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Volume 2, Issue No. 7 July 2004
71 SHOOTERS BRAVED JULY HEAT … AND HAD FUN … SOME EVEN SHOT WELL!
Ask the Rev. Adam Jones and Carolina Gem about the July shoot, and they’ll probably tell you it was great! Why? Well, both had stellar performances. The Rev. Adam Jones shot his 1st-ever perfect match (no misses) and placed 2nd in the Modern class. Carolina Gem continued her roll. For the 3rd consecutive month, she shot a perfect match, finished in the Top 10 shooters and placed 1st in the Cowgirl class. 6 other shooters shot perfect matches: Double Eagle, Horseshoe John (his 2nd consecutive perfect match), Tri, Ricochet Richard, Calibre .45, Cool Waters and Horsetrader. Once again, Diamondback Dennis was the Top Gun, narrowly besting Cruel Hand Luke. All in all, it was a good day.
Saturday was notable for another pleasant surprise. (No. It had nothing to do with Pleasant the cowboy shooter.) Saw Bones shot with us. It had been several years since many of us had seen and shot with him. In the early days of Cowboy Action Shooting in Southeastern TN, he was a regular shooter with many of us. Horsetrader and his troop of soldiers were
Rev Adam Jones Shot His 1st Perfect Match
back with us. It had been a while since they had shot with us, and Big and Badlands Beck jumped ship and rejoined us. Someone said they’d been shanghaied. And Fiddleback returned with a bang, placing in the Top 10 Shooters.
Out on the Range – Husband & Wife Cowboy Action Shooters
|
Diamondback Dennis & Carolina Gem |
Fast Harley & Last Kiss |
Devil Dog & Summer Dove |
Wranglers were very hard to pick in July. In fact, the posse leaders asked to be allowed to be able to nominate more than 1 person per posse for Wrangler awards next time, because there were so many close situations. For example Tabasco JOT and Old Iron Pants narrowly missed being named Wranglers because of the 1 per posse limit. The July Wranglers were: Ben Shot, Sheriff Donald, Horsetrader, Tennessee Tombstone & Honest Charlie.
|
Ben Shot |
Sheriff Donald |
Tennessee Tombstone |
Honest Charlie |
Horsetrader |
Speaking of Tabasco JOT, he got around quite a bit Saturday. He conducted the pre-match side shoot, and placed 1st in that event. All in all, this cowboy helped conduct a very successful monthly shoot.
Shooting results – July
TOP GUN – Diamondback Dennis
TOP 10 SHOOTERS: 1. Diamondback Dennis
2. Cruel Hand Luke 3. Cool Waters 4. Dustin Clays
5. Sunshine Billy 6. Ross Rutherford
7. Tabasco JOT 8. Fiddleback 9. Ocoee Red
10. Carolina Gem
|
Traditional 1. Diamondback Dennis 2. Cruel Hand Luke 3. Cool Waters |
Cowgirl 1. Carolina Gem 2. Summer Dove |
Modern 1. Limp Along Charlie 2. Rev Adam Jones 3. Sundance McNeyman |
Senior 1. Dustin Clays 2. Sunshine Billy 3. Tabasco JOT |
|
49er 1. Ocoee Red 2. Double Eagle 3. Marshal Too Tall |
Gunfighter 1. Pleasant 2. Pyro 3. Keystone |
Black Powder 1. T-Bone Angus 2. Hiem 3. Catoosa Kid |
Duelist 1. Horseshoe John 2. Tri 3. RIP Overland |
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The Ocoee Ranger page 2 July 2004
The Reel West, The Real West & The West Of Our Imagination
The Reel West – MAUREEN O’HARA
Think of the leading lady in a John Wayne western, and who do you think of first? Odds are, you’ll say Maureen O’Hara. In Rio Grande, she was the Colonel’s lady. Wayne was the Colonel. In Big Jake and in McClintock, she was his wife. And although most of us think of her when we think of his leading lady, she only made 5 movies with him, and only these 3 were Westerns. But she appeared in other Western movies with Jimmy Steward, The Rare Breed, and Brian Keith, The Rare Breed and Deadly Companions. She was in a few other Westerns, one of which she was the star.
