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James Corbett of Australia Wins HM The Queen's Prize
Saturday 20 July, 5.30pm or thereabouts.
The only way to start this final match report is by saying "Good Morning Australia", with the news for you that James Corbett of Benalla, Australia has just won HM The Queen's Prize over on Stickledowm Range. It was an enthralling final. To start with the spread of scores carried forward was quite large, from 150 down to 146, large being a relative word when used in the context of tie-breaking central bullseyes and flocks of maximum scores. But there were only two 150s and nine 149s in the 100 mix. Corbett was one of the 149s with a hatful of centrals, 28 ex 30.
The conditions were at first overcast with a steadyish right hand breeze. Shooters' plots on the repeater score boards suggested plenty of high scores at the half way stage when Nick Tremlett and Ed Jeens led with Corbett going clean to be the top 149. I am without the final list and will have to check later precisely how many others also made 75 at that distance. As 1000 yards went into its final third, the winds picked up as the sun came out from the earlier overcast. Corbett dropped his second and tenth, one low left and one high right. At three off with others one and two off his name board was swept from the scoreboard.
Tremlett continued to lead on one off, until a troubled patch consigned him to the chasers. Jeens then took over as the leader eventually falling to two off, while Matt Millar of Old Epsomians then over took him on one off. Jeens dropped to three off and Millar disastrously finished with two inners. By this time Corbett had already finished, remaining three off thanks to a five bull finish, critically with an enormous count of 46 centrals. He was first off the range, and the scoreboard seemed to have lost sight of the fact that his board was not there.
So, Jeens was holding the leader?s star. When Corbett?s name was eventually restored, it was posted behind Jeens, who had 40 centrals. Eventually the light dawned. Those with Corbett were able to tell him the probable outcome. Last year's Grand winner had become this year's Queen's Prize winner after many years of travelling here to compete. He and a very happy Joanne were able to relax and enjoy.
Second was Ed Jeens of Welsh RA on 297.40, who gave everything in his attempt to bring the Prize to Wales. Late arrival on the scoreboard Matt Ensor snatched third with 297.39 and Millar had to reconcile himself to fourth.
For those of you with an interest in minutiae, James Corbett arrived here in the UK at the BCRC meeting before Bisley proper. His first job was to rebarrel his rifle with a new 35? Border and shoot it in over 26 shots. It worked, and it won. No worries, then. It was a very popular overseas win after this morning's success in the Mackinnon, in which he was one of the three Australian 100s. Perhaps they will forgive us the first Test Match outcome? I doubt it. Reflections in the cold light of dawn. Goodbye from a very hot command centre.
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James Corbett of Australia Wins HM The Queen's Prize
Saturday 20 July, 5.30pm or thereabouts.
The only way to start this final match report is by saying "Good Morning Australia", with the news for you that James Corbett of Benalla, Australia has just won HM The Queen's Prize over on Stickledowm Range. It was an enthralling final. To start with the spread of scores carried forward was quite large, from 150 down to 146, large being a relative word when used in the context of tie-breaking central bullseyes and flocks of maximum scores. But there were only two 150s and nine 149s in the 100 mix. Corbett was one of the 149s with a hatful of centrals, 28 ex 30.
The conditions were at first overcast with a steadyish right hand breeze. Shooters' plots on the repeater score boards suggested plenty of high scores at the half way stage when Nick Tremlett and Ed Jeens led with Corbett going clean to be the top 149. I am without the final list and will have to check later precisely how many others also made 75 at that distance. As 1000 yards went into its final third, the winds picked up as the sun came out from the earlier overcast. Corbett dropped his second and tenth, one low left and one high right. At three off with others one and two off his name board was swept from the scoreboard.
Tremlett continued to lead on one off, until a troubled patch consigned him to the chasers. Jeens then took over as the leader eventually falling to two off, while Matt Millar of Old Epsomians then over took him on one off. Jeens dropped to three off and Millar disastrously finished with two inners. By this time Corbett had already finished, remaining three off thanks to a five bull finish, critically with an enormous count of 46 centrals. He was first off the range, and the scoreboard seemed to have lost sight of the fact that his board was not there.
So, Jeens was holding the leader?s star. When Corbett?s name was eventually restored, it was posted behind Jeens, who had 40 centrals. Eventually the light dawned. Those with Corbett were able to tell him the probable outcome. Last year's Grand winner had become this year's Queen's Prize winner after many years of travelling here to compete. He and a very happy Joanne were able to relax and enjoy.
Second was Ed Jeens of Welsh RA on 297.40, who gave everything in his attempt to bring the Prize to Wales. Late arrival on the scoreboard Matt Ensor snatched third with 297.39 and Millar had to reconcile himself to fourth.
For those of you with an interest in minutiae, James Corbett arrived here in the UK at the BCRC meeting before Bisley proper. His first job was to rebarrel his rifle with a new 35? Border and shoot it in over 26 shots. It worked, and it won. No worries, then. It was a very popular overseas win after this morning's success in the Mackinnon, in which he was one of the three Australian 100s. Perhaps they will forgive us the first Test Match outcome? I doubt it. Reflections in the cold light of dawn. Goodbye from a very hot command centre.
http://www.nra.org.uk/common/asp/conten ... &year=2013
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