THE monthly Mansfield Clay Target Club shoot was held last Sunday under a clear sky in perfect conditions.

This shoot included the annual Mansfield versus Woods Point Shield, which was determined in the 20 target handicap event.

The program for the day was a 10 target eye–opener, 20 target Point Score, 50 target double barrel and rounding things up was the handicap.

Attending club representatives included Alexandra, Boarder CTC, Melbourne, Woods Point, Mt Bogong, Euroa, Yarrawonga, and Wangaratta.

The event was kindly sponsored by John and Shawn Wood.

The eye opener was shot 10 Target Points Score for a maximum score of 30.

Taking the cash in AA grade was Mick Ward (Woods Point).

A grade: Trevor Newman (Mansfield) and Rob Bevis (Woods Point), B grade: Shawn Wood (Woods Point) and John Winters (Mansfield), C grade: Steve Theile (Melbourne CTC).

Immediately following the eye opener it was straight into the 20 Target point score event the AA overall winner was Phil Matthews (Boarder CTC) 60/60, closely followed by second in AA grade Mick Ward 59/60.

A grade: Marty McLachlan (Mansfield) 59/60 and Rob Bevis 56/60, B grade: Jim West (Mt Bogong) 54/60 and John Winters 53/60, C Grade: Ben Challen (Mansfield) 55/60 and Steve Theile 54/60.

A lunch of pastries and hotdogs was accompanied by scones, brownies and other home–made delights kindly cooked by Ivy and Aileen.

While most were feasting the shooting continued into the big event for the day 50 target double barrel.

Daryl Hunt, and Mick Ward shot the event clean with a shoot–off decider taken out by Darryl on 62/62, Mick was second AA grade on 61/62.

A grade winners were Marty McLachlan 48/50 and Kirsten Chinn 47/50, B Grade: John Winters 48/50 and David Luelf 59/62, C Grade: Ben Challen 48/50 and Steve Theile 44/50.

Rounding things up was the 20 target handicap with five shooters breaking 19 targets.

The shoot–off placed Phil Matthews first (shooting from 25 meters) 23/24.

Second was Ben Challen (off 15 meters) 22/24 and third John Winters 21/23.

The shield is awarded from this event to the club with the highest score from five of their members per team.

Mansfield took the shield from Woods Point 40 to 34.

All attendees chipped in with scoring, loading traps, catering and running the office resulting in a smoothly run event.

Mansfield Clay Target Gun hosts the North East Zone shoot the third Sunday of each month, next month we will host a lead–in twilight and night shoot Saturday, September 17 followed by a day shoot September 18, 180 target combined event for a big weekend.

Practice every Thursday afternoon from 3.30pm with new shooters always welcome.