Floyd Memorial Belt

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXXVII, Issue 14929, 17 March 1949, Page 3

Floyd Memorial Belt

Tauranga Rifle Club

Shoot

L. H. Forcle Leading In Aggregate

On Saturday last the Tauranga Defence Rifle Club fired the final shoot in the A series, 300 yards, for the Floyd Memorial Championship Belt. There was a good attendant"-. 1 and.a high score average was registered off the rifle. Target visibility was poor, the day being overcast with a dull light. Mr H. A. Oliver acted as range officer, for the shoot. The handicap trophy fired in conjunction with the Floyd Belt was won by Rifleman L. H. Forde.

With the final in the B series yet to be fired the following are the leading aggregates to date for the Flovd Belt: L. H. Forde. 413; A. W. Warren, 413; R. S. Benjamin, 405; H. W. Harpham. 404.

Resu ts of the shoot were as follows:

200 300 Hp. Ttl. L. H. Forde .... 48 49 44 100 H. W. Harpham 43 48 8 100 A. W. Warren .... 48 47 6 100 P. M. Warren .... 43 4Ci 8 97 R. S. Benjamin 42 45 7 94 C. J. Kiddie .... 47 40 8i 95i D. C. Seath .... 42* 45 '(Visitor) W, McLeod .... 43 43 8i 94i I. Breingan .... 44 42 124 984 R. W. Rowley .... 42 44 12 98 J. McLeod ..' ... 42 42 9! 931 E. W. Caudwell 42 41 16£ 99i H. A. Oliver .... 41 41 7 89 W. H. Caudwell 41 41 18 100 J. Thomas 40 39 174 96V H. W. Oliver .... 42 36 20 98 R. Brown 43 34 134; 904 F. Ardern 38 38 184 944 Forde Shield Competition

I The competition for the Forde Shield (aggregate with handicap) is [ fired in conjunction with the Floyd j Memorial Championship Belt. The ! same conditions apply as for the l Belt shoot except that the 200 yards ! range counts. With the four shoots \ in the A series 2-300 yards fired, I the lowest aggregate score •is canl celled, leaving the aggregate over \ three shoots to count. \ The iollowing is a progress report \ of the leading scores, with' the final 1 snoot in the B series yet to be fired. \ L. H. Forde, 586; R.' S. Benjamin, \ 582; A. W. Warren 531; H. W. Harps nam, 580 A; J. Thomas, 5764; W. Mc- \ Leod, 576; W. H. Caudwell, 575 i; i W. Hodder, 5745. mi Bay Challenge Shield '• The shoot for the Bay of Plenty I Uallenge Shield wilt be fired on [ 'he range on Saturday. I March 26. The Tauranga Defence l ttme club (present holders of the j j-mield) are entering two teams of j 10 men each for the competition. I Ine following are the teams selected: I A team: R. S. Benjamin, C. J. I Kiddie. H. A. Oliver, L. H. Forde, A. !w. Warren, H. W. Harpham. I. i Breingan. P. M. Warren, W. Hodder, Harpham. I B team: P. G. Doherty, F. A. I f u stace, H. W. Oliver, R. W. Rowley, \ J. McLeod.. R. Brown, J. Thomas, W. I Mcleod. E. W. Caudwell. W. H. > Uudwell. Emergencies: S. A. j: Woods. W. Vint, F. Ardern, D. , noberto, R. Riddell.