Brian Mortenson Overall High Gun National Sporting Clays Championships

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1 Brian Mortenson Overall High Gun National Sporting Clays Championships 2014 FITASC WORLD ZZ CHAMPIONSHIPS Page 17 Page 4 TOWNSVILLE GUN CLUB CENTENARY Page 8 WORLD UNIVERSAL TRENCH CHAMPIONSHIPS Page 16 DARWIN 4 DAY SHOOT Page ISSF Championships NOMINATION FORM Page 23 Print Post Approved PP349181/00364 Official Journal of the AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET ASSOCIATION INC. November 2014 Vol. 67 No. 11

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3 VOLUME NO. 67 ISSUE NO. 11, NOVEMBER 2014 OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED Annual Subscription Rate: $50 December 2014 issue closes October January 2014 issue closes November CONTACT: AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET ASSOCIATION INC. PO Box 466, Wagga Wagga NSW 2650 Phone: (02) Fax: (02) Website: NATIONAL OFFICE Tony Turner, Executive Officer Judy Ferry, Accounts CTSN Maureen Ryan, Membership Sue Vesperman, Administration/ Events Co-ordinator Jenny Robinson, Reception David Jocelyn, Ground Curator ACTA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PATRONS The Right Honourable Malcolm Fraser, A.C., C.H., Mrs Kay Hull PRESIDENT Mr Allan Vilcins VICE PRESIDENTS Mr Robert Fox, Mr Robert Nugent EXECUTIVE Mrs Cheryl Arnol, Mr Malcolm Dyson, Mr Bronte Evans, Mrs Elaine Forward OAM, Mr Robert Fox, Mr Gary Hayden, Mr Kim Hibble, Mr David Howe, Mr Don Johnson, Mr Terry Marsden, Mr Brian Muirson, Mr Garry Read. Co-opted Members: Mr Neil Haydon & Mr Peter Haley LIFE REGISTERED SHOOTERS J Houston, H. G. James, D. B. Mott, W. E. H. Rainbird. O.B.E., J. M. Wilson, J. M. Tyquin, K. Soames, N. Wells, E T. Baldwin, G. H. Hall (PP), E. G. Biggs, R. H. Moyse, L. S. R. Stewart, C. Moll, A. Pedersen, (PP), O.R. Taylor, E.F. Hawkins (PP), R. Mules, A.N. Rowe, L.G. Connors (PP), W. Jones (PP) R.M. Holtfreter (PP), N. Hardy, LJ Martin (PP), JK Scott (PP), RF Buchan, J Murphy, GG Woodhatch (PP), R Silvester, R Nugent (PP), J Byrnes (PP), A Kenny, D Harwood, J Mack (PP), R Traill Denotes deceased. PP denotes Past President Designed and Typeset by Ironbark Graphics 22 Hubble Street, Maryborough, Vic 3465 Printed by Newsprinters Pty Ltd, Melbourne Rd, South Shepparton, Vic 3630 No responsibility is accepted by the publisher for the accuracy of information contained in the text, illustrations or advertisements. The opinions expressed in this magazine do not necessarily represent those of the publisher. ISSN: National President s Notes What is so special about this number? I must congratulate ACTA shooters that have attended competitions and championships overseas and have succeeded at the highest level. James Willett 2014 UT Championships, Lonato, Italy Bronze medal Junior Mitch Iles 2014 World Helices (ZZ) World Champion Open and Junior Catherine Skinner ISSF World Championships, Granada Bronze in Women s Trap Emma Cox ISSF World Championships, Granada Silver in Women s Double Trap Jack Wallace ISSF World Championships, Granada Silver in Junior Men s Trap These five representatives are true champions and join other great previous representatives of our sport. All of the ACTA membership and Executive Committee join me in congratulating them and all other competitors who attended these events. Details of some of their achievements are included in this CTSN. I make mention as well of the recent retirement of Mr Russell Mark (OAM) an Olympic Gold and Silver medallist as well as two World Championship titles, five World Cup titles and numerous other medals and championship wins! Russell has (and will continue to be) a great ambassador for our sport and I look forward to seeing his next achievement in life, that being whatever he puts his mind to. Russell has always made himself available to assist members, clubs, States and the ACTA whenever called on and the members and Executive wish Russell the best in his high performance shooting retirement and hope that he continues to be a regular on the tracks. This month we have established the ACTA Members Site on Facebook which was commenced and is administered by Queensland ACTA member, Angela Gordon. I thank Angela for setting this up and getting it started. The site is in its infancy, however it will be a valuable resource to members as long as it is used correctly in the asking and answering of questions. Please use Facebook to your benefit as it can only help the association grow. I will be answering questions posted by members and if I do not know the answer will find out and get back to the site as soon as practical. Members are reminded that I am always also available to answer questions on at president@claytarget.com.au. Last month I had the pleasure of attending the 2014 Commonwealth Carnival in Kingaroy, Queensland, which I am pleased to report was a resounding success. Over 140 competitors, fantastic weather and great trophies combined to make it a memorable event. Thanks must go to the Kingaroy Clay Target Club and the Queensland Police Gun Club that co-hosted the event. Special thanks must be extended to Garry Brown, Scott Prendergast, Brian Muirson, the legendary Wal Durre, and all helpers and volunteers whom couldn t do enough for the shooters that attended. On the Saturday evening I had the pleasure of addressing the crowd that were there on the direction of the ACTA and answered questions from members. It was enlightening as to the thoughts of individuals and several issues will be taken from that session to the Executive Committee with the views of those that attended. I thank everyone for making it an informative and successful information exchange. With the introduction of the online membership renewal system and database, the ACTA is hosting a Secretaries conference to be held at the National Office in October. The first of this type of conference within the ACTA, it will bring together all State and Territory Secretaries - providing first hand training in the new online system which they can take back to their associations. Included will be an introduction to the office, systems, staff and grounds. Some of the Secretaries have been involved in the Continued on page 2 NOVEMBER 2014 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET NEWS 1

4 National President s Notes Continued from page 1 ACTA for many years however have never met or been formally introduced to the staff, nor have ever been to the National Ground. This training will be valuable to all clubs as State Secretaries can impart their knowledge of the new system as required in their State. The Executive Committee several years ago met with sponsors and an initiative was put forward by a sponsor 13,000 members in 2013, 14,000 members in 2014 and 15,000 members in This was a great suggestion that was listened to by the Executive Committee of the day that has been utilised to increase ACTA membership and the future security of the association. And what is special about the number 14144? It is the number of ACTA members as at the time of writing this report (24/9/14). For member information, the previous year s membership numbers were , and This latest membership number is a great result for our sport and I thank previous and present members and Executive for achieving this great outcome. I hope you have all had a great month and good luck in this month s competition. Stay safe! Allan Vilcins The 2015 ISSF Championships are to be conducted at the picturesque Newcastle - Lake Macquarie Clay Target Club in January. My apologies to the Club for inadvertently referring to it as Newcastle Port Macquarie Clay Target Club. I am sure everyone knows of the quality ISSF facilities and the history of the Newcastle Lake Macquarie Clay Target Club in hosting National Championships in the past. We are looking forward to working with the Club to present another quality ISSF Event. On the back of the Gold medal success of Laetisha Scanlan, Laura Coles and Adam Vella at the Commonwealth games and Jack Wallace (Silver), Catherine Skinner (Bronze) and Emma Cox (Silver) at the World Championships in Spain this National event should be closely contested as we approach the next Olympics in 2016 in Rio. The emergence of two young men, James Willett with his 3rd placing in the Junior World Universal Trench Championships and Mitchell Iles with his win in the Overall and Junior ZZ World Championships shows the calibre of young shooters within the ranks of the Association. I am sure these two young men will put themselves forward over the next qualifying period for future World Cup and possibly Olympic selection. They will not have it their own way with CONTENTS National President s Notes 1 Executive Officer s Report 2 Reno Cangiano Memorial ISSF Trench ACTA National Sporting Clays Championships 4 Cecil Park, Nepean Cancer Care Centre 6 Hay Gun Club News 6 Townsville Centenary Shoot 8 Coaching News 11 VCTA News 11 Darwin Annual 4 Day Shoot 12 Echuca Ironman Championship 14 Psychological Skills for Shooting 15 World Universal Trench Championships FITASC World Helices (ZZ) Championships 17 VCTA NWZ School Students 18 2 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS NOVEMBER 2014 Executive Officer s Report VCTA SWZ School Students 19 Cuzzo s Ramblings 20 Ball Trap Excitement at Bega 21 Competition Results: South Australia 25; Northern Territory 27; Western Australia 27; Queensland 30; Victoria 32; Tasmania 40; New South Wales 40 Letter to the Editor 53 VCTA South East Zone Teams 54 William Bill Chain 54 SA State ZZ Championship 55 Mount Bogong Ray Oakley Memorial 55 Port Macquarie Two Day Shoot 56 The Squire Reports from West Wyalong 58 Central Zone Trap Carnival Orange CTC 59 ZZ Sydney Australia at Griffith 60 many of the current National Champions back to defend their titles. The ACTA National Office has been dealing with some major internet issues over the past month including UDP Flooding (see google for a full description). Sufficient to say the flooding caused our internet to virtually shut down, overloaded to a point where it could not function. Our IT consultants along with Telstra took nearly four weeks to get on top of the issue. This flooding caused our data usage to soar whilst reducing our capacity to use on line services. In turn this has delayed our data base and new website implementation for many reasons. Given the new data base is web based through our website, it was imperative we find a solution before launching. We are confident we are now on top of the situation and the roll out is well underway. In the next magazine we will have screen shots to assist people where required, although following the instructions on the website provides a very easy to follow guide to access the data base. Once in the data base you will end up in My Page where your details reside, you will be able to change your details and pay your membership through this system as at the 1st of November. Tony Turner Break Badges 60 Wangaratta Skeet, DTL Sporting 61 State Event Shot at Mathoura 62 Classifieds 62 Club News 62 ACTA New Members 63 Shoot Calendar 63 ACTA News 64 Coaching at Silkwood CTC 64 FRONT COVER Brian Mortenson, Overall winner, 21st ACTA National Sporting Clays Championship, scoring 199/210

5 Reno Cangiano Memorial ISSF Trench Shoot Newcastle-Lake Macquarie Clay Target Club Reno was the Newcastle Lake Macquarie Clay Target Club President, Life member, ISSF Trench stalwart, Committee meeting voice of reason, and all round wonderfully encouraging gentleman that was so highly respected not only in his home club, but throughout the greater shooting community. With the weather being fickle, it was heartening to see good numbers of shooters register for the Reno Cangiano Memorial ISSF trench 2 day program in July. But before the program, a memorial plaque was unveiled in honour of Reno by Vice President Kevin Raymond and Reno s son, David Cangiano, followed by a minutes silence to remember what a privilege it was to know Reno. Vice President Kevin Raymond (left) and David Cangiano (right), Reno s son unveil the plaque Michael Coles, Peter Boland, Cesar Diaz, Teegan McCloy, Kevin Raymond, Frank Minici Day 2 and the weather improved slightly, but the targets didn t slow down to enjoy the sunshine! A few less people and we were into it again, with the scores showing just how easy it is in this discipline to go from thinking you really have it sorted out, to walking off at the end of a round wondering just what really happened then!! The finals, where it really is a test of concentration, with a miss on the first, and you know there isn t a second barrel, putting a strain on the nerves. In the end, it was local favourite girl, Teegan McCloy coming away with the honours of overall, followed by regular visitor Frank Minici and a young bloke to keep an eye on Michael Coles was third. The club would like to thank local character Jack Cunningham for providing and locating the memorial stone, engraving craftsman Dick Chapman for providing the plaque and Fil Petriella from Perazzi Australia for the ceremonial cloth. Jason Jenkin David Cangiano and Kevin Raymond with OA Winner Teegan McCloy And so it was out to the layouts with the weather pushing through in scuds from the strong southerly, good numbers of shooters braved the elements. With the scores in, it was encouraging to see the grades represented well, and people happy to come off and inside for a cuppa and chat. As is often the case in trench, given its challenge, the red pen for a possible was not required today. But some fine shooting by Teegan McCloy saw her leading the field with a 89/100, closely followed by Glenn Kable on 88/100 and Frank Minici with 86/100 setting the scene for who to watch out for tomorrow. Proven Olympic/World Cup/World Championship medal winning quality. Made in Italy Made in Italy NobelsportItalia cartridges, Firearms import, Rhino Chokes, Shooting apparel, Agent for Holt s Auctioneers, Firearms storage Premium used guns available-k80/mx8/ase90/so5/renato Gamba club and dealer enquiries welcome LGD F ph ;7 Harrien Crt, Epsom, Bendigo, Vic, 3551 NOVEMBER 2014 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET NEWS 3

6 August 30th and 31st saw the ACTA and the Wagga Gun Club present the 2014 National Sporting Clays Championships at the ACTA National Complex in Wagga Wagga. Shot over four fields and using a total of 28 traps, it was a credit to the organisers and the small dedicated group of Wagga Gun Club members who gave freely of their time for several days leading up to the event and who managed to present a great range of targets for the maximum field of 120 shooters. As part of this years Championships an Australian team was to be selected for a trip to the World Sporting Clays Championships in South Africa in Perhaps this had an impact on competitor numbers and for the first time in several years the field was not only filled by the close of pre-nominationsns there was also an extended reserve list of shooters who were unable to compete. The Australian Team was decided over the entire weekend by taking the top five high gun scores. All members ers needed to be registered with the ACTA prior to the competition ACTA National Sporting Clays Championships Vivaz targets were used throughout the Championships. Thank you to Winchester Australia for providing the much appreciated ongoing sponsorship including cartridges and a Browning U/O shotgun. We should also mention, for their generosity, the Wagga Plaster Works for supplying without charge a cherry picker to elevate a couple of traps and the Wagga Field and Game for the loan of two sporting traps. A special thanks to Fred Rapley who acted as trap mechanic over the entire weekend and of course, thank you to Janenne and Kerry for the faultless running of the event office. Competitors came from all over Australia including shooters from WA (3), SA (11), Qld (8), VIC (47) and NSW (49). The weather conditions over the entire weekend were perfect, mild temperature with sunny skies and little to no wind. With all of these elements coming together we witnessed some impressive shooting. Day ACTA 100 target Sporting Clays Championship: Overall Winner: Daniel Johnson (Maryborough Gun Club) 94/100. Daniel received the ACTA green sash and a cash prize. 1st AA John Younger 111/120, 2nd Brian Mortenson 110/120, 3rd Martin Seymour 109/120, 1st A Mark Gibbs 88/100, 2nd Craig McNeill 96/100, 3rd Anthony Pitt 95/100, 1st B Damien Pereira 85/110, 2nd Liz Rymill 82/110, 3rd Warren Brown 73/100, 1st C Jack Roth 66/100, 2nd Trina Adams 61/100, 3rd George Roth 59/100, ACTA Championship Overall winner Daniel Johnson with ACTA Executive member Garry Read ACTA Championship AA Grade Brian Mortenson & Martin Seymour ACTA Championship A Grade Craig McNeill, Mark Gibbs & Anthony Pitt Junior: Kyle Morrow 73/100, Ladies: Renae Birgan 88/100, Veterans: John Torresan 88/100. ACTA Championship B Grade Liz Rymill, Damien Pereira & Warren Brown ACTA Championship C Grade Jack Roth & George Roth ACTA Championship Ladies Renae Birgan, Veteran John Torresan & Junior Kyle Morrow Commonwealth 100 target Sporting Clays Championship: Overall Winner: Brian Mortenson (Noorat Gun Club) 96/100. Brian was presented with the ACTA royal blue sash and a cash prize. New South Wales State Team Queensland State Team South Australia State Team Victorian State Team Western Australia State Team 4 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS NOVEMBER 2014

7 Commonwealth Championship C Grade Narelle Cook, Jack Roth & George Roth National Championship AA Grade Reece Turner, Daniel Johnson & Martin Seymour National Championship Veterans Frank Searles, Ladies Renae Birgan & Junior Kyle Morrow Commonwealth Championship Overall winner Brian Mortenson 2nd Trina Adams 126/200, 3rd George Roth 119/200, Junior: Kyle Morrow 161/200, Ladies: Renae Birgan 180/200, Veterans: Frank Searles 177/ Persons Team This event is open to any team of three members from a single club. Clubs must be affiliated with either the ACTA, SSAA, Field and Game Australia or the Field and Game Federation. This years winning Team of Peter Hall, Robert Hall and John Younger representing Geelong Sporting Clays wth a total score of 535/600. Commonwealth Championship AA Grade Robert Hall, Daniel Johnson & Bart Brighenti Commonwealth Championship A Grade Rob Yeo, Craig Scheele & Leo Pezzano Commonwealth Championship Junior Kyle Morrow, Ladies Renae Birgan & Frank Searles Pereira 72/100, 3rd Gary Devlin 71/120, 1st C Jack Roth 64/100, 2nd Narelle Cook 61/100, 3rd George Roth 60/100, Junior: Kyle Morrow 88/100, Ladies: Renae Birgan 92/100, Veterans: Frank Searles 90/ st ACTA National Sporting Clays Championship: Overall Winner: Brian Mortenson 199/210. Brian received the ACTA National Sporting Clays Perpetual Trophy, ACTA royal blue sash, ACTA belt buckle, cash prize and the Browning U/O shotgun donated by Winchester Australia 1st AA Daniel Johnson 189/200, 2nd Reece Turner 184/200, 3rd National Championship A Grade Rob Yeo & Craig Scheele National Championship B Grade Damien Pereira, Warren Brown & Liz Rymill National Championship C Grade Jack Roth & George Roth Representing Geelong Sporting Clays: Robert & Peter Hall State Teams Match Five Teams competed for the National Sporting Clays Bruce Hall Perpetual Trophy, which was won this year by the South Australian Team. Team members Continued on Page 6 Commonwealth Championship B Grade Damien Pereira & Warren Brown 1st AA Daniel Johnson 105/110, 2nd Robert Hall 104/110, 3rd Bart Brighenti 103/110, 1st A Craig Scheele 88/100, equal 2nd Rob Yeo & Noel Lillis 87/100, 3rd Leo Pezzano 86/100, 1st B Warren Brown 76/100, 2nd Damien National Sporting Clays Overall High Champion Brian Mortenson Martin Seymour 185/200, 1st A Craig Scheele 169/200, 2nd Rob Yeo 167/200, 3rd Phil Rendell 167/200, 1st B Warren Brown 149/200, 2nd Damien Pereira 147/200, 3rd Liz Rymill 144/200, 1st C Jack Roth 130/200, South Australia winning State Team: Jeremy Kent, Ron Rhook and Gavin Dyson NOVEMBER 2014 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET NEWS 5

8 CECIL PARK CLAY TARGET CLUB AUGUST Nepean Cancer Care Centre To all Members and Visitors On Behalf of the Nepean Cancer Care Centre, I convey to you my sincerest thanks for the support you have given in the running of our charity shoot held on the 10th August Your kind donation assisted us in raising approximately $8, for this very worthy cause. I congratulate you for your generosity and guarantee the funds raised will be put to extremely good use. Event 1 30 Tgts Points Score Overall Winner Charlie Sherry 93/93, AA 1st Andrew Tsolakis 92/93, 2nd David Perry 98/99, A 1st Jim Mortys 87/90, 2nd George Hapeshi 84/90, B 1st Peter Shiaills 81/90, 2nd John Moutoposulos 80/90, C 1st Suat Derush 76/90, 2nd Samuel Bartolo 68/90. Sash winners 2014 ACTA National Sporting Clays Championships were Jeremy Kent, Ron Rhook and Gavin Dyson who finished with a total combined score of 525/600. Other State Teams to enter were: NSW Max Kavanagh, Lawrence Redfern and David McMillan 431/600, QLD Peter Tobin, Brett Chambellant and Aaron Knowles 482/600, VIC Leigh Roberts, Rod Walton and Robert Hall 510/600 and WA Michael Continued from page 5 McDonald, Trevor McDonald and Tony Trainor 495/600. Australian ACTA World Sporting Clays Team. Australian Team members in order of qualifying are Brian Mortenson, Daniel Johnson, Reece Turner, Martin Seymour and Peter Tobin. These shooters will represent Australia in South Africa in We wish them well ACTA World Sporting Clays Team: Brian Mortenson, Reece Turner, Martin Seymour, Daniel Johnson & Peter Tobin 6 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS NOVEMBER 2014 Event 2 30 Tgts Single Barrel Overall Winner Nick Xenos 32/32, AA 1st Andrew Tsolakis 47/48, 2nd Theo Lionatos 46/48, A 1st Nick Petrone 29/31, 2nd Anthony Azzopardi 28/31, B 1st Peter Shiaills 30/30, 2nd Mohammed 27/30, C 1st Bernadette Seve 28/30, 2nd David Benn 21/30. Event 3 30 Tgts Double Barrel Overall Winner Charlie Sherry 74/74, AA 1st John Crompton 86/87, 2nd Samir Samaha 85/87, A 1st Nick Petrone 30/30, 2nd George Galea 34/35, B 1st Jose Nunes 29/30, 2nd John Moutoposulos 28/30, C 1st Joanne May 27/30, 2nd Suat Deresh 25/30. Overall High Gun Charlie Cherry 149/150, AA High Gun Nick Xenos 148/150, A grade High Gun Jim Mortys 140/150, B High Gun Peter Shiaills 138/150, C grade High Gun Suat Derush 116/150, Veterans H/G Andrew Tsolakis 148/150, Ladies High Gun Karen Berry 138/150, Junior High Gun Jessy Ciappara 145/150. Attendance 61 Shooters, perfect sunny Sydney day. On behalf of the Cecil Park Clay Target Club and Nepean Cancer Care Centre we thank you. Louis Galea THE HAY GUN CLUB NEWS Have a cup of tea with Abbey-Jean Abbey-Jean Doyle has been kept very busy lately raising money for the NSW Cancer Council. By having a cup of tea with Abbey-Jean and donating $1.00 all monies are being donated the Cancer Council from the Hay Gun Club. All the hard work has been done by herself, and she greatly appreciates all the support she has been given by the shooters and the Community of Hay. The Event is a registered NSW Cancer Council Activity. So far $370 has been raised for such a great cause. Abby-Jean is the daughter of Brian and Diarne Doyle (Hay Gun Club) and sister of Dane Doyle, all Hay Club Members. Abby-Jean has just turned 12 herself and is the latest new member of the Club, ready to follow in her parents footsteps The Hay Gun Club has been very busy with the erection of the new verandah over the front of the Club House and the cementing the floor in the Old Bark Hut BBQ area. Abbey-Jean enjoying a cup

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10 TOWNSVILLE GUN CLUB JULY 19 & Centenary Shoot Townsville Gun Club has been operating continuously since 1914, including the period through both World Wars. The Club has moved many times over the last 100 years, finally settling at its current grounds at Killymoon Creek. The unique mountain back drop and the bush like atmosphere of the grounds supports eight Trap layouts. The grounds and facilities are a fantastic legacy provided by the clubs ancestral members. This Centenary celebration programme was designed to give shooters a sense that this is not just a normal weekend event. More of everything, more prizes, two state titles and a lot more targets. The organisers and promoters set a programme that was very ambitious, with a full nomination consisting of 320 targets, shot over 7x layouts. The programme included a 50 target state night shoot. This special event marks 100 years of shooting in Townsville and was also an occasion for past and present members to reunite, get together for a chat and catch up on memories and exchange past stories,. All prompted while viewing the memorable photos of yesteryears on a TV slide show. Guests started to arrive during the preceding week and a significant number of early travellers had moved in giving an indication of the potential numbers. The steady flow of vans and campers increased on Thursday to volumes on Friday and the place started to look like a state carnival. The committee was starting to have concerns about the size of the programme particularly the night shoot, thinking it could go very late into the night or early hours of Sunday morning. Shooters travelled from all over Queensland, NSW, Victoria, South Australia and some Tasmanians from Spring Bay who just happened to be in the area. As always our northern district neighbour s from Normanton, Atherton, Cooktown, Silkwood, Port Denison, Charters Towers and Mackay supported us well. More travelled from Queensland s Western, Central and Southern clubs, Cloncurry, Central Burnett, Gympie, Tambo, Bundaberg and even Tarawera had representatives on the grounds, in all 170 shooters came from 34 clubs across Eastern Australia. A cold climatic change of weather hit North Queensland on that Saturday morning with a strong, cold wind blowing straight across the grounds. Cold for North Queenslanders as it plummeted to 9 degrees with a forecast of lower temperatures on Sunday morning. The opening ceremony and welcome was conducted by TGC president Wayne Read and the formal opening of the shoot by club Patron Mark Stoneman. The first shots for the day were fired by an honour guard salute with representatives from Silkwood, Burdekin, Mt Isa, the club Patron and a Townsville life member. The district representatives that performed the open salute: Peter Robertson Silkwood, Neil Sinclair Townsville & Mt Isa, Barry Edwards Townsville, Wayne Cislowski Burdekin & Ben Beazley Formalities over the shoot began: thanks to pre nominations the shoot marshals had the first 7 squads out and shooting just after 9.00am. The first warm up event of 25 targets cash divide resulted in 34 shooters being in the money. The second event: 50T Townsville Gun Club Championship resulted in two of the Burdekin s finest shooters, Ray Collinson and Joseph Rossato contesting the overall prize with a long shoot off on Saturday then finally deferring to complete on Sunday morning at 7.30am due to the requirement to keep the events moving. Over the years the Burdekin Gun Club has produced many excellent shots including Newton Thomas when he was based in Home Hill during the building of the Burdekin Bridge project from 1948 to AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS NOVEMBER 2014

11 Early on Sunday morning in the bitter cold the final outcome after 51 targets was Joseph Rossato overall with 206/206,1st AA Ray Collinson 205/206, 2nd AA Joe Caruso 144/145(Burdekin), 1st A Guiseppe Bonanno 116/117 (Burdekin), 2nd A Annette Vassalini 91/92 (Burdekin), 1st B Keith Green 56/57,2nd B Ron Snell (Port Denison), 1st C John Kinninmonth 57/58 (Burdekin), 2nd C Mark Stella 48/50, Ladies Michelle Evangeline 56/57 (Tvl), Junior Antony Ballarino (Port Denison), Veteran Graham Rudd 78/79. It was during this 50 target event on Saturday that one of the trap control boxes burnt out and put one trap out of action. The organisers quickly utilised the practice trap (a recent purchase from Glen Innes) and continued with the shooting. Now with one trap out of action the programme seemed to be overwhelming. TGC doesn t hold a spare trap control box and the nearest available unit was in Ingham at the Herbert River Gun Club 1.5 hours to our north. Maria Bosworth kindly offered to travel back home to get one of their clubs control boxes. An all-round trip of 3 hours and in doing so sacrificing her position in the Ladies High Gun. This is just one indication of the support that the Townsville Gun Club received from our neighbouring clubs thank you Maria and the Herbert River Gun Club. Due to the delays and a long shoot off, it was at this time that the shoot marshals had to make a change to the order of events. For fairness to all shooters the premier event of the day, the 25 target Tom Comerford handicap, had to be shot next. They advised the office that due to the large trees and shadows potentially being cast over the grounds later in the day and the disadvantage to the final squads, the handicap would be shot before the medley. Tom Comerford HC L-R: 3rd Alan Bosworth, 1st Neville Sheehan, 2nd Joe Davis Neville Sheehan winner Tom Comerford HC, Tom Comerford & Wayne Read Joe Davis 2nd, Neville Sheehan 1st, Alan Bosworth 3rd, Tom Comerford past president and life member This prestigious and greatly anticipated event honouring one of Townsville s Gun Clubs finest allround and longest serving members was finally underway. Any shooter would be proud to have his name on Tom s beautiful perpetual trophy that will last another 100 years; along with a good payout it brought out the best in many a fine shot. Resulting in 10 shooters in the shoot off final results were $1000 to Neville Sheehan 36/36 (Townsville), $500 to Joe Davis 35/36 (Charters Towers), $250 to Alan Bosworth 33/34 (Herbert River). As the fourth event, the 45T Medley sponsored by Fulton Hogan started, the shadows were getting very long stretching out over the trap houses making it very hard to see the emerging target. All 8 traps were now in operation but unfortunately the light faded quickly and the event was postponed to restart at 8.30 on Sunday morning. The organisers had to stop the shooting to allow the ladies in the kitchen to serve dinner and have everyone back out on the traps for the night shoot. Fifth event: Queensland State Title 50T Night Shoot, sponsored by Betta Hire. The predicted cold snap was certainly moving in on the grounds. Once the sun went down it became very chilly and unpleasant dropping to 6 degrees. With only 4 lighting towers available the shoot marshal had to push 98 shooters through the four available layouts. Most of the grades were sorted out very quickly during the 50 target event except for seven AA graders on 50/50 and two C graders 44/50 involved in a shoot off that ran until 11.30pm. Results were Overall: Ross Cannon 72/72, 1st AA Lance Broom 71/72, 2nd AA Peter Brandt 68/69, 1st A Maurie Costa 50/50, 2nd A Martin Smith 49/50, 1st B Tracey Harker 49/50, 2nd B Rob Draper 48/50, 1st C Mark Stella 56/63, 2nd C Kasie Muller 55/63, Lady Kristin Williams 48/50, Junior Antony Ballarino 49/50, Veteran Graeme Brain 49/50. Day 2, Sunday 20th: After a good breakfast the pre-mentioned shoot off for the double barrel took place then straight into the second wave of the 45T Medley that had started the evening before. As the sun came up it warmed the grounds but it couldn t have been enough for some shooters, with only three possible scores shot, Greg Reeves, Colin Muller and Geoff Archer had to shoot off plus Ray Collinson and TGC President Wayne Read enjoyed a lengthy shoot off for AA. Results: Overall Colin Muller 99/100, 1st AA Ray Collinson 149/150, 2nd AA Wayne Read 147/150, 1st A Geoff Archer 98/100, 2nd A Greg Reeves 97/100, 1st B Bob Pack 74/75, 2nd B Glen Reeves 73/75,1st C Frank Scamello 71/75, 2nd C Bronwyn Wiseman 70/75. Lady Kristin Williams 73/75, Junior Antony Ballarino 73/75, Veteran Terry Marony 98/100. It was now very clear to the organisers that the programme had to be reduced so Event six the 25T cash divide was incorporated into the first 25 targets of Event seven: 50T DB Points Score Championship sponsored by Winchester Australia. The AA and A grade shooters again dominated and the lower grades sorted themselves very quickly. No possibles scored but four shooters on 149/150, Dave Guy, Joe Caruso, Tony Caruso and the shoot marshal Bruce Murphy shot off for overall. Results: Overall Tony Caruso (Burd) 206/207, 1st AA Joe Caruso (Burd) 205/207, 2nd AA Bruce Murphy (Tvl) 176/180, 1st A Dave Guy (Ch Towers) 160/162, 2nd A Tim Mitchell (Melb) 199/201, 1st B William Continued on page 10 Ross Cannon QLD Night Champion Med CS OA winner Colin Muller with Steven Goss from Fuller Hogan Tony Caruso with sponsor Dave Kelly from Halls Firearms NOVEMBER 2014 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET NEWS 9

12 Bosworth (Herb River) 145/150, 2nd B Ron Snell (Port Denison) 144/150, 1st C Bronwyn Wiseman 140/150, 2nd C Mark Stella (Silkwood) 138/153, Lady Sandy Ellis 146/150, Junior Antony Ballarino 147/150, Veteran George Hogarth 148/150. Event 6 was a 25 Target cash divide and 50 shooters received a payout. Event 8: 50T Queensland DB Points Score Continental Championship. The programme had now caught up and we were into the last event, everything was progressing well and the inclusion of the 8th trap was becoming very noticeable. The TGC wishes to acknowledge the time Neil Sinclair put into getting this second hand trap up and running for the centenary shoot. This event finished with no shoot offs required. Ron Gough QLD Champion AA HG joint winners Ray Collinson & Joseph Rossato Results: Overall Ron Gough 149/150, 1st AA Joe Davis 148/150, 2nd AA Phillip Scalia 147/150, 1st A Lui Populin 141/150, 2nd A Jim Davis 140/150, 1st B Rob Draper 142/150, 2nd B Peter Robinson, 1st C Maria Bosworth 140/150, 2nd C Bronwyn Wiseman 138/150, Lady Diane Reeves 138/150, Junior Antony Ballarino 141/150, Veteran Graeme Brain 139/150. Grade High Guns: Overall Bruce Murphy 464/475(Townsville), AA Ray Collinson and Joseph Rossato 463/475 (Burdekin), A Lui Populin 454/475 (Burdekin), B William Bruce Murphy OA HG with Greg Mitchell 10 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS NOVEMBER 2014 Club Member Rhys Disher stayed at his post all weekend HG Winners L-R: A Lui Populin, Vet Terry Marony, AA tied Ray Collinson, Joseph Rossato, OA Bruce Murphy, Jnr Antony Ballarino, B William Bosworth, C Bronwyn Wiseman, Lad Kristin Williams Bosworth 440/475 (Herbert River), C Bronwyn Wisemann 439/475, Lady Kristin Williams 447/475 (Cooktown), Junior Antony Ballarino 456/475 (Port Denison), Veteran Terry Marony 446/475 (Gold Coast) Bruce Murphy shoot extremely well considering he was the shoot marshal running the weekend, cooked breakfast each morning (famous deep fried eggs) supported the bar and was hobbled from shooting the night shoot. These duties may have stopped him from featuring more on the podium but his consistent shooting paid off with his winning the overall High Gun, congratulations Bruce on two jobs (three? we don t really know about the eggs!) well done! Special thanks must be extended to our sponsors: Fulton Hogan, Halls Firearms, Winchester Australia, Browning, David Vize, Bob Katter, G I Joe s, My Club My Scores, Betta Hire. Thanks to our neighbouring clubs, without them these large events can t be staged, Charters Towers for the loan of 2 x Canterbury Traps, Burdekin for an extra voice release set and Herbert River Club, especially Maria Bosworth for volunteering to drive back to Ingham to get a spare Canterbury control box and the members from these clubs that helped out during the shoot. The office staff, the shoot marshals, the kitchen staff and all our Townsville Club committee and members that helped to put this fantastic celebration together. TGC would also like to thank all the shooters that participated in the shoot, those who travelled great distances to be with us, to the shooters for accepting graciously the challenges and changes that the TGC had to deal with during the weekend. There were a lot of comments from shooters about the shoot, the fact that the club had been operating for a hundred years which coincided with the start of World War 1 and we were reminded of that War to end all Wars by our Club member Rhys Disher with his brilliant 1914 display. Eddie Collins of Atherton, summed it up by commenting to the President: Wayne we came here to shoot a lot of targets and we did exactly that Brendon Bullick, TGC Vice President

13 COACHING NEWS Monthly I ll be keeping CTSN readers up to date with what is happening with ACTA coach accreditation and ACTA athlete coaching (both juniors and adults). I ll let you know what I ve been up to, give you a run down on any camps or courses we have had and keep you up to date with any events coming up. I ve been on the job now part time for 4 months mostly reviewing coaching manuals, updating other documentation, working on pathways for athletes and coaches, looking at the coaching system in each State, a bit of planning and a bit more planning basically getting a handle on what needs doing and how best to do it. I ve attended a few meetings, and presented at a few coaching accreditation days and been involved in a few coaching camps and clinics. Plans are to run some really productive athlete coaching camps and clinics for both juniors and adults, work with States and Zones in delivering coaching camps, work closely with ACTA Academy athletes and their personal coaches and generally get more coaches and assessors on the ground and the current ones reaccredited or upgraded. I really want coaches to know what opportunities there are for them and athletes (shooters) to know what opportunities they have too. I believe the better our coaches are the better and happier shooters we will produce and the more shooters we will retain. The CTSN will be one portal for information from me along with the ACTA website coaching section which will present things in greater detail including calendars of when camps and accreditations are on and I also have a Facebook page (ACTA National Coaching Director) where I will update information about camps and clinics and accreditation days. COACH ACCREDITATION We currently have 288 coaches accredited in the ACTA. I have already seen a 5% increase in Coaches and hope to work on a 20% increase by the end of If you are interested in becoming a coach or upgrading your skills please register your interest with your State Coaching Director or State Secretary. Club Coaches Competition Advanced ISSF Accredited NSW Level C NT 7 1 QLD 82 6 SA 36 TAS 14 2 Vic WA Level C (August 2014) HIGHLIGHTS The ACTA Academy Athlete automatic qualifications and selections to establish who the 2014/2015 juniors are soon to be finalised I will proudly introduce these elite and pre-elite junior shooters to you in a future CTSN. In Wagga Wagga on the 1st & 2nd of September I delivered our first ACTA only Competition Coach course for roughly 8 years. A special thank you to Jim Shepherd (Advanced Level Coach) for assessing the participants and helping out with the course, Gary Hayden, Vic Coaching Director and John Sleightholme, NSW Coaching Director for helping coordinate attendees. We had 8 new Competition coaches accredited and 3 current Competition coaches reassessed. FUTURE EVENTS The next time you hear from me I will have done coach accreditations and coaching clinics in Tamworth and Alice Springs and been involved Coaching Course participants in a coaching clinic at the Mersey Gun club and attended the NSW ISSF junior coaching camp at Cecil Park. The Shooting Australia ISSF Youth Nationals will have been held and the inaugural ACTA Academy Camp will have been held straight after. Take it one target at a time, Cheers Suzy Balogh ACTA National Coaching Director VCTA News Russell Mark has decided it is time to retire from the international stage of shooting and will have attended his final world championship in Spain. Russell commenced his remarkable shooting career at Sebastopol Gun Club in 1977, and competed at the international level for the first time in Russell won a gold medal in Double Trap at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, and he won a silver medal at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. He twice won the World Championship and was twice runner up. In 1991 he became the first Australian to win a Gold Medal at a World Cup. He was the first competitor on earth to win a gold medal at all four of the ISSF s major competitions. In 2007 the ISSF named Russell Mark as one of their four greatest shotgun shooters of all time joining Kim Rhode, Susan Nattrass and Luciano Giovanetti. In 1997 he was awarded the Order of Australia Medal (OAM) for his services to sport and in 2009 the Australian Clay Target Association inducted him into their Hall of Fame. Russell will be missed by many shooters around the World, but no doubt will keep in touch with the friends he has made during the decades he has been shooting. Hopefully Russell will be around the shooting sport for sometime to come with coaching juniors, as he has mentioned in some of his statements of late, and also shooting competition at the local clubs. The VCTA wishes Russell Mark OAM, the very best in the future in whatever he takes on. NOVEMBER 2014 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET NEWS 11

