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The fourth annual horseshoe tournament was held on July 27. Again, the weather was perfect, with a lovely breeze to blow away all of the flies and keep the temperature moderated to a very comfortable level.

Horseshoes all ready to go

This year, perhaps because the tournament was held later in the season, the attendee list was slightly smaller than in past years. However we still managed to field five solid teams.

Stiff competition!

Some of the teams showed off their photogenic qualities while everyone was still smiling before the competition really started to get fierce.

Janice and Ken

As the spectators became less thirsty...

Sandy shows us her Hell Bay English Ale.

... the other spectators grew more sober as they watched the ringers start to pile up.

They hear the clang of ringers

A number of judgments were needed to sort out the tight throwing.

We need external judges..

Sometimes, there were two ringers in one end.

Betty and Paul cancel each other out

Other people just started to pile one on top of another...

Annette gets two

Sue gets three and more.

She did not stop at three!

Tony, Sue's partner, shows us why they eventually...

Three and more for Tony

...won the tournament for 2013!

Presenting the 2013 Horseshoe Tournament Champions:
Tony and Sue

Their names now proudly sit with previous winners.

Past Glory

We then 'went up' and had a seat in the sun.

Sharing stories of ringers that weren't

Following some tall stories, we started our annual BBQ with kebabs for everyone complemented by lovely salads and desserts brought by the competitors.

The annual tournament slowly drifted off into the night...