The NSWRA 143rd Open Championships
October 16th, 2019 | 
Author: The NSWRA 143rd Open Championships (the NSW Queens and the McIntosh) was shot from 9th to 13th October. Numbers from Roseville this year were a bit down due to
- a) a lot of people having just returned from the WARA Queens & F-Class team championships and
- b) others who were unavailable due to work or family commitments.
The intrepid Rosevillians that started in the leadup (McIntosh) were Mark Buchanan (TR-A), Phill Hodder (TR-A), Rob Trodden (TR-B), Ian Palmer (FTR), Allan Humbert (FTR) and Janet Beale (FS-B).
The McIntosh was challenging with strong winds from the West and rain constantly threatening. Congratulations to Mark, Phill, Rob, Ian and Allan who each got at least one 1st place range prize in the McIntosh. Below are the positions at the end of each day and the grand aggregate for the McIntosh.
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Mark : 3rd day 1 / 1st day 2 / 2nd McIntosh
Phill : 10th day 1 / 11th day 2 / 9th McIntosh
Rob : 10thday 1 / 10th day 2 / 10th McIntosh
Ian : 1st day 1 / 2nd day 2 / 2nd McIntosh
Allan : 4th day 1 / 4th day 2 / 4th McIntosh
Janet : 4th day 1 / 1st day 2 / 2nd McIntosh |
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Roseville certainly enjoyed the tough conditions at the McIntosh leadup and looked forward to the next days of the Queen’s competition with Sam Houston and Michael Cuda joining the Roseville representatives. However, the winds changed and to say they became fickle was an understatement. With winds coming up from the south, the flags full and the unpredictable “strong right wind” moving to “strong left wind” mid-shoot (and back again) the decimation was noticeable amongst the non-Malabar veterans.
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Home range advantage reared its head leaving the Roseville contingent outside of most medals for Day 1 and Day 2 of the Queens. Michael Cuda unfortunately retired on Day 2 but he did not go home empty handed as he had won a 1st place range prize on Day 1. Fortunately, Day 3 of the Queens was far kinder; 800m and 1/4 min of wind with the occasional puff meant scores reverted to some semblance of normality. Congrats to Janet who won a 1st place range prize on Day 3.
Congrats to Mark and Ian who each came 2nd in the Grand Aggregate in their respective disciplines – tough conditions but they prevailed!
(Special congrats to FTR Queens winner Gary Faulkner (aka “Gosford Gary”) who was shooting under Roseville’s colours).
Roseville entered a TR team in the prestigious Sargard Teams match and also an F Std Team, but due to the lack of any other teams entered in F Class they unfortunately couldn’t compete. This year the match was held on the last day of the Queen’s at 800m. Scores for the TR team were:
Mark 73.7
Phill 71.8
Rob 66.3
Sam 68.2
Janet Beale
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