Cross Wins Annand Cup

Winter 2023 Pro Sporting – Round One

The first round of the Winter Series Pro Sporting league kindly sponsored by Stan Cross was held at Meary Veg Santon with 21 competitors taking part in very wet and dull conditions but with the investment in shelters by the club over the past couple of years all the shooters stayed dry throughout the competition. The Victor Annand Referees and range officials cup was also up for grabs.

The leader after the first round were Michael Cross and Paul Mihailovits who both scored 22, in equal third place on 20 was Stan Cross with Rob Corlett and Liam Kirkpatrick next on 19.

Will Rand & Brian Faragher

Victor Annand Cup

Dedicated to safety officers and other range officials, the Victor Annand cup is presented annually in December to the highest scoring member of the Meary Veg team during the season’s first sporting shoot.

Setting targets and maintaining traps in all weather isn’t always easy work, and this cup honours those individuals who give up their time in order to keep the targets flying.

– Mark

After a short break the second round got under way and in C class Mike Whitehead finished in third place with 17 points with Irene Stockil taking second place with 20 points but winning C class with 24 points was Sue Doyle. We had a tie for third place in B class between Liam Kirkpatrick and Ben Stembridge on 32 points, in second place on 36 points was Brian Faragher with Stan Cross taking first place with 37 points. We had a three way tie for third place in A class between Rob Corlett, Will Rand and Mark Barnett on 34 points, in second place on 36 points was Paul Mihailovits but top of the class and also winning the Victor Annand cup was Michael Cross with 42 points, who was the only shooter to have two scores in the twenties, well done Michael!

Results

Class A

  1. M Cross (42)
  2. P Mihailovits (36)
  3. R Corlett (34)
  4. W Rand (34)
  5. M Barnett (34)

Class B

  1. S Cross (37)
  2. B Faragher (36)
  3. L Kirkpatrick (32)
  4. B Stembridge (32)

Class C

  1. S Doyle (L)(24)
  2. I Stockil (L)(20)
  3. M Whitehead (17)

Full Results

  1. 19 November
  2. 10 December
  3. 14 January
  4. 04 February
P Mihailovits, L Kirkpatrick, M Cross, B Faragher, W Rand, S Cross, R Corlett, B Stembridge

Wade Victory Kicks Off Winter DTL

Winter DTL League – Round 1

The first round of the Cu Plas Callow Winter Series DTL league was held at Meary Veg Santon in near perfect conditions.

The leader after the first round was summer league winner Arran Wade with a 25/73 straight in second place on 71 were Mike Walker and B class shooter Jack Clague followed by Phil Ward, Ted Kermeen, Mark Riley and John Moore on 69 with John Moore also hitting a straight.

After a short break the second round got under way and once all the score had been verified we had the following results. Third place in C class went to Mike Whitehead with 129 points he even missed his last target for at straight in his second round, in second place on 135 was Rob Marshall with Ted Kermeen pipping him by one point for first place in C on 136 points. Brian Faragher was third in B class on 124 with John Moore talking second place on 140 but pipping John by one point also for first place was Jack Clague on 141. In A class Mike Walker  was in third place on 140 with Phil ward taking second place on 141 but winning A class and highgun on the day with 142 was junior Arran Wade.

Results

Class A

  1. Arr Wade (J) (142)
  2. P Ward (141)
  3. M Walker (140)

Class B

  1. J Clague (141)
  2. J Moore (140)
  3. B Faragher (124)

Class C

  1. T Kermeen (136)
  2. R Marshall (135)
  3. M Whitehead (129)

Full Results

  1. 05 November
  2. 03 December
  3. 07 January
  4. 28 January

Summer Skeet Mash-Up

English & Olympic Skeet

The final fixture of the summer series which was a combined English and Olympic skeet shoot. 12 shooters took part in near ideal conditions with Mike Whitehead being the keenest, turning up well before 9am (forgot about the clock)

The joint leaders after the English skeet section were Jeff Corkill and Roman Sammer with 24 points, in equal third place on 23 were John Moore and Michael and Stan Cross with Giulio Fabrizio, Liam Kirkpatrick and Mike Walker next on 22.

After a short break the Olympic skeet got under way and finishing in joint fourth place with 39 points were Giulio Fabrizio and Roman Sammer in third place on 42 was Jeff Corkill with Stan Cross taking second place on 43 but top of the shop with 45 points was Michael Cross, Well done Mike!

Next week is the first round of the Cu Plas Callow Winter Series DTL league with last entries at 10am.

Results

  1. M Cross (23, 22 = 45)
  2. S Cross (23, 20 = 43)
  3. J Corkill (24, 18 = 42)
  4. G Fabrizio (22, 17 = 39)
  5. R Sammer (24, 15 = 39)
G Fabrizio, R Sammer, M Cross, J Corkill, S Cross, L Kirkpatrick

Summer Trap Mash-Up

DTL & ABT

The IOM Clay Pigeon Club hosted a combined DTL/ABT shoot at the week end and sponsored by the club itself.

The joint leaders after the DTL section were Mike Walker with a 25/72 straight and Peter Kelly also with 72 points, in third place on 71 was John Moore with Jack Clague next on 68 and making up the top six were Brian Faragher and Steven Craine on 66.

After a short break to allow the sun to get higher in the sky so the targets could be seen. In equal fifth place on 123 were Brian Faragher and Peter Kelly, in fourth place on 129 was Mike Walker with Steven Craine taking third place on 131. Phil Ward had the best round in ABT with a 23/69 round enabling him to take second place on 135 but top of the class with 137 points was John Moore.

Results

  1. John Moore (71, 66 = 137)
  2. P Ward (66, 69 = 135)
  3. S Craine (65, 66 = 131)
  4. M Walker (72, 59 = 129)
  5. B Faragher (66, 57 = 123)
  6. P Kelly (72, 51 = 123)

Cross wears All-Round Crown

Manx All-Round Championship

The IOM clay Pigeon Shooting Club hosted the IOM All Round Championship kindly sponsored by Sadler Agricultural Supplies

The championship consisted of four disciplines SB DTL, ABT, English Skeet and Sporting and shot in that order.

The leader after the SBDTL was John Moore with 24 points closely followed by Michael Cross and junior Arran Wade on 22 with Alan Kinrade, Mark Barnett, Rob Corlett and Jack Clague on 21.

The next discipline was ABT and John Moore was still in the lead on 45 points with Michael Cross and Arran Wade in equal second place on 44 and followed by Alan Kinrade on 41 with Mark Riley now in fourth place on 40.

English skeet was next and Cross showed his class hitting all 25 targets to take the lead on 69 points with Moore now in second place on 66 followed by Kinrade in third place on 65, Mark Riley was forth on 63 with Arran Wade in fifth place on 62.

The final discipline was sporting shot over a very testing course of four stands. With the first four getting prizes we had to have a shoot off for third and forth place between Mark Riley and Arran Wade over a round of SBDTL. The result of the shoot off was  Riley claimed third place with 20 points to Wade’s 19, who got fourth place. The runner up in the Championship went to Alan Kinrade with 82 points but taking the Championship with 84 points was Michael Cross, well done Michael!

Results

  1. M Cross (22, 22, 25, 15 = 84)
  2. A Kinrade (21, 20, 24, 17 = 82)
  3. M Riley (19, 21, 23, 16 = 79 + 20)
  4. Arr Wade (J) (22, 22, 18, 17 = 79 + 19)
A Wade, M Cross, M Riley, A Kinrade