Tag: English Skeet

English Skeet is a popular variation of skeet – see our beginners section for more information.

August Starts with Skeet

Colin Bowen Memorial League

The third round of the Colin Bowen Memorial English Skeet League was held at Meary Veg, Santon, with 20 competitors taking part in dry but difficult light conditions, with the added incentive of the Wilf Cannell handicap cup up for grabs.

The joint leaders after the first round were Rachael Bowen Matthews and trap shooter Mark Riley with 25 straights, in third place on 24 was Brian Faragher with Stan Cross next on 23 followed by Peter Kelly, Dave Corlett, Irene Stockil and Giulio Fabrizio on 22. After the second round Barry Jones was third in C class with 29 points with Steven Rand taking second place on 35 but taking C class with 40 points was junior shooter Zac Bellhouse.

We had a four way tie for first place in B class with Peter Kelly, Brian Faragher, Mike Walker and lady shooter Irene Stockil all tying on 44. We had a tie for third place in A class between Paul Mihailovits and Dave Corlett on 45, in second place on 46 was Mark Riley but the star of the day and taking A class  with a fifty straight was Rachael Bowen Matthews – well shot Rachael!

In the handicap section for the Wilf Cannell Handicap cup the runaway winner with 60 points was junior shooter Zac Bellhouse – well done Zac. Fifteen shooters carried on to complete a 100 targets and the winner with 95 points was Rachael Bowen Matthews, in second place on 94 was Mark Riley with John Moore and Paul Mihailovits in equal third place on 91.

Results

A Class

  1. R Bowen Matthews (50)
  2. M Riley (46)
  3. D Corlett
    P Mihailovits (45)

B Class

  1. P Kelly
    M Walker
    B Faragher
    I Stockil (L) (44)

C Class

  1. Z Bellhouse (J) (40)
  2. S Rand (35)
  3. B Jones (29)

Handicap Cup

  1. Z Bellhouse (J) (60)
  2. R Bowen Matthews (L) (53)
  3. I Stockil (L)
    M Walker (52)

100 League

  1. R Bowen Matthews (L) (95)
  2. M Riley (94)
  3. J Moore
    P Mihailovits (91)
  4. S Cross (89)
  5. W Rand (88)
P Mihailovits, B Jones, D Corlett, Z Belhouse, I Skockil, M Walker, R Bowen Matthews, S Rand, M Riley, P Kelly

Next week is the fourth round of the Pam & Dave Corlett Pro Sporting League in the morning and the forth round of the Suntera Sporting league in the afternoon.

2021 CM Partners Grand Prix

Five Blazing Rounds of Skeet

The annual CM Partners sponsored English Skeet GP over 125 targets was held at Meary Veg, Santon, in very hot and humid conditions.

We had a seven way tie for first place after the first round with Dave Corlett, Stan Cross, Giulio Fabrizio, Arthur Hayes, John Moore, Peter Kelly and Madeleine Simpson all scoring 24. After round two we only had three shooters tying on 48; Dave Corlett, Stan Cross and Giulio Fabrizio. We had a lone leader after round three with Stan Cross hitting a 25 straight to lead with 73 points one ahead of Dave Corlett and Giulio Fabrizio on 72 with Paul Mihailovits, John Moore and Rachael Bowen Matthews next on 71.

It was all change after round four with Dave Corlett now back in the lead on 97 but we had a three way tie for second place on 96 between Stan Cross Rachael Bowen Matthews and Paul Mihailovits. Tying for fifth place on 94 were Arthur Hayes and Giulio Fabrizio. For the fifth and final round the shooters were placed in reverse order with the best shooters shooting last, and at the end of the round we had a three way tie for second and third in A class between Stan Cross, Giulio Fabrizio and Arthur Hayes who all finished on 118, and also a three way tie for high gun and runners up between Dave Corlett, Paul Mihailovits and Rachael Bowen Matthews who shot 120.

In the shoot off for second and third places in A class Stan Cross shot 23 to take second place but Giulio and Arthur were still tied on 22 so sudden death was required the decide the third place. After 14 targets each Giulio took third place in A with 11 points to Arthur’s 10. In the shoot off for high gun Dave Corlett claimed top spot shooting 24 to Paul’s and Rachael’s 23, but sudden death was also required to fined a runner up and Paul took the spot hitting all four targets to Rachael’s three on the first round of doubles. 

