| Fifth for Stirton in
County Champion of Champions Match |
18th August 2003
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Only three Scottish Counties nominated their
representatives to compete in the Champion of Champion Match at the end of
the National Meeting - Aberdeenshire (Neil Stirton), Lothian (Cliff Ogle)
and Forth & Clyde (Donald McIntosh). Neil was the only one to
qualify for the final, entering in third place but dropping to fifth after
a disappointing shoot, while Cliff and Donald came 9th & 10th
respectively.
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| Third Place for McIntosh
in Roberts |
16th August 2003
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Donald McIntosh was the best placed of the
Scots in the Lord Roberts Final, coming third, with a score of 778, just
three points off the lead. Neil Stirton was 5th with 777, and Mel
Mutch 8th was 8th with 773.
Photos from the prize giving will be
published on Monday.
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| Unsquadded Results
Summary |
16th August 2003
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Below is a brief
summary of some of the unsquadded competitions at Bisley:
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Pershing
Supporters - 1st - Neil Stirton
British
Women's Open Meeting Championship - 2nd - Shirley McIntosh
Women's
Bisley Championship - 2nd - Sheena Sharp
Royal
British Legion - 2nd - Ally Aitken
News
of the World - 3rd - Neil Stirton
NSRA
Life & Annual Members - 1st - Jim Cole-Hamilton
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Centenary
- 1st Class X - Donald McIntosh
Double
English Match - 3rd Class X - Jon Hammond
Double
English Match - 2nd Class B - Tom Hunter
Double
English Match - 1st Class C - David Champion
Club
Pairs - 2nd - E U Alumni (Ogle/McIntosh)
Under 16 - 2nd
-
Sam Hunter
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| Three Scots in the Earl
Roberts Final |
16th August 2003
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Three Scots have qualified for the Final of the British Long Range Prone Championship - Neil
Stirton, Donald
McIntosh & Mel Mutch.
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| Juniors Win, Ladies &
Main Teams Lose in Prone Home Countries Matches |
15th August 2003
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The Scottish Junior Team continued it's
winning run at Bisley, romping home 26 points ahead of Wales, with England
a further 13 points adrift.
The tables were turned however in the
Ladies & Main Team matches - the Ladies were 39 points behind England,
but managed to stay in front of Wales by a narrow margin of 8
points. The Main Team crashed into 3rd place, 58 points behind
England, with Wales 2 ahead and Northern Ireland 43 behind.
| Main Team |
Ladies Team |
Junior Team |
| Scotland |
50m |
100y |
Total |
| Donald McIntosh |
198 |
194 |
392 |
| Mel Mutch |
194 |
194 |
388 |
| Neil Stirton |
196 |
192 |
388 |
| Bill Brown |
195 |
191 |
386 |
| Tom Hunter |
194 |
191 |
385 |
| Cyril De Jonckheere |
197 |
185 |
382 |
| Sheena Sharp |
186 |
194 |
380 |
| Tom Hodgson |
187 |
189 |
376 |
| Carol McKenna |
189 |
187 |
376 |
| Bill Long |
188 |
182pp |
370 |
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Total |
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3823 |
| England |
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3881 |
| Wales |
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3825 |
| Northern Ireland |
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3780 |
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| Scotland |
50m |
100y |
Total |
| Sheena Sharp |
186 |
194 |
380 |
| Carol McKenna |
189 |
187 |
376 |
| Mary Melvin |
189 |
184 |
373 |
| Janet Bailey |
188 |
184 |
372 |
| Lucy Martin |
183 |
184 |
367 |
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Total |
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1868 |
| England |
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1907 |
| Wales |
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1860 |
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| Scotland |
50m |
100y |
Total |
| Matthew Thomson |
192 |
197 |
389 |
| Tom Hunter |
194 |
191 |
385 |
| Richard Scott |
191 |
182 |
373 |
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Total |
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1147 |
| England |
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1108 |
| Wales |
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1121 |
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There were a couple of changes to the
team officials, and these are listed below. In addition Keith
Johnston, the first reserve for the Junior match, refused to attend and
was replaced with David Champion, the second reserve.
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| Twelve Scots in the Earl
Roberts Second Stage |
15th August 2003
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Twelve Scots have qualified for the Second
Stage of the British Long Range Prone Championship - Neil Stirton, Donald
McIntosh (both top qualifiers from their squads), Bill Brown, Bill Long,
Jim Mackie, Ally Aitken, Dave Lumsden, A Moncrieff, Sheena Sharp, Carol
McKenna, Mel Mutch & Tom Hunter.
