KING'S EMPIRE TROPHY.
MINIATURE RIFLE SHOOTING. NEW ZEALAND COMES FOURTH. Australian Press Association—United Service (Received May 27, 5.35 p.m.) LONDON. May 26. Details of the scoring for the King's Empire trophy for miniature rifle shooting show that Canada was first with an average score of 79.21 out of 100, South Africa second with 78.03, Britain third with 71.05, New Zealand fourth with 63.93. Australia did not qualify. Her entry was 3208, compared with 13,000 from South Africa, New Zealand 5028, Canada 4564. Silver and bronze medals for scores above 97 were awarded to 239 Canadians, 90 to Australians, 6 to New Zealanders. The Naval Reserve, Newcastle, Australia, won the Senior Imperial Challenge Shield, with an average score of 98.76, and headed the 10 Australians in the honours list. The Royal Australian Naval Reserve, Edgecliffe, was sixth with 95.95, Launceston was eighth with 94.51. New Zealand scored seven honours, headed by C Company, Second Battalion, Whangarei, with 86.97. Disappointment was expressed at the diminution in the number of Australian and New Zealand competitors.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19957, 28 May 1928, Page 9
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172KING'S EMPIRE TROPHY. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19957, 28 May 1928, Page 9
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