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TOURNAMENT RESULTS 2008

TOURNAMENT RESULTS 2008

The 300th Recorded Meeting in the 336th year of The Society of Archers ANTIENT SILVER ARROW held at Scorton, North Yorkshire on Saturday 17th May 2008 — • — Please scroll down page for more....

The 300th Recorded Meeting in the 336th year of The Society of Archers
ANTIENT SILVER ARROW
held at Scorton, North Yorkshire on Saturday 17th May 2008
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The Rt Hon William Hague, M.P. (Richmond, Yorkshire) presents the Antient Silver Arrow to Captain Elect, Guy Hair (Bowmen of St Mary's Hull), whilst 2008 Captain Drew Stapleton applauds in the background.

The Clerks Report	Please scroll down page for Results, etc

The 17th day of May 2008 dawned dull, wet and cold, the archers assembled for the historic 300th Recorded Meeting of the Antient Scorton Silver Arrow in the village of Scorton, North Yorkshire. The first such meeting was held in the same North Yorkshire village some 335 years ago in the year 1673. Archers were called to assembly, under the flag of The Society, by the usual sounding of the Bugle. The usual greeting was given by the Captain, Drew Stapleton, welcoming archers to the 300th recorded meeting. The Clerk to the Society and Judges kept their announcements brief with the shoot commencing promptly at 10.30am. No reds or black spot gold’s were scored at the first end so shooting continued. It wasn’t long before the word got around that there appeared to be one on target 15. This was soon confirmed with Guy Hair, from St. Mary’s Bowmen of Hull taking the honour of Captain elect. This wasn’t however, without competition with longbowman Peter Harling also hitting the black spot. The best red, and the Lieutenant elect went to past Captain Lewis Mitchell. A great sigh of relief sounded across the field as gentlemen congratulated Guy and Lewis on their achievements. Shooting continued throughout the morning until 12.30 when the judges called the break for lunch. The lunch was taken in the marquee erected on the field especially for the occasion. A fine buffet meal was provided and ample wine to wash it down. Following the meal invited guests and those not having shot with the Captain in the morning were asked to leave to enable the Annual Meeting of the Society to take place. It was proposed at the meeting that as there was no pressing matters to discuss the day would continue without the usual open forum for discussion. The afternoons shooting commenced again at 3.30pm and continued for a further 2 hours. The Right Hon. William Hague, MP for Richmond, North Yorkshire together with his lady wife Mrs Hague, joined the field shortly after 4.30pm having been invited as the special guest of the Captain, Drew Stapleton. Mr Hague shared many a joke with the archers while mixing between the targets. The presentation of the trophies was carried out jointly by The Right Hon. William Hague, MP for Richmond, North Yorkshire and the Captain’s Lady. The day was rounded off by a rousing speech from Mr Hague followed by the retiring Captain giving his thanks to all those involved in the organisation of the day.

TROPHY WINNERS 2008 Judges: Mr John Gilroy


The Scorton Trophies
Captain of the Arrow	...	Guy Hair
Lieutenant of the Arrow	...	Lewis Mitchell
The Horn Spoon for Worst White	...	Bill Spencer & Steve Cook
The Ben Hird Sword for most Hits, Longbow	...	Alan Beaty
The Alain Holt Ladle for Highest Score, Longbow	...	John Geldard

The Thirsk Insignia for Yorkshiremen
The Silver Arrow & Gold Quiver, for Highest Score	...	Adrian Hayes
The Thirsk Bugle for most Hits	...	David Nordoff
The Thirsk Silver Medal for Best Gold	...	Brian Maude

The Subscription Trophies
The Gold Medal for the Captain of Numbers	...	Adrian Hayes
The Gold Medal for the Highest Score	...	David Nordoff
The Phillips Cup for the Best Gold of the Meeting	...	Brian Maude

The Sweepstakes
Best Gold	...	Brian Maude
Second Best	...	Michael Dixon
Third Best	...	Guy Hair
Most Golds	...	Mark Farrow
Second Most	...	Paul Scudamore & David Nordoff
Third Most	...	Marc Grady, Albert Kiddy & Mick Winsett

TROPHY WINNERS 2008
Judges: Mr John Gilroy

The Scorton Trophies

Captain of the Arrow

...

Guy Hair

Lieutenant of the Arrow

...

Lewis Mitchell

The Horn Spoon for Worst White

...

