RIFLE SHOOTING

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIX, Issue 103, 1 April 1929, Page 2

RIFLE SHOOTING

SOUTH ISLAND MEETING. Per Press Association. BLENHEIM, March.3o.. The South Island rifle championship meeting opened in good weather, but with a rather tricky wind in evidence. Results: Canterbury Match, 300yds, A Grade. —£4: G. T. Patcliett (Blenheim), 47; £2 10s, C. Blackwood (Timaru) 47; £1 10s, D. Rentoul (Wairau Valley) 46. B. grade, £2: W. R. Kelly (Old Navals), 46;"£1 10s, B. Rockel (Karori) 44; £1 W. P. Bown (Havelock) and P. A. Blackwood (Timaru) 43. Westland Match, 400vds, A grade.— £4: C. Blackwood (Timaru) 48; £2 10s, J. Eves (Renwick), 48; £1 10s, G. T. Patcliett (Blenheim), 48. B. Grade, £2 : K. Thorns (Blenheim) 46 ; £1 10s, B. Rockel (Karon), 46; £l, H. B. Burden (Nelson College) 45 and L. W. McKay (Renwick) 44. Nelson Match, 600yds, A Grade. — £4: C. Hadfield (Kaituna) 47; £2, K. Lovell (Northbank) and A. Soper (Blenheim), 47. B. Grade, £2, \\. R. Kelly (Old Navals), 46; '£l 10s, Bown, 46; £l, L. W. McKay (Renwick) and M. Neal (Ronga) 45. Otago 'Match, 500yds., A Grade. — £4, J. McCallum (Blenheim), 49; £2 10s, G. T. Gardner (Havelock) 48; £1 10s, G. T. Patcliett (Blenheim), 48. B. Grade, £2: M. Neal-48; £1 10s, C. Blackwood (Timaru), 46; '£l, W. R. Kelly and R. T. Fowler (Wairau Valley) 46. Southland Match, 800yds, A. grade. —£4: J. Eves (Renwick), 50 (only possible at the meeting); £2 10s, H. V. Searle (Nelson) 49; £1 10s, D. Rentoul (Wairau Valley) 47. B. Grade: £2, J. R. Rentoul (Wairau Valley) 48; £1 10s, LI T. Rogers (Wairau Valley) 46; £l, S. W. Harris (Blenheim) and W. R. Kelly (Old Navals) 45. Marlborough Match, 900yds., A grade.—£4: I. J. Nicholls (Northbank), 47; £2 10s, W. Coleman (Ronga) 47; £1 10s, ,H. H. Mclntosh (Blenheim) 47. B. grade: £2, J. R. Rentout (Wairau Valley) 42; £1 10s: C. Blackwood (Timaru) 40; £1: R: T. Fowler and P. W. Congreve (Wairau V-alley) 39. Blenheim Match, 600yds, A. Grade. —£4: J. McCallum, 49; £2 10s, C. Lovell (Northbank) 47; £1 10s, L. Pack (Linkwater), 47. B. grade: £2, C. Rasmussen (Tararua) 45; £1 10s, A. D. Ahrens (Nelson College) 44; £1 : W. P. Bown (Havelock), 44 and B. Rockel (Karori) 43. Medfield Aggregate.—£4 and Barker Cup: G. T. Patchett (Blenheim), 232; £2 10s, J. McCallum (Blenheim), 230; £1 15s, D. Wilton (Blenheim). 228; W. H. Wert (Blenheim), A. R. Barker (Ronga), H. H. Mclntosh (Blenheim), all' 227; £1 each: E. M. Wrigley (Onaki) 226; G. Blackwood (Timaru) 226; H. W. Searle (Nelson) 225; C. Hadfield (Kaituna) 225. Other scores range down to 221. Rflmn. H. H. Mclntosh (Blenheim) won the Marlborough Belt for the best aggregate at from 300 to 900 yards, and also the Masefield Cup for the best aggregate at 800 and 900 yards. Rflmn. G. T. Patcliett (Blenheim) won the South Island Championship Belt with 360. Other leading scores in the Championship Belt are: —H. H. Mclntosh 358; L. I. Nicholls (Northbank), 357; A. R. Barker (Bonga) 356; R. Rentoul (Wairau Valley), 356; K. Lovell (Northbank), 354; J. Eves (Renwick) 354. Leading- scores for the B grade aggregate were :—C. Blackwood (Timaru) 309; R. J. Rentoul (Wairau Valley) 303; W. R. Kelly (Old Navals) 300; R. T. Fowler (Wairau Valley) 298; M, Neal (Ronga) 297; T. W. Congreve (Old Navals) 293; W. P. Brown (Havelock), 292. Monday will see the decision of the champion teams’ match, the service match, and tire champion of champions match, in which each club will elect its champion to shoot in a match over 300. 500, and 600 yards. The Medway Cup for the bqst aggregate at 500yds was won by J. McCallum (Blenheim), after a shoot off with G. T. Patcliett and D. E. Wilton, also of Blenheim. SOUTH AUCKLAND ASSOCIATION. Per b Press Association. WAIHI, March 30. The twenty-third annual meeting of the South Auckland Rifle Association opened on the Waihi range yesterday. The weather was showery during the greater part of the day. There were fifty competitors. Results : Auckland Match (10 shots at 200 yards). —A. Powell (Akarana), 50, LI. Verrall (City) 49, £1; Jenkjnson (Paeroa) 48, £1; Lieutenant Atkinson (Akarana), 48, £l. Paeroa Match (10 shots at 300, yards) —A Powell, 47, £2; McLean (Thames), 37 £1; .Colqulioun (Akar-a-na), 46, £1; Trebilcock (Thames), 44, £l. ~ , Service Match, (5 shots rapid, 5 snap shooting, 300 yards).—Joblin (Opotiki), 38, £1; Major Memlees (Tauranga) 37, 15s; W. Powell (Altarana), 38, 15s. . Thames Match (500 yards).—Kelly (City) 47, £2; B. Johnson (Tauranga), 47 £1; McFarlane (Rangataiki), 46, £1; Wells (Paeroa) 46, £l.