Mihailovits Midsummer Mastery

English Skeet Round Four

The fourth round of the Colin Bowen Memorial English Skeet league was held at Meary Veg Santon in windy but dry conditions which also had the Wilf Cannell Handicap cup up for grabs.

The leader after the first round was Paul Mihailovits with 24 points in second place on 23 was trap shooter Peter Kelly and in equal third place were Dave Corlett, Rachael Bowen Matthews and leading C class shooter Brian Kelly on 22. The leading B class shooter at this stage was Mike Walker on 21. After the second round Rob Marshall was the winner of C class with 40 points with junior  Zac Bellhouse taking second place with 38 points beating his granddad Dave Morgan by one, who finished in equal third place with Brian Kelly on 37 points.

In B Class Madeleine Simpson was in third place on 39 points with Peter Fabrizio taking second place on 40 but taking B class with 41 points was Mike Walker. In A Class we had a tie for second place between Dave Corlett and Peter Kelly with 46 points but winning with 47 points was Paul Mihailovits.

In the battle for the Wilf Cannell Handicap cup we had a tie for first place between Rob Marshall and Mike Walker who both finished on 53 points, so a shoot off was required to find a winner, and the winner was Mike with a combined total of 29 points to Rob’s 22.5.

Results

Wilf Cannell Cup

  1. M Walker (41 + 12 = 53 + 29)
  2. R Marshall (40 + 13 = 53 + 22.5)

Class A

  1. P Mihailovits (47)
  2. P Kelly (46)
  3. D Corlett (46)

Class B

  1. M Walker (41)
  2. P Fabrizio (40)
  3. M Simpson (L) (39)

Class C

  1. R Marshall (40)
  2. Z Bellhouse (38)
  3. B Kelly (37)
  4. D Morgan (37)
P Fabrizio, P Mihailovits, Z Belhouse, M Walker, B Kelly, R Marshall, D Corlett, M Simpson, D Morgan

Double High Gun for R B Matthews and Mihailovits

English Skeet Selection Shoot

The IOM Clay Pigeon Shooting Club hosted an English Skeet Selection shoot for Island Games in dry sunny conditions. The joint leaders after the first round were Paul Mihailovits and John Moore with 25 straights, in equal third place were Rachael Bowen Matthews, Giulio Fabrizio and Rob Corlett on 24.

Mihailovits was in the lead on his own after round two hitting another straight, in joint second place were Fabrizio and Moore on 49 with Bowen Matthews and Will Rand next on 48. After round three Mihailovits and Fabrizio were in joint first place on 73 with Bowen Matthews and Moore next on 72 followed by Corlett on 71.

After the forth and final round Bowen Matthews and Mihailovits were joint highgun on 97 with Moore next on 95 followed by Fabrizio in fourth place on 93, fifth place went to Rand on 92 and making the top six were Stan Cross and Rob Corlett on 91.

Next week is the IOM DTL Championship sponsored by Sadler Agricultural Supplies Ltd. WE have a few spaces left for the Hospice Charity shoot on Saturday 25th June, beginners most welcome!

Sporting Finish Leaves Shooters Misty-Eyed

Fabrizio Spring All-Rounder

The annual Fabrizio All-Round Cup was this weekend’s hot competition at Meary Veg, Santon, where 13 competitors battled driving fog, gusting wind and variable light to shoot 125 targets across five disciplines. Even clay target shooters have their strengths and weaknesses, which makes for interesting competition and great banter during these mixed events of Trap, Skeet, and Sporting, with each of the five rounds carrying a maximum score of 75 points.

The first discipline was English Skeet, and resident specialist Paul Mihailovits made his mark with the only straight 75, closely followed by Micheal Cross, Peter Kelly, and Giulio Fabrizio all on 72 points thanks to just one miss, which in Mikey’s case was the last target – an unfortunate occurrence. Trap expert Stevie Craine failed to find his groove during this first round, but more than made up for it by scoring a perfect 75 in the second discipline, Down The Line (DTL), where he was pursued by Brian Faragher on 71 and John Moore on 70.

Our third discipline was Olympic Skeet, which differs from English Skeet by virtue of much faster targets, a random delay of up to three seconds, and only being allowed to raise your gun once the target has been spotted. The need to quickly mount the gun from a lowered position places lady shooters at something of a disadvantage, but that didn’t stop Nicky Barnett from putting in a respectable 36, highlighting the beauty of all-round competitions by staying three points clear of the last round’s winner. At the other end of the field, blessed with youthful reflexes and unencumbered by female anatomy, Micheal Cross led the pack with a healthy 69 points, closely followed by Giulio Fabrizio on 66 and Jeff Corkill on 57.

Just as Olympic Skeet could be called an evolution of English Skeet, Automatic Ball Trap (ABT) is very similar to DTL, but now there’s a random vertical component added to the unseen trap’s left-right swing. Once again Stevie Craine was in his element, joining ABT veteran John Moore at the top of the pack with 63 points apiece, closely followed by Micheal Cross, Jeff Corkill, Stanley Cross, Peter Kelly, and Mark Barnett with 57 points each.

The fog thickened outside while competitors were re-grouped in order of merit over mugs of tea and hot baps, before being released to face a final round of 25 very variable targets. Designed to mimic what one might encounter at a game shoot, Sporting targets can differ tremendously in their speed and trajectory, with individual easy ‘birds’ often combining to make challenging pairs. Jeff Corkill’s recent focus on Sporting paid off during this round, bagging him 48 points alongside Brian and Joe Faragher, Mark Barnett, and Stan Cross. Micheal Cross stayed a few points ahead of Dad with 54, but the undisputed victor of a very challenging round was Giulio Fabrizio with 57.

Nothing re-shuffles the pack like a well designed Sporting layout, and today’s final round was no exception – great shooting Mikey!

Results

High Gun

  • Micheal Cross (316)

Class A

  1. J Moore (295)
  2. P Mihailovits (291)
  3. J Corkill (290)

Class B

  1. G Fabrizio (313)
  2. S Cross (293)
  3. M Barnett (286)

Class C

  1. P Fabrizio (233)
  2. N Barnett (183)
P Fabrizio, P Mihailovits, G Fabrizio, N Barnett, S Cross, M Cross, J Moore, J Faragher, J Corkill

Cross on Form with Fifty Straight

Summer Skeet Round 3

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

  1. S Cross (50)
  2. J Moore (48)
  3. P Kelly
  4. P Mihailovits (47)

Class B

  1. M Simpson (L)(45)
  2. P Fabrizio (42)
  3. S Rand (39)

Class C

  1. B Kelly (40)
  2. R Marshall (38)
  3. 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

Mihailovits Rises Again for Easter

Mihailovits Rises Again for Easter

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

  1. W Barsby (30, 26 = 56)
  2. J Corkill
  3. M Cross
  4. Z Bellhouse (55)

Class A

  1. P Mihailovits (50)
  2. J Corkill
  3. R Bowen Matthews
  4. M Cross (49)

Class B

  1. G Davies (47)
  2. D Cowin (46)
  3. P Fabrizio
  4. B Faragher (42)

Class C

  1. Z Bellhouse (43)
  2. R Marshall (39)
  3. 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