[Steppes] Re: [Ansteorra-announce] Steppes Warlord Bowman (novice) and Childrens Archery- Rules and clarifications

[lisa moyers]

Sorry for ths band width.
Can Jacque and Linet contact me privately at
lisamoyers22 at yahoo.com

Thank you.
Sherenia>>>---->


 
--- jspinks at ix.netcom.com wrote:
> >From the Artisan & Merchant's Household of
> Phelonius Arkham 
>   I bid you greetings.
>   
>   Well aware of the potential for brigandry and
> robbers on various 
>   caravan and trade routes throughout the Kingdom,
> House Arkham 
>   has grown concerned that there may not be
> sufficient skilled archers 
>   in the Kingdom of Ansteorra to provide adequate
> protection to our 
>   far flung interests.  Additionally, military
> demands for additional archers have
>   further depleted the ranks of those available to
> protect our varied 
>   interests as we trade in the farther reaches of
> the Kingdom.   For 
>   these reasons House Arkham wishes to encourage and
> improve the
>   talent of those archers of Ansteorra whose skill
> or experience does 
>   not yet rank them among the more well known
> archers of our 
>   Kingdom. 
>  
>   Their Excellencies Qadi 'abd al-Mahdi Jamal ibn
> Hikim and Contessa 
>   Valeria Richila Navarro of the Steppes have most
> graciously allowed 
>   House Arkham to sponsor a Bowman's Tourney
> (sometimes called 
>   a novice  tourney) at Steppes Warlord's annual 
> archery activities. The 
>   Bowman's Tourney will be held in the mid afternoon
> of Saturn's Day. 
>   
>   As a merchanting household Arkham well understands
> the value of 
>   material encouragement and therefore offers a
> hickory wood longbow with 
>   period arrows as the prize for this tourney. 
> Since the purpose is to 
>   encourage those whose experience or skill may be
> lacking we do ask 
>   only those having an Ansteorran Royal Ranking or
> skill level of 
>   Bowman or below enter this tourney.  If you have
> participated in the
>   Royal Rounds we ask that you determine your rank
> over the next couple 
>   of weeks by checking your Ansteorran Royal Round
> standings at
>   http://archery.ansteorra.org  This tourney is also
> limited to handbows only.
>  
>   Failing  that, we ask you be honorable in
> estimating your skill. 
>   
>   Regardless of rank if you have previously won an
> archery tournament
>   we ask that you stand down and cheer your fellow
> archers on.  The 
>   tourney is not age limited providing a guardian is
> in attendance at 
>   the range but the distances shall be located from
> 20 to 40 paces.   
>   The competition shall be point based and consist
> of a standard Royal 
>   Round plus a novelty round with the highest points
> winning the 
>   event.  
>  
>   We would encourage those of other Households,
> Orders or the 
>   Nobility to sponsor our novice archers or
> participate.   Such 
>   sponsorship will be Heralded upon the field.  
>   
>   Please note, a limited amount of loaner equipment
> will be available.
>   
>   House Arkham will also sponsor the Steppes'
> Childrens' Archery 
>   Tourney on Sunday morning at 8 am.  Here again we
> offer a prize of 
>   a 20lb Martin fiberglas bow and arrows as
> encouragement of shooting.  Age 
>   range is limited to age 12 and under and legal
> guardian must be present for 
>   the child to shoot.   Shoot will be fun and point
> based.  
>   
>   Again, only limited loaner gear will be available.
> 
> 
>   Yours in Service
>   Lord Jaque de Aix
>   Steward to the Household of Phelonius Arkham
> 
> 
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