RIFLE SHOOTING.
MASEFIELD WINS CHAMPION BELT. j (Pkb Press Association.) ' TREXTHAM, March 5. j ! The King's Prize. 10 shots at 1000 yard-, as < tiio finai iiiatcl) for the Champion licit is termed, was, fired this afternoon at 3 o'clock. A fairly strong north-westerly (roar) wind.] was b! .•■: ing, and clouds obscured the sun. h It was confidently expected that Masefield.h tho president of the Sounds Riilo Club, whoh had a commanding lead, would win. and thish expectation was borne out. Opening with ! : two for his sighter. Masetield started with aj' bull's-eye, and his full wore was as follows: JI . 4. 3. 5. 4. 5. 4. 4. 5. s—total5 —total 44, which 11 brought hia grand total up to 625. or six- j 1 teen points abend of the second num. Lieut.lt Simi.'.onu-. of tin Railway Corps, Blenheim, : who scored 40. giving hi tin a total of 603. | i Rifleman il. Loveday. of Ohura. filled the!< third place, lie added 34 points to hii original score of 570. and took third position wilh &04. Rifleman Milroy. of Nclsi*. i finished up with a total of 603. having add- i «d to hie score 39. Oliver (Ohura) was in j fine shooting form, and wound up with the ■no i -core of 45, bringing his total to 598. ( i G«ven, of the Suburb* (Wellington) 11 1 ; üb. lurched on the same mark. Mclvor i (Te Awcij.iii.ul stored 42. his total being 595. Pufu::':::! G. Eyles (Dannevirke). who hasp ;•;''.;::,'u very consistently throughout the! t;i"<-;i',-. al-o added to hie score bv 42. and:; han-i-.i :: .: card of 592. Private Bent and RiH !,-:a:i Hemim-son scored 591 each. Corpora' i. vc-.iay (Wood.iile) made the high- ; cere in the match. 46. ami the indiviutrd -c>ri". dwindled down to 28. '!•'. itig to the weather conditions. the < oting in many cases was of an indifter- ■-. racier, and there was nothing ap- ; any excitement on the mounds, j •>as only a fair attondtico of tho iiISLKY AGGREGATES. . ie are the principal prize winn■ ■- In i'te liish'V aggregate: Rifh man M - :■ i ;.-•' 266! S, per (£3 4m I. vt.ia i£3 4s) 253. Gi\mi (£2 3,: 252. Bent (£2 S-' 251. T. Kimr -' ir'2 £-1 251. ( hee*iiwn . ■ 1 Mclvrr (£1 12s) 251. Brownloc (£1 22-) 25 . G. (raw (Linton) £1 12s) 248. LEADING PRIZE WINNERS. Folic«ing are leading prize-winners: RruVmnn Ma».-li; !d. in it and £2B . . 625 JI u ':;a!:f S:mm i:jds. £l6 . 609 il. L.fieiin\ £l2 . . 605 Rirl, man M'ilrov. £9 12- . . . 603 RihVman Oiiwr. £1 593 Rill man Given. £4 598 RihVman Mcl\.?. £4 595 Rifli'iiiati Iv . - llhr.tiovirkei. £4 . 591 Rifle-nan fh micrsou. £4 591 Rifl man R t mt. £4 . 591 Rill 'in::-. S ... .-. £4 590 COLONIAL \MMCNITIGN (IT. Oo'o: : .1 Ammnith :: Company's Cup for teams w tih hiuh -i airsm-awtes over the long ranire-- Sub ,'■;- (W- iiit-.rt. ::l. 12 12- 0,!. 1231; S-.m;uU. :-.} 12= 0 !. IUC : Opaki No. 2. i i;.\MPI i.N I'L \MS. Chann ii ri T- am.- Mao ; : : - Opaki N< . 1. £3 and -!,:• id. 4 0 ?; < hri-ichurch £6. -53. «'i ii'a. £-. 449 . S ■ 1 r -i»- £3. 449; Tuamrrma. £3 £iß: An k'a •'■•'. £2. 446. KVNIHii ( LP. Si■;•■.'■ .-Major Montgomery. Dunedin. rak--|h" Kvnoch (up :■ ii:e i ghest aggregate t-' ore in the -» : -. i: " championship.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9742, 6 March 1914, Page 6
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539RIFLE SHOOTING. Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9742, 6 March 1914, Page 6
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