14 DARWIN CLAY TARGET CLUB JULY Annual 4 Day Shoot The Darwin Clay Target Club held its Annual 4 Day Shoot for 2014 from Thursday 24th to Sunday 27th of July. The shoot was well attended with half of the 68 shooters in attendance travelling from interstate, some from as far away as Hobart. The conditions over the 4 days were almost perfect and were a welcome relief from the cold for those that travelled from down South. For anyone that hasn t been to Darwin in July it is the perfect time of year to visit with temperatures ranging from degrees. It s usually only the wind that varies at this time of year. Day 1 kicked off with the 100 Target Bob Dalgleish Memorial Skeet sponsored by Micronised Minerals. Numbers were down a bit for the Skeet with most shooters not arriving in Darwin until late in the day but those that did take part were treated to a great day of shooting with almost no breeze on a bright sunny day. Despite the near perfect conditions there were no possibles scored however Nathan Vale gave it a good crack dropping only one target in each of the four rounds Nathan Vale winner of the Bob Dalgleish Memorial Skeet to take out the Overall with 96/100. Phil Scott took out the AA Grade with 93/100 while Garry Jennings got a successful weekend off to a good start winning the A Grade with 83/100. Peter Hendy, 93/104, won B Grade from John Ward after a short shoot off and Tim Aktins used 3 different guns to take out the C Grade with 86/100. The Veterans was won by John King with 80/100. The DCTC, through the voluntary efforts of its members and the generosity of several local businesses, recently installed 4 new light poles to light up its shooting grounds. This will enable members to shoot either DTL or Skeet at night with lighting to rival the best shooting grounds in Australia. So, with great excitement, Day 1 concluded with the 50 Target Double Barrel NT Night State Title sponsored by Wildman Land Management, the first event to be shot under the new lights. Almost everyone agreed that the lighting was as good as anywhere so congratulations to those involved with the new installation, truly a job well done. Craig Patten was the eventual Overall Winner with a score of 69/69 after a shoot off that began with 5 shooters. Nicholas Ferteklis won AA Grade with 63/64 from Stuart Browning, 62/63. Marcus Karlsson took out the A Grade with 70/71 from Phil Scott on 69/71 and got bumped up to AA Grade in the process. John Ward won B Grade with 47/50 while Greg Harrington was second after another shoot off finishing on 61/65. Wesley Dennison started his last weekend in C Grade with an impressive 49/50 to take the win from Fiona Atkins on 47/50. The Veterans was won by Robert Andrews with 65/66, while Fiona Atkins won the Ladies with 47/50. Jack Hayne also kicked off a good 12 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS NOVEMBER 2014 weekend winning the Juniors on 45/50. Day 2 arrived with much the same conditions as Day 1, a bright sunny day and not much breeze. Around midmorning the breeze picked up a bit however making for a few tricky targets for the latter squads in the early events and for everyone in the afternoon event. The first event of the day was a 10 Target Single Barrel Eye Opener sponsored by Lime Hair. There were 17 lucky shooters splitting the cash with perfect scores. The second event for the day and Event 1 towards the High Gun Awards was the 50 Target Points Score sponsored by Fishing and Outdoor World. Nicholas Ferteklis came out on top with a near perfect 149/150 to claim the Overall prize. Rachel Fox won the shoot off to decide AA Grade on 160/162, with Victor Ferteklis second on 157/162. Peter Hendy, 152/156, claimed A Grade after another short shoot off with Keith Brown second on 151/156. In B Grade it was an impressive performance from one of our up and coming juniors, Jack Hayne. He continued his good work from the previous night shooting 139/150 to seal the win. Greg Harrington won the shoot off for second in B Grade with 142/156. Wesley Dennison also continued where he left off on Thursday night claiming first in C Grade with 140/150. Matt Brown was second with 131/150. Our Shoot Marshall for the weekend, Tony Bradshaw, won the Veterans with 144/150 while Natalie Pengelly won the Ladies with 129/150 and Daniel Luttig won the Junior prize shooting 126/150. The final event for Day 2 and the second event towards the High Gun was the 75 Target (25DB, 25SB, 25PS) NT State Champion of Champions shot off 18 metres. The Tim Atkins OA HG with George Barton from Beretta Australia event was sponsored by Tropical Lifestyle Homes and won by George Barton with a great score of 123/125 in tricky conditions. Kosta Karpathios claimed the top prize in AA Grade with another great score of 122/125. Michael Veenstra was second after a shoot off with a score of 145/150. Gary Mills, 121/125, won A Grade with Paul Faustmann second on 118/125. Jim Milne won B Grade with 111/125 from Jack Hayne on 109/125. Wesley Dennison continued his winning ways in C Grade with a score of 117/125 while Matt Brown was second shooting 108/125. In the Veterans it was Robert Andrews taking the honours with a good score of 121/125. Rachel Fox was the top lady shooting 117/125 while Daniel Luttig won the Juniors with 95/125. Day 3 got under way like the other two in near perfect conditions. We had a 10 Target Points Score Eye Opener to get us started. This event was sponsored by NVS Veterinary and we had 18 shooters splitting the cash with possibles. The third event towards the High Gun was the 50 Target Single Barrel sponsored by In and Outboard Marine. There were no perfect scores but Marcus Karlsson came close shooting 49/50 to take the overall honours continuing his good form from Thursday night. Apparently the

15 boost to AA Grade has done him no harm. Pat Coogan shot 65/67 to win AA Grade in a shoot off with Casey Spanner who finished on 64/67. Paul Bonusiak won A Grade shooting 47/50 and Phil Scott was second with 44/50. B Grade was decided via another shoot off and was won by Jim Milne, 46/53 from John Ward, 45/53. Wesley Dennison won C Grade with another good effort shooting 44/50. Another of our up and coming Juniors, Daniel Luttig, claimed second shooting 43/50. Robert Andrews had another win in the Veterans with a score of 46/50. Rachel Fox won the Ladies shooting 43/50 and Jack Hayne won the Juniors with 40/50. Day 3 continued in the afternoon with the 50 Target Double Barrel Club Break Challenge sponsored by McDonalds. This year McDonalds sponsored the $3000 cash bonus for anyone breaking our club Long Break Record of 282 in this event. We had 6 shooters with the possible to get the shoot off started. By the 66th target we were down to two shooters leaving George Barton and Gary Jennings to fight it out. Unfortunately the record remained intact for another year but no doubt both shooters had it in the back of their minds as they easily went past 150. George Barton was the eventual winner with 165/165. Gary Jennings claimed AA Grade, 164/165 from Eric Parletta, 62/63. Paul Bonusiak won A Grade with a possible, 50/50. Elio Marianello won a shoot off for second in A Grade finishing on 66/67. Jack Hayne continued his good weekend winning B Grade after a short shoot off on 50/51 from John Ward 49/51. Wesley Dennison also claimed another win taking out C Grade with 49/50. Fiona Atkins won her first ever shoot off to seal second place with 71/73. Dave Howe showed the old boys how to do it winning the Veterans in a shoot off on 83/84. Rachel Fox, 50/50, won the Ladies and Daniel Luttig won the Juniors, 48/50. With the shooting finished for Day 3 it was time for a refreshing drink and a feed. It was also time for the Calcutta Auction with every shooter on sale. It was an entertaining night with a final tally of just over $8000 in the prize pool for the last event of the weekend. Day 4 started like the other 3, nice and sunny and not too hot although the light breeze made the Double Rise a little bit trickier than it already is. We got under way with a 15 Target Medley Eye Opener (5DB, 5SB, 5PS) sponsored by Frontier Carpets and Vinyl. There weren t so many possibles with only 12 this time around which may have been due to Saturday night s festivities. Event 5 towards the High Gun was the 25 Pair Double Rise sponsored by Acacia Electrical. As mentioned the light breeze made for some interesting targets and this was evidenced with nobody scoring a possible. A 5 pair shoot off was required to decide the OA and AA winners with 3 shooters returning scores of 44/50. Gary Jennings came out on top with a score of 52/60. Tim Atkins took out AA Grade with 51/60 from Tony Papandonakis on 50/60. Shoot Marshall Tony Bradshaw won A Grade, 43/50 from Phil Scott, 42/50. John Ward was first in B Grade shooting 41/50 with Daniel Luttig, Jnr HG Rachel Fox Lad HG Tony Bradshaw A Grade HG Jack Hayne B Grade HG Robert Andrews Vet HG Wesley Dennison C Grade HG Gary Jennings AA Grade HG with DCTC President Nicholas Ben Harris second, 38/50. Daniel Luttig claimed C Grade, 33/50 and Fiona Atkins won another shoot off to clinch second shooting 37/60. Dave Howe had another win in the Veterans with 41/50, Natalie Pengelly won the Ladies on 37/50 and Jack Hayne shot 35/50 to win the Juniors. The next event, Event 6, was the 25 Target Handicap sponsored by Parap Family Dental. There were 9 shooters with a clean slate to get the shoot off underway. The shoot off for 1st, 2nd and 3rd didn t last too long with Tim Atkins the victor shooting 31/31. 2nd place went to Gary Jennings, 30/31 and Gary Mills was 3rd with 28/29. Paul Faustmann and Nathan Vale contested a further shoot off to decide 4th and 5th. Paul took 4th on 41/42 while Nathan was 5th with 40/42. The 7th and final event towards the High Gun was the 50 Target Double Barrel Calcutta sponsored by The Big Mower. This event was shot from graded metreage (C 15, Continued on page 14 NOVEMBER 2014 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET NEWS 13

16 ECHUCA CLAY TARGET CLUB SEPTEMBER Ironman Championship A gruelling 60 target Ironman Championship event held at Echuca Clay Target Club on Sunday the 14th of September could not have been shot in better weather conditions, a clear sunny day of 22 degrees with virtually no wind at all was a recipe for good scores, and that was what ensued, with DARWIN CLAY TARGET CLUB Annual 4 Day Shoot Continued from Page13 B 16, A 17, AA 18) and we had 8 very happy purchasers from the Calcutta Auction the night before with each taking a cut of the pool. Nobody was happier than Jack Hayne s mum Michelle. Michelle bought Jack in Saturday night s auction for $90 and got quite a good return on her investment. Wesley Dennison, promoted overnight to B Grade (yes we finally got him!!!), was the Overall winner after a lengthy shoot off with Paul Faustmann. Wes shot 104/104 with Paul one back on 103/104, very nice shooting gents. AA Grade was won by Michael Veenstra, 97/98, with Eric Parletta second shooting 68/69. Paul Faustmann s shoot off score ensured a win in A Grade with Daniel Cox second on 81/82. B Grade was taken out by Jack Hayne, 50/50, from Jim Milne, 47/50. Daniel Luttig claimed C Grade with 50/53 from Matt Brown, 49/53. Tony Bradshaw was victorious in the Veterans with 54/55 and Natalie Pengelly won the Ladies with 49/55. With the last of the events complete it was time to tally up the High Guns. It was getting late so thankfully we only needed one shoot off to finalise everything and that was in the AA Grade where Gary Jennings just pipped Kosta Karpathios. Tim Atkins took out top honours for the weekend winning the Overall High Gun award. The High Gun winners, scores and sponsors were: O/A Tim Atkins 476/500 Baretta Australia, AA Gary Jennings 501/526 Humpty Doo Mangoes, A Tony Bradshaw 460/500 NAK Plumbing, B Jack Hayne, 446/500 Solar Hart, C Wesley Dennison 458/500 Jayro Helicopters, Juniors Daniel Luttig 413/500 NAK Plumbing, Veterans Robert Andrews 469/500 Arnhem Irrigation, Ladies Rachel Fox 443/500 Scott Jones Excavator Hire. Congratulations to all of the High Gun winners and congratulations to all of the individual event winners over the 4 days of competition. A massive thankyou to all of our awesome sponsors, your support of the Darwin Clay Target Club and this annual event is greatly appreciated and without it we would not be able to host an event of this type. Thankyou to everyone that attended the shoot and thankyou to everyone that travelled to be with us for the weekend, especially those that travelled from interstate. We hope that you had a great weekend and also hope that you will be back next year. If you had a great time please spread the word when you get home as we would love to see even more of you here next year. Don t forget that July is a great time of year to be in Darwin so for all you Southerners that need a break from the winter chill please come and visit us. Why not stay an extra week and catch the Darwin Cup Carnival while you are here. If you are ever in Darwin at any other time we hold practice every Wednesday afternoon from 5.00pm and we have a regular club competition shoot every second Sunday. To view our current program and to keep up to date with the latest news and events at the Darwin Clay Target Club visit our website or like us on Facebook DarwinClayTargetClub. See you all next year!!! Coleambally member, Peter Ledwidge, losing just two points out of a possible 80. With a mixture of Ball Trap, Double Rise, Handicap, Single Barrel, Points, and Double Barrel shooting, Peter Ledwidge s unmatched 78/80 score made him the Overall Ironman Winner, also taking the 1st in A Grade trophy, magnificent shooting Peter! Echuca s, Casey Fletcher, lost just one point more, and his score of 77/80 earned him 1st place in AA Grade. Again, excellent shooting Casey! The second event was a 20 target, Deauville Doubles Championship, and shooters were drawn to make up their pairs, and as Peter Ledwidge OA Ironman luck would have it the winning shooters happened to be father and son. Echuca s Glen Rathbone and 12 year old son Trent shot their 20 pair of targets, as did several others, and then went on to shoot another 28 pair to claim the Overall Winner Sashes with their unbeaten 48/48 score. What a proud win for father and son. Congratulations Glen & Trent! The last pair to drop out of the shoot off were Bendigo s Adam Moroni, and Deniliquin s Rob Collicoat, and their 47/48 score earned them 2nd place overall. The final event was a 20 pair Double Rise Casey Fletcher AA Ironman Championship, and without the need for a shoot off, Echuca s, Craig Fitzgerald score of 38/40 was enough to earn him the Overall Winners Sash, and 1st place in AA Grade. Another Echuca member Rob Viney collected 2nd in AA Grade with a score of 36/40. A Grade 1st went to A Evans 37/40, A 2nd to G Rathbone 36/40, B 1st was P Watkins 26/40, C Grade 1st was claimed by Trent Rathbone 32/40, and 2nd place by Emily McCluskey 27/40. Other placing s in the Ironman Championship were, 2nd in AA Grade C Fitzgerald 76/80, 2nd in A Grade Mick Keirl 76/80, 1st Craig Fitzgerald OA DR in B Grade P Watkins 67/80, 1st in C Grade E McCluskey 65/80, 2nd in C Grade R Avery 59/80. The very popular shoot attracted eight full squads of shooters who all enjoyed the magnificent condition of the Echuca club s grounds, and even though there were 120 targets to shoot, the smooth running of the day s events were such that even the presentations were all finished by the early time of 4.30pm. Murray Roberts Glen And Trent Rathbone 14 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS NOVEMBER 2014

17 Psychological Skills for Shooting Michael Kruger-Davis COACHING THE COACH Last month I was invited by the National Coaching Director, Suzie Balogh to run a session for coaches on the psychological skills as a component of their coaching accreditation. As a teacher, I always tried to be well prepared, unfortunately, in this instance, things just didn t happen the way they should have, and I was unable to show any of the slides or videos and instead had to resort to a lecture session. So for the coaches benefit and everyone else reading this, I will go through some of the presentation, in this article. Goal setting: This is probably the most important and the most poorly done section of coaching. Having a vision of what you want to achieve and goals to achieve that vision, will provide the foundations of success. However, the goals have to be SMART. Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Time focused. If your goals fit into these categories, then you can set your goals to drive the motivation you need to reach the outcomes you want. It also allows you to gauge your performance against an external and measurable set of criteria. Goal setting is not just about achieving your best but can also be used for minute and specific things such as a practise session, returning from injury or a coaching session. You may set a goal to improve one aspect of your shooting, or learn a new technique. Skills audit; A coach should be able to assist the athlete in completing a skills audit. It is important that when we enter into a coaching program we (the athlete and the coach) have a clear idea of what the shooter can do well, what shooter needs to improve and what the shooter needs to learn. This skills audit needs to be generalised across physical, technical and mental skills. The following list is a guide only and individuals need to determine what their specific needs are. Physical skills Technical Skills Mental skills strength stance Goal setting speed Gun hold concentration stamina Hold points relaxation Endurance Where to look attention Pre-shot routine visualisation Mental rehearsal Motivation Having a vision of what you want to achieve, the goals and specific skills to achieve that vision it is important to now look at your motivation. Motivation is the step of putting the individual components, skills, and knowledge together to achieve the outcome. When you have achieved your vision, change it and work towards something greater, or re-evaluate and set more achievable or realistic steps, and start the process again. Vision Goals Skills Plan Evaluation What you The steps The physical, How you How you want to to help you technical will achieve will know achieve achieve your and mental your vision you have vision skills achieve your vision or met your goals It is here that the coach needs to stress to the shooter that what you are now doing is a process. This will also guide your motivation. To improve in your skills and abilities you need to be focused on the process and not the product. If you are process or task orientated you will grow, improve and see shooting as a sport you enjoy and are happy to do, regardless of the outcome. If you are product or ego orientated you will be focusing on what you can win, earn, or the prestige. Shooting in the past / present / future. To perform well at any sport and especially shooting, it is essential you stay focused in the present. If you think of the past you will: think of past failures thinks of mistakes make judgements about previous performances make judgements about yourself based on past performances develop beliefs that you are a failure If you move your thinking to the future, ie winning the event, the high gun, how much money you will win, etc, you will develop anxieties about uncertainty develop fear about failing develop worries about letting yourself and other down lose focus of the task and the process worry about the outcome To stay focused on the present and keep your thinking in the here and now, breathe and focus on your breathing focus on something happening to you at the moment focus on the process not the product II have put together all the articles that I have written for the CTSN (and some that have not yet been submitted) on CD. These are available for $25.00 (which includes GST and Postage). If you wish to purchase a copy please send cheque or money order to me at the address below. Michael Kruger-Davis is the Consulting Psychologist for the Southern Sports Academy in NSW and a member of Downside Clay Target Club. Questions regarding psychological aspects of sport and shooting can be addressed to him at Gavan 144 Bassett Rd, Gillenbah Via Narrandera 2700 or on Attending the National Trap Championships in 2015? MARCH 20TH 29TH National Ground, Wagga Wagga, NSW Sites available on the ground and accommodation in Wagga Wagga should be booked early to avoid disappointment NOVEMBER 2014 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET NEWS 15

18 World Universal Trench Championships LONATO, ITALY A total of 10 individual shooters from Australia made the long haul with some support crew (parents, grandparents, coaches, friends, wives) to Lonato in Italy to compete in the 32nd FITASC World Championships in Universal Trench Shooting. Shooters to make the journey representing Field & Game Federation Australia (the Australian affiliate to FITASC) were: Jeff Tonna, Mitch Iles (with grandfather Bill), Craig Henwood, Taylah-Jane Turner, Kelly Coogan, Lachlan Holdsworth (with Mum Jenny & Dad Andrew), James Willett (with coach Graeme), Steve Trembath (with wife Megan) & Colin and Clint Kneebone. We all took different routes to the event but all met up at the team hotel Hotel City in Desenzano. A nice clean tidy hotel which was comfortable enough for our stay (apart from one room having a shower that required a tight squeeze for its 2 occupants). The event was being held at the Trap Concaverde range in Lonato. For those not familiar with the range it is regarded as one of the best in the world and known as the home of shooting. Being close to all the major gun & ammunition manufacturers in Northern Italy it boasts 12 Trench layouts! All layouts are linked to the main computer in the control room where you can see live scores being shot on every range! It is quite spectacular with a 5 star restaurant and gun shop to match. All the major companies were on the grounds to service their products. The range was open for Universal Trench practice from Monday to Friday and a few who turned up early enough took full advantage of this trying out all of the different ammunition that was on offer and of course valuable time getting accustomed to shooting into a huge dark green wall some 80m from the layout that is used to catch all of the lead shot. Not only is this a good idea for reclaiming the lead shot it also works as a great background and a sound buffer for neighbours. The range is open EVERY day of the year except Christmas Day. Thursday night was an official team dinner for all to get together have a feed and a wine and get to know each other over a few laughs. A great night where we all reluctantly left as the restaurant was closing. Friday rolled along and the weather hadn t been the best during the week, low 20 s and a bit breezy with a huge thunder storm and heavy rain on the Thursday night. Everyone was relatively happy with how they were shooting so we all got dressed in our team uniforms (proudly supplied by Shane Pinner) and awaited the opening ceremony to commence. The opening ceremony was held at the range with a huge crowd in attendance to watch. This was the first time Australia had ever entered an official team to the event in its 32 year history and this was made mention of by the president of FITASC. We were all made very welcome. All 15 teams marched out one by one to the tune of their National Anthem and as it was in alphabetical order the Aussies were the first ones to march. A great time had by all and you could not wipe the smiles off 16 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS NOVEMBER 2014 Aussie Team at opening ceremony all team members faces especially the younger ones in the team. An early night was needed as competition would commence at 8am each day and finish at 7pm. Big days at the range as there were 504 entries!! Saturday was comp day and the skies turned dark and cold and windy. Heavy rained greeted the shooters and kept scores low for the first 3 rounds. The last round the sun broke thru which made the light very difficult for shooters shooting in the later squads with the shadows coming across. Day 1 scores were as follows James 95, Steve 94, Craig 91, Jeff 90, Lachlan 86, Mitch 85, Clint 84, Kelly 81, Col 77 & Taylah 74 James not only was right up there with the Juniors he was actually sitting in the top 6 overall with Steve not far behind!!! A great effort on day 1. Early nights in bed were needed as the majority of us all had early squads in the morning. Sunday dawned and the skies were a little kinder, a bit warmer and slightly overcast but much better conditions to shoot in. At the end of the 200 Tgts all Aussies shot well Control Room with electronic scoring at Lonato Range but James was the shining light in a shoot off for the silver medal in the Junior section and finishing a very credible 18th overall. At 7:15pm they called James to the layout to shoot off with Dorian Oblet from France for the Silver & Bronze Medal. A full round of 25 Tgts to be shot at Double Barrel, if scores were tied they would continue on Single Barrel miss and out. The French shooter started nervously missing his first target giving James a bit of a buffer but with the targets hard to see out of the hole this put the nerves back on James who missed his 3rd and 4th targets and another at target 7. To his credit James re-grouped and changed his timing to adapt to the tough light conditions and smoked the rest for a 22. Oblet from France felt the heat and missed 2 targets late to let James back in. All the Junior shooter Lachlan Holdsworth Aussies were cheering James on some too nervous to look!!! A quick re-load of the pockets for more shells and on to single barrel sudden death!!! Now we Continued next page

19 2014 FITASC World Helices (ZZ) Championships The 23rd FITASC World Helices (ZZ s) Championships were held in Bologna, Italy on Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th of September, 2014 with the Grand Prix of Italy being held as a warm up event on Friday the 5th. As these championships were only 2 weeks after the World Universal Trench Championships a small group of shooters in Bill Iles, Mitch Iles & Colin Kneebone stayed back to compete in them. Trophies on offer World Universal Trench Championships LONATO, ITALY James Willett Bronze Medal & trophy were all biting our nails!! The French shooter had the upper hand shooting first and hit his first target as did James. Unfortunately for James he drew a straight bird on target 2 into the sun and missed it leaving him as the Bronze medal winner. An unbelievable achievement considering the amount of UT he and the rest of the squad have shot at!! Full results for the Aussies were: James Willett 189/200 3rd in Juniors (18th overall), Mitch Iles 177/200 15th in Juniors, Lachlan Holdsworth 171/200 23rd in Juniors, Craig Henwood 185/200 51st overall, Steve Trembath 184/200 62nd overall, Jeff Tonna 180/ st overall, Clint Kneebone 159/ th overall, Kelly Coogan 168/200 9th in Ladies, Taylah-Jane Turner 152/200 24th in Ladies, Col Kneebone 148/200 35th in Veterans. A great effort by everyone! Presentations were then held and how great it was to have an Aussie on the podium with the Aussie flag flying high!! Well done James you truly deserve it and we are all proud of your efforts. All shooters represented their country with pride. The senior team finished a credible 7th only a few targets off the pace of a medal but not a bad effort for our first appearance. All shooters will be much better for the experience especially the Junior shooters. That concluded the event and as some departed home for Australia others took advantage to see the sights of Italy for a couple of days while some stayed on to shoot other upcoming events. A great time was had by all and everyone got along so well which was a huge advantage as with no team manager as such all Aussies looked out for each other making it an enjoyable week. Some big thank you s are needed to make this all happen; Perazzi Australia, Pinners Refrigeration, Blair Signorotto, Corporate Shooting Stars, The Cupping Room, Clover Designs, Arms & Ammo, Nillumbik Cellars and Paul & Claire Watts. Next years FITASC Universal Trench World Championships are to be held in Granada, Spain and we again plan to run a series to select a team. Dates to put in your diaries are: Cecil Park CTC (Feb 21 & 22), Melbourne GC (Apr 11 & 12) International GC (May 2 & 3) & Melbourne Gun Club (May 30 & 31). For more info follow us on facebook Universal Trench Australia. We hope to see you at our shoots! Craig Henwood A few 12 Tgt warm up events were held which gave everyone a taste of what was to come. Young Mitch was the stand out right from the word go placing in all events he competed in. The top Italian ZZ Shooter actually asked to have his photo taken with Mitch. Everyone s scores improved each day and all were keen and ready for the main competition days. Friday 5th of September was the first of the major competitions The Grand Prix of Italy. 20 Tgts shot at in the one day. The event was won by Roberto Prioetti of Italy with a score of 19/20 and a short shoot off. Of the Aussies Bill shot a 17 to be the top score to finish in 20th place in Open and 4th place in Super Veterans. Mitch shot 15 & Col 11. All shooters ready for the big one to be held on the Saturday and Sunday. Mitchell Iles 225 shooters had entered the World Championship and weather over the 2 days was warm and Sunny. Shooting over 5 layouts in brackets of 10 (2 birds shot on layout one then move to the next layout and shoot 2 more and so on). As per FITASC Rules a maximum of 28gram loads are to be used no larger than size 6 shot. 20 Targets were to be shot each day to make 40 in total. At the end of the 40 Tgts Mitch Iles was on top of the leader board with 3 others on a very good score of 38 out of 40 to be in a shoot off. The shoot off was ran the best of 10 targets. After one bracket Mitch Iles was declared the 2015 World Champion with a score of 38/40 + 9/10. A fantastic effort made even more remarkable that Mitch is only 15!! As such he also was crowned World Junior Champion!!! It was hard to tell who had the bigger smile on their face, Mitch or proud grandfather Bill!!!Not to be outdone Bill also had a good finish to record a 32/40 and finish 4th in Super Veterans just 1 target behind 3rd place. Great shooting Bill Presentations were then held and the Aussie Flag was flown high as Mitch was on the highest step of the podium. A proud moment for all and a very deserving winner. Congratulations Mitchell. NOVEMBER 2014 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET NEWS 17

20 NW Zone VCTA/WINCHESTER School Students Championship 2014 The 2014 North West Zone School Students competition was hosted by the Cohuna Clay Target Club on August 21st. The weather conditions were perfect for the eighty-three students who contested the 20 target Single Barrel event, over two 10 target brackets. In total sixteen schools were represented and thirteen teams took part in the club team section. After completion of the second round, Daniel Mills from Mildura Secondary College was declared the overall winner. Daniel was the only student to score the 20/20 possible and was presented with the Overall Winner s Sash by North West Zone President, Colin Dunn, unfortunately there were no Winchester representatives present. The Senior Boys section was won by Ryan Neilson from St Arnaud shooting 18/20, Tom Bertalli (17/20) also from St Arnaud came in second and Josh Gowers from Red Cliffs finished in third place after a shoot-off, shooting 24/30. Daniel Mills The winner of the Senior Girls was won by Megan Barnes from Red Cliffs (15/20). Megan also took out this category in Second place went to Bethany Hayden from Trinity College (13/20) and Stephanie Peatling from Cohuna came third. The Junior Boys section was won by Andrew Bottcher from Cohuna with a score of 17/20. Jack Cullinan from Coomealla shot 16/20 to take second place and Bailey Hamilton from Red Cliffs placed third. In the Junior Girls section, Madison Decker from St Arnaud, after a shootoff, shot 18/30 to place first. Breanna Pearce from Red Cliffs came second with a score of 16/30 and Kadesha Tate from Cohuna came third. The winning schools team for 2014 was Mildura, with a total score of 72/100. St Arnaud came in a close second with a single target difference, shooting 71/72. The Mildura team members were Timothy Box, Tim Chapman, Trent Gebhart, Michael Kadziela and Daniel Winning School Team: Mildura Mills. Thank you to the schools for their support, the students for their attendance, Zone members and parents for refereeing and scoring, Cohuna members for the preparation of the grounds and for their work in the kitchen. Keeping up the supply of food on the day is a daunting task. Above all, thank you to Winchester Australia, for their valued and on-going support of this event. Senior Boys: Josh Gowers, Ryan Neilson & Tom Bertalli Senior Girls: Bethany Hayden, Megan Barnes & Stephanie Peatling Junior Girls: Kadesha Tate, Madison Decker & Breanna Pearce Junior Boys: Bailey Hamilton, Andrew Bottcher & Jack Cullinan 18 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS NOVEMBER 2014

21 2014 SW Zone VCTA School Students Shoot Grammar) 33/35, 3rd Brayden Perry (Brauer College) 27/30. Senior Girls 1st Tahlia Nagorka (Monivae College) 19/20, 2nd Amie Donald (Newcombe Sec College) 17/20, 3rd Tess Lloyd (Ballarat High) 20/25. Junior Boys 1st Sam Pilgrim (Marion College) 18/20, 2nd Thomas Justin (Mercy College) 21/25, 3rd Nathan McCosh (Brauer College) 20/25. Junior Girls 1st Sara Kosch (Hamilton College) 16/20, 2nd Ashlee Flintoft (Damascus College) 15/20, 3rd Delany Foster (Emmanuel College) 18/25. Winning Team (from 41 teams entered) Marion College from Ararat Sam Pilgrim 18/20, Bailey Dignan 17/20, Ethan Kennedy 15/20, Thomas Pilgrim 19/20, Emily Harris 16/20. Total Score 85/100. Terang College came 2nd with 84/100 and the Geelong College ran home 3rd with 72/100. Overall winner James Hayden 310 Student making up 41 Teams competed from 26 Schools. The Noorat Gun Club turned on what was probably the best weather ever seen for the championships, with sunny conditions and not a breath of wind. The Shoot kicked off at 9.30 am, with students ready and waiting on their respective grounds. After 2 rounds of 10 targets we had 6 students on 19/20 Thursday 28th August the South West Zone of the VCTA held its annual School Student Clay Target Championship. A shoot off was required to decide placings. With an excellent display of shooting the defending champion James Hayden with 49/50 took out overall. A great achievement for James to win this event 2 years in a row, being the first to do so. O/ALL James Hayden (Terang College) 49/50 Senior Boy 1st Thomas Pilgrim (Marion College) 48/50, 2nd Liam Headon (Ballarat Winning Team Marion College. Ethan Kennedy, Emily Harris, Sam Pilgrim, Thomas Pilgrim, Baily Dignan and Winchester representative Tim Steer The Zone would like to thank the Noorat Gun Club and its members who do a great job every year accommodating around 400 people. We would also like to thank the parents, teachers and other local shooters for their help with refereeing, scoring and filling traps, and a special thankyou to Winchester Australia for their ongoing support. Most of all the students must be commended for their behaviour on the day, they were always ready and waiting to shoot and did all they could to help the shoot run smoothly. Senior Boys: Thomas Pilgrim, Liam Headon, Brayden Perry Senior Girls: Tahlia Nagorka, Tess Lloyd, Amie Donald Junior Girls: Ashlee Flintoft, Sara Kosch, Delany Foster Junior Boys: Thomas Justin, Nathan McCosh, Sam Pilgrim NOVEMBER 2014 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET NEWS 19

22 NOVEMBER 2014 Cuzzo s Ramblings One Saturday afternoon in 1982 I was sitting around the Melbourne Gun Club playing cards with some of the greatest Skeet shooters this country has ever seen. The likes of Ian Chrome Dome Hale, John Bigfoot Woolley, Johnnie No Go Summers, Graham Gerry Gee Guy and Alex Tree Cat Crikis, just to name a few. In those days almost everyone seemed to have a nickname and no-one seemed to have a lawyer. In fact your eminence in the sport seemed to be in some way linked to the degree to which your nickname was discriminatory and/or defamatory. Unquestionably the three greatest Skeet shooters in Australia in the early 1980s Summers, Hale & Woolley A Lifelong Connection During the day our group was joined by a stranger who I found out later had recently relocated to Melbourne from inland NSW due to a change in his work situation. As he proved to be an amiable sort of bloke as well as a handy card player and a tidy Skeet shooter, we soon struck up an acquaintance. His name turned out to be Mark McInnes and as we both attended Melbourne Gun Club regularly I soon found out that we had a couple of things in common. A tremendous passion for Clay Target Shooting combined with an inordinate determination to succeed at it. These two qualities became the catalyst for our many in-depth discussions about the technicalities of our sport and the nucleus for a close friendship that continues to this day. Two Steps Forward... It was a terrible shame that he later gravitated to the Dark Side and decided to specialize in Trap shooting. Much as I hate to admit it, I m sure that this was another reflection of the trade-off involved in splitting the National Skeet Championship off the Trap Nationals around that time and making it the focus of a stand alone tournament. Although it provided serious Skeet shooters with light at the end of the tunnel and allowed Skeet shooting to progress and grow, rather than simply being a novelty event that you did on Saturday mornings before the real shooting started, it obviously had downsides that included greater segregation of the disciplines. A bit like winning an argument with your wife when you re clearly right. You know it s technically correct but you also know there will be repercussions further down the track. Mark McInnes A great shooter and a good mate, but an exceptional visionary A Thirst for Knowledge Anyway, as I got to know Mark better, what really struck me about him was his insatiable appetite for anything related to the history and records of our sport. At the 1984 Victorian Trap Carnival in Geelong we watched Vin Ryan, who was in the twilight of an illustrious career stretching back over twenty years, win his last major title, the State Points Score. After all the hubbub had died down Mark went over to extend his congratulations to this great man. What should have been a ten second exchange of pleasantries turned into a two hour marathon history lesson as Vin recounted a multitude of experiences from what many consider to be the Golden Era of the ACTA. Changing Times I m sure that encounter was not just a turning point in Mark s own shooting career but also a pivotal point in the historic aspect of the ACTA. From that point in time Mark actively sought out all the good ol boys and absorbed and collated whatever gems from bygone days that they could offer. People like Allan Blease and Merv Whitelaw were never lonely when Mark was around and when his old mate Kevin Constable gave him his vast collection of old George Biggs 1980 National Skeet Champion and our first historian ACTA magazines, Mark was like a dog with two tails. Later he aligned himself closely with George Biggs who was just starting to record our history officially on behalf of the ACTA. After George passed away Mark took up that baton with gusto and turned George s early preliminary work into an exacting science. The Big Picture Around that time everyone was talking about the promotion and development of our sport but I don t think anyone had a clear perception of how to go about it. Mark was the first person to see a connection between that concept and our history. I believe that his vision for a Hall of Fame and it s various offshoots like Grand Slam awards, the Doug Smith Medal and annual Long Break awards have achieved more in the promotional and development arena than all other attempts put together. The increase in the quantity and quality of Double Rise shooting in this country along with increased attendances at our State Carnivals are just two good examples of his far reaching ideas coming to fruition. Worthwhile Prizes During his research Mark found out that back in the Live Bird days, shooting competitions for very large sums of money were prevalent, with some purses equaling the annual wages of many of the participants and/or spectators. Even after the demise of Live Birds and the evolution of Clay Target shooting to the stage where it was economically viable for working class people, there were still some Big Money Shoots conducted so that the needs of a wide spectrum of shooters were catered for. The so called Car Shoots were a good example of this, where handicap events with a sizeable entry fee and a motor car as a prize were very popular with shooters and spectators alike. Acute Amateurism However the introduction of Olympic style shooting in this country in the early 1970s and the strict amateur status required of potential competitors at that time sent a shock wave through the entire ACTA from which we have never really recovered. The whole situation was a very grey area which initially hardly anyone seemed to really understand, but which nearly everyone tended to err on the conservative side of, often to the point of quite ridiculous. I remember a case where a novice shooter asked if winning $5 in the sweeps of the local Double Barrel event would make him ineligible for selection to the Olympic Training Squad and no-one was prepared to give a definitive answer. A Veritable Treasure Trove Reading through the various 1970 issues of the CTSN you will find numerous advertisements for Big Money Shoots. These included the Hay Gun Club s big Easter Shoot where they shot for a Holden Torana. The week before the Wagga Gun Club held a big event where the handed out seven shotguns including a C grade Browning for the winner. And you couldn t miss Illawarra s advertisement because they had a picture of the Ford Falcon 20 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS NOVEMBER 2014

