ust a few notes to bring everyone up to speed on our tour thus far. We ended up with 15 people on the team, including the Commandant and Adjutant so needless to say, everyone has had to step up their efforts for all team activities. Thus far, I have been extremely proud of everyone's cooperation and teamwork. It certainly has made mine and Jacques' lives a lot easier.
Now, some specific highlights:
- On Friday, July 10th, we competed in our annual match with the North London Rifle Club. It was a good match and gave a number of our shooters an opportunity to get long range zeros with the new RUAG ammunition. Due to our reduced numbers, the match was a 6-man match. We shot 581.63 to finish second to the NLRC team, who shot 591.61. Our top scorer was Jim Paton who fired a 100.17, the top score in the match. The dinner hosted by the NLRC that evening was wonderful as always.
- On Tuesday, July 14th, we competed in the British Commonweatlth Rifle Club team match. This match also gave an opportunity for some of the guys to get some zeros (this time at short range). We shot 1155.123 on a Kolapore course of fire. I can't remember where this placed us but it was a good training opportunity. The barbeque afterwards hosted by the BCRC was excellent as well.
- On Wednesday, July 15th, we entered 1 team into the RAF invitational match. We placed 3rd overall in the match with a score of 1134 (ATRC shot 1146 and Jersey fired 1136). Our final 2 team members arrived this day as well (Gary B0wman and Roger Mullin).
- On Thursday, July 16th, our annual match with the Barbarians took place. Each team was allowed 10 firers and the top 8 scores counted for the match. We were victorious this day with a score of 764.69. The Barbarians shot 754.70 and Jersey (who fired alongside) shot 749.59. We also had our team photo done today as well as our team barbeque.
- On Friday, July 17th, the warm-up matches started signifying the start of the Imperial Meeting for most team members. I'll provide a brief summary of some of the Team's successes thus far:
- Alain Marion placed 17th in the Admiral Hutton with a 50.6
- Jim Paton placed 28th in the Century with a 99.13 while Peter Westlake placed 34th with a 99.12
- Jim Paton placed 3rd in the Lovell with a 50.7 while Peter Westlake placed 18th with a 49.6
- While not on the Team, Brian Page, from British Columbia, won the Daily Telegraph with a 75.14. Emmanuel Gauvin placed 21st with a 75.11
- Jim Paton won the Daily Mail with a 75.12, an outstanding result. Alain Marion placed 33rd with a 74.9
- Serge Bissonnette placed 7th in the Alexandra with a 50.7. Stan Frost placed 21st with a 50.6.
- While we didn't have any team members place in the Duke of Cambridge, we did have 2 of our cadets place. Brandon Garnett placed 10th with a 50.7 while Keith Letendre placed 22nd with a 50.6
A short break from results to tell everyone that we once again hosted the Canadian reception at the Macdonald Stewart Pavilion on Sunday, July 19th. The building was packed and there was plenty of food and drink for all. I want to publicly thank all members of the TR team, Bill Flintoft, Dale Rathwell and the F-Class team and Major Rob Thompson and the RCAC National Rifle Team for their support. Every Canadian contributed to the success of the evening.
Now, more results:
- Steven Spinney shot a fantastic 50.10 followed by a 25.4 in the Times. He was unfortunately clipped by Andrew Wilde, who shot 50.10, 25.5. Well done Steven!! Other 50's were shot by Bissonnette, Paton, Gauvin, Westlake and Bowman.
- In the first stage of the St. George's, the following Team members qualified for the second stage: Roger Mullin, Emmanuel Gauvin, Jim Paton, Shannon Carlton, Serge Bissonnette, Stan Frost, Gary Bowman and Steven Spinney.
Well, that should bring everyone up to speed a bit. Stay tuned.
