Sporting and Athletic Records

ARCHERY 3 F OR G ENTLEMEN The York Round 72 arrows at 100 yards 48 „ „ 80 „ 24 .. .. 60 »> Total 144 arrows. The Double York Round 144 arrows at 100 yards 96 „ „ 80 „ 48 „ „ 60 „ Total 288 arrows. F OR L ADIES The National Round 48 arrows at 60 yards 24 » " 5° " Total 72 arrows. The Double National Round 96 arrows at 60 yards 48 .. » 5° » Total 144 arrows. The Hereford Round 72 arrows at 70 yards 48 „ „ 60 » 34 « » SO » Total 144 arrows. The Blue Riband of the Archery World is the championship, shot for at the annual meeting of the Grand National. Among the gentle­ men this has been held the greatest number of times by H. A. F ORD, certainly the greatest archer of modern times. H. A. F ORD was champion from 1849 to 1859 (11 times in succession) and again in 1867, total 12 times. No one else has won it 6 times or more than 4 times running. Among the ladies Miss L EGH is easily first with 10 wins in 1881, 1886—1892 (7 times in succession), 1895, and 1896.