Bill Spencer & Steve Cook

The Ben Hird Sword for most Hits, Longbow

...

Alan Beaty

The Alain Holt Ladle for Highest Score, Longbow

...

John Geldard

The Thirsk Insignia for Yorkshiremen

The Silver Arrow & Gold Quiver, for Highest Score

...

Adrian Hayes

The Thirsk Bugle for most Hits

...

David Nordoff

The Thirsk Silver Medal for Best Gold

...

Brian Maude

The Subscription Trophies

The Gold Medal for the Captain of Numbers

...

Adrian Hayes

The Gold Medal for the Highest Score

...

David Nordoff

The Phillips Cup for the Best Gold of the Meeting

...

Brian Maude

The Sweepstakes

Best Gold

...

Brian Maude

Second Best

...

Michael Dixon

Third Best

...

Guy Hair

Most Golds

...

Mark Farrow

Second Most

...

Paul Scudamore & David Nordoff

Third Most

...

Marc Grady, Albert Kiddy &
Mick Winsett

TOURNAMENT RESULTS 2008

TOURNAMENT RESULTS 2008

Minutes of the 300th Meeting - 17th May 2008

The Captain, Andrew Stapleton, called upon the people present to stand for the Loyal Toast to Her Majesty The Queen. He then asked those who had not shot with him during the morning to leave the marquee, before the AGM could begin. The Gentlemen present stood as a matter of respect while the visitors moved out. The Captain then called for the toasts to the Society and the Arrow, The Captian Elect and Lieutenant Elect. A further toast was made to absent friends. The then asked the Clerk to conduct the rest of the meeting, with the consent of the Gentlemen present. The Assistant Clerk read the minutes of the 299th meeting. This was at the request of the Lieutenant martin Jordan. These were accepted as a true record and the Record Book duly signed by the Captain. There were 6 apologies for absence. • It was reported that 130 Commemorative Badges had been ordered and handed over today. The volume ordered had resulted in a surplus of £150. It was agreed that this surplus should be used to cover the cost of insurance for the day. The excellent quality of the badge was commented upon. • Questions were asked about subsequent production of badges and the ownership and whereabouts of the die. It was agreed the Clerk would make enquiries with the manufacturer about a further production run and the resulting costs. It was also agreed that anyone who had not ordered a badge, but would like to own one, would pay a £30 returnable deposit, until final costs were known. Only archers attending today should be entitled to own and wear the badge. The Clerk was requested to make enquiries about the die being passed over from the manufacturer to the Society. The future of the die was also discussed, the majority being in favour of the die being ultimately destroyed to prevent future copies being made. • The Captain reported how pleased he was to see so many Gentlemen present, and particularly proud to see archers from Australia, Ireland and the Netherlands. • The Clerk reported that the Loyal Message and Rose had been sent to Her Majesty. No reply had yet been received. • A notification has been received of the death of Norman Edwards. It was Norman who had crafted the replica Captains Arrow, and the Captains, and Lieutenants’ Brooches • The Clerk presented the accounts for the approval of the members. A balance of £3,558.05 was shown in the Reserve Account, and £1008.19 in the Administration Fund. As agreed in 2007, the Society had subsidised today’s event by £250. The Scorton Village Feast Committee had also undertaken substantial fundraising activities to sponsor the marquee and scorers tents for today. Thanks were expressed to them through the Captain. • Thanks were expressed to Adrian Hayes, who had made and presented a Longbow to the Society. An independent raffle was being held with the bow as the only prize. • Philip Rolls provided information about the activities of the website during the year. Of particular note was that the grandson and great grandson of Ben Hird had been in touch and were here today. Thanks were offered to Philip for the work done with the website. • Noel Lawrence at this point proposed that as this was such an auspicious occasion of the 300th Recorded Meeting, that we should draw the meeting to an immediate close and recommence shooting. Any other business could surely wait until next year. This proposal received enthusiastic support. • A comment was raised about the Guidance Leaflet issued to all archers entering this year. Issue was taken with the mention and explanation of etiquette. The Clerk explained this had been produced to assist the many new archers who were expected to enter this year, and was only guidance. The Clerk then closed the meeting at 15:02.

The Captain, Andrew Stapleton, called upon the people present to stand for the Loyal Toast to Her Majesty The Queen. He then asked those who had not shot with him during the morning to leave the marquee, before the AGM could begin. The Gentlemen present stood as a matter of respect while the visitors moved out.

