MARKSMEN AT TRENTHAM.

Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 59, 10 March 1921, Page 11

MARKSMEN AT TRENTHAM.

THE KING'S FIFTY. IXTKR-ISLAX O MATCH (Bt Te'.csrapb.—rress Ass-iclatlon.. TUKXTIJAM. \\ cdnesday. lirisrht sunshine prevailed at Trentliam ,o-<iav, and there was very little wind. What little there was. however, was disconcerting to many men. The chief trouble was a heavy drift, that played havoc in the early hours with the men, who were deceived l>y the movements o, the nearer streamers along the range i and who failed to notice the heavy drift j running across the front of the target j trenches. This often nullified or even exerted a stronger influence than the | breeze. The result was nonplussed niarksmen and scoring boards showing | ttrintrs of ciphers. ; Two matches that decided who should j comprise the final "fifty," were the j Jiawke's Day, 1(1 shots at 900 yds, and | the Taranaki. 10 shots at I.oooyds. in ' the afternoon the Anzac match, in three stages of 10 shots at 300 yds. 500 yds, and fiOOyds, was fired by tyros and returned soldiers. KING'S I'RIZE MATCH. The following are the men who wtli fire in the King's Prize match. 10 shots at I,oooyds, on Friday afternoon, bein.g tbe highest aggregate men iv the Westland, Auckland, Wellington. Canterbury, Nelscn. Otago, llawke's Bay and Tara- i naki matches. The possible total was GO3 points: —E. E. Vennell (Te Wharau). 513: H. A". Croxton (KaroriT. ->l;l: Captain Al Xielson (Napier), 513; Lieut. H. A. Donald (Opaki). 509; .1. C. Carter (IVtone), 507; W. H. West (Blenheim),! 505; R. Gillielv (Dunedin). 504; T. j .McLeay (Te Kuiti), 503: A. Patrick (Auckland), 501; 11. H. Mawlev (Opaki), | 499; R, Piper (Christchurch)'. 499: >'. Wood (Frankton). 495: H. C. Jones (Okawa), 497: A. H. Dixon (Auckland), I 496; A. R. Barker (l.inkwater). 411.".: C. j Whiteman (Wellington Suburbs). 494: K. Y. Sandford (Christchurch), 494: E. .1. I C. Reston (Auckland), 494; K. A. Bal3inger (Petone), 494: \V. Aloselen (Kaeo), 493; D. Armstrong (Tahora). 492: H. Hunt (Wellington Suburbs), 492: H. Reynolds (Christchurch), 492; Captain W. N. Masefield (Sounds), 491; R. C. Barkle (Petone), 490; S. Elliott (Auckland). 489; W. E. Pearce (Kangitikei). 48S; Captain H. Simmonds (Eketahuna), 457; D. J. Guiney (Petone), 487: A. Dodd I (Auckland), 456: H. C. Loveday! (Hawera), 456; Sergeant F. W. Ching (Wellington). 486; J. C. Low (Karori), 485; G. Hyde (Opaki), 485: J. Bryden (Kaiapoi), 485: F. Kennedy (Frankton). 485; A. Harris (Wellington). 485; W. J. Henry (Christchurch), 485; .J. Scott (Petone). 485: W. G. Franklin (Dannevirke), 485; F. McDonald (Wellington), 484; K. G. Loveday (Linton), 484: C. Dinstan (Waihi), 483; Lieut. A. S. Henderson (Wellington), 482; T. W. Warburton (Petone), 482; H. T. Boon (Wellington). 482; J. H. Mansen (Nelson). 4SI: D. S.I McLeod (Okawa), 480: W. H. Thomas i (Linton), 4SO; S. H. Stack-pool (Napier), I 479; H. G. Day (Nelson). 