English Skeet League – 5th Round

The fifth round of the Colin Bowen English Skeet league was held at Meary Veg, Santon in very difficult conditions which included the Cesar Leonetti Handicap cup.

The leader after the first round was John Moore with 24, in second spot on 21 were Jeff Corkill and George Davies, followed by James Simpson on 20. After the final round in C class Nicky Barnett was third on 35 points, with Rob Marshall second on 37, with junior Joe Faragher taking C class with 38 points. In B class Brian Faragher was third on 39, with Peter Fabrizio second on 41, but taking B class was George Davies with 43 points. In A class Jeff Corkill was third on 43, with James Simpson taking second place on 44, but top of the class with 45 points was John Moore. In the handicap section for the Cesar Leonetti handicap cup, first presented in 1981 we had a clear winner in lady shooter Nicky Barnett with 58 points.

Results

A Class

  1. J Moore (45)
  2. J Simpson (44)
  3. J Corkill (43)

B Class

  1. G Davies (43)
  2. P Fabrizio (41)
  3. B Faragher (39)

C Class

  1. J Faragher Jnr (38)
  2. R Marshall (37)
  3. N Barnett (35)

Cesar Leonetti cup

  1. N Barnett (35 + 23 = 58)
  2. J Faragher (38 + 16 = 54)
  3. S Rand (28 + 21 = 49)
    J Moore (45 + 4 = 49)

Next week is the fifth round of the Tower Insurance DTL league at 10 am with the fifth rounds of the Sadler Agricultural supplies ABT and the Manx Petroleum’s Olympic skeet leagues at 1p.m. Duty officers this week are S & M Cross