Focus on The Marks Shield
The Marks Challenge Shield
Presented to the Society of Miniature Rifle Clubs by Mr Hyam Marks, Secretary of Society of Miniature Rifle Clubs in 1905, the Marks Challenge Shield has, since 1920, been run as a home counties small-bore rifle match, now of 60 shots and normally ‘through the ranges’ (20 shots at each of 25 yards, 50 metres and 100 yards), circulating between host counties.
The competition is usually held on the Sunday before the last bank holiday weekend in May, with mixed teams of 16 from shooting squads of up to 20. It is run concurrently with the ladies’ Invicta Shield.
On available records, of the 75 years that the competition has been run as an inter-county match, Surrey has won on 45 occasions. The next match is due to be hosted by Surrey in its centenary year on 19 May 2013.
The Marks Shield Home Counties small-bore rifle competition
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1905 Southfields RC 1906 Sunderland RC 1907 Southfields RC 1908 Midland Railway RC 1909 Ham + Petersham RC 1910 City of Derry RC 1911 Manchester Municipal Officers RC 1912 Dublin Civil Service RC 1913 Norwich RC 1914 Broughton RC 1916 R Division (Lee Road) Special Police RC 1919 R Division Special Police RC
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1945 Surrey |
1977 Middlesex 2001 Hertfordshire |