DMH Mr Favour's Drovers v Colonel Magruders Desperado's "Heist"

Act II saw the Deperados attempting to rob the First National Bank. Both gangs had all their members available.

Colonel Magruder and the Tucson Kid cover the streets while the rest of the gang rob the bank:

Jose lurks on a rooftop covering the bank itself:

Mr Favour, Joe Scarlet, Jim Quince and Charlie Jones are at the southern end of the town:

Rowdy Yates and Wishbone cover the north:

Pete Nolan and Billy Simpson are in the Silver Star Saloon:

The production suddenly turns into a horror movie as a Giant Cat invades the set:

Scarlet and Quince advance upon the Desperado's:

Jose takes a long range shot at Wishbone and gets a hit!:

In a remarkable display of shooting the Tucson Kid cuts down Billy Simpson who had been firing from within the Silver Star. Billy tumbles through the Saloon doors and bites the dust:

The robbers run north attempting to exit the town with their loot. Lead flies in all directions!

Magruder and the Tucson Kid cover the retreating Deperado gang, Rowdy Yates and Wishbone will need to hold them up until the other Cowboys can intervene:

Mr Favour fires at the Tucson Kid hoping to put him off his shooting:

Charlie Jones takes careful aim at Magruder with his trusty rifle and fires.  It's a hit! Jones proves himself a decent shot despite being a greenhorn over the course of the fight:

Loco and Dixie Smith fire wildly as they run with the loot:

The fight continues, the Desperado's decision to attempt to flee with the loot rather than fight it out seems to be working:

Joe Scarlet again advances, lowers his shotgun and lets rip with both barrels at Magruder! Magruder goes down and it will be a miracle if he survives:

The Tucson Kid opens up on Rowdy Yates and almost finishes him in a hail of bullets:

Francesco follows up and takes Yates down. Two Cowboys and one Desperado have fallen so far:

Preacher, Loco and Dixie Smith escape with over half the loot, a win to the Desperado's this time:

From what I remember this was a hard one to win for the Good Guys. The Bad Guys are concentrated and can either stand and fight or run off in whichever direction the Good Guys are weakest as happened here.

Post fight it emerged that miraculously Colonel Magruder emerged unscathed from the shotgun blast being 'Touched with Greatness' and becoming 'Cool as a Cucumber' as a result! His men will have been very impressed with the way the Colonel and the Tucson Kid covered the retreat with the loot.

For the Drovers Rowdy Yates sustained an injury to his left eye which will affect his shooting in future. Joe Scarlet is rapidly becoming a man of substance with his shotgun getting his second kill and building up his reputation and skills. Special mention also to Charlie Jones, the Greenhorn used his rifle to great effect and is one to watch in the future.

So next up is the Final Showdown when the Drovers and Desperados will meet again.....