*****

The Twentieth Grand Western Archery Meeting was held at Exeter, on the Grammar School Cricket-ground, on August 2 and 3, 1882, when sixty-four ladies and thirty-nine gentlemen shot.

Ladies 60 Yards 50 Yards Totals
Hits Score Hits Score Hits Score
Miss I. Carter 74 332 42 226 116 558
Mrs. Butt 67 275 46 260 113 535
Mrs. Kinahan 77 353 38 166 115 519
Mrs. Eyre W. Hussey 77 343 31 161 108 504
Miss F. Bardswell 65 305 41 187 106 492
Gentlemen 100 Yards 80 Yards 60 Yards Totals
Hits Score Hits Score Hits Score Hits Score
Mr. H. H. Palairet 70 272 73 367 42 184 185 823
Mr. W. Rimington 75 291 65 283 41 237 181 811
Mr. O. K. Prescot 58 216 64 278 44 208 166 702
Mr. R. Walters 60 198 69 301 37 189 166 688
Mr. Perry-Keene 63 233 66 300 35 137 164 670
Mr. A. Meyrick 59 191 61 239 38 186 158 616
Mr. E. W. Hussey 51 179 58 232 43 201 152 612

In the handicap match on the next day Mr. O. K. Prescot scored 480, and Mr. R. Walters 431.

*****

The Third Grand Northern Archery Meeting was held at Harrogate, on the Cricket-ground, on August 23 and 24, 1882.

Ladies 60 Yards 50 Yards Totals
Hits Score Hits Score Hits Score
Mrs. D. Ainsworth 81 365 46 286 127 651
Miss Legh 79 349 41 201 120 550
Mrs. Piers F. Legh 73 313 44 228 117 541
Mrs. Kinahan 65 303 40 208 105 511
Mrs. Swire 66 322 37 187 103 509
Mrs. Butt 65 257 46 234 111 491
Gentlemen 100 Yards 80 Yards 60 Yards Totals
Hits Score Hits Score Hits Score Hits Score
Mr. C. Perry-Keene 49 211 57 273 37 183 143 667
Mr. C. H. Everett 49 189 62 278 39 165 150 632
Mr. C. E. Nesham 44 178 60 278 37 167 141 623
Mr. G. O. Pardoe 54 212 59 225 38 158 151 595

Mrs. D. Ainsworth and Mr. Houghton became Championess and Champion of the North.

*****

The Twenty-eighth Grand Leamington and Midland Archery Meeting was held on June 27 and 28, 1883.

Twenty-nine ladies and twenty-two gentlemen shot.

Ladies 60 Yards 50 Yards Totals
Hits Score Hits Score Hits Score
Mrs. Piers F. Legh 90 406 47 277 137 683
Miss Steel 84 384 47 277 131 661
Miss F. Bardswell 81 389 45 237 126 626
Mrs. D. Ainsworth 76 372 45 239 121 611
Mrs. E. Lister 81 389 46 218 127 607
Miss I. Carter 86 400 41 203 127 603
Miss M. A. Hollins 75 365 40 206 115 571
Mrs. Eyre W. Hussey 75 349 43 209 118 558
Mrs. C. E. Nesham 66 308 42 230 108 538
Mrs. W. Yates Foot 74 342 44 180 118 522
Miss Legh 74 342 37 171 111 513
Mrs. Keyworth 68 338 41 163 109 501

Gentlemen 100 Yards 80 Yards 60 Yards Totals
Hits Score Hits Score Hits Score Hits Score
Major C. H. Fisher 75 305 77 347 45 223 197 875
Mr. C. E. Nesham 87 341 74 314 38 148 199 803
Mr. H. Kendall 64 248 71 333 39 203 174 784
Mr. T. R. Dunne 59 193 69 279 41 221 169 693
Mr. T. T. S. Metcalfe 53 189 58 208 46 260 157 657
Mr. G. L. Aston 57 223 57 253 38 172 152 648
Mr. Eyre W. Hussey 51 191 54 234 41 191 146 616
Mr. W. Ford 60 212 58 226 37 175 155 613
Hon. A. Hanbury 54 190 60 230 40 186 154 606

In the handicap match on June 29 Mrs. Piers F. Legh and Miss Legh scored 374 and 363 respectively, and Mr. C. E. Nesham 398.

*****

The Twenty-fifth Grand Annual Crystal Palace Archery Meeting was held on July 12 and 13, 1883.

Ladies 60 Yards 50 Yards Totals
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
Gentlemen 100 Yards 80 Yards 60 Yards Totals
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.

Ladies 60 Yards 50 Yards Totals
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
Gentlemen 100 Yards 80 Yards 60 Yards Totals
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.

Ladies 60 Yards 50 Yards Totals
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
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.

*****

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.

*****

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

Ladies 60 Yards 50 Yards Totals
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

Gentlemen 100 Yards 80 Yards 60 Yards Totals
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.