RIFLE SHOOTING

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 68, 21 March 1931, Page 13

RIFLE SHOOTING

TKENTUAM MEETING

GOOD PROGRESS MADE

(From "The Post's" Special Reporter.) TRENIIIATU, Last Night. Good piogioss -was made at the National Rifle Association meeting to-day. All seiuce matches -neie disposed of, and the in at match in the B scues, the King and Ilemy, was filed. < The cm tailed piogiammo made the King and Heniy a Ihrce-iange match— 300 yds, 500 yds, and 000 yds. Another match was dropped, and an extia range was added to tins match. The winner was A. 11. Batker (Honga) with 103. In the count-back, W. H. Ballmgor (Petone), who also seoied 103, secured second place. The champion seivice team match was won by Kaiori. Ashburton won this match labt year. . . Conditions for shooting weie ideal, ana some high*scoring was made. Details of yesterday afternoon s shooting aie: — s KING AND HENRY MATCH. (Seven shots at each 300 yds, 500 yds, 600 yds.) £5—A. E. Barker (Konga), 103. £4_W. n. Balhngei' (Petone), 103. £3—Wi N. ■ Maseh'eld (Marlboxough), 102. £2 each—A. C. Edmopds (Alfiedton), H. W. i'east (Greytown) 102 each. £1 each—R. H. Nicholl (Petone), R. J. King (Opaki), W. M'lver (Petone), C. Whiteman (Upper Hiitt), F. W. Ching (Karon), C. J. Nix (Featherston), H. V. Croxton (Karori), 101 each; C. Glassey (A&libmton), F. J. Jeune (Gisborne), H. Reynolds (Sydenhaip), H. Simmonds (Auckland), A. Shaw (Wanganui, W. X Jones (Timaiu), L. G Benton (leatherstou), 100 each; C. Pickering (Opaki), D. F. Ken- (Ashburton), K. S. King (Wanga■nm), J. H. Thompson (Rangnvahia), 1. Soler (Wanganui), T. Goodall (Suburbs), E> A. Ballinger (Petone), G. Gump (Christchurch), 99 each; S. O. Hay (Sydenham), B. M. Wriglejr (Opaki), 08 eactu Counted out: W. Johnson, H. Barlow, T. Oir, H. Koppert, W. Hudson, A. H. O'Donnell. B GRADE. £3—E. C. Russell (Nelson), 101. £2—J. B. Failey (Makirikiri), 101. \ £1 each—M. E. Soloman (Petone), It. M'Kenzie (Featherston), F. K. Lewis (Linton), 98 each; W. x Oakley (Christchtil'ch), 97. ,_ , , 10s each—J. B. Bairstow (Greytown), 97; H. P. Dore (Karori), J. I. King (Karori), A. F. R. Crawford (Invercargill), S. Roebuck (New Plymouth), J. TurnbuU (New Plymouth), O. G. Miller (Dunedm), G. W. Vennell (Opaki), J. M'Kenzie (Opalii), 96 eaoh; C. J. Page (Linton), R, Mottr'ani (Old Navals), J. Hunter (Pel°CouVtcdtaoiil: A. R. Will", 15. R. Truman, C. 11. Johnson, E. T f Haldanc. TYRO. £1 each—H. G. Byers (Linton), 95; R. Congrevo (Old Navals), C. Jury (Gieytown), 92 each. 10s each—A. M: Richardson (Akarana), J. C. Ashman (Petone), 01 each; K. Benton (New Plymouth), A. I. Coleman (Karori), 90 each. ( i champion Service team match. (For scores made in service'matches.) £3 and Sir Logan Campbell Shield— Karori No. 1: H. V. Croxton 90, 11. Boon 12S, A. Caldwell 120, F. ' W. Ching 128 4G9 Wanganui—W. Hudson 106, F. Soler I 122, J. Farley 107, J. Pater&on 130 465' Ashburton A—D. F. Keir 116, H. A. i Cromie 124, G. Cromie 102, F. Clark 95 437, Petone No: I—R.'H. Nicholl 113," T. Warburton 109, G. A. Ballinger 94, W. M'lver 109 425 Ashburton B 395, Petone No. 2 394, Featherston 392, Tiinaru 381, Opaki 362, Karori No. 2 351, New Plymouth 338, Suburbs 336, Opaki, No. 2 334. In the shoot-off for the last place in the Service Forty, E. C. Russell (Auckland) beat J. E. Farley (Makirikiri).