SOUTH ISLAND RIFLE CHAMPIONSHIU

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6873, 1 April 1929, Page 7

SOUTH ISLAND RIFLE CHAMPIONSHIU

PATCHETT WINS BELT. Per .Press Association. BLENHEIM, Last Night. Tko South Island Rifle championship was continued in beautiful weather. Southland match, 800yds., A grade: £4 J. Eves (lien-wick) 50 (only possible at the meeting); £2 10s H. V. Searlo (Nelson) 49; £1 10s D. Rentoul (Wairau Valley) 47. B Grade: £2, J. R. Rentoul (Wairau Valley) 48; £1 10s, L. T. Rogers (Wairau Valley) 46; £l, S. W. Harris (Blenheim) .and W. R. Hclly (Old Navals) 45. Marlborough match, 900yds., A grade: £4, I. J. Nicholls (Northbank) 47- £2 10s, W. Coleman (Ranga) 47; £1 10s, H. H. Mclntosh (Blenheim) 47. B grado: £2, J. R. Rentoul (Wairau Valley) 42; £1 10s, C. Blackwood (Timaru) 4.0; £l, R. T. Fowler and P. W. Congrevo (Wairau Valley) 39. H. H. Mclntosh (Blenheim) won the Marlborough Belt for the best aggregate at from 300 to 900 yards, also tho Masefield Cup for the best aggregate at 800 and 900 yards. G. T. Patchett Blenheim) won the South Island Championship belt with 360. , Other leading scores in the championship belt aro: H. H. Mclntosh 358, L. I. Nicholls (Northbank) 357, A. R. Barker (Rongo) '356, A. Rentoul (Wairau Valloy) 356, K. Lovell (Northbank) 354, J. Eves (Renwick) 354. T.he leading scores for the B grade aggregate were: C. Blackwood (Timaru) 309. R.' J. Rentoul (Wairau Valley) 303, W. It. Kelly (Old Navals) 300, R. T. Eowler (Wairau Valley) 298, M. Neal (Eonga) 297, T. W. Congreve (Old Navals) 293, W. P. Brown (Havelock) 292. Monday will see the decision of tho champion teams-match, service match and champion of champions match in which each club will-elect its champion to shoot in a match over 300, 500 and 600yds.