Several cups also decided during packed schedule at Meary Veg
Report by Peter Kelly:
It was a busy weekend at Meary Veg with four league shots taking place.
First up was the forth round of The Tower Insurance DTL league held in near perfect conditions.
We had a tie for the lead after the first round between Peter Kelly and Phil Ward with 25/73 straights, in equal third place was Mike Whitehead with a 25/72 straight closely followed by lady shooter Lyn McCloud with a 25/71 straight.
At the end of the second round Mike Whitehead finished in third place in C class on 46/134, in second place on 47/136 was Ted Kermeen and in first place on 46/137 was Rob Marshall.
John Moore was second in B class on 42/120 with Calum Craine taking B with 48/140.
Peter Kelly was third in A class on 44/123 with Manx champion Mike Walker in second place on 48/142, Mike having a perfect 25/75 in his second round, but winning with 50 straight and 148 points was Phil Ward who also had a perfect 25 straight in his second round which also earned him the Ian Faragher High gun cup.
Results
A class 1st P Ward 50/148, 2nd M Walker 48/142, 3rd P Kelly 44/123.
B Class 1st C Craine 48/140, 2nd J Moore 42/120
C Class 1st R Marshall 46/137, 2nd T Kermeen 47/136, 3rd M Whitehead 46/134.
The next event was the fourth round of the Manx Petroleum's Olympic skeet league with the Parkinson high gun cup up for grabs.
The joint leaders after the first round were Jeff Corkill and Ted Davis on 21 with Stan Cross next on 20.
At the end of the second round Jeff Corkill and Stan Cross finished in joint second place on 39 but pipping them with a total of 40 points and winning the Parkinson cup was Ted Davis.
Results
1st T Davis 21,19=40, =2nd S Cross 20,19, J Corkill 21,18=39.
The next shoot was the fourth round of the Sadler Agricultural Supplies ABT league.
The leader after the first round was Phil Ward with 22 points, in equal second place on 21 were Rob Watterson and Calum Craine.
Calum Craine finished in third place on 41 with Phil Ward and Rob Watterson in equal first place on 43.
Results
The final shoot of the day was the postponed Sadler Agricultural Supplies ABT league and the joint-winners were Stevie Craine and Rob Watterson with 44 points with Peter Kelly in third place on 37.
There was two cups to be won - the first one was the J D Faulkner High gun cup and we had to have a sudden death shoot for this and Rob Watterson was the winner by one.
The second cup was the Peter Kelly handicap cup and this went to Ted Kermeen with a total of 50.
Results
=1st S Craine 21,23, R Watterson 20,24=44 3rd P Kelly 20,17=37
J D Faulkner Cup R Watterson 44+1 ,Peter Kelly handicap cup T Kermeen 35+15=50.
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