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| Scottish Teams for Home
Countries Prone Matches |
14th August 2003
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The following
teams have been declared for the Home Countries Prone Matches which will
be held tomorrow afternoon:
| Main Team |
Ladies Team |
Junior Team |
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Neil
Stirton
Donald
McIntosh
Bill
Brown
Mel
Mutch
Sheena
Sharp
Bill
Long
Tom
Hodgson
Carol
McKenna
Tom
Hunter
Cyril De
Jonckheere
Reserves:
Bill
Hamilton
Dave Lumsden
Captain:
Bill Vaughan
Secretary:
Graham Love |
Sheena
Sharp
Carol
McKenna
Mary
Melvin
Lucy
Martin
Janet Bailey
Reserves:
Karen
Nilsen
Ruth Love
Captain:
Ruth Love
Secretary:
Chris Tighe-Ford |
Tom Hunter
Matthew
Thomson
Richard Scott
Reserves:
David
Champion
Captain: Anne Hamilton |
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| Stirton top Scot in the
Aggregate |
14th August 2003
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The final day of the Aggregate at Bisley was
blessed traditionally difficult winds, with only two shooters in Class X
breaking the 580 mark for the 60 shot match at 100 yards. Donald
McIntosh picked up 3rd in that competition, to move back to 4th in the
Aggregate. Top Scot however was Neil Stirton, two points ahead, in
2nd place, with Cliff Ogle in 9th place.
In Class A Bill Long was top Scot in 13th
place. In Class B Graham Love secured 2nd place in Competition 5,
while Tom Hunter completed the Aggregate in 2nd place. C Collins was
best place in Class C with 4th, with Steve Short 32nd in Class D.
With the final cards in the unsquadded
competitions still to be shot along with the first stage of the British
Championship tomorrow, Shirley McIntosh's score from the Scottish Meeting
remains the best in the Women's Open Meeting Championship, although Sheena
Sharp still has the potential to take the lead. Neil Stirton remains
in the lead in the News of the World, while Jim Cole-Hamilton tops the
Chas Bell and Life & Annual competitions.
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| Twelve Year Old Scottish
Record falls to Aberdeenshire |
13th August 2003
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Aberdeenshire broke a twelve year old Scottish
record today at Bisley, shooting in the Women's County 50m
competition. The team of Sheena Sharp, Mary Melvin and Lizzie Paton
raised the score previously held by Lothian, by four points.
In the Aggregate competitions, Classes X, A
& D shot the 60 shot match at 50m, while Classes B & C shot the 60
shot match at 100 yards. Neil Stirton was 3rd in Class X, moving up
to 4th in the Aggregate. Donald McIntosh slipped to 6th in the Agg,
while Cliff Ogle climbed to 7th. In Class A 3rd place for the Tom
Hodgson moved him up to 10th in the Aggregate, while Tom Hunter remains
2nd in Class B. J Mackie remains 3rd in Class C, with C
Collins 6th.
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| Positions consolidated on Day
2 of Aggregate |
12th August 2003
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On the second day of the Aggregate
competitions, the classes swapped distances, and have now all shot
80 shots at each distance. There were no medal placings in Classes X
or A, however Donald McIntosh is now sitting 4th in the Class X Aggregate,
with Neil Stirton one point behind, and Cliff Ogle 9th, while in Class A
Bill Long is sitting in 9th place. In Class B Joe McCarthy picked up
2nd in Competition 2, with Tom Hunter now sitting 2nd in the
Aggregate. In Class C, J Mackie is now sitting in 3rd place, while in
Class D Steve Short was 1st in Competition 1.
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| Positions consolidated on Day
2 of Aggregate |
12th August 2003
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On the second day of the Aggregate
competitions, the classes swapped distances, and have now all shot
80 shots at each distance. There were no medal placings in Classes X
or A, however Donald McIntosh is now sitting 4th in the Class X Aggregate,
with Neil Stirton one point behind, and Cliff Ogle 9th, while in Class A
Bill Long is sitting in 9th place. In Class B Joe McCarthy picked up
2nd in Competition 2, with Tom Hunter now sitting 2nd in the
Aggregate. In Class C, J Mackie is now sitting in 3rd place, while in
Class D Steve Short was 1st in Competition 1.
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| Mixed fortunes on Day 1
of Aggregate |
updated 12th August 2003
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A new format for the Aggregate competitions
had Classes B & C shooting competitions 1 & 4 (both 40 shots at
50m) while Classes X, A & D shot competitions 2 & 3 (40 shots at
100 yards). Some scores were still to be finalised at the time of
publication, however it appears that Cliff Ogle was second in Competition
2 in Class X, with Sheena Sharp taking the same place in Competition 3 in
the same Class. In Class A Bill Long won Competition
3. Tom Hunter was the star of the day, winning both Competitions 1
& 4 in Class B, with Ally Aitken picking up 3rd in Competition 1 in
the same Class. In Class C J Mackie picked up 2nd in Competition 1
and 1st in Competition 4 to lead the Aggregate.
On the overnight Aggregate leader boards,
Neil Stirton and Donald McIntosh are sitting 8th in Class X, with Bill
Long 6th in Class A, Tom Hunter 1st in Class B and C Collins 8th in Class
C.