Results

Highgun

  1. D Corlett (120 + 24)
  2. P Mihailovits (120 + 23 + 4)

A Class

  1. R B Matthews (L) (120 + 23 + 3)
  2. S Cross (118 + 23)
  3. G Fabrizio (118 + 22 + 11)

B Class

  1. W Rand (112)
  2. P Kelly (107)
  3. M Simpson (L) (103)

C Class

  1. Z Bellhouse (J) (100)
  2. N Barnett (L) (98)

Veterans

  1. D Corlett (120 + 24)
  2. P Mihailovits (120 + 23)

Ladies

  1. R B Matthews (L) (120)
  2. M Simpson (L) (103)
  3. N Barnett (L) (98)

Juniors

  1. M Cross (J) (116)
  2. Z Bellhouse (J)(100)

Teams

  1. D Corlett & R B Matthews (L) (240)
  2. J Corkill & A Hayes (229)
  3. W Rand & M Cross (J) (228)
Crowe Morgan Winners: P Mihailovits, G Fabrizio, S Cross, Z Bellhouse (J), M Simpson (L), R Bowen Matthews (L), D Morgan (Sponsor), D Corlett, W Rand, M Cross (J), P Kelly

Second Round of Summer Skeet

Colin Bowen Memorial League

The second round of the Colin Bowen Memorial English Skeet League was held at Meary Veg, Santon, with 22 competitors taking part in near ideal conditions. An added incentive was provided in the form of the lockdown-delayed Easter cups.

The leader after the first round was Paul Mihailovits with a 25 straight. In equal second place on 24 were Stan Cross, Rachael Bowen Matthews, James Simpson and junior Joe Faragher. In the second round Mihailovits showed no let up hitting another straight to take the highgun cup and A class with a perfect 50. In second place in A on 49 was James Simpson, with a three way tie for third place between Stan Cross, Rachael Bowen Matthews and Dave Corlett.

In B class Junior Joe Faragher took first with 48, followed by Peter Fabrizio and Peter Kelly in equal second place on 46. Steven Rand was the winner of C class on 45 with Richie Radcliffe in second place on 40. Taking third place in C class with 39 points was lady shooter Nicky Barnett.

In the handicap section for the George Costain Handicap Cup Steven Rand was the winner with 58 points one ahead of junior Joe Faragher on 57 and in equal third place on 54 were junior Zac Bellhouse and Nicky Barnett.

P Fabrizio, R Radcliffe, P Mihailovits, P Kelly, S Cross, D Corlett, S Rand, J Faragher, J Simpson

Colin Bowen Team Cup

Fifteen shooters carried on for a 100 targets which also doubled up as a team event for the Colin Bowen Team Cup. Third place in the team cup at the half way stage were Stan Cross and Steven Rand on 92 with James Simpson and Arthur Hayes second on 94 but the leaders were Paul Mihailovits and Peter Fabrizio on 96.

After the final round Dave Corlett and Giulio Fabrizio finished in third place on 183 one behind Madeleine Simpson and Michael Cross in second place on 184 but the winners with a fine 190 were Peter Fabrizio and Paul Mihailovits

 To make it an all conquering day for Paul Mihailovits, he took the honours in the 100 league with a well shot 99 with the Cross boys Stan and Michael second and third with Stan beating Michael for second place by one on 96 to Michaels 95.

Results

Class A

  1. P Mihailovits (50)
  2. J Simpson (49)
  3. S Cross (47)
  4. R B Matthews (47)
  5. D Corlett (47)

Class B

  1. J Faragher (J) (48)
  2. P Kelly (46)
  3. P Fabrizio (46)

Class C

  1. S Rand (45)
  2. R Radcliffe (40)
  3. N Barnett (L) (39)

Easter High Gun Cup

  1. P Mihailovits (50)

Easter Handicap Cup

  1. S Rand (45)

Colin Bowen Team Cup

  1. P Mihailovits
    P Fabrizio (190)
  2. M Simpson (L)
    M Cross (J) (184)
  3. D Corlett
    G Fabrizio (183)
  4. S Cross
    S Rand (177)
  5. J Faragher (J)
    T Kermeen (175)
  6. R Bowen Matthews (L)
    N Barnett (L) (171)
  7. J Simpson
    A Hayes (160)
  8. J Moore
    C Workman (117)
G Fabrizio, P Mihailovits, D Corlett, P Fabrizio, M Cross, M Simpson

All-Round Manx Championship in Glorious Sunshine

The Sadler Agricultural Supplies IOM All-Round Championship was held on Sunday 6th June at Meary Veg, Santon, in near ideal conditions.

Fierce Competition across 100 Targets

The joint leaders after the first discipline, Single Barrel DTL, were Mark Riley and junior Arran Wade with 24 points apiece, followed by Alan Wade in third place on 23. After the next discipline, ABT, we had another tie for first place with junior Arran Wade and Neil Parsons equal on 46 points, and in equal third place on 44 were Alan Wade and Mark Riley.

The next discipline was English skeet and we had a leader on his own in Neil Parsons with 69 followed by Alan Wade on 68 and Mark Riley in third on 67. The fourth and final discipline was 25 Sporting over four stands and at the end in the ladies section sponsored by Top Spec Fencing Nicky Barnett was the winner on 50 points.

