Bathurst Quinella at FoS 2019

Bathurst Quinella at FoS 2019

News just in. Festival of Sydney, Sunday 27th January 2019

The Bathurst Rifle Club pair of Jeff Eppleston and Geoff Willis have quinella’d the FTR division of the Festival of Sydney (FOS) in spectacular fashion finishing just one point and 3 super bulls eyes apart in the 10 match competition. Both were very consistent finishing first or second in almost every match, Eppleston compiling 464.34/480 just ahead of Willis who scored 463.31

The pair continue a brilliant 4 years of competitions where they have won several Queens Prize competitions between them at various State Championships, represented Australia Internationally in Canada, New Zealand and within Australia, and represented the local Blue Mountains District Rifle Association in winning State teams matches.

In winning this event held at the Anzac Rifle Range, Malabar, Sydney the pair have added to the fine tradition of Bathurst Rifle Club members who have distinguished themselves in State, National and International competitions. From the days of The Daily Mail Cup in 1909 , and before, Bathurst rifle shooters have been regarded as producing marksmen who can comfortably compete with the best Rifle Shots in the world.

Ex Lithgow and Bathurst Rifle Club member Nick Cock now shooting under the Grafton RC banner won the Target Rifle division dropping just one point with a winning score of 399.43/400. Bathurst’s Steve Williams finished sixth with 390.33


by John Coghill



Posted in General Shooting News on Jan 27, 2019