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Creedmoor
and the
International Matches
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A.P. Humphry (?-?)
1871: Queen's Prize
Winner, Wimbledon, England
1877: Member of the Great Britain team at Creedmoor, USA
Frank Leslie's
Illustrated Paper, 15 September 1877
"A.P. Humphry, a member of the team, is a young barrister. He was
born in Cambridge, and is the son of Professor Humphry, on of the most
distinguished physicians in England and a prominent lecturer in the
university. Young Humphry was a member of the Univerity Rifle Corps,
and while still an undergraduate won the Queen's prize at Wimbledon,
in 1871, with a score of 68 out of a possible 84 at eight hundred, nine
hundred and one thousand yards. He shot for the Elcho Shield in 1872,
when he made 156 on the old target, and again this year when he made
192. He hs the reputation of being a very steady shot, and is likely
to improve with regular practice. He is now a private in the Inns of
Court Volunteers, composed chiefly of barristers. The regiment is popularly
know in London as "The Devils's Own" and is celebrated for
its marching prowess."
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