RIFLE SHOOTING.

Otago Witness, Issue 3713, 12 May 1925, Page 9

RIFLE SHOOTING.

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION MEETING. TRENTHAM, May 5. Rain fell prm tically ail night, and morning found tin* ranges soalcod, with lowci lug clouds threatening a further downpour. The Otago Match (800 and O<H) POO yards) commenced at the fornfer distance. This is the first of the long-range shoots counting for the Belt. Though the rain had ceased the light was very poor, causing trouble with elevation, and tlu* flags clung to the staffs closer than a brother, indicating an absence of wind for the second day in succession. Yet there Was a draught of heavy air from loft across the front of the targets, and this countering left “drift" of the bullet brought many, ever- among the experienced, to ear'll with a resounding crash Even so, here and there beards were soon showing that someone had got the hang of things, or else his liuky star was in the ascendant. Several came near the coveted total.

The following are the leaders for the King’s Fifty after the BCO yards of the Otago Match;D. J. Anderson (Kahuna) 371 J. C. Carter (Linton) 366 H. 11. Donald (Opaki) 365 YV. 11. Ballinger (Petone) 352 H. Hunt (Wellington Suburbs) 362 A. E. Ilalmshaw (Christchurch) 361 11. L. Frank (Sergt.-major N.Z.P.S.) 361 F C Hogg i New Plymouth ) 360 F. D. Keir (President, Ashburton) ... 360 D. MTvenzie (Opaki) ... 36U W. N. Masefield (Captain, Marlborough) 360 E. Reston (Akarana) 360 D. J. Guiney (Petone) 359 A. G. Devore (Akarana) .... 353 J. E. Harris (Linkwater) 353 C. Whiteman (Upper Hull) • ••• 368 D. Roots (Patea) 357 B. M‘Nab 'Dannevivke) 357 W. H. West (Her.wick; 356 H. Trotman (Greytown) 356 L. Pimm (Kaiapoi) 356 K. Lovell (Renwick) 356 H. T. Boon (Karori) 355 E. Bailey (Kimbolton) 355 B. Mayhew (Linton) 355 W. S. Mills (Kiwi) 355 J. Bryden (Kaiapoi) 3^o No other shooting was done to-day owing to the rain. With the addition of the scores of the match at £OO yards the positions of the leaders in the Rifle Club Champion Teams Match are:— Petone 1^57 Christchurch 1753 Greytown 1736 Linton 1736 Ashburton 1730 Op» ki . ISjj Earori No. 1 1727 Featherston No. 1 ...- 1727 Wellington Suburbs 1721

PETOXIi SVJXS TKAJJS MATCH. May 6.

This morning there was a bright sun and a clear sky, an I last night’s southerly wind had “gone west.” Apart from t-lie little matter of elevation, shooting was practically dead in. The rifle club men last night re-elected the following representatives to the executive of ihe association: —S. Elliott (Auckland), Major G S. Taylor (Wellington), Captain W. N. Masefield (Canterbury), and F. J. Silvius (Otago). Anderson (Kaituna), with 48, retains the lead for the Belt (total 419). Hunt is next at present with 412.

TARANAKI MATCH. Ten shots at 500 yards.

A Grade. £4 10s —W. Sutherland (Goodwood) ... 50 £4 10s—H. Hunt (Wellington Suburbs) 50 £4—H. Donald (Opaki) 49 £3—T. Orr (Greytown) ... 49 £3—G. P. Harrison (Hawera) 49 The following take £2 each:—E. Bailey (Kimbolton) 49, YV. Ileney (Kaiapoi) 49, YV. H. YVest (Renwick) 49, K. MTvenzie (Featherston) 48, J. Kyle (Linton) 48.

