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Sat 18 Aug 2007

I�ve just got �home� from the Meet & Greet Reception and BBQ. Actually the festivities were still raging when I left, but it was time to get my report done before an early start tomorrow. Big crowd at the party, lots of food, and I enjoyed most of a bottle of Richland Shiraz from Australia.

Today was dry, cool but mostly sunny with variable cloud. The big winds of yesterday had abated, but there was still a brisk breeze for around 11 o�clock, varying in angle and strength. Our competitors from the West Indies are anxiously watching the progress of Hurricane Dean, a rather nasty storm, and it�s possible we may get some residual effects next week. But for the next few days, the cool weather is expected to continue, with a chance of a few showers.

Today saw the conclusion of the Black Powder programme (results soon), the last of the warm-up matches, the Tilton, and the start of the Macdonald Stewart Grand Aggregate, the Macdougall. In the more benign conditions and shorter range shooting, scores were higher than yesterday. Tie shoots will be required to settle both of today�s matches.

The Tilton (300m and 600y): 4-way tie between Gerard de Costa, Litchfield, NH, USA; Paul Charlton, Ireland; Emil Praslick III, Columbus, GA, USA; Ronald Whalen, Australia � all on 100.14. There were 17 scores of 100 (double possibles) in all. F class was also tied between Jack McCann, Dorsey, IL, USA and Dale Rathwell, Arundel, QC, at 116/120. The Tilton also concluded the Champlain Aggregate won by David Calvert, GBRT in TR. 369.50, and by Wolfgang Scholze, Germany, 426 in F Class.

The Macdougall (300m and 500y), which has the DCRA�s oldest trophy, in competition since 1868, also has a tie with scores of 100.13: Toby Raincock, GBRT; Greg Warren, Australia; and Emil Praslick III. The F Class winner was Marius de Champlain, Quebec, with 117/120. There were 16 double possibles in the TR classes.

The Grand continues tomorrow with the Beckett (300 and 800m) and Brick (500 and 600y) Matches.
 

Ranges Shot Today	Matches & Aggregates Completed Today
TILTON 300	THE CHAMPLAIN AGGREGATE
TILTON 600	THE MACDOUGALL
MACDOUGALL 500	THE TILTON
MACDOUGALL 300	THE STEINHARDT (TEAM)
BP INTL 900-1	GRAND AGGR. TO SUNDAY 19:00
BP INTL 900-2	THE EARLY COURSE AGGREGATE
BP INTL 900-3

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