In the junior section sponsored by Field and Range Arran Wade was the winner with 81 points. Third place overall was Mark Riley with 86 points with Neil Parsons taking second place on 88 points but taking the Championship with 89 points was Alan Wade.

Results

Overall

  1. A Wade (23, 21, 24, 21 = 89)
  2. N Parsons (22, 24, 23, 19 = 88)
  3. M Riley (24, 20, 23, 19 = 86)

Juniors

  1. Arr Wade (J) (24, 22, 20, 15 = 81)

Ladies

  1. N Barnett (11, 9, 21, 9 = 50)
Manx Champions: N Parsons, A Wade, M Riley, N Barnett (L) and Arr Wade (J)

Two glorious days round off May

We’re still catching up with our summer schedule at Meary Veg, and for once the weather’s been kind to us, providing two days of glorious sunshine and very little wind, not to mention temperatures approaching 19℃.

Pro Sporting Summer League, Round 1

The afternoon of Saturday 29th May saw 19 competitors taking part in the first round of the Isle of Man Clay Pigeon Shooting Club’s annual Pro Sporting Summer League in perfect conditions, sponsored once again by Pam & Dave Corlett.

With each shooter completing a challenging course of 50 targets, Will Rand seemed unstoppable in B class after the first round with 19 points from a possible 25, leading A class shooters Dave Corlett and John Moore with 18 a piece, followed by Marty Kneen on 17.

Round two saw a 3-way at the top between Rob Corlett, Ben Richards and junior David Cowin, each with 21 points from a possible 25. Richards secured the A class category with 37 points, leaving Moore and Kneen in second place with 36 each. Rand went on to claim top spot in B class with 35, closely followed by Cowin on 34 with Brian Faragher and Peter Kelly sharing second place on 32. Class C was scooped by Nicky Barnett on 18.

Results

Class A

  1. B Richards (37)
  2. J Moore (36)
    M Kneen (36)

Class B

  1. W Rand (35)
  2. D Cowin (J) (34)
  3. B Faragher (32)
    P Kelly (32)

Class C

  1. N Barnett (L) (18)

Fabrizio Cup

Conditions were once again ideal on Sunday 30th May, with nothing more than a touch of sunburn troubling the 14 competitors taking part in our annual Fabrizio Cup – a hotly contested 125 target event spanning all major disciplines – kindly sponsored by Giulio and Pietro Fabrizio.

Seasoned A class all-rounders Neil Parsons, Paul Mihailovits and John Moore dominated the first round of English Skeet with 72 points each, leaving Peter Kelly and Mark Barnett in second place with 69, and Brian Faragher, Pietro Fabrizio, Jackie Clague, and junior David Cowin all in third with 66.

A similar story unfolded during the Down The Line (DTL) round, with Parsons and Moore again sharing the lead on 72 points, and Mihailovits, Faragher, and Clague on 69, 65, and 64 respectively. Barnett slipped from joint second to second from last, joining his wife at the bottom of round two.

Olympic Skeet was on the menu for the third round of the day, and saw Stan Cross romping home at the top with 69 ahead of Giulio Fabrizio on 66, followed by Parsons with 60 and Moore on 54. Clague rallied gamely with his side-by-side but wasn’t able to replicate the success of his previous two rounds, crossing the line with 18 from a possible 75.

The Automatic Ball Trap (ABT) round once again saw Moore and Parsons battling it out at the top with 69 apiece, leaving Mihailovits and Faragher sharing second on 63, and Will Rand and Giulio Fabrizio third with 57.

This year the last round of the Fabrizio Cup consisted of 25 English Sporting targets across three stands; 5 instant pairs, 5 on-report pairs, and 5 singles. Parsons was well and truly into his element here and cleaned up with a perfect 75, closely followed by Mihailovits and Fabrizio on 72, with Faragher, Kelly, and Barnett each bagging 69 points.

Taking home the Fabrizio Cup in 2021 is Neil Parsons (348 points) with Paul Mihailovits heading A class on 330 points, and Brian Faragher at the top of B class on 314. The team event was won by Parsons and Clague with a combined score of 616.

Results

Class A

  1. P Mihailovits (330)
  2. J Moore (324)
  3. P Kelly (306)

Class B

  1. B Faragher (314)
  2. S Cross (291)
  3. M Barnett (279)

High Gun

  1. N Parsons (348)

Teams

  1. N Parsons &
    J Clague (616)
  2. J Moore &
    G Fabrizio (615)
  3. P Mihailovits &
    D Cowin (595)

P Mihailovits, D Cowin, J Moore, S Cross, G Fabrizio, B Faragher, N Parsons, P Kelly