Third Annual Horktoberfest

Third Annual Horcktoberfest
October 31, 1997
Along the Mississippi River, LSU Baton Rouge

About the Event

This years event promises to be another interesting time for all participants. We again have a t-shirt supplier, so place your orders early (see below). Well, after much ado and little feedback, we have set the date of October, 31. This will be a true Halloween tournament and party. Friday, the 31st is the day. If you work, take the day off - students have off that day anyway as LSU has the fall holiday the 30-31st.

This years Halloween event was filled with less stress than usual; although we were threatened with being rained out again by a torrential downpour early in the morning. Lucky for us, it stopped and cleared up by the time we started with only a little damp grass to deal with.

This time we tried a new formula; rock-paper-sissors deciding the weapons order; and so it was that we had sabre, foil, epee as the sequence. Things went along quite smoothly with many new fencers participating; a welcome site. The two early victories and the long path to get there took their toll on Mr. Fuller as he was then pretty much out of commission for the Epee competition; sleeping off the peppermint - it was truly a Horcktoberfest for him.

The event ended up running quite a bit long - due in part to the number of participants; 13 in all, 12 for most of the events. So working with brackets of 16 and some weapons problems ("Hey did anyone see where my tip went?"), it was closing on darkness before the Epee competition was completed.

The event is a CSFA organized event designed to remove the fencers from the typical surroundings of competition. It was conceived in the twisted little minds of the Founders: Thomas Smailus, George Fuller, Beth Hughes.

The Horcktoberfest used the current CSFA rules of the event.

Specifics

Participation: Fencing by invitation only.
Cost: $5 to fence only, $20 fence + T-Shirt.
Non fencers: (and partygoers) a $2-$5 contribution to the organization will be greatly appreciated to help defer the cost of the party supplies, but is not required.
Date: October 31, 1997, 10am - 3pm.
Starting time is EXACT. Be at George's place by 9:45, no later. If you cannot be there by 9:45, meet us at the site (indicated on the official invitations) by 10:00-10:15 to make sure you sign up for the weapons you want. Ending time is, of course, only approximate.
Poisons: The usual array: Southern Comfort and the Victors Bain: the peppermint schnapps.In light of the recent incident at LSU, rest assured that this event is safe and not university related or on university property and that all precautions are taken to insure that all participants are prevented from causing harm to themselves and to others.

Champions!


	Sabre		George Fuller
	Foil		George Fuller
	Epee		Mike Kimball

With more detailed brackets being drawn up this time, we will be able to post the final results online; if the brackets are ever recovered from the party site.

Pictures

Here is the photographic record of the tournament .

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