WOMEN AS MARKSMEN.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 205, 31 August 1933, Page 13

WOMEN AS MARKSMEN.

When, three years ago, Miss M. E.-j [ Foster, of the Women's Legion Reserve, 3 had the audacity to win the King's 1 Prize at Bisley, she showed the world • that shooting was another sport in which I there is' sex equality. This year more j women competed. They came from as J far away as Australia and as near as Jersey. In the small bore section there were some 55 women competitors, of " whom three already have achieved something memorable. First of these is Miss ' L F. Leech (Bristol Aero Club), who had ' created a record in being the first woman to reach the final of the Earl Roberts contest. Another outstanding achievef ment was that of Miss V. M. Clift, the Gloucestershire girl, who was only 10 i " years old, yet had survived three tough I "postal" stages prior to Bisley to be the one woman shooting in the Queen Alexandra Cup final. The third remarkable effort was that of Mrs. Caine (Woking), e who was the only woman in the British e Legion 50 metres competition. In the ,- full bore section eight vw,...c»i entered, t i which was a record, as Service rifles are a I scarcely feminine weapons.