In all these roles, she had spunk, was a convincing Westerner, and looked great. With red hair, green eyes and striking figure, she looked like a Western heroine should look, and if they didn’t really look like her, then that’s another reason to enjoy the mythical West of the movies: where the hero was heroic, the lady looked great, the good guys won and the bad guys lost. Throw in outdoor
Maureen O’Hara & John Wayne
scenery, horses and a little gun work, and what more could you want. Maureen O’Hara was a classy lady in all her roles, but she was great in Westerns.
Summer Dove
The West of our imagination …. SUMMER DOVE
Summer Dove has been a cowgirl shooter for about a year and a half. She and her other half, Devil Dog, were visiting his brother in Ohio and went with him to a big Cowboy Shoot in Middletown. The brother shoots. What they saw looked interesting, so when they got back to Knoxville, they looked on the internet and discovered the Knoxville Cowboys’ website. They visited, liked the group, which is understandable, and became Cowboy Shooters.
Before getting into Cowboy Shooting, Summer Dove had shot a shotgun and a pistol once. She’d even gone with Devil Dog dove hunting, back before he became Devil Dog. She was his retriever. When he shot down a bird, she’d go fetch it. Then he hit a bird that was still fluttering around when she went to get it, as in it wasn’t dead. It about broke her heart to see it, and she sure couldn’t kill it. That ended her hunting career.
Being a cowgirl of spirit, she jumped into Cowgirl Shooting in Knoxville and began to learn to shoot and play the game. Initially, she shot .45 pistols, but the recoil hurt her wrist. She eventually had to have surgery. So, she moved to shooting light loads in .357’s. That was the ticket.
How did she get her alias? Well, she said that ever since she and Devil Dog have been married, he’s called her his summer dove. So, she became Summer Dove.
Summer Dove says she doesn’t watch much TV as such. There’s not much worth her time. So, she watches cowboy and war movies on the screen. What’s her favorite movie? It’s a Western, of course: Valdez Is Coming. If you haven’t seen it, give it a look. Like Summer Dove says, it’s good. If you haven’t met Summer Dove, say “howdy” at the next shoot.
The Real west … ELIZABETH “LIBBY” CUSTER
Elizabeth Bacon was the only child of Judge Daniel and Eleanor Bacon of Monroe, Michigan. When she was 22 years old, she married Brevet Brigadier General George Armstrong Custer. Libby, as she was called, grew up in a socially prominent family. So when George Custer came courting, her father wasn’t thrilled with the prospect of having him as a son-in-law. But they married and had one of the great love stories of the Real West. Following her husband from assignment to assignment, she filled the role of officer’s lady, devoted wife and later defending widow. She was excellent in each capacity.
As everyone knows, George Custer was killed in the Battle of Little Big Horn in June 1876. From that day forward, Libby Custer kept his memory alive. Through her writings and speeches, she contributed to his enduring legacy.
Elizabeth Custer
In 1885, Libby wrote her first book, Boots and Saddles, or, Life In Dakota With General Custer. In 1887, she wrote Tenting on the Plains. And in 1890, she wrote her last book, Following the Guidon. She died in New York City in 1933 at the age of 91. In death as in life, she is at her husband’s side. They are buried at West Point.
Today, some writers portray George Armstrong Custer as reckless and incompetent or foolish. But he was a hero of the War of Northern Aggression, a Brigadier General and then Major General while in his early 20’s, and a leading cavalry commander of the Northern Army. It should be noted that General Phil Sheridan held Custer in such high regard that he bought the table on which Generals Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant signed the document that ended the Civil War, and he gave that table to Libby Custer.
EDITORS:
Newsletter – Deaman & Mesquite Millie Website – Obadiah King Page 3
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The Ocoee Ranger page 3 July 2004
SPOTTERS – AN IMPORTANT JOB ON THE POSSE
T-Bone times Cactus Red as TN Tombstone and Big count misses as 2 of the Spotters
Every shooter wants an accurate count of misses. That’s why every posse leader designates spotters to count them. Lets review the Spotter’s job.
Spotters’ undivided attention must be given to the shooter’s performance, and not be distracted by personal conversations or doing something else. Each spotter is responsible to be positioned so that he or she can see all the targets, moving as necessary to have a clear unobstructed view. They must know the shooting sequence so that they’re looking at the target to be hit as it comes up and can anticipate the bullet strike. By having their attention on the target to be hit, they’ll be able to recognize targets shot in error or out of order and make a mental note of the procedural mistake. Seeing target movement and bullet impact, spotters can confirm a hit.
