IT might be autumn, but it was summer conditions that greeted competitors at the March clay target program.

The first event was the "Barrie Pyke Memorial Championship" sponsored by the Alexandra Gun Club.

Barrie was a long-time secretary of that club and a regular at most of the Northeastern Clubs.

Only three shooters—junior Owen Spencer, Tony Rohrlach, and the club president, Laurie Fitzpatrick, and all Euroa members—managed the possible 25/25.

The resulting final shoot-off was an anti-climax, with both Owen and Laurie missing their first target, leaving Tony only having to hit the one target to win the championship.

The second event was the Northeast Zone Double Rise Championship, a very challenging event where the competitor has a pair of targets thrown together with the shooter giving a result on the targets broken.

As said, very challenging.

Local Paul McKendrick, who had been practicing with this event in mind, proved a winning move, scoring 26/30 to win the event outright.

The final event was the "Craig Asquith Memorial Deauville Doubles Championship" in memory of a great club man taken far too early in life.

He and his great mate Geoff McClure shot this doubles event together for many years.

After a long shoot-off in the final, junior Owen Spencer and veteran John King teamed up to score 58/58, with Colbinabbin’s Julian Avery and Laurie Fitzpatrick one target behind.

Results:

25t "Barrie Pyke Memorial D/B Championship"

1st AA and A/O: A. Rohrlach (Euroa) 26/26

2nd AA grade: F. Heinze (Alexandra) 26/27

1st A: S. Towers (Euroa) 61/62

2nd A: D. Clark (Mansfield) 60/62

1st B: L. Fitzpatrick (Euroa) 25/26

2nd B: P. McKendrick (Euroa) 27/28

1st C: O. Spencer (Euroa) 25/26

2nd C: S. Makin (Euroa) 24/25

15pr N.E.Z. Double Rise Championship

1st C and O/A: P. McKendrick (Euroa) 26/30

1st A grade: A. Rohrlach (Euroa) 24/30

2nd A: S. Murphy (St James) 20/30

1st B: M. Ward (W/Point) 34/40

2nd B: B. Rodger (Mansfield) 31/40

2nd C: J. King (Euroa) 25/30

20pr "Craig Asquith Memorial D/Doubles Championship"

1st: O. Spencer and J. King 58/58

2nd: J. Avery and L. Fitzpatrick