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 €2,500
Gun Top Prize for Clay Shoot at Game & Country Fair
Clay Shoot
A top of the range
shotgun, valued at €2,500
will once again be the first prize at the clay pigeon shooting at
the National Country Fair over the weekend of 31
July & 1 August. The top ten shooters from the clay
competitions on Saturday will join the top ten from the
Sunday competition to shoot for this superb prize.
Generous cash prizes will
be
on offer for other prize-winners.
 Courtlough Shooting Ground will
organise all the clay pigeon shooting at Ballinlough Castle
and a large entry is expected. The sporting layouts will
comprise of two, 30 target re-entry shoot, a pool trap, a
two-gun team flush and a have-a-go shoot where members
of the public can try their hand at clay shooting under
the expert tuition of Courtlough Instructors.
Clay pigeon shooting will take place
on both of the fair days and special arrangements have
been made for parking shooters' cars adjacent to the
clay pigeon layouts.
There are special
categories for Countryside Alliance Ireland (CAI)
members with a superb range of prizes on offer. Cartridges will be available for purchase
at the event by certificate
holders.
CAI Members' Clay Shooting
Championship at Ballinlough Castle
 The
format for the Countryside Alliance Ireland
(CAI) Members' Clay Pigeon Championship is quite
simple and will consist of 30 sporting birds.
Participating CAI clubs are encouraged to run
heats for their respective clubs with the two
top qualifiers from each club heat going through
to the final on Sunday 31 July at
Ballinlough Castle, County Westmeath. The
Championship is open to CAI members only and all
heats should be held locally by the club or
syndicate. This may also be used as a
fundraising opportunity!
Clubs can
choose which date they prefer to hold their
qualifying event but the CAI office would
appreciate notification of the date in advance.
After the
qualifier has taken place, Club Secretaries will
need to notify the CAI office of the finalists
by Tuesday 22 June.
A free Pass to the National Country Fair
will be forwarded to the finalists for entry to
the fair on 31 July. All finalists are required
to report to the CAI Marquee for registration at
11.00am. |
