Ham and Petersham Rifle and Pistol Club - The Winter Trophy and its history

The Winter Trophy and its history

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History

The Cup is a 52 oz, of embossed silver, with a cover surmounted by a figure of a rifleman. It was made by Fattorini of Bradford and hallmarked Birmingham 1902

The Cup is called the Alexandra Challenge Cup and was presented to the Alexandra Park Rifle Club in December 1902. The 1907 annual report of the Club mentions that Ham & Petersham won it three times in succession and therefore outright and that Lord Sudeley donated a trophy to replace it.

The first occurrence of the Cup being used for Club Competitions is in the 1926 Annual Report, (which fits in with the inscriptions on the Cup). The Course of Fire for the Competition, held on August Bank Holiday was 1 target of 21 shots at 200 yards. 7 sighters only allowed. Entrance fee was 1/- and the prizes were :-

1st, Challenge Cup and prize value 7/6d
2nd Prize value 5/-
3rd Prize value 2/6

This format stays until at least 1936, but in 1938 it was held between the 7th & 21st August and was 2 targets at 25, 50 & 100 yards

Date	Winner	Score
May 23 1903	Alexandra Park Rifle Club	650
Oct 3 1903	The R Bell & Co Rifle Club	656
Apr 16 1904	The R Bell & Co Rifle Club	757
Oct 1906	Ham & Petersham Rifle Club	826
Feb 2 1907	Ham & Petersham Rifle Club	829

Winners

Winner	Year	Winner	Year	Winner	Year
	2002		2001	R A Philips	2000
W P Baird	1999	No Winner	1998	No Winner	1997
No Winner	1996	F Haskett	1995	G Bowser	1994
J Pearl	1993	K Sinclair	1992	J Earley	1991
K Hill	1990	G Pope	1989	K Sheead	1988
R Sheed	1987	I Wallace	1986	J Earley	1985
S O'Malley	1984	A Elliott	1983	Mrs J Smythe	1982
K Sinclair	1981	C G Pascall	1980	J R Fleet	1979
M Constantine	1978	Mrs C I Barker	1977	Mrs A J Ovens	1976
H J Matthews	1975	P D Carveth	1974	No Winner	1973
No Winner	1972	No Winner	1971	No Winner	1970
No Winner	1969	No Winner	1968	No Winner	1967
No Winner	1966	No Winner	1965	Mrs F Yates	1964
H Loveday	1963	G Furzer	1962	J Fardon	1961
Mrs C Furzer	1960	J Barron	1959	D Stone	1958
R W Bush	1957	S B C Cranmer	1956	W Longland	1955
J Fardon	1954	J Fardon	1953	J Fardon	1952
V H Gilbert	1951	R W Lee	1950	J C J Knott	1949
E Owen	1948		1947		1946
	1945	J H Nicholson	1944	H J Donovan	1943
	1942		1941	H Childs	1940
A W Batten	1939	V Gilbert	1938	L R A Harvey	1937
	1936	E J Brooks	1935	L D Brooks	1934
	1933	A V Bugler	1932	E Stemp	1931
	1930	E J Brooks	1929	N S Stuart	1928
L D Brooks	1927	W Collins	1926	Lt-Col A C Alington	1925

History

The Cup is a 52 oz, of embossed silver, with a cover surmounted by a figure of a rifleman. It was made by Fattorini of Bradford and hallmarked Birmingham 1902

The Cup is called the Alexandra Challenge Cup and was presented to the Alexandra Park Rifle Club in December 1902. The 1907 annual report of the Club mentions that Ham & Petersham won it three times in succession and therefore outright and that Lord Sudeley donated a trophy to replace it.

This format stays until at least 1936, but in 1938 it was held between the 7th & 21st August and was 2 targets at 25, 50 & 100 yards

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