The third round of the Colin Bowen Memorial English skeet league was held at Meary Veg Santon in mainly dry sunny conditions.
The leader after the first round was Stan Cross with a perfect 25 straight, in equal second place on 24 were John Moore and Paul Mihailovits with Rachael Bowen Matthews and Peter Kelly next on 23. The leading B class shooter was Madeline Simpson on 22 with Rob Marshall leading C class on 19.
After the second round Wayne Barsby finished in third place in C class with 34 points, taking second place with 38 points was first round leader Rob Marshall but winning C class with 22 in his second round was Brian Kelly with 40 points. Steven Rand was third in B class with 39 points with Peter Fabrizio taking second place on 42 but winning B class with 45 points was Madeleine Simpson.
We had a tie for third place in A class between Paul Mihailovits and Peter Kelly on 47 points, in second place on 48 was John Moore, but the winner of A class who was first in squad one, first to shoot a straight and the only one to hit a fifty straight on the day was Stan Cross – well shot Stan!
Results
Class A
S Cross (50)
J Moore (48)
P Kelly
P Mihailovits (47)
Class B
M Simpson (L)(45)
P Fabrizio (42)
S Rand (39)
Class C
B Kelly (40)
R Marshall (38)
W Barsby (34)
A number of shooters carried on to complete a 100 targets and Paul Mihailovits was the winner on 96 with John Moore second on 95 and Rachael Bowen Mathews third on 92.
P Fabrizio, P Mihailovits, B Kelly, J Moore, R Marshall, S Cross, P Kelly, M Simpson, S Rand, W Barsby
The second round of the Colin Bowen memorial English skeet league was held at Meary Veg, Santon, in calm dry conditions which also had the added incentive of having the Easter Highgun and Easter Handicap cups up for grabs.
Before shooting commenced a shot gun salute was held in memory of Richie Radcliffe, a long time member of the club who passed away on Tuesday 12th April and will be sadly missed by all at the club.
After the first round we had a three way tie for first place between Jeff Corkill, Michael Cross and Paul Mihailovits who all hit 25 straights followed by George Davies who was the leading B class shooter along with Rachel Bowen Matthews and Giulio Fabrizio on 24. The leading C class shooter was junior Zac Bellhouse on 23.
After the second round Wayne Barsby finished in third place in C class with 30 points in second place on 39 was Rob Marshall but taking C class with a well shot 43 was junior Zac Bellhouse. In B class Peter Fabrizio and Brian Faragher tied for third place with 42 points with junior David Cowin taking second place on 46 but winning B class with 47 points was George Davies. We had a three way for second place in A class between Jeff Corkill, Michael Cross and Rachael Bowen Matthews with 49 points but top of the class with a perfect 50 straight and retaining the Stan Cross Highgun cup with the same score as last year was Paul Mihailovits.
In the handicap section the winner of the George Costain memorial handicap cup was newcomer Wayne Barsby with 56 points.
Results
High Gun
P Mihailovits (25, 25 = 50)
Handicap
W Barsby (30, 26 = 56)
J Corkill
M Cross
Z Bellhouse (55)
Class A
P Mihailovits (50)
J Corkill
R Bowen Matthews
M Cross (49)
Class B
G Davies (47)
D Cowin (46)
P Fabrizio
B Faragher (42)
Class C
Z Bellhouse (43)
R Marshall (39)
W Barsby (30)
Fifteen carried on to complete a 100 targets which included the Colin Bowen Team cup. The winners of the the team cup were Michael Cross and John Moore with a final total of 192 ex 200 with Paul Mihailovits and Andy Morgan in second place on 189 and coming in third place were Stan Cross and Jeff Corkill on 188.
In the 100 league Michael Cross was the winner with 98 points one ahead of Will Rand in second place on 97 with Paul Mihailovits and Jeff Corkill taking equal third place on 96.
G Davies, D Cowin, P Fabrizio, J Corkill, P Mihailovits, R Bowen-Matthews, R Marshall, W Barsby, Z Bellhouse
The annual Skeet Medley Championship was held at Meary Veg, Santon, in near perfect conditions.
The leader after the English skeet was Peter Kelly with a perfect straight scoring 24 points as no optional is required, in second place on 23 were Stan Cross and Paul Mihailovits followed by John Moore on 22.
The next discipline was Manx Skeet and we had a new leader in Paul Mihailovits with 47 points with Stan Cross and John Moore in equal second place on 46 followed by Peter Kelly on 45 with Giulio Fabrizio in fifth place on 43. Making up the top six was Dave Corlett on 41.
The third discipline was Skeet Doubles and Mihailovits increased his lead to three by hitting all 26 targets for a running total of 73. Stan Cross was second on 70 with John Moore third on 69, in fourth place on 68 was Giulio Fabrizio and making up the top six was Peter Kelly on 67.
The forth and final skeet discipline was Olympic skeet which proved to be a game changer; Dave Corlett finished in sixth place on 80 with Peter Kelly fifth on 84, John Moore was forth on 84. We had a tie for second place overall between Stan Cross and Paul Mihailovits on 90 points but the surprise winner who trailed the leader by five points going into the last round was Giulio Fabrizio with 91 points having hit 23 in the last discipline Olympic skeet – well done Giulio!
