RIFLE SHOOTING.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 128, 12 March 1936, Page 2

RIFLE SHOOTING.

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP. W. H. MASEFIELD WINS TITLE. WELLINGTON, March 11. The Ballinger rifle champion belt, gold medal and gold shield -of the National Rifle Association and Iving'"s Prize of £3O was won by W. IT. Masefield of the Blenheim Rifle Club, at the National rifle meeting at Trentham this afternoon. He increased his overnight lead of two points in the King’s Fifty to win the championship hv six points with a score of 469 out'of a possible 500. Two men tied in the final for second place, and as a result of the subsequent shoot-off D. E. Wilton (Whangarei) was runner-up for the championship and P. R. C'atley, of Ohau, third. By winning the championship Masefield has equalled the record of Arthur Ballinger (Wellington) and, D. Roots (Patea), who have each won the belt three times. Ballinger, who was an interested spectator at to-day’s final, won the belt outright in 1907, and then presented it to the association for competition. Roots was a competitor at the meeting.

Results are:— KING’S PRIZE! MATCH, Ballinger rifle belt, National Rifle Association gold medal and gold shield, and £3O—W. N. Masefield (Blenheim) 43 469 N.R.A. silver star and shield and £ls—D. E. Wilton (Whangarei) 41 463 N.R.A. silver star and badge and £lO—P. It. Catley (Ohau) ... ... 43 463 N.R.A. silver star and badge and £B—J. E. Farley (Wanganui) 38 462 H. It. Hunt (Stiburbs) ... 46 161 —Rifle Challenge Cup and £s—

£5—F. J. Jeune (Gisborne) ... 44 461 £3 each—W. J. Mclver (Petone) 41, 459; F. H. James (Napier) 37, 458. £2 each—A. H. O’Donnell (Petone) 37, 458; J. C. Feast (Greytown) 41, 4t>7 ; H. V. Croxton (Karori) 39, 457 ; J. L King (Karori) 37, 457. £1 C ach—W. Oakley (Christchurch) 42, 455; C. Whiteman (Upper Hutt) 42, 455; F. HI Sharland (Nelson.) 41, 455; C. J. Nix (Feat’herston) 41, 455; P. Cliurcher (Cheltenham) 38, 453; E. R. Truman (Christchurch) 37, 453; T. H. R. Boon (Karori) 36, 453; E. M. TVrigley (Opaki) 33, 452; G. Rhodes (Greytown) 38, 451; M. Jones (Waaganui) 38, 451; F. Bowes (Auckland.) 36, 451; R. H. Nicholl (Petone) 31, 451; S. H. Haraldson (Napier) 36, 449; N. Mac Williams (Invercargill) 32, 449; P. B. Goldfinch (Karori) 34, 448; W. McChesney (Invercargill) 33, 448; W. J. Bulton (Okawa) 32; 448; D. S. MceKpzie (Opaki) 32, 448; D. Holland (Kaponga) 32, 447 ; T. Goodall (Suburbs) 33, 446; H. FTankland (Karori) 32, 446; TV. E. Jones (Timaru) 34, 445; F. Hickinbotham (Christchurch) 33, 445; D. P. Donald (Opaki) 33, 445; H. A. Cromie (Ashburton),33, 445; F. Hiscock (Christchurch) 23, 445; J. H. Manssen (Napier) 32, 444.

CHAMPION TEAMS’ MATCH (For teams of four men; seven rounds each at 300, 500 and 600 yards). District Challenge Sheild, four miniature cups, and £l2—Wanganui No. 1, 384. £B—Petone No. 1 ... ... 380 £6—Auckland City No. 1 ... 380 £s—Karori No. 1 ... ... 379 £4—.Kaponga ■ 378 GRAND AGGREGATE (For highest aggregate scores in all matches except final 10 shots for King’s Prize and service championship.) Collins Challenge Cup and N.R.A. Gold Medal—J. E. Farley (Wanganui) 687. N.R.A.. Silver Medal —J. C. Feast (Greytown), 670. N.R.A. Bronze Medal—TV. J. Burton (Okawa), 669. IMPERIAL AGGREGATE (For highest scores in Otago match, Hawke’s Bay match, Taranaki match, and Witcombe and Caldwell match.) Club Coffee Cup—TV. N. Masefield (Blenheim), 193. Colonial Ammunition Company’s Cup (for highest team scores in all long-range belt matches except the final 10 shots). —Karori No. 1, 755. £1 Is 6d—Napier No. 1, 749; 17s 6d —Masterton-Opaki, 743. Rifle Club Champion Teams’ Match (all scores in belt matches except the final 10 shots) —Petone Rifle Club. Champion Aggregate Sheild and Miniature Silver Cup to . each member of the winning team—Karori No. 1, 1669.