The following take £l each:—E. T. Holdane (YY r aipukurau) 43, R. H. Nicholls (Petone) 48, A. Govenloek (Wanganui) 48, D. J. Anderson (Kaituna) 48, Cadet R. Hare (Wellington Old Navels) 48, R. Tilsley (Akarana) 47, W. Crossan (Goodwood.) 47, Captain W. N. Masefield (Marlborough) 47, W. J. Green (Okawa) 47, Lieutenant F. J. Soler (Wanganui) 47, S. M‘Kay (Opaki) 47, H. 11. Mawley (Opaki) 47, L. C. Pimm (Kaiapoi) 47, L. Pask (Linklater) 47, YV. H. Ballinger (Petone) 47, W. C. Webb (Kaiapoi) 47, J. Milligan (Awahuri) 47, J. M‘Callum (Renwick) 47, K. Piper (Christchurch) 47, H. YV. Feast (Greytown) 47, R. Chapman (Wellington Old Navals) 47, N. Wilson (Rangiora) 47, 11. Marsh (Taihape) 47, D. Keir (Ashburton) 46, S. M‘L<?an (Wellington Suburbs) 46, Corporal F. Hiscock (H.M.S. Philomel) 46, G. Webster (Wavcrley) 46, F. Hood (Featherston) 46, YY. (Akarana) 46, Captain R. Simpson (Waikato) 46, F. D. Sutton (Lmkwater) 46, A. Powell (Akarana) 46, J M Kenzie (Opaki) 45, S. Peterson (Napier) 45 . Timms (Christchurch Railway 45 Eleven counted out. B Grade. £3—FT. S. King (Wanganui) 40 £2—G. Atkins (Unotoke) * 45 The following take £1 each:—M. Chapman (Wairoa) 45, F. J. Silvius (Kiwi) 45 A W. ChMl (Te Kuiti) 45, W. Vitetta (Nelson; 45. J. Burnett (YY’aikoikoi 45 Captain C. Holland (Opotiki) 45. Fourteen others, with scores down to 43, take 10s each Nino counted out. Tyro List. £2—D. Pring (Auckland Suburbs) 48 The following tako £1 each:— F. Benton (Featherston) 45, G. Cromie (Ashburton) 45 O. Lovell (Renwick) 44. A. T. Graham (Dunedin) <4, E Russell (Nelson) 43, W. A. Graham (Dunedin) 43, YV. Brunton (Hawera) 43, S. Jordan (Renwick) 43, J M‘Neill (YYTnroa) 43. ’

Twelve others, with scores down to 41, tako 10s each. Three counted out.

HAYVKE’S BAY MATCH. Ten Shots at 900 Yards. A Grade. £5—J. Paterson (YY’anganui) 45 £4 —J. YV. Milroy (YVainien) 45 £4—T. Orr (Greytown) 44 £3—A. T. Graham (Dunedin) 44 £3—A. Symomls (YY’ellington Suburbs) 44

The following take £2 each: H. L. Frank (Permanent Staff) 44, G. Cromie (Ashburton) 43, M. Mawley (Opaki) 43, B. Holmes (War.ganui) 43, F. C. Hogg (New Plymouth) 43.

