The sixth and final round of the Dave and Pam Corlett Pro Sporting league was held at Meary Veg, Santon, with 19 competitors taking part in near ideal conditions.
We had a four way tie for first place after the first set of 25 targets with Mark Barnett, Peter Kelly, Dave Corlett and John Moore all scoring 23. In equal fifth place were Stan Cross and George Davies on 22, with Alan Wright leading C class on 17.
After the second set of 25 targets Alan Wright and Orry Watterson were in equal second place in n C class on 29 but taking C class with 30 points was lady shooter Nicky Barnett. Will Rand was third in B class with 35 points with Paul Mihailovits taking second place on 36 but top of the pile in B class with 39 points was Peter Kelly.
John Moore and Mark Barnett were in equal third place in A class with 40 points one behind George Davies in second place on 41 but taking class A was Stan Cross on 42.
Results
A Class
S Cross (22, 20 = 42)
G Davies (22, 19 = 41)
M Barnett (23, 19) J Moore (23, 17 = 40)
B Class
P Kelly (23, 16 = 39)
P Mihailovits (21, 15 = 36)
W Rand (19, 16 = 35)
C Class
N Barnett (L) (15, 15 = 30)
O Watterson (15, 14) A Wright (17, 12 = 29)
League Results
A Class
A Wade (6 penalty points)
B Richards (8 penalty points)
J Moore 12 (12 penalty points)
B Class
P Mihailovits (6+11) (after shoot off )
W Rand (6+9)
B Faragher (10)
C ClasS
N Barnett (L) (0)
A Wright (25)
O Watterson (42)
Will Rand had the highest overall score in any shoot with 45 points.
Pro Sporting Winners P Mihailovits, G Davies, J Moore, S Cross, P Kelly, O Watterson, A Wrights, N Barnett, M Barnett
English Sporting League, Round 6
In the afternoon the final round of the Suntera Global English sporting league was held with 21 competitors taking part again in near perfect conditions.
The leader after the first stand were Stan Cross and John Moore on 11 with eight shooters tying for third place on 10. We had a new leader after stand two in Mark Riley with 19 points, in second place on 18 was Paul Mihailovits with Jack Clague, Alan wade and Mark Barnett in equal third place on 17.
Mark Riley was still in the lead after stand three but was joined by George Davies on 24 points with Alan Wade in third place on 23. We had new leaders after stand four with Paul Mihailovits and Dave Lally both on 30 point followed by Mark Riley and John Moore on 29. After the fifth and last stand in C class Alan wright was third on 29 with Nicky Barnett second on 32 but taking C class with 37 points was junior David Cowin.
Jack Clague was third in B class on 37 with George Davies second on 39 but taking B class with the highest score of the day 41 points was Mark Riley. Stan Cross and Dave Corlett tied for second place in a class on 38 with Paul Mihailovits taking the A class honours on 40.
Results
A Class
P Mihailovits (40)
D Corlett S Cross (38)
B Class
M Riley (41)
G Davies (39)
J Clague (37)
C Class
D Cowin (J) (37)
N Barnett (L) (32)
A Wright (29)
League Results
A Class
D Corlett (5 penalty points)
B Richards (10)
P Mihailovits (18)
B Class
J Moore (7)
R Corlett (9)
G Davies (10)
C Class
N Barnett (L) (6)
A Wright (16)
D Cowin (J) (27)
English Sporting Winners G Davies, J Clague, P Mihailovits, N Barnett, D Cowin, M Riley, A Wright
It was another busy week end at Meary Veg with no less than four competitions taking place.
English Sporting
First up was the fifth round of the Suntera Global Sporting League on Bank Holiday Friday morning with sixteen competitors taking part in near ideal conditions. The joint leaders after the first stand were Peter Kelly and junior Michael Cross with perfect 10’s, in third place on 9 was Dave Corlett . Cross maintained his perfect start by clearing the second stand as well to have a running total on 18 with Kelly in second place on 16 followed by Dave and Rob Corlett on 15. Cross was still in the lead after stand three on 21 with Rob Corlett and Kelly now in equal second place on 17.
It was status quo after stand four with Cross on 28 followed by Kelly and Corlett on 24. With another perfect score on 10 on stand five Cross stretched his lead to 6 with a running total on 38, in second place now on 32 was John Moore with Corlett and Kelly in equal third place on 31. After the sixth and last stand Alan Wright was second in C class on 25 with lady shooter Nicky Barnett taking the class prize with 26 points.
Will Rand finished in third place in B class with 35 points with John Moore taking second place on 37 with Rob Corlett claiming first place on 38. Alan Wade was third in A on 38 with Dave Corlett taking second place on 39 but the overall winner by five points was junior Michael Cross with 44 points.