Hearing the impact confirms the hit, but it may not always occur. Likewise there may be the sound of a hit without seeing visual target movement or bullet impact. A bullet strike anywhere on a target face, edge or top, is a hit.
Remember, you are looking and listening for hits, but counting misses.
Any doubt goes to the shooter.
Don’t be mislead by seeing dirt being kicked up near or behind the target. Bullet fragments will almost always produce some degree of dirt disturbance. This is particularly true of bullets shot at an angle to the target or ones that hit an edge or top of a target. Ricochets off of other targets or props striking the target to be shot are not hits. Ricochets off of target stands or the ground striking the target to be shot are hits.
Once the shooter is finished, immediately without discussion, hold up your fingers noting the number of misses which you counted. Do not be swayed by the other spotters count or comments. No discussions are needed.
Counting takes some practice and lots of concentration. Don’t shirk your responsibility of giving the other shooters what you want, an accurate and fair count.
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The Ocoee Ranger, page 4 July 2004
JULY SHOOT RESULTS
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Alias |
CL |
S-1 |
R-1 |
S-2 |
R-2 |
S-3 |
R-3 |
S-4 |
R-4 |
S-5 |
R-5 |
OS |
OR |
OT |
Miss |
CS |
|
Diamondback Dennis |
T |
24.23 |
1 |
33.03 |
9 |
29.86 |
5 |
22.27 |
3 |
11.91 |
1 |
19 |
1 |
121.3 |
3 |
3 |
|
Cruel Hand Luke |
T |
26.14 |
2 |
29.99 |
1 |
29.68 |
4 |
21.60 |
1 |
23.44 |
14 |
22 |
2 |
130.85 |
3 |
3 |
|
Cool Waters |
T |
32.11 |
11 |
30.79 |
4 |
25.11 |
1 |
23.30 |
4 |
15.76 |
4 |
24 |
3 |
127.07 |
0 |
5 |
|
Dustin Clays |
Sr |
26.70 |
3 |
30.99 |
5 |
31.82 |
8 |
22.01 |
2 |
21.74 |
10 |
28 |
4 |
133.26 |
1 |
4 |
|
Sunshine Billy |
Sr |
26.86 |
4 |
30.52 |
3 |
27.92 |
3 |
30.21 |
11 |
22.12 |
11 |
32 |
5 |
137.63 |
2 |
3 |
|
Ross Rutherford |
T |
29.65 |
5 |
34.84 |
10 |
26.45 |
2 |
35.42 |
18 |
20.47 |
7 |
42 |
6 |
146.83 |
3 |
3 |
|
Tabasco JOT |
Sr |
29.79 |
6 |
33.00 |
8 |
34.68 |
13 |
31.47 |
14 |
18.76 |
5 |
46 |
7 |
147.70 |
5 |
1 |
|
Fiddleback |
T |
35.10 |
16 |
32.96 |
7 |
34.04 |
11 |
27.83 |
6 |
20.99 |
8 |
48 |
8 |
150.92 |
7 |
0 |
|
Ocoee Red |
49er |
41.79 |
26 |
30.37 |
2 |
32.06 |
9 |
30.75 |
12 |
15.62 |
2 |
51 |
9 |
150.59 |
4 |
2 |
