Sulby and District Rifle Club’s Julian Teare and Mark Cain emerged victorious in the 101 Challenge Cup, a postal pairs competition shot towards the end of last year.
Teare posted a solid 97, while Cain followed up with an excellent 99, his best score of the season.
“The card looked like a ton through the scope afterwards,” Cain recalled.
Challenge Cup
However, there was a squeaker for the officials to gauge during marking.
“Sometimes you get them, sometimes you don’t — that’s the nature of the sport,” he added philosophically.
Their combined total of 196 was enough to secure a clear win over the Laxey pairing of John Wood and Adrian Cowin, who finished second on 194, despite Wood recording his second possible of the season.
Castletown also featured prominently, securing joint 3rd with two well-matched teams on 189.
Results – 101 Challenge Cup (Pairs)
1st Place – 196
- Mark Cain (Sulby) – 99
- Julian M. Teare (Sulby) – 97
2nd Place – 194
- John Wood (Laxey) – 100
- Adrian Cowin (Laxey) – 94
Joint 3rd Place – 189
- John Paul Bridson (Castletown) – 95
- Nigel Christian (Castletown) – 94
- Robin McFee (Castletown) – 94
- Steve Gardner (Castletown) – 95
- Neil Masson 91, Rhian Masson 94 (Castletown) – 185
- Peter Webb 89, Will Fenton 90 (Sulby) – 179
- Jean Quaye 97, Julie Quaye 81 (Sandsiders) – 178
- James Allanson 91, Lizzie Radcliffe 86 (Sulby) – 177
- Bob Radcliffe 93, Ben Stevens 75 (Sulby) – 168
- Darren Smith 81, Thomas Radcliffe 86 (Sulby) – 167
The Isle of Man Rifle Association is currently seeking sponsors for several of its annual competitions.
If your business or organisation is interested in supporting local target shooting, please contact the Association’s secretary at iomra.secretary@gmail.com for more details.
