TRENTHAM SHOOTING
(By Telegraph—-Per Press Association) TRENTHAM, March 23. Heavy ram, wnich set in early this afternoon, interrupted the National Rifle Championships at Trenthain and eai.s‘tl a postponement of shooting for fhe day. When the marksmen quitted the rain-soaked mounds, four matches in the Belt series, three short range matches, and one long range match bad been fired.
With the completion of these AY. M - Ivor (Petone) is still leading for the King’ts prize with a score of 279 out of a possible 300. C. .). Nix t Fcatln rston) is in second place with 278. third position being occupied by W. R. Masefield (Marlborough) with 276.
AVer the firing in the Canterbury match, competitors moved back for the first long range match in the Belt series, the Taranaki match of ]()
rounds sit die 500 ynrds mul 000 yards. Tiiis was won by V. E. Donald (Opaki) with 02. .MascOieUl was second with 01, and M. V. Croxton (Karori) third with 0(1. The winner in .the B grade was B. I. We (Paeroa) with 87. r'irst money hi the Tyro (trade went to J. A. Coleman (Karori) with 78. A shoot-ofF will be necessary to decide the winner of the Australian aggregate prize awarded for the highest aggregate 'scores in Murlborongh, Wellington and Taranaki matches. Groxton and .McJvor Doth have scores of 233, and third place in the aggregate has been secured by Masefield.
The following twenty marksmen are in the lead for the King’s Prize:- W. Mdvor (Petone) 270, C. J. Nix (Featherston) 278, W. T. Masefield (Maidhorough) 276. H. V. Croxton (Karori) 274, E. A. Ballinger (Petone) 273, H. H. Nieholl (Petone) 272, W. H. West (Blenheim) 268, F. \\ . (hing (Karori) 268. V. Donald (Opaki) 268. H Siminonds (Auckland) 267. H. Frankland (Karori) 267. R. I. Wells (Paeroa) 265, H. W. Feast (Greytown) 265, E. R. Truman (Ashburton) ot>s, O. Citing (Karori) 265, 11. Boon (Karori) 265, A. C. Edmonds (Aiircdton) 264. F. S. Hood (Featherston) 264, A. JR. Barker (Honga) 264, K. T. Haldane (Waipukurjiu) 261.
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Hokitika Guardian, 24 March 1931, Page 3
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