Results
A Class
M Cross (J) (44)
D Corlett (39)
A Wade (38)
B Class
R Corlett (38)
J Moore (37)
W Rand (35)
C Class
N Barnett (L) (26)
A Wright (25)
English Sporting Winners: D Corlett, N Barnett, A Wade, M Cross, J Moore, R Corlett and A Wright
Pro Sporting
In the afternoon of the Bank Holiday Friday the fifth round of the Dave & Pam Corlett Pro Sporting League was held with 17 competitors taking part again in near ideal conditions.
The leader after the fist lay out was Alan Wade with 24 points followed by Paul Mihailovits, Peter Kelly and junior Michael Cross on 23 with Brian Faragher next on 22 and making up the top six was Rob Corlett on 21. At the end of the second layout Alan Wright was once again in second place in C Class with 20 points with Nicky Barnett taking the class prize on 23.
Peter Kelly was third in B class with 36 points with Brian Faragher taking second place on 38 but with a well shot 43 Paul Mihailovits was the B class winner. Dave Corlett and John Moore were in equal third place in A class on 35 points with Stan Cross taking second place on 37 but winning A class and the overall winner with 44 points was Alan Wade.
Results
Class A
A Wade (J) (44)
S Cross (37)
J Moore (35)
Class B
P Mihailovits (43)
B Faragher (38)
P Kelly (36)
Class C
N Barnett (23)
A Wright (20)
Pro Sporting Winners: P Mihailovits, D Corlett, A Wade, S Cross, B Faragher, N Barnett, and P Kelly
English Skeet
The next competition was the forth round of the Colin Bowen Memorial English Skeet League which also had the Cesar Leonetti handicap cup up for grabs.
The leader after the fist round was B class shooter Ted Kermeen with the only 25 straight of the round, we then had six shooters tying for second place on 23. In the handicap section Barry Jones was in the lead on 29 points with Ted Kermeen in second place on 28 and half a point back in third place on 27.5 points was junior David Cowin.
After the second round Barry Jones finished in third place in C class with 32 points, in second place on 33 was Nicky Barnett with Steven Rand taking the class prize with 41 points. In B class Madeleine Simpson and David Cowin were in equal third place on 44 with Peter Kelly taking second place on 45 courtesy mainly to having a straight in his second round. The winner of B class was first round leader Ted Kermeen on 48 which was also equal High Gun.
John Moore and Paul Mihailovits were in equal third place in A class on 47 and were also had a tie for first place between Stan Cross and Giulio Fabrizio on 48. In the handicap section for the Leonetti Handicap Cup we had a three way tie for second place between Ted Kermeen, Steven Rand and Barry Jones on 54 points but taking the cup with 55 was junior David Cowin.
Results
Class A
S Cross (48)
G Fabrizio (48)
J Moore (47) P Mihailovits (47)
Class B
E Kermeen (48)
P Kelly (45)
D Cowin (J) (44) M Simpson (L) (44)
Class C
S Rand (41)
N Barnett (33)
B Jones (32)
Handicap
D Cowin (44 + 11 = 55)
E Kermeen (48 + 6 = 54) S Rand (41 + 13 = 54) B Jones (32 + 22 = 54)
English Skeet Winners: P Mihailovits, G Fabrizio, S Cross, N Barnett, J Moore, E Kermeen, S Rand, D Cowin, P Kelly, B Jones, and M Simpson
Sporting Medley
The final competition of the Bank Holiday weekend was the club’s Sporting Medley sponsored by Juan Cowley, and saw nineteen shooters taking to the stands in dry but cool conditions.
The leader after the first layout of Super Sporting were veteran Dave Corlett and juniors Michael Cross and David Cowin on 17 followed by Will Rand and junior Arran Wade on 16 and making up the top six was Mark Barnett on 14.
The next layout was English sporting and we had a new leader in junior David Cowin on 41 with Michael Cross in second place on 40 followed by Dave Corlett in third place on 38.
The final layout was Pro Sporting and at the end Orry Watterson finished in third place in C class on 37 with Alan Wright taking second place on 42 but winning C class with 54 points was David Cowin.
Arran Wade and Mark Barnett finished equal third in B class on 50 points, one point ahead on 51 in second place was Brian Faragher with Will Rand taking B class with 55 points. Peter Kelly finished in third place in A class on 44 with Alan Wade and Dave Corlett in equal first place on 57 but the Sporting Medley Champion for 2021 went to junior Michael Cross with 58 points – well done Michael!
