NEW ZEALAND’S BISLEY

Evening Star, Issue 17604, 8 March 1921, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND’S BISLEY

TO-DAY’S COMPETITIONS. [Per United Press Association.] TRENTHAM, March 8A quiet night, during which a sharp shower lowered the temperature appreciably, gave place to a fine, clear, cool morning, with a. light south-easterly breeze. The Otago Match (800 and 900 yards), one of tho Belt series, started at 8 o’clock. After the warmth of the past few days tho adder atmosphere and puffy breeze from • the right front tested the men’s judgment of both elevation and windage. Indeed, the breeze freshened, and became trickier as the morning progressed, and caused serious breakedowns among the men who hoped to keep in flic running for a place in tho aggregate. 'j lie 9CO yards range dccclojied difficulties, tho wind coming across from the right in puzzling fits and starts. A man who got 30 on had to work hard. A few of those who managed at BCO yards to gel .average inners were able to maintain that standard at the longer range, 'Jbc scores are not yet complete, but the match appears to have been won by Bryden (Kaiapoi), with 36-56 (total 82). Priestly (Akarana), 40-40-80, leads the rest for second place; then come Heston (Akarana) 79, Moslen (Kaeo) 78. Tho positions of the Belt leaders altered considerably as the result of the erratic, scores at 9CO yards, W. Moslen (Kaeo) pulled up from fourth to first place with 436. The next dozen follow', as under: Captain Nielson (Napier) 4.-5 D. M'Lean (Tc Kuiti) 429 E. Vennell (Te Whnrau) 427 Heston (Akarana) 425 C. Carter (Petone) ... 422 E. A. Ballinger (Petone) 422 R,. Piper (Christchurch) 421 ,T. C. Carter (Petone) 418 Captain Masefield (Marlborough) ... 418 H. Hunt (Suburbs) 416 W. H. West (Bloqhrim) 4-16 D. Hoots (Hawera) 415 A. Govenlock (Linton) 415. The wind was so strong on tho Scddpn range at one period that several targets were blown down.