DCRA 2009 CFRC Daily Summary
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Sat 22 Aug 2009
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Sat 22 Aug 2009
This
will be very short tonight – it’s late and I’m about to flake
out!
Daniel Chisholm won the Governor
General’s Match this afternoon. In a very close finish, Dan scored
299.35, just edging Paul Tremblay and Geoff Woodman who both had 299.34, the
former counting out the latter on the longer range scores. There were severe
weather warnings for the whole Ottawa Region, but very fortunately the storms
by-passed Connaught and we only had a few drops of rain. The winds were quite
changeable all day, especially in early afternoon, but settled down later on.
Stan Frost, who finished on 297.35,
blames Daniel who had done the squadding for a
carefully orchestrated plot to wear him out physically and mentally and prevent
him from coming closer. Stan was originally placed on Butt 11 where there were
not enough targets. He was then required to move quickly to Butt 8 (at least 30
targets away) for the 800m. Then he had to go back to Butt 11 where his car was
parked only to be sent back to Butt 8 for the 900m. Stan reckons that physical
exhaustion and mental anguish combined to rob him of his chance of victory!
Might be a good story, but it will get Stan nowhere!
PRIZE POS. NAME [HPS 300v60]
NO. ATTR SCORE
GGFin Badge
1. CHISHOLM,DANIEL,KESWICK
RIDGE,NB # 62
MMXAT 299v35
...receives Gov Gen's Award, Gold Badge, $500
GGFin Badge
2. TREMBLAY,PAUL,QUEBEC,QC
# 1 MMXAT 299v34
...receives Gov Gen's Award, Silver Badge,
$250
GGFin Badge
3. WOODMAN,GEOFF,NEW
HARBOUR,NL
#104 MMXAT 299v34
...receives Gov Gen's Award, Bronze Badge,
$100
GGFin Badge
4. VAMPLEW,DESMOND,SCARBOROUGH,ON # 3 MMXAT 298v38
GGFin Badge
5. BACHAND,KELLY,KENT,WA.USA
# 66 MMMXT 298v34
GGFin Badge
6. SEKELLICK,RON,CANTON,CT.USA
# 37 MMXXT 298v32
GGFin Badge
7. MCCONNELL,SGT
EJ,BCRT ATHELINGS
# 85 SMJXT 297v41
GGFin Badge
8. TAMULINAS,STACEY,CIRCLE
PINES,MN.USA # 95 MMXXT 297v40
GGFin Badge
9. CARLTON,SHANNON,SUTTON
WEST,ON
# 21 MFMAT 297v37
GGFin Badge 10.
FROST,STAN,SASKATOON,SK
# 22 MMOAT 297v35
Leo D’Amour and Jim Thompson won the F(O) and F(F) Finals respectively. Jim was totally amazed at
his success having, so he thought, thrown it away with a poor score at 900m
– obviously it was not quite poor enough to snatch defeat from the jaws
of victory!
1. D'AMOUR,LEO,LAVAL,QC #329 MMOAO 282v16
...receives Gold Badge,Trophy,Ceremonial Collar
2. OGG,GORDON,WATERLOO,ON #330 MMXAO 281v21
...receives Silver Badge3. SCHOLZE,WOLFGANG,VELBERT,GERMANY #334 MMOXO 277v21
...receives Bronze Badge4. DECHAMPLAIN,MARIUS,RIMOUSKI,QC #339 MMXAO 273v19
5. TAYLOR,GLEN,LEDUC,AB #342 MMXAO 273v16
1. THOMPSON,JAMES,WHITEVALE,ON #328 MMOAF 267v11
2. RATHWELL,DALE,ARUNDEL,QC #338 MMXAF 266v18
3. WOLF,MATT,MASCARENE,NB #341 MMXAF 263v12
4. BROWN,COLIN,HAMILTON,ON #327 MMOAF 253v12
5. D'ASTOUS,CLAUDE,LAVAL,QC #343 MMXAF 249v8
Des Vamplew won the Canadian Target
Rifle Championship (Bisley Aggregate), and Kelly Bachand the Aggregate for
the 21st Century, which includes nearly everything.
