Chapter XIV: The Royal Toxophilite Society. The Badminton Library: Archery by C.J. Longman and Col. H. Walrond, 1894.

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Chapter XIV

The Royal Toxophilite Society

By Colonel Walrond

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Naturally, from the excellence of the ground, and from constantly shooting on it, some of the members habitually make much larger scores at the 'Tox' than thy reach when the anxiety of a public meeting has to he faced, and in this respect the goodness of the ground is perhaps a drawback It would be invidious to mention names, but many scores of over 500 are made in practice in the course of the season and some of them occur on target days, the best scores last year (1893) having been:

Date	Name	100 yards		80 yards		60 yards		Total
Date	Name	Hits	Score	Hits	Score	Hits	Score	Hits	Score
June 1	C.. Longman	39	161	30	142	20	98	89	401
June 29	F. L. Govett	37	159	42	218	23	117	102	494
"	H.Walrond	36	134	40	174	20	120	96	428
July 20	F. A. Govett	45	181	39	207	24	126	108	514
"	C. E. Nesham	39	151	43	235	23	123	105	509
"	E.W. Hussey	37	133	44	206	22	112	103	451
"	F. L. Govett	40	172	38	164	23	115	101	451
July 27	G. E. S. Fryer	41	175	43	207	23	119	107	501
Oct. 12	T. T. S. Metcalfe	37	143	38	180	23	137	98	460
Oct. 13	C. F. Cholmondeley	41	167	37	179	19	107	97	453
"	G. Bird	36	150	39	179	23	125	98	454
"	C. H. Everett	42	142	32	162	21	99	95	403

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