LINCOLNSHIRE ABT CHAMPIONSHIP

HELD AT EAST YORKSHIRE CLAY SHOOTING GROUND

ON SATURDAY 2Oth MAY

L-R  Dick Cooper, Jack Brazier, John Winn, Jackie Houghton, John Stephenson & Saira Boardman

 

It seems that summer may have finally arrived as for the Lincolnshire ABT championship we were treated to near perfect conditions with bright blue skies, bright sunshine and very little wind.  John Winn started in fine style with a 25 straight and never let up on the pressure, following this up with 24, 23, 23 to capture yet another Lincolnshire champion title  with a 95 which also gave him the veterans title.  One benefit for we who report on these events is that John is such a prolific winner that we are never stuck for a photograph as he appears on practically every photograph ever taken especially in the trap disciplines.

Joe Tune, no longer a junior, put in his annual appearance but obviously has not forgotten how it is done as he finished runner up to John with a very impressive 92 to secure A class.  Dick Cooper just pipped Graham Elkington for the B class award with Dick scoring 91 and Graham just one target back on 90.  John Stephenson, another veteran, scooped C class on 88 but it was left to the younger and prettier Saira Boardman to take D class on 86.

The ladies title was a bit of a one horse race as Jackie Houghton picked up the ladies trophy for the 12th time since 2003 on 88.  This is a very respectable score and, in spite of a disappointing last round of 19, was more than enough to secure the title beating Saira Boardman, who also shot exceptionally well, by just 2 targets.

Jack Brazier, our 2022 junior supreme champion has been concentrating on UT (and a very fine job he is making of it too) so it was good to lure him away from that for one day.  It proved to be worth it for him as he took the junior title on a score of 85 but at this stage it means that he is the only junior so far to have earned any points towards the 2023 junior supreme champion award.  There is still sporting and DTL to go so perhaps he will have some competition by the end of the qualifying championships.

Thanks as always to the team at East Yorkshire.  The ground was immaculate, the targets beautifully presented and Sarah's mint and chocolate cake is to be recommended.

 

 

Congratulations to all the winners!

 

NAME	CATEGORY/CLASS	SCORE
JOHN WINN	HIGH GUN	95
JOE TUNE	A CLASS	92
DICK COOPER	B CLASS	91
JOHN STEPHENSON	C CLASS	88
SAIRA BOARDMAN	D CLASS	86
JACKIE HOUGHTON	LADIES CHAMPION	88
JOHN WINN	VETERAN CHAMPION	95
JACK BRAZIER	JUNIOR CHAMPION	85

Lincolnshire will be submitting ABT teams to the East Midlands Intercounty competition which will be held at Nottingham & District Gun Club on 1st October and the National Intercounty competition which will be held at East Yorkshire Clay Shooting Ground on 17th September.  The names of team members will be published in due course.