ALAN FOXWORTHY was in fine form when Newport & District Rifle Club held the “Mountbatten Trophy” Snap Shooting Competition at Newtown Range.
The event is shot from the prone position at 200 metres and consists of two strings of 10 shots each totalling 20 rounds. The targets are only exposed for three seconds each time, with random intervals between exposures of between five and 20 seconds.
This is a difficult discipline at the best of times, but in heavy rain and gusty wind Foxworthy swept all before him with a maximum possible score. Only one point behind was Rob Bollen, with David Atkin third.
Atkin again featured in the Club’s Black Powder Pistol Competitions, winning the
Horn Trophy and the Duelling
competition. Second in the Horn was Ian Lockhart with Mike Jolliff third, while Peter Everett came second in the duel with Lockhart again among the medals in third place.
The Black Powder Pistol season continued with the I.W. Target Shooting Association’s annual competition being held at Sainham. This competition is open to all affiliated Clubs, but Newport scooped the pool with Trevor Long the winner, David Atkin second and Mike Jolliff third.
