Rowlands has top score
■ Monday, August 6.
Top score of the night went to Garry Rowlands with the only red ink of the evening 100.8 and 98.5. Second place was a close affair with Alan Drake managing one more inner (bullseye) 99.6, 96.4 and Clare Bramley 99.5/98.4 (double) and 95.1. Paul Tidswell 98.3, 96.4, 98.5/98.6 (double). Murray Chinery has been scoring some very good scores of late, 94.4 and 97.2; Bob Bramley 98.3, 93.3; Don Litchfield 91.2, 97.5.
Junior shooters and beginner shooters also had an interesting night with Boston Taylor taking the honours with 92.1 and 87.1; Craig McGill 89.3; Henry Armond 89.0. Group card shooter John McGill showed improvement with
96 and 97 while Eddie Hagenaars shot a group card of 100 followed by a regular card 80.0.
■ Friday, August 10.
A smaller than usual group gathered Friday night, the tussle for top shooter was between eventual winner Paul Tidswell 99.3, 98.7/99.6 (double) and Murray Chinery 96.2, 99.4 was decided by inners in the end. Meanwhile C-grade shooter Bob Bramley 92.1, 97.3, 98.3 just pipped B-grader Brian Hicks 98.3, 92.3. Paul Longstaff 95.4, 93.0; Dave McGregor 91.1, 92.3; Stephen Hicks 89.0, 90.0; Eddie Hagenaars 89.1, 86.2.
■ Monday, August 13 Tonight patron and longest serving member Murray Chinery took not only top honours for the Eltham club, but we’re fairly certain honours for Taranaki with his top score 100.2. He also shot a 94.2. Neither Master grade shooters could touch Murray’s score — Garry Rowlands 97.4, 99.5, 98.6; Paul Tidswell 98.5, 96.4, 98.5. Alan Drake 95.2, 96.1; Dave McGregor 95.1; Brian Hicks 94.1, 95.3; Bob Bramley 92.1, 94.2. Don Litchfield 88.1, 89.0; Henry Armond 88.1; Eddie Hagenaars 87.1, 86.1; Craig McGill 86.0, 83.2, 81.0.
■ Friday, August 17.
Another small group tonight with Paul Tidswell coming out on top 100.5, 99.5, 96.3; Murray Chinery 96.2, 98.4; Paul Longstaff 97.5, 95.3; Bob Bramley 93.1, 93.2/93.3 (double); Brian Hicks 93.3, 89.2; Stephen Hicks 91.1, 90.1. Beginner shooter Craig McGill shot some very good scores and improved through the night scoring 89.1, 90.2, 92.1. Meanwhile, the junior shooters were tasked with shooting double cards and scored very respectable scores. Henry Armond 94.2 and his double cards 95.4 and 91.2. Boston Taylor 90.1 with his double card scoring 94.4 and 87.2, an unfortunate stray shot costing a higher score on his second card of the double.