23 Sedan they were giving away as the major prize for their big shoot on the Queen s Birthday weekend in June started out in the same vein with Big Money Shoots for guns, cars and cash advertised all over the country. The Crunch Comes However rumours and rumblings were already afoot with Clubs and shooters alike all getting nervous. And then it all came to a grinding halt! The December issue of the CTSN contained an explanation of the IOC s Amateur Rules and, more importantly, a declaration form to be submitted with your 1972 Annual Subscription. Accepting prizes greater than $10 in any event or $40 in any week revoked your amateur status. Although the situation eventually sorted itself out, in the process it effectively put paid to any and all semblance of professional shooting in this country. Where To From Here? From the discussions I have had with Mark over the years I believe he has always thought there was still a market for professional shooting within the ranks of ACTA members. Whether or not this is an area that the ACTA should officially revisit is still a matter of some conjecture and only time will tell. In the interim, Mark and a number of his friends, myself included, have decided to try to resurrect the concept of Big Money Shoots Thanks to the great support and sponsorship from members, Gail and Alf Niesar, each year, Bega has a highlight event of 100 target ball trap. Shooters travelled from Goulburn, Tumut, Cooma and Mallacouta adding to the local contingent to make up a field of 29 enthusiastic participants. The sun shone all day and the targets flew very quickly. The squads went out four times, attempting to shoot 25 targets in each round. Something unique for the day, was that no one actually shot a clean round of 25. At the end of the first round, Peter Ewart, Cooma, lead the field with a 24/25, closely followed by Phil Green (Tumut), veteran Doug Blewitt (Cooma) and sponsor, Alf on 23/25. After a further 25 targets, Peter maintained the lead on 47/50, with Phil on 46/50 in second, closely followed by Chris Davis on 45 and Alf and Ray Welch on 44. Sponsors Gail and Alf Niesar with winners Phil Green Champion, B Grade Shane Platts, C Grade Mick Diss within the framework of the ACTA. We intend to do this by forming a body which we hope the ACTA will accept as another Supporting Association, similar to the Australian Skeet Shooters Association. In this way we believe that another minority of the ACTA s members can have their own particular interests overseen and guided by a separate body that is made up of only those individuals who have a keen interest in and a good understanding of that particular area. See this space for future updates. September s Trivia Question The National Double Barrel and the National Single Barrel have been won by the same person in the same year on four occasions but only by three people. That s because the great Doug Smith did it twice. First in 1967 and then again 21 years later in The first Doug Smith, Jim Ellis, Newton Thomas to do it was Newton Thomas in 1959 and the other culprit was our first great Olympic Trench shooter, Jimmy Ellis from Canberra, who swept all before him in The first correct answer drawn was submitted by the 1997 National Points Score Champion, Mr Max Cubic from Collie in Western Australia. This Month s Trivia Question While we re on the subject of National Points Score Champions, name the only person who has been runner-up in this most prestigious event no less than FOUR times and is still yet to win it. However don t bet against it happening some time soon because this likeable larrikin is one of the greatest Trap Shooters the ACTA has ever produced, as evidenced by the fact that his State Points Score is conducted at the second biggest event of the year and he has won that title a record FIVE times! your answers to cuzzo@ a1.com.au before the 15th of November and the first correct one drawn will get a complimentary entry to one National Championship event of their choice during the next twelve months. Ball Trap Excitement at Bega Gun Club Round three saw a slight change with Phil Green shooting 22 to lead with 68 from Peter and Alf on 66 and Chris Davis on 65. Just one point further back on 64, was Ray Welch. The closeness of scores meant that any of the leading group had the chance to lift the winner s sash. Into the final round and Peter Ewart again missed one target for a 24/25. Phil Green shot another consistent 22/25 to place equal with Peter on 90/100 for the event. Unfortunately, due to the lateness of the finish and his need to get back to Cooma, Peter conceded the shoot 1st B Gr Shane Platts off, leaving a very happy Phil with the overall winner s sash, a just reward for the trip over the mountains from Tumut. The division winners in C Grade were first, Mick Diss, with Dick McInnes in second. This was Mick s second win in successive years in this event. No doubt the honourable handicapper has taken note. In B Grade, 2014/15 President, Shane Platts kept a strong field at bay to win with a score of 83/100, one point ahead of James Body on 82/100. Peter Ewart collected the A grade sash with his 90/100, with the ever consistent Chris 1st C Gr Mick Diss Davis taking out second with a score of 87/100. Sponsors Alf and Gail congratulated the winners and all who attended, while President Shane thanked the many helpers who made the day a great success. Overall winner, Phil, had the pleasure of thanking our sponsors for their ongoing support, without which our sport would be much less rewarding. NOVEMBER 2014 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET NEWS 21

24 THE AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET ASSOCIATION presents the 2015 ACTA ISSF CHAMPIONSHIPS To Be Held At NEWCASTLE LAKE MACQUARIE GUN CLUB MONDAY JANUARY 19 TH TO SATURDAY JANUARY 24 TH, 2015 Events to commence at 9.00am daily. SUNDAY JANUARY 18 TH Double Trap Training Day Skeet Training Day MONDAY JANUARY 1`9 TH 75 Pair Commonwealth Double Trap Championship + Final. 60 Pair Commonwealth Double Trap Women s Championship 125 Tgt Commonwealth ISSF Skeet Championship (first 75tgt). 75 Tgt. Commonwealth ISSF Skeet Women s Championship + Final TUESDAY JANUARY 20 TH 75 Pair National Double Trap Championship + Final. 60 Pair National Double Trap Women s Championship 125 Tgt Commonwealth ISSF Skeet Championship (last 50) + Final 75 Tgt National Women s ISSF Olympic Skeet Championship + Final. WEDNESDAY JANUARY 21 ST 125 Tgt Commonwealth Trap Championship (first 75tgt). 125 Tgt National ISSF Skeet Championship (first 75tgt). THURSDAY JANUARY 22 ND 125 Tgt Commonwealth Trap Championship (last 50) + Final. 125 Tgt National ISSF Skeet Championship (last 50) + Final. 75 Tgt Commonwealth Women s Trap Championship + Final. FRIDAY JANUARY 23 RD 125 Tgt National Trap Championship (first 50tgt). 75 Tgt National Women s Trap Championship + Final. SATURDAY JANUARY 24 TH 125 Tgt National Trap Championship (last 75) + Final. High Gun awards to Open, Women s & Juniors in Olympic Trap, Olympic Double Trap and ISSF Skeet. THE ACTA EXECUTIVE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ALTER THE PROGRAMME 22 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS NOVEMBER 2014

25 2015 NATIONAL ISSF CHAMPIONSHIPS PRE-NOMINATION FORM ACTA No. First Name Surname Mobile/Day Contact TICK ONE or MORE THAN ONE of the boxes if you are ELIGIBLE to compete in the categories shown below: LADIES All FEMALE competitors must tick this box JUNIOR All Shooters aged Under 21 years in the year of competition Date of Birth / / YOUR GRADE Event Nationals Program I am eligible for first time concession at a National Championships Juniors are entitled to $10.00 per event concession DOUBLE TRAP TRAP SKEET THE ABOVE FIELDS ARE MANDATORY Nomination will not be accepted with any details missing Please note: ALL PRE-Nominations CLOSE at 5.00 pm on Monday 5th January 2015 There is a maximum 126 competitors for ISSF Trap. If Pre-nominations exceed this number a standby list will be created and used in case of withdrawals. If any vacancy exists it will be on a first in basis at an additional cost of $10.00 per event to enter. Nominations at the Championships close at 10.00am the day prior to the event if a vacancy exists. (See conditions of entry number 4) Pre-Nomination Nomination Before 5th Jan After 5th Jan. 1 Monday 19th January am ISSF Commonwealth Double Trap Championship - 75pr +Final $70 $80 2 Monday 19th January am ISSF Commonwealth Double Trap Women s Championship - 60pr $65 $75 3 Monday 19th January am ISSF Commonwealth Women s Skeet Championship - 75t + Final $55 $65 4 Monday 19th & Tuesday 20th January am ISSF Commonwealth Skeet Championship - 125t (1st 75 19th, 2nd 50 + Final 20th) $65 $75 5 Tuesday 20th January am ISSF National Double Trap Championship - 75pr + Final $70 $80 6 Tuesday 20th January 9.00am ISSF National Double Trap Women s Championship - 60pr $65 $75 7 Tuesday 20th January 9.00am ISSF National Women s Skeet Championship - 75t + Final $55 $65 8 Wednesday 21st & Thursday 22nd January am ISSF National Skeet Championship - 125t (1st 75 21st, 2nd 50 + Final 22nd) $65 $75 9 Wednesday 21st & Thursday 22nd January am ISSF Commonwealth Trap Championship - 125t (1st 75 21st, 2nd 50 + Final 23rd) $65 $75 10 Thursday 22nd January am ISSF Commonwealth Women s Trap Championship 75t + Final $55 $65 11 Friday 23rd January am ISSF National Women s Trap Championship - 75t + Final $55 $65 12 Friday 23rd & Saturday 24th January am ISSF National Trap Championship 125t (First 50 23rd, 2nd 75 + Final 24th) $65 $75 By my signature: I acknowledge and agree to the Conditions of Entry. Signed: Date: PLEASE POST TO PO BOX 466 WAGGA WAGGA NSW 2650 OR FAX TO Cheque Visa Mastercard Electronic Bank Transfer Amount $ Credit Card No: / / / Expiry Date: / Signature: ACTA Direct Credit: BSB: Account: NOVEMBER 2014 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET NEWS 23

26 CONDITIONS OF ENTRY NATIONAL ISSF DISCIPLINE CHAMPIONSHIPS 1. Any shooter wanting to compete at the ISSF Nationals must be a registered member of the ACTA for the current fi nancial year that the championships are being held. 2. In the event of any shooter not being able to produce his/her handicap card, a duplicate shall be issued for the duration of the National Championships. This card will then be forwarded to the relevant Club Secretary to enable scores shot to be recorded. Note: A fee of $20 will be charged for the issue of any duplicate handicap card. 3. The Tournament shall be conducted in accordance with the ISSF Offi cial Statutes, Rules and Regulations (ISSF Rules) and where applicable, ACTA Shooting Rules (grading, teams etc). Targets to be shot in brackets of 25 for Olympic Trap and ISSF Skeet with squads of 6 shooters where possible. In Double Trap targets to be shot in brackets of 15 Pair (30 targets) with squads of 6 shooters where possible. 4. Pre Nominations to be received by close of business (Eastern Summer Time) Monday 5th January There is a maximum of 126 competitors for ISSF Trap. If pre nominations exceed this number a standby list of 20 will be created and used in case of withdrawals. If any vacancies exist in the program, it will be on a fi rst in basis at an additional cost of $10.00 per event to enter. Nominations at the championships close at 10.00am the day prior to the event if a vacancy exists. Nominations have been reduced, as there is no prize money awarded. 5. Shooters will be squadded as per the ISSF rules and any interpretation of this will be the responsibility of the Tournament Director. Once squadding for an event has been completed, a shooter shall not be entitled to a refund if they withdraw. Withdrawals after nominating and before squadding will be accepted in writing 48 hrs prior to the event. 6. Each shooter is to take enough cartridges to shoot the applicable round. 7. Shooters who fail to appear in time for their squad will be penalised by the LOSS OF THREE TARGETS. 8. Should a shooter being late for his squad then elect to withdraw from the event he shall not be eligible for any refund of nominations paid. 9. All shooters must sign the score sheet after each round. Once a shooter has signed his score sheet he has accepted his score. Any score sheet not carrying the shooters signature will be credited with the score recorded on the sheet. 10. Any competitor may be called upon to referee and/or score throughout the period of competition. The persons designated to referee/score or line referee must fulfi l their obligation to do so or have obtained the service of a suitable replacement that must be ready to take his place at the required time. In the event of the designated persons or their replacement not being ready to take their place at the required time, the person initially designated to fi ll the specifi c role may INCUR A PENALTY AS PRESCRIBED UNDER ISSF RULES. 11. Setting and adjusting of traps is the sole responsibility of Shoot Management. All shooters, coaches and team offi cials are prohibited from entering the trap pits after the jury has examined and approved the trap settings. 12. All appeals must be in writing together with a $20 deposit and lodged with the Tournament Director. The $20 is refundable if the appeal is upheld by the appointed jury. 13. When team selection is involved, shooters are eligible for section nominated. To be eligible for selection in any team, competitors must have competed in both Commonwealth and National Championships. 14. High Gun awards are determined for each section. To be eligible for the High Gun recognition, competitors must have competed in both programmed events for each respective High Gun. Gold Australia High Gun badges are only awarded when there are 20 or more competitors in a section. 15. Women shooters are eligible for their section only except Double Trap. Junior shooters are eligible for OA or their grade where applicable. 16. Anyone participating in the practice of card playing at the National Championships is expected to be considerate of the requirements of others, and the presence and behaviour of card players must not cause inconvenience or disturbance. Tournament Director to adjudicate. 17. The ISSF Rules will be used to determine the OA placing in all events. ACTA rules will be used to determine grade placing where applicable. 18. Juniors to be under the age of 21 in the year of competition. 19. Any interpretation of the program and conditions of entry will be the responsibility of attending members of the Executive Committee whose decision shall be fi nal. 20. The standard of dress required for all competitors is that defi ned in the ISSF Rules (clothing). 21. All competitors must comply with Firearms Licensing Laws of the state. (When held in W.A. a shooter must obtain a permit to bring a firearm into that state). 24 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS NOVEMBER 2014

27 Barmera 07/09/ T SB A: H Nunn 24/25, R Maywald 23/25; B: M Woosnam 22/26, P Brister 21/26; C: D Jarrett 16/26, I Maywald 15/26; 50T DB AA: E Schmaal 76/76, D Thomas 75/76; A: R Maywald 48/50, H Nunn 46/50; B: R Wylie 48/50,P Brister 48/52; C: I Maywald 38/50, D Jarrett 36/50; 22T PS A: R Pash 74/75, D Thomas 73/75; B: R Wylie 70/75, B Morris 69/75; C: I Maywald 54/75, D Jarrett 42/75; HG: R Pash 144/150. Bordertown 24/08/2014 Overcast (14): 25T SB, 25T PS CS OA & AA: W Hawker 100/100, G Height 98/100; A: P Winsor 98/100, A Jones 93/100; B: D Harris 92/100, H Ryan 87/100; C: M McGrice 85/100, R Atkinson 80/100; 25 Pr D/R AA: G Height 43/50, W Hawker 50/60; A: A Jones 44/50, P Winsor 42/50; B: A Ryan 35/50, D Harris 34/50; C: M McGrice 33/50, R Atkinson 29/50. Broken Hill 13-14/09/2014 Good (43): 25T HC: M Smith 34/34, E McCullough 33/34, A Zupanic 30/31, M Collumb 27/28; 25T PS CS OA & AA: D Nicholls 132/132, K Firth 131/132; A: P Jobson 78/81, M Dally 77/81; B: B Foley 75/81, R Zupanic 72/81; C: I Dimasi 66/75, R Freeman 61/75; LAD: K Estcourt 59/75; VET: P McLauchlan 74/75; JNR: J Nicholls 71/75; 25T DB CS OA & AA: A Zupanic 282/282, D Nicholls 281/282; A: A McDougall 61/62, C Johnston 30/31; B: R Zupanic 34/35, B Foley 24/26; C: D Barker 25/26, M Smith 23/25; LAD: K Estcourt 21/25; VET: J Lemmich 78/79; JNR: J Cullinan 53/54; 25T SB CS OA & AA: D Nicholls 76/76, K Firth 75/76; A: A McDougall 28/29, M Dally 27/29; B: R Zupanic 22/25, D Buyrn 21/25; C: M Smith 28/31, I Dimasi 27/31; LAD: KJ Estcourt 12/25; VET: J Lemmich 23/25; JNR: J Cullinan 23/25; 50T DB Gift OA & AA: D Nicholls 253/253,P McLauchlan 252/253; A: A McDougall 142/143, W Hand 92/94; B: D Buyrn 49/51, B Foley 48/51; C: I Dimasi 48/50, D Gates 47/50; LAD: K Estcourt 38/50; VET: J Lemmich 88/89; JNR: W Hand 93/94; 50T PS Gift OA & AA: J Cullinan 206/207, R Walsh 205/207; A: R Fryer 146/150, E McCullough 152/159; B: B Hartney 144/150, D Buyrn 138/150; C: R Freeman 141/150, D Barker 142/153; LAD: K Estcourt 134/150; VET: P McLauchlan 147/150; JNR: N Agiro 147/150; HG SAT OA HG: R Zupanic 174/175; OA: 2Day D Nicholls 367/370; AA: R Walsh 366/370; A: A McDougall 349/350; B: R Zupanic 316/350; C: M Smith 13/350; LAD: K Estcourt 284/350; VET; P McLauchlan 339/350; JNR: J Cullinan 340/350. International 07/09/2014 Fine/Windy (32): 25T TRENCH: A: M Stokes 25, B Evans 17; B: D Oliviero 18, J Taarnby 17; C: N Campbell 20, A Panazzolo 17; 50T SKT A: L Schubert 48, N Campbell 46; B: M Raper 46, D Oliviero 43; C: J Raper 40, J Taarnby 39; 30T MXD: A: B Evans, M Stokes 50/50; B: M Huxtable 44/50, P Marshall 41/5; C: C Abela 42/50, E Gunby 37/50; 50T DB AA & OA: B Evans 110/110, M Stokes Competition RESULTS South Australia 109/110; A: L Ciaramellano 65/66, M Raper 64/65; B: P Marshall 46/50, S Halikiopoulos 44/50; C: A Dalle Molle 45/50, E Gunby 42/50; VET: B Zanker 45/50; HG: B Evans 159/175. International 19/09/2014 Cool Night (23): 25T TRENCH: A: B Evans 23; B: P Marmorale 18, R Borziillo 15; C: D McPherson, J Zuppa 17; 25T CONT DB A: R Borzillo 25, B Evans 24; B: R Zupanic 23, L Candia 21; C: B Davidge 21/27, P Noto (J) 20/27; 25T PS A: D McPherson 69/75, B Evans 68/75; B: R Zupanic 70/75, P Claridge 61/75; C: P Hendy 70/75, P Noto (J) 65/75. Lake Albert 07/09/2014 Very windy but warm conditions (34): 50T Juddys DB CS OA & AA: C Windham 53/53, D Beelitz 52/53; A: S Dobbins 56/57, A Smith 55/57; B: C Pulford 49/50, S Keen 48/50; C: R Wheaton 44/50, F Wheaton 43/50; 50T Bettsco Earth Moving SB CS OA: C Pulford 48/50; AA: D Beelitz 45/50, J Hennig 68/74; A: K Strother 47/50, A Smith 46/50; B: T Oakes 39/50; C: F Wheaton 43/50, J Wellsmore 39/50; OA HG: C Pulford 97/100; VET HG: K Strother 89/100; LAD HG: L Beelitz 88/100; JNR HG: F Wheaton 86/100. Lower North 31/08/2014 Warm, windy (36): 25T DB CD AA: D McPherson, A Mattschoss, J Byrnes, M Veenstra, D Oliviero 25/25; A: M Pontifex 25/25, L Ciaramellano 24/25, Barry Duncan, R Damin, B Zanker 23/25; B: R Grimmond, S Keen, A Ryan 24/25; C: B Muggleton 24/25, S Coffey 23/25, G Lancaster 19/25; 25T $200 Lower North HC: 1st P Rundle 25/25, 2nd R Cook 37/38, 3rd B Muggleton 36/38; 50T Lower North PS CS OA & AA: M Collumb 177/180, A Mattschoss 176/180; A: M Pontifex 143/150, Barry Duncan 139/150; B: L DeCandia 143/150, A Winen 142/150; C: B Muggleton 138/150, F Wheaton 127/150; JNR HG: J Tapscott 187/200; OA HG: A Mattschoss 204/210. Mallala 30/07/2014 Beautiful (22): 25T PS AA: A Zupanic 75/75, J Gilbert 76/82; A: T Wedding 73/75, L Ciaramellano 80/87; B: R Zupanic 75/75, L Decandia 70/75; C: W Webbe 68/75, J Ward 62/75; 25T DB AA: A Zupanic 51/51, J Gilbert 50/51; A: G Hopgood 25/25, B Zanker 24/25; B: S Byrnes 23/25, R Zupanic 43/46; C: J Ward 24/25, W Webbe 21/25; 50T STATE NIGHT MIXED TITLES AA & OA: A Zupanic 57/60, D Mcpherson 49/60; A: B Jarrett 55/60, G Hopgood 52/60; B: R Zupanic 50/60, R Grimmond 46/50; C: B August 47/60, J Ward 46/60. Mid North 06/09/2014 Clear Sky, warm (43): Birthday Shoot 10T CD: A MAttchoss, B Zanker, J Tapscott, G Read, A Winen, J Gross, K Hobbs, D Butler, B Greenshields, S Byrnes, J Gilbert, T Evans, A Zuponic, B Evans, R Grimmond, B Duncan, G Hopgood, S Drewing, M Pontifex, B Cottell, L Garamellano, T O Connor; 20T T J Burke Memorial HC: 1st B Greenshields 25/25, 2nd J Byrnes 24/25, 3rd R Grimmond 23/24; 50T EJ Commons Memorial AA: A Zuponic Monarto-Alexandra Clay Target Club Inc Situated at the Monarto Shooting Complex Super Two Day Shoot Program Monarto-Alexandra Skeet Championships Saturday 15th November am start Event 1 Monarto-Alexandra 50 tgt Skeet Championship A B C Grade Ribbons and O/A Sash Noms $25 L J V $22 Event 2 50 tgt Skeet Bill Quinn Shield Noms $25 L J V $22 Shot in conjunction with the Bill Quinn Team shoot 3 Reg Club members per team A B C O/A Sash Overall High Gun Sash Trophies and Sashes Kindly Sponsored By: Peta Vilcins O/A High Gun Adelaide Gun Shop Troy Oakes & Rex Perry Quinn & Perry Families Alexandra 61st Anniversary Shoot Sunday 16th November am start Event 1 25 tgt D/B Ian & Phillip Campbell Memorial Team Shoot Noms $15 L J V $13 Event 2 25 tgt D/B Woodrow Shield Team Shoot Noms $15 L J V $13 Event 3 25 tgt S/B Don Fleetwood Memorial Noms $15 L J V $13 Trophies AA A B C on all 3 events plus O/A Sash Forbes Memorial Trophy O/A winner in C grade Overall High Gun Sash Kindly Sponsored By Jim Forbes Family Donation of all Sashes Bruce Burns Rio Oceania Pty Ltd. John Holder, Michael Adams, Peter Shepherd Sincere thanks to all sponsors for their support President: John Bretag or Mobile NOVEMBER 2014 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET NEWS 25

28 Fri 14th, Sat 15th & Sun 16th November 2014 Practice 12pm Friday 14th followed by free BBQ Tea LOCATION: Racecourse Road, behind the Racecourse, Port Augusta Friday 5:00pm Event 1 30Tgt Medley Noms $20 (LVJ) $15 Graded AA, A, B, C Cash Divide Event 2 50Tgt Night Continental Points Score Noms $30 (LVJ) $20 Sponsored by: Jason and Jordan King 1st AA, A, B, C - Gas Mate Rotisserie 2nd - 5 Pkts Shells, 1st L,V,J - 2 Pkts Shells (Overall takes grade) Total Noms $50, LVJ $35 Saturday 9:30am Event 3 25Tgt Points Score Noms $20 (LVJ) $15 Sponsored by: Winchester and Fisher Firearms 1st AA, A, B, C - 1 Slab Shells, 2nd - 5 Pkts Shells 1st L,V,J - $25 Cash (Overall takes grade) Event 4 25Tgt Single Barrel Noms $20 (LVJ) $15 Sponsored by: C & S Training 1st AA, A, B, C - $60 Cash, 2nd - $50 Cash 1st L,V,J - $30 Cash (Overall takes grade) Event 5 50Tgt Double Barrel Noms $50 (LVJ) $30 Sponsored by: Top N Gulf Marine O/All Sash & Goods to value of $300 1st AA, A, B, C - Goods to value $250, 2nd - Goods to value of $50 1st L,V - $50 Cash, Junior Sash -$50 Cash Sunday 9:00am Event 6 75Tgt Champion of Champions Noms $50 (LVJ) $30 Sponsored by: Alinta Energy O/All Sash & $200 Cash, 1st AA, A, B, C - $100, 2nd - $50 Cash 1st L,V - $50 Cash, Junior Sash -$50 Cash Event 7 25Tgt Handicap Noms $20 (LVJ) $15 Sponsored by: BIS Industries 1st O/All Sash & $200, 2nd $100, 3rd $75, 4th $50, 5th $25 Total Noms Saturday & Sunday $160, LVJ $105 Overall High Gun Events 3-7 sponsored by Merv & Heather Starr Ladies + Veterans High Gun sponsored by Tony & Annette DiPaolo 1 slab each Junior High Gun sponsored by Tony & Annette DiPaolo 1 slab each Graded High Guns sponsored by Andrew & Jodie (Bury Plumbing) 1 slab each Country Hospitality: For accommodation we recommend Fuller Views Cabin Park Great Meals Friday BBQ Tea (Free) Sat Night Tea and Brekkie both days Hot showers and camping available Disabled Toilet Facilities We thank our SPONSORS: Alinta Energy Fisher Firearms Winchester Australia Merv & Heather Starr Bury Plumbing Tony & Annette DiPaolo Fuller Views Cabin Park Jason & Jordan King BIS Industries Auto Pro Top N Gulf Marine Better Home Supplies C & S Training Vince & Belinda Bone Gulf Getaways President: Andrew Bury Secretary: Michael Meaney AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS NOVEMBER 2014

29 83/83, B Evans 82/83; A: L Garamellano 90/91, T Bowman 89/91; B: R Zuponic 50/51, A Winen 49/50; C: D Grimmond 44/51, R Thompson 43/51; 30T DB Night AA: A Tapscott 30/30, G Read 29/30; A: A Carlesso 30/30, B Duncan 29/30; B: P Claridge 30/32, N Bowman 29/30; C: R Thompson 26/30, P Hender 27/33; HG OA & AA: G Read 107/110; A: B Duncan 106/110; B: N Bowman 104/116; C: R Thompson 96/110. Mount Gambier 23/08/2014 (30): SA State ZZ CS: 1st D Demasi 17/20, 2nd N Casswlls 16/20, S Holdsworth 16/20, S Pinner 14/20; VET: F Kentish 10/20; JNR: D Denasi 14/20; OA HG: D Demasi 21/25; SA State Team: K Atkin,m M Whitehead, D Murrell, S Bowd, J Taarnby. Mount Gamber 13/09/2014 Fine (35): Noel Barry Toyota 50T Ball Trap CS AA: A Pollock 48/50; A: M Medhurst 46/50, G Height 44/50; B: D Beyer 51/55, P Winser 50/55; C: A Aldersey 44/50, K Dawe 45/53; Camping World 25T DB CS AA: W Wombwell 36/36, M Medhursts 35/36; A: A Jones 25/25, W Lindner 2526; B: K Dawe 33/34, A Aldersey 32/34; C: B Fisher 21/25, I Hill 19/25; Baxter Hire Club CONT 25T CS AA: Max Medhurst 175/175, A Pollock 174/175; A: P Winser 30/30, H Telford 29/30; B: F Kentish 25/26, A Aldersley 31/33; C: B Fisher 22/25, G Bowd 15/25; SE Autotrade HG: A Pollock 97/100. South Australian 23 & 24/08/2014 Overcast & mild (41): Anniversary SAGC SKT CS Sponsor: Phil Barrett: OA & A: N Campbell 48/50, B Baker 46/50; B: C Jacobs 47/50, M Huxtable 45/50; C: R Leake 48/58, D Williams 47/50; VET: P Casey 41/50; Anniversary TWR CS Sponsor: Trevor Gurr & Phil Casey: OA & A: B Baker 25/25, A Carlesso 24/25; B: R Leake 23/25, K Redford 22/25; C: T Wilton 22/25, Michele Giannone 20/25; VET: V Mathews 15/25; Anniversary HC Sponsor: Peter Quire: 1st A Zupanic 25/25, 2nd M Stokes 33/34, 3rd M Huxtable 32/34, 4th S Halikiopoulos 27/29, 5th E Gunby 26/28, 6th R Leake 24/26; SAGC DB CS Sponsor: Kelvyn Prescott: OA & AA: M Stokes 125/125, V Bone 125/125; A: R Leake 28/29, F Caltagirone 27/29; B: W Darlington 23/25, S Halikiopoulos 22/25; C: R Wildman 24/26, E Gonby 23/26; VET: L Ciaramellano 23/25;Day 2 Mild, Excellent (56): Anniversary SKT CS Sponsor John Hamer & R & J James Pty Ltd: OA & A: N Campbell 48/50, L Schubert 47/50; B: C Jacobs 45/50, R Kimber 49/50; C: W Darlington 42/51, S Keen 41/51; VET: M Giannone 33/50; Anniversay PS CS Sponsor Andrew Figtree & Wolf Zimmermann: OA & A: V Bone 75/75, P Hendy 86/87; B: S Keen 90/99, M Huxtable 88/99; C: E Gunby 68/75, A Figtree 65/75; VET: D Lymn 71/75; Anniversary SB CS Sponsor: Scott Master Plumbers: OA & A: D Lymn 30/30, V Bone 29/30; B: S Byrnes 22/25, A Gill 21/25; C: M Washusen 18/25, R Wildman 19/27; VET: L Ciaramellano 22/25; Anniversay DB CS Sponsor: Peter Hendy: OA & AA: D Oliviero 137/137, M Stoke 136/1367; A: B Duncan 66/68, M Pontifex 65/68; B: S Byrnes 56/57, S Keen 47/50; C: E Gunby 45/50, R Wildman 44/50; VET: R Cook 49/50; OA HG Sponsor: Dave & Jan Renney: P Hendy 302/325; VET HG Sponsor: Robert Cook: L Ciaramellano 176/200; DTL HG Sponsor: Robert Cook: M Stokes 196/200. South Australian Western Zone 30-31/08/2014 Fine (32): 30T CONT CD AA: Jordan King, V Bone, R Andrews 30/30; A: H Sleep 28/30; W Channing, B Thomas, B Claughton 27/30; B: A Durdan 27/30, K dawe 24/30; C: M Smith 22/30; 75T CH/ CH CS OA & AA: L Stringer 124/125, C Foster 147/150; A: P Minhard 145/150, B Thomas 143/150; B: D Jones 112/125, K Dawe 108/125; C: R Freeman 110/125, M Smith 108/125; LAD: V Jacka 63/125; VET: R Andrews 121/125; 50T State Night DB OA & AA: R Andrews 75/75, L Stringer 55/55; A: P Minhard 50/50, B Thomas 64/65; B: D Jones 44/50, A Durdin 39/50; C: D Taylor 43/50, V Jacka 41/50; VET: W Channing 48/50; 50T WZ DB CS OA & AA: V Bone 81/81, S Edmonds 80/81; A: R Jacka 50/50, H Sleep 55/57; B: A Durdin 45/50, K Dawe 50/57; C: M Smith 46/50, D Taylor 44/50; LAD: V Jacka; VET: M Starr 48/50; 50T WZ PS CS OA & AA: V Bone 149/150, P Minhard 175/177; A: B Claughton 147/150, R Jacka 142/150; B: D Jones 128/150, K Dawe 127/150; C: M Smith 130/150, D Taylor 121/150; LAD: V Jacka; VET: R Andrews 146/150; 25T WZ HC: W Channing 26/26, Jason King 25/26, B Bone 34/35, M Johnson 33/35, K Dawe 27/29; OA HG: V Bone 373/380. South Australian 14/09/2014 Ideal (27): Spring SKT CS OA & A: L Schubert 49/50, L Piscioneri 48/50; B: C Jacobs 46/50, R Borzillo 45/51; C: R Wildman 47/50, R Borzillo 45/51; C: R Wildman 47/50, K Redford 42/50; VET: R Kimber 44/50; PS Grd A: P Marmorale 75/75, R Borzillo 72/75; B: P Marshall 72/75, S Halikiopoulos 71/75; C: R Wildman 71/75, K Redford 65/75; Spring DB CS OA & AA: P Marmorale 51/51, D Lymn 48/50; A: D Hlikiopoulos 50/50, M Giannone 46/50; B: P Marshall 52/53, W Darlington 66/69; C: R Wildman 47/50, R James 54/61; VET: S Halikiopoulos 49/50; OA HG: R Wildman 165/175. Southern Yorke Peninsula 16/08/2014 High wind (11): 10T DB E/O CD: A Winen 10/10, G Gead 10/10; 25T DB Grd A: W Channing 48/48; B: A Winen 24/25; C: R Nankivell 20/25; 25T DB HC L.H.STOCK MEMORIAL TR: 1st A Winen 24/25, 2nd A McDougall 22/25, 3rd W Channing 22/25; 30T DB Grd NIGHT SHOOT A: W Channing 30/30; B: C Remanert 29/30; C: J Stock 23/30; OA HG: W Channing 85/90. Southern Yorke Peninsula 14/09/2014 Sunny and slight breeze (11): 10T E/O CD: B Greenshield 10/10, A Winen 10/10, G Read 10/10; 50T DB Grd: Simon Erlam Trophy A: G Read 48/50; B: A Winen 49/50; C: K Webster 46/50; 25T PS Grd R.A.N. Edwards Trophy A: G Read 69/75; B: A Winen 70/75; C: R Nankivell 69/75; 25T SB Grd A: M Leaford 22/25; B: A Winen 24/25; C: G Carter 19/25; OA HG: A Winen 153/160. Wilkawatt 13/09/2014 Warm & sunny (61): 50T Booker Family SB CS OA & AA: M Stokes 49/50, R Andrews 52/54; A: J Raper 48/50, M Raper 50/54; B: B Pobke 46/51, R Wylie 45/51; C: D Hagger 43/50, G Lancaster 42/50; LAD: D Baynes 46/50; VET: J Mitchell 46/50; JNR: Fred Wheaton 36/50; 50T Farmer Johns MXD CS OA & A: C Pulford 69/70, B Baker 64/84; AA: J Hawker 68/70, B Evans 67/70; B: S Crane 63/70, Bruce Baker 62/70; C: F Wheaton 56/70, M Tyson 64/84; VET: R Andrews 66/70; LAD: D Baynes 66/70; JNR: L Tyson 45/70; Open HG: C Pulford 129/134; LAD: D Baynes 112/120; JNR: Fred Wheaton 92/120; VET: R Andrews 114/120. Wilkawatt 14/09/2014 Warm, overcast (70): 40T State MXD CS OA & AA: D Oliviero 60/60, D Beelitz 72/74; A: L Ciaramellano 69/74, B Clothier 66/74; B: R Wylie 56/60, J Rice 55/60; C: D Hagger 63/74, F Wheaton 53/74; VET: R Andrews 72/74; LAD: D McPherson 54/60; 50T Anniversary DB CS OA & AA: V Bone 116/116, M Stokes 115/116; A: B Clothier 50/51, C Pulford 49/51; B: S Rogers 49/50, G Sims 48/51; C: F Wheaton 48/50, R Wheaton 47/50; VET: R Andrews 50/50; LAD: D Baynes 50/50; Day 2 HG Open: D Oliviero 109/110; LAD: D McPherson 100/110; VET: R Andrews 108/110; JNR: F Wheaton 97/110; 2 Day HG AA: R Andrews, V Bone 222/230; A HG: C Pulford 217/230; B HG: R Wylie 200/230; C H: D Hagger 190/230; LAD HG: D Baynes 204/230; JNR HG: F Wheaton 189/230; VET HG: J Mitchell 209/230. Whyalla 24 & 25/08/2014 Fine, Light Winds (14): D/R 25Pr AA: T Stringer 36/50, J King 30/50; A: P Minhard 34/50; B: N Bowman 33/50, T Durdin 27/50; C: R Freeman 27/50, L Nicolson 24/50; 20Pr State Night D/D: 1st J King, 2nd T Stringer, P Minhard; 50T DB AA: Darwin 24/08/ Degrees, Bright and Sunny (30): 50T DB: AA: G Bateson 139/139; A: J Veal 88/89; B: J Hayne 49/50; C: B Slade 47/50; 25T PS AA: D Davies 73/75; A: R Batson 74/75; B: J Hayne 74/75; C: D Luttig 64/75; 50T SKT AA & A: B Harris 51/54; B: G Harrington 43/50; C: B Irwin 41/50; 50T SKT DBL AA & A: B Harris 42/50; B: G Harrington 46/50; C: D Cox 47/50. Boyup Brook 17/08/2014 Perfect (16): Club Championship: 25T SKT, 25T DB, 25T HC, 15T D/R OA: P House 102/105; AA: D Fortune 96/105; A: P Iley 95/105; B: G Hales 81/105; C: N Sprigg 82/105. Edgehill 07/09/2014 Windy, overcast (41): 50T DB OA: G Fleay; AA: P House, C Hyder, M Tucker; A: F Pradera, G Scott, L Patterson; B: V Marney, D Mainwaring, B Whiteaker; C: A Bekle, R Brasher; 50T DB SW Trap Shield OA: L Patterson 50/50; AA: G Fleay 49/50, M Tucker 48/50; A: A Tyrrell 50/53, P Fost 49/53; B: W McGillivray 49/50; C: A Bekle 44/50. Edgehill 20/09/2014 Fine (25): 75T SKT OA: M Perry 72/75; AA: S O Brien 71/75, J Puglia 67/75; A: R Wendt 67/75; B: M Cubic, T Stakey 68/75; C: R Brasher 63/75, J Pinckney 59/75. Geraldton 29/06/2014 Windy (26): 50T D/R PA: T Blakeney 89/100; AA: G Kelly 87/100; A: N Dunn 75/100; R Appleton 66/100; C: D James 73/100; 50T DB, 25T HC AA: J Chandler, J Marsden 73/75; A: T Thurkle 74/75; B: D Boschetti 71/75; C: I Morris 61/75. Geraldton 20/07/2014 Rainy (18): Frank Bombara Memorial 100T SKT HC: 1st B Chester 139/156, 2nd J Dohnt 134/156, I Grant 126/147. Geraldton 27/07/2014 Fine, some cloud: 50T TWR A: G Day 38/50; B: G O Brien 41/50; C: D King 45/50; 75T DB OA: D McCagh 90/90; AA: M Boschetti 82/83; A: B Boschetti 89/90; B: B Gale 74/75; C: I Morris 66/75. Geraldton 03/08/2014 Fine (25): 25Pr SKT OA: S McKay 47/50; AA: T Marsden 40/50; A: S McKay 47/50; B: T Blackeney 43/50; C: B Chester 34/52; 25T SB OA: D McCagh 28/28; AA: G Kelly 27/28; A: B Boschetti 24/25; B: B Chester 23/25; C: I Morris 21/25; 50T SB CC OA: G Kelly 53/53; A: T Blackney 52/53; A: B Boschetti 602/62; B: B Chester 46/50; C: I Morris 41/50. Geraldton 24/08/2014 Fine (23): 150T DB OA: G Kelly 150/150; B Andrews 50/50, T Stringer 49/50; A: P Minhard 48/50; B: N Bowman 48/50; C: T Harratt 48/50, R Freeman 42/50; 50T PS AA: B Andrews 144/150, T Stringer 142/150; A: P Minhard 143/150; B: N Bowman 136/150; C: T Harratt 129/150, R Freeman 114/150. Northern Territory Darwin 07/09/2014 Hot, Humid (20): 50T DB AA: N Ferteklis 73/73; A: B Fox 49/50; B: A Galati 84/84; C: M Britton 42/50; 50T HC: 1st G Bateson 59/60, 2nd J Hayne 58/60, 3rd J Forbes 55/57; 100T SKT A: A Emmett 91/100; C: D Cox 87/100. Western Australia AA: S McKay 149/150; A: B Boschetti, T Henville 146/150; B: B Gale 137/150; C: P Camerer 139/150. Geraldton 07/09/2014 Showers (13): 50 Pr SKT Doubles OA: S McKay 92/100; B: B Wellington 87/100; C: D King 74/100; 25 Pr D/R CC OA: M Boschetti 47/50; AA: J Chandler 43/50; A: D Boschetti 43/50; B: R Appleton 34/50; C: I Morkis 41/50; 25 Pr D/D CC: 1st M Boschetti, D Boschetti, 2nd I Grant, G O Brien, 3rd S McKay, D King. Geraldton 14/09/2014 Fine (35): 50T Zone Team: T Henville 149/150, M Boschetti 147/150, G Kelly 146/150, T Blakeney 145/150; D King 145/150; 50T DB OA: S McKay 139/139; AA: M Boschetti 138/139; A: L Oliveri 83/84; B: B Chester 48/50; C: I Morris 46/50. Great Southern Zone 07/09/2014 Fine (47): Great Southern Zone Shoot (15DB, 15SB, 15Pts, 15Cont, 10H/Cap, 5 Pr D/R, 5 W/Up, 25 SKT): OA HG: N Suckling 131/140; Intermediate HG: S Sloan 127/140; AA: J Hamilton 129/140, N Blake 128/140; A: R Eckersley 125/140, L Hull 124/140; B: T Lenkeit 121/140, T Hamersley 116/140; C: L Banks 111/140, K Milton 111/140. Katanning 14/09/2104 Perfect (18): 100 DB Barry Kowald Cup OA: J West 100/100; AA: L Fisher 99/100, B Kowald 98/100; A: J West 100/100, R Eckersley 98/100; B: M O Donnell 93/100, R Pickford 89/100; C: R Miles 89/100, K Mills 86/100. Peel & Districts 24/08/2014 Warm & sunny (53): 100T DB Shooter Shop Classic OA: C Bager 174/174; AA: J Fleay 173/174, I Burgess 167/168, T Burnard 127/128; A: K Holden 98/100, G Smith 99/102, B Hogg 98/102; B: A Smedley 99/100, B Gluyas 98/100, M Mascio 96/100; C: R Goodier 91/100, J Gallagher 90/100, G Parkes 89/100. Peel & Districts 07/09/2014 Showery & Cool (20): 100T DB Open Club CS OA: T Burnard 108/109; AA: W Kuser 107/109, I Buitendag 106/108, A Strahan 103/105; A: G Smith 92/100, D NOVEMBER 2014 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET NEWS 27