Three shooters are now named
to attent the Commonwealth Shooting Federation
Championships in India in February: Des Vamplew, James
Paton and Paul Tremblay. Sandy Peden will be
the Manager/Coach.
There were many other
aggregates settled today for which please refer to the list below. I have also
to report on the Teams Matches from yesterday and today. This I will sometime
tomorrow.
Sunday Afternoon
Having packed up most of my
stuff, I can now comment on some of the team scores and wrap up the 127th
Canadian Championships.
This was certainly the year
for teams from the USA, with the Senior team and the
“Young Eagles” winning both the long and short range matches.
The Commonwealth Match was
interrupted by the severe storm on Friday afternoon and eventually only fired
at 900m. I might add that, due to the storm or otherwise, there was a computer
crash on Friday evening, which took many hours to fix – thank you Mike
Corcoran! Scores: 1. USA 394.34; 2. Canada 392.37; 3. Canada Blue (alongside)
385.30; 4. Germany 372.20.
Under 25 Long Range, similarly reduced. 1. USA
“Young Eagles” 386.25; 2. GB “The
Athelings” 378.24; 3. Canada 371.24.
The Canada Match, fired on
Saturday morning. 1. USA 1187.132; 2. Canada 1185.147;
Germany 1170.114; 4. Canada Blue (alongside) 1130.103.
Under 25 Short Range. 1. USA “Young Eagles” 1178.115; 2. GB “The Athelings” 1171.104; 3. Canada 1162.113.
Reflections
By and large, the matches
were successful, with good competition and close results in TR, F(O) and F(F). We were extremely fortunate with the weather,
suffering only one significant disruption. The first few days were very hot and
humid; the last few cooler but with showers and thunderstorms all around. The
matches moved along very smoothly under the very capable direction of Keith Bornn (CRO), Pat Quinn (CBO) and Don Ogden (QM).
There were no major changes
in the schedule of matches, apart from the 300m ISSF which was expanded to two
days to accommodate the Commonwealth Shooting Federation Trial. The event may
well revert to a single day in 2010.
In terms of arrangements, the
largest change was the separation of F Class from TR as far as squadding was concerned. This allowed the F Class to fire
on a much tighter target, with a vee-bull half the
diameter of the normal vee, and hence the value of
shots all compressed (the ‘old’ vee
becoming a 5, the ‘old’ 5 a 4, etc.). The
change met with a generally favourable, but somewhat mixed reaction. Some
people lamented the fact that they only saw F Class shooters out on the range
and missed the old mixing of all classes, and all ages. F Class never shot with
a cadet all week. While the target was perhaps suitable for the heavy artillery
of the F(O) Class, it was perhaps a bit tight to F(F),
who are basically using target rifles with a scope sight. You just had to get
used to getting all those inners instead of bulls and magpies instead of
inners!
The Meet and Greet, with
roast beef dinner, was excellent, getting things off to a good start. It also
reminded us that outside events at Connaught in the summer should end before
dusk, due to the emergence of swarms of ravenous mosquitoes! The Prize Giving
was streamlined a bit, which meant it was a little shorter. There are still
things that can be done with this, and with the Leader
Board for the Governor General’s Final.
Some of the prize lists
currently show errors or inconsistencies, which will be corrected as quickly as
possible. In particular, some of the awards for F(F)
Class do not show or are wrong!
The all important “cofffeee” match between Colin Brown and Jim Thompson
ended 12-5 in Jim’s favour. But it was closer than the score implies,
with several ranges being settled by one vee. And it was Colin who scored the
only “real” possibles, two of them, 50s
on that fiddly little target being equivalent to 50.10 in real speak. And those
were with a rifle that he had at one stage thought of selling! I think he may
be changing his mind!
Finally, I’d like to
thank the DCRA Office Staff for working so hard to ensure the success of the
Meeting: Aaron Daley (Secretary-Treasurer), Betty Anne Ferguson (Office
Manager), Cathy Corcoran (Accounts) and Mike Corcoran (Stats). Thank you all
– we can’t do without you!
I’d also like to thank
the several people from around the world who have written in after reading
these daily rambles. Thank you – but why not come to Connaught next year
and see for your selves!
And that, as they say, is
that!
Jim Thompson
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