479. The last two fire off for 50th place. THE ISLAND REPRESENTATIVES. The following teams have been picked for the inter-island match, to be fired on Friday morning: — North Island: Guiney, Barkle. Carter, E. Ballinger, Croxton, W. Moselen. DLxon, Causeley, Roots, H. C. Loveday. Bolton, R. J. King. Mawley, Vennell, Donald, Ching, Hunt, Loveday. James, and Nieison. Emergencies: Elliott, Patrick, W. K. Williams, and Simmonds. South Island: Bryden, Day, Foden, GiUiek, Glynn, Green, Henderson, Henry, Hansen, Masefield, J. W. Milroy, H. Mcintosh, Mclver, Piper, Reynolds, Sandford, and West. Emergencies: Sharland, James, Cooke, and Irvine. The CI (Glaxo) Cup for the highest aggregate in the opening and AVestland matches (each 300, 500 and 600 yds) was won by H. Glynn (Glenavy) 193 out of a possible 210. Captain Nieison (Napier) was runner-up with 192. Last year F. 11. James won the trophy with the same score, 193. The Colonial Ammunition Company's Shield, awarded for theyhighest score by a team of five rifle club members in belt matches (won last year by the Wellington Suburbs Club), fell to Petone A with an aggregate of 2,400. Wellington Suburbs A wera runn<*rs-up with 2.438, and Opaki next with. 2,417. The C-A.C. Cup, awarded for the highest long-range scores in the belt series by a, five-men team from territorials, cadets, or rifle club, was won by Petone with an aggregate of 928, Akarana B being runners-up with 920. and Frankton third with 918. Last year the Opaki Club secured the trophy." Following is to-day's prize list:— DATiVKErS BAT M.ATPH. Ten shots at 900 yds. #:. Elliott /Auckland). £5 ... 4g F. Gledhill (Nelson). £4 48 Ir. Kojjpert (Oamaru), £4 47 W. 'Powell (Auckland), £:s '47 M. B. Field (Levin).'£3 ' 47 ■V. McLeay (Te Kuiti), £3 ' 46 It. Belt- (Auckland). £2 46 W. Wartrarton (Petone). £2 40 W. Maingay (Te Arolia), t£2 4fi R. McLeay (Te Kuiti), £2 4« TARANAKI MATCH. Ten shots at 1000 yds. .7. C. Low (Karori), i£s 46 W. H. West (Blenheim). £4 4« S. MalUms (Walmate). £4 45 y. E. Vennell (Te WOiaTau). £3 45 A. C. Caldwell (Karori), £3 45 TL F. Wilton fSfauriceTllle), £3 45 .7. G. Comes (Waihi), £2 45 I. Stenson (Oamaru), £2 44 F. T. Whiteman (Upper Hutt), £2 44 L. Melyer (Chrlstchnrch). £2 44 ANZAC MATCH. Stages of ten shots each at 300 yds. 500 yds. and OOOyrls. 300 Yards. iF. T. Whiteman <Upper Hutt). £3 46 G. A. Vincent (Featherston), £2 46 W. ColquSotin <Hawera), £2 46 500 Yards. A. S. Henderson (Wellington), £3 4» R. B. Hester (Wellington), £2 4t» C. J. .Hofflns (Wellington). £2 48 600 Yards. A. R. Barker (Unkwater), £3 47 W. Cokjuhoun (Hawera). £2 4' A. C. Bellamore (Wellington). £2 47 Colquhoun headed the Anzac aggregate ■with 139. taking £2. the next being Hester. 136, and P. Armstrong and Hofflns, 134. CADET AGGREGATE FOR SCORES IN BELT MATCHES. Added to Special Cadet Match. r. Asuler (Auckland I, £3 54:: H. B. Barrett (Hamilton). £2 537 W. Duncan (Westport), £1 BXI J. R. Balrd (Hamilton). £1 531 r. Allan (Auckland). £1 .120 1.. Edgecumtoe (Hamiltoni. £1 i>(H <'. Mac Donald (Te Kultil. £1 4!)U BISLET AGGREGATE for the Highest Total at Long Range Shoots. H. V. Croxton (karori). i 5 206 H. C. Jones (Okawa), f4 204 E. Vennell (Te Wharau), £4 20-'-H. Mawiey (Opaki), £3 203 W. E. Pearce (Rangltikei). £3 2>M <;. Hyde (Opaki), £3 201 H. A. Donald (Opaki), £2 4»1 J. A. Sinster (Stratford). £2 2W» T. W. Warburton (Petone). £2 -ft"' H. L. Frank (Tlmaru), £2 2flO Croxton wins tbe B.S.A_ Cup outright, ha-rtng topped the list last year in this event with two points less.