RIFLE SHOOTING

Greymouth Evening Star, 25 February 1928, Page 8

RIFLE SHOOTING

iTRENTHAM MEETING’S RESULTS. (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, February 24. The conditions at Trehtham to-day were ideal for the marksmen and some good scores were recorded in the Dominion match. Hunt, (Suburbs) was first with 120. The possible at 900 was obtained by Goldfinch (The Old Navals). The opening match was completed and the first stage of the Marlborough match (the first counting foi- the bolt) was fired. The prize list is as follows: Opening match (A grade, 300, 500, and 600 yards, seven shots at each distance, possible 105): —100/-, A. Powell (Akarana) 101; 80/-, H. Barlow (Linton) 100; 60/-, E. Wilesmith (Australia) 100; 40/-, H. Feast, Grey town, :99; 40/-,. F. Hood, Featherston, 99; 40/-, R. Caughley (Karori) 98; 40/-/F. James (Napier), 98. The following take 20/- each:—Channon (Australia), White, Dunn, Simmonds, Bolton, Hogg 98, West, Guiney, Ching, Barker, Forge, Paterson, Nix 97, Heiv. derson (Victoria), Cox, Taylor (Australia), Hamilton, Harris, Whiteman, Green, Preece (Victoria), Barkle 96, Fulton (Australia), Heester, Hart, McNabb, E. Ballinger, King, Elliott, Hancock (Victoria) 95. B gfade: 60/-, W. Johnson (Featherston) 100; 40/-, L. Braithwaite (Napier) 100. The following take 20/- each: Russell, Jones (Linton), Frazer, McChessey 98; Jones (Kimbolton), Tims, Gardiner, Bramley 97. Tyros: 40/-, A. R. Elgar, (Hawera) 98. The follow ing take 20/- each: Andrews, McKeich 96, Hartnell, Griffith? 95, Quarrie, McKay/ Luxford, Ure 94, Stent 93. Dominion match, 600 yards, fifteen shots, 900 yards, ten shots, , possible 125.-200/-, H. R. Hunt (Suburbs), 120; 160/-, P. T. Goldfinch (Old Navals), 115; 120/-, W. W. Harris (Victoria), 115-100/-, S. J. McLean, (Suburbs), 115; 100/-, J. O. Armstrong, (N.S.W.), 114: 80/-, S. Whiteman, (Upper Hutt) 114; 80/- H. Mclntosh, (Blenheim) 114; SOS/-, H. Cromie, (Ashburton) 113; 60/-, S. O. Hay (Sydenham), 113- GO/-, A. R. Barker (Linkwater), 113- 60/-, W. Hudson (Wanganui). IT3; 60/-, H. T. Peat, (Suburbs) 112. The following take 40/- each; Patterson, Kibblewhite, Wrigley, Nicholl, Bruce (Victoria), Piper 112, Frazer, West, Richardson 11.1, W. H. Ballinger, Sutherland. Channon (Australia), Boon, Jones (Linton), Crump 110. Sixty-six take 20/- each. ■ r .. — tky