On 6th April 1652 Jan van Riebeeck landed at the Cape where he established a settlement and eventually built a castle.
On Monday, 5th August 1686, instructions were issued from the Castle, detailing the
On 6th April 1652 Jan van Riebeeck landed at the Cape where he established a settlement and eventually built a castle.
On Monday, 5th August 1686, instructions were issued from the Castle, detailing the rules and regulations of a shooting competition to be held at Stellenbosch from the 1st to the 14th October, 1686. This is the first reference to an organised sports event in South Africa.
The origin of the shoot comes from Middle Age Europe when parrots, geese and probably other birds were used as targets for shooting events at village fairs. Later clay and wooden replica