Tuesday 7th January 1936

My first experience of shooting tonight – on the miniature range. Much harder than one imagines, to get the two sights and “bull” of the target in a dead line. In fact three of my five shots missed altogether. My eyes did not seem able to focus – too much smoking perhaps. No use at all. Berryman shot well and put on some ghastly “side”. Hempstead did even better and said it was a “flash in the pan”