|
Carolina Gem |
F |
31.67 |
10 |
36.72 |
11 |
32.21 |
10 |
31.68 |
15 |
22.50 |
13 |
59 |
10 |
154.78 |
0 |
5 |
|
Double Eagle |
49er |
34.00 |
15 |
51.70 |
30 |
30.60 |
7 |
28.05 |
7 |
15.75 |
3 |
62 |
11 |
160.10 |
0 |
5 |
|
Marshal Too Tall |
49er |
30.57 |
7 |
42.32 |
16 |
30.15 |
6 |
43.57 |
31 |
20.00 |
6 |
66 |
12 |
166.61 |
4 |
3 |
|
Baby Bull |
49er |
31.06 |
8 |
50.46 |
26 |
35.04 |
14 |
25.84 |
5 |
23.53 |
15 |
68 |
14 |
165.93 |
2 |
3 |
|
Horseshoe John |
D |
33.53 |
13 |
41.24 |
15 |
36.17 |
15 |
29.93 |
9 |
24.75 |
16 |
68 |
13 |
165.62 |
0 |
5 |
|
Horsetrader |
T |
36.89 |
18 |
40.49 |
13 |
37.40 |
18 |
32.43 |
16 |
21.30 |
9 |
74 |
15 |
168.51 |
0 |
5 |
|
Pleasant |
GF |
38.43 |
22 |
48.89 |
24 |
34.39 |
12 |
29.74 |
8 |
22.27 |
12 |
78 |
16 |
173.72 |
3 |
2 |
|
Badlands Beck |
49er |
32.32 |
12 |
31.00 |
6 |
39.81 |
23 |
31.40 |
13 |
34.35 |
38 |
92 |
17 |
168.88 |
7 |
1 |
|
T-Bone Angus |
BPC |
37.21 |
20 |
43.55 |
19 |
39.35 |
22 |
38.36 |
20 |
25.76 |
18 |
99 |
18 |
184.23 |
1 |
4 |
|
Tri |
D |
42.44 |
29 |
49.14 |
25 |
38.65 |
19 |
34.92 |
17 |
25.42 |
17 |
107 |
19 |
190.57 |
0 |
5 |
|
Florida Flatlander |
Sr |
31.47 |
9 |
40.97 |
14 |
39.11 |
21 |
50.57 |
40 |
30.00 |
28 |
112 |
20 |
192.12 |
3 |
2 |
|
Lightning McCoy |
49er |
33.95 |
14 |
42.41 |
17 |
36.67 |
17 |
41.81 |
27 |
38.46 |
46 |
121 |
21 |
193.30 |
5 |
2 |
|
RIP Overland |
D |
40.48 |
23 |
53.44 |
34 |
38.96 |
20 |
38.92 |
21 |
30.11 |
29 |
127 |
22 |
201.91 |
4 |
1 |
|
Calibre .45 |
Sr |
41.21 |
24 |
48.20 |
23 |
43.61 |
27 |
47.53 |
36 |
29.13 |
25 |
135 |
23 |
209.68 |
0 |
5 |
|
Devil Dog |
T |
44.51 |
33 |
50.52 |
27 |
47.53 |
34 |
41.18 |
26 |
25.94 |
19 |
139 |
24 |
209.68 |
4 |
2 |
|
Tarheel |
T |
44.69 |
34 |
51.29 |
29 |
47.93 |
35 |
39.81 |
22 |
27.97 |
21 |
141 |
25 |
211.69 |
3 |
2 |
|
Limp Along Charlie |
M |
37.32 |
21 |
65.53 |
50 |
45.75 |
31 |
40.24 |
24 |
28.69 |
23 |
149 |
26 |
217.53 |
3 |
3 |
|
Kenesaw Kid |
Sr |
35.24 |
17 |
47.96 |
22 |
48.06 |
36 |
56.17 |
46 |
30.15 |
30 |
151 |
27 |
217.58 |
11 |
0 |
|
Tucson Tuco |
49er |
41.32 |
25 |
37.37 |
12 |
48.66 |
38 |
65.11 |
59 |
28.64 |
22 |
156 |
29 |
221.10 |
9 |
1 |
|
Honest Charlie |
T |
44.13 |
32 |
54.51 |
39 |
44.51 |
29 |
43.60 |
32 |
29.02 |
24 |
156 |
28 |
215.77 |
7 |
0 |
|
Ranger Roger |
D |
47.82 |
41 |
50.72 |
28 |
42.32 |
25 |
44.09 |
33 |
31.44 |
31 |
158 |
30 |
216.39 |
4 |
