Mildura Clay Target Club Inc. Queens Birthday weekend, Saturday 12, Sunday 13, Monday 14, June 1999 Commencing at 8.30 each day. EVENT 1. bbournmmrv bb~ndprixV Olympic mp Championship 125 targets + 25 final - Graded AA, A, B, C OVERAU WINWER -will receive Sash plus a "Tassie Fly-Drive" 5 nights 6 day holiday for two including accommodation at Best Western Motels and car hire provided by plus return airfares from either Mildura to Devenportd or Melbourne to Devenport. FIRST EACH GRADE - Single return trips from either Mildura to Melbourne or Melbourne to Mildura. SECOND EACH GRADE - Cash prize $50. BEST LADY and JUNIOR - Cash prize $50 providing 3 or more entries. EVENT 2. LEOurnE- rand mwOlympic ~hp~ou~rs Championship 75 pair + 25 pair final - Graded AA, A, B, C OVERALL WIRnER -will receive Sash and Grade prize a single return trip from either Mildura to Melbourne or Melbourne to Mildura. FIRST OTHER GRADES - Single return trip from either Mildura to Melbourne or Melbourne to Mildura. SECOND EACH GRADE - Cash prize $50. BEST LADY and JUNIOR - Cash prize $50 providing 3 or more entries. NOMINATIONS - Olympic Pap $50. Double Pap $60 plus $10 DPIPurse. $5 Junior levy each event. * ACCOMMODATION - Rooms available at Boulevard Motor Inn Phone (03) 5023 5023 Chaffey International Motor Inn Phone (03) 5023 583 Free call 1800 804 784, but must be booked prior to June 5,1999. * SATURDAY NIGHT - Dinner for all shooters and friends in Club Rooms: Adults $13 * If flying to this tournament please support our sponsors. We are most grateful to and ahowledge our Sponsors Book early for motel accommodation b,om"! Excellent Club facilities AUSRALIA Lawned area for tent and van sites on For further details telephone Phone: Laurie Connors (03) 5022 2444 SecretaryIManager (03) 5023 2567 Club number (03) 5023 0422 NATIONAL EXECUTIVE Executive Director Mr Graeme Brown Patron The Right Honourable Malcolm Fra$er,A.C., C.H. 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Murphy Australian Cloy Target Shooting News Page 1 ROMA NATIONALS Australia's premier Olympic Discipline shooting Competition, the Australasian-Pacific 'Grand Prix", which was conducted at Bris- who attended. Well done Roma. bane Gun Club between 20th and 27th February, attracted over 170 shooters from throughout Australia and from 10 overseas RUSSELL DOES IT AGAIN! countries. Amongst the overseas contingents was one of the strongest teams his name. Shooting in Lima, Peru. Russell shot a score o ever to come to Australia from the United States and comprised a 1461150 to take out the title. He then teamed with Glen team from the U.S. Shooting Team and also a very strong team Kable and Nathan Cassells to win the silver medal in the from the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit at Fort Benning in teams event. In the Double nap Russell, Nathan and Georgia, who confirmed the belief that the Brisbane "Grand Prix" Adam Vella won the silver medal also in the team event. competition is amongst the best competitions currently available anywhere in the World. WAGGA WAGGA UPDATE It is hoped that by the time you read this column, we will have commenced the construction of the new ofiice. Our only holdup to date has been official red tape within the Wagga Wagga Council hut this has now been sorted out. We hope that by the Skeet Nationals later in the year, our ofiice will be well and truly open for business. WORLD DTWGRAND AMERICAN Time is almost up if you are still undecided as to whether you will make either one, or both, these once in a lifetime shooting trips. Ifyou wish to shoot in the World DTL the CPSA have set aside some 120 places for International shooters. Entry forms, information and Application for Firearms Permit can be found on the CPSA's web site on the internet. Travel information and bookings can be made with Don ALLCHURCH of Tourplanners Australia on 08 8556 2533. Many shooters come to me with complaints about current Rules, in particular, the Handicap. A number of years ago the National Executive put forward that there would not be a rule change for a specific period -in fact 5 years. The immediate response from all was that this was a great idea. However, in a very short period of time Competitors from the U.K., Japan, Austria, Czech Republic, there were many requests for changes to a number of the Lebanon, France, Spain, New Zealand and USAcame to Brisbane to help make the 99 "Grand Prix" the most successful yet con- Rules. I guess it is human nature to want this, so the ducted in its 5 year history. Rules committee then continued to make changes as they were requested. The committee continues to assess In addition to the 99 competition attracting so many class com- and make change where they believe it necessary, hoping petitors, this year the event took on a ncw look with the conduct- it will lead to more enjoyable and competitive competi- ing of a new format Australian Open event in Trap, Skeet and tion to the satisfaction of most. When considering the Double Trap and also the worlds first ever conducting of a 'skins' changes, one fact continues to come out - the change event in all three disciplines. requested in most cases has been tried before and was Added support from Kemen Australia, Rio Oceania, Olimpyc found not to work. Targets, Winchester, Borhaghi Cartridges and Carlton United Despite this we are continually criticised for specific Breweries also ensured that the competition would he the success rules and asked to fix this one or do something about that everyone has come to expect of it since first being conducted that one. I have no problem with this - all I ask is if you in 1995. By arrangement with Rio Oceania, each Grade and want to criticise, as least give us the solution at the same Section Winner throughout the entire competition would be pre- time so all shooters can benefit. sented with a case of 500 Rio Cartridges in each Championship. In all 60 cases of cartridges were to be presented during the Grand Prix. 'age 2 Australian Clay Target Shooting News May 1999 Tony Houselander, Tony Kidman, Len Norman, Col Boyd, Greg Newey, Terry Morony, Craig Smith, Dot Trindall, Carol Ogden, Ross Tipler and the many others who did so much, not only before the competition, but also during the event. Without the assistance of so many indi- viduals, the Australasian-Pacific 'Grand Prix' would not enjoy the outstanding success that it does today and to he rated as Australia's most important international Olympic Discipline clay target shooting competitian.