The club shoot at Lockhart was converted to a practice.

Our entrants were: Target Rifle Senior – Scott Brindley. Target Rifle Junior – Jeremy Westblade. F Open – Ben Goodwin. F Standard – Neville Lyons. F-TR  - Graham Crowe.

All shot very well despite some interesting starts. Including Ben screwing his old barrel back into its action and hoping everything would still be zeroed. Which it was. Lucky!  The match was two 700 Yards followed by two 900 Yard Stages.

Jeremy held off the completion to win Junior Target Rifle and Scott won Senior Target Rifle.

F Open was won by Greg Warrian, F Standard by Darren Bradley and F-TR by Mike Halloran.

On Sunday was the Riverina District Rifle Association Prize Meeting also at Cootamundra. Fantastic weather for the prize meeting which was well attended with 35 shooters. 

The winners were: Target Rifle A Grade, Graham Bright, Bathurst 173.13. Target Rifle B Grad, Jeremy Westblade, Lockhart 169.15. Target Rifle C Grade, Paul Simmons, Canberra 168.13. F Standard A, Darren Bradley, Griffith 204.11. F Standard B, John Young, Ungarie 199.11. F Open, Keith Hills, Lyndhurst  206.16.

THE mid-week riders decided to make it short and quick on Wednesday of last week and shot down to Howlong via Henty and Walbundrie. There they filled up with pies and pastries, had a long chat and came home much the same way they went down. 

Thommo must have had an inkling he would not be gracing the shores of Howlong for some time so he loaded up his panniers with enough bee stings to last a month.  Then again, he is a big boy.

There was a good turn out at Meet and Greet on Saturday morning with around 20 in attendance. It was quite pleasant sitting outside in the sun spinning the odd yarn.

On Sunday we had a great day out. The weather was just right, not too hot and not too cool. No rain and bright blue skies. The start was a bit delayed due to a late arrival but we did manage to get away at 9.30am and headed out  Mangoplah  way taking the road down through Westby, then up the Hume to the first turn to Tumbarumba where we had the obligatory morning tea. 

From Tumbarumba we took the road to Tooma, then Tintaldra and Walwa finally stopping at Jingellic for lunch.  There was an enormous crowd there with about 30 motorbikes among the cars lined up out the front. Our lunch arrived after a fairly long wait and at about 2:30pm we came home through Holbrook and  Mangoplah. 

On Monday a few of us took our bikes up to Willans Hill School where they were having a “transport day” and as usual our showing was very much appreciated. I am sure, given the opportunity, that a few of the school students would loved to hop on and gone for a ride. 

Our next Sunday ride will be on June 5 and we will let you know next week where that will lead us. 

Wednesday rides are as usual, from Billy’s Café with next week’s ride leaving at 9am and from June until August all rides, Wednesday and Sundays will leave from 9.30am

Contact Ulysses Club: Pat on 0408 420 766 or Graeme on 0402 054 684.

THERE were a couple of important events played by the Business Girls over the past month, including the two-day 2016 Foursomes Championships on Saturday, April 30 and Sunday, May 1, during which a special vote of thanks went to long-time sponsors of the event and City Club stalwarts, Colleen Watkins, Lyn McMullen and Nancye Piercy.

Round one saw Cheryl McKee and Kerry Celegon score 75.5 nett to claim a win from Colleen Watkins and Lazetta Gaffney 77.5, while the NTPs went to Janelle Doust and Colleen Watkins. 

Pam Kellam and Jo Williams combined brilliantly to win the Sunday event for a score of 73.5 nett, four shots clear of runners-up, Maureen Foley and Janelle Doust 77.5 nett. 

NTPs to Pam Kellam and Cheryl McKee. Overall winners of the event and newly-crowned Foursomes Champions were Pam Kellam and Jo Williams with a score of 152 nett, from Maureen Foley and Janelle Doust 156 nett, while the Encouragement Award went to Jenny Myers and Doreen Hazell.

The following Saturday saw the Business Girls play for the Mabel McKenzie Brooch, which was won by Kim Gilmore with 71 nett, from Penny Stewart 73 nett on a c/b from Doreen Hazell.

