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The Twentieth Grand Western Archery Meeting was held at Exeter, on the Grammar School Cricket-ground, on August 2 and 3, 1882, when sixty-four ladies and thirty-nine gentlemen shot.
In the handicap match on the next day Mr. O. K. Prescot scored 480, and Mr. R. Walters 431.
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The Third Grand Northern Archery Meeting was held at Harrogate, on the Cricket-ground, on August 23 and 24, 1882.
Mrs. D. Ainsworth and Mr. Houghton became Championess and Champion of the North.
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The Twenty-eighth Grand Leamington and Midland Archery Meeting was held on June 27 and 28, 1883.
Twenty-nine ladies and twenty-two gentlemen shot.
In the handicap match on June 29 Mrs. Piers F. Legh and Miss Legh scored 374 and 363 respectively, and Mr. C. E. Nesham 398.
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The Twenty-fifth Grand Annual Crystal Palace Archery Meeting was held on July 12 and 13, 1883.
Forty-seven ladies and twenty-nine gentlemen shot.
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The Twenty-first Grand Western Archery Meeting was held at Salisbury on July 25 and 26, 1883, when fifty-five ladies and forty-one gentlemen shot.
Miss I. Carter and Mr. H. H. Palairet became Championess and Champion of the West.
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The Fortieth Grand National Archery Society's Meeting was held on August 1 and 2, 1883, at Cheltenham, on the College Cricket-ground.
Sixty-seven ladies and sixty-four gentlemen shot at this meeting.
Mrs. Legh won the silver bracer with 6 points. Miss I. Carter won the point for hits at 50 yards, and Mrs. Ainsworth the point for score at the same distance.
Mr. Longman became Champion with 7 points. Mr. Hussey won the point for hits at 100 yards, Major Fisher the point for score at 100 yards, and Mr. Palairet the point for score at 80 yards. Mr. Longman also won the Spedding Memorial Challenge Cup, now first presented by the Royal Toxophilite Society, to be held by the maker of the highest gross score.
In the handicap match on August 3, Miss Legh scored 416, Major Fisher 508, Mr. Nesham 442, and Mr. Dunne 417.
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The Fourth Grand Northern Archery Meeting was held at Derby on August 8, 9, and 10, 1883, when the weather was so unfavourable that the highest lady's score was that of Mrs. Piers F. Legh—490, with 108 hits.
The only notable scores made by gentlemen were—
Mrs. T. Hibbert and Mr. Gregson became Championess and Champion of the North.
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The Twenty-ninth Grand Leamington and Midland Archery Meeting was held on June 12 and 13, 1884.
In the handicap match on June 14 Mr. C. J. Longman scored 401.
Twenty-nine ladies and twenty-seven gentlemen shot at this meeting.