30 PEEL and DISTRICTS GUN CLUB (Inc) PEEL and DISTRICTS GUN CLUB (Inc) PRESENTS THE SILVER DOLPHIN 2 ½ DAY TRAP CARNIVAL LOCATED AT Lot 579 Old Bunbury Road, COOLUP Major sponsors: Pitaro Homes & Bluescope Water Tanks November Practice on Friday 14 November from pm Sat & Sun from am $3.00 per 10 targets, 250 FREE shells on Sat and Sun for practice. Day 1: Friday November 14, 2pm start Event 1: 20 DB 20SB & 20PS $40.00 OA 1, 2 & 3 in each grade. L, J & V Sponsored by K & G PILOTS Alan Strahan Day 2: Saturday November 15, 8.15am start Event 2: 10 target DB EO $10.00 Cash divide graded No O/All Event 3: 75 Medley Champ of Champs $60.00 OA sponsored by: Joe Gilbert OA 1, 2 & 3 in each grade. L, J & V Sponsored by: BLUE SCOPE WATER TANKS Event 4: 30 Points score $20.00 OA 1, 2 & 3 in each grade. L, J & V Sponsored by: PITARO HOMES Day 3: Sunday November 16, 8.15am start Event 5: 60 Double barrel 2 x 30 visits $45.00 OA 1, 2 & 3 in each grade. L, J & V Sponsored by: BLUE SCOPE WATER TANKS Event 6: 10 DB 10 SB 10 PS $25.00 OA 1, 2 & 3 in each grade. L, J & V Sponsored by: PITARO HOMES Total nomination for the weekend $ (Sat and Sun $160.00) 265 targets for the weekend all FLURO White flyer targets thrown from Canterbury traps. Overall High Gun events 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 OA High Gun (Silver Dolphin Badge, sash and prize to the total value of $ ) High Gun for Ladies, Juniors and Veterans Graded High Guns AA, A, B and C $ cash each 13 Sashes on offer OVER 10K WORTH OF PRIZES FOR THE WEEKEND Juniors offered 20% discount to shoot entire programme including Friday Camping, shower, and canteen facilities available. Bacon and egg breakfast 7am on Saturday and Sunday at $8 per head. Free BBQ Saturday night and entertainment by Ebonnie. There will be a $500 jackpot on both Saturday and Sunday. ENQUIRIES: Greg Walker / Alan Strahan P&DGC reserves the right to change the programme as and if required. 28 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS NOVEMBER 2014

31 Shooting Extravaganza! NOVEMBER 2014 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET NEWS 29

32 Insta Cardwell 98/107; B: A Smedley 88/100; C: L Dinnie 82/100. Wagin 23/08/2014 Clear (8): Ladies Day 15T SB: 1st T Brockwell 8/15, 2nd A Hamersley 6/15, 3rd A. Walton 5/15. Wagin 24/08/2014 Clear, occasional wind (16): 100T HC: Joe Pintaudi Cup: 1st M Edwards 92/100, Ballandean 17/08/2014 Sunny, icy wind (21): 5T PS E/O: D Musumeci, J Lawrie, M Jenkins, D Conduit, Tony Rogers, L Costanzo, F Musumeci 15/15; 25T DB OA: P Westbury 46/46; AA: D Conduit 41/42, Tony Rogers 36/37; A: D Musumeci 45/46, W Mattarollo 43/44; B: S Scalia 24/25, J Lawrie 23/25; C: L Henderson 24/25, L Knight 23/25; 75T SEZ MXD CS OA: Tony Rogers 100/105; AA: F Musumeci 95/105, P Westbury 88/105; A: L Costanzo 94/105, D Musumeci 84/105; B: S Scalia 95/105, M Jenkins 90/105; C: N Peake 83/105, M Peake 79/105; HG OA: Tony Rogers 140/145. Ballandean 21/09/2014 Cool Wind/Partly Cloudy (31): 5T PS E/O: P Westbury, D Conduit, M Williamson, P Dignam, R Obst, J Lee 15/15; 30T BCTC DB CS OA: K Noud 33/33; AA: P Dignam 31/32, D Conduit 29/30; A: P Keller 33/34, L Costanzo 32/34; B: R White 32/35, S Scalia 31/35; C: Z Knight 32/33, P Watt 27/30; 25T HC: 1st: Tony Rogers 25/25, 2nd: M Jenkins 30/31, 3rd: J Lee 2nd L Pederick 91/100, 3rd T Hamersley 91/100. Wagin 13/09/2014 Clear, windy (17): 100 Pr D/R OA: J Fleay 186/200; AA: G Fleay 174/200, T Moffatt 173/200; A: M Moffatt 162/200, C Moffatt 152/200; B: T Hamersley 132/200; C: K Schleuter 146/200, L Storer 135/200, R Miles 122/200. Queensland 29/31; 20 Pr D/R OA: Tony Rogers 45/48; AA: J Lee 44/48, G Costanzo 35/40; A: W Mattarollo 36/40, I McNally 33/40; B: R White 32/40, M Jenkins 30/40; C: Z Knight 28/40, J McNally 27/40; HG OA: J Lee 105/110. Brisbane 07/09/2014 Sunny, some wind (5 squads plus): 50T CD C: G Graham 46/50; B: T Pieterse 50/50; A: N Dimmick 50/50; AA: L Hughes, N Hughes 50/50; 50T Champ: C: G Graham 46/50; B: R Shelvey 48/50; A: J McLennan 48/50; AA: N Hughes 48/50; 50T Doubles C: R Itzstein 34/50; B: G Cafferty 43/50; A: F Cooper 47/50; AA: N Hughes 47/50; OA HG C: G Graham 129/150; B: G Cafferty 134/150; A: F Cooper 142/150; AA: L Hughes 141/150; OA: N Hughes 145/150. Bundaberg 06 & 07/09/2014 Sunny and Windy Saturday Overcast and Windy and Wet at the end (Skeet 9 and Trap 29): 25T OG SKT A: A Bozier, P Bozier 23/25; B: K Rehbein 21/25; C: B Short 21/25; 25T SKT CS OA: A Bozier 24/25; A: A Bozier 24/25; B: K Rehbein 23/25; C: P Rehbein 24/25; 25T DB CD AA: K Perkins, N Catasti, P Rehbein 24/25; A: K Rehbein, B Charteris, G Rudd 22/25; B: C Groves 24/25; C: A Didone 20/25; 50T DB CS OA: G Mathews 49/50; AA: G Mathews 49/50, K Perkins 49/50; A: G Rudd 47/50, G Shorthouse 47/50; B: C Groves 45/50, T Cecil 44/50; C: A Fisher 39/50, R Cleminson 36/50; 25T DB CONT AA: G Mathews 25/25; A: D Rudd 24/25; B: G Jensen 23/25; C: A Didone 22/25; HG OA: G Mathews 96/100. Caboolture 07/09/2014 (55): 30T Sweeps AA: B Brown, B Weedon, A McKenzie, W Humphriesm, T Gurski 30/30; A: D Helwig 30/30, B McDonald, P Pagliarano, B Wiseman, K Noud 28/30; B: C Houghton, B McNamara 29/30, R Hezell, S Stramarcos 27/30; C: A Gallagher 29/30, D Gray, S Patti, M James 27/30; 30T SB AA: W Humphries 31/32, J Teece 30/32; A: B Wiseman 27/30, D Helwig 26/30; B: A Lestani 29/30, S Stramarcos 30/33; C: J Holmes 27/30, A Gallagher 29/34; 30T DB AA: W Humphries 60/60, M Smith 56/60; A: D Helwig 31/31, B McDonald 30/31; B: S Stramarcos 30/30, C Houghton 40/41; C: S Patti 30/30, M James 36/38; 30T HC AA: R Fett 34/34, S Stramarcos 33/34, M Smith 36/37, A Gallagher 35/37, K Helwig 31/33; OA HG: W Humphries 115/120; AA: M Smith 114/120; A: D Helwig 112/120; B: S Stramarcos 114/120; C: A Gallagher 113/120. Caboolture 14/09/2014 Warm and sunny (25): 50T SKT CD AA: N Hughes, L Sceresini 50/50; A: M Rhue 45/50; B: J Holmes 45/50; C: P Dow 46/50, V Vitale 45/50; 50T SKT Monthly Champion AA: T Rhue 50/50; A: M Rhue 44/50; B: A Corless 48/50; C: P Smith 43/50; 50T SKT Doubles AA: M Fanning 49/50; A: J Richards 47/50; B: A Corless 45/50; C: R Bugler 41/50; OA: M Fanning 147/150; AA: L Sceresini 146/150; A: J Richards 131/150; B: A Corless 136/150; C: P Dow 125/150. Callide Dawson 06/09/2014 Fine and Cool (47): 30T E/O CD Medley 15M AA: A Dallas 50/50, B Pavy 49/50, N Berry 48/50; A: J Fairley, P Purkis 46/50, S Larsen, K Busteed, J Storch 45/50, P degit 44/50; B: D Barletta 47/50, B Morrissy 46/50, C Selmanovic, T Harker 43/50; C: Sheryn Busteed 39/50, T Lehman, I Campbell 38/50, J Stringer 37/50; 30T SB 15M OA: S Larsen 30/30; AA: A Dallas 29/30, N Berry 29/32; A: M Sutherland 29/30, T Lamb 28/30; B: T Harker 27/30, I Mapp 26/30; C: P Farrell 25/30, I Campbell 24/30; 30T DB 15M OA: N Busteed 30/30; AA: R Miller 73/74, A Dallas 72/74; A: S Pearce 74/75, S Larsen 73/75; B: T Harker 30/31, M Grant 29/31; C: J Stringer 28/30, L Tennent 27/30; 30T DB CONT 15M OA: A Dallas 33/34; AA: M Elliott 32/34, G Reynolds 29/31; A: M Sutherland 28/30, C Barletta 32/35; B: D Barletta 28/30, B Morrissy 27/30; C: S Busteed 29/34, T Lehman 28/34; 50T DB Pts 15M OA: N Berry 146/150; AA: M Collins 144/150, B Pavy 138/150; A: A Powell 142/150, S Larsen 139/150; B: S Struss 133/153, C Selmanovic 132/153; C: T Lehman 123/156, S Busteed 120/156; 30T DB HC: 1st J Fairley 29/30 19M, 2nd S Becker 34/36 21M, 3rd S Larsen 33/36 19M, 4th T Lehman 27/31 15M, 5th P Purkis 26/31 19M; LAD HG: T Harker 274/320; VET HG: N Berry 301/320; JNR HG: B Graving 206/320; AA HG: S Becker 291/320; A HG: A Powell 295/333; B HG: C Selmanovic 273/320; C HG: T Lehman 255/320; OA HG: S Larsen 298/320. Charters Towers 07/09/2014 (24): 25T Pts AA: C Davis, B Murray 73/75; A: D Grant 72/75, R MacCormack 67/75; B: B Taylor 67/75, M Wilkins, D Killick 63/75; C: A Newport 71/75, L Archer 66/75; 25T DB 15m AA: S Gross 25/25, N Sheehan 24/25; A: D Guy, D Grant 75/75; B: N Young 25/25, B Taylor, M Wilkins 23/25; C: A Newport 20/25, L Archer 19/25; 25T HC: 1st M Wilkins 25/25, Shoot to the Gold Coast in 2014! Over 40 sports Nightly entertainment 12,000 participants Friday 7 November - Skeet Saturday 8 November - Trap Sunday 9 November - Sporting For more information call Debbie on mastersgames.com.au Enter Now! 1-9 November AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS NOVEMBER 2014

33 2nd N Young 33/35, 3rd D Guy 32/35; 25T SB CONT AA: B Murphy 24/25; A: D Grant 23/25, D Guy, B McFarlane 22/25; B: B Taylor 22/25, N Young 21/25; C: A Newport 22/25, L Archer 15/25; 25T SKT Sweeps: B Davis, S Goss, Joe Davis, Jim Davis 25/25; 25T SKT Sweeps: C Davis, B Davis, S Goss, Joe Davis, B McFarlane, G Davis, Jim Davis 25/25. Dysart 07/09/2014 Overcast and gusty winds (8): 25T DB AA: A Skinner 25/25; A: Alex Skinner 22/25; B: P Ryder 23/25; 25T PS AA: A Skinner 74/75; A: Alex Skinner 64/75; B: P Ryder 73/75; 25T CONT AA: M Fuller 25/25; A: Alex Skinner 64/75; B: P Ryder 73/75; 15 Pr D/R AA: M Fuller, R Meaney 25/30; A: Alex Skinner 16/30; B: P Ryder 22/30; OA & B: P Ryder 142/155; AA: A Skinner 141/155; A: Alex Skinner 125/155; Dysart Monthly Challenge Philip Ryder 27/29. Gemfields 14/06/2014 CZ Night PS: OA: E Bates 74/75; AA: T Moore 72/75, R Cross 71/75; A: P Brandt 72/75, L Selke 69/75;B: L Selke 69/75, J Vohland 66/75; CZ Mixed Target Medley: OA: G Cross 58/60; AA: T Moore 57/60, R Cross 77/84; A: D Meek 57/60, L Selke 68/72; B: C Adams 52/60, D Milgate 51/60. Gemfields 15/06/ T President Cup: OA: A Skinner 100/100; AA: B Cowley 136/138, P Brandt 135/138; A: R Kajewski 96/100, M Fuller 95/100; B: L Selke 96/102, E Death 95/102; C: B Pukallus 75/102, A Skinner 74/102. Gemfields 16 & 17/08/2014 Wet, Rainy & Cold (87): 50T DB OA: L Broom 124/124; AA: A Dallas 123/124, G Reynolds 116/117; A: K Williams 73/74, B Pavy 65/66; B: J Wiseman 50/50, L Selke 63/65; C: H Dunn 49/50, B Wiseman 47/50; 30T Gem Special PS OA: T Misson 141/141; AA: A Adams 140/141, A Dallas 125/126; A: R Woodhouse 92/93, D Meek 89/93; B: K Green 86/90, E Death 91/96; C: B De Boer 85/90, G Howard 88/93; 30T CONT OA: B Pavy 79/80; AA: L Broom 78/80, V Storch 43/44; A: D Meek 49/50, W Johnson 43/44; B: E Trost 30/30, K Saunders 39/40; C: H Dunn 29/30, G Oats 36/38; 30T PS OA: A Dallas 90/90; AA: B Powell 179/180, A Adams 176/180; A: K Williams 89/90, I Mylrea 96/99; B: J Vohland 88/90, J Powell 93/99; C: D Rolfe 84/90, H Dunn 82/93; 30T SB OA: T Misson 38/39; AA: A Dallas 33/35, A Adams 32/35; A: I Mylrea 29/30, A Powell 28/30; B: E Trost 29/31, P Taylor 28/31; C: H Dunn 26/30, A Skinner 25/30; 30T HC: 1ST: H Dunn 35/35, 2ND: T Misson 34/35, 3RD: G Howard 32/33, 4TH: A Love 29/30, 5TH: C Beavis 34/36; HG OA: T Misson 315/320; AA: A Adams 312/320; A: B Pavy 305/320; B: K Green 292/320; C: H Dunn 296/320; LAD: Z Powell 301/320; VET: A Powell 300/320; JNR: J Powell 286/320; Encouragement: M Newton 179/320. Gladstone 14/09/2014 SE wind with cloud (17): 30 T Medley AA: N Busteed 48/50, G Reynolds 45/50; A: W Scarborough 43/50; B: G Whitfield 40/50, B Morrissy 36/50; C: S Busteed 40/50, T Onekawa 37/50; 50T SB Patrons Cup OA: N Busteed 44/50; AA: S Fett 41/50, G Reynolds 38/50; A: W Scarborough 41/50; B: G Whitfield 41/50, B Morrissy 30/50; C: A Johnson 35/50, S Busteed 34/50; 50T DB CONT Presidents Cup OA: G Reynolds 48/50; AA: N Busteed 46/50, S Fett 41/50; A: W Scarborough 45/50; B: G Whitfield 40/50, B Morrissy 38/50; C: T Onekawa 44/50, S Busteed 40/50. Maryborough 24/08/2014 Cold, windy & dull (26): 25T DB AA: W Durry, P Anderson, B Harker 25/25; A: M Zipf, M Budgen 25/25; B: T Rosemalen, T Cecil 24/25; C: Cayce Arthur, R Sorati 22/25; 25T Pts AA: P Anderson 81/86, B Harker 80/86; A: B Pavy 75/75, J Zaric 74/75; B: S Bell 67/75, T Rosmalen 65/75; NOVEMBER PROGRAMS Practice: 1-5 pm Saturday 15 th, 22 nd & 29 th Nov Wednesday 5 th November Night Trap 75 Targets 15m 7.00 pm Start Pan Pacific Masters Games 7 th 9 th November 3 Disciplines GOLD COAST CLAY TARGET CLUB Sat & Sun 1 st & 2 nd November Annual Sporting Carnival 100 Targets per day, 9.00 am Start Graded Trophies OA, Grade & Section Highguns - Sashes, Medals, Cash Sporting Captain: Kev Seeney Free Camping on the grounds Sunday 16 th November - Skeet 150 Targets am Start For full programs Caboolture Clay Target Club 2014 Annual Trap Carnival 1st & 2nd November 2014 Saturday 9.30am start Event 1 25 Tgt Double Barrel Sweeps $15 Event 2 25 Tgt Single Barrel $20 Sash & Trophy O/A + 1st & 2nd each grade Event 3 30 Tgt Handicap $25 1st to 5th Event 4 30 Tgt Double Barrel $25 Championship Sash & Trophy O/A + 1st & 2nd each grade Sunday 9.00am start Event 5 30 Tgt D/B Continental $25 Trophy O/A + 1st and 2nd each grade Event 6 30 Tgt Points $25 Championship Sash & Trophy O/A + 1st and 2nd each grade Event 7 20 Pair Double Rise $25 Trophy O/A + 1st & 2nd each grade HIGH GUNS OA AA A B C + L J V Total Noms if shooting the whole program $140 LADIES, JUNIORS AND VETS $110 Camping available on grounds Hot showers Address: 558 Uhlmann Road Burpengary Qld Contact: Brett Brown Tony Heuser NOVEMBER 2014 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET NEWS 31

34 C; C Arthur 63/75, R Sorati 54/75; 25T HC: 1st G Matthews 26/27, 2nd P Lewis 25/27, 3rd K Rehbein 38/41; 30T Medley 10T SB, 10T CONT, % Pr D/R AA: G Rudd 35/38, R Rehbein 32/35; A: J Zaric 28/30, B Pavy 35/38; B: S Bell 24/30, T Cecil 23/30; C: C Arthur 20/30, R Sorati 19/20; HG AA: P Anderson 145/155; A: B Pavy 164/171; B: S Bell 135/155; C: C Arthur 127/155; VET: G Rudd 140/155. Northern Zone Trap Carnival 30 & 31/08/2014 Mild, cold mornings (75): 25T DB OA: J Williams 25; AA: R Cannon 25, I Palmer 25; A: G Sayward 25, D Guy 24; B: C Vsn Elst 25, M Wilkins 24; C: G Alvero 24, P Vit 24; 25T SB OA: D Guy 25; AA: W Reeves 31/32, J Williams 30/32; A: M Costa 28/31, M Evangeline 27/31; B: L Conn 28/30, M Wilkins 27/30; C: F Scamnello 23/25, P Vit 22/26; 25T PS OA: J Caruso 120/120; AA: J Smaniotto 119/120, R Cannon 101/102; A: M Evangeline 118/119, A Poggioli 74/75; B: D Killick 73/75, M Wilkins 71/75; C: P Vit 67/75, G Bugeja 66/75; 25T H/C: 1st D Sutherland 25, 2nd M Evangeline 57/58, 3rd W Read 56/58, 45T Medley OA: P Whatley 75; AA: J Smaniotto 99/100, I Palmer 98/100; A: J Alvero 73/75, D Hobbs 72/75; B: W Bosworth 73/75, M Stella 71/75; C: F Scamnello 93/100, F Nunan 88/100; 15Pr D/R OA: W Reeves 46/50; AA: J Smaniotto 45/50, K Miller 36/40; A: A Poggioli 33/40, R Maccormack 32/40; B: W Bosworth 27/30, C Van Elst 23/30; C: G Bugeja 23/30, B Choyce 20/30; HG OA: B Bosworth 257/271; AA: J Williams 256/271; A: J Alvero 234/255; B: W Bosworth 232/255; C: P Vit 220/255; LAD: M Evangeline 231/255; JNR: B Choyce 130/255; VET: E Collins 234/255. Port Denison 24/08/2014 Perfect Shooting weather (14): 25T DB Sweepstakes AA: G Maltby 25/25, C Edgerton, R Gough 23/25; A: M Evangeline 24/25, M Venter, G Bonann 23/25; B: R Snell 23/25, D Killick 22/25, N Maltby, J Kinnonmonth 21/25; C: T Newport 18/25; 25T SB North Queensland Newspaper Company Trophy AA: R Gough 24/25; A: M Evangeline 22/25; B: R Snell 21/25; C: T Newport 16/25; 25T PS Shield Construction Trophy AA: C Edgerton 73/75; A: M Venter 74/75; B: D Killick after a shoot off with R Snell 70/75; C: T Newport 25T HC Patron s Trophy: 1st R Snell 24/26, 2nd G Bonanno 23/26, 3rd T Newport 24/27 after a shoot off with T Laspina. Redcliffe 17/08/2014 Good (82): 25T DB CD AA: B Podlich, F Mills 25/25, G McClymont, B McKechnie 24/25; A: G Paviour, A Mills 24/25, G Hogarth 22/25; B: B McNamara 24/25, K Simpson 23/25; C: A Coco 23/25, B Stevenson 22/25; 25T SB AA: B McKechnie 23/25, B Podlich 22/25; A: G Hogarth 23/27, B Wiseman 22/27 (shoot off); B: B McNamara 20/25, T Firth 20/31 (shoot off); C: A Coco 19/27 (shoot off) J Holmes 20/31 (shoot off); 50T PS AA: B Podlich 137/150, G McClymont 136/150; A: A Mills 135/150, G Paviour 132/150; B: K Simpson 133/150, T Firth 129/150; C: J Holmes 120/150, G Colley 114/150; 25T Progressive Meterage: AA: G McClymont 29/30, B McKechnie 28/30 (shoot off); A: G paviour 24/26, A Mills 23/26 (shoot off); B: B McNamara 21/26, K Simpson 20/26 (shoot off); C: J Holmes 21/26, B Stevenson 20/26 (shoot off); HG OA: B Podlich 206/250; AA: G McClymont 205/250; A: A Mills 201/250; B: K Simpson 194/250; C: J Holmes 178/250. Rockhampton 06/07/2014 Fine (15): 25T DB AA & A: L Chelepy 28/28, B Pavy 27/28; B & C: T Cole 25/25, D Buchholz 24/25; 25T SB AA & A: B Muirson 31/33, G Whitfield 30/33; B & C: K Thompson 24/27, T Cole 23/27; 25T HC: (-1 metre): 1. T Cole 25/25, 2. G Reynolds 32/33, 3. N Trost 31/33; 50T Pts AA & A: G Reynolds 145/150, B Pavy 141/150; B & C: T Cole 129/150, T. Beck 125/150. Rockhampton 03/08/2014 Fine (21): 25T DB AA: B Muirson 25/25, G Noffke 24/25; A: C Peadon 25/25, B Tennent 23/25; B & C: G Oates 24/25, T Daniels 21/25; 25T Pts AA: D Noffke 73/75, B Muirson 72/75; A: D Berrie 75/75, L Chelepy 74/75; B & C: M Chelepy 69/75, R Cox 67/75; 25T CONT AA: D Noffke 25/25, L Broom 24/25; A: L Chelepy 25/25, D Berrie 23/25; B & C: G Oates 25/25, L Tennent 23/25; 25Pr D/R AA: D Noffke 44/50, B Muirson 42/50; A: B Tennent 39/50, D Berrie 34/50; B & C: L Tennent 33/50, B Deboer 30/50; 50T SKRT HC: 1. M Chelepy, 2. L Chelepy, 3. R Newton. Roma 06/09/2014 Sunny (20): DB Cup: 25T SKT HC OA: 1st R Browning 29/34, 2nd R Morrison 27/32, 3rd T Allen 20/26; 100T Roma Double Barrel Cup OA: R Morrison 100/100; AA: D Collins 96/100, I Andrews 121/127; A: G Bryant 95/100, G Graham 103/110; B: R Browning 88/100, J Murphy 85/100; C: D Hughes 75/100, D Johnstone 73/100. Silkwood 07/09/2014 Perfect conditions (47): 25T DB AA: A Sclippa, E Collins, R Cannon 25; A: J Stella 24, J Alvero 23; B: A Russo, M Schaper 25; C: W Reichman 24, G Braid, J Faulks, M Bosworth 23; 50T PS AA: E Collins 149, P Whatley 144; A: J Stella 142, J Alvero 131; B: S Rosendahl 139, B Lansdown, W Bosworth 135; C: N Edward, F Scamnello 131; 25T HC: 1st J Alvero, 2nd S Rosendahl, 3rd N Edward; 15PR D/R AA: P Whatley 29, B Bosworth 27; A: J Alvero 21, J Stella 16; B: R Draper 24, C Van Elst 22; C: G Battiato 21, W Reichmann 20. Texas 24/08/2014 Fine, slight breeze (12): 50T DB AA & A: R Carver, M Johnson; B & C: B Hohn, R White; 50T Pts AA & A: M Forrest, R Carver; B & C: R White, T Hohn. Toogoolawah 24/08/2014 Overcast & windy (19): RAY WHITE CLASSIC 120T DB AA: J Kennedy 117/120, B McKechnie 116/120; A: H Clarke 119/120, P Keller 116/120; B: C Stevens 116/120, I Boycon 114/120; C: D Cameron 85/120. Toowoomba 14/09/2014 Fine and sunny (26): 50T DB OA: J Gerard 50/50; AA: R Smith 85/86, G Turner 84/86; A: B Pearce 67/71, P Keller 66/71; B: B Monckton47/50, K Penfold 48/52; C: M English 43/50, P Watt 41/50; 50T CONT AA: K Simpson 50/50, P Dignam 49/50; A: H Miller 65/67, R McDougall 64/67; B: J Hesbrook 48/50; C Gray 47/50; C: W Turner 44/50, M English 43/50; 15 Pr D/R AA: R Smith 45/50, G Turner 43/50; A: H Miller 27/30, B Pearce 23/30; B: J Hesbrook 25/30, C Gray 24/30; C: M English 23/30, P Watt 20/30. Toowoomba 21/09/2014 Blowing a Gale (21): 50T TWR AA: T Gill, K Penfold 49/50; A: A Leech 49/50; B: V Nolan 48/50; C: R Kennedy 49/50; 50T SEZ TWR CS OA: T Gill 119/119; AA: K Penfold 50/50; A: V Nolan 50/50; B: H Miller 50/50; C: R Drews 49/50, R Kennedy 48/50. Townsville 19/07/2014 Clear (173): 25T DB CD AA: L Bloom, R Carty, T Malony, D Zammitt, K Williams, R Cannon, G Rudd, J Tuttle, B Murphy, G Ellis, A Barbour, D Reeves, M Nicolaides, G Rea, T Caruso, J Caruso, B Bosworth, J Rossato, P Whatley 25/25; A: N Benson, J Stella, M Evangeline, Di Reeves, L Populin, D Guy, G Hogarth 25/25; B: N Bruce, S Edwards, R Snell, N Davis, B Bullick 25/25; C: D Poile 24/25 S Vale, L Carty 23/25; 50T DB CS OA: J Rossato 206/206; AA: R Collinson 205/206, J Caruso 144/145; A: G Bonanno 116/117, A Vassalini 91/92; B: K Green 56/57, R Snell 55/57; C: J Kinninmonth 57/58, M Stella 48/50; LAD: M Evangeline 56/57; JNR: A Ballarino 69/70; VET: G Rudd 78/79; 45T Medley CS OA: C Muller 99/100; AA: R Collinson 149/150, W Read 147/150; A: G Archer 98/100, G Reeves 97/100; B: R Pack 74/75, G Reeves 73/75; C: F Scamello 71/75, B Wiseman 70/75; LAD: K Williams 73/75; JNR: A Ballarino 73/75; VET: T Marony 98/100; 25T DB HC: 1st: N Sheehan 36/36, 2nd: Joe Davis 35/36, 3rd: A Bosworth 33/34; 50T QLD DB NIGHT CS OA: R Cannon 72/72; AA: L Broom 71/72, P Brandt 68/69; A: M Costa 50/50, M Smith 49/50; B: T Harker 49/50, R Draper 49/50; C: M Stella 56/63, K Muller 55/63; LAD: K Williams; 46/50; JNR: A Ballarino 49/50; VET: G Brain 49/50; 25T DB CD AA: L Broom, P Scalia, T Marony, A Ballarino, K Williams, D Zammitt, I Palmer, P Whatley, R Cannon, R Gough, S Whitehead, R Collinson, J Tuttle, B Weedon, B Murphy, G Brain, S Ellis, Dean Reeves, C Edgerton, Rob Cusack, T Matthews, T Caruso, J Caruso, J Rossato 25/25; A: J Dunstone, P Dury, W Cislowski, T Mitchell, J Davis, L Populin, R Maxwell, G Hogarth, P Colls, D Guy, A Bosworth 25/25; B: P Robertson, K Green 25/25 J Collins, J Wiseman, Alexandra 07/09/2014 Fine no wind (35): 20T PTS OA & AA: L Fitzpatrick 76/78; A: C Asquith 73/78; B: M Spencer 58/60; C: R Press 51/60; 20T DB Trout Opening OA & AA: R Burgess 44/44, G McClure 34/35; A: W Green 23/24, C Asquith 22/24; B: D Collihole 43/44, M Spencer 23/24; C: N Strongman 19/20, G Bennett 18/20; 20T CONT DB OA & AA: L Fitzpatrick 35/35, G McClure 34/35; A: G Ogilvie 23/24, C Asquith R Draper, R Dwyer, G Davis, N Maltby, R Snell, S Pack, W Bosworth 24/25; C: L Robertson, B Wiseman L Harker, S Vale 25/25; 50T DB PS CS OA: T Caruso 206/207; AA: J Caruso 205/207 B Murphy 176/180; A: D Guy 160/162, T Mitchell 199/201; B: W Bosworth 145/150, R Snell 144/150; C: B Wiseman 140/150, M Stella 138/153; LAD: S Ellis 146/150; JNR: A Ballarino 147/150; VET: G Hogarth 148/150; 50T QLD DB PS CONT CS OA: R Gough 149/150; AA: Joe Davis 148/150, P Scalia 147/150; A: L Populin 141/150, Jim Davis 140/150; B: R Draper 142/150, P Robertson 141/150; C: M Bosworth 140/150, B Wiseman 138/150; LAD: Di Reeves 138/150; JNR: A Ballarino 141/150; VET: G Brain 139/150; HG OA: B Murphy 464/475; AA: R Collinson, J Rossato 463/475; A: L Populin 454/475; B: W Bosworth 440/475; C: B Wiseman 439/475; LAD: K Williams 447/475; JNR: A Ballarino 456/475; VET: T Maronoy 446/475. Victoria 21/23; B: P Elward 25/26, M Spencer 24/26; C: R Press 20/22, N Strongman 19/22; 2013/2014 Club Champions AA: G McClure; A: C Asquith; B: P Elward; C: C Petersen. Ararat 06/09/2014 Perfect (41): 10T PS E/O CD: L Cook, G Moore, J Holdsworth, R Jorgensen, L Gibson, T Pilgrim, S Holdsworth, C Dunn, W Calaby, G Menhennet, N Hayden 30/30; 75T Bendigo Bank Ch/ CASTLEMAINE CLAY TARGET CLUB Melbourne Cup Day Shoot Tuesday November 4th 12 Noon Start Sponsored by Corsivia-GB Hi-Dome Petroleum Pitch Targets 25 tgt P/S C/Ship 4gr tgt S/B C/Ship 4gr tgt D/B C/Ship 4gr 1-2 High Gun over Program Contact Dave Chris AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS NOVEMBER 2014

