And in the Opening Shot competition the Jersey A side came in sixth out of 29 entries.
Bruce Horwood top scored for Jersey in the Anstey with 148.17 in conditions which Island marksman Graeme Harris described as ‘quite difficult’ because it was shot at the end of the range.
The match was shot at 300, 500 and 600 yards with Jersey Rifle Association’s eight-strong team scoring a combined 1152.113 to their opponents’ 1132.86 – and victory would have been more emphatic had veteran Cliff Mallett not surrendered five points for a bull in the wrong target! The Island side’s individual scores were: Bruce Horwood 148.17, Colin Mallett 147.17, Alex Langley 145.17, Graeme Harris 144.11, John Norman 143.11, Cliff Mallett 142.16, Peter Stock 142.12, Sue Le Cheminant 141.12.
The Army Target Shooting Club took the Opening Shot trophy with a score of 582.62 with the Regular Army side second on 582.62.
Jersey A took sixth spot with 574.53 while Jersey B team were 17th and the C team 27th.
The scorers were – Jersey A: Colin Mallett 146.10.
Cliff Mallett 145.16, Horwood 144.10, Harris 139.90.
Jersey B: Stock 144.16, Le Cheminant 142.15, Langley 142.10, Andrew Nowacki 139.12.
Jersey C: Alan Le Sueur 143.14, Norman 138.10, Mick Cotilliard 135.90.
Phil Amy 129.80.
This morning the Jersey team were competing in the Astor competition.
This afternoon the individual competiton was due to start with the Century at 500 and 600 yards and then the Admiral Hutton.
