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until Sunday afternoon. Archers took part in 16 Portsmouth rounds, shotting five dozen arrows at a 60 centimetre target from 20 yards. The highest score for a single round was achieved in the sixth round by Chris Gray of Burleigh Bowman with a score of

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be a tough game. They huffed and puffed but I do not think they had a shot on target.'