The Captain then called for the toasts to the Society and the Arrow, The Captian Elect and Lieutenant Elect. A further toast was made to absent friends.

The then asked the Clerk to conduct the rest of the meeting, with the consent of the Gentlemen present.

The Assistant Clerk read the minutes of the 299th meeting. This was at the request of the Lieutenant martin Jordan. These were accepted as a true record and the Record Book duly signed by the Captain.

There were 6 apologies for absence.

• It was reported that 130 Commemorative Badges had been ordered and handed over today. The volume ordered had resulted in a surplus of £150. It was agreed that this surplus should be used to cover the cost of insurance for the day. The excellent quality of the badge was commented upon.

• Questions were asked about subsequent production of badges and the ownership and whereabouts of the die. It was agreed the Clerk would make enquiries with the manufacturer about a further production run and the resulting costs. It was also agreed that anyone who had not ordered a badge, but would like to own one, would pay a £30 returnable deposit, until final costs were known. Only archers attending today should be entitled to own and wear the badge. The Clerk was requested to make enquiries about the die being passed over from the manufacturer to the Society. The future of the die was also discussed, the majority being in favour of the die being ultimately destroyed to prevent future copies being made.

• The Captain reported how pleased he was to see so many Gentlemen present, and particularly proud to see archers from Australia, Ireland and the Netherlands.

• The Clerk reported that the Loyal Message and Rose had been sent to Her Majesty. No reply had yet been received.

• A notification has been received of the death of Norman Edwards. It was Norman who had crafted the replica Captains Arrow, and the Captains, and Lieutenants’ Brooches

• The Clerk presented the accounts for the approval of the members. A balance of £3,558.05 was shown in the Reserve Account, and £1008.19 in the Administration Fund. As agreed in 2007, the Society had subsidised today’s event by £250. The Scorton Village Feast Committee had also undertaken substantial fundraising activities to sponsor the marquee and scorers tents for today. Thanks were expressed to them through the Captain.

• Thanks were expressed to Adrian Hayes, who had made and presented a Longbow to the Society. An independent raffle was being held with the bow as the only prize.

• Philip Rolls provided information about the activities of the website during the year. Of particular note was that the grandson and great grandson of Ben Hird had been in touch and were here today. Thanks were offered to Philip for the work done with the website.

• Noel Lawrence at this point proposed that as this was such an auspicious occasion of the 300th Recorded Meeting, that we should draw the meeting to an immediate close and recommence shooting. Any other business could surely wait until next year. This proposal received enthusiastic support.

• A comment was raised about the Guidance Leaflet issued to all archers entering this year. Issue was taken with the mention and explanation of etiquette. The Clerk explained this had been produced to assist the many new archers who were expected to enter this year, and was only guidance.

The Clerk then closed the meeting at 15:02.

Also in the year 2008

Monarchy: Her Royal Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Prime Minister: Gordon Brown - Labour Party — • — Hull City Football Club are promoted to the Premier Football League for the first time in their 104 year history. — • —


In a palm-hut encampment, members of a previously ‘un-contacted’ Amazon tribe shoot arrows at a surveillance helicopter above the rain forest borderlands of Peru and Brazil. The black dyed (female) and red dyed (male) covering their bodies are thought to be made from crushed seeds and are believed to signal aggression, native-rights experts say. The photograph realised on 30th May 2008 is one of several taken by officials from Brazil’s National Indian Foundation and are said to be proof that yet un-contacted, semi-nomadic tribes still do exist in the increasingly threatened Amazon rain forest, according to Survival International, an international indigenous-rights group. "We are very confident the photos are genuine," said Miriam Ross, a spokesperson for Survival International, which estimates that half of the hundred or so still un-contacted tribes in the world live in the rain forests of Brazil and Peru. Due to their vulnerable immune systems, these groups are highly susceptible to diseases borne by outsiders such as missionaries, loggers, or oil workers. From an Archery perspective, here you have living evidence of just how important the Bow and Arrow have become to mans defence, protection and dominance over other species and of course his hunting - with a style of shooting that is still carried on by Longbow Archers in our 'modern' world. (Editors note: "If they had an email address we could send them details about Scorton!")

In a palm-hut encampment, members of a previously ‘un-contacted’ Amazon tribe shoot arrows at a surveillance helicopter above the rain forest borderlands of Peru and Brazil. The black dyed (female) and red dyed (male) covering their bodies are thought to be made from crushed seeds and are believed to signal aggression, native-rights experts say.

