RIFLE SHOOTING.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 7 March 1929, Page 10

RIFLE SHOOTING.

-vi'-u Z i*-Ai, A N G.ivfks ,>ii!.l-i WINNING. ; UmL-cii lTti.ls Association— By Kleciric Telegraph Copyright..) (Australian tress Association.) LHNIt, .March 0. Ilia -New Zealand mariismen continued tiieir winning way at tiie Victorian rude Association, s meeting at \\ ilhamsixnvn to-day.

In the Craig Williamson’ match of ten shots at SUO yards tonnmonds (49 j unished third, winning £l. -Masefield (411) finished with an inner and won £-■ -Boon, Nix (48) and Whiteman (47; "on £1 each. Amongst the remainder 14. Feast, lb per, James and Our each Scored 44, Kerr 43, Hoots 42, Holton, Mcivor and Swanson 40, ibiteryon 3», Hood 37, J. Feast 34 and So lor 32. For the Sargood match of ten shots at 000 yards tne wind was strong, and an allowance of up to 23 feet had to be made, resulting m poor scores. Kerr put uj> a irood performance,, registering New Zealand’s fourth win with a score of 47. .taking the match and £lO. Upon (45) won £2. Winners of £1 included Hoots, Masefield (44), Mix (42), Bolton, Simmonds (41), Piper (39), J 4. Feast-, Whiteman (38), Hood;, Mcivor (37), Paterson (35). 8 wan son, James (34), Feast (32), Orr (31), Soler (24). In the Syme Aggregate, Masefield was fourth with 269 points, five points behind the winner, taking £ls. Kerr was seventh and won £5, Simmonds was eighth and won £3. Fourteen of the 18 New Zealanders were in the prize list- of the aggregate. For the opening stage of the King’s Prize shoot the atmosphere was coot and the wind was still gusty. Seven shots were fired 1 at 360 , 500 and 600 yards. H. Feast showed some of his New Zealand brilliance and was only beaten for first place in the count hack with 102. He takes second prize and £6. ’Winners of £1 include Kerr (99), Hood (98). Nix (97). Masefield (90). Hootsj and James scored 95, Boon and Simmonds 94, Mcivor Orr and J. Feast 93. Paterson and Soler 92, Bouton 89, and Piper 88.