The combined medal-haul of 23 in total for the shooting team in Jersey, of 7 gold, 6 silver and 10 bronze is a magnificent achievement which bodes well for the Island sport of shooting. Rifle target shooting fared very well in the medal tally with the five man/women’s team accounting for 14 of the 23 medals, but obviously, some of the following were for team (pairs) matches. Rachel Glover collected 2 Gold, 2 Silver and a Bronze, Tracey Skelton picked up 2 Gold and 2 Bronze, Andy Potter - a Gold and a Silver, Mike Duncalf - 2 Gold and a Silver and finally, the fifth member of the team, Mike Clague, managed to shoot personal best results in both of the events he competed in – the very difficult 3 position Rifle and the 10 metre Air Rifle match. Although Rachel is living in York, we will adopt her for these competitions and the remainder are all members of the Isle of Man Shooting Club and congratulations must go to all for such a magnificent result.
Trophy matches
Harry Creevy has been at the top of the results in nearly every one of the 10 rounds of the first Osborn Carpets 600 matches and this Monday saw round 1 of the second series of 600 matches and Creevy once again hit the lead. The match proved to be very close at the top with Creevy hitting 585 x 600, Andy Potter just back from Jersey on 584 and his Island Games team mate, Mike Duncalf on 582. The evening’s weather was winter-like to say the least with gusty wind and torrential rain at times flooding the range. Stewart Watterson acted as range officer and the match got underway promptly at 7 pm due mainly to the increasing darkness. Many of those who finished the match complained that it had been difficult to actually see the targets clearly - however the same conditions affected each of those who shot, so excuses regarding the conditions cannot be voiced. Special mention must go to 16 year old Thomas Clague who not only posted a personal best score of 578, but also hit his first ever 100 in competition, one of just three ‘full houses’ shot during the evening.
Full results were as follows: -
1 – Harry Creevy 96, 98, 99, 98, 96, 98 = 585 x 600
2 – Andy Potter 97, 97, 97, 97, 98, 98 = 584
3 – Mike Duncalf 98, 93, 97, 97, 100, 97 = 582
4 – Ben Kelly 95, 99, 95, 94, 97, 100 = 580
5 – Richie Arthur 95, 97, 97, 97, 97, 97 = 580
6 – Thomas Clague (J) 96, 96, 100, 97, 93, 96 = 578
7 - Bill Jones 99, 99, 96, 93, 92, 98 = 577
8 – Gemma Kermode 95, 98, 97, 93, 98, 95 = 576
9 – Mike Clague 95, 96, 95, 98, 95, 96 = 575
10 – John Wood 97, 98, 95, 94, 96, 95 = 575
11 – Tom Lord 92, 96, 96, 97, 98, 95 = 574
12 – Suzanne McKnight 94, 97, 95, 96, 95, 96 = 573
13 – Alex Trafford (J) 97, 91, 94, 96, 95, 97 = 570
14 – Perryn Callister 90, 98, 97, 95, 94, 94 = 568
15 - Illiam Christian (J) 93, 94, 95, 91, 97, 96 = 566
16 – Steve Callus 96, 92, 95, 96, 95, 91 = 565
17 – Tony Kneale 95, 93, 90, 98, 90, 94 = 560
18 – Nick Brown 95, 95, 95, 91, 90, 92 = 558
19 – Matthew Roosen (J) 93, 91, 91, 93, 95, 85 = 548
20 – Sam Jones (J) 90, 91, 89, 85, 91, 95 = 541
21 – Christian Eaton (J) 89, 92, 91, 90, 87, 90 = 539
Class Awards –
Class A – Class B – Class C –
1 – Harry Creevy 585 1 – John Wood 575 1 – Thomas Clague 578
2 – Andy Potter 584 2 – Tom Lord 574 2 – Alex Trafford 570
3 – Mike Duncalf 582 3 – Suzanne McKnight 573 3 –Perryn Callister 568
4 – Ben Kelly 580 4 – Illiam Christian 566 4 – Tony Kneale 560
5 – Richie Arthur 580 5 – Steve Callus 565 5 – Matthew Roosen 548
6 – Bill Jones 577 6 – Nick Brown 558 6 – Sam Jones 541
7 – Gemma Kermode 576 7 – Christian Eaton 539
8 – Mike Clague 575
Round 3 of the Jamaica Trophy, a classified match, was shot concurrently with the above match and the following were the posted results:-
Class A – Class B –
1 - Harry Creevy 585 1 – John Wood 575
2 - Andy Potter 584 2 – Tom Lord 574
3 – Mike Duncalf 582 3 – Suzanne McKnight 573
4 – Ben Kelly 580 4 – Steve Callus 565
5 – Richie Arthur 580 5 – Nick Brown 558
6 - Bill Jones 577
7 – Gemma Kermode 576
8 – Mike Clague 575
The ‘comeback kid’ collects his second medal in as many weeks in the Empire Garage Tynwald Shield Handicap and takes round 11 of The Sadler match
School exams have taken priority over the last few weeks and Thomas Clague has been one of those who had to put target shooting onto the back boiler until they were finished in mid-June.