Only slow-track specialists turned up for last Monday and Thursday’s Vets comps. Noted mud-runner, Tony Pollard, apparently wearing a pair of gumboots he borrowed from the greenkeepers’ shed, won on both days with scores of 26 and 30 nett respectively. Runners-up on Monday were Phil Powell on 34 nett, and John Burkinshaw 35 nett, while Thursday’s minor place getter was Ken Batt with 32 nett.

Last Wednesday, members played a stableford event, and it was close in both grades.

In A Grade, Bob McKenzie scored 35 nett to win on a c/b from Kerry Smith, while Bruce Yeatman also played well for 37 points to win the B Grade event from Richard Flanagan, 36 points.

NTPs to Jim Briggs, Bob McKenzie and Richard Flanagan. Ball comp to 29 pointts on a c/b.

Members returned for a par event on Saturday, with Garry Samios returning to form with a +3 result to win A Grade from John Dare on a c/b, while the consistent Matt Tooze took third place with +1. Luke Taberner scored +3 to win B Grade on a c/b from Paul Hallam, also on a c/b, from Johnothan Punch.

Plus3 was a popular score on the day, with Dave McCrea carding that number to win C Grade from Adrian Pollett  +2, and Darryl Dickinson +1 c/b.

NTPs to Michael Prilick, Adrian Pollett and Kobi Nimmo. Ball comp to -1.

Finally, last Sunday’s popular nine-hole stableford event went to Phil Harrison with 24 stableford pts, from Kobi Nimmo 20 and Steve Rodham 19 pts.

LAST Saturday there were great matches played in the junior tennis competitions at the Forest Hill courts. The competitions will now conclude on June 18. The masters competition is for players wanting more serious tournament play, with proper tie-breaker sets being played.

There is prizemoney for the top 20 players in the competition for all players having played five matches, as well as a best and fairest award. To take part, just turn up at the start time of 3pm until 5pm.    

The masters competition leader is Caden Maxwell on 43½ points over Oliver Plum on 39½ points close behind Reece Rutland on 35½ points then Lara Plum on 26½ points and Karnie Spalding on 22½ points making up the top five places.

The junior tennis competition is open to all juniors wanting to play tennis in a friendly relaxed format.

All players should be able to serve to take part. This competition starts at 3pm to 5pm.

In the junior tournament leading is Mitchell Spalding on 49½ close behind Tory Grantham on 33½ ahead of Lachlan McDonald on 28 then Dylan Haisell on 24 with Larissa Wyatt on 15½.

This week’s winners of the McDonalds sports awards went to Sam Hood and Oliver Plum in the Masters event with Mitchell Spalding in the junior competition.

Contact Roman Adamcewicz on 6922 4963 or 0439 584 125. Social tennis every Monday and Thursday night from 7pm for all standards at Forest Hill contact Col 0447 464 234 or Trevor 0407 513 974.

NATHAN Gardiner and Darren Conroy are the 2016 Minor Pairs champions after defeating Jim Davis and Bernie Benson 24/16 in a close and entertaining final.

In the semis Gardiner defeated Bob Robertson and Henry Sperrin 23/9; Davis defeated Mick Foxall and Kevin Wales 30/15.

Major Singles first round: Darren Peak def Keith Wellham 31/10. Second round: Peter Thornton def Brian Hughes 31/21; David Ferguson def Pedro Rudd 31/28; Ross Maguire def Francis Ryan 31/13; Appollo Birch def Darren Peak 31/19.

Wednesday blind draw triples winners: Mark Pearce,Mile Knezevic, Kevin Wales 22; runners-up John Hetherington, Peter Wild 21; 3rd Jim Sloan, John Stemp, Laurie Desmond 20.

Friday nominated pairs winners: John Cowper, Dennis Rawlings 30; runners-up John Hetherington, Jim Sloan 20; 3rd Terry Rosewall, Ron Smith 19.

Saturday Blind draw winners: Mile Knezevic, Kevin Wales 25; runners-up "Cowboy Metcalfe, Laurie Desmond 19; 3rd Jeff Post, John Hawke, Ken Chappelow 17.