35 100 th Anniversary Shoot & Celebration 21 st, 22 nd, 23 rd November 2014 Friday, 21 st November Practice 8.00a.m. till 5.00p.m. NOMINATIONS Event p.m. 25T D/B + 25T Pts Medley Graded Cash Divide $ p.m. Free Welcome BBQ Dinner Donated by Gold Coast Clay Target Club Event p.m. Mounts Machinery State Night D/D Championship 20 pair from 22m per person $15 O/A Team Qld Sash & $1000, 2 nd Team $750, 3 rd Team $250 Saturday, 22 nd November Event a.m. 25 Target D/B Pointscore - Graded Cash Divide $20 Event 4 Beretta Australia 30 Target D/B Handicap 1 st to 10 th $30 Beretta 692 UO, Tikka C/F Rifle, Scoped.22 Cal Rifle and $3600 Cash Event 5 Western Auger Drilling 50 Target Double Barrel Championship (concluded under lights) $30 O/All $2000, Grades 1 st $500 2 nd $300 3 rd $200, L,J,V $50 each. Free Celebratory Dinner and Party in Robinson Room Entertainment by Buckshot until late p.m. Six Mile Building Novelty Side by Side event 20 Target D/B from 18 yards $10 All firearms will be inspected for safety purposes before allowed to use. 1 st $1000, 2 nd $500, 3 rd $250, 4 th $150, 5 th $100 Dress in period costume - $500 for most authentic Male, Female, or Couple. Sunday, 23 rd November Event a.m. Australian Trade Management 30 Target D/B Handicap $10,000 Cash $30 1 st to 10 th - $4000 $2000 $1000 $800 $700 $500 $400 $300 $200 $100 Event 7 Australian DST State D/B Continental Championship 50 Targets from 15m $30 O/All Qld Sash & $2000, Grades 1 st $500 2 nd $300 3 rd $200, L,J,V $50 each. Event 8 Cliff and Tania Reid 20 Pair Double Rise Championship $30 O/All and 1 st each Grade Akkar Churchill Trap Gun Grades 2 nd $300 3 rd $200, L,J,V $50 each. Events 3,4,5,6,7,8 $170 Reduced Noms of $120 for L,J,V if shooting the whole HG program. High Guns awarded over Events 3,4,5,6,7,8. O/A High Gun sponsored by Bakearoma $3000, Graded High Guns sponsored by Roma Tyre and Battery $1000 ea, Section High Guns sponsored by Shelby-Ron Pty Ltd $500 ea, Buckles, Sashes, Badges and Commemorative Coins $1000 for shooting High Gun program clean (split if tied) sponsored by Shelby-Ron Pty Ltd 2 Spot Prizes (drawn score) of $250 on each High Gun Event (split if shared) Sponsored by Bruhl Roadworks & Earthmovent and Roma Containers The first 200 shooters to nominate will receive a complimentary 100 th Anniversary Souvenir pack Pre-noms preferred but not compulsory. Nom Form at Beretta Servicing available on site Limited Powered Sites $20 per night. Sites not booked until paid for (contact secretary) Daily lucky draw of case of beer for booked powered campsites. Pres: Robert Nugent Sec: Veronika Forsythe Pres: Robert Nugent Sec: Veronika Forsythe Bakearoma Roma Roma Tyre and Tyre Battery and Battery Shelby-Ron Pty Ltd Cliff & Tania Reid The committee reserves the right to alter the program if necessary

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39 VICTORIAN CLAY TARGET 2015 Victorian State Skeet Carnival Hosted by the Melbourne Gun Club Inc. Victoria Road, Yering January 29th, 30th, 31st & February 1st 2015 PRE-NOMINATION FORM PLEASE NOTE: ENTRIES WILL BE LIMITED TO 20 SQUADS MELBOURNE GUN CLUB ACTA No.: Address: First name: Surname: Suburb: State: Club: Phone No.: Mobile/Day Contact: Event 1 Event 2 Event 3 Event 4 Event 5 Event 6 Event 7 Event 8 Tick one or more of each category in which you are eligible to compete: Postcode: Open Ladies Veteran Date of Birth... Junior Date of Birth... Tick your grade and enter your handicap: AA A B C Handicap Please Note: Pre-nominations are to be received no later than Friday 9th January 2015 Shooters who do not pre-nominate may nominate on the day for an additional $10 per event. Nominations, less a $5.00 administration fee, will be refunded to any shooter unable to attend Program Thursday 29th - 9am 50 target State Skeet 28g Championship 50 Target State Skeet 410bore Championship Please Note: These events are optional and are not in the High Gun or Team Events. Friday 30th - 9am 50 Target State Skeet 20g Championship 50 Target State Skeet Handicap Saturday 31st - 9am 100 Target State Skeet Championship 50 Target Victorian Postal Teams Match (shooters to qualify) Sunday 1st - 9am 50 Target State Champion of Champions (25 Target 12g followed by 25 Target 20g) 50 Target State Skeet Doubles Championship Total Amount Due $45 $45 $45 $45 $80 $45 $45 Open Ladies/Veterans/Juniors Shooters wishing to nominate in the same squad with other shooters must send all Pre-nomination Forms and payments together in the one envelope. At least one of the Nomination Forms must show the names of all shooters wishing to squad together. Only squads of 5 shooters shooting all events (from Event 3 to Event 8) will be squadded together. Show shooters' names here: $40 $40 $40 $40 $70 $40 $40 Payment may be made by Cheque Money Order or EFT Please tick your method of payment. EFT payments to: BSB: Account No.: Account Name: Melbourne Gun Club Inc. When paying by EFT use your Initial and Surname as the reference Mail this entry form as indicated below or Fax to When paying by cheque or money order, mail this entry form, with your payment to: Secretary, Melbourne Gun Club, P.O. Box 74, Lilydale, Vic., 3140 By submission of this nomination, all participants accept the Conditions of Entry. Conditions of Entry can be viewed on and NOVEMBER 2014 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET NEWS 33

40 Ch 25T DB, SB, PS AA & OA: G Moore 148/150, T Pilgrim 147/150; A: B Coates 116/125, J Holdsworth 116/125; B: L Gibson 117/125, K Malcolm 115/125; C: A Champneys 111/125, A Wojceichowski 101/125; OA HG: G Moore 202/205; 1st National Real Estate Ararat JNR HG: T Pilgrim 200/205; Off The Fence For September: T Pilgrim. Beaufort 19/09/2014 Cool/fine (36): Grd CD AA: L Cook 59/60, P Falkinder 58/60; A: P Stowe 59/60, P Frost 57/60; B: J O Connor 60/60, J Wright 59/60, W Carnes 57/60; C: D Stokell 57/60, R Holloway 56/60, C Doody 55/60; SWZ CONT PS OA & AA: L Cook 86/87, P Falkinder 85/87; A: A Wilson 80/84, S Pearson 77/84; B: J Wright 73/75, B Carnes 71/75; C: B Hay 68/75, L Veitch 67/75; JNR: B Soufis 63/75; LAD: B Kerr 51/75; VET: L Cook 74/75; 15T A: L Cook, B Harris 13/15; B: D Hill 11/15, J Wright 10/15; C: J Soufis 13/15, A Vincent 13/16; SEPTIC: A Vincent 5/6. Bendigo 16/08/2014 Excellent (34): 75T Ch/Ch OA & AA: P Akkermans 149/150, T Moroni 148/150; A: D Milojevic 121/150, C Comensoli 116/125; B: S Pearson 114/125, D Collihole 111/125; C: K Estcourt 97/125, T Bailey 69/125, 25T CONT Pts CS OA & AA: D Hansford 83/84, L Woolley 82/84; A: A Whitechurch 73/75, B Moroni 72/75; B: S Pearson 65/75, D Collihole 61/75; C: K Comensoli 55/75, K Estcourt 41/75. Bendigo 06/09/2014 Excellent (33): 75T Sporting CS OA & AA: B Rafferty 96/105, C Lanyon 95/105; A: P Stowe 66/75, Leigh Woolley 65/75; B: A McKnight 58/75, J Gaunt 56/75; C: R Fitzgibbon 46/75, S Barling 45/75; Bendigo - Maryborough Sporting Challenge: Bendigo - R Dunstan, C Lanyon, A Campbell, C Stephen, L Woolley 334/375; Maryborough - B Rafferty, P Stowe, J Callawadda-Stawell Clay Target Club CHANGE OF DATE The Shoot advertised for November 30 has been re-scheduled to November 15 at 5.00 pm 25tgt Twilight Points Score C/ship BBQ Tea available 25 tgt Night Single Barrel C/ship 25 tgt Night Double Barrel C/ship Overall High Gun For further info: Phone Col Dunn Shepherd, J Sawyer, A McKnight 315/375; 25T SKT Trophy A: G Miller 25/26, T Pickering 24/26; B: J Lester 31/33, S Wrigley 30/33; C: S Barling 18/25. Bendigo 08/09/2014 Good (62): 30T Victorian School Persons Final OA: J Clerke 34/35; 1st Senior Boy: J Hayden 32/35, 2nd: T Pilgrim 32/35, 3rd: D Mills 31/35; 1st Senior Girl: L Woolley 36/40, 2nd: S Peatling 34/40, 3rd: B Hayden 31/35; 1st Junior Boy: W Smithwick 30/35, 2nd: B Baker 29/35, 3rd: A Bottcher 33/40; 1st Junior Girl: B Rowland 27/30, 2nd: A Jones 25/30, 3rd: B Weyermann 24/30; Team Event: Lilydale High School 132/150; W Smithwick, J Clerke, K Morrow, M Hollingworth, B Rowland; Shooter Excellence Award: Girl: E McCluskey; Boy: T Bertalli. Bendigo 20/09/2014 Good (40): 20 Pr D/R Trophy AA: C Lanyon 37/40, J Pay 43/50; A: W Gibb 30/40, C Comensoli 29/40; B: C Comensoli 30/40, T Lloyd 26/40; C: M Cox 25/40, J Knight 15/40; 25T Pts CS OA & AA: R Hosking 75/75, T Moroni 80/81; A: T Deland 80/84, C Comensoli 77/84; B: D Hannigan 68/75, C Comensoli 76/84; C: M Cox 70/75, J Knight 55/75; 50T DB CS OA & AA: P Tate 85/85, N Lloyd 84/85; A: C Comensoli 49/50, L Comensoli 48/50; B: R Comensoli 48/50, D Hannigan 48/51; C: M Cox 48/50, J Knight 42/50; HG: C Lanyon 157/165. Boort 07/09/2014 Warm and fine with light variable wind: E/O: R Peatling, R Algie, 30/30; 30T D/B Gr CS OA & AA: C Dalrymple 54/55, M Vistarini 28/30; A: S Peatling 28/30, R Algie 32/35; B: D Hannigan 23/30; C: T Hogg 53/55, T Lanyon 26/30; 25T PS OA &AA/A: T Dehne 71/75, R Algie 76/78; B: D Hannigan 63/75; C: T Hogg 70/75, T Lanyon 65/75. Callawadda/Stawell 31/08/2014 Beautiful winters day (35): 15T MXD E/O AA: G Moore, V Moore, G James, R Lehmann, C Dunn 25/25; A: A Ford, D Long, D J Knight, A Nielson 25/25; B: T Kosch 25/25, G Grant 24/25; C: J Knight 24/25, W Kosch 22/25; 75T NWZ Ch/Ch CS OA & AA: G Moore 124/125, C Dunn 123/125; A: D Perkins 117/125, A Nielson 116/125; B: S Pilgrim 118/125, L Gibson 115/125; C: S Kosch 106/125, J Knight 104/125. Callawadda/Stawell 20/09/2014 Beautiful spring day (15): 50T HC: 1st T Kosch 45/50, 2nd G James 44/50, 3rd & 4th L Gibson & A Neilson 43/50 split, 5th W Coates 42/50; 30T DB CS OA & A: A Neilson 42/42, G James 37/38; AA: C Dunn 41/42; B: L Gibson 29/30, D Harris 28/30; C: G Strauss 25/31, B Papst 24/31. Castlemaine 09/08/2014 Sunny (54): 50T B/T CS AA: R Lendon 43/50; A & OA: L Torney 50/50, T Moroni 54/57; B: C Oates 48/50, L Pitts 46/50; C: B Caldwell 45/50, A Moroni 38/50; 10T E/O AA: I Culpitt, P Akkermans, R Lendon, A Moroni, T Moroni 30/30; A: R McKinnon 30/30, C Comensoli, J Lendon 29/30; B: M Bulkeley 29/30, D Oates, V Allan 27/30; C: J Regan 29/30, G Anderson 27/30, B Caldwell 25/30; 25T DB CS AA & OA: L Cook 77/78, A Psaila 69/70; A: W Calaby 76/78, R McKinnon 36/37; B: D Hannigan 25/25, D Oates 27/28; C: A Fielding 24/25, M Henderson 24/26; 20 Pr D/R CS AA & OA: C Langridge 38/40, A Hawdon 46/50; A: B Lacey 44/50, C Comensoli 39/50; B: D Hannigan 33/40, T McCulloch 32/40; C: J Knight 38/50, J Regan 37/50. Castlemaine 27/08/2014 (27): 25T E/O CD AA: T Archer, C Oates, R Lendon 25/25; A: R McKinnon, D Knight, G Salvaggio, P West 24/25; B: P Payne 23/25, S Lowe, T McCulloch 21/25; C: D Morgan 24/25, E De Rossi 23/25; 30T MXD CS AA & OA: C Langridge 50/50, A Hawdon 74/75; A: S Morgan 49/50, TUESDAY 28TH OCTOBER Zone Delegates meeting 8pm Hill Top Golf Club Tatura SATURDAY 1ST NOVEMBER Bendigo 10am 50tgt Skeet C/ship 50tgt Skeet H/Cap SUNDAY 2ND Alexandra 11am 20tgt S/B C/ship 25tgt D/B Cont Gr C/ship 20tgt D/B P/S Gr trophy Yarrawonga 11am 100tgt D/B C/Ship TUESDAY 4TH Numurkah Shepparton 10am Melbourne Cup Day Skeet 9am 50tgt D/B C/ship 50tgt P/S C/ship 20pr D/R C/ship 10tgt Club H/cap North East Zone/V.C.T.A. NOVEMBER 2014 PROGRAM FRIDAY 7TH SATURDAY 8TH SUNDAY 9TH Echuca Victorian State Trap Carnival See CTSN ad for full details SATURDAY 15TH Bendigo 11am 25tgt B/T C/ship 25tgt Cont D/B C/ship 25tgt Harcourt Cup D/B C/ship SUNDAY 16TH Deniliquin 12noon 15tgt P/S C/D E/O 30tgt D/B C/D 20pr D/D D/P 18m 10tgt Club H/cap Mansfield 11am 100tgt M/T C/ship 20 D/B, 20 S/B, 20 P/S, 10 pr D/R, 20 Cont 25tgt Tower P/S C/ship SUNDAY 23RD Colbinabbin 1.00 pm 10tgt P/S C/D, 20tgt S/B C/ship 25tgt D/B C/ship 20pr D/R C/ship FRIDAY 28TH Mathoura 7.00 pm 15tgt P/S C/D 10tgt S/B Cont C/D 25tgt NEZ Night S/B Cont C/ship SATURDAY 29TH St James 12noon Christmas Shoot Seasonal trophies SUNDAY 30TH Deniliquin 12 noon 75tgt 5 Stand Sporting, Gr 34 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS NOVEMBER 2014

41 D Knight 48/50; B: P Payne 69/75, T McCulloch 67/75; C: A Fielding 48/50, D Morgan 47/50; HG: C Langridge 104/105. Central Wimmera 07/09/2014 Fine & Sunny (29): 30T Jim Ough Memorial DB CS OA: C Kelly 30/30; AA: G Moore 35/36, S Holdsworth 34/36; A: N Sharrock 31/32, S Pearson 30/32; B: R Hounsell 29/30, D Harris 28/30; C: T Foster 26/30, B Papst 23/31; 75T Ch/ Ch CS OA: C Kelly 121/125; AA: D Beyer 120/125, G Moore, R Jorgensen 118/125; A: G James 120/125, N Sharrock 119/125; B: R Hounsell 108/125, D Harris 104/125; C: G Strauss 104/125, B Papst 90/125; OA HG: L Wilde 128/155, C Kelly 151/155. Colac 31/08/2014 Perfect: 75T Ball Trap A: T Gull 67/75, S Holt 62/75, G McLean 61/75; B: M Black 60/75, W Wombwell 58/75; C: J Martin 57/75, G Johnston 53/75, T Tresize 45/75. Colac 14/09/2014 Perfect (42): 25T DB AA & OA: G Menhennet 124/124, M Williams 123/124; A: S Martin 62/62, P Frost 61/62; B: J Black 32/32, T Kosch 31/32; C: B Cowell 23/25, C Raymer 25/28; 25T PS AA & OA: M Williams 99/99, J Hayden 98/99; A: F Demasi 72/75, J Patterson 71/75; B: T Kosch 73/75, J Wright 72/75; C: C Raymer 68/75, B Cowell 66/75; 20T SB AA: G Hayden 20/20, C Molan 20/21; A: D Long 24/26, P Frost 23/26; B: J Hirth 20/22, J Martin 19/22; C: B Cowell 17/20, C Raymer 18/23. Colbinabbin 24/08/2014 Cloudy & fine (17): 10T PS E/o CD: 1st T Moroni 30/30, 2nd A Whitechurch 29/30, 3rd E Mullane 28/30; 75T Medley OA & AA: S Traill 123/125, L Fitzgerald 122/125; A: A Edwards 117/125, B Moroni 161/125; B: L Cree 110/125; C: C Repacholi 100/125, H Nihill 98/125. Frankston 07/09/2014 Fine (39): Frankston Australian Challenge 90 MXD Birds OA & AA: L Curtis, B Woodward 173/175, C Brolon, Glainan 172/175; A: T Deland 145/150, C Prince 144/150; B: J Holder 144/150, I Borbas 138/152; C: L Mirabella 131/150. Hamilton 16/08/2014 Windy, overcast (25): 50T 3C Sealing American DB AA & OA: G Hose 50/50, P Cleggett 49/50; A: P Winser 46/50, G Schmidt 45/50; B: D Harris 45/50, J McIntyre 44/50; C: G Strauss 45/50, T Waldron 40/50; 25T Pollock Family Builders DB AA & OA: G Hose 50/50, B Wines 49/50; A: P Winser 24/25, G Stevenson 23/25; B: W Duncan 25/27, D Menzel 24/27; C: G Strauss 22/25, B Papst 22/27. Hamilton 20/09/2014 Fine, sunny (29): 50T Presidents DB AA & OA: M Williams 108/108, M Medhurst 107/108; A: G Schmidt 51/51, B Wythe 50/51; B: K Wirth 47/50, J McIntyre 46/50; C: T Waldron 43/50, G McDonald 38/50; 38th Club CONT DB AA & OA: A Pollock 70/70, B Wines 69/70; A: G Stevenson 27/28, B Wythe 26/28; B: P Vaughan 24/25, J McIntyre 25/28; C: G McDonald 21/25, T Waldron 19/25. Jeparit 21/09/ T 4th Helen Flavel Memorial Tropy AA: W Hawker 99/100, E Yetman 97/100, C Brown 92/100; A: W Wilde 95/100, N Sharrock 92/100, N Watts, A Jones 90/100; B: D Harris 90/100, R Hounsell 87/100; C: P Noske 88/100, M Straub 101/120, D Straub 93/120; VET: G Strauss 74/100, B Papst 69/100; LAD: 97/100; JNR: N Flavel 22/25; Family Members: T Flavel 23/25, C Flavel 21/25; 30T DB Cash AA: E Yetman, C Brown, W Hawker 29/30; A: N Watts 30/30, N Sharrock 29/30; B: R Hounsell 27/30, D Harris 26/30; C: M Straub, G Straub 24/30. A big thank you to all those who came to remember Helen. Korumburra Gun Club 30/08/2014 Beautiful day (27): 50T DB AA: K Calder 108/108, B McCall 107/108; A:T WANGARATTA CLAY TARGET CLUB INC NOVEMBER PROGRAM SPORTING CLAYS Sunday 9th Nov am 100 Tgt 5 Stand C/ship 1 & 2 AA, A, B, C DTL Saturday 15th Nov am 10 tgt Points Score E/O 50 tgt Points Score C/Ship 1 & 2 AA, A, B, C 50 tgt Double Barrel C/Ship 1 & 2 AA, A, B, C Please note Champion of Champions Yearly High Gun Shoot off, O/All & Jnr SKEET Sunday 30th Nov am 100 T Skeet C/Ship 1 & 2 AA A B C Committee reserves the right to alter advertised programs Contact President Angelo Grassi Ph: Club Website: NOVEMBER 2014 BAIRNSDALE Saturday November 1st 100tgt Double Barrel Championship FOSTER Saturday November 8th 10tgt E/O Pts C/D 40tgt Points Score 50tgt Double Barrel C/Ship WONTHAGGI Sunday November 9th COME & TRY DAY MOVEMBER FUND RAISER MORWELL TUESDAY November 4th Melbourne Cup Day Shoot 60pr D/R C/ship 60tgt D/B C/ship O/A High Gun Saturday November 15th Russ Kingsley Memorial 60tgt Mixed Targets C/ship DB, SB, Cont, Pts Sponsored by Bronzewing 45tgt Double Barrel KORUMBURRA Saturday November 22nd STATE TITLE TOWER POINTS SCORE 30tgt State Tower 30tgt Single Barrel TRARALGON Sunday November 23rd CHRISTMAS SHOOT 3 x 10tgt events 11tgt Progressive Skeet practice available SOUTHERN PENINSULA NOVEMBER 2014 MORNINGTON CLAY TARGET CLUB INC Melways 146 A11 Saturday 8th 12pm Start 10tgt Points Score Eye Opener 75tgt Jack Fererro D/Barrel Championship AA A B C Steel shot only Practice Friday 4pm-6pm, BBQ afterwards Contact Bryce McCall Sec. Anthony Spence-Fletcher NEPEAN CLAY TARGET CLUB INC Melways 259 F2 Saturday 15th 12.00pm Start 120tgt Club Championship 20tgt D/Barrel + 20tgt S/Barrel + 20tgt P/Score + 20tgt Cont + 20tgt B/Trap + 10pr D/Rise AA A B C Practice Thursdays 3pm-7pm, Sausage sizzle afterwards Note: A door prize of free nominations for the next time you visit Nepean will be open to all shooters of the full program. Drawn at presentations and you must be in attendance or there will be a redraw Sec. Tegan Schmitter NOVEMBER 2014 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET NEWS 35

42 $1000 Reverse Draw In conjunction with In conjunction with The Duke of Gloucester Cup 30 Target Handicap Event Sunday 16 th November 2014 Reverse Draw $20 per ticket 1 st Prize $1000, 2 nd Prize $500, 3 rd Prize $250 $100 first ticket drawn, $50 the 50 th and 150 th ticket drawn, $100 the 100 th and 200 th ticket drawn, 1 x $100 and 5 x $50 door prizes (must be present to claim door prize) The Duke of Gloucester Cup 1 st Lokaway Safe (LOK4DK) RRP$799 2 nd 5 Slabs, 3 rd 4 Slabs, 4 th 3 Slabs, 5 th 2 Slabs, 6 th 1 Slab (1 Slab = 250 rounds of Spartan ammunition) Reduced Noms for Ladies, Juniors & Veterans THIS IS A FULLY SPONSORED EVENT FACTC THANKS THE SPONSORS OF THE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER CUP The days program (DTL, Trench and Skeet) will commence at 10:00am. First 200 tickets of Reverse Draw drawn from 12:00pm (50 each hour) with remaining 50 tickets drawn during presentation. Free BBQ dinner. 36 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS NOVEMBER 2014

43 Frankston Australian Clay Target Club 123 Rossiter Road Carrum Downs PO Box 340, Patterson Lakes 3197 Telephone INC. A S ABN NOVEMBER 2014 PROGRAM All events Less than 5 entrants per grade no 2nd place. The committee reserves the right to alter the program. All FACTC competition days to commence promptly at 11am. SUNDAY 2ND NOVEMBER 11.00am Start Event 1 Frankston Australian 2014 CHALLENGE #4 (Final) $50.00 $1000 Pot of Cash Sponsored by FACTC 90 Target Mixed Birds 30 Single, 30 Double, 30 Points O/All Case of Shells, 1st each grade $100 Cash, 2nd $50 Cash ($1,000 divided if more than one possible) Free BBQ during presentation Event Target Skeet Championship, AA, A, B & C $50.00 SUNDAY 16TH NOVEMBER 10.00am Start Event 1 DUKE OF GLOUCESTER CUP 30 Target Handicap $30.00, $20 Ladies, Junior, Veteran Refer to separate advertisement for further details great prizes on offer this is a fully sponsored event Event 2 75 Tgt Points $30.00 Overall $200, 1st ea gr $100, 2nd ea gr $50. Ladies and Juniors 1st $100, 2nd $50 Ladies and Juniors can only win one prize Event 3 75 Tgt Trench + Dueling Final $ st, 2nd, 3rd, B & C Reverse draw also being held during this day, refer to separate advertisement Tickets $20 each and available from the office leading up to the draw Free BBQ at the conclusion of the days events and in conjunction with the draw of the final 50 tickets Visit our website or Facebook for up to date information, shoot calendar and results SUNDAY 30TH NOVEMBER 10.00am Start FACTC CHRISTMAS SHOOT Event 1 20 tgt Single Barrel, AA, A, B & C $15.00 Event 2 20 tgt Points, AA, A, B & C $15.00 Event 3 20 tgt Double Barrel, AA, A, B & C $15.00 Event 4 25 tgt Ladies Only Points, AA, A, B & C Free Event Sponsored by STUDIO 77 HAIR DESIGN Noms Overall Prizes 1st $100 Gift Voucher 2nd $50 Gift Voucher FACTC Taipan Teams to compete in this event Event 5 25 tgt Trench, AA, A, B & C $15.00 Event 6 25 tgt Skeet, AA, A, B & C $15.00 Event 7 25 tgt Skeet, AA, A, B & C $15.00 All shooters who compete in three of the four Challenges during 2014 will qualify for the Lucky Door prize conducted after this shoot! You must be present to win! Door Prizes 1st $200 and 5 X $100 (Events ) 1st ½ Ham 2nd ½ Ham 3rd Small Ham.. (Event 4) 1st ½ Ham 2nd ½ Ham 3rd 5th Small Ham. High Gun over Events 1 2 & 3 Full Ham. Minimum 5 Shooters per grade in each event for full prizes to be paid. Shooters can win one first and one second only. Christmas Dinner and Happy Hour at the Bar at the conclusion of the shoot. THERE WILL BE NO FACTC COMPETITION IN DECEMBER FACTC thanks its members and visiting competitors for all the support in It has been a great year of competition, some great prizes given and many well received improvements to the club. FACTC will be closed from Monday 22 December until Friday 2 January Normal practise days and times will resume on Saturday 3 January 2015 Refer to facebook or for up to date details We look forward to welcoming everyone back for the first competition of 2015 on 18 January 2015 MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR! NOVEMBER 2014 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET NEWS 37

44 MELBOURNE GUN CLUB Victoria Rd, Lilydale 3140 PH: FAX: NOVEMBER SATURDAY 1ST am start 1 25 Pair Double Rise AA A B C $ Tgt Points Score AA A B C $ Tgt Double Barrel AA A B C $ Tgt Skeet Trophy AA A B C $ Tgt Skeet Doubles AA A B C $26 SATURDAY 8TH am start 1 90 Tgt Mixed Targets (30DB 30SB 30PTS) $40 AA A B C Tgt Skeet C Ship AA A B C $42 SATURDAY 15TH MELBOURNE FIELD & GAME SATURDAY 22ND am start DTL JACKPOT $1000 IF CARD SHOT CLEAN (if not already won, split if more than one) DTL Team Shoot against Frankston Australian CTC 1 50 Tgt Double Barrel AA A B C $ Tgt Points Score AA A B C $ Tgt Skeet Trophy AA A B C $ Tgt Skeet Trophy AA A B C $26 SATURDAY 29TH am start DTL CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS SHOOT 1 40 Tgt Double Barrel AA A B C OA $100 cash $ Tgt Single Barrel AA A B C OA $75 cash $ Tgt Points Score AA A B C OA $100 cash $ Tgt Skeet C Ship AA A B C $42 DTL Overall High Gun - 4 Wheel Motorbike proudly sponsored by Mt Evelyn Garden Centre (Barry Humphris) All DTL winners to have their name on club honour board Club now open Friday afternoons for practice 1pm til 5pm 38 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS NOVEMBER 2014 Bradshaw 50/50, M Peck 77/79: B: J Walker 47/50; C: J Spinks 58/64, P Green 57/64; 50T PS AA: H Finkin 181/183, K Calder 180/183; A: L Cazaly 145/150, K Lewry 144/150; B: P McCorqudale 141/150; C: J Spinks 125/150, C Simpson 124/150. Kyneton 24/08/2014 Generally fine (54): 25T PS CS AA & OA: B Pay 75/75, L Fitzpatrick 76/78; A: G Ogilvie 74/75, F De Masi 73/75; B: D Oates 73/75, S Pannell 66/75; C: J Regan 66/75, J Mc Neice 65/75; 25T Merv Spencer Memorial DB CS AA & OA: B Pay 45/45, G McClure 44/45; A: D Hill 31/32, A Escourt 29/30; B: S Langridge 31/33, T Forbes 30/33; C: A Fielding 24/25, J Regan 23/25; 15T Pts TWR S/Stake AA: T Hicks 44/45, P Finn 42/45, C Penno 41/45; A: G McClure 45/45, C Finn 45/45, C Langridge 44/45; B: P Payne 43/45, D Hill 40/45, L Fitzpatrick 38/45, H James 38/45; C: T Anderson 43/45, C Caldwell 43/45, J Bordieri 42/45; C Grade JNR: A Fielding; Encouragement Award: M Roma. Macarthur 30/08/2014 Perfect (21): 25T DB CS OA & AA: S Rundell 26/26, W Jenkins 49/50; A: B Wythe 31/32, A Smith 30/32; B: M Dumesny 37/38, W Neil 36/38; B: E Melano 21/25, R McLean 19/25; 25T DB CONT CS AA: S Wythe, S Rundell; A: A Smith, B Wythe 24/25; B: M Dumesny, B Wythe 24/25; C: E Melano 20/25, G Boud 18/25. Maryborough 23/08/2014 Fine (17): 30T PS OA: L Porter 30/30; AA: B Jennings 30/30, P Beaman 30/30, S Forbes 30/30, R Durbridge 30/30; 50T MXD OA: L Johnson 144/150; AA: S Forbes 143/150, P Tate 142/150, A McKnight 139/150; A: A Whitechurch 138/150, J Gaunt 136/150, B Jennings 136/150; B: L Johnson 144/150, L Porter 128/150, D Robinson 114/150. Melbourne 30/8/2014 Warm & Sunny Spring Day (68): 50T SKT Trophy AA: P Johnston 50/50; A: J Beveridge 47/50; B: M George 46/50, B Hine 46/50; C: C Bennett 42/50; 50T SKT Doubles AA: B Garroway 48/50; A: C Lagos 41/50; B: J Turner 44/50, B Hine 40/50; C: G Lagos 37/50; 100T DB OA: J Spicer 165/165; AA: M Williams 164/165, M Bravin 147/148, C Brown 133/134; A: M Rocca 100/102, S Ziegler 99/102, A McCredden 97/100; B: D Collihole 101/109, I Borbas 100/109, R Allender 92/101; C: B Metherell 131/137, J White 130/137, S Robinson 94/103. Melbourne 13/09/2014 Warm & Sunny Spring Day (97): 25T PS AA & OA: B Woodward 102/102, P Calandro 101/102; A: L McKeon 86/87, A Kokonis 80/81; B: B Pyke 91/99, P Elward 88/99; C: T White (Jnr) 69, L Spencer 64; 25T SB AA & OA: M Iles (Jnr) 43/43, J Clerke (Jnr) 42/43; A: C Patterson 30/31, N Calandro (Jnr) 29/31; B: M Spencer 23/25, P Elward 24/27; C: B Baker 23/26, R Elward 22/26; 25T HC: 1st. P Calandro 26/26, 2nd. L Fitzpatrick 25/26, 3rd. L Appleby (Jnr) 50/50; B/M: M Iles 43/44; 25T DB AA & OA: M Iles (Jnr), D White; A: 1st. A Dunkley (Jnr), 2nd A McCredden; B: 1st. P Grant, 2nd. D Collihole; C: 1st. T White (Jnr), 2nd. L Appleby (Jnr); 100T SKT CS AA & OA: M Briggs 101/102, P Johnston 100/102; A: C Lagos 102/104; B: L Young 96/100, J Turner 92/100; C: C Bennett 86/100; 100T ISSF Trench (Peter & Jean Wray Cup): 1st. C Henwood , 2nd M Kanaus , 3rd T Malone ; B: A Sibillin 85/100; C: I Borbas 70/100; JNR: A Sibillin 85/100. Mildura 16/08/14 (12): 50T Olympic Trap Trophy: B: J Finis 41/50, N Watts 37/50; C: T Shaddock 39/50, T Gebhart 38/50; 25T PS Trophy AA: E Yetman 72/75, P Finis 70/75; A: J Absalom 73/75, J Villiva 126/130; B: N- B2- Mastrippolito 69/75; C: T Gebhart 64/57, W Shaddock 51/75; JNR HG: T Gebhart 102/125. Mildura 06/09/ T ISSF SKT CS AA: D Molina 46/50; B: C Sheele29/50, G Finis 31/53; C: L Argiro 37/50, S Barnes 34/50; 20 Pr D/D 22 m: 1st L Finis, J Heley 18/20, 2nd G Finis, N Watts 26/30. Mildura 20/09/2014 (15): AA: P Finis 107/125, 2nd 103/125; OA & A: C Sheele139/150, A Ataliotis 114/125; B: J Tassone 138/150, Tim Fraser 101/125; C: N Ataliotis 109/125, R Crozier 105/125; JNR HG: T Gebhart 104/125. Mt Bogong 07/09/2014 Fine & sunny (21): 30T CONT Possibles: J Baker, L Watson, M Oakley, R Roper, J West, G Evans, P Matthews 10/10; 30T PS AA: R Pigram 84/90, P Matthews 82/90; A: M Oakley 89/96, R Taylor 88/96; B: G Schmidt 87/90, P Roper 85/90; C: J Baker 85/90, B Roper 78/90; 30T HC: R Taylor 37/37, P Matthews 36/37, B Roper 29/30; LAD HG: L Watson 110/130; HG: J Baker 124/130. Noorat 23/08/2014 Perfect (42): 25T DB AA: J Hayden 146/146, N Hayden 145/146; A: S Holliday 48/49, L Foster 47/49; B: T Koschi 26/27, A Mills 25/27; C: M Chambers 25/25, S Kosch 24/25; 40T MXD AA: S Clifford 60/60, M Dyson 58/60; A: D Long 55/60, L Foster, S Edwards 54/60; B: S Samwell 56/60, A Mills 53/60; C: S Koschi 53/60, M Chambers 50/60; 25T HC: 1st M Hayden 24/24, 2nd F Lock 23/24, 3rd T Kosch, M Dyson 21/22. Numurkah Shepparton 07/09/2014 Fine: 20TB/Trap AA: T Bradshaw 17/20; A: P Calandro 23/27, D Milojevic 21/25; B & OA: A Calandro 24/27, N Calandro 25/29; C: P Watkins 16/20, G Keir 14/20; 50T DB AA: T Hicks 66/67, C Burns 65/67; A & OA: T Bradshaw 50/50, P Watkins 47/50; B: A Calandro 50/53, N Spoules 49/53; C: C Easden 46/50, T Fothergill 47/56; D/R AA: C Burns 35/40, T Hicks 34/40; A & OA: T Bradshaw, D Milojevic 34/40; B: A Colandro 33/40, B Hartney 30/40; C: T Fothergill 33/40, C Easden 30/40; HG: T Bradshaw. Patchewollock 24/08/2014 Fine & sunny (52): 10T DB E/O CD: J Tassone, M Absalom, G Caristo, D Fisher, R Black, M Scherger, N Watts, L Kadziela 10/10; 25T DB CS AA: G Caristo 51/51, P Finis 50/51; A: R Black 42/43, N Watts 41/43; B: J Tassone 23/25, M Knoop 35/37; C: J Cattanach 25/29, W Shaddock 24/29; 25T SB CS AA: D Argiro 23/25, C Browne 23/26; A: P Lucas 27/30, R Black 26/30; B: J cott 22/26, C Hunt 21/26; C: J Cattanach 24/25, W Shaddock 16/25; AW Blythman Memorial Winner: G Caristo 47/50. Sebastopol 21/09/2014 Perfect (35): 25T PS CS OA & AA: N Vagg 74/75, N Haydon 72/75; A: J Soufis 89/93, T Kosch 86/93; B: I Dickins 69/75, A Flintoff 66/78; C: D Stokell 70/75, C Coltman 71/81; 25T DB HC: 1st. S Holdsworth 31/32, 2nd T Kosch 30/32, 3rd S Pearson 30/31; B/M: T Gull 27/30; 15 Pr D/R CS OA & AA: T Gull 26/30, G Pike 25/30; A: G Went 24/30, T Kosch 23/30; B: A Vincent 19/30, A Flintoff 18/30; C: D Stokell 22/30, R Holloway, B Smith 20/30. St James 30/08/2014 Warm & sunny (35): 10T E/O Pts: M Kelly, G Twamley, D Hunt, R Felmingham 30/30; 50T Pts CS Vein Wilson Memorial AA & OA: E Cox 158/165, R Felmingham 156/165; A: G Twamley 141/150, M Kelly 134/150; B: E Wemyss 165/159, B Pkye 112/159; C: J Old 110/150, W Lindsay 104/150; 50T DB Murphy Memorial CS AA & OA: E Cox 62/63, D Hunt 61/63; A: G Twamley 51/53, M Kelly 50/53; B: B Pyke 42/50, E Wemyss 40/50; C: J Old 41/50, L Wilson 40/50. Swan Hill 17/08/2014 Breezy, sunny (37): Swan Hill Classic 50T HC: 1. L Comensoli 45/50, 2, M Kadziela 47/52, 3. C Burns 49/58, 4. M Tyson

