Potter continues to set the pace
Andy Potter has been shooting exceptionally well lately and this Monday’s round 3 Osborn Carpets 2nd 600 match, was another display of near perfection. Potter claimed the match by a clear five points on 591 from another two improving shooters, Mike Clague and Andy Traynor who produced personal best results of the year. Full results were:-
1 – Andy Potter 99, 99, 96, 99, 100, 98 = 591 x 600
2 – Mike Clague 99, 97, 97, 98, 96, 99 = 586
3 – Andy Traynor 96, 99, 99, 97, 98, 97 = 586
4 – Richard Arthur 98, 98, 98, 99, 95, 96 = 584
5 – John Wood 97, 98, 97, 97, 94, 100 = 583
6 – Mike Duncalf 97, 97, 95, 97, 97, 98 = 581
7 – Tracey Skelton 98, 98, 97, 93, 94, 97 = 577
8 – Bill Jones 94, 96, 97, 96, 97, 97 = 577
9 – Suzanne McKnight 98, 94, 96, 95, 93, 97 = 573
10 – Nick Brown 98, 96, 93, 96, 96, 94 = 573
11 – Perryn Callister 95, 94, 95, 91, 98, 98 = 571
12 – Thomas Clague (J) 97, 94, 99, 94, 94, 91 = 569
13 – Illiam Christian (J) 94, 94, 94, 92, 97, 96 = 567
14 – Alex Trafford (J) 91, 96, 91, 89, 91, 91 = 549
15 – Steve Callus 89, 91, 95, 90, 95, 86 = 546
Class Awards:-
Class A – Andy Potter 591
Class B – Mike Clague 586
Class C – Andy Traynor 586
Thanks must go to Brian Fozard for acting as Range Officer for the evening.
Traynor takes the Empire Garage Tynwald Shield Handicap
Andy Traynor has been having mixed results recently but on Monday evening, he produced a PB in his scratch match which gave him a single point win in the Empire Garage Tynwald Shield handicap competition. Full results were:-
1 – Andy Traynor 586 + 29 = 615
2 – Mike Clague 586 + 28 = 614
3 – Thomas Clague (J) 569 + 40 = 609
4 – Perryn Callister 571 + 35 = 606
5 – Nick Brown 573 + 32 = 605
6 – Andy Potter 591 + 14 = 605
7 – Richie Arthur 584 + 20 = 604
8 – John Wood 583 + 20 = 603
9 – Bill Jones 577 + 25 = 602
10 – Tracey Skelton 577 + 22 = 599
11 – Suzanne McKnight 573 + 25 = 598
12 – Illiam Christian 567 + 30 = 597
13 – Mike Duncalf 581 + 14 = 595
14 – Alex Trafford 549 + 41 = 590
15 – Steve Callus 546 + 35 = 581
The Sixth and final round of the IoM Rifle Associations Jamaica Trophy goes Potter’s way
Run concurrently with the Osborn Carpets match, the sixth and final round of the Isle of Man Rifle Associations Jamaica Trophy was claimed by Andy Potter with 591 x 600, taking the class A in the process. Class B was won by Mike Clague and Class C by Andy Traynor. I will give a full list of the 2014 Jamaica Trophy results in the near future.
Thomas Clague is top shot in the Sadler Junior Championship round thirteen
Thomas Clague gave an excellent display on Monday evening in the Sadler Junior Championship when he posted a score eight points ahead of his main adversary, Illiam Christian. Full results were:-
1 – Thomas Clague 97, 94, 99 = 290 x 300
2 – Illiam Christian 94, 94, 94 = 282
3 – Alex Trafford 91, 96, 91 = 278
Bill Jones has forwarded the results for rounds five and six of the Ulster Counties summer Leagues and they will be in this column in the near future as I am very conscious of column space in the sports section due to the Commonwealth Games reports over the next couple of weeks.
Isle of Man Shooting Club website
The IoM Shooting Club’s new website is now live and we have had world-wide hits. The site has been built by Mike Duncalf and has many interesting features. The site can be found at http://www.isleofmanshootingclub.com/
or
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/commonwealth-games/2014
If you wish to keep up to date with our Commonwealth Games competitors at Barry Buddon Shooting Centre, Carnoustie, you can follow all results of the Games at http://www.thecgf.com/results/
Dates for your Diaries
Sunday August 3rd will be the Isle of Man Shooting Club’s monthly handicap match which will commence at 10.00 am.
Next Monday evening, August 4th, at Sinclair range, will see rounds fifteen of Empire Garage Tynwald Shield Handicap, The Sadler Junior Championship Scratch 300 and round 5 of The Osborn Carpets 2nd 600 scratch match.
