Noel was long gone to the Boer War by then. He was already in South Africa by the time of the first GAH at targets in June 1900. From what I've been able to find, Noel returned to England in the fall of 1897. From the
New York Times, Dec. 13, 1897 --
From the November 26, 1898,
Sporting Life, “Harold Money, son of Capt. A.W. Money, of the American E.C. and Schultze Powder Co., killed 25 live birds straight in a sweep, at Singac, NJ, on Nov. 16, taking first money alone. John L. Brewer and Captain Money were in second place with 24 each.” And, from the same issue “Noel E. Money, late secretary of the American E.C. and Schultze Powder Company, is expected to visit this country shortly. He is on a business trip which will take him to California. His stay in this country will be a short one, but his many friends hope he will have time to give them a handshake before he returns to Europe.” Noel's journals show him on a hunting trip in the Atlas Mountains in North Africa, and then on a Bear hunting trip in Siberia. The bridge across the Ural River was just completed in 1898 and the Trans-Siberian Railroad reached Irkutsk that year, giving European "sports" access. And, then he was off to serve Queen and country.
Hybrid Mode