The following take £1 each: W. MTver (Petone) 43, 11. Hunt (YY’ellington Suburbs) 42, YY. Duncan (VY’estportj 42, A. V. Swanson (Karori) 42, 11. Harrison (Christchurch) 43, R. 11. Nicholls (Petone) 41, S. Ila/ (Christchurch Railway) 41. YV. Gibbon (Papakaio) 41. R. Shields (YVanganui) 41, F. A. YY’hitoman (Upper Hutt) 41, A. Coleman (Karori) 41, 11. Simmonds (YY 7 auganui| 41, YY. Hewst (Renwick) .41, A. Harris (YVcl lington Suburbs) 40, J. A. Munro (YY 7 ynd ham 40), YY 7 . C. Carter (Linton) 40, J. MKenzU (Opaki) 40. D. Pring (Auckland Suburbs) 40, L. Pask (Linkwater) 40, J. Burns (Karori) 40. J. McCarthy (Patea, 39, 1). Guiney (Petone) 39. F. Ching (Karori) 39, J. 11. Ross (Wellington Old Navals) 39, Corporal T. Hiscock (11.M.5. Philomel) 39, A. Stringer (Te Kuiti) 39. C. Anderson (Kaituna) 39, L. Caldwell (Karori) 39, G Simpson (Rongu) 39, V. Vitta (Nelson) 38. E. Rcaton (Aka r ana) 38, G. Eddy (YVairoa) 38, C. Nix (Featherston) 38. E S. King (YVanganui) 38. R. Feast (Cambridge) 33. Three counted out. B Grade. £3—R. Vcnnell (Tewharau) 44 £2 —L. Haro (YY’ellington Old Navals) ... 42 The following take £1 each: A. Cheal (Te~ Kuiti) . 38, P. Palmers (Patea) 38, J. Scott (Petone) 38. C. Richardson (Greymouth) 38, J. Silvius (Kiwi) 33. J. M‘Callum (Renwick) 38. Fourteen others down to 36 take 10s each TYRO LIST. £3—A. Powell (Akarana) ... 42 The following take £1 each: Cadet 11. Haro (Wellington Old Navals) 38, YV. By ford (Wairoaj 38, J. I. Morgan (Wanganui, 37. L. Benton (Featherston) 37, F. Sutton (Linkwaten 37, I). M'Kenzio (Opaki) 37, J. Carr (Ashburton) 37, S. Jordan (Renwick/ 36 J. Milligan (Awahuri) 36. Twelve others down to 33 took 10s each. Five counted out. OTAGO MATCH. 10 shots at 300 and 900 yards. A Grade. £5—T. Simpson (Awahuri) 94 Whiteman (Upper Hutt) 92 £4—S. Mamley (Opaki) 91 £3—A. Devore (Akarana) 91 £3 —M. Connor (Okawa) 90 The following take £2 each. F. Franklyn (YY’ellington Old Navals} 90, # H. Svmonds (Wanganui) 90, J. E. Harris (Linkwater) 89, R H. Nicholl (Petone) 89, D. Keir (Ashburton) 89. The following take £1 each: J. Cornes (Waihi) 89, W. MTver (Petone) 88, 11. Boon (Kerori) 88, YV. J. Feast (Greytown) 87, D. Clement (Ashburton) 87, 11. W. Feast (Greytown) 87 S. Mayhew (Lmton; 87 D. Robertson (Karori) 87, F. Ching (Karori) 87, J. Blackburn (Te Kuiti) 86, A. Harris (YY 7 ellington Subs) 86, S. Hay (Christchurch Railway) 85, B. Shaw (YVanganui) 85, G. Stark (Kaiapoi) 85, G. Eyles (Napier) 85, D. J. Guiney (Petone) 85, F. Hogg (New Plymouth) 85, C. Richardson (Greymouth) 84‘ E. Dudgeon (Nelson) 84. P. Hamilton (Wanganui) 84, R. E HamBOii (Hawera) 84, L. Pimm (Kaiapoi) 84, W. Webb (Karori) 84, G. Smith (Hawera) 84, M. Chapman (Wairoa) 84, YV. J. Henry (Christchurch) 84, D. J. Anderson (Kaituna) 84, C. Coleman (Linkwater), 83, G. Tewhaiti (Tuhirangi) 83, C. Hollard (Opotiki) 83, S. Whittan (Upper Hutt) 83, T. Orr (Grevtown) 83, R. Brengan (Gisborne) 83, K. M'Kenzie (Featherston) 82, W. N. Masefield (Marlborough) 82. Counted out: Tewhaiti and J. C. Carter.

B GRADE. f.l, W. Sutherland (Goodwood), 90. £2, F. Clark (Ashburton). 87. The following take £1 each:—E. Bailey (Kimbolton) 92, J. S Thompson (Permanent Staff) 81, YV. Jones (Timaru) 81, J. M'Carthy (Patea) 81, G. S. Taylor (Karori) SO, F. Cox (Linton) SO. Fourteen others down to 77 take 10s each. TYRO LIST. £2, E. Russell (Nelson), SS. The following take £i each son (Kaituna) SI. L. Benton (Featherston) 81, Johnston (Christchurch Railway) 81, G. YY'ebster (YV aver ley) 80, L. P. Anderson (YY'anganui) 79, lv. Grigsby (MorrinsviHc) 79, 8. M'Kay (Opaki) 79, F. Clenny (YY'anganui) 79, A. YV. Hughes (Owen River) 78. Twelve others down to 70 take 10s each. Two counted out. CHAMPION TEAMS MATCH. The following is the result of the rifle clubs’ champion teams match (for teams of five), counting all scores in the belt series :-- Petone 2317 YVanganui 2312 Linton 2309 Greytown .. . * 2305 Karori No. 1 2287 Christchurch 228 G Akarana 2281 Twenty-four teams entered. Petone made doubly sure of annexing this trophy permanently by winning it three times at intervals, and now twice in succession. Their score last year was 2338. THE C.A.C. CLP. The C.A.C. Cup (for five-men teams over the long ranges of belt series) was also won by the ietone Club with a score of 807, Linton runner-up with 782, Wanganui 781, Opaki 7C9. Karori No. 1 768, Wellington Old Navals 706, Akarana 765, Featherston 760. Twenty-one teams entered. Petone won the cup last year with 779 The finish of the first range (300 yards) of the Champion Teams’ Match found Petone in the lead, five points ahead of YY’anganui. Their score was 165 (YV, 11. Ballinger 35, Nicholls. Scott, Guiney 33 each, E. Ballinger 31—an average of 33). THE KING’S FIFTY. The King’s Mutch is scheduled for 2.30 p.in. to-morrow, and the following are the final 50 to take part in it:— Anderson (Kaituna) 494 Nicholl (Petone) 484 Hunt (YVellington Suburbs) ... 482 Hogg (Now Plymouth) 48l Keir (Ashburton) 480 Uos ton (Akarana) ... ... 480 Frank (Permanent Staff) 480 O. Whiteman (Upper Hutt) ... 479 Masefield (Marlborough) 479 Guiney (Petone) 479 Sutherland (Goodwood) 478 Orr (Greytown) J 7B K. S. King (YVanganui) ... ... 478 YVest (Renwick) 476 Pimm (Kaiapoi) 474 11. Donald (Opaki) 474 W. H. Ballinger (Petone) ... 474 Simmonds (Wanganui) 474 Devore (Akarana) ... 473 YV. S. Mills (Kiwi) 473 YV. J. Green (Ow-aka) 473 Bryden (Kaiapoi) 473 Piper (Christchurch) 472

