SHOOTING TROPHIES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22405, 29 April 1936, Page 19

SHOOTING TROPHIES

EMPIRE COMPETITIONS NEW ZEALAND SUCCESSES [from our owx correspondent] By Air Mail LONDON, April 8 The National Rifle Association lias issued the results of the various shooting competitions for 1935. The King's Trophy has again been won by South Africa, with an average of 82.201 for its national team, .'3OOO strong. This is only 1.77 points less than Canada's record score in'l933. Of the five Imperial trophies, Great Britain won the Senior Imperial Shield, the Earl Jellicoe Sword, and the Lord Milner Trophy.' New Zealand has won 40 silver and 19 bronze medals of honour. The trophy presented by Earl Jellicoe when Governor-General of New Zealand ' was won by the Rotorua High School, with a total score of 93.594. Others to gain distinction were:— Tokoinariro High School, Otago, 93.075; South/ Otago High School, 92.925; St. Andrew's College, Canterbury, 91.407; Waitaki Boys' High School, 89.182;, St. Patrick's College, Silverstream, 86.886; John McGlashan College, Dunedin, 85.655; Christclnirch Boys' High School, * 85.314; West Christchurch High School, 83.841; Southland Boys' High School, 82.676; Te Aroha District High School, 82.15; "St. Bede's College, Christchurch, 82.29; Wanganui College School, 81.85: Otago Boys' High School, 81.457; Christ's College, 81.067; Christchurch Technical College, 80.7; Marist Brothers' School, Gisborne, 79.45; Te Karaka District High School, Gisborne, 79.325.