SHOOTING MATCH.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19133, 17 October 1927, Page 11

SHOOTING MATCH.

E. BALLINGER'S GOOD SCORE. N.S.W. TEAM BREAKS RECORD. (BT CABLE-M!ESS ASSOCIATION"—CpPXKIGBT.) (AUSTRALIA* AND S.Z. CABL» ASSOCIATION.) <]\ ccived October 16th, 5.3 V-™-) SYDNEY, October 10. New Zealand finished third in the Australian and New Zealand match, which was fired concurrently with the Commonwealth match over 300, COO, 700, and 900 yards at (he Anzae Kange. With the exception of Carter, tho New Zealanders .shot splendidly, and K. Balliuser registered the ue*t intiivitlual aggregate with IS-3 (possible 200) with 1781. . The winning team (New South >\ alesj broke the Australian record by twelve points. The scores were as follow o. Nov South Wales. 1781; Victoria, 1709; New Zealand, I7o«; Queensland, 1750; West Australia. 1746: fcouth Australia, 1733: Tasmania, 1/00. The New Zealanders' individual score were as follows :-E. Ballingev ISO. VeimeJl 180. Masetield 17&. H. Vflinger. Bonn, and Goodall 1// each; Shnrlaml 173, Turnbtill 174, Green lrl, Carter IG2. . ~.,. Williams (Victoria), with 02j. won the Grand Championship tor the A series. New Zealanders in tho Kings Prize, who win £2 each, are: Khnrland 323, Vcuncll 319, Carter 317, V. Ballinser 313. Goodall 311, lurnbuU 310. Henov 300, Reynolds 30S.

KING'S PRIZE. (AUSTRALIAN AND H.Z. CABL. ASSOCIATION} SYDNEY, October 1-3. The struggle for the King's Prize resolved itself at an early stage into a tight for supremacy between those with the loading scores. The weather throughout was ideal, and the leaders, with the big aggregates thev were carrying from the first and second stages, experienced no difficulty in maintaining their positions. Between seven and eight hundred competitors had started shooting m the competition, but these were narrowed down to the three placed men and Treadwell, of Victoria. Gunn, with a total' of 295, had a lead of four points over Ellis, who was one ahead of Treadwell and Masefiekl (N.Z.). Gunn was first to tire at the final range (900' yards, 10 shots), aud scored 44. Masefiekl and Treadwell could exceed Gunn's total by gaining a possible nnd Ellis ueeded 48 to tie or 49 to win. Treadwell put himself out, scoring only 44, while Masefield got on 47. Ellis then took the mound, but was .unfortunate, for the sun, which had been obscured most of the day, suddenly burst out from behind the clouds and suffused the target with a dazzling light. He dropped two points on the first shot and another on the fourth, and so narrowly forfeited his chance of winning.

B.S.A. CUP. {AUSTRALIAN ASH y.Z. CABL* ASSOCIATIOX.) (Received October 16th, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, October 15. Thirty-one Empire" teams participated in the B.S.A. Cup miniature rifle competition. Surrey won with an aggregate of 3900. The Dominions' positions were as' follows: —Queensland ; twelfth; New South Wales, fourteenth; Wellington, seventeenth; Victoria, twenty-third; Tasmania, twenty-fourth; Nelson, twentyseventh; South Australia, twenty-ninth.