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On Saturday the 17th of February, Murray Bridge Rifle Club travelled to Bordertown to compete in the annual Bridge – Border Shield.
Twelve members made the long trip in the heat and found even though they had travelled south the heat was just as stifling.
It was a fun and enjoyable day despite the harsh summer weather.
The Captains, David McDonald and Kym Altmann decided on the rules of the match. The ‘equalising’ system where full-bore and F Class scores could be combined as used previously was agreed upon.
The match was a coached shoot shot over 600 yards.
The very warm weather made for difficult shooting conditions and this combined with a wind that changed continually caused problems for both teams.
At the end of the day when the scores were tallied and then averaged, Murray Bridge came out the victors.
Murray Bridge averaged 177.35 for their twelve shooters to Bordertown’s 166.49 for their eight shooters.
Top scorers for Murray Bridge were David McDonald in full-bore with 98.8 and Jim Caspers in F Class with 114.5.
McDonald’s score included a superb 50.4 in his first round and Caspers’ score included a magnificent 58.2 in his second round.
Top scorers for Bordertown were John Jacobs in full-bore with 95.6 and Jim Blackwell in F Class with 101.2.
Jacobs was the only Bordertown shooter to score a possible – 50.4 in his second round. This is not a bad effort for an 83 year old.
The afternoon ended with afternoon tea and much laughter as shooters traded shooting stories – usually the mishaps and mistakes of others. Then the Murray Bridge travellers made the long trek home with smiles on their faces and the trophy in their hands.
Murray Bridge Scores: TR – D. McDonald 50.4, 48.4, 98.8; M. Whittle 47.3, 49.6, 96.9; G. Harrison 48.3, 48.1, 96.4; J. L. Traeger 46.4, 48.4, 94.8; G. Traeger 46.6, 48.2, 94.8; P. Casley 47.2, 47.2, 94.4; T. Dixon 47.5, 44.3, 91.8; J.G. Traeger 44.0, 44.2, 88.2.
F Class – J. Caspers 56.3, 58.2, 114.5; T. Brown 52.1, 57.0, 109.1; C. Kuchel 55.1, 53.1, 108.2; W. Stainer 51.0, 53.0, 104.0.
Bordertown Scores: TR – J. Jacobs 45.2, 50.4, 95.6; R. Jacobs 47.1, 47.5, 94.6; W. Hillier 45.2, 44.2, 89.4; K. Altmann 46.3, 43.1, 89.4; L. Harris 41.2, 45.1, 86.3.
F Class – J. Blackwell 53.1, 48.1, 101.2; D. Arnald 53.1, 48.0, 101.1; R. Gersche 47.0, 45.0, 92.0.
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