The photograph realised on 30th May 2008 is one of several taken by officials from Brazil’s National Indian Foundation and are said to be proof that yet un-contacted, semi-nomadic tribes still do exist in the increasingly threatened Amazon rain forest, according to Survival International, an international indigenous-rights group.

"We are very confident the photos are genuine," said Miriam Ross, a spokesperson for Survival International, which estimates that half of the hundred or so still un-contacted tribes in the world live in the rain forests of Brazil and Peru.

Due to their vulnerable immune systems, these groups are highly susceptible to diseases borne by outsiders such as missionaries, loggers, or oil workers.

From an Archery perspective, here you have living evidence of just how important the Bow and Arrow have become to mans defence, protection and dominance over other species and of course his hunting - with a style of shooting that is still carried on by Longbow Archers in our 'modern' world.

(Editors note: "If they had an email address we could send them details about Scorton!")

	Name	Notes	Bow	Hits	Score	Golds
1	Adrian Hayes	-	Recurve	55	269	2
2	David Nordoff	-	Recurve	54	260	4
3	Mark Farrow	-	Recurve	54	256	5
4	Bob Ripley	-	Recurve	54	248	3
5	Paul Scudamore		Recurve	43	215	4
6	Mick Winsett	-	Recurve	46	210	4
7	Steve Cook	-	Recurve	29	203	2
8	Roger Grech	-	Recurve	43	190	2
9	Noel Lawrence	-	Recurve	40	183	1
10	Guy Hair	Captain of the Arrow 2008	Recurve	38	172	3
11	Gary Kipling	-	Recurve	36	170	2
12	John Wilkinson	-	Recurve	32	162	3
13	Martyn Spence	-	Recurve	42	158	3
14	Patrick Revell	-	Recurve	37	157	2
15	Dereck Wilcock	-	Recurve	39	153	3

16	Roy King	-	Apollo Steel Bow	35	151	2
17	Graham Smith	-	Recurve	40	148	1
18	Marc Grady	-	Recurve	38	148	4
19	Chris Battersby	-	Recurve	35	135	1
20	Albert Kiddy	-	Recurve	32	128	4
21	Brian Maude	-	Recurve	36	124	2
22	Martin Jordan	-	Recurve	31	123	2
23	Alan Beatty	-	Longbow	31	121	2
24	Alan Marriott	-	Recurve	28	106	2
25	Scott Walker	-	Recurve	23	105	3
26	Colin Hepworth	-	Recurve	26	96	1
27	Paul Dean	-	Recurve	21	93	3
28	Mark Hayes	-	Recurve	10	69	0
29	John Geldard	-	Longbow	15	65	0
30	Trevor Astley		Longbow	13	64	1

31	Norman Wright	-	Recurve	14	57	1
32	Geoff Walker	-	Longbow	15	52	1
33	Graham McKitterick	-	Recurve	14	52	0
34	Philip Rolls	-	Longbow	13	51	1
35	Doug Pattinson	-	Longbow	13	49	0
36	Lawrence Dixon	-	Longbow	10	48	1
36	Frank Newbould	-	Recurve	10	46	0
38	Colin Hope	-	Longbow	13	45	0
39	Mike Young	-	Longbow	16	44	0
40	Brian Raw	-	Longbow	15	41	0
41	Brian Richards	-	Longbow	9	41	1
42	Paul Curotto	-	Longbow	7	39	1
43	Lewis Mitchell	Lieutenant 2008	Longbow	12	38	1
44	Robert Powell	-	Longbow	11	37	0
45	Dave Phillips	-	Longbow	11	35	1

46	Roy Smith	-	Recurve	9	33	0
47	Jack McKeown	-	Longbow	9	32	2
48	Peter Harling	-	Longbow	6	32	1
49	Guy Jones	-	Longbow	6	30	1
50	David Aikin	-	Recurve	9	29	0
51	Geoff Rhodes	-	Longbow	9	29	0
52	Barry Lydon	-	Longbow	7	29	0
53	Graham Tune	-	Longbow	9	27	0
54	Don Richardson	-	Longbow	10	26	0
55	Keith Sniel	-	Longbow	6	25	1
56	Brian Bell	-	Longbow	5	25	0
57	Clive Roebuck	-	Longbow	6	24	0
58	Alan Antcliff	-	Longbow	4	22	1
59	John Woollam	-	Longbow	9	21	0
60	Bill Lee	-	Longbow	6	20	1

