Teenager, Alex Trafford, proved on Monday evening that persistence pays off in the end. Trafford has been experiencing difficulties adapting to a new rifle stock and his problems seem to have been finally overcome, claiming wins in round 8 of The Empire Garage Tynwald Shield, Class C win in The Osborn Carpets (first 600) round 8, Class C win in the Isle of Man Rifle Association’s Jamaica Trophy round 1 and The Sadler Junior Championship round 8 and in the process, posting both decimal and standard personal best scores, a terrific evenings work! Well done Alex. Another junior Rhys Keown also claimed personal best scores in all competitions. Harry Creevy posted wins in all other scratch 60 shot matches with Mike Duncalf and Gemma Kermode in hot pursuit.
The Osborn Carpets (first 600) round 8 –
Full results:-
1 - Harry Creevy 102.7, 102.9, 103.9, 102.7, 101.9, 102.5 = 616.6
2 - Mike Duncalf 101.3, 103.0, 101.1, 103.3, 104.2, 102.6 = 614.5
3 - Gemma Kermode 102.8, 104.6, 101.8, 103.6, 102.1, 97.8 = 612.7
4 - Ashley Gardner 102.3, 103.7, 99.1, 100.5, 103.6, 101.4 = 610.6
5 - Alex Trafford (J) 101.2, 99.7, 101.7, 102.3, 102.4, 101.7 = 609.0
6 - Andy Traynor 102.7, 99.6, 102.1, 99.9, 98.7, 103.2 = 606.2
7 - Eddie Maddrell 99.2, 101.1, 100.5, 102.2, 101.4, 100.9 = 605.3
8 - Tracey Skelton 99.6, 100.3, 100.8, 101.7, 99.6, 102.2 = 604.2
9 - Derek Kermode 99.1, 99.7, 102.6, 99.2, 98.6, 101.4 = 600.6
10 - John Brewis 100.9, 98.3, 100.0, 98.2, 100.2, 101.4 = 599.0
11 - Bill Jones 100.6, 99.6, 100.7, 98.3, 99.1, 100.0 = 598.3
12 - Steve Callus 100.0, 97.6, 98.6, 100.0, 96.0, 101.1 = 593.3
13 - Matthew Roosen (J) 95.4, 96.4, 98.0, 100.3, 96.4, 97.3 = 583.8
14 - Rhys Keown (J) 94.6, 98.7, 97.8, 97.5, 92.0, 93.2 = 573.8
Class Awards:-
Class A,
1 - Harry Creevy 616.6
2 - Mike Duncalf 614.5
3 - Gemma Kermode 612.7
4 - Tracey Skelton 604.2
5 - Bill Jones 598.3
Class B,
1 - Ashley Gardner 610.6
2 - Andy Traynor 606.2
3 - Derek Kermode 600.6
Class C,
1 - Alex Trafford 609.0
2 - Eddie Maddrell 605.3
3 - John Brewis 599.0
4 - Steve Callus 593.3
5 - Matthew Roosen 583.8
6 - Rhys Keown 573.8
The Jamaica Trophy round 1
The first round of six of the IoM Rifle Associations premier 50 metre competition, The Jamaica Trophy, ran concurrently during the evening and Harry Creevy, who has held this trophy on many previous occasions, led the way.
Class Awards:-
Class A
1 - Harry Creevy 616.6
2 - Mike Duncalf 614.5
3 - Gemma Kermode 612.7
4 - Tracey Skelton 604.2
5 - Bill Jones 598.3
Class B
1 - Ashley Gardner 610.6
2 - Andy Traynor 606.2
3 - Derek Kermode 600.6
Class C
1 - Alex Trafford 609.0
2 - Eddie Maddrell 605.3
3 - Steve Callus 593.3
4 - Rhys Keown 573.8The Empire Garage Tynwald Shield –
Four full houses (100’s) were shot during the Empire Garage Tynwald Shield two going to Mike Duncalf and one each to both Gemma Kermode and father Derek. With perfect weather conditions, it is surprising that just the four were recorded.
Full results:-
1 - Alex Trafford (J) 98, 94, 98, 98, 99, 97 = 584 + 28 = 612
2 - John Brewis 99, 93, 94, 94, 96, 95 = 571 + 35 = 606
=3 - Mike Duncalf 98, 100, 96, 98, 100, 97 = 589 + 16 = 605
=3 - Rhys Keown 89, 94, 93, 93, 88, 88 = 545 + 60 = 605
5 - Eddie Maddrell 95, 97, 96, 97, 96, 97 = 578 + 26 = 604
6 - Gemma Kermode 98, 100, 97, 99, 97, 93 = 584 + 19 = 603
=7 - Derek Kermode 94, 97, 100, 95, 95, 97 = 578 + 24 = 602
=7 - Andy Traynor 99, 95, 97, 96, 93, 98 = 578 + 24 = 602
9 - Harry Creevy 99, 97, 99, 99, 97, 97 = 588 + 13 = 601
10 - Ashley Gardner 96, 98, 94, 96, 98, 96 = 578 + 22 = 600
11 - Tracey Skelton 95, 96, 96, 98, 94, 99 = 578 + 20 = 598
12 - Steve Callus 96, 93, 95, 94, 90, 97 = 565 + 31 = 596
13 - Matthew Roosen 91, 91, 94, 95, 93, 93 = 557 + 38 = 595
14 - Bill Jones 96, 96, 97, 94, 95, 95 = 573 + 19 = 592
The Sadler junior Championship round 8
Unsurprisingly, Alex Trafford claimed the win in The Sadler junior Championship with Rhys Keown posting second slot with his personal best and Matthew Roosen in third.
Results were:-
1 - Alex Trafford 101.2, 99.7, 101.7 = 302.6
2 - Rhys Keown 94.6, 98.7, 97.8 = 291.1
3 - Matthew Roosen 95.4, 96.4, 98.0 = 289.8
Dates for your Diaries
Next Monday June 27, will see round 9 of the IoM Shooting Club Monday evening competitions which include The Empire Garage Tynwald Handicap, The Osborn Carpets 600 and The Sadler Junior Championship and round 3 of 6 of The Jamaica Trophy.
For those interested in off Island competitions The Scottish ISSF 50 metre Championship is scheduled for July 22 – 24 at Denwood and August 13 – 21 will be The National Rifle Meeting at Bisley, Surrey.
