JERSEY’S Louisa Crosby has claimed the Iveagh Cup after a superb shooting display in Bisley.
The Iveagh Cup is contested by all the competing schools’ cadets, over seven rounds at 500 yards.
Crosby was initially told she had won, only to later discover that there was to be a tie shoot to decide the victor, which she duly secured.
Alexander Le Quesne joined Crosby with success by winning the medal for the top Tyro.
Along with the Grand Aggregate, there are two other major competitions during the Imperial Meeting, the King’s Prize and the St George’s Prize.
In the King’s Prize, 300 contestants shoot simultaneously, firing 10 rounds at each of 300, 500 and 600 yards to decide the top 100 shooters who progress to the final.
Margins are always tight and nerves play a key part.
Â鶹·¬ºÅ were well represented in stage two, with 11 competitors.
After challenging conditions with a mainly left-blowing wind, the cut was announced as 146.17 points, with five Caesareans making the final round.
Daniel Richardson and Cameron Pirouet fired very impressive 150s, Richardson with 18 V bulls in ninth and Pirouet with 16 V bulls and 11th.
Richard Benest rolled back the years to score 148.17, Sophie Ponter scored 148.16 while Colin Mallett had 147.20.
Thirty scores of 147 went through, proving how close the competition was.
Other scores from stage two were: Chris Cotillard 146.18, Ollie Pryke 145.19, Andy Hood 145.15, Sam Oldridge 144.15, Owen de Gruchy 142.11 and Katya Lynnyk-Ali 138.11.
Pryke, Hood and Lynnyk-Ali all had possibles during their shoots.
The final proved far drier than last year, with sunshine lasting most of the course of fire of 15 rounds at 900 and 1,000 yards.
Richardson finished as the top Â鶹·¬ºÅ shooter with 71.6 and 73.10, for a total of 294.34.
Stage two and three scores are combined, which meant Richardson finished in 27th.
Pirouet fired 73.7 and 71.5 for 294.28 (31st), Benest 73.10 and 67.4 for 288.31 (70th), Ponter 71.4 and 66.2, 285.22 (94th) and Mallett 70.08 and 64.2, 281.30 (97th).
The final was won for the third time by English shooter David Luckman, with 298.42.
The Â鶹·¬ºÅ Rifle Association Trophy for the top shooter in stage three was won by LA Reid with 149.11.
In the St George’s final, Andrew Le Cheminant was top JRA shooter in 14th place with 149.21.
Richardson finished in 57th place with 147.18 and David Le Quesne ended 60th with 147.17.
The final contest for individual competitors was the Donaldson Memorial Final, which is competed for by the top 100 shooters from long range scores over the week, shooting a straight 15 rounds at 1,000 yards.
David Le Quesne came 21st with 73.7, Andrew Le Cheminant was 36th with 72.7, Barry Le Cheminant 52nd with 71.8 and Mallett 82nd with 68.3.
The final team match, the Mackinnon, comprises ten rounds at each of 900 and 1,000 yards with only one sighter at each range.
The Â鶹·¬ºÅ team equipped itself well and, while the eventual placing was not high, the team performance was strong.
The JRA finished in 7th place, being beaten by England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Canada and Australia.
Pryke top-scored with 99.8, including a superb 50.2 at 1,000 yards.
Richardson also had a 50 at 900 yards.
The shoot may not have concluded in a blaze of glory, but it did see success for the Â鶹·¬ºÅ shooters.
There were three competition wins for Barry Le Cheminant and one for Crosby, capping off a stellar week of competition for the Islanders.