61	Mike Yaxley	-	Longbow	4	20	1
62	David Everingham	-	Longbow	7	19	0
63	Bruce Thomson	-	Recurve	4	18	1
64	John Bugden	-	Longbow	5	17	1
65	Damien Lee	-	Longbow	6	16	0
66	Kieran O'Donnell	-	Recurve	4	16	0
67	Alan Smith	-	Longbow	4	16	0
68	Guy Bagshaw	-	Longbow	7	15	0
69	Paul Beck	-	Longbow	5	15	1
70	Geoff Oliver	-	Longbow	5	15	0
71	Dave Peaks	-	Longbow	6	14	0
72	Cedric Abbott	-	Longbow	6	14	0
73	Richard Todd	-	Longbow	4	14	1
74	Ron Nuttall	-	Longbow	4	14	0
75	Rod Spink	-	Longbow	4	14	0

76	Brian Birchley	-	Recurve	2	14	1
77	Mick Hellewell	-	Longbow	3	13	0
78	Jon Overfield	-	Longbow	3	13	0
79	Andrew Neal	The Clerk retires to assist	Recurve	6	12	0
80	Graham Bourne	-	Longbow	4	12	0
81	Ian Fairnie	-	Longbow	4	12	0
82	Andrew Wayland	-	Recurve	2	12	0
83	Ron Batey	-	Longbow	2	12	0
84	Peter Aikman	-	Longbow	2	12	0
85	Ian Norwood	-	Longbow	5	11	0
86	Rod Lyons	-	Longbow	5	11	0
87	Chris Dyal	-	Longbow	5	11	0
88	Ian Cherry	-	Longbow	3	11	0
89	Terence Dawson	-	Longbow	3	11	0
90	Brian Trotter	-	Longbow	4	10	0

91	Michael Dixon	-	Longbow	2	10	0
92	Steve Bielby	-	Longbow	2	10	0
93	David O'Carroll	-	Longbow	5	9	0
94	John Knott	-	Longbow	5	9	0
95	Duncan Fairweather	-	Flatbow	3	9	0
96	David Turner	-	Longbow	1	9	1
97	John Sniel	-	Longbow	1	9	1
98	Vincent Ng	-	Longbow	4	8	0
99	Daniel Dean	-	Recurve	4	8	0
100	Bill Spencer	-	Longbow	3	7	0
101	Chris Broad	-	Longbow	3	7	0
102	Malcolm Grady	-	Longbow	3	7	0
103	Joe Noblett	-	Longbow	1	7	0
104	Frank Butler	-	Longbow	1	7	0
105	Derek Brown	-	Longbow	1	7	0

106	John Earl	-	Longbow	2	6	0
107	Fintan Blake Kelly	-	Recurve	3	5	0
108	Gordon Aldred	-	Longbow	2	5	0
109	John Cherry	-	Longbow	1	5	0
110	John James	-	Longbow	1	5	0
111	Tom Ligthart	-	Longbow	1	5	0
112	Colin Gibson	-	Recurve	1	5	0
113	John Catley	-	Longbow	1	5	0
114	Steve Matthews	-	Longbow	1	5	0
115	Ernie Green	-	Longbow	2	4	0
116	Mark Cooper	-	Longbow	2	4	0
117	Andy Readman	-	Longbow	2	4	0
118	Bernard Hinde	-	Longbow	1	3	0
119	Ger den Adel	-	Recurve	1	3	0
120	Tyrone Corney	-	Longbow	2	2	0
121	Paul Henty	-	Longbow	1	1	0
122	Bob Brown	-	Longbow	1	1	0
123	George Brown	-	Longbow	1	1	0
124	Vinny Henderson	-	Longbow	1	1	0

144 Gentlemen entered the Competition of which 139 participated. We also had the pleasure of the company of: Adam Abbott, Nigel Bratton, Peter Croft, Pete Davies, Simon Elvidge, Geoff Gaunt, Matt Garratt, Michael Hall, Paul Hepworth, Brian Hill, Ken Turner, Frank Lister, John Owens and John Westcott Together with Captain Drew Stapleton who retired to assist. Alan Cowie, Colin Dawson, Michael Leach, Eddie Ryan and Danny Walsh entered but did not shoot.