A. Harris (Wellington Suburbs) 469 J. E. Harris (Linkwater) 469 I lay (Christchurch Railway) ... 469 K. M’Kenzie (Featherston) ... 468 Mawley (Opaki) 468 Soler (YY’anganuii 467 Trotman (Greytown) 467 Boon (Karori; 467 Mayhew (Linton) 467 Nix (Featherston) 465 Ching (Karori) ***» G. Croinie (Ashburton) 465 Milroy (YVaimea) 464 Smart (YVellington Suburbs) ... <+64 G. P. Harrison (Hawera) 464 D. M‘Kenzie (Opaki) 464 Swanson (Karori) 462 Roots (Patea) 462 Cox (Linton) J - Hollard (Opotiki) A. T. Graham (Dunedin) ... 461 Caldwell (Karori) 461 H. W. Feast (Greytown) 461 Webb (Karori) Kessel (Liuton) MTver (Petone) 460 The last three men fire off for two places. Anderson, a young Kaituna shot, was in the King’s fifty last year, finishing twentyeighth. He also finished fourth in the Dominion Match, nutting on a 15 snot possible at 609 yards, though the best he could nianasre at 1090 yards was 32. He is 23 years of age, and with 10 points lead his chances are regarded as the brightest. The cx-champions in the fifty are Sunmonds, Roots, Masefield, and Milroy. BISLEY AGGREGATE. The Bisley aggregate for best scores at 890 and 9CO yards of belt series resulted:— £5 and Croston Cup, H. Mawley (Opaki), 181. £4, R. 11. Nicholl (Petone), 178.

£3) T. Orr (Greytown), 176. £3, H. Simmonds (YY'anganui), 174. The following take £2 each: —YV.. Sutherland (Goodwood) 174, YV. MTver (Petone) 172, B. Anderson (Kaituna) 171, F. Hogg (New Plymouth) 171, YV. 11. YVest (Renwick) 170, D. F. Keir (Ashburton) 169. Forty scores down to 161 take £1 each. The B Grade aggregate (for scores in all B series matches) was won by D. F. Keir (Ashburton) taking gold medal, star, and £5, with aggregate 575. F. Hogg (New Plymouth) was runner-up with 571, followed by YV. Sutherland (Goodwood) 570, and E. S. King (YYranganui) 569. The Tyro aggregate for the same series was won by J. E. Harris (Linkwiilrr), taking two gold medals with a score jf 560. K. MTvenzie (Featherston), was runner-up with £55. E. Dugoon (Nelson) scored 555, and D. M‘Kenzie (Opaki) 554.

