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.
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