Results
High Gun
M Cross (J) (58)
Class A
D Corlett (57)
A Wade (57)
P Kelly (44)
Class B
W Rand (55)
B Faragher (51)
M Barnett (50) Arr Wade (50)
Class C
D Cowin (J) (54)
A Wright (42)
O Watterson (37)
Teams
A Wade W Rand (112)
B Faragher D Cowin (J) (105)
D Corlett A Wright (99)
Sporting Medley Winners: P Kelly, W Rand, Arr Wade, A Wade, D Corlett, M Cross, D Cowin, B Faragher, O Watterson, and A Wright
The fourth round of the Pam and Dave Corlett Pro Sporting League was held at Meary Veg, Santon, in dull, breezy but dry conditions. Also up for grabs on the day were the Dave and Pam Corlett Highgun Cup as well as the Meary Veg Pro Sporting Handicap cup.
The leader after the first layout was junior shooter Joe Faragher with 21 points, in second place on 20 was Dave Corlett with Brian Faragher and John Moore in equal third place on 19 followed by Ben Richards, George Davies and Peter Kelly on 18. At the end of the second round Nicky Barnett was C class winner with 30 points. In B class Will Rand was third on 38 with junior Joe Faragher second on 39 but taking B class with 40 points was Brian Faragher.
In A Class John Moore was third on 39 with Dave Corlett taking second place on 40 but the star of the show was Ben Richards who hit 24 in his second round to take A class and win the Dave and Pam Corlett highgun cup with 42 points – well shot Ben. In the handicap section Nicky Barnett was the winner with 58 points two ahead of Brian Faragher and three ahead of Will Rand in third place.
Pro Sporting Winners: J Moore, W Rand, D Corlett, B Richards, N Barnett
Results
A Class
B Richards (18, 24 = 42)
D Corlett (20, 20 = 40)
J Moore (19, 20 = 39)
B Class
B Faragher (19, 21 = 40)
J Faragher (J) (21, 18 = 39)
W Rand (17, 21 = 38)
C Class
N Barnett (L) (13, 17 = 30)
Handicap Cup
N Barnett (L) (30 + 28 = 58)
B Faragher (40 + 16 = 56)
J Faragher (J) (39 + 15 = 54)
English Sporting
In the afternoon the fourth round of the Suntera Global Sporting League was held again in dull, breezy, dry conditions. The joint leaders after the first stand were Peter Kelly, Ben Richards, Rob Corlett and Paul Mihailovits with 6 points each. After stand two we still had a tie for first place between Peter Kelly and Ben Richards on 10 points followed by five shooters on 9 points.
Ben Richards was in the lead on his own after stand three with 19 points followed by Peter Kelly 17 with Brian Faragher and Dave Corlett next on 16. Richards was still in the lead after stand four on 25 points but Kelly had closed the gap to one point with Rob Corlett and Dave Corlett two behind on 23. It was status quo after stand five with Richards leading on 33, Kelly second on 32 and it was John Moore in third place on 29.
After the sixth and last stand Nicky Barnett was in second place in C class with 27 points with Rob Marshall taking C with 28 points. Brian Faragher was third in B class with 31 points, John Moore was second on 33 with Rob Corlett taking B class with 34 points. Paul Mihailovits was in third place in A class with 34 points with Peter Kelly taking second place on 38 but top of the class with 40 points and making it a double win was Ben Richards.
English Sporting Winners: J Mihailovits, R Corlett, N Barnett (L), B Faragher, B Richards, R Marshall, P Kelly
Results
A Class
B Richards (40)
P Kelly (38)
P Mihailovits (34)
B Class
R Corlett (34)
J Moore (33)
B Faragher (31)
C Class
R Marshall (28)
N Barnett (L) (27)
Next week is the is the Club All Round Championship over 125 targets sponsored by Manx Petroleums.
The third round of the Suntera Global Sporting League was held at Meary Veg, Santon, with 29 competitors taking part in near ideal conditions.
Stand one proved difficult with no one cleaning it and four shooters even on 6; Marty Kneen, Jack Clague, Dave Lally and Steven Craine. Marty Kneen was in the lead on his own after stand two on 16 with Rob Corlett next on 15 followed by eight shooters on 14. Kneen was still in the lead after stand three on 20 with Dave Corlett, Ben Richards and George Davies next on 18.
Kneen maintained his lead after stand four having a running total of 28 to Dave Corlett’s 26 in second place with Peter Kelly and George Davies tying for third place on 25. It was all change after stand 5 with Corlett taking the lead on 35 to Kneen’s 33 in second place with Paul Mihailovits now in third place on 32. After the sixth and final stand Dave Corlett was high gun and first in A class with 44 points, Kneen was second on 42 and Mihailovits third on 41.
In B Class junior Arran Wade was first on 40 with George Davies and Jack Clague in equal second place on 39. Lady shooter Nicky Barnett was the winner of C class with 33 points, followed by Alan Wright on 32 with juniors Allana Wade and David Cowin in equal third place on 29.
