PREVIOUS BELT WINNERS

Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 120, 14 February 1929, Page 12

PREVIOUS BELT WINNERS

Previous winners of the rifle champion belt since 1804, when it was won by Colonel E. R. Smith, then a captain in the Dunedin City Guards, who is the oldest King’s Prizeman attending the present meetlnx, are as follow: — . 1894. Captain E. R. Smith, Dunedin City Guards. 1895. W. H. Ballinger, Petone Rifle Club. 1890, —Sergeant Wakelyn, Honorary Reserve Corps, Christchurch. 1897— private A, Ballinger, Wellington Guards. 1898.—Private J. McGregor, Oamaru Rifles. 1899—Bandmaster W. S. King, Oamaru. 1900, competition. 1901. —W. H. Nelson, Woodville Rifle Club. 1902—G. Hyde, Opaki Rifle Club. 1903.—R. J. King, Opaki Rifle Club. 1904— Sergeant J. W. Ching, Waimea Rifles. 1905— W. J. Milroy, Nelson Rifle Club. 1900. —Colour-Sergeant R. M. Irvine, Nelson. 1907,—A. Ballinger, Petone Rifle Club. 1908— H. Hyde, Opaki Rifle .Club. 1909— Lieutenant W. Dunean. Millerton Rifles.

1910. —G. Halliday, Karori Rifle Club. 1911. D. Roots,. Kaponga Rifle Club. 1912. —Private L. Loveday, 9th Regiment. 1913. —F. H. James, Okawa Rifle Club. 1914. W. N. Masefield, Sounds Rifle Club. 1915-1918—No competition; 1919. R. J. King, Opaki Rifle Club. 1920. H. V. Croxton, Karori Rifle Club/ 1921. —E. E. Vennell, Te Wharau Rifle Club. 1922. D. Roots, Hawera Rifle Club. 1023.—L. Loveday, Linton Rifle Club. 1924. Captain H. Simmonds, Wanganui. 1925. D. J. Anderson, Kaituna Rifle Club. 1920.—A. L. Caldwell, Karori Rifle Club. 1927. D. Roots, G.M., Patea. 1928. E. S. King, Wanganui. SERVICE • CHAMPIONSHIP

Awarded 'for highest aggregate in service matches.

£lO, Ross Carbine Belt and N.R.A. gold medal—P. G. Devore (Akarana) 230 £6 and N.R.A. silver medal—C. J. M. Clark (City and Suburbs) 215 £4 and N.R.A. bronze medal—H. V. Croxton (Karori) 203 £2 each: J. V. M. Canty (New Plymouth), 201: T. H. R. Boon (Karori), 199; J. G. Thompson (N.Z.P.S.), 109 £1 each: F. Ching (Karori). 197; H. R. Hunt (Suburbs), 191; M. P. Chapman (Wairoa), 1S8: J. H. Kearney (N.Z.P.S.), 185; S. A. G. Elliott (Akarana), 184; F. J. Soler (Wanganui), 183; G. P. Crimp (Christchurch), 183; J. A. Munro (Mataura), 182; A. Wilton (Petone), 180; R. B. Kingsbury (Culverden). ITO; J- C. Carter (Linton), 178; E. Ballinger (Petone), 177; W. E. Jones (Tlmaru), 177; A. W. Powell (Akarana), 177; J. Bryden (Kafiipol) 175; C. Whiteman (Upper Hutt), l<0; R. H. Nicholl (Petone). 169; F. Clark (Ashburton), 168; H. Frankland (Karori). 106; F. Kershaw (Petone), 166: R. E. Hester (Suburbs), 105; W. N. Masefield (Blenheim), 163; A. Neilson (Napier),. 162; 1. H. James (Napier), 162. ; GRAND AGGREGATE

(Awarded for highest aggregate in all matches,' A and B series.) Collins’ Challenge Cup and N.R.A. gold medal—H. V. Croxton (Karorl) 741 N. K. A. silver medal—F. Ching (Karori) 733 RIFLE CHALLENGE CUP (Awarded for highest score in King’s Prize match.) J. Buschl (Sydenham) 50

CHAMPION TEAMS’ MATCH (Teams of five; seven rounds at 300, 500 and 600 yards.) £2O and District Challenge Shield — Akarana Rifle Club, Auckland (D. Calder, W. Colquhoun, G. Devore, G. Elliott, A. W. Powell) 480 £lo—Christchurch (R. Piper, H. Harris, N. Harris, S. Nelson, N. ■ Wood) ;•••••••• £6—Tlmaru (W. E. Jones, W. Malcolm, C. Johnson, J. Dunnill, W.; Duncan) 4‘£s—Winton (W. Thomas, J. McAvinue, S. Mayhew, H. Barlow, W. H. Thomas) . • «1 £3 —Karori No. 1 (T. H. R. Boon, L. A. Caldwell, F. W. Ching, H. Frankland, H. V. Croxton) .468 £2—Napier (F. H. James, G. A. Eyies, J. H. Kearney, L. E. Braithwatte, A. Neilson) ' 468 The scores of the other competing teams were as follow:— . . / Grevtown, 467; City and Suburbs, 465; Petone No. 1, 464; Ashburton, 404; Old Navals, 403; Invercargill, 402; Opaki No. 1, 459; Wanganui A, 458; Upper Hutt, 457 Blenheim, 456; Karori No. 2, 455; Wanganui, 455; Okawa, 454; New Plymouth, 454; Suburbs, 453; Alfredton, 448; Petone, No. 2, 443; Opaki No. 2, 433; Invercargill, No. 2, 429.

The enjoyment of the competitors' stay at Trentham was enhanced by the activities of the T.M.C.A. establishment at the camp. A great deal was done under Mr. F. Chappell to make the men's time off the range enjoyable.