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Island Life - June/July 2010

Tony Ridd

On the Farm

Photo: Robyn Morris, Julie Bradley, Rose Bradley, Lucy Bradley, Sarah Symes

A record
turnout for
Newbarn
clay shoot

Photo: Jill Broomfield, Bob Cooper

The spring sunshine brought record numbers

placed , was won by Mark Downer who also

to this year’s hunt clay shoot competition at

collected the under 26 trophy and pool shoot

Newbarn Farm, Calbourne on Sunday 11th

prize.

May. 120 individuals pitted their skills against

Trophies were also presented to Tom Keyzor

a challenging layout of 8 stands, set-out by

for the highest under 21 score and Jake

Bob Cooper, along with a Pool shoot and a

Newnham, the under 16s winner.

50 bird flush, which resulted in a shoot off

The day raised £3269 in aid of the Isle

that saw Bucks & Kingston’s Team take the

of Wight Foxhounds thanks to generous

prize.

sponsorship by Island businesses and the

Trophies and prizes of cartridges were

support of volunteers on the day.

presented by organiser Jill Broomfield for the
top team scores in each category, whilst an
exciting shoot off, held between the two top
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