1 |
|
Tn Tombstone |
D |
47.65 |
40 |
51.72 |
31 |
50.47 |
44 |
30.07 |
10 |
36.81 |
43 |
168 |
31 |
216.72 |
8 |
1 |
|
G. B. Smokey |
T |
46.73 |
38 |
55.81 |
41 |
43.45 |
26 |
47.89 |
37 |
29.67 |
27 |
169 |
32 |
223.55 |
4 |
1 |
|
Dandy Diamond |
Jr |
57.32 |
53 |
45.81 |
20 |
45.86 |
32 |
39.97 |
23 |
37.50 |
45 |
173 |
33 |
226.46 |
10 |
1 |
|
Richochet Richard |
D |
42.11 |
28 |
66.72 |
52 |
44.49 |
28 |
40.25 |
25 |
35.57 |
42 |
175 |
34 |
229.14 |
0 |
5 |
|
Ripshin |
49er |
48.82 |
42 |
54.07 |
37 |
41.97 |
24 |
51.66 |
42 |
32.37 |
34 |
179 |
35 |
228.89 |
4 |
2 |
|
Deadman |
T |
41.87 |
27 |
62.22 |
47 |
50.02 |
41 |
46.54 |
35 |
32.80 |
36 |
186 |
38 |
233.45 |
2 |
3 |
|
TN Hawk |
Sr |
46.81 |
39 |
52.90 |
32 |
59.60 |
57 |
38.28 |
19 |
34.56 |
39 |
186 |
37 |
232.15 |
1 |
4 |
|
Linc |
Sr |
54.43 |
49 |
42.61 |
18 |
51.48 |
47 |
42.26 |
28 |
37.22 |
44 |
186 |
36 |
228.00 |
3 |
3 |
|
Saw Bones |
T |
45.74 |
36 |
65.37 |
49 |
48.49 |
37 |
54.43 |
45 |
27.59 |
20 |
187 |
39 |
241.62 |
2 |
3 |
|
Festus |
T |
49.60 |
44 |
46.43 |
21 |
49.97 |
40 |
44.87 |
34 |
46.53 |
57 |
196 |
40 |
237.40 |
11 |
1 |
|
Hiem |
BPC |
43.26 |
30 |
52.91 |
33 |
51.18 |
46 |
52.86 |
43 |
39.20 |
48 |
200 |
41 |
239.41 |
1 |
4 |
|
Ruckus Roy |
T |
46.72 |
37 |
61.92 |
45 |
48.89 |
39 |
60.61 |
49 |
31.53 |
32 |
202 |
42 |
249.67 |
1 |
4 |
|
Pyro |
GF |
45.66 |
35 |
71.98 |
56 |
36.18 |
16 |
60.99 |
51 |
38.78 |
47 |
205 |
43 |
253.59 |
11 |
1 |
|
Hombre Sin Nombre |
Sr |
50.78 |
45 |
55.56 |
40 |
46.46 |
33 |
50.44 |
39 |
39.67 |
49 |
206 |
44 |
242.91 |
1 |
4 |
|
Keystone |
GF |
43.65 |
31 |
69.82 |
55 |
50.57 |
45 |
42.93 |
30 |
39.82 |
50 |
211 |
45 |
246.79 |
12 |
0 |
|
Sheriff Donald |
Sr |
79.76 |
64 |
54.09 |
38 |
45.06 |
30 |
63.57 |
56 |
29.33 |
26 |
214 |
46 |
271.81 |
8 |
1 |
|
Rawhide Rex |
D |
37.07 |
19 |
59.21 |
44 |
51.52 |
48 |
61.62 |
53 |
40.43 |
52 |
216 |
47 |
249.85 |
15 |
0 |
|
Catoosa Kid |
BPC |
49.41 |
43 |
62.29 |
48 |
52.25 |
49 |
42.78 |
29 |
41.73 |
54 |
223 |
48 |
248.46 |
11 |
0 |
|
Bittercreek Jack |
T |
58.29 |
54 |
61.96 |
46 |
58.29 |
53 |
60.64 |
50 |
31.82 |
33 |
236 |
49 |
271.00 |
11 |
0 |
|
Coffee Joe |
BPC |
51.45 |
46 |
76.33 |
60 |
59.01 |
55 |
54.23 |
44 |
32.73 |
35 |
240 |
50 |
273.75 |
1 |
4 |
|
Rev Adam Jones |
M |
54.16 |
48 |
53.92 |
36 |
59.31 |
56 |
72.87 |
65 |
34.32 |
37 |
242 |
51 |
274.58 |
0 |
5 |
|
Hat Creek |
