The 2016 outdoor season got underway on Monday evenings and seventeen hardened shooters
arrived at the firing line for round one of The Osborn Carpets 1st 600, The Empire Garage Tynwald Shield Handicap and The Sadler Junior Championship. The weather was relatively kind but a very strong wind proved to be extremely tricky to predict for everyone resulting in very low scores from almost everyone. It was great to see two new junior shooters, Jackie Gardner and Ryan Forrest competing in all three competitions and it appears that the harsh wind did not darken their spirits; they appeared like everyone else, although frozen stiff, to have enjoyed the first round of matches.
In The Osborn Scratch match, this year being scored the decimal system, the win went to Mike Duncalf by .4 from Andy Potter with Gemma Kermode in third position.
Full results were:-
1 - Mike Duncalf 100.2, 100.9, 99.0, 100.1, 99.4, 99.6 = 599.2
2 - Andy Potter 97.7, 99.0, 100.5, 102.3, 100.8, 98.5 = 598.8
3 - Gemma Kermode 98.8, 98.9, 99.9, 98.6, 97.5, 99.9 = 593.6
4 - Derek Kermode 97.4, 100.4, 96.9, 100.6, 97.0, 100.4 = 592.7
5 - Harry Creevy 94.8, 96.6, 102.0, 99.1, 99.7, 99.8 = 592.0
6 - Tracey Skelton 95.1, 99.5, 100.5, 100.4, 97.7, 98.4 = 591.6
7 - Nick Brown 98.3, 98.3, 96.5, 98.0, 99.4, 97.5 = 588.0
8 - Tony Kneale 95.7, 98.1, 98.9, 97.7, 94.9, 99.8 = 585.1
9 - Perryn Watson 95.4, 97.8, 97.9, 98.6, 95.5, 98.2 = 583.4
10 - Tom Lord 95.2, 95.4, 96.7, 96.0, 98.9, 100.2 = 582.4
11 - Bill Jones 97.0, 89.1, 97.2, 99.8, 97.8, 100.8 = 581.7
12 - Alex Trafford (J) 98.6, 97.0, 98.0, 95.7, 96.1, 95.8 = 581.2
13 - Sharon Drysdale 96.9, 97.0, 99.4, 98.4, 93.7, 94.8 = 580.2
14 - Matthew Roosen (J) 99.2, 91.2, 99.8, 98.3, 98.3, 91.4 = 578.2
15 - Jackie Gardner (JL) 91.7, 94.1, 93.5, 100.3, 93.3, 95,5 = 568.4
16 - Ryan Forrest (J) 90.9, 84.5, 95.7, 98.1, 95.8, 98.0 = 563.0
17 - Rhys Keown (J) 86.3, 94.1, 88.2, 95.5, 88.7, 92.4 = 545.2
Class awards:-
Class A,
1 - Mike Duncalf 599.2 (18xBulls)
2 - Andy Potter 598.8 (18XBulls)
3 - Gemma Kermode 593.6 (14XBulls)
4 - Harry Creevy 592.0 (18XBulls)
5 - Tracey Skelton 591.6 (16XBulls)
6 - Bill Jones 581.7 (12XBulls)
Class B,
1 - Derek Kermode 592.7 (13XBulls)
2 - Nick Brown 588.0 (13XBulls)
3 - Tom Lord 582.4 (14XBulls)
Class C,
1 - Tony Kneale 585.1 (12XBulls)
2 - Perryn Watson 583.4 (13XBulls)
3 - Alex Trafford 581.2 (13XBulls)
4 - Sharon Drysdale 580.2 (10XBulls)
5 - Matthew Roosen 578.2 (11XBulls)
6 - Jackie Gardner 568.4 (8XBulls)
7 - Ryan Forrest 563.0 (11XBulls)
8 - Rhys Keown 545.2 (5XBulls)
The Empire Garage Tynwald Shield Handicap match was as usual, shot concurrently with the Osborn Scratch match but this match was scored in the conventional manner giving a 1 point win to teenager, Ryan Forrest; Perryn Watson claimed second position with another junior, Jackie Gardner in third.
Full result was:-
1 - Ryan Forrest 86, 80, 91, 93, 92, 92 = 534 + 60 = 594
2 - Perryn Watson 91, 92, 93, 96, 91, 95 = 558 + 35 = 593
3 - Jackie Gardner 87, 90, 89, 95, 89, 92 = 542 + 50 = 592
4 - Derek Kermode 93, 97, 93, 95, 93, 96 = 567 + 24 = 591
5 - Nick Brown 95, 94, 91, 95, 96, 93 = 564 + 26 = 590
6 - Tony Kneale 92, 94, 95, 94, 90, 95 = 560 + 29 = 589
7 - Gemma Kermode 94, 95, 95, 95, 92, 97 = 568 + 19 = 587
8 - Mike Duncalf 96, 96, 95, 95, 95, 94 = 571 + 16 = 587
9 - Sharon Drysdale 92, 93, 93, 92, 90, 91 = 551 + 35 = 586
10 - Matthew Roosen 96, 87, 94, 93, 94, 83 = 547 + 38 = 585
11 - Tracey Skelton 91, 94, 96, 95, 93, 96 = 565 + 20 = 585
12 - Andy Potter 93, 93, 97, 98, 97, 94 = 572 + 12 = 584
13 - Rhys Keown 84, 89, 85, 91, 85, 89 = 523 + 60 = 583
14 - Harry Creevy 91, 93, 98, 95, 94, 97 = 568 + 13 = 581
15 - Alex Trafford 96, 91, 94, 91, 92, 91 = 555 + 24 = 579
16 - Bill Jones 93, 85, 93, 95, 94, 96 = 556 + 19 = 575
17 - Tom Lord 91, 90, 92, 91, 95, 96 = 555 + 15 = 570
The Sadler Junior Championship result is a scratch match and is based on the first 30 shots from the above competition and once again the decimal system is to be used throughout the season. This week the win went to Alex Trafford with Matthew Roosen in second position and Jackie Gardner in third.
Full result was:-
1 - Alex Trafford 98.6, 97.0, 98.0 = 293.6 (7XBulls)
2 - Matthew Roosen 99.2, 91,2, 99.8 = 290.2 (7XBulls)
3 - Jackie Gardner 91.7, 94.1, 93.5 = 279.3 (3XBulls)
4 - Ryan Forrest 90.9, 84,5, 95.7 = 271.1 (5XBulls)
5 - Rhys Keown 86.3, 94.1, 88.2 = 268.6 (0XBulls)
I know that this competition will have an improved entry once school exams have been completed and I am sure it will become a very competitive competition in future rounds.
Results for the NSRA Women’s County postal match
Results are now to hand for the NSRA Women’s County postal match and some good results were posted by the five local ladies with Gemma Kermode in the top slot however, it must be remembered that the following results are only estimated as the final results will not be recorded until late summer. Full estimated scores were as follows: -
Gemma Kermode 97, 100 = 197 x 200
Suzanne Curphey 97, 99 = 196
Tracey Skelton 98, 98 = 196
Jackie Gardner 97, 96 = 193
Sharon Drysdale 95, 97 = 192
Dates for your Diaries
Monday May 9 will see round 3 of the IoM Shooting Club Monday evening competitions with The Empire Garage Tynwald Handicap, The Osborn Carpets 600 and The Sadler Junior Championship.
The Isle of Man Rifle Association’s Sinclair Cup - Teams of 2 will be held on Sunday May 29, preparation and sighting starting at 10.15 am.
For those interested in mainland competitions, The ESSU Championships will be held at Bisley Camp on April 30 – May 2.
