N.Z. shooters finish second
New Zealand finished second behind Great Britain in an international teams’ fullbore rifle shooting contest at the Anzac range, Sydney, at the week-end. The match was shot over 300 m, 600 m and 800 m. Final scores: — Great Britain, 1462.107, 1; New Zealand, 1456.115, 2; New South Wales, 1454.98, 3: Canada, 1408.78, 4. The New Zealand team was B. Thom, G. Smith. D. Blay-
mires, R. Owens, P. Newman, J. Dodson, E. Fugilstaller, M. Callaghan, J. McLaren and F. Godfrey. The coaches were B. Price and M. Kemick. New Zealand lost the match when two shots were fired on the wrong target, one at 300 m and another at 800 m. Those errors cost nine points. The New Zealand marksmen hit back, and the last nine shooters averaged 49.4 out of a possible 50 over 800 m. Reg
Owens typified the fight-back with 49.3 at 800 m for an aggregate of 149.11 which proved the top score for the international match. The New Zealand under-25 team was narrowly beaten by its New South Wales counterpart (727.53 to 714.45). The New Zealand scores were; M. Miller 147.12; I. Buick 145.14; P. Whiteman 143.3; S. Regan 140.7; S. Hooper 139.9. The coach was Ron Bowie.
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