TRENTHAM MEETING

Hokitika Guardian, 21 March 1931, Page 5

TRENTHAM MEETING

(By Telcgraph~~Per Press FIRST DAY’S RESULTS. TRENTHAM, March 20. In the service matches in the past it has been the general experience among the competitors that they suffer from eye muscle strain, through holding the rifle at the aim while waiting for the targets to go up. To obviate this, an innovation was introduced,, and a flag was waved from the centre of the trench five seconds before the targets appeared. \y. X. Manse-field (Marlborough), S. 0. Hay (Sydenham) and H. .Pudkinis (Auckland), each with 134 out of n posibls 200, were the leaders in the Service forty, comprising the 40 highest aggregate scorers eligible to fire in the match for the Service Championship. The rapid shooting, which called for seven rounds application and ten rounds rapid, was won by li. Boon, of Karori, with a score of 70. 1). F. Keir (Ashburton) and R. Porter (Karon) were in second and third place Respectively. The snap shooting competition, oi H. O. Hay (Sydenham) with a score of 43. .1. Paterson (Wanganui) was second and H. K. Smith (Opaki) was third. The title competition and moving target practice was won by H. -ludkins (Auckland) with a score of 40 out of a possible 55. W. X. Masefield (Marlborough) was second, and S. O. Hay (Sydenham) third. fhe Karori Team No, 1 won the champion service teams’ match. The afternoon was occupied in firing the first practice in the B senes K'ng and Honrv match, which called *«** seven rounds at 300, 500 and 600 yards. The winner of the A Grade was A. R. Barker (Ronga). with 103. out of 105. IV. H. Ballinger (l etone), who had -the same score, but lost on the count hack, took secum place. W. N. Masefield, with W2. was third. ~ The winner in the B Grade "* s C. Russell (NcLon) with 101. and the Tyro Grade was won by H. G- 15 . m ' s (Linton)