International Riflemen:
England

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Creedmoor and the
International Matches

J. Fenton (?-?)

1877: Member of the Great Britain team at Creedmoor, USA

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Paper, 15 September 1877
"Lieutenant-Colonel Fenton obtains his title from the Twenty-fourth Lancashire Regiment of Volunteers. He is an old rifleman. In 1868 and 1869 he made the highest score for the English eight at Wimbledon with 151 and 145 points respectively. In 1870 he was at the bottom of the list, but in 1873 he led again with 153 points. During the next three years he scored 183 on each occasion at Wimbledon. This year his score for the Elcho Shield was 199."

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