It appears that Sunday morning proved to be too cold and wet for many club members as just seven arrived for the Isle of Man Shooting Club’s May Handicap. Under the instructions of Range Officer Brian Fozard, three matches were contested, The May Handicap, The IoM Rifle Associations Sinclair Cup teams of two and the first round of five of The Junior 50 metre Grand Prix, got underway on time and due to the cold, did not require the full fifty minutes duration. Winner of the Handicap event for the second month in succession, was teenager Matthew Roosen, who produced a score 4 points ahead of another youngster, Rhys Keown.
Full Results were:-
May Handicap
1 Matthew Roosen 96, 95, 93, 95, 96, 92 = 567 + 38 = 605
2 Rhys Keown 88, 91, 92, 96, 92, 82 = 541 + 60 = 601
3 Steve Callus 95, 97, 92, 95, 93, 96 = 568 + 31 = 599
4 Tracey Skelton 98, 94, 96, 96, 94, 96 = 574 + 20 = 594
5 Nick Brown 91, 96, 94, 96, 95, 92 = 567 + 26 = 593
6 Tom Lord 95, 96, 94, 99, 96, 94 = 574 + 15 = 589
7 Bill Jones 93, 95, 95, 97, 89, 93 = 562 + 19 = 581
Junior Grand Prix the results were:-
1 Matthew Roosen 567
2 Rhys Keown 541
The IoMRA Sinclair Cup
1 IoMSC Douglas Tracey Skelton 574,
Nick Brown 567 = 1141
2 IoMSC Sandsiders
Steve Callus 568
Bill Jones 562 = 1130.
Duncalf takes round 2 of The Osborn Carpets Scratch match
Much better weather albeit still somewhat cold, awaited the 13 competitors on Monday evening for the weekly group of matches. Mike Duncalf led the way in The Osborn Carpets scratch match by over 5 points from Ben Kelly, now back on the Island after a considerable length of time at Edinburgh University and just a little further in arrears, Derek Kermode. Special mention must go to sixteen year old Matthew Roosen who produced what I believe is a personal best decimal score of 598.4, placing him in fifth position behind four of the clubs top shooters.
Full results were:-
1 - Mike Duncalf 102.8, 100.4, 102.9, 99.8, 99.0, 105.7 = 610.6
2 - Ben Kelly 99.9, 98.9, 101.7, 99.3, 101.9, 103.6 = 605.3
3 - Derek Kermode 99.0, 101.3, 103.9, 102.6, 99.5, 98.2 = 604.5
4 - Bill Jones 103.1, 100.0, 102.3, 100.8, 97.7, 98.1 = 602.0
5 - Matthew Roosen (J) 97.8, 100.2, 100.9, 100.6, 98.4, 100.5 = 598.4
6 - Tracey Skelton 100.2, 96.8, 100.6, 98.1, 101.0, 99.1 = 595.8
7 - Nick Brown 100.1, 99.7, 98.0, 99.4, 97.7, 98.2 = 593.1
8 - Steve Callus 98.7, 101.8, 95.0, 97.7, 99.2, 99.0 = 591.4
9 - Tony Kneale 98.3, 99.5, 98.2, 95.9, 100.5, 98.1 = 590.5
10 - Alex Trafford (J) 100.7, 94.1, 95.2, 98.4, 101.4, 98.5 = 588.3
11 - Perryn Watson 98.9, 96.4, 99.6, 99.4, 95.7, 97.3 = 587.3
12 - Rhys Keown (J) 95.4, 95.6, 90.2, 93.8, 92.0, 95.8 = 562.8
13 - Barry Jones 88.1, 97.0, 91.9, 00.0, 00.0, 00.0 DNF
Class awards,
Class A,
1 - Mike Duncalf 610.6 (24XBulls)
2 - Ben Kelly 605.3 (24XBulls)
3 - Bill Jones 602.0 (23XBulls)
4 - Tracey Skelton 595.8 (16XBulls)
Class B,
1 - Derek Kermode 604.5 (25XBulls)
2 - Nick Brown 593.1 (13XBulls)
Class C,
1 - Matthew Roosen 598.4 (14XBulls)
2 - Steve Callus 591.4 (22XBulls)
3 - Tony Kneale 590.5 (16XBulls)
4 - Perryn Watson 587.3 (12XBulls)
5 - Alex Trafford 585.3 (17XBulls)
6 - Rhys Keown 562.8 (11XBulls)
Roosen takes his third Handicap match in succession
Round two of The Empire Garage Tynwald Shield went to Matthew Roosen who actually bettered his 60 shot score he had produced the previous morning. His personal best score mentioned above, proved to give a 6 point advantage once his handicap had been added with a total of 609. Derek Kermode, the only shooter to record a full house, claimed second position on 603 and Mike Duncalf posted a 598 giving him third.
Full results were:-
1 - Matthew Roosen 93, 96, 95, 96, 95, 96 = 571 + 38 = 609
2 - Derek Kermode 95, 97, 100, 98, 96, 93 = 579 + 24 = 603
3 - Mike Duncalf 98, 94, 99, 96, 96, 99 = 582 + 16 = 598
= 4 - Steve Callus 93, 97, 91, 93, 94, 95 = 563 + 31 = 594
= 4 - Perryn Watson 94, 91, 95, 94, 92, 93 = 559 + 35 = 594
= 4 - Rhys Keown 89, 90, 85, 90, 88, 92 = 534 + 60 = 594
= 7 - Ben Kelly 96, 95, 98, 94, 98, 98 = 579 + 14 = 593
= 7 - Bill Jones 97, 96, 98, 97, 93, 93 = 574 + 19 = 593
9 - Nick Brown 94, 96, 93, 94, 94, 95 = 566 + 26 = 592
= 10 - Tracey Skelton 97, 93, 95, 93, 97, 95 = 570 + 20 = 590
= 10 - Tony Kneale 93, 95, 93, 92, 95, 93 = 561 + 29 = 590
12 - Alex Trafford 94, 89, 91, 94, 96, 94 = 558 + 28 = 586
Once again, there was a poor entry for The Sadler Junior Championship where just 3 youngsters to make the firing line and Matthew Roosen claimed the win after his superb shoot in the above matches, Alex Trafford held onto second slot with a determined Rhys Keown got third.
Full results were:-
1 - Matthew Roosen 97.8, 100.2, 100.9 = 298.9 (5XBulls)
2 - Alex Trafford 100.7, 94.1, 95.2 = 290.0 (5XBulls)
3 - Rhys Keown 95.4, 95.6, 90.2 = 281.2 (7XBulls)
Dates for your Diaries
Next Monday May 16, will see round 4 of the IoM Shooting Club Monday evening competitions with The Empire Garage Tynwald Handicap, The Osborn Carpets 600 and The Sadler Junior Championship.
