“THE DUKE” 2005 verion, at Markham Skeet was wet, dry, windy and calm - looking back about the same weather as last year. Our turn out was typical for this time of year, and a near duplicate of last year,  - 13 shooters per day shot a total of 3400 targets.

Honoring the memory of John Wayne, an American Hero, each member shooting multiple events received an embroidered Markham Skeet, Trap and Sporting Clays shooting towel. Steve Haynie took the HOA and HAA titles. Geoff Peters continued his excellent shooting with another 12 gauge Championship with a 95, besting Chuck Farnham's 95 by long run.  Mark O'Mara turned in an excellent 98 in the 20 gauge to beat Steve Haynie's 96. Chuck Farnham did capture the 28 gauge title with a 96, edging out Stan Gorgacz's 94.  The .410 title was captured with an 81 (that's not a typo!) by Steve Haynie, who explains the low scores as "weather related". Did we mention the wind? There was a bit of wind...as the Gun Champ in Doubles (Mark O'Mara) posted an 89.