PUBLIC SERVICE CLUB.

Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 125, 29 May 1928, Page 4

PUBLIC SERVICE CLUB.

The A grade match between tlio Public Service and Aotca teams proved to foe, as was anticipated, quite an Interesting one- Hoth sides pitted their skill against the other in a m»st friendly and sportsmanlike manner Thfl ten leading scores- of members who have completed the fourth shoot, of Iho competition series arc as follow:—Messrs. If. V. Croxton 278, L. K. Poutawera 273. S. Uibsim 272, W. Hcndry 270. K. N. Uromlcy 200, ■ — Franco 204, A. V.'r. Wilson 2UM, W. K. Nicholson 2(i!l, W. C. Sadler 2U3, L. .7. A. MTullum 250. Mr. W. ilendry got Hie "possihle." Whilst con-Ui-atulating him we wish him every Rood Ihcß for the future, and that though this is his first possible- this season, it will ho followed by many others. In the match against Aotea, Mr. Croxton. put pa tho creditable score of OS. Inddcut-

ally It was Ills lowest scoro this season, and though not wishing to emphasise any particular shootlst's merits or demerits, wo feel constrained to give him honourable mention of tho fact that Mr. Croxton has well nigh created a record, in that upon the twelve occasions ho lias fired lie has dropped merely eight points and. has achieved a remarkable run of 34 consecutiv.o "bulls." Tho scores as Instanced aro detailed as follow: —70, '69, .69, 69, 70, 70, 70, 69, 69, 70, 69, and 68. Tho Public Service teams, all grades, have flred In seven matches, and have scored a total of 3196 points as against their opponents' 3233, whilst they have won three matches and lost four.