In the afternoon the third round of the Dave and Pam Corlett Pro Sporting League was held with 24 shooters taking part.
The leader after the first layout was that man again Dave Corlett with 24 points, in equal second place on 23 were Paul Mihailovits and unclassified Jack Kneen on 23 followed by Alan Wade and John Moore on 22 with Ben Richards, Rob Corlett and Jack Clague on 21. After the second layout was shot Ben Richards was the overall winner and A class winner hitting 23 for a winning total of 44, in second place on 43 was Alan wade with Marty Kneen third on 40, Jack Kneen who was unclassified beat his Dad Marty scoring 42 points – one more shoot Jack and you will get a classification.
In B class Paul Mihailovits was the winner on 43 with Brian Faragher second on 41 and Rob Corlett third on 39. Nicky Barnett was once again C Class winner on 28 points with Allana Wade and Alan Wright in equal second place on 25.
It was a busy Tynwald Day weekend at Meary Veg, with a good turnout across two annual summer championships; our Pro Sporting GP on Sunday and the popular Skeet Doubles on Monday. Both events were well attended and even the Croaghan paid us a flying visit once the fog had lifted, adding an unexpected element to the Sporting shoot.
Part of Will’s Sporting Layout in the Morning Mist
Pro Sporting Grand Prix
On Sunday was the Pro Sporting GP sponsored by Mark and Nicky Barnett with 15 shooters taking part in very misty at times cool conditions. We had joint leaders at the half way stage with Paul Mihailovits and Juan Cowley tying on 48 points, and in equal third place on 45 were Peter Kelly and George Davies on 45 with John Moore, Jack and Marty Kneen next on 44.
It was still all square after the stage with Mihailovits and Cowley tying on 69, in third place now was Jack Kneen on 68 with George Davies next on 67 followed by Peter Kelly and John Moore on 65. After the fourth and final round it was still all square with Mihailovits and Cowley tying on 90 so a shoot off was required to find a winner over a completely new layout.
It was neck and neck till the instant pairs but Juan just managed to get over the line hitting 22 to Pauls 21. In the classes Nicky Barnett was the winner of C class with 76 points. In B class Peter Kelly finished in third place on 83 with Brian Faragher taking second place on 84 with Paul Mihailovits taking the class prize with 90 points. We had a tie for second place in A class between Jack Kneen and Mark Barnett on 85 with John Moore taking A class with 86.
The prizes at the end were presented by Mark Barnett and included a range of brews made by Mark for the occasion. A big thank you must go to Will Rand for setting the layouts up, all of which were very well received.
Results
High Gun
J Cowley (90 + 22)
Class A
J Moore (86)
M Barnett (85) J Kneen (85)
Class B
P Mihailovits (90 + 21)
B Faragher (84)
P Kelly (83)
Class C
N Barnett (76)
Teams
J Moore J Cowley (176)
P Mihailovits M Barnett (175)
B Faragher J Moore (170)
P Kelly M Kneen (167)
J Kneen D Corlett (167)
B Richard G Davies (166)
G Fabrizio N Barnett (158)
D Cowin W Rand (146)
Sponsors Nicky and Mark Barnett with overall High Gun Juan Cowley
Skeet Doubles
On Tynwald Day the Cross Doubles was held with 22 competitors taking part in dry sunny conditions. The leader at the half way stage was that man again Paul Mihailovits with 48 points. One point behind on 47 was Alan Wade with Dave Corlett and John Moore in equal third place on 44 followed by junior Joe Faragher on 43 who had a straight in his first round. Making up the top six were Mike Walker, Mark Barnett and Peter Kelly all on 42.
After the next 50 targets Madeleine Simpson was the ladies winner on 75. In the junior section Arran Wade was the winner on 77 just pipping Joe Faragher by one point into second place on 76. We had a tie for third place overall between Dave Corlett and Giulio Fabrizio on 89, in second place on 93 was Alan Wade and the winner of the Cross Doubles Championship for 2021 was Paul Mihailovits on 95. Well done Paul!
Results
High Gun
P Mihailovits (95)
A Wade (93)
G Fabrizio D Corlett (89)
Ladies
M Simpson (75)
Veterans
J Moore (88)
Team Event
D Corlett A Wade (181)
R Corlett P Mihailovits (173)
M Walker W Rand (169)
Juniors
A Wade (J) (77)
J Faragher (J) (76)
Skeet Doubles winners A Wade, Arr Wade (J), J Moore, P Mihailovits, D Corlett, and M Simpson (L)
Next Sunday it’s the third round of the Suntera Sporting League in the morning with the third round of the Dave and Pam Corlett Pro Sporting League in the afternoon. Duty officers this Saturday are S Craine & T Davis.
