THE KING’S PRIZE

Evening Star, Issue 22895, 1 March 1938, Page 2

THE KING’S PRIZE

PROTEST UPHELD UMTS DISPLACES BY SOUTH AFRICANS RIFLE AISiMSIATIM'S DECISION [Pi» United Press Association.) TRENTHAM, March 1. Consideration, was given by the executive of the National Rifle Association, this morning to, the. protest lodged yesterday against ■'fcli© tinia taken by Roots (Patea)’ with his shooting m the Otago match of 10 rounds at 300 yards in which he made the possible. Evidence given by the range statt showed that Roots had exceeded the time limit of one minute for each shot with his fourth, eighth and ninth shots. The executive discussed the protest for over half an hour and at the conclusion of the meeting it was announced that the value of the fourth shot was to be deducted from Roots’s score card, this reducing his score for the match to

*°'ihe meeting also decided that the time limit he strictly enforced m future. The present rule states, if a con** petifcor exceeds the time limit he shall he warned for the first offence by «ie range officer and that for any further offence the scores recorded after the time limit elapses are liable to be • counted as misses. . This rule was amended and from ndw on if the range officer sees the time limit exceeded for one shot he shall warn the firer and it the limit is exceeded again during the same practice the value of any shot con- • cerned will be disallowed. . {i A.s a result of the executive s decision to uphold the protest Roots loses his place as the over-night leader for the King’s prize. He also loses first place in the Trentham aggregate awarded for the highest scores in short range and middle distance championship belt matches, and ho alsd forfeits his place in the prize list for the Otago match. The South African, L. Serfontem. becomes the winner of the Trentham aggregate and leader for the prize at the commencement of to-day s shooting. R. Bodley (South Africa) is second in the aggregate and Roots drops hack to third place, each with 282. IV M. Wrigley (Opaki) was fourth with the same score in the Otago match won by •‘Wrigley .with the possible and second place was filled by M. Jones, Wanganui, with 49. „ V The winner in B grade was S. Hare (Karori).