By JOHN WOOD
IN THE 42nd year of the President’s Trophy Shoot at the Woods Point Gun Club, Steve Bedggood and Daryl Ewert started the day with perfect 30/30 scores in the Eye Opener.
In the first championship, the President’s 25-Target Double Barrel, only Ken Skinner and Tom Apps managed a clean 25/25. After a short shoot-off Skinner took the sash with a 29/29 score.
There were many good scores, witnessed by over half the competitors qualifying for the grade shoot-offs.
AA Grade was won by Skinner (25/25) with Trevor Ewert 2nd (28/29). A Grade was easily won by Apps (25/25) from Peter West (32/35).
B Grade was a clean win by junior shooter Jake Murray (24/25), with Laurie Poile second (24/26).
Matt Ewert took C Grade (38/40) from Lauchlan O’Halloran (37/40).
The President’s Trophy was the 25-Targets Handicap with Bedggood shooting another perfect 25/25 to go into a shoot-off against Trevor Ewert and Geoff Hill, also on 25/25. It took only a few shots for Ewert to take the Trophy (33/33) leaving Hill (32/33) and Bedggood (26/27) in his wake. Fourth place was taken by Mark Wilkinson (41/43) after a shoot-off against Lauchlan O’Halloran and Darren Clarke.
To finish the day there was the President’s 25 target Tower Championship in which only Ian Findlay and Jake Murray managed 25/25.
After a short shoot-off Findlay claimed the sash (27/27), Murray 2nd (26/27). A shoot off for third and fourth resulted in Dave Hoon third (36/37) from Jim West fourth (35/37).
The overall High Gun was a close call with Trevor Ewert (73/75) just edging out junior shooter Jake Murray (72/75).
Encouragement prizes were presented to the junior shooters, Jake Murray, Luke Murray and Byron Foley.
The next shoot is the Christmas Shoot on Sunday 14 December.
