This is Miss Queenie F. Newall, of Cheltenham, who won the Ladies’ National Archery Contest at the 1908 Olympic Games at White City in London.
The contest for the National Round, 48 arrows at 60 yards, and 24 at 50. The result was: Miss Newall 132 hits, 688 points, gold medal; Miss Dod, 126 hits, 642 points, silver medal, Miss Hill-Lowe, 118 points, 118 hits, 618 points, bronze medal. Miss Newall’s score included three golds in succession (Cheltenham Looker-On, Saturday 25 July 1908).
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