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The Twenty-seventh Grand Leamington and Midland Archery Meeting was held on June 22 and 23, 1881.
Thirty-four ladies and thirty-four gentlemen shot.
Mr. Everett scored 444 in the handicap match on the next day.
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The Twenty-third Grand Annual Crystal Palace Archery Meeting was held on July 7 and 8, 1881.
Thirty-nine ladies and twenty-four gentlemen shot.
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The Nineteenth Grand Western Archery Meeting was held at Bath on August 3 and 4, 1881, when seventy-four ladies and forty-five gentlemen shot.
Miss Legh's score of 840 is an achievement never yet approached at a public meeting of two days' duration, and every one of her 144 arrows were in the target. Her scores were—
Ladies60 Yards50 YardsTotalsHitsScoreHitsScoreHitsScoreMiss Legh9653448306144840Miss I. Carter8444445245129689Mrs. Butt8440248264132666Mrs. Eyre W. Hussey7635646256122612Mrs. E. Lister7535147257122608Mrs. Kane7332943233116562Miss H. Hutchinson7231442204114518
Miss I. Carter and Mr. Palairet became Championess and Champion of the West.
Mr. C. H. Everett scored 477 in the handicap match on the next day, August 5.
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The Thirty-eighth Grand National Archery Society's Meeting was held on July 20 and 21, 1881, at Four Oaks Park, Sutton Coldfield, near Birmingham.
Miss Legh won the silver bracer with all the points; and her score of 763 has only once been beaten by Mrs. Horniblow, in 1873, who made 764, only 1 more.
Mr. Palairet won the Championship with 6 points. Mr. Nesham won the points for hits and score at 100 yards; and Captain Allen the points for hits and score at 60 yards.
Fifty-seven ladies and fifty-six gentlemen shot at this meeting.
In the handicap match on July 22 Mr. Palairet scored 434.
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The Second Grand Northern Archery Meeting was held in Croxteth Park, near Liverpool, on August 24, 25, and 26, 1881.
Mrs. D. Ainsworth and Mr. G. Greenwell became Championess and Champion of the North.
The next score was Mr. G. O. Pardoe's of 536. The weather at this meeting was most unfavourable, with storms of wind and almost constant rain.
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In 1882 there was no Leamington Archery Meeting, as the Grand National Archery Meeting was held there.
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The Twenty-fourth Grand Annual Crystal Palace Archery Meeting was held on June 29 and 30, 1882.
Colonel Lewin acted as Hon. Secretary.
Forty-three ladies and twenty-seven gentlemen shot.
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A Public Archery Meeting was held on the Cricket-ground of the Alexandra Park Company on July 6 and 7, 1882.
Nothing could well be worse than the weather during this meeting. The highest gentlemen's scores were Mr. H. Kendall, 151 hits, 625 score, and Mr. C. E. Nesham, 153 hits, 623 score.
Twenty-nine ladies and twenty gentlemen shot.
Better scores were made on the next day in the handicapmatch—Miss Legh, 357; Mrs. Butt, 350; Mrs. P. F. Legh, 315; and Mrs. Keyworth, 303.
Mr. T. Aldred had the management of this meeting.
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The Thirty-ninth Grand National Archery Society's Meeting was held on July 26 and 27, 1882, in the Shrubland Hall Grounds (Mrs. Wise's), near Leamington.
Mrs. Piers F. Legh won the silver bracer with all the points, except that Mrs. Marshall also made all the hits at 50 yards.
Mr. Palairet won the Championship with 6 points, after a very close contest with Mr. Walters, who won 2 points for score at 80 and at 60 yards, and was only 1 behind in gross score. Mr. Nesham won the point for hits at 100 yards, and Mr. Prescot that for hits at 60 yards.
Sixty-three ladies and fifty-five gentlemen shot at this meeting.
On July 28, in the handicap match, Mr. Pardoe scored 411 and Mr. Walters 410.