V35 #7 Jul 1982 - Australian Clay Target Association

NATIONALS '82
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Joe Keeley, a helicopter $lot from Taupo, New Zealand, was
delighted to win a micro-wave oven as the best in C Grade with
46/50.
Adrian Hayes, Hawkesbury, N.S.W. added another ice
bucket to his collection by winning the Veterans Division, and
David Wright from Dysart, Queensland, won a Franchi 500
Automatic Shotgun - donated by Eley Ammunition, as top
Junior.
To complete Sunday's shooting we had the third staging of
the interstate shoulder to shoulder Trap Teams Match. The
fashion stakes were definitely won by the team from Western
Australia, who looked resplendent in gold and black track
suits, and gold shooting jackets complete with black swan.
Defending the title won in Melbourne in 1981, the sandgrop-
ers had their colours lowered by the big "V", represented by
Willett, Boyd, Iles, Shepherd and McKenzie, with a score of
1241125.
Queensland too were turned out in identical shooting
jackets, New South Wales I'm told will be well kitted out for
next years match, which will certainly add more colour to the
event.
Honday May 17 - A.N.Z. Points Soore
The weather had settled down again by Monday morning
and aU was in readiness for the 21st AustraliaJNew Zealand
Trap Championship. Nominations numbered 428, and many
determinedfaces approached the traps to ensure a place in the
International Team to shoot for the MacKintosh Trophy. At
day's end, only two had shot the possible, Bill Stevens from
Ipswich Club in Queensland, and Double Barrel winner, Larry
Dimasi from Mildura, Victoria: Two targets only were neces-
sary to give us a winner with Larry pulling a second barrel on
his second target to leave Bill with the title. Bill's score was
1561156 and was put together with his usual deliberate care.,
We remarked afterwards that the night before the event, he
had thought long and hard as to why he wasn't shooting
better. He came up with the answer that he just wasn't
working hard enough to shoot the targets. This thought
certainly paid dividends to give Bill the title and the S.K.B.
under and over shotgun, donated by Borsimex, as his major
trophy, along with the Eley Southern Cross silver badge.
Larry Dimasi topped A Grade with 1551156, while Tom
Comerford from Townsville took out B Grade honours on
147/150.
Maree Rooke from Wagga took a treble in this event,
winning C Grade, Ladies and Junior trophies with her score
of 1461150.
Top Veteran was Qarrie Barnes from Mildura on 1441150.
The Allan Brown Team's Match for five man club teams was
run in conjunction with the AustralialNew Zealand Trap
Championship and resulted in a win for the team from
Wdura, Victoria, which comprised Larry Dimasi, Jim Blyth-
man, Jim Finis, Clarrie Barnes and Gordon Wakefield. The
winning score was 7191750.
The day was rounded off with the 8th International Trap
Teams Match. Teams from New Zealand, New Caledonia,
Papua-New Guinea and Australia competed, with Australia.
represented by Larry Dimasi, Barry Kable, Don Wilson, Lwn
Gibson and Stuart Browning winning by 3 targets from New
Zealand. New Caledonia and Papua New Guinea were in third
and fourth places.
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a Oldest competitor, 91 years old Jim Medway with National
President Laurie Connors.
National Single Barrel Champion, Graham Willett, with the
'A' Grade placegetiers.
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AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS--JULY 1982