DOMINION MARKSMEN.

Gisborne Times, Volume LVI, Issue 6321, 25 February 1922, Page 5

DOMINION MARKSMEN.

LEADERS FOR THE AGGREGATE

GKEYTOWN, February 24

The rifle meeting progressed another stage to-day, the Auckland match being completed in the morning and the Wellington match, ten shots at 600yds, put through in the afternoons The weather was a mixture, dull and drizzling all the morning with occasional showers of penetrating density, but the wind was generally steady with little variation m .direction, at the start it being straight across from the left but drawing gradually to the left rear. After lunch, the wind strengthened awl, at times, was very unsteady. For the first time since the meeting began tlie sun came out hot and strong for two or three brief intervals. His sudden appearances through the cloud banks, however, was very unwelcome to marksmen, whose scores, in some cases, showed immediately the effect of targets being nirightly illuminated after studying in shadows. Despite these hazards, which involved some of even the best men in misfortune, the shooting was very hot all round. Two possibles were put on at 500yds by Swaysland and Barnett, who each added good totals at GOOj'ds and got well up in the prize list. At GOO, Koppert put on 40 in the Auckland match'and Bryan and Henderson did similarly in the Wellington match. With three events completed out of eight counting for the aggregate interest begins to centre in the question as to who is leading. Five ranges have been fired for which the possible points total 250. The present leaders are: Bryan (Auckland! 236, Guy (Kaponga) 236, Hunt (Wellington Suburbs) 236, West (Blenheim) 233, Eyles (Danncvirke) 233, Pimm (Christchurch) 231, Hay hew (Linton) 228, Guiney (Petoue) 225. Morgan (Christchurch) 227, A. S. Henderson (Wellington Suburbs) 226.. Following are the principal prizewinners in the two matrhes completed today : Auckland match —10 shots each at 500 and GOOyds £lO, H. Koppert (Oamaru), 97. £7, V. Kyle (Linton), 96. £5, A. 11. Guy (Kaonga), 96. £4, J. Feast (Greytown), 96. £l, A. S. Barnett (Wakapuaka), 95. H. E. Evans (Te Kuiti), 94. £3, W. H. West (Blenheim), 91. £2, W. Melver (Lyttelton), 94. £2, W. A. Swaysland (Napier), 94. £2, 11. H. Hunt (Wellington Suburbs), 93-

£2, A. J. Anderson (Sounds), 93.. Thirty-three scores of 93 down to 90 took £1 each. Wellington match —shots at GOOyds: £lO. T. G. Bryan (Akarana), 49. £7, A. S. Henderson (Petone), 49. £5. J. F. Atkinson (Cadets), 4S. £4. H. V. Croxton (Ivarori), 48. £4. J.' L. Turner (Wellington Suburbs). 48. £3. T. Orr (Groytown), 48. £3. G. A. Eyles (Dannevirke), 47. £2! .T. Af. Bertram (Suburbs), 47. ,£2. H. It. Hunt (Suburbs), 47. £2. L. Pimm (Christchurch), 47. £2. J. Low (Ivarori), 47. Thirty-three scored from 47 clown to 44 and took £1 each, fourteen were counted out. —P.A.