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Evening Post, Volume LXXXV, Issue 56, 7 March 1913, Page 8

EXTRA EDITION.

\ , W& LAST SHOT V FINAL CAY AT TRENTHAM : '[: THE KING'S FIFTY SERVICE CHAMPIONSHIP WON ! BY. SANDFORD. " UNITED SERVICE MATCH. • (Per Pigeon Express.) f -• TRENTHAM, This Day. *'A record week of fine weather has t)£en experienced here for the annual meeting ' of the Dominion Rifle Association. Apart from a gusty wind blowing ■from the left over the range the Weather to-day is again on its best Ijtehavionr, and the outlook for the final ' s^oot-off for the King's Prize is once ggain most promising. '^'Proceedings this * morning commenced A*ith the final for the United Service (Shampibnabip, which was won by Rflmn. B. F. Sandford, of the Christchurch 3sifle Club. He wound up with a score of 314," eight points ahead of Rflmn. ,"W. M'Calmont, of the famed Opaki Club. He is a remarkably consistent pfiot and well deserved hie victory. Last evening Sergt. -Major Montgomery was leading with a score of 225, but he ff)l a)#ay and had to be content with third. fi|ace. ,Yesterday Sandford was in fifth position, nine points behind tbe winner. : .Another striking downfall was that of j Rflmn. Melville, Auckland R.C.,- who j was in , sixth place last night, and to- ' day at- ihe close of the match finds him- I self in ' twenty-sixth position. At the I 1 200 yds "possibles" were registered by | lltflmn. Hunt (Suburbs, Wellington), j vßflmn. M'Alister (Junee, . Australia). SRflmn. Halmshaw (Christchurch), and §Eflmn. Sandford (Christchurch). The, nfrinaer, in addition to the prize money, j receives, a gold medal, M'Calmont gets a medal, and Montgomery (Dtm/■|din), Yeo (Auckland), Hunt (Suburbs. Weffington), Masefield (Sounds),- and Deikorft (3rd Regt.), all get bronze medals, j •.President M'Alister, of the Junee Club,. •Australia, just missed a medal by a ' point. The winner holds tho 'Kynoeh j Cup -foe one year. - > * After lihe Service Match was concluded, i the United Service Teams Match was j tired, three- teams only competing. j The 'final for the championship is to j be.fieed at 3 p.m., and the. Prime Mm- • /ister (this Hon. * W. F. Massey) and Mrs. I , Massey will be present. The prizes will ! be presented by Mrs. Massey. Results: J -SERVICE CHAMPIONSHIP, opte to j the fifty highest "aggregate scorers in j matches 1 to 7 inclusive. Total prize- } money, £50. j -/£lO— Rfim E.,Sandford. Christchurch 314 i £B—Rflin.8 — Rflin. W. M'Calmont, Opaki ... 306 £5-— Sgt.-Maj. Montgomery, Dunedin 292 ! ' £3 10s— Rflm. J. Yeo, Auckland ... 288 1 1 £3 10s— Rim. J. Hunt, Subs. (WeL) 288 I #£2— P.res. Masefield, Sounds ' 287 | L£B— Sgt. A. G. Devore, 3rd Regt ... 283 ■' i tfi2— Pres.X. M'Alister. Junee (Aus.) 282 •■£2— Rflm a W. Ryder, Okawa ... 280 { : £2-~ Lieut. W. Narby, 11th Regt. 276 1 jifil— ; Rflm. A. Halmshaw, Veterans 273 i ', jei-r-Liettt. W< Duncan, ■ 13th" Regt. 273 £4— Rflm, W. Raodell, Liiiton ... 271 t£l— free. -P. Kummer, Waurkeville 270 J -dsl— Rflm. J. Dafarisl, Linton ... 267 -£I*-Pte. R. Belk, 9th Regt. ... 265 £I— Pte. S. Matthews, 7th Regt. ... 265 1 £I— Sergt. M. Swiiiard, 10th Regt. 265 lte— Rflm. E. C. Rti«iell, Petone ... 264 i 10s— Rfhn. L Steenson, Glenavy ... 264 Khs — Rflm. A. V. Anderson, Wangan'ai 364 10«— 'SergtfMaj. Frank, Christcimrtih 264 The foUowing' also competed :— Cpl. Ching, liyttettoo, 263 ; Rflm. M'lvor, Te Awamutu, 263; Rflm. W, Chirnsidc, Ksaoti, 2&1; Rflm. Melville, Auckland, 260-j Rflm. Soper, Tua Marina, 256; Armour.-Cpl. Saunders, 6th Regiment, 2SSVj Capt. < Baritrop, 7th Regiment, 254- j Rflm. Turner, Christchurch, 253; Riflm. W. Powell, Akarana, 250; Rflm. W. Elvfdge, Upper Hutt,. 250 ; Rflm. J. E. Given, Suburbs, 249 j Rflm. C. J. JTMKSf, Suburbs, 248; Rflm. T. J. Chapman, Suburbs, 247; Rflm. C. Williams, Ohura, 246; Sgt. 0. Cox, Auckland, 246; Rflm. D. Roots, Patea. 245; Rfhn. 0. Speck, Stratford, 244; Rflm. D. M. Mlntosh) • Opaki, 237; Rflm. S. Soffe, Ohura, .236,'' Capt. Potter, Auckland,. 233 ; Rflm. L. S. Cheeaman, Tua Marina, 231; Rflm. F. W. Mackay, Dunedin, 231, Lieut. A. &. T. Butler, 9th Regiment, 231; Lieut. A. J. Green, West--port, 228. BELT WON BY RIFLEMAN JAMES. The shooting for the Belt resulted in a win for Rifleman F. H. James, Okawa Rifle Club.