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top shooters this year so this match was not as
they insisted on our shooting ‘Country-Life’ condi-
close as usual. Epsom had insisted that we shoot
tions. We did so well (530 v 388) that we decided
50 yards rather than the usual 25 yards and so
to enter the Country-Life and came eleventh de-
we were not expecting much in that fixture. We
spite one shooter firing on the wrong target and
were pleased to squeeze a win even if the margin
another not finishing the rapid. The
was very tight indeed. Charterhouse was the
was the last normal one before the Association
next fixture and we were careful not to field too
Championships and International cards. We had
two Juniors make the top 25 in Britain. Harry
strong a team after beating them easily last year.
Alex Bryson
50 yard match
In the end it was a good outing for many of the
new shooters and a decent victory.
rgs fixture
rgs Guildford
Orpen-Smellie came 5th and Oat Prutisart
[M] came 23rd. In the Senior age group we had
are usually a strong fixture and so as we got closer to the
six finalists. Harry Orpen-Smellie came 6th, James
end of the term’s matches we were keen to do well there.
McGuire 8th, James Bryson [S] 12th, Ed Robertson
Harrow has been one of the longest fixtures in Wellington’s
15th and Angus Wilson and Amir Idris tied in 22nd.
shooting history but it is very difficult to find a course of
During the year we shot in several other Postal matches
fire that makes the journey worthwhile. We shot on the
and won the Berkshire League (Division 4). Our Under 14
cadet No. 8 rifles but won rather too easily again. The
team did well in the National
last fixture of the term was the
bssra Winter Open and
u14 league with Andrew
Brooker [Hl] winning the individual badge and the team
we were to host it again.
We won the Individual,
The Talbot team (James Robinson and Sebastian O’Hara) receive the Barnard Cup from Graham Nurser (Master i/c Sailing).
Competitors look on, sustained by a barbeque provided by the Robinson and Esse families.
winning Division 3.
We
also entered the National
the Pair and the Fours and
u15 and u18 competitions
Cheltenham won the Falling
in both Winter and Spring.
A specialist in the 29er, rs800 and Laser 4000 classes, he
National and European Champion a total of six times. Peter
Plate. It was pleasing to get
Our
was 18’ Skiff European Grand Prix Champion in 2005 and
brings a level of expertise beyond anything available within
Wellington’s name engraved
Winter final finishing 5th.
second in the European Championships in 2005 and 2006.
College. I am delighted that his regular Tuesday training
on those cups as most had
In the Spring both teams
He was also rs800 National Champion 2007 and Eurocup
sessions that we have enjoyed throughout the summer
only Epsom’s on.
Champion 2006 and 2007. In the Laser 4000 he has been
will be continued throughout the year. Graham Nurser
Alex
Bryson bought a new
shooting Jacket and shot a
Juniors
made
the
made the final with our
Scotland v. Combined Services & Home Counties.
Andrew Brooker in a red top. Ed Robertson sitting far right
u18 coming 4th (beating
Chobham rc) and our
‘possible’ on his first ever shoot with it. That was the first
competition has not been shot since 1992 and so it was
and only the second to have been shot on our range.
Y
Juniors again coming 5th. The Inter-Dormitory Shooting
ever 100 on a British Match target from a Wellington Pupil
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pleasing to get that re-started. 32 teams started with most
et again shooting was both popular and
Ed Robertson and Geoff Hopkinson [Hn] shot for
The Lent term’s fixture list usually mirrors the
houses/dorms entering two teams. It competition was run
successful at Wellington and must be the sport
Scotland, James McGuire, Harry Orpen-Smellie, Max
Michaelmas term in that we try to compete against the
as a knockout and the last four teams in were The Hardinge,
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