Score stuns Trentham

Press, Volume CXVI, Issue 34045, 8 January 1976, Page 18

Score stuns Trentham

fN.Z. Press Association > WELLINGTON. A Gisborne watchmaker, Gerald Fuller, st unnt d Trentham veterans with a brilliant 199 from a possible 200 when the Natic il Rifle Association's championships continued at Trentham yesterday. The winner of the coveted Ballinger Belt in 1971. Fuller ended the day in second position in this year’s series after being well down the list at the beginning of the day. i His double possible in the 1 morning at 500 and 600 yards (was good because though conditions were not too diiiiIcult. there was enough wind [to confuse many in the fisld At 600 xards he went within a whisker of being the first man to crack the pools jackpot — with 50.9 he was only one central away from a 8500 pav-out. The top 2« at the end of the day wen 15 i:..\]<■-. «Ha-i ings). 295 G. Fuller (Gisborne), R. Gurney (Auckland;, h God frey < Upper Hutt). 294 R. Bar row (Cheltenham). M. Cammock (Waipukurauh M. Gordon Hast ings), J. Dodson (Blenheim). 1 Halberg (Napier*. D Whiteman (Upper Hutt . P Smith. A. Owen(Hautapu). C. Burt (Auckland B. Price (Upper Hutt). !> But terfield (Aust.). <’. Thiedeke <Aust.). M. Catley iDanncvirke) Cricket.—The Western Dis tricts New South Wales colts had a convincing win with ove; an hour to spare over North Otago in the first of its five-match South Island tour which ended at Oamaru yesterda>