RIFLE SHOOTING

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVII, Issue 273, 17 October 1927, Page 2

RIFLE SHOOTING

NEW SOUTH WALES MEETING. AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND MATCH. SYDNEY, Oct. 16. At the meeting of tire National Rifle Association of New South Wales, New Zealand finished third ill the Australian and New Zealand match, fired concurrently with the Commonwealth match over 300, 600, 700, and 900 yards at the Anzac Range. With the exception of Carter, the New Zealanders shot splendidly and E. Ballinger registered the best individual aggregate with 185 (possible 200). With 1781, the winning team, New South Wales, broke the Australian record by 12.

The scores were as follows : New South AVales 1781 Victoria 1769 New Zealand 1756 Queensland 1750 West Australia 1746 South Australia 1733 Tasmania 1700

The New Zealanders’ individual scores were :—E. Ballinger 185, Vennell 180, Masefield 178, H. Ballinger, Boon and Goodall 177 each, Sharland 175, Turnbull 174, Green 171, Carter 162. Williams (Victoria), with 625, won the grand championship for ■ the A series.

Tiro New Zealanders in the King’s who win £2 each are : Sharland 323, Vennell 319, Carter 317, W. Ballinger 313, Goodall 311, Turnbull 310, Heney 309, Reynolds 308. —Press Association.

MINIATURE RIFLE COMPETITION

LONDON, Oct. 15

Thirtv-ono Empire teams participated in the B.S.A. Cup miniature rifle competition. Surrey won with an aggregate of 3900. The Dominion positions were: Queensland, twelfth; New South AVales, fourteenth; Wellington, seventeenth; Victoria, twenty-third; Tasmania, twenty-fourth; Nelson, twenty-seventh; South Australia, twenty-ninth.—A. and N.Z. cable.