<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><DIV>Seems we always get the question (mainly from new folks), so I'll go </DIV>
<DIV>ahead and answer it there. This is a primitive archery tournament, </DIV>
<DIV>no modern style wheel bows or wheel crossbows will be allowed to </DIV>
<DIV>compete in the tournament. Sorry but our "Archer's Challenge" is a </DIV>
<DIV>medieval style archery tournament! </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Should anyone have further questions about the tournament please </DIV>
<DIV>feel to contact me at the above email address, thank you! We hope </DIV>
<DIV>to see you this coming Sunday morning!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Regards,</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Ironwyrm</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>PS: I plan to bring grilled hot dogs, hot dog buns, mustard, relish & </DIV>
<DIV>a cooler of ice water (and sweetened tea if I can find another large </DIV>
<DIV>cooler) for the pot luck revel.</DIV>
<DIV> <BR><BR>--- On <B>Mon, 8/31/09, William Black Dragon <I><ironwyrm@sbcglobal.net></I></B> wrote:<BR></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"><BR>From: William Black Dragon <ironwyrm@sbcglobal.net><BR>Subject: [Steppes] Third Quarter's Archer's Challenge & Pot Luck Revel!<BR>To: "steppes" <steppes@lists.ansteorra.org>, central@lists.ansteorra.org, steppesbowyerandfletchersguild@yahoogroups.com, draconianhorde@yahoogroups.com<BR>Cc: elfsea@lists.ansteorra.org, lindenwood@lists.ansteorra.org, rosenfeld@lists.ansteorra.org, loch-ruadh@lists.ansteorra.org, glasyln@lists.ansteorra.org, dragonsfire-tor@lists.ansteorra.org, emeraldkeep@lists.ansteorra.org<BR>Date: Monday, August 31, 2009, 11:25 PM<BR><BR>
<DIV class=plainMail><BR><BR><BR>Greetings all,<BR> <BR>Sunday Sept. 6, 2009 we plan to hold our third Archer's Challenge & <BR>Pot Luck Revel on the Eastfield college archery range starting at 10 <BR>AM in the morning. This is a period style archery contest sponsored <BR>by participating members of your central region's Arc d' Or in an effort <BR>increase local participation in the SCA, archery and other activities <BR>related to both. Everyone is welcome to join us, come share you're <BR>skills and interests with others present while watching your region's <BR>archers compete in challenging & at times very amusing contests of <BR>skill. <BR> <BR>We do request you dress in garb & bring something to share for pot <BR>luck, pray keep in mind the weather is still warm so dress & bring items <BR>appropriate to the season. Mundane pop-ups & camp chairs are <BR>recommended, there are
shade trees and almost always a breeze <BR>(Eastfield is well known as the most windy range in the kingdom). <BR>Bards would be most welcome to come and entertain the spectators <BR>while marshals swap targets and set up the next round, also I'm sure <BR>there will be more than one contestant willing to reward for a glowing <BR>introduction.<BR> <BR>To enter the tournament just bring a largess item to donate to our prize <BR>basket (something you might enjoy receiving as a prize yourself). All <BR>donations are collected at sign up and the basket kept at the marshal's <BR>table until a winner of the tournament is determined. I believe it <BR>important to note our last two tournament winners have generously <BR>shared their prize baskets with all the archers competing in the <BR>tournament so everyone had a great time and walked away a prize <BR>winner (Those darn archers, what were they thinking, always trying
to <BR>be different huh!).<BR> <BR>The tournament will consist of eight skill shoots, persona play (how <BR>well you & your costuming fits your noted time period & location, <BR>(beware, footwear has been the greatest point killer in this category), <BR>and a simple boast (example - "I shall out score all whom enter the <BR>tournament this day!"). Points are accumulative for all skill shoots <BR>and added bonus points are awarded for persona's and boasts by <BR>an impartial trio of judges whom shall determine difficulty of and <BR>completion of either. <BR> <BR>Competitors determined by the judges to have the highest score shall <BR>be declared the winner of the tournament and awarded the contents of <BR>our prize basket. <BR> <BR>Steppes Archery Practice range is located at Eastfield College on Motley <BR>Drive north of I-30 next to the
tennis courts. Parking is available across the <BR>street at the far end of the Baptist church's parking lot. There shall be no <BR>official Steppes archery practice that day so our unofficial tournament will <BR>began sometime around 10 AM (SCA time or as soon as we get set up).<BR> <BR>Those of us attending obviously aren't making Gothic, sooo we're looking <BR>at doubling as a Gothic pity party as well. Come join us and have fun!<BR> <BR>Please note: Eastfield is a school and all local & state laws do apply... <BR>no swords, knives, daggers, or other edged weapons, and no alcohol <BR>please!<BR> <BR>Regards,<BR> <BR>HL William Black Dragon (aka "Ironwyrm")<BR> <BR>PS: This is a roaming quarterly tournament, if your group's archery <BR>marshal would be interested in bringing our "Archer's Challenge" to <BR>your group's local archery practice range, contact your local Arc d' Or <BR>and
we'll be glad to see what we can arrange. <BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Steppes mailing list<BR><A href="http://us.mc800.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=Steppes@lists.ansteorra.org" ymailto="mailto:Steppes@lists.ansteorra.org">Steppes@lists.ansteorra.org</A><BR><A href="http://lists.ansteorra.org/listinfo.cgi/steppes-ansteorra.org" target=_blank>http://lists.ansteorra.org/listinfo.cgi/steppes-ansteorra.org</A><BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></td></tr></table>