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Chapter XIV
The Royal Toxophilite Society
By Colonel Walrond
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There can be no doubt that the social intercourse, and certainty of being able to find friends with whom to shoot, are a powerful inducement to practice, and that the effect in promoting archery of a society like the 'Tox' is infinitely greater than that of any society which only meets occasionally, and whose members have to practise by themselves. That will be an evil day for archery on which any disaster befalls the Royal Toxophilite Society, and may it be far distant. Floreat!

Scores of 500 and upwards made on target and extra-target days of the Royal Toxophilite Society since the institution of the York round.
Date Name 100 yards 80 yards 60 yards Total
Hits Score Hits Score Hits Score Hits Score
July 17, 1856 H. C. Mules 44 222 38 176 24 148 106 546
Oct. 15, 1856 H. A. Ford 50 192 43 227 24 132 117 551
July 15, 1858 H. C. Mules 45 183 39 199 22 126 106 508
Aug. 24, 1858
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 50 240 42 232 23 131 115 603[1]
Nov. 3, 1858 H. A. Ford 47 227 46 258 24 138 117 623
June 7, 1860 W. J. Richardson 44 190 39 193 21 133 104 516
May 30, 1867 W. Spottiswoode 50 194 38 194 22 124 110 512
July 6, 1867
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 50 244 41 201 23 129 114 574[1]
Oct. 20 1871 C. H. Fisher 47 227 42 194 23 113 112 534
Aug. 2, 1872 G. E. S. Fryer 59 289 44 218 24 132 127 639
May 27, 1873
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 50 200 42 242 23 129 115 571
June 3, 1873
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 55 235 47 249 24 138 126 622
July 3, 1873
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 48 184 45 243 24 132 117 559
June 4, 1874
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 53 217 39 175 24 116 116 508
Oct. 8, 1874 T. Boulton 42 186 41 201 24 114 107 501
Oct. 22,1874 C. H. Everett 45 187 40 190 23 123 108 500
June 17, 1875 G. E. S. Fryer 45 197 41 173 24 134 110 504
Sept. 27, 1876
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 50 220 35 133 41 147 126 500
Aug. 3, 1877 H. H. Palairet 43 199 42 204 20 104 105 507
Sept. 30, 1880 C. H. Everett 52 192 41 200 23 109 116 510
Oct. 14, 1880
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 50 224 38 166 22 116 110 506
Oct. 12, 1881 H. H. Palairet 36 136 44 226 24 146 104 508
Oct. 13, 1881
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 46 228 37 191 23 135 106 554
Oct. 19, 1882 C. E. Nesham 48 200 40 218 21 101 109 519
Oct. 26, 1882
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 48 194 44 220 21 91 113 505
Oct. 11, 1883
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 57 269 40 180 23 121 120 570
Nov. 1, 1883 C. J. Longman 49 199 41 189 23 149 113 537
May 29, 1884 F. A. Govett 52 198 41 209 24 114 117 521
Oct. 2, 1884 C. E. Nesham 47 229 38 182 23 117 108 528
[1] It is not certain whether this was a target day or not
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