45 Melbourne Cup Day Shoot MORWELL GUN CLUB Tuesday 4th November am Start EVENT 1 60 PAIR DOUBLE RISE Sponsored by Tindar Constructions (Darren & Tina White) EVENT 2 60 TARGET DOUBLE BARREL Sponsored by Brown Wigg Both Events AA, A, B, C - 1st & 2nd Overall High Gun - $500 CASH! Ladies, Veterans & Junior High Guns Total Noms $60 - Juniors $50 Contact Chris Murphy NOVEMBER 2014 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET NEWS 39

46 Phone NOVEMBER PROGRAM FRIDAY NIGHT 7th 6.00pm Start (Shoot under the best lights in Australia) Event 1 25 tgts Single Barrel AA A B C $15 Event 2 50 tgts Double Barrel C/ship AA A B C $25 Event 3 Jackpot (minimum $100 pool) $2 to enter SUNDAY 9TH 11.30am noms open Event 1 50 tgts Points Score AA A B C $24 Event 2 50 tgts Double Barrel C/ship AA A B C $24 Event 3 Jackpot (minimum $100 pool) $2 to enter (High Guns over program, O/All = 1 slab of shells, O/All takes grade. 3 remaining grades = 3 boxes of shells for 1st. High Guns are split if tied) Trench Competition 12.00pm Start Universal Trench 75 tgts $35 SUNDAY 23rd 11.30am noms open Event 1 25 tgts Points Score AA A B C $14 Event 2 25 tgts Handicap Pays BM $14 Event 3 15 pr Double Rise C/Ship AA A B C $12 Event 4 25 tgts Double Barrel C/Ship AA A B C $14 Event 5 Jackpot (minimum $100 pool) $2 to enter (High Guns over program, O/All = 1 slab of shells, O/All takes grade. 3 remaining grades = 3 boxes of shells for 1st. High Guns are split if tied) Club open for practice Wed to Sat from 12pm and 1st & 3rd Sundays from 12pm. (5 Stand Practice not available during night shoots and Sunday competitions) Kitchen open on all competition days and night shoots. Wide range of ammunition available. EFPTOS. Licenced bar Inductions available for new shooters ring clubhouse President Tony Faranda, Secretary Claire Watts The Committee reserves the right to alter the program without notice 48/58, 5. C Comensoli 48/56; Swan Hill Classic 50T PS AA & OA: W Upton 143/150, C Burns 140/150, A Costa 139/150; A: L Comensoli 139/150, M Kadziela 139/153, S Estcourt 138/153; B: A Hall 137/150, J Costa 124/150, F Massara 122/150; C: L Tyson 109/150, M Tson 105/150, T Siciliano 103/150; This was Luke Tyson s first win and his first sash, Well done; Raffle Winner Robin Algie. Tyrendarra 06/09/2014 Perfect, Clear Skies, Warm (36): 25T DB OA & AA: W Wombell 90/90, B Wines 83/84; A: D Jehu 89/90, G Stevenson 71/72; B: K Wirth 74/75, M Dumsney 55/55; C: W Kosch 30/31, S Kosch 23/25; 25T PS OA & AA: D Pratt 150/150, B Wines 150/150; A: D Jehu 75/75, C Elliot 74/75; B: T Kosch 71/75, M Dumsney 65/75; C: S Kosch 73/75, W Kosch 71/75. Wangaratta 31/08/2014 Perfect (18): 100T SKT CS OA & AA: D Jackel 99/100, G Farish 96/100; A: P Finn 93/100, D Savage 92/100; B: C Finn 96/100, R Wojtowyez 90/100; C: P Roper 88/100, R Phefley 87/100. Wangaratta 14/09/2014 Perfect (33): 100T S/C CS AA & OA: B Jory 92/100, P Hall 91/100; A: A Perryman 89/100, B Eagle 87/100; B: B Ellis 67/100, T Bussell 60/100; C: S LePoidevin 54/100, A Batey 51/100; VET: B Hoyland 73/100; JNR: R McGauran. Wangaratta 20/09/2014 Perfect (45): 10T E/O: 9 Poss.; 30T CONT CS AA & OA: J Willett 32/32, J Smith 31/32; A: A Evans 29/30, S Murphy 38/40; B: S McCulloch 29/30, P Green 28/30; C: B Hay 27/30, J Old 23/30; 25T Dick English Memorial HC: 1 D Hunt 25/25, 2 T Plum 34/35, 3 B Cowell 33/35; 50T DB CS AA & OA: G Evans 62/62, D Hunt Bothwell 21/09/2014 Fine and Windy (21): 50T PS AA: K Booth 150/150; A: B Callaghan 142/150; B: C Lucas 159/165; C: I Palmer 113/150; 25 Pr D/R AA: B Smith 44/50; A: P Matters 43/50; B: S Lucas 179/200; C: I Palmer 35/50; Frogmore Creek HG AA & OA: B Smith 193/200; A: B Callaghan 182/200; B: S Lucas 179/200; C: I Palmer 148/200. Cressy 07/09/2014 Fine & sunny (48): 50T SB AA: B Bennett 53/53; A: R Whiteley 46/50; B: M Kringle 42/50; C: D Hill 44/50; 50T PS Blaskett Family CS OA & AA: T Campbell 156/156; A: D Aylett 154/156; B: M Kringle 145/160; C: A Clark 142/150; OA HG: T Atkens 236/236. Hobart 24/08/2014 Overcast & Mild (325): 100T Hobart Gun Albury-Wodonga 14/09/2014 Fine & sunny (27): 10T CONT E/O: 14 Possibles; 25T CONT CS AO & AA: D Hunt 121/121, J Willett 120/121; A: G Rowe 60/61, R Phefley; B: F Plas 27/28, R Lyford 26/28; C: J Goodall 23/25, E Clark 22/25; 25T HC: 1st P Matthews 46/48, 2nd J Willett 45/48, 3rd R Phefley 29/31; 45T MXD CS OA & AA: J Willett, 75/75, 61/62; A: G Twamley 48/50, E Cavedon 48/50; B: P Green 50/53, R Gulliver 49/53; C: B Hay 47/50, J Old; HG: D Hunt; VET: E Cavedon; JNR: N Calandro. Warracknabeal 23/08/2014 Windy, windy (14): 30T PS CS AA & OA: R Lehmann87/90, C Kelly 81/90; A: W Sanders 84/90, W Wilde 76/90; B: D Harris 57/90, J Krause 50/90; C: G Strauss 54/90, L Niewand 27/90; 30T DB CONT AA: R Lehmann 30/30, C Kelly 26/30; A: N Sharrock, A Jones, W Sanders 26/30; B: D Harris 24/30, J Krause 20/30; C: L Niewand 12/30, G Strauss 10/30; Jackpot No Winner. Werribee 07/09/ T SB AA: C Brown 28/30, T Faranda 27/30; A: N Krt 25/25, A Guglielmin 24/25; B: T Forbes 24/25, N Iranios 25/28; C: R Beiaslem 22/26, D Nurray 21/26; 25T PS AA: C Brown 75/75, J Tonna 77/78; A: T Varchone 89/90, G Went 88/90; B: M Nasr 74/75, G Nijamin 71/75; C: D Mifsud 70/75, D Murray 62/75; 25T DB OA: C Brown 56/56; AA: J Tonna 35/36, T Faranda 35/36; A:A Kokonis 55/56, T Varchone 36/37; B: G Nijamin 51/53, S Falcone 50/53; C: D Murray 24/25, D Mifsud 23/25. Woods Point 24/08/2014 Cool & overcast (17): 5T DB PS CONT E/O CD: T Ewert 15/15; 20T DB CONT CS OA: J Wood 28/28; AA: P Desmond 23/23, T Ewert 22/23; A: P West 19/20, T Apps 16/20; B: J Wood 20/20, D Ewert 19/20; C: M Ewert 19/20, G Ewert 20/24; 25Pr D/D CS OA: M Bevis, R Bevis 27/30, 2nd - D Ewert, M Ewert 26/30, 3rd - T Ewert, G Ewert 27/35, 4th - T Apps, P Desmond 26/35; 15T S/R CS OA: P Desmond 18/18, 2nd - T Ewert 17/18, 3rd - M Ewert 19/21, 4th - L O Halloran 18/21; HG: M Ewert 56/60. Tasmania Club Ch/Ch O/A: S Browning 136/140; AA: K Booth 135/140; A: H Von Steiglitz 122/140; B: G Drew 104/140; C: A Gude 113/140. Hobart 30/08/2014 Mild & Calm (35): 75T State Night Ch/Ch OA: K Booth 116/125; AA: S Browning 115/125; A: P Matters 113/125; B: A Gude 95/125; C: A Doyle 87/125. Mersey 20/09/2014 Warm & sunny (51): 100T DB CS Sponsored by Landmark: OA & AA: G Kelly 100/100, L Whiteley 136/137; A: R Knies 97/100, D Aylett 101/105; B: T Johnston 97/100, R Jones 92/100; C: C Strickland 94/100, A Clark 91/100; LAD: R Kelly 87/100; VET: B Howell 99/100; JNR: L Whiteley 99/100. New South Wales P Wilkins 123/125; A: P Woods 71/75, G Rowe 69/75; B: J Hadson 73/75, R Petts 62/75; C: E Clark 60/75, J Goodall 57/75; HG: J Willett 134/135. Barellan 14/09/2014 Fine & sunny (36): 10T DB CD : E Wardman, L Irvin, C McVittie, K Whytcross, I Furner, M Salafia, A Franco, A Paonne, T Stockton, P Salafia, A Bound; 40 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS NOVEMBER 2014

47 MERSEY CLAY TARGET CLUB SMITH & OTHERS ROAD SASSAFRAS TAS ANNUAL TWO DAY MEMORIAL SHOOT (Sponsored by W A Auto Electrics) Please Note: Events on both days will start 9 am sharp. PRACTICE AT 8.30 am SATURDAY 17TH JANUARY, Tgt Miles Contracting Points Score Championship 1st and 2nd Each Grade $500 in Prizes and Sashes Overall and 3 Grades Sponsored by Miles Contracting Services Pty. Ltd Kalgoorlie WA Tgt Double Barrel Jack Cunningham Memorial Championship 1st and 2nd Each Grade $1000 in Prizes and Sashes Overall and 3 Grades Sponsored by WA Auto Electrics Pty Ltd Kalgoorlie WA SUNDAY 18TH JANUARY, Tgt Champion of Champions 1st and 2nd Each Grade $500 in Prizes and Sashes Overall and 3 Grades Sponsored by WA Auto Electrics Pty Ltd Kalgoorlie WA Tgt Double Barrel Denis Whiteley Memorial Championship 1st and 2nd Each Grade $1000 in Prizes and Sashes Overall and 3 Grades Sponsored by WA Auto Electrics Pty Ltd Kalgoorlie WA Nominations for Program $100, L/V $88, Jnrs $64 Overall High Gun - Over Program Sash and WAECO Fridge (value $900) Sponsored by the Whiteley Family Daily High Gun Prize and Sash SATURDAY Sponsored by BERETTA, SUNDAY Sponsored by PERAZZI High Gun Sashes - 4 Grades, Ladies, Juniors & Veterans Over Program JUNIOR ENCOURAGEMENT SASH & PRIZE To be awarded daily. Sponsored by Robbie Elmer $500 ON OFFER TO ANYONE WHO SHOOTS PROGRAM CLEAN (If more than one to be shared) Sponsored by Kelly Gang Timbers Presentations at the end of each day. Canteen Available. Club reserves the right to alter program if the need arises. President Marc Horsten MHORSTEN@its.jnj.com or Secretary Angela Whiteley grandam@bigpond.com TASMANIAN Clay Target Association Inc At the State Shooting Grounds at Nile Road Evandale Friday 23rd January 2015 at 2.00pm High Roller Championship 100 Targets Points Score shot 5 per lane Sweepstakes Competition 100 Targets Points Score shot 5 per lane $100 and $50 entry levels These events not included in the Carnival High Gun State Three Day Trap Carnival Saturday 24th January am start 25 pr State Double Rise Championship Prize pool minimum $2500 Sponsors Graham Blaskett and John Murphy 50 Target State Handicap 1st to 5th places Shot 5 targets per lane Prize pool minimum $2500 Sponsors Hobart Gun Club Sunday 25th January am start 50 Target State Single Barrel Championship Prize pool minimum $3500 Sponsor Jock Bryan 50 Target State Double Barrel Championship Prize pool minimum $2500 Sponsors Aylett Family in memory of Ian and Kevin Monday 26th January start 50 Target State Points Score Championship Interstate Competition Event Prize pool minimum $2500 Sponsor TCTA in memory of Vail Conlan All competition events graded O/A AA A B C Overall winner Sash and Cash Trophy 1st each grade Sash and Cash Trophies L J V Sash and Cash Trophies Overall High Gun Sash Silver Tasmania Badge and cash Trophy Minimum value $1500 Graded High Guns Sashes sponsored by Mersey Clay Target Club Ladies Juniors and Veterans High Guns Sashes to each section State postal teams selected over events 3 4 and 5 Pre-nomination forms can be obtained from the website or by contacting: Mr Alan A Styles PO Box 227 PROSPECT TASMANIA 7250 Mobile Phone Fax (by arrangement) ast35426@bigpond.net.au or secretary@tcta.com.au Practice Trap available Thursday 22nd January from noon till 7.00pm and also during the 4 days of the carnival NOVEMBER 2014 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET NEWS 41

48 42 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS NOVEMBER T DB 15 Metre Grd Trophy A: C McVittie, R Hillam; B: D Collier, E Geltch; C: M Salafi, D Richard; VET: A Bound; LAD: J Irvin; Encouragement: R Bray; 20T PS HC CD: C Stike 60/60; A Paonne, L Stokes, E Geltch 59/60; HG: L Stokes ; At our Open Day we had 5 novices, who were instructed and coached by Craig McVittie (club coach), and assited by Allan Bound and Charlie Strike. Many thanks go to Craig, Allan and Charlie, for their efforts, for our club and the participants, in making this another successful day. Also many thanks to Fyshwick Fairarms who provided a novice encouragement trophy which was won by Robert Bay who shot 17/20. Bathurst 07/09/2014 Fine (21): 25T CD AA: A Donnely 23/25, D Player 23/25; A: P Taylor 25/25, D Newton 25/25; B: M Harber 23/25, K Elias 22/25; C: B Curran 23/25, N Donnely 18/25; 50T MXD AA: J Laspina 97/100, D Player 95/100; A: W Jones 93/100, D Newton 92/100; B: B Alston 94/100, L White 87/100; C: N Donnelly 82/100, J Colgan 81/100; 25T CONT PS AA: D Player 68/75, D Weal 66/100; A: P Haley 69/75, P Taylor 67/75; B: B Alston 66/100, A Dolbell 59/75; C: B Curran 57/75, N Donnelly 55/75. Bega 07/09/2014 Fine, sunny (29): Gail & Alf s 100T BALLTRAP CS OA: P Green 90/100; AA/A: P Ewart 90/100, C Davis 91/104; B: S Platts 83/100, J Body 82/100; C: M Diss 66/100, N McInnes 58/100. Boggabri Gunnedah 13/09/2014 Sunny and warm: DTL OA: S Tydd 140/150; AA: G Baylis 138/150, Andrew Baker 126/150; A: B Crosby 135/150, K Lyne 121/150; B: J Barker 136/150, A Burrell 135/150; C: R Sainsbury 116/150, A Fletcher 101/150; JNR: L Jones 95/150. Boorowa 23/08/2014 Fine & Cool (30): 25T HC: M Corkhill 32/32, J Smith 31/32, G King 30/32; 75T PS CS: OA G Tabain 225/225; AA: 1st P Green 224/225, 2nd C Wood 223/225; A: 1st J Smith 220/225, 2nd M Dowed 215/225; B: 1st K Hunt 21/225, 2nd D Geddes 189/225; C: 1st E Rodin 211/225, 2nd J Gannon 196/225; 20 PR DD CS: 1st B Walters & C Smith 28/28, 2nd J Smith & C Woods 27/28; OA HG: G Tabain 248/250; Jnr HG: N Burt 240/250; Vet HG: R Schiller 235/250. Canberra International 24/08/2014 Fine and Mild with some light cloud (15): 25T DB CD AA: D Crane 24/25, P Tse 23/25, B Murphy 22/25; A: K Hurt, G Kasprak 24/25, G King 23/25; B: J Balogh 23/25, J Jonklaas 22/25, S Balogh 21/25; C: D Meakin 20/25, G Betar 14/25, J Folley 11/25; 75T Ch/Ch (18m) OA: P Tse 115/125; AA: D Crane 111/125; A: G Kasprzak 107/125; B: D Perry 90/125; C: D Meakin 93/125; HG: P Tse 138/150. Canowindra 21/09/2014 Hot and fine (25): 25T SB AA: J Finn 2nd. G Reed & P Sullivan; A: P Taylor 2nd. L Arnold; 1st. B: D Chase, 2nd. R Alston, D Hunter, J Wright; C: G. Hazel ton 2nd. P Ellis; 50T DB AA: G Reed, 2nd J Finn; A: P Taylor, 2nd. B Wilson; B: D Chase, 2nd. R Nash; C: P Ellis, 2nd. G Hazelton; 50T PS AA: M Chellas, 2nd. P Sullivan, J Finn; A: P Taylor, L Arnold; B: D Hunter 2nd. R Nash; C: P Ellis, 2nd. J Hunter; HG: J Finn Cecil Park 12/07/2014 Sunny (32): 100T SKT OA: T Hickman 99/100; AA: W Peterssen 98/100, J Guberina 96/100, I Stewart 104/110; A: C Sim 98/100, A Buhagiar 101/109, J Sheather 100/109; B: D Lagden 90/100, J Harris 86/100, P Saliba 85/100; C: JP Harris 90/100, C Sanders 83/100, P Moses 81/100. Cecil Park 02/08/2014 (30): 100T DB OA: Ziad 99/100; AA: V Gatt 97/100, Louis 113/11/, F Sede 112/118; A: J Camilleri 99/105, A Nohra Bathurst Clay Target Club. CHANGE OF PROGRAM 2/11/ target Double Barrel Championship 50 target Points Score Championship King of the Mount 31/01/2015 and 1/02/ targets over two days Saturday 31/01/ target D/B Points Score Championship 50 target D/B Championship 50 target P/S Championship Sunday 1/02/ target S/B Championship 75 target Champion of Champions 18 mts Paul Rosconi Darryl Weal

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50 CESSNOCK CLAY TARGET CLUB CNR MAITLAND RD & DUFFY DR TOM TURNER MEMORIAL OPEN SHOOT SAT & SUN 22/23 NOVEMER :30 am Start Both Days OVER $15,000 Worth of Trophies!! SATURDAY Event 1: 25t Points Score Championship Sponsored by KC TOOLS Event 2: 25t Single Barrel Championship Sponsored by PETER O NEILL JEWELLERY/ADINA WATCHES Event 3: 50t Double Barrel Championship Sponsored by NIOA TRADING NOMS $90 SATURDAY NIGHT SEAFOOD EXTRAVAGANZA!!! Incl. Lucky Door Prizes and Giveaways Plus CALCUTTA SUNDAY Event 4: 30t Points Score Championship Sponsored by SPIKA Event 5: 30t Cec Barnard Memorial Handicap (CALCUTTA EVENT) - Sponsored by ARMS & AMMO Trophies: 1ST to 5TH Event 6: 30t Champion of Champions Trophy (off 18m) Sponsored by RIDGELINE NOMS $90 TOTAL NOMS $180 optional sweeps (ev.1,2,3,4,5) Events 1, 2, 3, 4, - O/A Sash & Trophy, Trophies 1st & 2nd each Grade Event 5 Trophies 1st-5th, Event 6 Trophies 1st & 2nd each Grade *PLENTY OF ROOM for FREE CAMPING *HOT SHOWERS Big Breakfast Available *PRACTICE FROM 2PM FRIDAY *REFRESHMENTS & AMMO AVAILABLE* O/A, 4 GRADES & LADIES, JUNIORS & VETERANS HIGH GUNS OVER WHOLE PROGRAM REDUCED NOMS FOR LADIES, JUNIORS & VETERANS SHOOTING WHOLE PROGRAM Please support our generous sponsors: Turner Family, Main Family, Munro Family, Arms and Ammo, Outdoor Sporting Agencies, Nioa Trading, Adina Watches, Ridgeline Clothing, Peter O Neill Jewellery, KC Tools, O Connor Harvesting, Yellowtail Wines, For Accom try Elfin Hill, The Cumberland Motor Inn Contact: Darren Watson Sec. Paul O Neill bh , ah The Committee Reserves the Right to Alter Programme 44 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS NOVEMBER 2014

51 The Coffs Harbour & Grafton Clay Target Clubs once again invite you to attend their Double Header on the second weekend in November. Please feel free to come with plenty of friends -Your enjoyment is guaranteed COFFS HARBOUR CLAY TARGET CLUB INC. GRAFTON CLAY TARGET CLUB INC. Presents the WILD CATTLE CREEK 100 SATURDAY 8th NOVEMBER 2014 Start 9.00am EVENT 1 25 tgt Double Barrel Cash Divide $20.00 EVENT 2 25 tgt Single Barrel $20.00 Trophies - 1st & 2nd Each Grade EVENT 3 50 tgt Points Score $30.00 Trophies - 1st & 2nd Each Grade Total Nominations $70.00 Ladies and Juniors - $50.00 if shooting the complete Coffs Program WILD CATTLE CREEK 100 HIGH GUN O/A AND GRADE HIGH GUNS ENGRAVED TROPHY Ladies & Junior High Gun Trophy The Committee reserves the right to alter the program Lunch & Afternoon Tea Camping and Hot Showers Bar open after shoot Coffs Harbour Clay Target Club Contacts: President: Barry Dray Secretary: Ross Aston Presents the JACARANDA OPEN CLASSIC SUNDAY 9th NOVEMBER 2014 Start 9.00am EVENT 1 25 tgt POINTS SCORE $20.00 Peter McGuire Memorial Trophy O/All Trophy 1st & 2nd Each Grade EVENT 2 30 tgt JACARANDA $20.00 MIXED CLASSIC (10 tgt D/B : 10 tgt S/B : 10 tgt P/S) O/All Sash & Trophy 1st & 2nd Each Grade EVENT 3 50 tgt JACARANDA D/B CHAMP. $30.00 O/All Sash & Trophy 1st & 2nd Each Grade Note: Shoot-off may proceed to Points Score after 100 targets Total Nominations $70.00 Ladies & Juniors - $50.00 if shooting the complete Grafton Program Prizes for High Gun O/A - Ladies - Veterans - Junior The Committee reserves the right to alter the program Lunch & Afternoon Tea Available Grafton Clay Target Club Contacts: President: Barry Cameron (02) Secretary: Rus Wesslink (02) COMPETITORS SHOOTING THE FULL PROGRAM AT BOTH COFFS HARBOUR & GRAFTON CAN GO INTO A DRAW FOR A CASH VOUCHER FROM WOOLWORTHS VALUED AT $100 NOVEMBER 2014 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET NEWS 45

52 Glen Innes Clay Target Club Inc Spring Fling 150 Saturday 1st 1 November am am start start EVENT EVENT T Double Double Barrel Barrel EVENT 2 50 T Single Barrel EVENT T Points Score Score Noms $80 (Ladies & Juniors $60) Noms $8O (Ladies & Juniors $6O) First & Second in each grade in each event ~ Sponsored by Sapphire City Firearms ~ 98/105, D Vella 93/100; B: P Camilleri 99/105, B Elkadi 87/100, R Ryan 86/100; C: S Kitos 92/100, K Elkard 83/100, S Chambers 87/100. Cecil Park 23/08/2014 Cloudy (13): 100T OA: P Kouroupis 93/100; AA: P Vella 92/100; A: S Marcon 93/100; B: D Dedic 91/100. Cecil Park 13/09/2014 Cloudy day (40): OA: T Hickman 112/114; AA: A Lucchitti 97/100, I Stewart 96/100, W Petersen, J Guberina 94/100; A: N Watchorn 105/100, P Kouroupis 104/100, B Buhagiar 94/100; B: D Dedic 111/114, R Wade 94/100, S Whitie 91/100; C: C Barrowman 94/100, H Buhagiar 98/106; C: JP Harris 97/106. Condobolin 07/09/2014 Warm, windy (16): 10T E/O: L Ellison, C Foster, A Hodges, C Field, C Ridley10/10; 25T PS AA: R Bevis 74/75, R Brobin, L Ellison 72/75; A: P Barnes 74/75, J Elias, D Fyfe 70/75; B: A Hodges 69/75, C Field 65/75; C: J Lister 63/75, J McDonald 59/75; 25T SB AA: R Bevis 25/25, L Ellison 24/25; A: D Cooney, P Barnes 21/25, J Elias 20/25; B: A Hodges 20/25, J Rogers, T Hawley 16/25; C: C Ridley, J McDonald 18/25, J Lister 14/25; 25T CONT AA: R Bevis 25/25, R Brodin, C Foster, L Ellison 24/25; A: D Cooney, P Barnes 24/25, D Fyfe 23/25; B: A Hodges 23/25, C Field 22/25; C: J Lister 20/25, J McDonald 18/25; 25T HC: 1ST A Hodges 26/27, 2ND R Bevis 25/27, 3RD L Ellison 24/26; HG: R Bevis 156/160. Cooma 26/07/2014 Fine, windy (10): 50T SKT HC: 1st J Pethybridge 60/60, 2nd D Blewitt 59/59, 3rd D Badawitz 58/59; 5Pr SKT DBLS A: M Corbett, B: 1st J Pehybridge, 2nd W Warriner; C: 1st B Rowbotham, 2nd R Kearns. Cooma 16/08/2014 Fine, cloudy (10): 100T SZ B/T CS OA: A Niesar 92/100; A: D Caccioppoli 91/100, R Kearns 86/100; B: D Blewitt 77/100, E Osolins 71/100; C: N McInnes 82/100, P Rumph 48/100. Cooma 13/09/2014 Fine & sunny (31): 20T SB Gr CD AA: B Shingles, P Green 20/20, A Niesar, D Crane 19/20; A: S McIntyre 19/20, R Kearns, P Ewart18/20; B: T Peadon, R Peadon, D McInnes, A Mower 17/20; C: B Moffitt 17/20, M Diss, R Perkins 16/20; 50T SB CS OA: D McInnes 50/50; AA: D Crane 67/70, C Smith 66/70; A: M Corbett 48/53, S McIntyre 47/53; B: A Mower 41/50, R Peadon 40/40; C: M Diss 44/50, J Crowe 42/50; 15 PR D/R AA: P Green 36/40, P Craig 35/40; A: M Corbett 27/30, G Kazolis 25/30; B: B Deacon 27/30, D Blewitt 24/30; C: B Moffitt 26/30, J Crowe 23/30; LAD HG: R Perkins; HG: P Green 93/100. Corowa 23/08/2014 Sunny (42): 10T PS E/O: Possibles: R Wojtowyez, D Hunt, R Green, P Roper, L Wojtowyez (L), P Wojtowyez; 30T PS CS OA & AA: P Matthews 101/102, R Wojtowyez 100/102; A: T Caldwell (V) 88/90, T Plum 97/99; B: B Evans 85/90, P Roper 80/90; C: J Baker 87/90, B Wemyss 84/90; 50T DB CS OA & AA: D Hunt 67/67, R Wojtowyez 66/67; A: G Rowe 69/70, R Green 68/70; B: H Stolpe (V)50/52, P Roper 49/50; C: J Baker 47/50, B Wemyss (J) 45/50; OA HG: R Wojtowyez 169/170; VET HG: T Caldwell 166/170; LAD HG: L Wojtowyez 158/170; JNR HG: R Knuckey 159/170. Crookwell 20/09/2014 Fine & sunny (15): 25T PS AA: B Murphy 22/25; A: A Pagett 24/25; B: I Crisp 20/25; C: N Price 22/25; 50T DB AA: R Murphy 55/58; A: A Pagett 48/50; B: I Crisp 41/50; C: N Price 26/50; 25T HC: 1st B Murphy 18/20, 2nd N Price 17/20; HG: A PAgett 72/75. Dorrigo 07/09/2014 Overcast but fine (24): 25T DB 15m AA: Sash, Cash & Prizes for Overall, AA, A, B, C Grades, Overall Ladies, Veterans and Juniors. Glen Innes & District Services Club Clean Sweep $200 Cash for shooting the program clean. To be split if more than one. To be split if more than one Light lunch and afternoon tea Enquiries: Ralph Larkings AH: (Committee reserves the right to alter the program) Facebook.com/GIClayTarget CONDOBOLIN CLAY TARGET CLUB CONDO CLASSIC CHAMPIONSHIP 7 DECEMBER am Start (RESCHEDULED FROM 3 MARCH 2014) Event 1-5 Target Eyeopener Event 2-50 Target Double Barrel Event 3-25 Target Single Barrel Event 4-25 Target Points Score Event 5-15 Pair Double Rise OVER $7000 in Prizes Total Nominations $110 (reduced for V,L and Juniors) ENQUIRIES David Cooney or Garry Venables AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS NOVEMBER 2014

53 GOULBURN CLAY TARGET CLUB INC ALAN CRAMP & CLEM ROWE Memorial Championship SUNDAY 9th NOVEMBER 8.30am SHARP 6 FIREARMS TO BE WON EVENT 1 30t D/B Championship $30.00 O/A Sash & Cash 1st & 2nd AA, A, B, C EVENT 2 30t S/B Championship $30.00 O/A Sash & Cash 1st & 2nd AA, A, B, C EVENT 3 50t P/S Championship $30.00 O/A Sash & Cash 1st & 2nd AA, A, B, C Reduced noms for Ladies, Veterans & Juniors$70.00 TOTAL NOMS $90.00 O/A, AA, A, B, C & JR Grade High Guns SASH & RIFLE Sponsored By GBP Pty Ltd, Toralbo Pty Ltd, Robert Simpson Pty Ltd, Paul Edwards, Custom Stocks, ZZ Sydney Australia, Bullakina Pastoral Co, Frazer Roberts. Committee reserves right to alter program if necessary. Double Barrel shoot-off will be changed to Points Score after 50 shoot-off targets. Contacts President Leon Cuzner Ph Secretary Max Clarke Ph NOVEMBER 2014 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET NEWS 47

