KING’S PRIZE CONTEST

Hawera Star, Volume LIII, 10 March 1934, Page 3

KING’S PRIZE CONTEST

5 h PROGRESS AT TRENTHAM NICHOLLS SEVEN POINTS UP. ONLY FINAL MATCH TO FIRE. cßy lelegrapn—rres? Association.) TRENTHAM. March 9. ; With the final ten rounds to fire at 900 yards for. the King’s Prize, It. H. ’ Nicholl (Potone) lias a seven-point lead , for the championship belt ais a result I of to-day’s shooting, at the annual 1 meeting of the National Rifle Assoat Trontham. His aggregate | score ' for the four short-range and three long-range qualifying matches i for the King’s Forty was 427 of a 1 possible 450. W. N. Masefield (Blenheim) has the next highest score with !. 420, and H. Y. Croxton (Karon) is m third position with 418. The final matcli for the King’s Prize will oe ’ fired 1 to-morrow afternoon. With his 1 present substantial lead Nicholls seems a certain winner, fop lie needs only 44 ►’ to give him his second King’s Prize. ’ He was King’s Prizewinner two years 7 ago. Conditions on tlie range to-day were bleak and cheerless. For most of the day there was .steady rain, and with i poor visibility sighting was difficult. 3 From the commencement of the shooti ing in the- morning it was evident that high scores would be difficult to get, but crashes by many experienced marksmen were not anticipated. If anythin? oonditions m cue afternoon were worse^ for the rain became very "Thick and the aiming marks on the targets were little more than a blur. The fact that there was not one possible during the day will give some indication of the weather. In the better conditions experienced' last year possibles were plentiful at the long ranges. By winning the Imperial aggregace, awarded for the highest aggregate score obtained in the Otago, Hawke’s Bay, Taranaki and Whitcomb© and Caldwell matches, Nicholl repeated Ins success of last year. His score was 189 of a possible of 200. The Auckland match of ten rounds at 800. and 900 yards was won by Croxton with 97. He was also the winner of the Australian aggregate, awarded for the highest scores in the Canterbury. Wellington ' and Auckland matches as well as the Bislev aggregate for the highest aggregate scores in the Taranaki, Auckland and V hitcombe and Caldwell matches. KING’S FORTY FOUND. Marksmen to obtain places in the , King’s Fortv arc: R. H. Nicholl (Petone) 427. W. N. Masefield (Blenheim) '420. H. V. Croxton (Karon) 4.18, K. T. Haldane (Waipukurau) 41b, L. Fcllingbam (Suburbs) 4.4, H. R. Hunt : (Suburbs! 409, T. Goodall (Suburbs) 408 D. Roots (Patea) 407, C. Whitman (Upper Hutt) 407, F. H. Janies (Napier) 407. J. H. Kearney (Napier) 407, P. Berry- (Tararua) 407, J. C. Feast (Greytown) 407, L. G. Benton , (Featherston) 406, J. I. King (Karori) 406 T. Warburton (Ptetone) 406. ®. 4. Ball.inget ' (Petone) 406, H. A. Crbniiie (Ashburton) 406. Pi B. Goldfinch (Karori)’ 405. R. C. Barlde (Petone) 405 F J. Jeune (Gisborne) 403, 11. O. Percy (Alfredton) 40.3. K. Inwood (Nelson) 403, B. Waterland (Patea) 400. D. Ellis (Takapau) 400, F. N. McVicar (Waipukurau) 399. C. H. M. I Clark (Auckland City) 399., H. W. ’ Feast (Greytown) 399. R. F. Wakefield (Akarana-) 398, E. j. O'. Reston (Aka- 1 rana) 398 B. Congreve (Old Navals) j 398 F. G Hogg (New Plymouth) 398. I H K. Smith (Opaki) 397. S. A. 9. I Elliott ( Akarana) 397, J. Austin (Nnhaka) 397. I. D. Brunton (Patea) 397, E. M. Wrigley (Opaki) 397, W. H. West (Blenheim) 397. W. J. Burton (Okawa’) 395, F. S. Hood (Featherston) 395. D. F. Koir (Ashburton) 395. iH, H. Mclntosh (Blenheim) 395. The last four competitors will fire off tomorrow morning, three shots at 900 yards with one compulsory lighter, to determine the last- two places in the King’s Prize. Match results of the belt- matches are: TARANAKI MATCH. (Ten rounds at 800 yards). £7: H. H. It. Hunt (Suburbs) 49. £5: Congreve (Old Navals ) 49. £4: R. H-. Nicholl (Petone) 48. £3 each: Fellingham (Suburbs) 48. F. C. Hogg (New Plymouth) -18. £2 each: G. Barkle (Petone) 47, 11. W. Feast (Greytown) 47, T. J. Chap-' nian (Petone) 47. E.. L. Haldane (AYni-j pukurau) 47. ; Thirty-four collect £1 each. j The winner in the B grade section J was T. Goodall (Suburbs) with 48. WHITCOMB® AND CALDWELL MATCH. (Ten rounds at 909 yards). £7: J. Austin (Nuliaka) 48. £5: D. J. Guiney (Petone) 47. £4: J. L. Giblin (Waipukurau) 46. £3 each: J. H. Kearney (Napier) 15. L. G. Benton (Featherston) 45. £2 each; E. M. Wrigley (Opaki) 45,1 F. 11. Jennie (Gisborne) 45, T. Warburton (Petone) 45. L. Fellingham (Suburbs) 44. Tlilir.ty-four with .scares ranging from 44 to 40 received £1 each. The B grade winner was R. O. Bull (Gisborne) with 45. VICTORIA PRIZEMAN. i POSSIBLE AT 900 YARDS. MELBOURNE, March 9 V At the Victoria rifle meeting at Williamstown to-day H. S. Johnson, Wangaratta Victoria, won the King’s Prize with a magnificent ten-bull possible at 900 yards, taking liis score to 341. C. Williams. Melbourne, filled .second, .place with 34<>, ami IV. Palmer, Brunswick, was third with 340.