WITH THE RIFLE

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 32, 9 February 1929, Page 27

WITH THE RIFLE

NATIONAL MEETING

DOMINION MATCH

WON BY J. H. BLACKBURN

(From Our Special Reporter.)

TRENTHAM, Friday Night,

This afterndon was a quiet period at the National rifle meeting. The "first leg" of the Marlborough Match was fired, and the "second kg" of the-Dominion Match, the latter practice completing that match.

Once again riflemen had ideal conditions, the afternoon's practices being carried out in brilliant sunshine. The heat was tempered by a fresh southerly breeze, which, however, at +imes played strange tricks.

The Dominion Match vi% yon. by «T H. Blackburn (To Kuiti),-hvLo, &ooiuJ 113 .'out of a possible score 0£t125.' Blackburn owed hia success - to a "possible" which he registered'at the second practice at 900 yards., He scored aC6 out; of'a possible score of *75 at the first practice at 600 yards. His card read as,follows:—, 600 yds ''-' ... '.. i" 554454444445545—63 000 yds .-,.,-,'....'..... 5555555555—50 :, . The runner-up was B. Holmes, the Wannui rifleman, who- also scored 116, but he took second place on the count back. His card was as follows:-— ' 600 yds 455455545455535-60 900 yds ..-. 5305554555 —47 Last year the Dominion Match was won by H. R. Hunt (Suburbs), whose score "was 120, four points better than the one registered to-day. P. B. Goldfinch was second with a score of 115. DETAILED RESULTS. DOMINION MATCH. (Fifteen shots at 000 yds, and ten shots at 900 yds. This match does not count for the Champion Belt or Bisley or Trentham aggregates.) . jeß-m. H. Blackburn (Te Kuiti) .... 110 £6-B. Holmes (Wanganui) : 118 £5-B. Goldfinch (Old Navals) .. 114 fi^R. O. Benton (Featherston) ...: 114 £3—W. J. Green (Okawa) .... 113

£2 each—J. Feast (Greytown), 113; H. Seymour (Alfredton). 113; F. E..Franklin (Old ■ Navals), 113; F. N. M'lver (Waipukurau), 113; G.:T. Te Whiti (Greytown), 113; R. H. Nicholl (Petone), 113; T.

11. Boon (Karori), 112; R. Piper (Christcliurch), 112; S. A. S. .Elliott (Akaraua), 112; F. Ching (Karori), 112.'

£1 each—L. A. Caldwell (Karori), 112; W. N. Masefield (Blenheim), 112; F. A. Whiteman (Upper Hutt), 111; F. H. Sharlaud * (Nelson), 111; H. V. Croxton (Karori), 111; .1t... J." King (Opaki), 111; F. Porter (Ashburton), 111; C. P..Hill (Sububs), 111; W. M'lver (Petonc), HI; C. Carey (Patea), 111; A. Neilson (Napier), 111; R. Donald,(Featherston), 110; F. H. Hood (Featherston), 110; It. E. Hester (Suburbs), 110; P. C. Hamilton (Wauganua), 110; C. J. Codinagh (Alfredton), 110; It. A. Wilton (Petone), 110; F. E. Monk (Old Navals), 110; J. Donald (Opaki),-.110; li.,Vennell (Te Wharau), 110; F. H. James (Napier), 110; W. Jones (Tiraaru), 110; C. Lovell (North Bank), 109; G. E. Carde (Wanganui), 109; J. Bryden (Kaiapoi), 100; T. Kidd (Suburbs), 109; H. H. Mawley (Opaki), 109; R. Shaw (Wanganui), 109;- H. R. Hunt (Suburbs), 109; S. F. Nelson (Christchurch), 109; If. Dickson (Petone), 109; C. Whiteman (Upper Hutt), 108; R. C. Russell (City and Suburbs), 103; R. L. M'Latchie (Oaiuaru), 108; H. Simmonds (Paeroa), 1Q8; F. J. Jeune (Gisborne), 108;. H. Trotman (Gieytown), 108; F. C. Hubbard (Paeroa), 108: H.S. Meads (Wairakei), 108; G. A. Eyles (Napier). 108; E. R. Truman (Ashburton), 108; B. Dunn (Upper Hutt), 108; V. Tims (Sydenham), 108; P. J. Pring (City and Suburbs), 107; H. Barlow (Lraton), 107; — Black (Riverton), 107; T>. Kenning (Wanganui), 107; N. C. Russell (Nelson), 107; L. Old (Karori), 107; L. L. Sifivertsen (Alfredton), 107; H. Cromie (Ashburton),.lo7; F. Bolton (Opaki). 107. Counted out: ,A. S. T. Butler. H. King, «T. R. Yeandle',: O. Pedersen, JJ.. Frankland, F. Clark, F. T. 'White.