54 NSWCTA Riverina Zone NOVEMBER 2014 Club Shoot Dates SATURDAY 1ST NOVEMBER Finley Gun Club 1.00pm 10 Tgt, 60 Mixed Tgt, 15 Tgt Club H Cap SUNDAY 2ND NOVEMBER Griffith Gun Club 12.00pm 25 Tgt SB C Ship, 25 Tgt PS C Ship 15 Pr DR, 15 PR DD Wagga Gun Club 8.30am LAWSON CLASSIC DOUBLE RISE DAY 2 X 50 Pr Double Rise C Ships SATURDAY 8TH NOVEMBER Coleambally CTC 12.30pm 30 Tgt SB Trophy, 30 Tgt PS Trophy, 30 Tgt DB C Ship SUNDAY 9TH NOVEMBER Albury Wodonga CTC 11.00am Brian Mathews Memorial 50 Tgt Ball Trap 20 Tgt Pts C Ship, 20 Tgt H Cap, 30 Tgt DB C Ship Tumut CTC 11.00am 50 Tgt Pts C Ship, 50Tgt DB Cont C Ship SATURDAY 15TH NOVEMBER Griffith Gun Club 12.00pm 50 Tgt Skeet, 25 Tgt Spor ng Clays Wagga Gun Club 11.00am 100 Tgt Spor ng Clays C Ship, 25 Pr Skeet Dbs SUNDAY 16TH NOVEMBER Deniliquin CTC 10.00am 15 Tgt Pts, 30 Tgt DB CD, 20 Pr DD (D. Part), 10 Tgt Club H Cap 14,16,18,20 mtrs SATURDAY 22ND NOVEMBER Downside CTC 12.30pm 25 Tgt PTS/25 Tgt SB Medley C Ship, 50 Tgt DB off 18 mtrs graded CD SUNDAY 23RD NOVEMBER Corowa CTC 11.00am 100 Tgt Medley C Ship Hay Gun Club 12.00pm 30 Tgt H Cap Gun Club Cup 30 Tgt PS, 30 Tgt DB Moulamein CTC 12.00pm 30 Tgt Pts C Ship, 30 Tgt H Cap & BM 50 Tgt DB C Ship & High Gun SATURDAY 29TH NOVEMBER No Shoots SUNDAY 30TH NOVEMBER Albury-Wodonga CTC 10.00am 100 Tgt Spor ng Clays C Ship 48 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS NOVEMBER 2014 C Cunningham 25/25, J Cunningham Snr 22/25, G Sweeney 21/25; A: J Cunningham Jnr 25/25, R Aston 23/25, J Chapman 22/25; B: M Spagnolo 22/25, R Wessslink 21/25, M Short 20/25; C: L Robson 23/25, R Naylor, R Spagnolo, N Beaumont 22/25; 50T Cunningham s Cup (25T PS, 25T HC) OA & AA: G Sweeney 97/100, J Cunningham Snr 89/100, C Cunningham 89/100; A: J Cunningham Jnr 93/100, J Chapman 85/100, R Spagnolo 84/100; B: M Spagnolo 83/100, R Wesslink 81/100, M Short 73/100; C: R Naylor 89/100, M Dal Pozzo 87/100, L Robson 83/100; 25T DB CONT 15m AA: G Sweeney 24/25, C Cunningham, J Cunningham Snr, C Norman 23/25; A: R Spagnolo, J Chapman 21/25, B Sweeney 20/25; B: M Short, R Wesslink 22/25, M Spagnlo 19/25; C: M Dal Pozzo 22/25, L Robson 21/25, N Beaumont 20/25; HG: G Sweeney 142/150. Downside 23/08/2014 Fine & Sunny (16): 30T PS Grd CD AA: P Kenyon 89/90; A: M.Kruger-Davis 87/90; B: Brad Tredrea 89/90; C Ben Tredrea 90/90; 30T SB Grd CD AA: P Kenyon 30/30; A: T Hutcheson 28/30; B: Brad Tredrea 29/30; C: G Patterson 26/30; 15pr DR Grd CD AA: P Kenyon 29/30; A: B Wignall 26/30; B: J Irvin 21/30; C: G Patterson 22/30; HG: P Kenyon 148/150. Dubbo 07/09/2014 Fine,windy (19): 20T DB AA: N Powers, P Jones 25/25; A: K Dowton 25/25; B: G Deagan 23/25; C: C McPherson 24/25; 75T Ch/Ch OA: N Powers 119/125; AA: P Jones 118/125; A: B Luck 111/125; B: M Meers 114/125; C: C McPherson 100/125; HG: N Powers 144/150. Glen Innes 06/09/2014 Cool & overcast (20): 25T PS A: D Conduit, N Campion 74/75; A: J Poole 74/75, D Davis 69/75; B: T Miller 68/75, D Robertson-Cuninghame 64/75; C: M Grennan 62/75, C Moffatt 57/75; 25T SB AA: G Baxter, D Conduit 25/25; A: R Larkings, J Poole, P Wright 23/25; B: T Miller, G Brunsdon 22/25; C: C Moffatt 19/25, M Grennan 17/25; 30T CONT Medley CS OA: G Baxter 74/75; AA: D Conduit 71/75; A: R Larkings 69/75; B: T Miller 46/50; C: M Grennan 39/50; 25T DB CONT AA: D Johnson, D Conduit, N Campion 25/25; A: R Larkings 23/25, J Poole, P Wright 22/25; B: T Miller 23/25, G Brunsdon 22/25; C: M Grennan 17/25; OA HG: G Baxter 171/175. Grafton 14/09/2014 Fine (20): 50T B/T Club CS OA: R Gardiner 41/50; AA: K Harding 35/50; A: R Gardiner 41/50, P Caldwell 32/50; B: J Black 40/50, K 39/50; C: P Farrell 37/50, M Lindner 34/50; 50T DB CD AA: K Miller 50/50, M Lindner, K Harding 49/50, M Forrest, J Cunningham 48/50; A: P Caldwell 48/50, B Cameron 47/50; B: M Short 46/50, J Wiblen 45/50; C: P Jackson, A Harrison 43/50; HG: K Miller 89/100. Griffith 16/08/2014 Cloudy, Cool (10): 50T SKT A: R Hillam; B: L Brissenden; C: F Zanotto; 50T Sporting A: L Brissenden; C: F Matich. Guyra 30/08/2014 Cloudy, Cold & Windy (20): 25T HC Club Trophy: 1st D Edmonds 24/25, 2nd M Roan 31/33, 3rd D Ellis 30/33; 45T Ch/Ch OA: J Reid 72/75; AA: D Edmonds 90/100; A: K Bourke 70/75; B: G Brunsdon 58/75; C: C Moffatt 48/75; 30T DB AA: G Baxter 30/30; A: K Bourke 30/30; B: G Harris 24/30; C: A Hone 26/30; HG: J Reid 136/144. Junee 24/ 08/ 2014 Fine & Warm (23): 25T DB Gr CD AA: C Mcvittie, B Minos, Josh Lambert 25/25; A: E Hutcheon, G Burton 25/25; B: Benjamin Tredrea 25/25; C: D Richards 23/25; 25T PS Gr CD AA: C Foster 75/75; A: P Whitlock 73/75; B: W Burton 70/75; C: D Richards 59/75; 50T DB CONT CS OA: C Ceely 50/50; AA: C Foster 49/50; A: M Reed 49/50; B: Benjamin Tredrea 46/50; C: V Rees 41/50; VET: W Hulm 45/50; HG: C Foster 147/150. Junee 27/07/2014 Fine & Cool: 50T DB Gr CD AA: A Fennessy, B Minos 48/50; A: E Hutcheon 47/50; B: K Longmore, I Furner 46/50; C: C Baker 33/50; 50T SB CS OA: A Fennesy 45/50; AA: B Minos 41/50; A: E Hutcheon 42/50; B: I Crisp 43/50; C: C Baker 36/50; VET: D Geddes 41/50; HG: A Fennesy 93/100. Kempsey 20 & 21/09/ T DB 15m AA: B Watt, B Kelly, B McKinnon, B Hooper, C Diaz, K Nealon, P Brenton, J Lisle 25/25; A: R Spagnolo, G Watson, P Ryder, R Mako, D Bennett 24/25; B: K Sauders, S Ryder, S Hooper, B Tyson, R Duck, K Hunt 23/25; C: K Aitken 21/25, C Tyson 18/25; 25T DB HC Thurgood Haulage P/L: 1st K Thompson 25/25, 2nd B McKinnon 31/32, 3rd P Batson 30/32, 4th S Ryder 27/29, 5th G Neziz 33/35; 50T DB CS Hawker SP OA: P Batson 84/84, AA: K Thompson 83/84, K Nealon 68/69; A: G Watson 68/69, A Roe 55/57; B: S Ryder 48/52, K Hunt 47/52;C: K Aitken 42/50, M Cater 41/50; 25T PS CONT CS - Leicht s Tyre & Auto OA: K Thompson 83/84; AA: K Nealon 82/84, B McKinnon 90/93; A: V Corcoran 73/75, G Watson 72/75; B: K Hunt 79/84, B Neill 76/84; C: K Aitken 52/75, M Carter 49/75; 50T PS CS Barnett s Bakery OA: K Thompson 146/150; AA: K Nealon 144/150, B Dray 199/207; A: B Cameron 139/150, N Petrone 135/150; B: C Crighton 135/150, R Nock 130/150; C: K Aitke 133/150, M Cater 91/150; 30T Medley Mavin Truck Centre OA: B McKinnon 50/50; AA: R Clarke 48/50, P Batson 71/75; A: B Cameron 46/50, D Bennett 45/50; B: Megan Wilkins 43/50, Mick Wilkins 42/50; C: K Aitken 45/50, M Cater 30/50; HG: K Thompson 366/375; AA: K Nealon 360/375; A: B Cameron 341/375; C: R Noak 317/375; C: K Aitken 312/375; JNR: B Watt 344/375; LAD: L Clarke 328/375. Majura Park 27/08/2014 Crisp and clear (36): 15Pr DR Night Owl CS OA: D Power 29/30; AA: A Scott 28/30, S Askie 53/60; A: A Kearns 26/30, G Kazolis 25/30; B: M Maurice 25/30, N Gleeson 24/30; C: A Tutalo 25/30, Amy Smith 23/30; 20 Pr D/D: 1st F Roberts and D Power 31/31, 2nd G Kazolis and S Askie 30/31, 3rd C Weekes and P Callander 28/29. Majura Park 03/09/2014 Fresh (27): 75T Ch/Ch OA: G Colman 148/150; AA: A Scott 145/150, D Power 147/150; A: J Smith 120/125, B Young 111/125; B: S MacDonald 131/150, J Murphy 126/150; C: A Tutalo 91/125. Majura Park 07/09/2014 Beautiful Day: Sunny and still (22): 25T PS CD: C Weekes, W Cameron, D Power 75/75; 25T SB Mt Majura CS OA: D Power 25/25; AA: W Cameron 27/27; A: G Kazolis 24/26; B: W Mooney 22/25; C: W Morsch 18/25; 50T DB Club CS OA: C Mooney 178/178; AA: D Power 177/178; A: R Kearns 49/50; B: J Murphy 47/50; C: W Morsch 44/50; HG: D Power 150/150. Majura Park 17/09/2014 Cold, very, very cold (34): 25T SB OA: D Power 28/28; AA: A Christou 27/28, B Skinner 26/27; A: B Young 32/33, C Weekes 31/33; B: H Cousins 22/25, J Murphy 22/28; C: M McLean 21/25; 25T PS Night Owl CS OA: D Power 150/150; AA: F Roberts 147/150, A Scott 119/120; A: B Young 72/75, C Weekes 71/75; B: Sharon MacDonald 68/75, D Meakin 63/75; C: M McLean 63/75. Marconi 08/08/2014 Cold (18): 60T DB CONT AA: H Guerriero 58/60; A: Fawzi 51/60; B: L Trew 54/60; C: V Marinos 52/60. Marconi 10/08/2014 Fine (20): 100T DB CONT AA: J Luke 99/100; A: P Phillpott 95/100; B: L Trew 89/100; C: P Anderson 90/100. Marconi 22/08/2014 Cold Night (18): 50T DB AA: S Georgis 52/52; A: C Andrew 49/50; B: L Trew, G Patten 45/50; C: P Ahad 35/50.

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58 Marconi 24/08/2014 Fine (48): 50T PS AA: G Rootes 180/180, C Sherry 177/180; A: N Petrone 149/150, K Beddie 154/162; B: T Axiak 143/153, J Moutopoulos 142/153; C: Peter P 144/150, A Violi 137/150; 50T HC: 1st V Sirtlan 71/73, 2nd A Violi 70/73, 3rd A Pantalone 56/59, 4th T Axiak 61/64, 5th D Jones 60/64; HG: G Rootes 196/200. Marconi 05/09/2014 Cold Night (15): 60T MXD NITE VISION CS AA: H Guerriero 95/100; A: Fawzi 90/100; B: L Trew 91/100; C: R McColl 85/100. Marconi 07/09/2014 Cloudy (16): 50T PS AA: G Kennerson 148/150; A: K Bosanko 141/150; B: R Violi 140/150; C: A Chahrouk 109/150; 15Pr D/R AA: S De-Freitas 28/30; A: K Bosanko 20/30; B: G Foukas 22/30. Moulamein 23/08/2014 Overcast & windy (25): 60T MED CS: OA & AA: A Costa; AA: 2nd W Upton; A: 1st C Comensoli, 2nd A Estcourt; B: 1st R Hillam, 2nd A Flintoff; C: 1st A Botcher, 2nd K Estcourt; 30T DB CS: OA & AA: W Upton; AA: 2nd A Costa; A: 1st R Algie, 2nd J McCraith; B; 1st S Pearson, 2nd J Hogan; C: 1st A Botcher, 2nd G Quinlan; 30T PS CS: OA& AA: E Cox; AA: C Dalrymple; A: 1st R Hillam, 2nd A Flintoff; C: 1st A Botcher, 2nd S Comensoli; HG: OA: E Cox; Lad: A Flintoff; Jnr: A Botcher; Vets: R Hillam. Newcaslte/Lake Macquarie 20/09/ T SKT HC: 1st P Larcome 85/100, 2nd R Golgini 84/100; 50T SKT Doubles; Monthly Medal Winner: A: K Raymond 48/50; B: D Wyllie 42/50; C: P Larcombe 42/50; K Raymond 93/100; I.S.S.T Trap AA: F Minici 92/115; B: H Iida 71/115; C: D Aubrey 67/115. New South Wales 02/08/ T SKT OA: J Guberina 98; AA: D Taylor 97, P Kouroupis 96+8; A: A Buhagiar 94+14, J Sheather 94+13; B: P Williams 88, S White 85; C: A Wiggins 91. New South Wales 06/08/ T NSWGC Night Aggregate 50T DB AA: G Coleman 48; A: T Czinker 48; B: R Baker 39; C: D Alexander 47. New South Wales 20/08/2014 Windy: Alf Najar HC SKT Competition: B Dalton. New South Wales 27/08/ T Nite Owl 10T DB, 10T SB, 10T PS, 10T HC OA & AA: A Shacklock 55; OA & A: J Hirsch 51; AA: C Dinnell 49; B: S Roberts 50; C: K Covey New South Wales 30/08/ T ACTA Sporting Clays AA: A Bell 79, D Brenton 73; A: C Eleftheriou 65, D Webb 59; B: J Bromfield 55, A Bellato 53; C: K Fardoulis 59, A Wiggins 53. New South Wales 03/09/2014 Windy: Charles Hlavaty HC SKT Competition: A Wildforster. New South Wales 03/09/ T NSWGC Night Aggregate, 50T DB AA: G Rootes 49, B Squire 46; A: T Czinker 48, K Berry 47; B: R Baker 47, S Roberts 42+2; C: B Laurenson. New South Wales 06/09/ T SKT OA & AA: J Guberina 98; AA: P Vella 97, W Petersen 95; A: A Annecchini 96, B Bithell 92; B: L Archer 92, A Wiggins 88; C: J Bloomfield 87, S Somerville 76. New South Wales 10/09/ T, 30T HC, 20T D/R AA: C Eleftheriou 48, G Rootes 45; A: A Wiggins 42, J Hirsch 41; B: V Sirtlan 44, L Maytom 43; C: B Suprain 44, B Laurenson 35. New South Wales 13/09/ T 18m Medley OA: A Del-Ben 75; AA: R Hibbert 74+25, J Camilleri 74+24; A: K Berry 73, G Scott 71; B: A Michel 69, R Droder 66; C: R Billing 65, P Anderson 61+21; 30T PS OA: D Thistleton 90+27; AA: B Castles 90+26, A Shadock 90+2; A: P Romeo 89, Y Neziz 88+9; B: A Michel 89, A Bellato 87; C: B Clarke 81, G Lidgard 80; NSWGC Charity Shoot HG OA: A Del-Ben 193; AA: R Hibbert 192; A: G Scott 186; B: A Bellato 175; C: B Clarke 168; LAD: J Czinker 182; JNR: K Barlow 183; Sub JNR: H Anderson 160; VET: W Maryska 184; 30T SB OA: G Rootes 30+12; AA: C Diaz 30+11, A Shacklock 30+3; A: J Czinker 29, T Sutton 28+2; B: V Sirtlan 27, L Maytom 25+1; C: B Clark 26+3, R Billing New South Wales 17/09/ T Medley : 1st J Wilcher 71+21, 2nd S Roberts 71+17, 3rd J Hirsch 68. New South Wales 20/09/ T Medley Trap OA: G Kable 248; AA: A Del-Ben 246, V Balliana 241; A: J Blomfield 240, J Hirsch 232; B: V Sirtlan 227, A Michel 224; C: B Warran 201, B Clarke 183. Orange 31/08/2014 Fine and sunny (76): 50T Central Zone DB OA: F Roberts 148/148; AA: D Reed 147/148, D McPhie 141/142; A: A Donnelly 109/110, D Player 70/71; B: K Turner 59/60, D Newton 55/56; C: D Hunter 49/50, A Smith 45/50; 50T Central Zone SB OA: M Schiller 98/99; AA: G Evans 97/99, D Piotrowski 91/93; A: J Smith 48/50, D Player 47/50; B: D Newton 47/50, W Jones 45/50; C: D Hunter 46/50, M Lawford 39/50; 50T Central Zone PS OA: M Patmore 230/231; AA: M Corkhill 227/231, C Foster 160/162; A: P Sharp 148/150, D Player 147/150; B: M Harber 142/150, A Hodges 140/150; C: D Hunter 142/50, J Hunter 132/150; OA HG: C Foster 248/250. Port Macquarie 07/09/2014 Fine and clear: 25T DB 16M C: A McWhirter 20/25, B Pharro 19/25; B: D Deland, C Crighton 20/25, D Piper 18/25; A: L Langer 21/25; AA: K Miller 25/25, B Hooper, S Saul 24/25; 25T PS C: B Pharro 63/75, A McWhirter 59/75; B: D Deland 60/75, C Crighton 53/75; A: L Langer 65/75; AA: K Miller 75/75, S Saul 71/75; 25T DB CONT C: A McWhirter 24/25, B Pharro 21/25; B: D Piper 19/25, C Crighton 18/25; A: L Langer 19/25; AA: K Miller, B Hooper 23/25, S Saul 21/25; 25 Pr DR CS C: A McWhirter 36/50, L Pollett 24/50; B: D Deland 34/50, C Crighton 30/50; A: L Langer 39/50; AA: K Miller 41/50, S Saul 39/50; OA: B Hooper 44/50. Sydney 15/08/2014 (18): 25T DB, 25T PS AA: J Barros 100/100, H Guerriero, C Mihas 99/100; A: T Sutton 99/100, C Davenport 93/100; B: C Quinton 98/100, A Adamopoulos 93/100; C: Peter P. 85/100, T Mihas 72/100. Sydney 29/08/2014 Cold Night (35): NSW STATE NIGHT 50T DB CONT OA: C Plessas 57/58; AA: G Poulios 56/58, J Camilleri 51/53; A: G Hapeshi 49/52, G Neziz 48/52; B: L Trew 48/50, P Shiailis 45/50; C: T Mihas 41/50, V Marinos 38/50. Sydney 31/08/2014 Fine (50): 25Pr DR CLUB CS AA & OA: D Jones 47/50, N Xenos 45/50; A: J Mortys 42/50, K Bosanko 38/50; B: B Frost 37/50, L Lloyd 36/50; C: G Shelton 40/50, Peter P. 37/50; 30T DB AA: S Peck 52/52, G Dominello 51/52; A: K Bosanko 51/51, N Guy 50/51; B: B Shelton 28/30, T Axiak 42/45; C: Peter P. 29/30, G Shelton 28/30; HG: D Jones 93/100. Sydney 12/09/2014 Cold Night (30): 50T HC Night Owl : 1st G Hapeshi 49/50, 2nd C Davenport 47/50, 3rd L Trew 46/50, 4th H Guerriero 46/50, 5th G Dominello 46/50. Sydney 14/09/2014 Fine (42): 100T DB AA: V Balliana 100/100, J Crompton 120/121; A: K Berry 99/100, K Bosanko 97/100; B: T Axiak 98/100, G Lynam 95/100; C: P Strickland 95/100, J Varoutsos 86/100. Tamworth 21/09/2014 Fine (8): 100T HC: 1 J Cassin 124/125, 2 L Cameron 117/125, 3 P Nash 96/105. ORANGE CLAY TARGET CLUB BIG DAY OUT 50 DOUBLE BARREL 50 SINGLE BARREL 50 POINTS SCORE 50 DOUBLE BARREL - 50 SINGLE BARREL - 50 POINTSCORE 150 TARGETS AM START SUNDAY 26 OCTOBER 2014 Contact: Wayne Sharp (President) Greg Jones (Secretary) 52 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS NOVEMBER 2014

59 Sydney Clay Target Club HEATHCOTE RD LUCAS HEIGHTS 62ND ANNIVERSARY SHOOT 1 Day Only Sun 26th October am start Over $10,000 in Cash/Prizes 5T DB EO Free Event 1 30T Double Barrel O/A Sash 1st & 2nd each grade O/A $500 Safari Firearms Voucher 1st ea gr $300 Voucher. 2nd ea gr $200 Voucher Event 2 30T Single Barrel O/A Sash 1st & 2nd each grade O/A 6 slabs shells 1st ea gr 4 x slabs. 2nd ea gr 2 x slabs Event 3 30T Points Score O/A Sash 1st & 2nd each grade $2500 worth of electrical goods Event 4 30T Handicap Cash 1st $700, 2nd $500, 3rd $300, 4th $200, 5th $100 O/A High Gun $500 cash and sash. Graded High Guns.22 rifle with scope and sash. L V and J High Guns 2 x slabs shells and sash events 1 to 4. Noms $100 open Reduced Noms L V & J $80 Canteen & EFTPOS Available Contact Darryn Jones Tumut 14/09/2014 Absolutely Perfect (41): 50T PS CS OA: R Murphy 167/168; AA: D Burt 166/168, R Yeo 148/150; A: R Moore 142/150, M O Dowd 140/150; B: D Walker 138/150, A Jones 137/150; C: V Rees 142/150, B Lonergan 134/150; 50T DB HC OA: M Washusen 50/50, 2nd D Crane 49/50, 3rd N Cook 68/70, 4th A Figtree 67/70, 5th P Green 49/52; HG OA: D Burt 211/216; VET: R Churchill 180/200; LAD: W Barton 186/200; JNR: N Burt 174/200. Upper Hunter 16/08/2014 Cloudy & Mild (32): 100T Novelty Field AA: F Searles 87/100, D Rose 85/100, J Salomons 107/124; A: A Page 76/100, J Hosking 75/100, R Elton 74/100; B: A Twoney 51/100; C: R Stewart 46/100, K Palmer 45/100, J Murray 44/100; OA: A Garvie 89/100; LAD: A Buys 86/100; JNR: J Roth 69/100; VET: J Benham 76/100. Upper Hunter 17/08/2014 Cloudy, light wind (28): 100T Novelty Field AA: J Solomons 88/100; A: G Roser 76/100, G Dargan 84/112, D Rose 83/112; B: R Nicholls 65/100, G Roth 64/100, C Monachino 63/100; C: B Walker 41/100, G Tuckey 38/100, J G+Dargan 37/100; OA: A Garvie 86/100; LAD: A Buys 75/100; JNR: J Roth 58/100; VET: F Searles 74/100; 2 Day Sashes OA: A Garvie 175/200; LAD: A Buys 161/200; JNR: J Roth 127/200; VET: F Searles 161/200; AA: J Solomons 163/200; A: A Page: 149/200; C: R Stewart 106/200. Wagga 07/09/2014 Fine and sunny (16): 100T DB CS OA: R Yeo 100/100; AA: G Kidd, D Power 99/100; A: R Ehlers 98/100; B: A Constable 83/100; C: B Knight 90/100. Wagga 20/09/2014 Warm and sunny (39): 100T S/C OA: S Atkins 95/100; AA: P Munro 89/100; A: D Pereira 93/100, B Woodhouse 97/110; B: L McMullen 78/100, J Pearse 77/100; C: D Whyte 74/100, N Cook 78/110. Yass 17/8/2014 Rain and gloomy: 75T Ch/Ch AA: P Watchorn 118/125, P Wales 112/125; A: T Watchorn 111/125, G Kazolis 109/125; C: K Turner 106/125, J Coutts 90/125. Yass 21/09/2014 Glorious (24): 25T DB CD AA: P Watchorn, W Barton, T Barton, R Murphy 25/25; A: P Southwell 25/25, G King 24/25; B: B Churchill, F Bartolo 21/25; C: M Green 19/25, J Coutts 18/25; 50T PS CS OA: W Barton 147/150; AA: W Cameron 145/150, T Barton 144/150; A: T Watchorn 138/150, G King 137/150; B: F Bartolo 135/150, B Churchill 125/150; C: J Coutts 115/150, M Green 114/150; 25T SB CD AA: M Bryan, T Barton, P Watchorn 24/25; A: G King, P Southwell 21/25; B: F Bartolo 21/25, B Churchill, G Armour 15/25; C: J Coutts 18/25, M Green 16/25; HG: W Barton, T Barton 193/200. Letter to the Editor John Martin posted in Colac Gun Club John Martin 10:31pm Sep 16 G Day one and all. Today I went to Spring street Melbourne, and hand submitted the Clubs, shooting Sports Facility s Program, grant application. For those few members who still maybe unaware, the club has been working on a grant application, for the upgrade and renewal of our shooting grounds. I would like to thank all those members, who have helped me put this application together. This application, took a considerable amount of time and effort to compile, and you are all to be congratulated, for your efforts. The process from here is this, the closing date for the grant is the 25th of September, an appointed board will then review all applications, and all applicants, will then be notified if they have been successful or not. I must stress however, that there will be many shooting organisations across Victoria, that have applied for this grant, and with a limited amount of funds available, we all cannot be successful, so don t be too disappointed if we do miss out. If this is indeed the case, be comforted that we did the best we could, and that is all anybody can expect. In closing, I wish to make this observation, about our members, and this application process. When I asked for help and guidance, I received it, when I asked for future commitment I got it, and this just reinforced what the Colac Gun Club is all about. We are more than just a gun club, we are a proud community organisation that supports each other as well as the community. Finally I wish to thank the following organisations, and authorities in giving their support to us, in this application. They are, the Australian Clay Target Association, Victorian Clay Target Association, The Department of Environment and Primary Industries, the Colac Recreation Reserve Committee of Management Inc, the Colac Otway Shire, as well as the many local business and trades people, that helped us quote and work through this project application. Thank you one and all. Your President E John Martin. View Post on Facebook NOVEMBER 2014 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET NEWS 53

60 VCTA South East Zone Teams The Premier Teams Event round three was contested at Frankston Australian CTC on Sunday 1st June on a fine day. The grounds were in great shape despite the recent run of wet weather conditions. One hundred and forty eight participants nomed for what is a social occasion as well as a highly contested competition. There were 23 teams and 3 junior teams in attendance, among which there were 11 Juniors and 10 Ladies. Event one the Handicap saw six possibles and after nine shoot off targets there was a clear winner, Mick Rocca 34/34. It took a further six targets for Sharon Lenanne to take 2nd 39/40 with Damien Hutchins 38/40 third. Paul Haslem 59/60 was the Handicap Mick Rocca Back Marker and Jay Murphy 23/25 the Junior Front Marker. The Team Morwell A had a very strong first half with 119/125 with Melbourne Red next best on 114. The Melbourne Juniors had a nice start with 49/50 The second event was 25 Target Double Barrel carded 47 possibles indicating that the targets must have been to the liking of most shooters. It took eighty shoot off targets to get down to the last Squad of four and then it was over very quickly, with Steve Trembath 135/135 taking O/A from Mitch Foon 134/135 1st AA and Dallas Ball 133/134 second, A J Zechner OA DB Steve Trembath 126/127, A Wilson 64/65, B C Moloney 34/35, D McGregor 30/31, C K Cloke 31/32, A Elliott 30/32. The Beretta High Gun with the only 50/50 was Damien Hutchins. Junior Team Melbourne Ladies High Gun was Bonnie Rowland 48/50. Junior High Guns: A M Iles 48/50, B B Rowland 48/50, C J Murphy 47/50 Winning Team Morwell 238/250 with Junior HG L-R: C J Murphy, B B Rowland, A M Iles members C 54 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS NOVEMBER 2014 Winning team Morwell L-R Chris Murphy, Todd Malone, Sharon Lennane, Bernie Stokes, Keith Calder HG Damien Hutchins Murphy, K Calder, B Stokes, S Lenanne & T Malone. Winning Junior Team Melbourne 95/100 with members W Smithwick & B Rowland. The progress total for the Teams sees Morwell on top with 721, Melbourne 718 and Frankston Australian 714. In the Juniors its Melbourne 289 from Wonthaggi 283 and Mowell 261. Zone Secretary, Chris Carrol WILLIAM "BILL" CHAIN Bill Chain has been a stalwart of Redcliffe Clay target Club since the old Kallangur Club split in the 80's and when a choice had to be made Caboolture or Redcliffe. Bill elected to go to Redcliffe. His financial support, his assistance and encouragement during some testing times for the Club is well known and appreciated. On September 21st Redcliffe will stage their Annual Shoot during which The William Chain 50tgt Points Challenge will be shot. This Picture shows Bill in an Electric scooter complete with Oxygen bottle hookup all of which is due to his current medical condition. Both he and his wife Sharyn have been diagnosed with asbestosis. They were into house renos in the 60s and 70s during which they were exposed to asbestos (fibro). His prognosis is not at all flash as he struggles for every breath. This has not however deterred Bill from his shooting. He reckons quote "If I can breathe I can shoot" and his tenacity is astounding, an inspiration to us all!!... which gets me to my story. Brisbane Club has a "jackpot" event as part of their Monthly Shoot and at a recent shoot Bills' number was drawn and his task was to shoot 15 targets from random meterage ie: from 11 to 23 metres and from the moment he trundled out on to trap #1 he held the crowds attention. One by one the targets were called for pausing many times to catch his breath and one by one they were shot. The crowd grew quieter until after 14 he was still clean, and when he called for and shot the 15th a cheer went up. For this epic feat Bill pocketed $500. What more can I add. A great shooting moment. Submitted by Noudie

61 MT GAMBIER GUN CLUB AUGUST SA STATE ZZ CHAMPIONSHIP Mount Gambier Gun Club was a focal point on Saturday when it hosted the SA State ZZ Championships. Shooters came from Adelaide, various cities around Victoria, NSW and the Limestone Coast competed in the event, ensuring a high level of competition. The ZZ targets are produced to simulate the flying patterns of live birds, and fly spasmodically, demanding of shooters both keen eyesight and quick reflexes. Great concentration is required to showcase the shooters marksmanship in order to win the championship and have a draw in the 5 sweep sections of the competition. The windy conditions over the course of the day simply compounded the effort required for victory. After four rounds were completed, David Demasi emerged the winner with 17/20 edging out both Nathan Cassells and Stephen Holdsworth on 16/20. David also took out the High Gun Trophy 21/25 and won the prize pool for the day. Frank Kentish won the Veterans section of the event and Daniel Demasi took out the Junior Trophy. A State team consisting of Ken Atkin, Malcolm Whitehead, Darren Murrell, Stuart Bowd and John Taarnby returned good scores to represent SA in the National Titles to be held later this year. Veteran Frank Kentish receives his prize from Peter Davis Peter Davis congratulates OA winner David Demasi Junior Daniel Demasi State Team Peter Davis (sponsor), Ken Atkin, Darren Murrell, Stuart Bowd & John Taarnby Mount Bogong Clay Target Club RAY OAKLEY MEMORIAL Attending shooters enjoyed fine & sunny conditions for the inaugural Ray Oakley Memorial Handicap event held at Mt Bogong Clay Target Club on Sunday 7 September. Ray was a regular visiting shooter and supporter of the club from the early 80 s through to the time of his passing in 2013, aged 83. Described as a knockabout bloke, Ray loved his clay shooting and fox hunting. He was remembered as very entertaining to shoot with and you always knew when he missed as the profanities usually flowed fast and furious! Ray s wife Margaret and son Max, who also competed in the day s shooting, presented the trophy to the overall winner of the 30 Target Ray Oakley Memorial Handicap event to Rob Taylor 37/37 after a shoot off with Phil Matthews 36/37. Third place was awarded to Billy Roper 29/30. Grade winners of the 30 Target Continental Points Score were: AA Bob Pigram 84/90, A Max Oakley 89/96, B Graham Schmidt 87/90. In C Grade John Baker 85/90 found his form also taking out the High Gun for the day with an impressive score of 124/130. L-R: Rob Taylor, Mrs Margaret Oakley & Max Oakley NOVEMBER 2014 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET NEWS 55

62 PORT MACQUARIE CLAY TARGET CLUB JULY 5TH & 6TH 2014 Many clubs represented at two day shoot The weekend for the Two Day Shoot at Port Macquarie Clay Target Club in July, was crisp and clear for each winter morning with the light breeze from the east keeping the temperatures down. On the Saturday we had our traps ready to throw targets, 10 squads ready to shoot, and shooters visiting from numerous clubs, local and interstate. All up, 18 clubs were represented; Sydney, Hermidale, Taree Wingham, NSW, Walcha, Kempsey, Sebastopol, Griffith, Guyra, Upper Hunter, Newcastle, Grafton, Richmond River, Cecil Park, Goulburn, Cessnock, Gold Coast and Port Macquarie Clay Target Clubs. It was wonderful to see so many clubs present and so many shooters who were catching up with friends they have made over the years. Our Two Day Shoot was another great chance to be with friends, make new friends, socialise and compete in our great sport of shooting. It was great to see shooters travelling, many who brought their caravans and family to enjoy a weekend away, visit Port s beaches and tourist spots, plus allowing shooters to do what they came to do shoot. We went out for the first event, the 25 Target Double Barrel where we quickly moved the squads through the three traps. It was perfect visibility and the targets looked as big as dinner plates for many shooters. Those with slight imperfections in their shooting could easily see when they didn t quite break those lovely targets. However, I would have to say, there were not too many pick-ups after that event. Thank goodness that event was cash divide or we may have been shooting till lunch time. The results for the 25 Target Double Barrel were: AA Grade: 1st Peter Boland, Gary Carlyon, Nick Xenos & Brett McKinnon 25/25. A Grade: 1st Kevin Bourke & John Burke 25/25, 3rd Shane Pinkerton, Richard Van Heythuysen, Vince Corcoran, Lesley Langer, Margaret Burke, Harold Batson & Robert Marko 23/25. B Erica De Carlo, our volunteer in the office. This was her second shoot and what an eye opener Grade: 1st Bill Fletcher 24/25, 2nd Steve Hooper 23/25, 3rd Colin Crighton & Megan Wilkins 22/25. C Grade: 1st Ken McWhirter 24/25, 2nd Andrew McWhirter 22/25, 3rd Michael Carter 20/25. The next event was the 25T Single Barrel which was shot with a gentle south easterly picking up to give the targets a little more lift when we were just about to pull the trigger. Nobody said shooting was easy, but we had been lulled in to a false sense of security with the perfect conditions for the first event. Quite a few shooters continued with their excellent form and ended up having to shoot off. I haven t included their shoot off scores as I would have to pull them out of thin air, but I do know they did shoot very well to eventually take the top prizes. I have their scores somewhere safe and they probably won t see the light of day until after I send this to the ACTA. The results for the 25 Target Single Barrel were: Overall: Steve Wallis 25/25. AA Grade: 1st Allan Ford 25/25, 2nd Peter Boland 24/25. A Grade: 1st Steve Pinkerton 23/25, 2nd Kevin Bourke 23/25, B Grade: 1st Rus Wesslink 24/25, 2nd Steve Hooper 23/25. C Grade: 1st Robert Bennett 20/25, 2nd Ken McWhirter 20/25. The final event for Saturday was the 50 T DB. The breeze had picked up and was swirling in from the east, right across the traps. The scores was rather mixed, however, the better shooters seemed to Gary Carlyon OA Ch/Ch with sponsor Paul Geddes manager of Ramsey Health Care HC Brad Hooper 1st, Peter Boland 2nd, Barry Cameron 3rd, Peter Brenton 5th Paul Geddes manager of Ramsey Health Care with Andrew McWhirter 1st C, Peter Boland 1st A, Gary Carlyon OA, Robert Clarke 1st AA Inaugral Team Trophy winners sponsored by Libby and Robert Clarke and won by Libby Clarke, Robert Clarke, Peter Boland have very few problems breaking the targets early and not allowing them to be affected by the winds. Mugs like me I think were mesmerized by the sudden lifts and drops as targets created their own unique flight paths. Unfortunately, their paths did not always cross the spray of lead that was put out to break them. Many shooters commented on how important their role was in leaving a few birds out there to continue with the strong breeding program that is in operation at Port Macquarie. I knew there was a sound reason to miss the occasional bird or two. The results for the 50T DB were: Overall: Brad Hooper 50/50. AA Grade: 1st Peter 56 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS NOVEMBER 2014

