Kammala wannan jumla: Backhouse ya shiga cikin
Gasar zagaye ta biyu ta York a 1908, tana matsayi na 13 tare da maki 516. Ya kuma harbi zagaye a cikin hanyar taron salon nahiyar, amma a matsayin zanga-zanga maimakon a cikin ainihin gasar. Ya ci maki 260, wanda zai ba shi lambar azurfa idan gasarsa ta kasance ta hukuma. Backhouse ya sami Diploma na Merit don kokarinsa a cikin salon nahiyar.