Personal best for Duncalf secures Monthly Handicap win
Mike Duncalf has had a little break from shooting for the last few weeks and it seems the break has paid off with a terrific personal best gun score of 593 x 600 in Sunday’s Monthly Handicap at Sinclair Range with near perfect weather conditions - a slight breeze and perfect light. Duncalf’s score shadowed Tracey Skelton’s 582 by eleven points and the other 8 shooters had considerably lower results. The winning gun score, once converted to handicap, gave Duncalf a five point lead from Skelton in second and another young lady in third, Perryn Callister. Results:-
1 – Mike Duncalf 99, 99, 99, 98, 100, 98 = 593 + 13 H/C = 606
2 – Tracey Skelton 97, 96, 97, 97, 96, 99 = 582 + 19 = 601
3 – Perryn Callister 97, 94, 95, 96, 97, 90 = 569 + 31 = 600
4 – John Wood 96, 96, 98, 95, 95, 96 = 576 + 22 = 598
5 – Alex Trafford 91, 96, 93, 97, 90, 92 = 559 + 39 = 598
6 – Suzanne McKnight 96, 96, 96, 96, 95, 91 = 570 + 26 = 596
7 – Nick Brown 95, 95, 92, 96, 92, 96 = 566 + 29 = 595
8 – Mike Clague 97, 94, 98, 95, 95, 99 = 578 + 15 = 593
9 – Illaim Christian 95, 94, 97, 92, 92, 91 = 561 + 29 = 590
10 – Bill Jones 96, 96, 94, 97, 90, 91 = 564 + 23 = 587
Island competitors maintain excellent results in the Ulster Summer Postal Leagues
I am grateful to Bill Jones who has forwarded the results for round 8 of the Ulster Counties Summer Leagues and these show that locals continue to post good results with many sitting in high positions in the various leagues. Five of our shooters hold pole position in the Divisions with four others in second slot. I will list the Division, the shooters name followed by their Division position –
Division 1 – Mike Duncalf 2nd Tom Lord 7th
Division 2 – Bill Jones 1st
Division 3 - Andy Potter 2nd Nick Brown 5th
Division 4 – Martin Burns 1st Suzanne McKnight 3rd
Division 5 – Tracey Skelton 1st Richie Arthur 2nd
Andy Traynor 4th Illiam Christian 5th
Division 6 – Mike Clague 1st Perryn Callister 7th Tony Kneale 8th
Division 7 – Steve Callus 2nd Liz Jones 5th
Division 9 – Alex Trafford 3rd
Division 10 – Thomas Clague 1st
In the team event, the local team A of Mike Duncalf, Tom Lord and Bill Jones are shooting in Division A and lead by 4 points from the very strong team of Comber A. Division B sees another team of Suzanne McKnight, Richie Arthur and Tracey Skelton in pole position by just 1 point from Isle of Man B, the team of Andy Potter, Nick Brown and Martin Burns. In Division C, The Isle of Man E team of Mike Clague, Tony Kneale and Liz Jones, are in second slot on equal points value with Isle of Man D, Andy Traynor, Illiam Christian and Perryn Callister – the aggregate score makes the difference in this case. Finally, in Division D the local team of Steve Callus, Alex Trafford and Thomas Clague are in first position and cannot be beaten. Unfortunately, the junior section results were not included and will no doubt, follow in the next week or so however I am aware that our three fifteen year old juniors Illiam Christian, Alex Trafford and Thomas Clague, also hold excellent positions in that event too. The season has been very successfully shot by all locals and the results prove that we can supply the goods when required against some of the best teams in the UK.
More excellent results from the Polar Bear Postal League
There is also local interest in the Polar Bear Postal League where we have four shooters in 3 Divisions and just a single team. In Division 3 Bill Jones is holding on to second position, just 1 point and .11 on aggregate from the leader with the final round yet to be scored. Andy Traynor is a little lower in Division 10 being in fourth slot, with Steve Callus and Liz Jones in second and third respectively in Division 13. Better news comes from the team event where Bill Jones, Andy Traynor and Steve Callus lead by 4 clear points and 52 points ahead on aggregate. Again, entries in this competition come from throughout the UK and show some high scores from many individuals and teams.
Dates for your Diaries
The indoor range at Sinclair has now been converted to indoor use for teams to start training for the IoM Rifle Association Winter League but as usual, the 50 metre range is still available for outdoor training and the IoMSC monthly handicap matches. The Isle of Man Rifle Association’s Annual General Meeting will be held on Tuesday 23rd September, 7.50 for an 8pm start at Sinclair Range.
Please also note that an extended fixture list for the Winter Indoor League, which involves shooting against each of the other clubs 3 times per season rather than twice as previously, will be proposed at the AGM. The Executive Committee has recommended that the new format be approved and implemented for the forthcoming 2014/15 season.
