INTER-LIVERY SPORTS UPDATE INTER-LIVERY SHOOTING
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he Inter-Livery Clay Pigeon Shoot took place on 16 May at Holland and Holland in West Ruislip. Once again, The Clothworkers’ fielded three teams of four guns each: A (Chris Horne, Charles Houston, Simon Purefoy and James Horne), B (Beadle Michael Drummond, Master Jonathan Portal, Chris Remers and Oliver Hartley), and C (Owen Turgoose, Ralph Anderson, Will Portal, and Giles Malyon). However, they did not place in the competition with 114 teams. Still, Team B achieved an impressive 74/80 in the Flush. It was the second consecutive year that the Master-Elect (John CoombeTennant, 2018, and Sir Jonathan Portal, 2019) joined the team, and the first time a member of staff (the Beadle) participated. The event attracted five ‘new guns’, which Team Captain Charlie Houston is hopeful of welcoming to future events, and also offered the opportunity for two pairs of fathers and sons to participate. The other shooting event of the summer
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was the Rifle and Small Arms Event at Bisley. Charles Bowerman, Nicholas Horne and Andrew McClintock represented The Company at the Sniper Rifle at 300m; the Full Bore Rifle at 900m over open sights; the .22 Rifle; and of course the six shooter, Black Powder Revolver at 15m. A new event this year was the ‘running boar’. The RAF and The Bakers’ Company provided superb organisation and hospitality, as in previous years. Of the three guns, only Charles had shot for The Company before (Team Captain Charlie Houston tries to rotate ‘new guns’ through this event). The team scored very well throughout the day. They were awarded the trophy for the best team at the Black Powder Revolver, and Charles Bowerman was recognised as the Best Individual overall by a large margin. At the end of the day, the team was ranked fifth out of 15 teams. GREAT XII SAILING CHALLENGE This annual event, in the first weekend of June, was well organised, as usual, by The Ironmongers’
Company. The racing was run by the Seaview Yacht Club, Isle of Wight. This year, in addition to the two teams of four, we also entered the Mermaid Class for the main part of the event – we were very pleased that Tom Tibbits was able to bring his family’s beautiful yacht over to participate in the race. The cruiser team consisted of Tom Tibbits, Susannah Broome, and Lucy Rawson with her husband, Marc Kernick. The Mermaid team included Andrew Strang, Amy McVittie, Katie Hirst, and Jonathan Portal (then Master-Elect). The second Mermaid team was Annabel Yonge, Sarah Churton, and John Coombe-Tennant (then Master) with his son, Matthew Coombe-Tennant. Team Captain Andrew Yonge was excited to recruit teams with both Freedom and Livery members. The Mermaid race consisted of four races, with each team competing twice. The first team sailed in sunshine, but with very light winds. While The Clothworkers’ had a great start, they struggled to get around the buoy. With the tide pushing them back and the
