I think it is important the real facts about this shoot are told for all to hear. Yes, the Prez did come away with the top prize on a tough, dark day. Not only was his 49 high for the day, no one else could even mange a 48. Yes, the cream does apparently rise to the top.
While the cream was rising, the grizzled old vetern shooter, the Jimmy Bowen character, struggled as usual. Despite shooting on practically every squad, he could not manage to shoot any kind of a winning score. As a mater of fact, he was unable to capture a turkey either. On one fateful squad, he managed to almost corral the gobbler until the last target escaped the path of his shot column. Yes, it seems the Bowen man has a serious choke problem, and we don't mean the one on the end of the barrel. He even weaseled his way on to a squad with the Prez and three other turkey winners. What does Jimmy Bowen do? He drops the first target out. Not even the leadership of his four prize winning squad mates could put a gobbler on the Bowen mans Thanksgiving table.
Of course, Jimmy once again left his namesake Bowen gun on the wall back home, opting instead for his Beretta unsingle. I guess when he's sitting at home this Thursday, watching the football games and smelling the aroma of a Thanksgiving Day HAM, he will be able to look up on the wall and admire the fine lines of his Bowen, which now seems to be permanently mounted to the wall. The perfectly shaped stock, custom fit for Jimmy's fat cheeks. The nicely engraved receiver with the golden hunchback shooter, proudly breaking a target on trap one of some imaginary club. The finely tuned barrel, when placed in the hands of a competent shooter, capable of turning any target into a cloud of dust. Yes, I guess Jimmy might as well leave this fine specimen on the wall. The Beretta fits his skill level much better.