford Haven and Hakin H.G. A 2. Ammanford H.G. 3. R.N.P.F., Chepstow, B 4. 2nd Carms. Bn. H.G.O.C.A. C 5. Mold H.G 6. Cwmbran B DIVISION 8 1. G.K.B., Port Talbot, B 2. 2nd Carms. Bn. H.G. O.C.A. D 3 . B C o y. , 4 t h G l a m o r g a n H . G . . . . 4. Croesgoch and District B 5 . B C o y. , 1 s t D e n b i g h s h i r e H . G . C 6. 2nd Carms. Bn. H.G.O.C.A. E DIVISION 9 1 . M C o y . , A c r e f a i r ^ . . . 2. 2nd Carms. Bn. H.G.O.C.A. A. G ... 3 . M i l f o r d H a v e n & H a k i n H . G . B . . . 4. 2nd Carms. Bn. H.G.O.C.A. F 5 . B C o y. , 1 s t D e n b i g h s h i r e H . G . D . . . 6 . M i l f o r d H a v e n & H a k i n H . G . C - . . . 7. Monmouth and District Ladies s. W. D. L.P.Agg. 22 0 0 4 990 2101 2 986 21 012981 21 012 973 2 1 012972 200 2 0 965 S.W.D.L.P. Agg. 22 004979 220 0 4 967 2 1103956 2 0 111 961 2 00 2 0968 2 0020939 S.w. D. L.P.Agg. 220 0 4 980 2200 4950 2 101 2957 2 1 0 1 2 945 20020916 2 00 2 0 839 S.w. D.L.P. Agg. 2 20 0 4 962 2 20 04 956 21012 960 21 0 1 2953 200 2 0 936 2 00 20 920 S. w. D.L.P. Agg. 2 2 004 967 220 0 4 939 21012 957 21 0 12 956 2 0 020929 2 0 020927 S.w.D.L.P. Agg. 2 2004 935 2 1 0 12945 2 1 0I 2 940 21 01 2 921 2101 2 916 2002 0 934 S. w.D. L.P.Agg. 2 2004 9s4 210 12 935 2 1 01 2 920 2 1 0 12 904 210 12891 20 020889 S.w.D.L.P.Agg. 22 004939 2200 4 892 21 012942 2 10 1 2 932 2 002 0897 2 0020886 S. w. D.L.P.Agg. 2 2 004882 1 1 002468 11 002 459 21012907 2 1 0 1 2882 2 0020897 2 0 0 20847 Princess Elizabeth's Stag During the visit of the Queen and Princess Elizabeth to Glen- mazeran, Inverness-shire, the Highland home of Lord Elphinstone, her Majesty's brother-in-law, the Princess shot a stag. Princess Elizabeth went out with Duncan Davidson, the head gamekeeper. A fine stag was seen in the forest and, after stalking a considerable distance, the princess aimed with steadiness and brought down the animal, which turned out to be a 12-pointer. It was the first stag that Princess Elizabeth has brought down outside the forests at Balmoral. The T imes. The S.M.R.C. Pistol Winter League Teams of four, 20 shots each competitor. Division I and 2, 10 each at two 20 vards cards. Divisions 3, 4 and 5, 10 at 20 yards at one card and 10 at 10 yards, 5 each at two cards. Divisions 5, 6 and 7, 20 shots at 10 yards, 5 each at four cards. DIVISION 1 1. R.A.F., Halton, A 2. Ashgate A 3 . T w i c k e n h a m A . . . 4. Hampton Mobile Police 5 . H a m a n d P e t e r s h a m A 6. Bradford A DIVISION 2 1. Rolls-Royce A 2 . T w i c k e n h a m B 3. R.A.F., Halton, B 4. Borough of Sonthend-on-Sca 5. Leicester and District A 6. Cafferata R. and P.C. A 1. Ashgate B 2 . H a m a n d P e t e r s h a m B 3. Guildford and District 4. Chesterfield H.G. 5. Goole Police 6 . T w i c k e n h a m C 1. Ashgate C 2 . L e e d s R . a n d R . C . 3. P.A.M.R. and P.C. ... 4 . C i t y o f L o n d o n P o l i c e A 5. R.O.F., Nottingham, A 6. Cafferata R. and P.C. B 1. Castle R. and P .C. ... 2. Hetton-Ie-Hole A 3. Leicester and District B 4. Dean 5 . D o r c h e s t e r H . G . 6. Bradford B DIVISION 3 DIVISION 4 DIVISION 5 DIVISION 6 1. City of London Police B 2 . Ay l e s b u r y A 3. Rolls-Royce B 4. Metropolitan Police J Division 5. Hampton A 6. Cafferata R. and P.C. C DIVISION 7 1. Aylesbury B 2 . W e y b r i d g e . . . - • • • 3. Hetton-le-HoIe B 4. Coleraine 5. Hampton B 6. R.O.F., Nottingham, B 7 . B . V . P . M . & N . N . P . M . S.W. D.L.P. Agg. 2 20 04 1411 2101 2 1406 21 012 1405 2 10 12 1365 2 10 12 1291 20 020 1078 S. ■W. D.L.P. Agg. 2 200 4 1296 22 0 0 4 1289 21 0 1 T 1237 201 2 1230 2 00 20 1238 20 020 1231 S.w. 'D.L. P. Agg. 220 04 1343 220 04 1266 2 101 2 1268 20 12 1253 200 20 1261 20 0 201219 S. W'.D.L. P. 2200 41252 210 12 1208 210 211 9 6 2 10 1 2 11 9 4 2101 -7 1111 20 0 2 0 11 6 0 S.w. D. L.p.Agg. 2 20 0 41234 22004 1204 21 0 1211 7 5 2101 2 11 3 8 200 20 11 5 3 20 0 20111 9 S. w.D. L.P.Agg. 2 2004 1298 2* 101 21259 2 10 1 2 1237 210 121226 2 1 0 12 1210 20 02011 9 6 S. w.D.L. P. Agg. 22004 11 7 6 1 1 00 2 584 21 0 1 2 1094 210 1 '2 11 4 0 21 01211 2 0 1 0 010 475 2 0 0 20 111 3 The Police and .22 Rifle Shooting Aberdeenshire's new police chief, Alexander Hunter, is one of the keenest exponents in the North-East of small-bore rifle shooting, and is a leading member of the crack Portlethen team of marksmen who have carried off most of the premier honours in League competi tions. Although the duties which go with his new job will leave him less scope for club affairs than formerly, it is a safe bet_ that when circumstances permit the rifle range will provide his chief form of A native of Tarland, Aberdeenshire, Chief Constable Hunter first became a " bobby " in 1915, but soon afterwards he joined up, and was with the Gordon Highlanders for four years. In the post-war period he was stationed at Inverurie, Peterhead, Methlick, and Bal- medie before going to headquarters as a detective, and after six years in the plain-clothes branch he reverted to uniform as inspector for Aberdeen Division. This suggested that he was " going places — and he did. He was promoted chief of the C.I.D., and later became Deputy Chief Constable with the rank of superintendent. ■ His new duties will include making arrangements for escorts when the royal family travel north to spend the shooting season at Balmoral. , , Mr. Hunter's cousin. Chief Inspector A. Hunter, of the West Riding of Yorkshire Police Force, has been promoted to the rank of superintendent, with duties at Goole. Their careers in their respective forces provide an interesting parallel, for the cousins served in the same regiment throughout the First World War, and both are excellent small-bore rifle shots. WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UKNext >