FOR THE BELT

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 56, 8 March 1937, Page 11

FOR THE BELT

WELLINGTON MATCH

GOOD SHOOTING TODAY

BOWES MAKES 98

(From "The Post's" Special Roporter.) TRENTHAM, This Day.

Although a difficult and tricky wind blew on the ranges, there were some good scores in the Wellington Match, which is the second fired for the King's Prize at the National Rifle Association's Meeting. At 500 yards eleven possibles were put up, and the present Belt holder (W. N. Masefield, Blenheim), who had dropped three, made a possible at 600 yards. F. Bowes (Auckland City), who won the Belt two years ago, made 98. P. B. Goldfinch (Karon) made 97, with a possible at 500 yards. Results are as follows: — WELLINGTON MATCH. (Ten shots at 500 and 600 yards). A Grade. £5—F. Bowes (Auckland City) .. 98 £4 —w. N. Masefield (Blenheim) .. 97 £3 each—P. B. Goldfinch (Karori), 97- F. H. Sharland (Nelson), 96. £2 each—D. R. Wilton (Whangarei), A. A. Ford (Invercargill), H. A. Cromie- (Ashburton), P. R. Capley (Levin), 96 each. £1 each—l. L: Ford (Wanganui), F. J. Jeune (Gisborne), 96 each; F. F. Nelson (Christchurch), R. J. King (Opaki), F. J. Soler (Wanganui), C. J. Nix (Featherston), R. F. Wakefield (Akarana), R. H. Nicholl (Petone), N. Jones (Wanganui), A. H. O'Donnell (Petone), H. R. Hunt (Suburbs), 95 each; F. Hickenbotham (Christchurch), W. McChesney (Invercargill), F. T. Dickinson (Mangaweka), H. V. Croxton (Karori), F. N. Me Vicar (Waipukurau), F. Hiscock (Christchurch), D. S. McKenzie (Opaki), S. H. Haraldsen (Napier), F. S. Hood (Featherston), H 'A. Lumsden (Hautere), J. Munro (Napier), G. W. Vennell (Opaki), J. I King (Karori), W. Duncan (Westport), F. C. Hodge (Sydenham), J. R. Draffin (Akarana), J. E. Farley (Wanganui), I. I. Van Asch (Craggy Range, Hastings), A. R. Symonds (Okawa), 94 each; P. Stewart (Petone), A J. Brown (Hautere), H. King (Opaki), P. W. Congreve (Old Navals), 93 G3Cll f 10s each—N. K. Smith (Opaki), R. Ellis (Takapau), J. McKelvie (Karori), G P Crimp (Christchurch), W. McBain (Old Navals), D. J. Flynn (Greytown), E. T. Haldane (Waipukurau), R. C Russell .(Auckland City), J. C. Carter (Petone), W. H. West (Blenheim), 93 each; J. Sim (Okawa), A. Page (Petone), H. Frankland (Karori), F. Bolton (Opaki), 92 each. ■-. . T .„ .„ Counted out: H. Barlow, E. M. Wrigley J. Whiteman.- L. Felhngham, C. Whiteman, H. H. Mawley, W. Johnson, A A. Elgar, H. *L. Mason, J. Patterson, R. B. McKenzie, H. Harries, O. W. Sandford. v B Grade. • £3—N C. Petersen (Nireana) .... 96 £2 each—M. Houseman (Ashhurst), J. Braid (Petone), 95 each. £1 each—R. K. Campbefl (Craggy Range), J. H. Croxton (Karori), S. L. Wall (Invercargill), L. Cheyne (Suburbs), J- Tansley (Invercargill), L. Grey (Gisborne), 93 each. 10s each—A. I. Graham (West Taieri), E M Castle (Waikopara), J. S. Fletcher (Dan'nevirke), C. H. Mawl (Karori) F. H. Monk (Hautere), N. Perkins (Westport), 92 each.. Counted out: N. Bndgeman, C. Humphrey, R. C. Halq. THIS AFTERNOON'S MATCHES. This afternoon', the Otago and Hawke's Bay matches are being fired, and these will complete the short ranges and the Trentham Aggregate. From these matches a good idea of the probable final fifty will be gained. The wind became stronger during the day, but the light was fairly good.