Clague shot last week in the Empire Garage Tynwald Shield and took the win and produced his second win this Monday evening in the same match, collecting two medals in the process.
Full results were:-
1 – Thomas Clague 578 + 34 HC = 612
2 – Perryn Callister 568 + 43 = 611
3 – Andy Potter 584 + 21 = 605
4 – Bill Jones 577 + 21 = 602
5 – Richie Arthur 580 + 21 = 601
6 – Alex Trafford 570 + 30 = 600
7 – Illiam Christian 566 + 33 = 599
8 – Suzanne McKnight 573 + 26 = 599
9 – Mike Duncalf 582 + 15 = 597
10 – Steve Callus 565 + 31 = 596
11 – John Wood 575 + 21 = 596
12 – Mike Clague 575 + 20 = 595
13 – Tom Lord 574 + 20 = 594
14 – Ben Kelly 580 + 14 = 594
15 – Christian Eaton 539 + 55 = 594
16 – Gemma Kermode 576 + 17 = 593
17 – Tony Kneale 560 + 33 = 593
18 – Sam Jones 541 + 51 = 592
19 – Matthew Roosen 548 + 42 = 590
20 – Nick Brown 558 + 25 = 583
Round 11 of the Sadler Junior Championship goes Clague’s way too
Thomas Clague also picked up the win in round 11 of the Sadler Junior Championship on Monday evening.
1 – Thomas Clague 96, 96, 100 = 292 x 300
2 – Alex Trafford 97, 91, 94 = 282
3 – Illiam Christian 93, 94, 95 = 282
4 – Matthew Roosen 93, 91, 91 = 275
5 – Christian Eaton 89, 92, 91 = 272
6 – Sam Jones 90, 91, 89 = 270
Fifteen year old Eaton claims July Handicap
With excellent weather conditions, the Isle of Man Shooting Club’s July Handicap was shot on Sunday morning with the win going, for the second month in succession, to fifteen year old Christian Eaton. Just eleven competitors arrived for the match but and some good scores were posted. Full results were: -
1 – Christian Eaton 95, 93, 93, 96, 90, 90 + 55 HC = 612
2 – Illiam Christian 94, 96, 97, 96, 97, 97 + 33 = 610
3 – Bill Jones 97, 96, 99, 98, 97, 97 + 25 = 609
4 – Nick Brown 95, 98, 96, 97, 99, 97 + 25 = 607
5 – Sam Jones 91, 87, 93, 97, 96, 92 + 51 = 607
6 – Ben Kelly 97, 100, 99, 98, 98, 95 + 14 = 601
7 – John Wood 97, 96, 96, 97, 96, 97 + 21 = 600
8 – Steve Callus 91, 97, 95, 96, 94, 94 + 31 = 598
9 – Tom Lord 95, 97, 96, 97, 95, 97 + 20 = 597
10 – Alex Trafford 95, 90, 94, 94, 93, 95 + 30 = 591
11 – Suzanne McKnight 97, 96, 93, 92, 90, 96 + 26 = 590
Top shot during the match went to Ben Kelly with an excellent 587 x 600 from Bill Jones on 584. Gun scores were as follows
1 – Ben Kelly 587
2 – Bill Jones 584
3 – Nick Brown 582
4 – John Wood 579
5 – Illiam Christian 577
6 – Tom Lord 577
7 – Steve Callus 567
8 – Suzanne McKnight 564
9 – Alex Trafford 561
10 – Christian Eaton 557
11 – Sam Jones 556
Illiam Christian takes round 3 of the Junior Grand Prix
Round 3 of the Junior Grand Prix was shot concurrently with the monthly handicap and the win went to sixteen year old, Illiam Christian from another 16 year old, Alex Trafford. Full results posted were: -
1 – Illiam Christian 94, 96, 97, 96, 97, 97 = 577
2 – Alex Trafford 95, 90, 94, 94, 93, 95 = 561
3 – Christian Eaton 95, 93, 93, 96, 90, 90 = 557
4 – Sam Jones 91, 87, 93, 97, 96, 92 = 556
IoM Shooting Club invades Scotland
Nine members of the IoM Shooting Club are competing in Scotland on Saturday and
Sunday in the Scottish 50 metre Championships. The squad includes several juniors with the intention of giving them some experience of off island competition. The squad will be meeting up with Michele Smith who has been coaching the many of the Island’s shooters over the last few months. We wish everyone every success – the club seems to be having a winning streak recently, so there may-be some good news in the column next week!
Dates for your Diaries
Next week July 20th, will be round 3 of The Osborn Carpets Second 600 and round 13 of The Empire Garage Tynwald Shield Handicap and The Sadler Junior Leagues. The Jamaica Trophy round 4 is also on the programme. Matches commence at 7 p.m. subject to weather conditions.