T |
54.79 |
50 |
53.45 |
35 |
50.14 |
43 |
61.83 |
55 |
50.20 |
60 |
243 |
52 |
270.41 |
6 |
1 |
|
Old Iron Pants |
Jr |
56.04 |
52 |
68.42 |
54 |
50.13 |
42 |
51.01 |
41 |
42.51 |
55 |
244 |
53 |
268.11 |
5 |
1 |
|
Purly |
49er |
73.79 |
60 |
57.58 |
43 |
54.17 |
52 |
50.39 |
38 |
52.52 |
63 |
256 |
54 |
288.45 |
14 |
0 |
|
Sundance McNeyman |
M |
63.55 |
56 |
66.65 |
51 |
58.94 |
54 |
64.06 |
57 |
34.56 |
40 |
258 |
55 |
287.76 |
1 |
4 |
|
TN Ted |
D |
55.31 |
51 |
73.52 |
58 |
61.45 |
62 |
61.58 |
52 |
40.22 |
51 |
274 |
56 |
292.08 |
4 |
1 |
|
Badhand Callahan |
D |
65.59 |
58 |
56.07 |
42 |
59.63 |
58 |
84.56 |
69 |
41.23 |
53 |
280 |
57 |
307.08 |
4 |
3 |
|
Fast Harley |
BPC |
63.84 |
57 |
96.66 |
64 |
60.49 |
60 |
66.70 |
61 |
35.45 |
41 |
283 |
58 |
323.14 |
17 |
0 |
|
Yukon Hootch |
D |
67.73 |
59 |
76.20 |
59 |
66.19 |
63 |
56.66 |
47 |
50.45 |
61 |
289 |
59 |
317.23 |
5 |
1 |
|
Summer Dove |
F |
77.47 |
61 |
79.53 |
61 |
60.54 |
61 |
58.83 |
48 |
47.65 |
59 |
290 |
60 |
324.02 |
12 |
0 |
|
Smyrna Kid |
49er |
61.95 |
55 |
85.45 |
63 |
72.94 |
65 |
65.20 |
60 |
42.51 |
56 |
299 |
61 |
328.05 |
5 |
1 |
|
Casino Jones |
D |
77.96 |
62 |
67.89 |
53 |
77.87 |
66 |
61.77 |
54 |
53.20 |
65 |
300 |
62 |
338.69 |
7 |
1 |
|
Alias |
CL |
S-1 |
R-1 |
S-2 |
R-2 |
S-3 |
R-3 |
S-4 |
R-4 |
S-5 |
R-5 |
OS |
OR |
OT |
Miss |
CS |
|
Bulldog Jim |
GF |
51.54 |
47 |
80.36 |
62 |
60.45 |
59 |
74.10 |
67 |
58.60 |
68 |
303 |
63 |
325.05 |
9 |
1 |
|
Big |
49er |
84.12 |
67 |
72.20 |
57 |
54.01 |
51 |
73.90 |
66 |
52.82 |
64 |
305 |
64 |
337.05 |
13 |
0 |
|
Last Kiss |
F |
87.57 |
70 |
99.26 |
66 |
53.59 |
50 |
66.88 |
62 |
57.48 |
67 |
315 |
65 |
364.78 |
18 |
1 |
|
Colonel Mortimer |
49er |
80.02 |
65 |
97.05 |
65 |
98.39 |
70 |
68.07 |
63 |
47.54 |
58 |
321 |
66 |
391.07 |
19 |
0 |
|
Dead Beat |
BPC |
78.18 |
63 |
108.01 |
69 |
68.40 |
64 |
68.17 |
64 |
62.59 |
69 |
329 |
67 |
385.35 |
10 |
0 |
|
Slim Jim |
T |
86.84 |
69 |
127.40 |
70 |
97.35 |
69 |
64.67 |
58 |
53.72 |
66 |
332 |
68 |
429.98 |
16 |
0 |
|
Deadfoot |
CL |
83.93 |
66 |
999.99 |
71 |
999.99 |
71 |
77.02 |
68 |
52.04 |
62 |
338 |
69 |
2212.97 |
4 |
0 |
|
Ben Shot |
Sr |
85.69 |
68 |
99.55 |
67 |
78.24 |
67 |
91.68 |
71 |
74.43 |
71 |
344 |
70 |
429.59 |
7 |
1 |
|
Colonel Allison |
M |
104.92 |
71 |
107.13 |
68 |
84.93 |
68 |
86.94 |
70 |
63.09 |
70 |
347 |
71 |
447.01 |
5 |
2 |
Entries (RSS)