Island Life Magazine Ltd June/July 2012 | Page 100
COUNTRY LIFE
Guns galore at IW
Hunt clay shoot
The annual IW Hunt clay shoot took place
Mark Downer and Nick Spiers were joint
recently at New Barn Farm, Calbourne by
third on 64.
kind permission of the Spence family.
The team honours went to Short’s Sand
A total of 123 guns entered and competed
Baggers in the Private Class; Cridmore
over an eight-stand, 80-bird shoot. There
‘A’ in the Syndicate Class and Gatcombe
was also a 10-bird Pool shoot competition
in the Beaters Class. Top lady was Kath
running throughout and a 50-bird Flush
Bright. Daune Hart won the Pool after
for three guns at the end of the day.
a shoot off with Robbie Simmonds,
Young Ben Morris, 16, showed how it
both having shot 9 in their first rounds.
was done with a score of 67. Jeff Cooke
The Flush was won by Newbarn with a
also shot 67 but declined a shoot off and
fantastic 41 out of 50 birds shot. Prizes
insisted on standing in second place.
were donated by George Jenkins.
Above left: Jill Broomfield and Ryan Munt, organisers. Above right: Russell Hatt, Lee Pitman,
Jack Kingswell, Jason Williams from Gatcombe Beaters winning the beaters cup.
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From top: Stuart Goody under 21 winner. Russell
Hatt under 26 winner presented with the Albert
Henton memorial trophy by Mrs Henton. Ben
Morris under 16 winner and overall Top Gun of the
day. Steve Donson accepting the Veteran Cup who
he jointly won with Mike Gregson.