Results
High Gun
G Fabrizio (21, 22, 25, 23 = 91)
Class A
S Cross (23, 23, 24, 20 = 90)
P Mihailovits (23, 24, 26, 17 = 90)
J Moore (22, 24, 23, 17 = 86)
Class B
P Fabrizio (20, 17, 18, 14 = 69)
Class C
N Barnett (18, 13, 13, 10 = 54)
P Mihailovits, J Moore, P Fabrizio, G Fabrizio, N Barnett, S Cross
The first round of the Colin Bowen Memorial English Skeet League for 2022 was held at Meary Veg Santon with nineteen competitors taking part in dry, sunny but breezy conditions.
The joint leaders after the first round were Paul Mihailovits and Michael Cross with perfect 25 straights. In equal third place were Will Rand and Giulio Fabrizio on 24 with Peter Kelly, Stan Cross and John Moore next on 23. The leading B class shooter was newly promoted Steven Rand on 20 with Peter Fabrizio next on 19. The leading C class shooter was Brian Kelly on 21 with Wayne Barsby and Rob Marshall in equal second place on 16.
At the end of the second round Wayne Barsby was in third place in C class on 29 but one point ahead on 30 in second place was Mark Sweetman, and taking C class by eight points was Brian Kelly. In B class Madeleine Simpson was in third place on 35 with Peter Fabrizio taking second place on 39, but winning B class with 41 points was Steven Rand. It was all square in A class with Paul Mihailovits, Michael Cross and Will Rand all tying on 49 points for first place with Giulio Fabrizio in forth place on 48 and Stan Cross fifth on 47 and making the top six was Peter Kelly on 45.
Results
Class A
W Rand (24, 25 = 49)
P Mihailovits (25, 24 = 49)
M Cross (25, 24 = 49)
Class B
S Rand (20, 21 = 41)
P Fabrizio (19, 20 = 39)
M Simpson (L) (16, 19 = 35)
Class C
B Kelly (21, 17 = 38)
M Sweetman (14, 16 = 30)
W Barsby (16, 13 = 29)
Seven shooters carried on to complete a 100 targets with Paul Mihailovits taking the honours on 93 with Dave Corlett second on 86 and Jeff Corkill third on 82.
Next week is the Meary Veg Skeet Medley consisting of English Skeet, Skeet Doubles, Manx Skeet and Olympic Skeet. Duty officers this week are S & M Cross.
Twenty-two competitors took part in the Isle of Man Clay Pigeon Shooting Club’s annual Winter All-Rounder at Meary Veg, Santon, shooting three rounds in windy and increasingly wet conditions. 75 points were available during each round, with a hit scoring 3 points across all disciplines and a second-barrel hit scoring two points in Down the Line (DTL).
The combination of horizontal rain and unpredictable gusts of wind proved no match for class B shooter Micheal Cross, who only missed a single target on pad 4 in the opening round of English Skeet for an impressive score of 72. The same pad also proved tricky for Stan Cross, who dropped two targets and finished three points behind his son with 69. Continuing the trend of narrow margins were Neil Parsons, Will Rand and Mark Barnett, each bagging 22 targets and 66 points.
With two ranges at our disposal we were able to split the five squads between English Skeet and Down the Line, where the wind and rain continued to provide some interesting targets. None of this mattered to class B shooter Ted Davis, who missed just one target and hit the rest with his first barrel, setting the bar at 72 points. Standing firm in joint second place were Dave Corlett and Mark Riley, both class A competitors with 68 points a piece, followed by Neil Parsons, Will Rand, and Brian Faragher – all on 67 points.
To keep the adrenaline building we reorganised all 22 competitors into four squads based on their scores so far, before embarking on the final challenge of the day, a very wet and windy round of Pro Sporting. Once again Ted Davis put in a great performance, letting just a single target get away during the instant pairs for an impressive 72 points. Never far behind with 69 points each were Neil Parsons and Micheal Cross, both of whom shot well but succumbed to the Curse of the Rabbit – a fast and well camouflaged target making a bee-line for its burrow. Stan Cross was once again just one target behind his boy, sharing third place with Rob Corlett on 66 points.
At the end of three rounds and with 225 points to play for, our Winter All-Round cup goes to Micheal Cross for the second year running with 207 points. A Class was won by Neil Parsons with 202, followed by Dave Corlett on 191 and Stevie Craine on 179. Ted Davies and Stan Cross topped B Class with 201 points each, and Will Rand claimed third place with 193. Class C was won by Alan Wright on 139, with Allana Wade and Brian Kelly in joint second with 137.
The Club All-Rounder marks the end of our winter season, and once again we’ve seen some fierce competition, great sportsmanship, and above all some very challenging weather! Our sincere thanks to all our sponsors for making these leagues possible; Cu-Plas Callow for DTL, Utopia Hair Salon for English Skeet, and Brian, Stan, Will and Peter for Pro Sporting. Full results are available on our website iomclays.com/results – now onwards to Summer 2022!
Results
High Gun
M Cross (207) 🏆
A Class
N Parsons (202)
D Corlett (191)
S Craine (179)
B Class
T Davis (201)
S Cross (201)
W Rand (193)
C Class
A Wright (139)
B Kelly (137)
A Wade (L) (137)
2021 Winter All-Round Winners: A Wright, S Cross, N Parsons, M Cross, P Kelly, A Wade, W Rand, D Corlett, T Davis
