Rifle Shooting MRS CAVE’S SUCCESS
NX Smallbore Championship'
(New Zeaiana Press Association) WELLINGTON, March 1. While the former t New Zealand cricket captain H. B. Cave was bowling with at least some of his old accuracy* iq the Festival of. Welington cricket match at the Basin Reserve on Saturday, his wife was .being even more accurate on. the rifle range at Trantham* Mrs Cave won the New Zealand smallbore championship, competing against 68 others, mostly men. Another woman, Miss B. Haynes, of Palmerston North, was third in the championship.
Results:— Match 1 (10 shots at 50 yards).—A. Wilson (Hamilton), 100.8; I. V. Newtod (Wellington), J. Lewis (Hutt), L. Beck (Timaru), M. S. France (Dannevirke), L. Curtis (Feilding), 100.7.
Match 2 (10 shots at 50 yards).— I. H. Macdonald (Wairarapa), 100.8; V. J. Newton (Palmerston North), A. Linney. Hutt), E. Bunting (Palmerston North), N. W. France (Dannevirke), M. F. .Blakemore (Timaru), D. Pointon (Wanganui), V. Husband (Wellington), Miss H. Anderson (Palmerston North), 100.7. Match 3 (10 shots at 100 yards).— Miss H. Anderson (Palmerston North), H. (Wairarapa). R. J. Bowie (Wellington), 98.2. Match 4 (10 shots at 100 yards).— N. P. Cress (Wellington), 99.6; B. Ramage (Wellington), J. Lewis (Hutt), 99.5; L. Chew (Wairarapah, 99.3. Short Range Aggregate.—l. H. Macdonald 200.13; L. Curtis (Feilding). 199.15; L. Beck (Timaru), Mrs L. Curtis (Feilding), E. Bunting (Palmerston North), 199.13; A, Linney (Hutt), 199.12; V. Husband (Welington), 199.11.
Long Range H. B. Cave (Wanganui), 196.3; L. Chew (Wairarapa). 195.4; I. R. Larsen (Wellington), 194.7; Miss B. Haynes (Palmerston North), D. J. Blackmur. (Utuwai), 193.7.
Grand Aggregate.—Mrs H. B. Cave (Wanganui), 394.16; A. Linney (Hutt), 393.15; Miss 'B. Haynes (Palmerston North), 392.18; E. Bunting (Palmerston North), 391.22; L. Beck (Timaru), 391.21; V. J. Newton (Palmerston North), 391.18; I. R? Larsen (Wellington), 391.17; N. W. France (Dannevirke), 391.16; L. Chew (Wafrarapa), ,391.12.
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Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28833, 2 March 1959, Page 12
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