Sporting and Athletic Records

278 SHOOTING by Pte. J. G ARRUD, 2nd V. B. SurreyRegt, with 104 out of a possible 7 105, made at Ilford 24 June 1896. G ARRUD dropped the one point in his seventh shot at the 200 yards range. Silver Medal, aggregate of 1st and 2nd stages, highest possible 230. Best Score, 208, made by Pte. S TOCKS 2nd V. B. Liverpool, in1893; and by Capt. B ATEMAN, 2nd T. Ham. Eng. in 1894. Gold Medal, aggregate of all 3 stages, highest possible 330. Best Score, 283, made by Pte. R ENNIE, 3rd Lanark, in 1894. N.B.—World's Record over the Queen's Prize distances is held by E- W ALKER, M.R .C., with a score of 291 made at the annual meeting of the Victoria Rifle Association, in Australia, November 1896, His score was made up as follows:—1st stage 95, 2nd stage 109, 3rd stage 87, Total 291. P ARRY of the 2nd V. B. Cheshire holds the record of shooting on 9 occasions in the final stage of the Queen's Prize, namely in 1877, 1880, 1882, 1884, 1886, 1887, 1888, 1890, 1891. The following is the list of those who have shot in the Queen's hundred in 8 years, giving their first and last year:—Sgt. B ATES (1st V. B. W ARWICK) 1869—95, Pte. M. C ALDWELL (1st V.B. A. & S.) 1871—92, Capt. F OSTER (4th V.B. W. Surrey) 188 1 —96, Ar-Sergt. E RASER (Edin­ burgh R. B.) 1874—95, Pte. G ILBERT (H. A. C.) 1873—96, Sgt. G RIER (3rd V.B. A. & S.) 1877—96, M C V ITTIE (1 st Dumfries) 1874— 86, P EARSE (4th V.B. Devon) 1872—89. Winners of Queen's Prize (since 1886) Year Winner Score 1886 Pte. Jackson 1st V.B. Lincoln 265 1887 Lt. Warren 1st Middlesex 274 1888 Pte. Fulton 13th Middlesex 280 i88g Sgt. Reid 1st Lanark Engrs. 281