RIFLE SHOOTING
M.\r;i.r.nßoroii mhptfxc ftiuited PrefJ Association, i BI.KNHKIM. This Dav. Masefield. Thailand, and West tied lor the Marlborough i ifle < hampionship. and the slioming ~IT linished in th.al i r der. The teams mateh was won bv Karma. BLiiNHKLM. This Hay. For the 'Marlborough rifle championship sixteen paraded for Ihe bell shoo! . Mii.-i field opened with IWo bulls, get iiug a magpie svilh the third shot. Sharland only dropped one in the first six shots, then fell to a magpie. Sharland (45). West [AG;. Masefield (44) made each 361 iii the aggregate. It is most unusual t'o the un n to lie in ihe championship. \V. Ballingor only wan!iii four in the las! shot lo pld him up with the deadiieaters and a bull would have givo-n him the bed!. There was no response from the marker and investigaii< n i.-vealed a (dean tai'gel. In the shoot off Masdield scored 4 5 5-4 5-23: Sharland 3 5 1 5-5- 22: West 2-4-4-4 5 - 19. In the team match of 300. if',3 and 600 vards six competed. Karoo'i won with' 473. I'eioue 466. Blenheim A 461. The Murrav Cup wen! to L. I'asi; : the Monro Cup for the midfield agure.Late to B. Bask : and the Masehrid Ct"> lor the Jong rango nggretial-e to -T. Ilarl.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 6 April 1926, Page 6
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215RIFLE SHOOTING Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 6 April 1926, Page 6
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