CHAMPION BOWMAN

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22464, 20 October 1947, Page 3

CHAMPION BOWMAN

RECORD INTERNATIONAL EVENT GISBORNE PROMINENT The prominent place in archery achieved by Gisborne exponents has again been demonstrated by their success in the latest international competition conducted under the auspices of the National Archery Association of America. I In this season’s event, the 20th anniversary contest, W. J. Burton, of the Gisborne club, recorded the highest individual score for the second year in succession, and the club supplied the five leading scorers in the Dominion No. 1 team which gained third place among the 96 teams representing clubs throughout the United States, Hawaii, Cuba and New Zealand. The individual competitors totalled 408. Burton’s success means that he retains the Kore T- Duryee Perpetual Memorial Trophy awarded annually to the top individual scorer. Record Eclipsed Scoring is assessed on the average of five • rounds, each with a possible of 810. Burton returned an average of 801.6 and eclipsed his • own record for the association competitions ! set in the previous season at 799.6. In his . best round Burton registered 806, only four . less than the possible. Burton equalled that remarkable score in ■ the previous season and is joint holder of the I record for a round with John Schwoegler, of 1 Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.A., who scored 806 1 in 1944. j iii each round 90 nrrows were used. A gold, 3 corresponding to the bull in rifle shooting, I counts nine points. Next best, a red, counts 1

I seven, In registering 806, therefore. Burton scored golds with all but two of the 90 arrows completing the round. His total in the five rounds which gave this season's winning average of 801.6 were 806. 804, SO2, 802, 794. Following Burton in this Benson's contest came Winston Hussey, of Cleveland, Ohio, who returned an average of 799.6 points for the five rounds, in the best of which he recorded 804, and third place was taken by Tony Jongresso, of Denver, Colorado, whose average was 790.4 with a top score of 802. Next in succession to Burton in the New Zealand competitors came four members of the Gisborne club, F. Jeune, G. Wootton, N. Gedye and'E. Sodersten. They were respectively 13th, 61st., 72nd. and 74th on the international list. Besides the five of the New Zealand No. 1 team which gained third place among the 96, the Gisborne club supplied six of the Dominion No. 2 team which secured 10th place and four of the No. 3 team which ran into 38th position. TOP TEAM SCORES The scores of the three leading teams in this season's competition are:' —■ Tl. Pta Placing Cleveland, TJ.S.A 15,495 1 Denver, U.S.A 15,407 2 N.Z. No. 1 Team, N.Z. .. 15,326 3 DOMINION COMPETITORS Details of the New Zealand entrants in the international competition giving respective average scores over the five rounds and placings follow:

Av. PlacCompetitor Club Score ing W. J. Burton Gisborno 801.6 1 F. Jeune Gisborne 771.2 13 G. Wootton Gisborne 744 61 N. Gedyo Gisborne 740 72 E. Sodersten Gisborne 740 74 H. Butel Dunedin 738.4 77 A. McPherson Dunediu 730 91 T. Gedye Gisborne 709.2 131 B. Miller Gisborno 708.8 134 E. K. Houlahan Gisborne 704 147 B. Attcwell Gisborne 688.8 178 H. M. Sullivan Dunedin 669.4 223 A. W. A. Barnard Palm. N. 656.8 215 N. Rogerso Eandwick 632.8 278 B. McMurray Palm. N. 609 304 J. Abbott Eandwick 574.2 344 1