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| Win for Lumsden in
Weekend Aggregate |
11th August 2003
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With the Weekend Aggregate scores now
confirmed, Dave Lumsden was the most successful of the Scots, winning
Class A. In Class X Bill Brown and Donald McIntosh tied for fourth
place, with Tom Hunter picking up 4th in Class B.
The Bon Accord team of Sheena Sharp, Jim
Cole-Hamilton and Jon Latimer were second in the concurrent Weekend Agg
team competition, while the E U Alumni pair of Donald McIntosh & Cliff
Ogle were third in the pairs competition.
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| Home Countries Win for
Scotland in Ladies 3x20 |
updated 11th August 2003
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A power cut at Bisley disrupted the Ladies
3x20 match at the Lord Roberts Centre, and seemed to have disrupted the
shooting of the senior Scottish Ladies, all of whom performed below par,
leaving Emma Cole-Hamilton to show the way with an equal Scottish Junior
Record and fourth place in the British Ladies Championship. Janis
Thomson was the best of the rest in 7th, with Shirley McIntosh 8th, Ruth
Love 9th and Lynda Sinclair 10th. The Home Countries result is now
official
| Scotland |
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Janis Thomson |
547 |
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Shirley McIntosh |
545 |
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Lynda Sinclair |
542 |
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Total |
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1634 |
| England |
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1110 |
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The Century Range looks a little different
than usual, with 116 firing points having been lost to the danger area of
the NRA's Clay Target facility, and the tented area having been curtailed
more than a little. Some photographs will be made available as soon
as possible.
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| Records fall again at
Lord Roberts Centre |
updated 11th August 2003
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Shirley McIntosh had a second successful day
at the Lord Roberts Centre, raising her own ten year old Scottish record
for a Women's 3x40 Match by two points to 1137. Emma Cole-Hamilton
was also in record breaking form, raising her own Junior Women's 3x40
record by 27 points to 1076, beating Sarah MacDonald's 11 year old 40-shot
Kneeling record by a single point, and her own 40-shot Standing record in
the process. In Class A Jon Hammond was the best placed Scot
with 1140 in 5th place, with Shirley 6th, Martin Sinclair 9th and Donald
McIntosh 10th. Janis Thomson picked up 3rd in Class B, with Graham
& Ruth Love 1st & 2nd respectively in Class C and Ally Aitken 1st
in Class D. The standard of this match was far higher than normal,
with a number of German visitors also competing, including top
internationalist Christian Bauer who was a comfortable winner with 1172.
The E U Alumni team of Donald & Shirley
McIntosh and Martin Sinclair look to have re-taken the club 3P
championship, breaking their own Scottish record by 5 points in the
process. This is believed to also be a new British record, but that
is unconfirmed at this time.
The scores for the 3x40
International Match are now available, showing that Scotland had a comfortable
win:
| Scotland |
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Jon Hammond |
1140 |
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Martin Sinclair |
1134 |
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Donald McIntosh |
1133 |
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Total |
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3407 |
| England |
|
3353 |
| Wales |
|
3274 |
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| McIntosh, Hammond and
Ogle lead the way at the Inter-Region Match |
8th August 2003
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Shirley McIntosh produced a personal best of
594 in the Women's Prone event at the NSRA/Eley Inter-Region Match to win
it by a clear five points, and equal Susan Jackson's Scottish
record. Shirley then went on to win the 3x20 match with a score of
563, combining with Emma Cole-Hamilton's 552 to win the team event.
In the Men's prone event, Jon Hammond was
clear winner by five points, with a fine score of 595. Despite some
indifferent shooting, Donald McIntosh and Cliff Ogle managed to secure
individual placings in the top seven, combining to win the team event by a
12 point margin. Cliff also recorded the best individual score in
the 3x40 match, with 1112.
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| Scottish Teams for
Inter-Region Match Declared |
6th August 2003
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The following
teams have been declared for the Inter-Region Match held at Bisley the day
before the NSRA National Rifle Meeting starts:
| Prone
Men
Cliff Ogle
Donald
McIntosh
Jon Hammond
Graham Rudd
(Individual Only)
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Prone
Women
Shirley
McIntosh
Mary
Melvin |
3x40
Cliff Ogle
Graham Rudd
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3x20
Shirley
McIntosh
Emma
Cole-Hamilton |
Eligibility for these teams is based on
residence, not nationality.
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| Scottish Teams for Home
Countries Three Positions Declared |
5th August 2003
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The following
teams have been declared for the Home Countries Three Positions Matches at
the NSRA National Rifle Meeting:
| 3x40
Jon
Hammond
Donald
McIntosh (Capt)
Martin
Sinclair
Reserve: Janis Thomson |
Ladies
3x20
Shirley
McIntosh (Capt)
Lynda
Sinclair
Janis Thomson
Reserve: Emma Cole-Hamilton |
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