BELT SERIES

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 79, 2 March 1938, Page 10

BELT SERIES

50 MARKSMEN QUALIFY. SHOOTING AT TRENTHAM. Per Press Association. TItENTHAM, Mar. 1. The championship belt matches for which fifty marksmen qualify to fire in the final match for the King s Prize to-morrow, were completed at Trentham to-day, and as a result of his consistent shooting in these, the commander of the South African team. Colonel R. Bodley, has a lead of two points for the King’s Prize, with an aggregate score of 469 out of a possible 500, although he had to sacrifice five points in accordance with an executive decision to uphold a competitor’s protest against the time he took in one of his matches yesterday. D. Roots (Patea) is in second place with 467. Third place in the King’s fifty is occupied by E. M. Wrigley (Opaki) with 4651 AV. N. Masefield (Blenheim) is fourth with 463: In addition to Colonel Bodley, seven of his fellow countrymen have obtained places in the fifty. The long-range matches of the championship belt series were fired to-day. The early morning was calm and the first men down at the mounds shot under good conditions. After a few details had fired, a frontal southeasterly breeze commenced to blow, fish-tailing in and out down the range- This wind is'regarded as one of the most difficult experienced at Trentham, and many marksmen were unable to gauge its strength and direction. There were an unusually large number of misses and even men with long experience of Trentham conditions could not negotiate the wind changes. For most of the artelnoon the wind blew directly across the range. There was a slight mirage running, but conditions were easier than in the morning. The following marksmen will fire m the final match for the King’s Prize. R. Bodley (South Africa) 469 D. Roots (Patea) E. M. Wrigley (Opaki) 460 W. N. Masefield (Blenheim) ... 4bd F. N. McVicar (Waipukurau) ... 4bJ. Bramley., (South Africa) 4bl H A. Lumsden (Hautere) 4bU F. Bowes (Auckland) 455 L. Serfontein (South Africa) .... 4oJ A. R. Simons (Okawa) 458 R. H. Nicholl (Petone) 457 R Congreve (Old Navals) 45/ H. J. Brehaut (Okawa) 456 F. R. Catley (Levin) 455 H. A. Cromie (Ashburton) 455 R. A. Jones (Ashhurst) 400 L, Braithwaite (Okawa) 404 L Coxhall (South Africa) 454 C. H. Baxter (South Africa) ... 4n4 H. AV. Feast (Greytown) 404 D. P. Donald (Opaki) 403 H. King (Masterton) 4hd M. C. Ekstein (South Africa) ... 456 P. AV. Congreve (Old Navals) ... 455 J. A. Munro (Mataura) 4oC. H. AVhitmen (Old Navals) ... 4oZ P S. Bapty (Indian Army) 4oF. J. Soler (Wanganui) 4oC. J. M. Clark (Auckland) 4oF. AVhitehead (Cheltenham) 451 D F. Keir (Christchurch) 4oi K. E. Griffiths (South Africa) ... 451 R. F. AA’akefield (Ashhurst) 4oi J. H. Kearney (Napier) 454 J. L. King (Karon) 451 L. S. Hare (Karon) 454 H. R. Hunt (Suburbs) 40l A. A. Ford (Invercargill) 45U T. L. Ford (AA’anganui) •••• 45U S. A. Prunden (New Plymouth) 400 G. G. Kelly (Karori) ... 450 H. R. Feast (Greytown) 44J A'. E. Donald (Opaki) 449 G. Te AVhaiti (Greytown) 44J T. Goodall (Suburbs) 449 H. Harries (Christchurch) 44J F. H. James (Napier) 44J J. Bryden (Kaiapoi) 448 A. H. O’Donnell (Petone) ........ 448 A E. Spradbury (South Africa) 448 H. K. Smith (Opaki) -. 448 T. H. R. Boon (Karon) 448 The last five competitors will fire ono compulsory sighter and three rounds at 900yds. to determine the last four places in the King’s fifty. TRENTHAM AGGREGATE.

(For highest, scores in Canterbury match, Otago match, Hawke’s Bay match and Wellington match.) B.S.A. Challenge Cup and £o.—h. Serfontein (South Africa), 284. £4 —ft Bodley (South Africa), 282. £3.—D. Roots (Patea). 282. £2 each.—E. M. Wrigley (Opaki) 282 B. Taylor (Stratford) 281. £1 each.—F. N. McVicar (Waipukurau) 281, A. R. Symons (Oka wa) 281, W. Ekstein (South Africa) 279, I. H. James (Napier) 279, R. Congreve (Old Navals) 279, A. H. O’Donnell (Petone) 278, R, H. Nicholl (Petone) 2/7, H. A. Lumsden (Hautere) 277, P. R. Catley (Levin) 277, F. T. White (Taradale) 277. * Thirty received 10s each. OTAGO MATCH. (Ten rounds at 300vds.)

£5.—E. M. Wrigley (Opaki) 00. £4.—M. Jones (Wanganui) 49. £3 each.—F. S. Hood (Featherston) 49. J. H. Kearney (Napier) 49. £2 each.—A. V. Barrow (Cheltenham) 48, R. H. Nicholl (Petone) 48, A. R. Symons (Okawa) 48, G. G. Kelly (Ivarori) 48. Thirty-four received £1 each and 24 10s each. L. S. Hare (Karori) was winner of B grade with 48. AUCKLAND MATCH. (Ten rounds at 800yds. and 900yds.) £5.—S. Clegg (Waikopiro) 98, R. A. Jones (Ashhurst) 97. £4 each.—W. N. Masefield (Blenheim) 95, D. Roots (Patea) 94, H. R. Feast (Greytown) 93, C. H. Baxter (South Africa) 93. Thirtv-four received £1 each and 24 10s each. J. Johnson (Featherston) won the B grade with 94. He takes a. cash prize of £3.