Hi All
For the very last time in 2017, I post results from the SIHFT, this time to show how those who came along this morning to our Grand Finale, combined with the Sussex Fifty Open, fared.
HUGE thanks to Simmo and the Buxted crew for hosting the Finale and putting out a very challenging 25 peg/50 target course to test us - which it certainly did. It was mostly to UKAHFT rules (look away, Sparky, nothing to see here ), just with 20 extra targets and zero positionals ..... all because Andy can't hit a barn door while kneeling or standing.
The wind certainly did its best to 'play' with our lead but, mostly, the sun shone on us and the food was good too.
Here are the results, requiring a shoot off for 1st place and countback for 3rd in the Open Class
Name Club Score in Finale Class Position Justin Rayner Buxted 92 Open 1 After shoot-off Andy Simpson Buxted 92 Open 2 Mike Byford Oaks 91 Open 3 On count-back Mike Burgess Swallows 91 Open 3 Kevin Hills Buxted 91 Open 3 Kevin Catt Meon Valley 90 Open 6 Mark Rackley Ford 87 Open 7 Mike Barkus Buxted 86 Open 8 Richard Chase Ford 85 Open 9 Howard Kalisch Buxted 85 Open 9 Kevin Wickson Buxted 84 Open 11 Nigel Buchan Buxted 83 Open 12 Vince Guy Swallows 83 Open 12 Kevin Maw Buxted 83 Open 12 Graeme Cargan Oaks 82 Open 15 Charles Peal Oaks 81 Open 16 Justin Roberts Ford 81 Open 16 Jon Newton-May Buxted 80 Open 18 Mike Seagrave Meon Valley 80 Open 18 Ivan Edmiston Buxted 79 Open 20 Spencer Bailey Buxted 78 Open 21 Steb Martinez Ford 78 Open 21 Simon Whittick Horsham 77 Open 23 Paul Bradford Buxted 76 Open 24 Kevin McMenamin Visitor 76 Open 24 Gary Morrison Buxted 75 Open 26 Anthony Smith Horsham 74 Open 27 Richard Nightingale Oaks 72 Open 28 Greg Wilmshurst Swallows 71 Open 29 Dan Hawes Iden Fern 68 Open 30 Roy Pearce Iden Fern 66 Open 31 Darren Purnell Buxted 65 Open 32 Keith Paddington Horsham 61 Open 33 Chris McGinness ? 57 Open 34 Doug Falcon Oaks 54 Open 35 Charles Upstill Horsham 53 Open 36 Aaron Friend Oaks DNF Open Paul Wilson Buxted DNF Open Josh Purnell Buxted No Card Open Jean Greatrex Maldon 82 Ladies 1 Ally Stewart Oaks 56 Ladies 2 Abigail Maw Buxted 88 Junior/Primary 1 Harvey Friend Visitor 68 Junior/Primary 2 Connor Leonard Iden Fern 66 Junior/Primary 3 Gary Chillingworth Maldon 89 0.22/Recoil 1 Nick Byrne Visitor 81 0.22/Recoil 2 Russ Conner Buxted 78 0.22/Recoil 3 Pat Fitzgerald Ford 77 0.22/Recoil 4 Roger Dibbens Buxted 74 0.22/Recoil 5 James Dawson Buxted 60 0.22/Recoil 6
Apologies to Chris McGinness who, booking in a tad late, we failed to record the club you're a member of.
In the Sussex Fifty prize draw, Pat Fitzgerald won the Air Arms Goodie Bag and Richard (I never win anything) Chase the Compair Magazine subscription.
And truly finally (apart from handing out Trophies to the already known winners of the SIHFT individuals and team) ... with the selection of personally numbered Mentoes "balls", we held the 2017 SIHFT prize draw for ....
1. A specially engraved SIHFT 10th Anniversary Air Arms S400. This was won by a very happy Gary Morrison,
2. £100 went to Vince Guy,
3. £50 went to Mark Rackley, and
4. £50 to Jean Greatrex
Congratulations to everyone who took part, whether shooting and/or helping run 'stuff', throughout the whole year.
We look forward to doing it all again in 2018 and expect we'll see a bunch of you in the almost-with-us Southern Hunters which starts with a return to Buxted on Sunday 5th November. Best get your wet/mud/snow proof gear out and in shape for the winter.
All the best
Biggles