skeet houses, around for almost two decades, and hopefully moved for the last time, were set up about 100 yards from the highway. The clubhouse (the old reject from the Brighton military compound), and trap field were located in close proximity, and the Charlottetown Gun Club was at home in Mount Albion.

Shooting began in early August and the old Remington Skeet Traps, with increasing maintenance required, continued to serve well as shooting momentum picked up at the new location. A number of new faces were showing up to try the sport, and some former members were renewing their association. By the time the Provincial shoot was held on September 9th, Syd Myers; former R.C.M.P. officer Doug George; and naturalist Clare Birch had become full-fledged members, and lottery tickets on a new Winchester Automatic shotgun were being 'flogged' at $1.50 each.

The 1972 Trap and Skeet Championships had only a fair entry, compared to recent years, but were limited in that clubs other than Charlottetown were not represented. Ted Woodruff won the skeet title ina shootoff with Bill Morrell after each had chewed up 50 straight targets, while in the trap event, newcomer Clare Birch scored a one target victory over defending Champion Harley Ings 46-45. For the first time ina provincial event, in fact in any event, the younger element in the sport was considered, and a junior champion was declared in both trap and skeet. Syd Myers' son, Allen, won the skeet, and Warren Doiron, son of Lorne, won the trap. Both were initial recipients of beautiful silver trophies donated by Charlottetown Metal Products for annual junior

competition.

1972, apart from the new facility, would seea new skeet procedure go into the rule book...The former Option was now law. 'Speed-up' skeet was in, and from this time forward doubles would be taken, following the singles, from stations one, two, six, and seven. It was a good and a progressive year in the history of Clay target shooting on Prince Edward Island.

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