63 HG Winners L-R John Lisle Vet HG, Andrew McWhirter C HG, Libby Clarke Ladies HG, Peter Boland OA, Gary Carlyon AA HG, Kevin Bourke A HG, Bill Fletcher B HG Brenton 50/50, 2nd Kerry Miller 50/50. A Grade: 1st Richard Van Heythuysen 50/50, 2nd Kevin Bourke 48/50. B Grade: 1st Steve Hooper 47/50, 2nd Colin Crighton 45/50. C Grade: 1st Andrew McWhirter 47/50, 2nd Ken McWhirter 43/50. We finished the Double Barrel shoot offs rather quickly and there were a couple of benefits to this. One being, those heading to the club for dinner could get there a little early and enjoy a quiet drink before the crowds arrived. Or so they thought. All reports indicated the food and company was very good and most had an early night ready to tackle the days shooting the following morning. Sunday was a very different day indeed. The sun was shinning and it seemed like a perfect winter s day when viewed from the protection or the office. How wrong we can be. The winds had picked up, the temperatures had cooled down and targets were dancing everywhere. It was as if everything was set as continental but you didn t always know when they would fly or when they stayed low. Gusts made reading conditions very challenging. But that s shooting. We had a few shooters who couldn t return Sunday and a couple of new competitors to take their places. We were all having fun trying to break a lot of targets and not missing too many. A few words of disappointment could be heard in the distance along with some other choice phrases but we basically had to grin and bear it as we tried to improve our results and come out winners. The results for the 30 T Handicap were: 1st Brad Hooper 29/30, 2nd Peter Boland 28/30, 3rd Barry Cameron 28/30, 4th Kevin Pearce 28/30, 5th Peter Brenton 27/30. The second event of Sunday s program was the 30T Points Score and only Nick Xenos managed to shoot them clean with his 90/90. Everyone else seemed to pull a second barrel or two and their scores were not exactly perfect, even though they were excellent, considering the wind conditions. Overall Nick Xenos 90/90, AA Grade 1st John Lisle 89/90, 2nd Gary Carlyon 89/90. A Grade 1st Peter Boland 88/90, 2nd Margaret Burke 88/90. B Grade 1st Peter Ryan 81/90, 2nd Ken Bainbrigge 80/90. C Grade 1st Andrew McWhirter 75/90, 2nd Adam Hone 72/90. Event 6 was the 30T Champion of Champions. Gary Carylon was the only shooter to finish with a perfect score. I lost my bet in the office over the winner as Robert Clarke the recent OA winner in the New Zealand Titles was my pick but one second barrel put him out of a shoot off for overall and Gary was sitting pretty all out on his own at the top. Excellent shooting to take OA in rather challenging winds well done Gary. The results were: Overall Gary Carylon 50/50. AA Grade 1st Robert Clarke 49/50, 2nd Steve Saul 47/50. A Grade 1st Peter Boland 49/50, 2nd Kevin Pearce 47/50. B Grade 1st Bill Fletcher 43/50, 2nd Peter Ryan 42/50. C Grade 1st Andrew McWhirter 42/50, 2nd Adam Hone 37/50. Libby and Robert Clarke put up an extra $600 for a 3 person team to combine their scores from set events to gain the highest cumulative score. There was no cost to enter and you just had to find a couple of other people who wanted you in their team. As you can imagine there were plenty of teams entered, however, when Libby (Ladies HG winner) and Robert (equal AA HG result) had Peter Boland (OA HG winner) as their third member, we all knew where the $600 was going to be very difficult to take away from this group. They all shot extremely well and deserve their winnings. We are hoping the Clarke s may decide to sponsor another team event next year, so you can think about your team for 2015 to mount a challenge on the defending trio. With all events shot, the books written up, the scores tallied, and the afternoon tea ready, Peter Boland continues towards his OA title Ray Abraham with Kerry Miller and Peter Brenton watching proceedings the only thing left to do after such a great weekends shooting was to award the high guns for each grade. Thank you to the committee and members, who worked to prepare the traps, the grounds and facilities prior to the shoot, along with all our sponsors who regularly support our shoots and visitors travelling from near and far. Finally listed below is the list of High Gun recipients who deserved their awards for shooting consistently all weekend. Well done. The winners were: Overall Peter Boland 261/270. Grade High Guns: AA Grade High Gun Gary Carlyon 259/270, A Grade High Gun Kevin Bourke & Margaret Burke 234/270 Kevin won on a coin toss. B Grade High Gun Bill Fletcher 225/270. C Grade High Gun Andrew McWhirter 230/270. Ladies High Gun: Sponsored by Michael & Lesley Langer Libby Clarke 251/270. Veterans High Gun: John Lisle 253/270 After all the cheering had died down and words of thanks, the competitors started to head homewards. Many were talking next year and were planning how to improve for next year. Hope you will think about coming to PMCTC on the 1st Sunday of each month as we would love to see you. You re always welcome at Port Macquarie Clay Target Club. See you round the traps. Lesley Langer, Publicity Officer TRADE PRACTICES ACT The attention of advertisers is drawn to the Trade Practices Act 1974 and the provisions in the Act which apply to advertising. It is not possible for the A.C.T.A. to ensure that advertisements which are published in this magazine comply in all respects with the Act and the responsibility must therefore be on the person, company or advertising agency submitting the advertisement for publication. 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64 The Squire reports from West Wyalong Doug Lindsay Memorial A very pleasant winter s day of 19 degrees C and a gentle breeze greeted shooters when they arrived at the West Wyalong Clay Target Club for the Doug Lindsay Side by Side Memorial shoot held on the fourth Sunday in August. Side by side shooting has some avid followers and as well as the local shooters, visitors from Forbes, Leeton and Wagga were in attendance. There was a great array of side by side guns in evidence with several Greeners and Charlie Strike from Wagga with three very nice guns. Gary Tabain must have grabbed his snake gun from behind the door on his way out as the rib on his gun was held together with electrical tape. Graham Duncan and Allan Schirmer had been out the afternoon before and set a Sporting Clays range that they hope would be not too difficult for the side by side guns. The 50 Target Sporting Clays event to start the program was well contested with Gary Tabain 39/40 taking AA Grade while Graham Duncan and Allan Schirmer shared A Grade on 40/50. Charlie Strike, after eventually deciding which gun to use won B Grade 39/50. There were no C Grade side by side shooters so Kate Turner and John Rourke 37/50 shared C grade with their under and over guns. The self appointed bait layer, Bruce Dent even brought his apron to cook the barbecue. Apparently he does not like to walk around for the rest of the afternoon smelling like a burnt sausage. Anyway, he did a great job and with the help of Lydia, Sue and Kate made sure everyone was well looked after in the tucker department. The afternoon Down the Line program began with 25 Targets Points Score in the lead up to the Doug Lindsay Memorial. Gary Tabain and Allan Schirmer 71/75 shared AA Grade while Graham Fairman 71/75 claimed the A Grade payout. Graham Duncan 70/75 won B Grade and Sue Turner 66/75 used her under and over to be queen of the ladies squad in C Grade. To win the Doug Lindsay Memorial Side by Side is a coveted achievement so there was plenty of good humoured, but nevertheless very serious competition between shooters. Julieann Stafford (nee Lindsay) was a very welcome visitor and took part in the event. The sponsorship by the Lindsay family for the competition is greatly appreciated and the Squire reckons old Doug would be chuffed. The event was to be shot in two rounds and there were no possibles in the first stanza but Gary Tabain, Allan Schirmer and Graham Fairman all posted 24/25 with a host of others snapping at their heels. As the second wave went through it was game on and it was not settled until Gary Tabain in the third squad finished clean. Gary, who has finished second in this event twice before was understandably very pleased to receive the Overall blue and white sash with his total of 49/50. Allan Schirmer 46/50 claimed AA Grade and Graham Fairman 45/50 and twice a previous winner won A Grade. Graham 46/50 has been using his old Greener quite a bit lately had all his practice come to fruition when he received the B Grade sash. It was really significant that Juliann Stafford used one of her father s old side by side guns to win C Grade. In the under and over section of the event John Rourke and Don Turner 46/50 shared AA Grade with Kate Turner 46/50 winning B Grade and Lydia the Gun 37/50 won C Grade. The overall High Gun for the day went to a very pleased Gary Tabain. Vice President, Jason Anderson with the assistance of Juliann Stafford made the presentations. Jason made a point of thanking all who had assisted during the day. Doug Lindsay Memorial S X S winners: L-R: Graham Fairman A Grade, Juliann Stafford C Grade, Gary Tabain OA and HG, Allan Schirmer AA Grade, Graham Duncan B Grade August Skeet There was a fifth Sunday in August and that was when the West Wyalong Clay Target Club scheduled a day to shoot skeet. Although the weather was again really good only a handful of shooters arrived for what turned out to be a great day. Due to the small numbers it was decided to shoot two fifty target handicap events to spread the prize money amongst the group. A couple of shooters made their way over from Griffith, including Ando who brought a bagful of juicy mandarins to share around. Pat Mulqueeny made his way in from Ungarie and claimed to have been at the Bog Eye Cup the day before although the Squire does not know what goes on at the Bog Eye Cup. From the way Pat looked the Bog Eye had obviously won! Although it was decided to wait for a while to see if there were any latecomers no one else arrived so the first 50 target event got underway. John Rourke showed how it was done in the first round and went on to shoot 49/50. As the event was shot handicap Bruce Dent had the job of working out the shoot off and six shooters were called to decide the winner. Unfortunately the Squire soon joined the clapping squad and as the shoot off continued he was joined by others until only John Rourke and a suffering Pat Mulqueeny remained to battle it out. John Rourke 82/84 eventually prevailed over Pat Mulqueeny 73/84 second with Jason Anderson 51/58 claiming third spot. After a leisurely lunch prepared by the hard working Angie Dent shooters were called for the second 50 target event during which a light breeze sometimes forced the high target to drop which unsettled some shooters. A highlight of this event was Pat Mulqueeny and Ray Hillam shooting 25/25, a first for Pat. Ray Hillam shot his score under difficulty as when he lined up on the final station to shoot his 24th and 25th targets the button pusher pressed the high house button. Ray being the gentleman that he is calmly looked at the button pusher turned back to the task and proceeded to call for his last two targets. Much to the relief of the said button pusher he busted both his targets thus ensuring his 25/25. Sue Turner had sent in two beautiful cream sponges for afternoon tea and despite everyone saying how they should not be eating such food the sponges soon disappeared. It took another prolonged shoot off to decide the winner with Pat Mulqueeny 88/87 gaining ascendency over Jason Anderson 77/86 and no relation Graham Ando Anderson 49/50 in third. Despite the lack of numbers it turned out to be a great day for all. 58 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS NOVEMBER 2014

65 Central Zone Trap Carnival Hosted by Orange Clay Target Club When competitors from across the central west of NSW & beyond headed to Orange Clay Target Club on 31 August for the NSWCTA Central Zone Trap Carnival, they were welcomed with very pleasant weather conditions & could have thought that spring had already sprung. Thirteen squads of shooters took part & Orange CTC had everything running very smoothly. The aim of the day was not only to determine the titles on offer, but to select the representative teams that would compete in the Zone Teams event at the NSWCTA State Trap Carnival. The program for the day consisted of 3 x 50 target events Double Barrel, Single Barrel & Points Score. The shoot offs for these events being held in reverse order at the completion of the program this allowed those that had not had their best day, to get on the road early & head home in the daylight. Tricky light conditions made shooting on the day a little bit challenging at times, however Orange CTC had organised everything & presented competitors with their best opportunities to shoot well. The first event to be finalised was the 50 tgt Points Score. The previously mentioned light changes contributed to there being no possibles in this event & those shooters with scores of 149/150 headed back out onto the tracks for the shoot off. This became a battle between Central Zone shooters Matt Patmore (West Wyalong CTC) & Matt Corkhill (Boorowa GC). Matt Patmore was the eventual winner & took home the title with a final score of 230/231. The top score in the 50 tgt Single Barrel was 49/50 & once again, a strong field of competitors was sent back out to the shooting layouts to finalise this Championship. This shoot off also saw shooters from the Central Zone rise to the top, with Matt Schiller (Boorowa GC) taking out the title with a score of 98/99 from Grady Evans (Bathurst GC). The 50 tgt Double Barrel, as usual, saw many shooters come in with scores of 50/50, resulting in a number of squads for the shoot off. Competitors were whittled down until the final two were left, visitors to the Central Zone, Fraser Roberts (Goulburn GC) & Darryl Reed (Tumut GC). As the fading light of the day came into effect, it was a battle to see who would win out & take home the honours. Fraser was able to hang on the longest & took the win with a final score of 148/148. Clive Foster (West Wyalong CTC) had performed strongly throughout the qualifying events & ended up with a score of 248/250, the best score of the day, to earn the Overall High Gun. Whilst the event shoot offs were taking place, the Central Zone Representative Teams were able to be finalised & invitations given to those that had qualified. Those shooters accepting positions are as follows: Open Team Clive Foster, Dick Piotrowski (Orange CTC), Matt Corkhill, Matt Patmore & Matt Schiller. Ladies Team Kate Schiller (Boorowa GC), Kate Turner (West Wyalong CTC) & Kay Hunt (Orange CTC). Junior Team Billy Hunt (Orange CTC), Sam LaSpina (Orange CTC) & Nathan Burt (Boorowa GC). Veteran Team Jeff Nash (Orange CTC), Peter Hayman (Bathurst GC) & Adrian Hodges (West Wyalong CTC) Matt Schiller, Fraser Roberts & Matt Patmore winners of the day s events Above: Billy Hunt, Kate Schiller & Jeff Nash section Team High Guns Left: Clive Foster Open Team High Gun Postal Team-Dick Piotrowski, Billy Hunt, Kate Schiller, Alan Hurford, Peter Taylor, Phil Sharp, Peter Haley, Matt Corkhill, Clint Woods, Clive Foster, Matt Patmore & Justin Smith. Congratulations to each & every one of these shooters & good luck at the NSWCTA State Trap Carnival for those attending. It would be remissible not to say a big THANK YOU to long term supporters of the NSWCTA Central Zone. Gunsmoke Bathurst & West Orange Motors VW who continue with their sponsorship of our Central Zone Team Uniforms. The generosity of these two businesses have allowed us to supply our Zone Team with shooting vests/shirts & caps over a number of years now & has much improved the look of our teams. Please remember them when looking to make your purchase. FULL RESULTS Attendance tgt Central Zone Double Barrel: O/All Fraser Roberts 148/148 1st AA Darryl Reed 147/148 2nd AA Duncan McPhie 141/142 1st A Andrew Donnelly 109/110 2nd A David Player 70/71 1st B Kate Turner 59/60 2nd B Darragh Newton 55/56 1st C Dave Hunter 49/50 2nd C Amy Smith 45/50; 50 tgt Central Zone Single Barrel: O/All Matt Schiller 98/99 1st AA Grady Evans 97/99 2nd AA Dick Piotrowski 91/93 1st A Justin Smith 48/50 2nd A David Player 47/50 1st B Darragh Newton 47/50 2nd B Winston Jones 45/50 1st C Dave Hunter 46/50 2nd C Mark Lawford 39/50; 50 tgt Central Zone Points Score: O/All Matt Patmore 230/231 1st AA Matthew Corkhill 227/231 2nd AA Clive Foster 160/162 1st A Phil Sharp 148/150 2nd A David Player 147/150 1st B Michael Harber 142/150 2nd B Adrian Hodges 140/150 1st C Dave Hunter 142/50 2nd C Jack Hunter 132/150; Overall High gun: Clive Foster 248/250. NOVEMBER 2014 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET NEWS 59

66 ZZ SYDNEY AUSTRALIA COMPETITION AT GRIFFITH GUN CLUB Date Friday 5th September 2014, Attendance 21 shooters, weather 20 deg., sunshine slight wind. The ZZ Competition was held Friday before the Griffith Gun Club Casella Wines annual 2day DTL shoot. Friday morning saw a beautiful clear day. Practice got underway around 9.30am and by pm there were 19 names went for Sweep Stakes on the scoreboard. 10 x S/Sweeps, 17 x N/Sweeps + Most shooters coming to the annual wine shoot as well ZZ, then staying on for an interesting weekend of DTL. We had shooters come from near & far. L-R: 2nd Phil Grainger, OA Jamie CirillO, Vet Rocky, Jnr Daniel Demasi The fence was set up at 21m with the shooters mat set on 27m and the traps set to the weather conditions. Only 24/25 birds. 1st Sweeps: (10/10) *Competitors were in the Super Sweeps as well. Cameron Rocky, David Calandro, Junior Danial Demasi. 2nd Sweeps: (10/10) Jamie Cirillo, Cameron Rocky, David Calandro. 3rd Sweeps: (10/10) Jamie Cirillo, Cameron Rocky, Phill Granger, David Demasi. 4th Sweeps: (10/10) Jamie Cirillo, Phill Granger. O/A winners 24/25 +7 Normal & Super Sweep O/All Jamie Cirillo, 2nd Phill Granger 24/25 + 5, Veteran Rocky, Junior Daniel Demasi. There was 5 shooters on 24/25 after the shoot-off the above results, in order Jamie Cirillo, Phill Granger, Rocky Cameron, David Calandro. It was nice to see some of the diehard ZZ boys from Victoria came just for the ZZ Thank you to Marcello Casella, (John Pope president GGC) and the board of directors. We also thank Tony Conley with Reffing, Phill, Craig, for setting up the course. I would like to thank all the volunteers for all their help in picking up birds & packing up. We were sorry about the low number of shooters that turned up as previous years. All in all we had a good day of competition & fun. Next ZZ, 11th & 12th October, ZZ National Tittles at Ulupna Island Victoria. Till next time, Vince NAME HOME CLUB ACHIEVED AT BREAK Atkins,S Shoalhaven Wagga Sporting 50 Barlow,K New South Wales Cobar Trap 200 Bonanno,G Burdekin Townsville Trap 75,100 Bowman,N Mid North Whyalla Trap 50 Brown,C Werribee Melbourne 50 of 25 Metres Buttigieg,M Bainsdale NSW SKT Wagga SKT gauage Caruso,J Burdekin Townsville Trap 100 Cassin,J Tamworth Tamworth Skt 100 Costa,A Moulamein Swan Hill Trap 100 Cullen,M Geraldton Eastern Goldfields Trap 50,75 Cullinan,J Mildura The Broken Hill Trap 100,150 Dedic,H Cecil Park Cecil Park Skt 75 Findlay,I Morwell Melbourne Trap 100 Fleay,J Busselton The Wagin 25 Pair Gill,A South Australian Defence Nationals Trap 50 Henville,T Geraldton Geraldton Trap 100 Hibble,K Cressy Mersey Trap 100 Hocking,A Geraldton Eastern Goldfields Cont 100 Holmes,R Gemfields Gemfields Trap 50 Jehu,D Noorat Tyrendarra Trap 75,100 Johnston,C The Broken Hill The Broken Hill Trap 50 Karlsson,M Darwin Darwin Trap 50 Kazolis,G Majura Park Majura Park Trap 50 Kringle,M St Helens Cressy Trap 50 Linder,M Grafton Yamba Cont 50 McDougall,A The Broken Hill The Broken Hill Trap 50,100 MacGregor,D Mornington Melbourne Trap 50 McLauchlan,P The Broken Hill The Broken Hill Trap 250 Marshall,P Southern South Australian Trap 50 NAME HOME CLUB ACHIEVED AT BREAK Martin,S Colac Colac Trap 75 Milgate,D Gemfields Gemfields Trap 50 Mills,J Mildura Pooncarie Trap 50 Mooney,C Goulburn Majura Park Trap 150 Newton,D Bourke Orange Trap 50 Nijamin,G Werribee Werribee Trap 50 O Hagan,R Mornington Melbourne Trap 50,75,100 Pearse,J Caboolture Defence Nationals Trap 50,75 Power,D Majura Park Goulburn 50 Pair Pringle,D Cunnamulla Cobar Trap 50 Read,W Townsville Townsville Trap 75,100 Reynolds,I Collie Boyup Brook Trap 50 Riley,C Bunbury Bunbury 50 Cont Riley,C Collie Bunbury Cont 50 Roach,A Wagga Wagga Trap 75 Slatery,G Coffs Harbour Coffs Harbour Trap 100 Smedley,A Peel & Districts Peel & Districts Trap 75 Steinmetz,C Wagga Wagga Trap 50 Stone,D Mersey Mersey Trap 75 Wardle,S West Australian West Australian Trap 75 Warrener,B Northam Northam Trap 75 White,J Melbourne Melbourne Trap 50 Williams,M Wimmera Hamilton Cont 50 Williams,M Wimmera Melbourne Trap 150 Winen,A Southern Yorke Pen Lower North Trap 50 Winwood,L The St Helens The St Helens Trap 50 Wirth,K Tyrendarra Tyrendarra Trap 50 Wiseman,B Pioneer Gemfields Trap 50 Woodwood,B Nepean Korumburra 50 off 25 Metres 60 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS NOVEMBER 2014

67 WANGARATTA SKEET, DTL, SPORTING CLAYS August Top day for Skeet Wangaratta The club conducted a 100 target skeet shoot under ideal conditions on Sunday 31 August. Both skeet grounds were set up early to suit the slight breeze on the day and as a result shooters enjoyed ideal targets throughout the championship event. Amongst the local and visiting skeet shooters it was nice to see a good mix of veteran, lady and junior shooters line up for a great day of competition. The clay target facility in Wangaratta is well regarded by shooters from across the country. Recognised for our friendly and welcoming attitude, clear background and high standard of equipment used makes the club a first rate sporting complex for our local community. David Jackel won O/All & AA on 99/100. David unfortunately dropped his 100th target after shooting consistently well during the event, Gil Farish from Benalla shot 96/100 with his 20 gauge U/O Miroku gun taking 2nd regular visitor from Shepparton, Peter Finn took out A grade with a result of 93/100, one target ahead of Dennis Savage 92/100. Peter s son Colin had a good day shooting 96/100 winning B grade ahead of Royce Wojtowyez 90/100. A score of 88/100 saw Peter Roper take out C in front of Reg Phefley from Mount Beauty 87/100. L-R Peter Finn, Dennis Savage, Colin Finn, Gil Farish, Royce Wojtowyez, David Jackel, Reg Phefley & Peter Roper September Perfect day for shooting clays Once again our perfect Spring weather in the North East of Vic allowed shooters absolutely ideal conditions competing at the Wangaratta Clay Target Club s September DTL championship. The event attracted 9 squads of trap shooters, with the Continental trap again proving very popular. James Willett shot a perfect result of 32/32 in the Continental championship winning overall. Justin Smith shot another good result of 31/32 to win 2nd place in AA grade. A score of 29/30 by Andrew Evans won A grade ahead of Steven Murphy 38/40. Another nice result of 29/30 won a sash for B grader Shane McCulloch with Peter Green taking 2nd with 28/30. C grade results were Billy Hay in 1st with 27/30 ahead of Jim Old 23/30. The Dick English Memorial handicap was expertly won by Daryl Hunt. Daryl is a back marker and produced a perfect score of 25/25 off 25 metres, using his Blaser F3 shotgun. Tony Plum from Benalla won 2nd on 34/35 and 3rd place to Brett Cowell 33/35. The last event was a 50 tgt double barrel championship. Glenn Evans shot a perfect score of 62/62 winning overall, one target ahead of Daryl Hunt 61/62. Gordon Twamley dropped two targets winning A grade with Enio Cavedon in 2nd place. Peter Green won B with 50/53 with Ron Gulliver in 2nd place 49/53. C grade was again won by Billy Hay 47/50 ahead of Jim Old. After the scores were added at the conclusion of the shoot, Daryl Hunt took out overall champ. Enio Cavedon won the veteran trophy and Noah Calandro took out the Junior High Gun award. September Brett Jory wins 5 Stand Sporting Clay Championship The Wangaratta Clay Target Club has been blessed with perfect weather for several of its most recent shoots and Sunday 14th September was no exception! As a result, visibility was perfect throughout the day and the orange fluoro targets stood out nicely against the blue sky and green paddock background. A reasonably good number of 5 standers attended to take part in what is now a well established event here in Wangaratta. A nice mix of Field & Game and A.C.T.A members were evident on the day, which is great to see these two groups of members coming together to enjoy their chosen discipline. Our club secretary Brett Jory shot splendidly all day, only dropping 8 of the more difficult targets out of a possible 100. Brett, Phil Andrews and others helped set up the traps positioning and angles early Sunday morning, which created a nice combination of straightforward and tricky targets presented during the event. Peter Hall was only one target behind Brett on 91/100 finishing 2nd in AA grade. A high score of 89/100 saw Alan Perryman win A grade, two targets ahead of Shepparton gun & ammo dealer Bill Eagle 87/100. Barry Ellis from Beechworth, a very regular shooter here at Wangaratta, took out B grade 67/100 with Trevor Bussell on 60/100 in 2nd place. C grader Steven LePoidevin shot 54/100 to win the meat tray and Ash Batey finished on 51/100 in 2nd place. Best veteran on the day was Brian Hoyland 73/100 and top junior was Rhys McGauran. L-R: Daryl Hunt & Irish Jack McGauran L-R: Ash Batey, Brian Hoyland, Steve Le Poidevin, Rhys McGauran, Brett Jory, Barry Ellis, Trevor Bussell.(Sitting)Alan Perryman NOVEMBER 2014 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET NEWS 61

68 State Event Shot at Mathoura Mathoura Gun Club held two events for their August 2014 shoot, a 10 target Single Barrel Cash Divide as a precursor to the main event, a 50 target, Victorian State Night Single Barrel Championship. Shooters chasing that State sash came from a wide area, including Coleambally, Beaufort, Morwell, Cohuna, and Echuca, and the weather could not have been kinder, with a mild calm night, and a clear sky, making for a good night of competition. Cohuna member Trevor Dehne led the field Michael Keirl OA State SB in Event one, being the only shooter to down all ten targets, and his score of 10/10 earned him all the 1st place cash, Glen and Andrew Evans from Coleambally, Stephen Pearson of Beaufort, and Andrew Brady a Morwell member, all dropped just one target and they all shared the 2nd place cash. Event Two a 50 target Victorian State Night Single Barrel Championship, was masterfully won by Echuca member, Michael Keirl, Mick shot an impressive 46/50 score that no other shooter could match, and he became the Overall Trevor Dehne 1st in C/D Winner, and also the 1st in A Grade Rates and Conditions This section is for the exclusive use of ACTA members, and has been introduced for the purchase, sale and exchange of personal equipment. PLEASE NOTE: Due to the new Gun Laws, all classified ads submitted must include the serial number of all guns advertised, and also the shooter licence number. We are also no longer allowed to advertise the sale of any pump-action or semi-auto shotguns or the parts thereof. Rates (inc GST) are as follows: $ words $ words max. Advertisers must comply with the copy deadlines as detailed on page 2 of this issue, and your name, address and telephone number must be supplied. Copy should be typed or carefully hand-written. Payment must accompany advertisement. NSW Members and Dealers As stated in Firearms Act 1996, Section 54 A person must not cause an advertisement for the sale of a firearm or firearm part to be published unless: (a) the person is a licensed firearm dealer, or (b) the proposed sale is to be arranged by or through a licensed firearm dealer and the advertisement contains such particulars as may be prescribed by the Regulations. The Regulation states, For the purposes of section 54(b) of the Act, the following particulars are prescribed in relation to an advertisement for the sale 62 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS NOVEMBER 2014 CLASSIFIEDS placegetter the result of his excellent night shooting in this very difficult discipline. Beaufort member Stephen Pearson ended up with a 39/50 score, and that earned him the 1st in B Grade trophy, C Grade 1st was hotly contested between Emily McCluskey and Peter McCluskey, with Peter eventually downing one more target, giving him a 32/50 result and the 1st in C Grade trophy. The shoot ran very smoothly all night to have even the presentations all finished a few minutes after 10.00pm, giving most travellers an early trip home, the committee is very pleased that Stephen Pearson B 1st State SB even in winter, shooters will travel to the Mathoura Club to engage in Clay Target Competition. Murray Roberts Peter McCluskey C 1st State SB of a firearm that is arranged by or through a licensed firearms dealer. (a) the licence or permit number of the seller, (b) the name and address of the dealer concerned. The Firearms Act 1996 applies to both the Publisher and the individual placing the advertisement. Failing to abide by this Section attracts a maximum fine of $5,500. FOR SALE: Perrazzi MX10 Owned since new. MX10 High rib with adjustable stock and Rib. Coiled trigger springs 5 Changeable chokes for top barrel. Complete with original case and soft cover. 32 barrels $6500 ono Firearm is located near Nowra in NSW. Contact Bob Thompson ph Shooters licence Number FOR SALE: English walnut blanks, mainly rifle, some shotgun. Nice strong straight grain. Phone David or Shooter Licence Number CLUB NEWS BEGA GC held their AGM for 2014/2015 and the positions filled are: President: Shane Platts, Vice-President: Phil Body, Alf Niesar, Secretary: Phil Body, Treasurer: Gail Niesar, Club Delegate: Phil Body, Shoot Marshalls: Ray Welch, John Siede, Public Officer: Joh Walker; Handicap Officer: Gail Niesar, Shane Platts, Committee Members: Craig Field, Peter Johnston, George Toyne, Robert Taylor, Lynne Teale.

69 ACTA Welcomes New Members BROADBENT T TAREE WINGHAM APPLEBY M BENDIGO LOWE J THE COLLIE LOWE J THE COLLIE MIFSUD R WERRIBEE VICTORIAN CHANDAR O WERRIBEE VICTORIAN NURA D WERRIBEE VICTORIAN BARRITT V BRISBANE HAWES A BRISBANE MAYNE G SINGLETON PAMPLING K NORTHAM & DISTRICTS TURNER R MELBOURNE CRICKET CLUB O NEILL C MELBOURNE CRICKET CLUB DI LULIO D INTERNATIONAL KENNEDY J BEAUFORT RIGG P BURNIE BAKER B EUROA AZZI G MARCONI MEOLA V MARCONI SCARCELLA A MARCONI BANJER P MARCONI ZINNATO F MARCONI WRIGHT J SEBASTOPOL ATTARD J SEBASTOPOL WISE M THE KATANNING SIMPSON G BOURKE SIMPSON C BOURKE NEESHAM M CANBERRA INTERNATIONAL SMITH M COROWA O DRISCOLL C THE PEEL & DISTRICTS JENSEN S ROCKHAMPTON MITCHEL M WANGARATTA SALMON B WANGARATTA WALMSLY S WANGARATTA PLUMBRIDGE N WANGARATTA BECK A WANGARATTA BECK P WANGARATTA RICKUSS K CABOOLTURE HOTTEN P CABOOLTURE HOTTEN S CABOOLTURE EVANS P GRIFFITH GARDINER S MOUNT GAMBIER RODGERS M SHOALHAVEN BEUTEL R TOOWOOMBA CHORLEY K WEST AUSTRALIAN MEACHIM N WEST AUSTRALIAN HOLLIER A WEST AUSTRALIAN DODD R WEST AUSTRALIAN JAMIESON M NEW SOUTH WALES GC PATON M NEW SOUTH WALES GC FULLER S NEW SOUTH WALES GC MERCADE R NEW SOUTH WALES GC COOPER D NEW SOUTH WALES GC SCHAFER D NEW SOUTH WALES GC WALL O NEW SOUTH WALES GC SHERMW NEW SOUTH WALES GC PORONNIK P NEW SOUTH WALES GC D VAZ A NEW SOUTH WALES GC GOULD M NEW SOUTH WALES GC MAGNAN C NEW SOUTH WALES GC BARAKJIAN T NEW SOUTH WALES GC BOYD-WALSH A NOORAT GRANT T NOORAT MARSHALL V BLACKWATER STARKEY L BLACKWATER WILKINSON A TAREE-WINGHAM GALEA P MELBOURNE CRICKET BLOK G KINGSTON SE TULLY D MELBOURNE GC FISHER A GLADSTONE DOYLE A HAY DONELEY P BRISBANE SMITH D BRISBANE ROBERTSON J BRISBANE WILSON G BRISBANE LATTA V BRISBANE BIGGS W CASTLEMAINE UDEN T CASTLEMAINE BATEY P FINLEY MORGAN R FINLEY CRAWFORD T ECHUCA SPURGEON K NARROGIN CADDY J NOORAT VUKASOVICH L CESSNOCK MUNNINGS R TOWNSVILLE WOOD M CECIL PARK MALKONYAN A CECIL PARK TOMA M CECIL PARK PORIAZIS M CECIL PARK BUDEJA M CECIL PARK SULFARO S CECIL PARK BARDITO S CECIL PARK JANG B CECIL PARK EDWARDS J CECIL PARK EID R CECIL PARK PANUCCIO V CECIL PARK MILLS K THE KATANNING GARDINER N TRARALGON SWEENEY S SILKWOOD FINDLAY G WAGGA GC BUTEUX S DARWIN BENNETT A DARWIN SUMMUT M DARWIN KIPPIN L DARWIN KOPP J CABOOLTURE DAVIS B BAIRNSDALE SMITH A KINGSTON SE BUNDA K MOSS VALE CAMERON C SAINT JAMES ADDERLEY M GOOLMA DUTTON F GOOLMA BRUCE E RICHMOND RIVER GORDON N RICHMOND RIVER GARVEY G TOWNSVILLE SHOOT CALENDAR LAGO J TOWNSVILLE NASH S TOWNSVILLE MCKENNA D TOWNSVILLE CESCONETTO T TOWNSVILLE WILKIE J LODDON DISTRICTS LAUKART J MELBOURNE GC CAULFIELD J NEWCASTLE LAKE MACQUARIE MATHESON D TONY YOZZI WARD B CABOOLTURE WARD J CABOOLTURE FRANKLIN A CABOOLTURE WHEATON C LAKE ALBERT JONES M BRISBANE BROAD C BRISBANE MILLER J BRISBANE BOWERS C BRISBANE BLAKE J BRISBANE CUTMORE S BRISBANE LONERAGAN C BRISBANE LONERAGAN G BRISBANE STONE G BRISBANE IRELAND P SHOALHAVEN JACKSON A ROMA RAUCHLE M ROMA GARLAND M MELBOURNE GC WEST M MELBOURNE GC MILNE B CENTRAL BURNETT TROTT J CENTRAL BURNETT HARDING P MOUNT GAMBIER JENKINS W MOUNT GAMBIER RUYG C NORMANTON MAGNIER T SINGLETON SMITH G TAREE-WINGHAM SMITH C TAREE-WINGHAM BOLTON N TOWNSVILLE SANTVOORT J FRANKSTON AUST CLARK G FRANKSTON AUST CLARK P FRANKSTON AUST JOHNSON T FRANKSTON AUST JOHNSON L FRANKSTON AUST FERGUSON G FRANKSTON AUST PETRALIA L FRANKSTON AUST SANTVOORT E FRANKSTON AUST WILSOM M FRANKSTON AUST DAREZYCKYJ J FRANKSTON AUST PAAR D FRANKSTON AUST BAKER E FRANKSTON AUST BOND J FRANKSTON AUST WETHERILL P MORNINGTON WETHERILL H MORNINGTON WETHERILL H MORNINGTON SKILTON A MORNINGTON GAYARTS B MORNINGTON GYLES L MORNINGTON CRAWFORD P MORNINGTON CRAWFORD K MORNINGTON CRAWFORD E MORNINGTON BLADEN E MORNINGTON MCLEOD R MORNINGTON TURNER M MORNINGTON TURNER K MORNINGTON WILSON S MORWELL 2014 Oct. 18 Victorian State Double Trap & ISSF Skeet Werribee Victorian Clay Target Club Oct Tasmanian State Skeet Carnival Tasmanian Gun Club Evandale Nov. 7-9 Victorian State Trap Carnival Echuca CTC Nov Roma CTC100th Anniversary Roma Clay Target Club Inc 2015 Jan. 1 New Year s Day Shoot Kerang Clay Target Club Jan. 23 Tasmanian High Roller Championship Tasmanian Gun Club Jan Tasmanian Trap Carnival Tasmanian Gun Club Feb Seaside Carnival Warrnambool Clay Target Club June 27 37th Central Victorian Grand Prix Maryborough Gun Club NOVEMBER 2014 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET NEWS 63

70 ACTA NEWS 51ST INTERNATIONAL SHOOTING SPORT FEDERATION (ISSF) WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRANADA, SPAIN Jack Wallace 17-year-old Lilydale High School student Jack Wallace (Yering, Vic) has won the silver medal for Australia in the Junior Men s Trap event at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Championship in Granada, Spain. Wallace stormed through the qualification rounds spread over three days, recording the second highest score of 121/125 targets, and equalling the scores shot by experienced high profile Trap shooters Adam Vella (Keilor, Vic) and Michael Diamond (Fingal Bay, NSW), earlier in the day. Emma Cox Education student Emma Cox (Mooroopna, Vic) has stormed through the final moments of her double trap event to finish with a very respectable silver medal at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Championship in Granada, Spain. The 22-year-old La Trobe University student recorded strings of to hit a total of 97 targets, forcing a sudden-death shoot-off against Great Britain s Rachel Parish to determine second and third place. Emma shot first and hit both targets, proving too strong for Parish, who missed a target in her double. Emma had gone into the fourth round in fifth place, two targets from the Bronze medal. While more experienced shooters cracked under pressure in the final round, Cox dug deep and finished in equal second, displaying an amazing surge of confidence. Earlier this year, at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, Parish had won the bronze medal in women s double trap, while Cox had finished in sixth place. Catherine Skinner 24-year-old chemical engineering student Catherine Skinner (East Melbourne, Vic) has claimed a bronze medal in Women s Trap at the 51st International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Championship in Granada, Spain. Amidst a tightly contested quality field of 76 internationally acclaimed shooters, including World Champions and Olympic and Commonwealth title holders, Skinner held her nerve to shoot a strong 72/75 targets in the Qualification Round. She then duelled with three other competitors who were on equal 72, in a nail-biting shoot-off for a spot in the six-person Semi Final, at which stage she shot-off again to edge out Italy s highly decorated Deborah Gelisio, qualifying for a well-earned spot in the bronze medal match. Skinner proved too strong for Germany s Jana Beckmann, 31, winning the bronze by 13 to 10 targets EARLY NOTIFICATION Due to the 2015 Trap National Championships, the closing date for advertising and editorial in the MAY 2015 CTSN will close, without exceptions, on MARCH COACHING AT SILKWOOD CLAY TARGET CLUB The Silkwood Clay Target Club would like to thank the coaches, Richard Morrison, Darryl Stevens and Bill Allen who spent two days coaching 30 of our members recently. The coaching clinic was awesome, the coaches, the weather and the knowledge members gained from one to one coaching. The results of the weekend were that many of the members moved up grades very quickly and we all had a terrific two days. We look forward to the coaches returning to Silkwood in the future. 64 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS NOVEMBER 2014 Coaches Darryl Stevens, Richard Morrison & Bill Allen

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