RIFLE SHOOTING
IN HEAVY WEATHUII
RAIN CAUSES STOPPAGE
(From "The Post's" Special Reporter.) TliliNTllA.M, Last Night. A high wind with heavy rain made coudiliou.s uncomfortable for competitors at the National Killc Association meeting yesterday afternoon. The rain stopped all shooting after :S.:.iO o'clock, Only one mulch was liroil, the Tarauakl, which was won by V. K. Donald (Upaki), who ri'gi»U:u:d ill!. lie shot well at the long mugo (UOOyds). securing a ■(¥. U. N. MaseUeld (Marlborough) tilled second place-, with 01, and 11. V. Ooxtou (Jvarori) was third. Details'of-the shootiug are:— TAKANAKI MATCH. (Ten- shots at eaclt 800 yds and 900 yds.) A Grade. £5—V. E. Donald (Opuki), 92. £4r— W. N. Masefield (Marlborough), <J1... .Cil —li. V. Croxton (,Karori), (J(J. £2—C. 11. Johnson (Timaru), Sy. £1 each—X A. liallinger (Petone), 89; ( J. Nix (Feutherstou), A. C. Edmonds (Alfredton), R. H. Xieholl (Petone), SS each; W. M'lver (Petone), O. Chine (Karori), 87 each; H. Prankland (Karori), A. H. O'Donnell (Petoue), K. T. Haldane (Waipukurau), 86 each; E\ W. Ching (Karori), L. Hill (Opaki), M. c! Soloman . (Petone),. H. W. Keast (Greytown), 85 each; J. Bryden (Kaiapoi), K. Boon (Karori), V. Soler (Wanganui), V. Bolton (Opaki), I'J. Truman (Asliburton), H. Simmonds (Auckland), \V. H West (lilcimcim), S4 each; li. J. Kin- (Opaki), A. U. Barker (Rongal, ,1. I;. Veaudle I (Asliburton), S,'j each. 13 Grade. £2—Ji. 1. Wells (I'aeroa), S7. £1 each—J. 1. Ki ug (Karori), SI; A. M'Jlenzie (tfeatherston), 80; J. li. Farley (Makirikiri), 7'J. 10s each—-I!!. C. Russell (Nelson), 70; J. Pirie (Gisborne), G. W. Venell (Opaki), 7S each; C. Glassey (Ashburton), H. H. Moss (Invercargiil), G. Crimp (Christchurch), S. M'Kay (Alfredton), 77 each; W. X Diack (Invercargiil), A. G. Rhodes (Greytown), C. Blackwood (Timaru), 75 each. Counted out: W. Malcolm. : Tyro. £1 ea'eh—l. A. Cofeman (Karori), 78; A. M. Richardson (Akarana), 76; E. Congreve (Old Navals), 75. 10s each—X. C. Munro (Tuhirangi), 75; H. G. Byers (Linton), H; J. C. Ashman VPetone), H. R. Feast (Greytown), R. Porter (Karori), Jim M'Kenzie (Opaki), 73 each. AUSTRALIAN AGGREGATE. (For aggregate scores in Marlborough, Wellington, and Turanaki matches.) W. M'lver (Petone) aud H. V. Croxton (Karori), 203 each (shoot-olf necessary to decide first place). £4—W. N. Masefield (Marlborough), 230. £3—o. J. Nix (Fealherston), 228. £2 each—R. H. Nicoll (Petone), 227; 15. A. Ballinger (Petone), 226. £1 each—X. I. Wells (Paeroa), A. C. Edmonds (Alfredton), E. T. Haldane (Waipukurau), 225 each; V*. Donald (Opaki), 224; O. Ching (Karori), F. W. Ching (Karori), W. H. West (Blenheim). 223 each; H. Frankland (Karori), A. R. Barker (Ronga), 11. Boon (Karori), H. Simmonds (Auckland), 221 each; D. Roots (Patea), M. E. Soloman (Petone), 11. W. Feast (Greytown), 220 each; A. H. O'Donnell (Petone), E. R. Truman (Ashburton), F. S. Hood (Featherston), J. R. Yeandle (Ashburton), 219 each; C. H. Johnson (Timaru). 218; F. Bolton (Opaki), 217. 10s each—R. J, King (Opaki). W. H. Ballinger (Petone). F, Soler (Wanganui), i L. Hill (Opaki). j. I. King (Karori), E. C Russell (Nelson), 21G each; L. G. Benton (Featherston). 215; A. Berry (Dnnnovirke), 214; J. 15. Farley (Makirikiri), J. Bryden (Kaiapoi), 213 each. Counted out: F. J. Jeune. T. Goodall. W. T3. Jones, W. M'Bain, C. M'Kenzie.
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Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 70, 24 March 1931, Page 14
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