RIFLE SHOOTING

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 12804, 7 March 1936, Page 3

RIFLE SHOOTING

FIRST BAY AT TRENT!! AM M ARKSMEN AY FXCOM HD ftITBSTANTTAL INCREASE TN ENTRIES iRr-'SS Association!. 'PR EXT BAM, March C>. The annual meeting of the Nat-, innnl Rifle Association opened at Trentham to-day in fine weather. This year’s meeting has attracted 251 marksmen from all parts of the Boin’inion, as compared with 200 last year. The meeting commenced with the three-range King and ITonry match, which does not count for the championship belt,, but gives competitors an opportunity of a. try-out. at Ibe slior) ranges, over which th&y will lire for the championship later in the meeting. For this meeting, the association has adopted a time limit of one minute per shot from the time the target. i's exposed. Competitors exceeding the time limit will he warned for the first- infringement of this rule and in the case of a second offence, the shot will be disallowed. Before the marksmen went to the mounds they were welcomed by the president of the association, Captain A. F. It. Crawford, of InvercargillIfe announced that in the final matchet?' for the King’s Prize and the service championship the 50 marksmen with the highest aggregate scores would be allowed to take part, as compared with 40 for several years past, Though the King’s: fifty and the Service fifty had been reinstated, however, the final 10 in the fifties would not participate in any extra prize money. Firing in the King and Henry match which required seven rounds at 300, 500 and 600 yards, monopolised the morning. Four competitors finished with# 102, but the first, place was iill- ; cd by A. JT. O’Donnell (Petone) who . collects £5. O. J. Nix (Featherston) took £4 and It. JT. Nicholls (Petone) and F. J. Jeune (Gisborne) £3 each. The first place in the B grade was filled by Rifleman J. H. MacDonald (Alfredton) with 101. The only match of the service completed was the No. 2 service match comprising application, snapshooting ' and rapid fire practices at 300 yards, the winner of which was D. McKen- . zie (Opaki) with 82 out of a possible 100. He takes £4. Second place was filled by A. G. Devore (Akarana) with 81, and W. J. Burton (Oknwa) finished third, with 81. Devore and Burton i receive £3 and £2 respectively.