Shooting: 4-way tie for first place in B class

Matthews shines in 100 targets

The third round of the Colin Bowen Memorial English skeet league was held at Meary Veg with 20 competitors taking part in dry but difficult light conditions, which also had the added incentive of having the Wilf Cannell handicap cup up for grabs.

The joint leaders after the first round were Rachael Bowen Matthews and trap shooter Mark Riley with 25 straights. In third place on 24 was Brian Faragher, with Stan Cross next on 23, followed by Peter Kelly, Dave Corlett, Irene Stockil and Giulio Fabrizio on 22.

After the second round Barry Jones was third in C class with 29 points. Steven Rand took second place on 35 and taking C class with 40 points was junior shooter Zac Bellhouse.

There was a four-way tie for first place in B class with Peter Kelly, Brian Faragher, Mike Walker and Irene Stockil all tying on 44.

There was also a tie for third place in A class between Paul Mihailovits and Dave Corlett on 45. In second place, on 46, was Mark Riley but the star of the day and taking A class with a fifty straight was Rachael Bowen Matthews.

In the handicap section for the Wilf Cannell Handicap cup the runaway winner with 60 points was junior shooter Zac Bellhouse.

Fifteen shooters carried on to complete 100 targets and the winner with 95 points was Rachael Bowen Matthews, in second place on 94 was Mark Riley and John Moore and Paul Mihailovits came in equal third on 91.

Results - 50 League A Class

1st R Bowen Matthews 50

2nd M Riley 46 = 3rd D Corlett, P Mihailovits 45

B Class

=1st P Kelly, M Walker, B Faragher, I Stockil ldy 44

C Class

1st Z Bellhouse 40

2nd S Rand 35

3rd B Jones 29

Handicap Cup

1st Z Bellhouse 40+20=60

2nd R Bowen Matthews 50+3=53

=3rd I Stockil,M Walker 44+8=52

100 League

1st R Bowen Matthews 95

2nd M Riley 94

=3rd J Moore, P Mihailovits 91,

5th S Cross 89,6th W Rand 88

This week is the forth round of the Pam & Dave Corlett Pro Sporting league in the morning and the forth round of the Suntera Sporting league in the afternoon.

Duty officers this week are R Radcliffe and P Kelly.

Report by Peter Kelly.