▁champion ships , ▁and ▁a ▁tw elf th ▁" com eb ack " ▁win . ▁His ▁high ▁score ▁- ▁that ▁of ▁ 1 2 7 1 ▁in ▁the ▁Double ▁York ▁Round ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 7 ▁- ▁remained ▁arch ery ' s ▁high ▁mark ▁for ▁over ▁ 7 0 ▁years . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁Arch ery : ▁Its ▁Theory ▁and ▁Pract ice , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁all - time ▁class ics ▁of ▁arch ery . ▁ ▁Several ▁members ▁of ▁his ▁family ▁were ▁good ▁cr ick eters , ▁including ▁Francis ▁Ford . ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁solic itor ▁and ▁bill ▁disc ounter ▁George ▁Samuel ▁Ford . ▁ ▁Ford ▁owned , ▁in ▁partners hip ▁with ▁his ▁father ▁and ▁brother , ▁the ▁Bry nd u ▁Col li ery ▁from ▁ 1 8 4 2 ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Br istol ▁and ▁South ▁Wales ▁Railway ▁W agg on ▁Company ▁( L im ited ). ▁ ▁Ford ▁died ▁in ▁Bath , ▁England ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 4 ▁June ▁ 1 8 8 0 . ▁ ▁Vict ories ▁ ▁Grand ▁Arch ery ▁Me eting ▁B irmingham ▁ 1 8 5 8 , ▁ 1 8 6 8 ▁Grand ▁Arch ery ▁Me eting ▁H ast ings ▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁Grand ▁Cry stal ▁Palace ▁Arch ery ▁Me eting ▁ 1 8 5 9 , ▁ 1 8 6 1 , ▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁Grand ▁Le am ington ▁and ▁Mid land ▁Arch ery ▁Me eting ▁ 1