WAIRARAPA TROTS

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 172, 18 April 1939, Page 14

WAIRARAPA TROTS

Acceptors For Meeting At Hutt Park Acceptances for the annual meeting of the Wairarapa Trotting Club, to be held on Hutt Park on Saturday, are:— MEMBERS’ HANDICAP, of £150; for tin-

69; K. Bradey, 02; F. W. Ongley, sen., 60. The results of the completed aggregate competitions are:—C.A.C. Cup: II V. Croxton. 311); T. H. R. Boon, 316: .1. McKelvie, 344; L. S. Hare, Bertram Cup: K. Paxton, 3IS; J. F. 343; W. Ongley, 342; J 11. Bridges :U.. Witcombe and Caldwell Cup: J. McKclvie, 530- IL V. Croxton. 521; 11. J. Stewart, 515; T. 11. R. Boon, 509. . Brigadier-General Johnston .Memorial Cup- H V. Croxton. 629; T. 11. IL Loon, (f'S-'.l J'. Ross, 618; 11. IL Keene. 617. Colonel R. J. Collins Memorial Cup: J. F Ross, 627; 11. It. Keene, 619; It. J. Stewart, 613; R. Paxton. 013. Judd and Randall Aggregate: H. V. Croxton. 1150; J. McKelvie. 11. o; 1. 11. R Boon. 1137: R. J. Stewart, 1128. The club's season will close next Saturday "with a service ’ mulch counting for the Willoughby Cup and the Marshall Memorial Shield. Old Navals Chib. .Members of the Old Navals elub coinnleted their championship series aud lhe tilth and final shoot of the fourth series competition on Saturday, the results also counting for the Franklyn Cup competition for tile best four single-range handicap scores at this range. I Conditions were not conducive to good marksmanship, but Riflemen A. ' • G. W uson, a second-year marksman, excelled himself with a rifle score of 94, his card for tlie second shoot reading 5,5, o, o, o, <>, j 5 4 4—48, the last two "inners narrowly missing the “bull.” This performance increased liis lead in the Franklyn Cup competition to 6 points, giving him a decisive victory with an average for the series of 47, three points ahead of the standard for the 900 yards range Hie leading scores for this series were those ol Riflemen Wilson, 188 (possible 200), S. M. Hope and F. Monk, 182 each. Rifleman G. G. Murrell, a seeond-year marksman, again won the club championship by a large margin. His performances have been consistently outstanding. Another young rifleman, S. M. Hope, who was runner-up, has been achieving a meritorious standard of performance. This was liis first year. Rifleman A. V. G. Wilson, who spoilt his chances at the SIM) yards range, one of the easiest ranges, and vet paradoxically achieved the highest rifle score on the two hardest ranges, the 600 and 900 yards ranges, was third. The tie between Riflemen F. Monk and G. G. Murrell for the President’s Cup, the 300 yards series competition, was decided on Saturday. Rifleman Monk was successful. A summary of the results of the competitions. other than the Denniston Cup .competition, is:— Club championship. Rifleman G. G. Murrell: Guise Cup (the season’s aggregate series), appears likelv to be Rifleman Murrell; President’s Cup. 300 yards, Rifleman F Monk; Rabe Cup, 500 yards, Rifleman J Stephens; Harris Cup, 600 yards, Rifleman A. V. G. Wilson; Hugo Cup, 800 yards, Rifleman G. G. Murrell; Franklyn Cup, 900 yards, Rifleman A. V. G. Wilson. The leading scores in the championship series (possible 750) were those of -Rifleman Murrell, 799. a splendid average of 47.26 out of 50; Hope, 695; Wilson, 686; p W Congreve, 684; F. E. Franklyn, 682; and T. McGill, 681. 3 „ "Eighteen competitors completed the fourth series competition. The leading scores and the prize-winners, with the exception of Rifleman Murrell, who has already won two prizes, are: Riflemen P. C. Conte 374; G. G. Murrell, 369; S. M. Hope, 369: A. Russell. 368; -M. Hugo, 367; P. W. Congreve, 365: and K, G. Cropp, 364. The Martin badges were won by the team comprising Rifleman Wilson, 94; Congreve, 85- Stephens. 84; and Waterwortli, 79— total, 342. This was the third successive occasion on which they have been victorious. Saturday’s scores are:—

P. C. Coote, F. J. Waterworth, P. W. Congreve and R. R. Chapman, 85 each; F. Monk, 83; G. G. Murrell, 82; M. Hugo, 80; F. E. Franklyn, 79; W. Mcßain, 77; T. McGill, 65; C. Milroy, visitor, 45.

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900 yds. 900 yds. Hdcp. TI. A V. G. Wilson ... ... 40 48 0 94 K. G. Cropp D. Robertson ... 43 ... 46 44 37 1 88 88 S. M. ITope ... 38 48 1 87 J. Stephens ... 42 42 3 87 B. Moss ... 41 43 *2 80 M. O'Grady ... 44 39 3 86