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Round-up for September 1 Pilgrim Bowmen The Pilgrim Bowmen club from Boston held their annual
Jack Oliver Memorial tournament. This event was named after a founder member
of the club who had worked endlessly for the good of the club, archery in
general and was a respected regional judge. The day of the tournament dawned
overcast but cheered up in the early afternoon, warming slightly but with a
tricky, variable wind. As the shoot neared the last distance, dark clouds
gathered and the final 24 arrows were shot in the wet. Nevertheless, everyone
was prepared for the worst and there were still some very good scores. The
tournament was attended by a total of 45 archers. These ranged from juniors
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Round-up for February 11 Pilgrim Bowmen Pilgrim Bowmen staged their annual “brass monkey”
competition at the Mayflower Sports Ground. The event attracted 28 entrants
with the competing archers turning in some good scores when shooting an
American round. This comprised 30 arrows being shot from each of the required
60 yards, 50 yards and 40 yards distances (with shorter distances for
juniors). The maximum score for the round is 810. The victorious
male in the compound section was Graham Crampin from Grimsby who scored 800.
He only missed the middle five times in the whole competition. Highest recurve archer, Penny Bedford; ladies recurve, 1
Mrs Penny Bedford, large brass money (Pilgrim Bowmen) H 90, G 60, S 746; 2
Mrs Gwen Mawer (Pilgrim Bowmen) 89, 51, 697; 3 Mrs Lynn Fisher (Silverspoon)
90, 41, 686; men’s recurve, Ian Prescott, brass monkey (Lincoln Archers) H
90, G 59, S 746; 2 Kevin Nolan (Silverspoon) 90, 60, 742; 3 George Keeping
(Pilgrim Bowmen) 90, 51, 714; junior recurve, Ryan Mountney, large trophy
(Silverspoon) H 89, G 36, S 649; 2 John Gorton (Pilgrim Bowmen) 89, 19, 555;
3 Joshua Carter (LADDAC) 90, 16, 548. Ladies compound: 1 Mrs Lorraine Swepson, brass monkey
(Pilgrim Bowmen) H 90, G 80, S 788; men’s compound, 1 Graham Crampin, brass
monkey (Grimsby Archers) H 90, G 85, S 800; 2 Ian Clayton (Pilgrim Bowmen)
90, 76, 780; 3 Terry Hughes (Silverspoon) 90, 50, 732. Highest unrewarded, Robert Guest (Pilgrim Bowmen), Dave
Kellett Trophy 90, 41, 696; ladies longbow, 1 Mrs Adrianne Goodwin, brass
monkey (Bingham AC) H 64, G 6, S 254; men’s longbow, 1 Joe Lloyd, brass
monkey (Friskney Bowmen) H 83, G 7, S 413. Worst white, wooden spoon award, Joe Keeping (Pilgrim
Bowmen); team trophy, 1 Lorraine Swepson, Penny Bedford, George Keeping
(Pilgrim Bowmen) S 2248; 2 Kevin Nolan, Terry Hughes, Lynn Fisher
(Silverspoon) 2160. |
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Round-up for February 4 Friskney Bowmen The Friskney Bowmen continued their indoor winter season
at Peter Paine Sports Centre. The indoor season is shot on the first Sunday of
every month from November until March. The latest event was contested on
Sunday February 4 — a 25m FITA tournament. |
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