D. J. ANDERSON YVINS THE KING’S PRIZE.

May 7. The weather this morning was bright and sunny after a frosty night. The Dominion Match (15 shots at 600yds) was the first fired. Among the first details down, Anderson (the Belt leader) made 71 out of a possible of 75, and no one has touched that yet. It is notable that Anderson, after securing fifth place in the aggregate on the first day of the Belt series, jumped to the lead on Monday, and was never displaced. The gold medal for the best Senior Cadet aggregate in A (service snooting) and B scries was won by R. Hare (YVellington), with a score of 579. H. Judkins (Christchurch) was runner-up with 540. The fight [or the Belt was shorn of excitement by the leader’s 10 points advantage at the start, and Nicholl, his nearest attendant, had difficulty in opening his account. His two. sight era were misses, hut he began business with a couple of bulls, and then sampled all kinds of hits except outers. The weather was excellent, and was the best seen for years for the King’s Match. The wind was light and from the right and easy to follow a 9 a rule, but alternating brignt sunlight and clouds caused elevation troubles. Nicholl and Anderson occupied targets 12 and 13 respectively in the middle of the range. YY’hile Nicholl was struggling with unproductive sighters, Anderson got 4 and decided to keep it later. The tw-o men’s cards at the end of the shoot read:— Anderson. 435345355542 48 Nicholl, 3553354534 40

In the meantime Keir (who was sixth in the aggregate) and Guiney (eleventh) had been engaged in an interesting contest, each getting on 47 and coming up to second and third places in the final. Their tie required a shoot off as already stated. Their cards read:— Keir, 4545555545 47

Guiney, 5455554455 47 Orr divided his score equally into bulls arid inners, climbing from thirteenth place to fifth. Hunt and Carter fell badly for old stagers, and Hogg dropped to tenth place, but had the excuse that this ordeal was a new thing for him. Reston kept seventh place, while Frank moved up two to sixth. There was a good deal of shuffling among the lower-placed men. Ching, 11. Feast, and M'Kenzie were fortunate enough to compile good hits of 46 each, but they were so far behind that it could not benefit them greatly, so far as the bigger prizes were concerned. As the shadows of the flag poles began to lengthen eastward, conditions became even better than at the start, the light being steadier, but several men seemed in trouble nevertheless. Notable among these was ihe double ex-champion Roots, who notched only 22. He certainly had not far to fall in the list, but ho fell the whole way. Of the rest, the less said, perhaps, the better. It is worthy of mention that the King’s Fifty included eight B grade men and six tyros. So ends the 1925 New Zealand Bisley. and the camp to-night is almost deserted by riflemen, while all the winds that worried marksmen during the past week have, under Diana’s frosty gaze, gone into recess to devise new tortures for the asph ing prize men next year. IMPERIAL AGGREGATE. The following is the prize-list in the ].m porial Aggregate:— £ls and Club Coffee Cup—Anderson (Kaituna) 340 £lo—Whiteman (Upper Hutt) ... ... ... 339 £6—Devore (Akarana) 332 £s—Donald (Opaki) ... 332 £s—Simpson (Awahuri) 331 £4—Boon (Karori) 331 £4 —Simmonds (YY’anganui) 330 £4—A. Pimm (Kaiapoi) 330 £3—Guiney (Petone) 330 £3—Mills (Kiwi) 330 £3—H. W. Feast (Greytown) 329 £3—K. M‘Kenzie (Featherston) 329 The following tako £2 each:—Reston (Akarana) 329, Orr (Greytown) 329, Hunt (Wellington Suburbs) 329, Sutherland (Goodwood) 328. M. Chapman (Wairoa) 328, E.

Baiiey (Kimbolton) 328 Fiper Christchurch! 328, Kair (Ashburton) 327, Smith (Hawera) 326. Fifty-seven others down to 3i2 take £1 each. DOMINION MATCH. 15 shots at 600 yarch. £ls—F. Ching (Karori) 74 £10 —A. J. Green (YVestport) 71 £B—W. MTver (Petone) 71 £6—D. J. Anderson (Kaituna) 71 £5—J. C. Feast (Greytown) - 71 £5--A. Swanson (Karori) 71 £4--F. James (Napier) 71 £4—H. Marsh (Tailiape) 71 £4—T. Orr (Greytown) 70 The following take £3 each: D. Calder (Patea) 70, M. Chapman (YVairoa) 70, J. Atkinson (Akarana) 70 G. Smith (Hawera) 70. The following lake £2 each: H. Wilson (Rangiora) 70, R. 11. Nichol (Petone) 70, D. Roots (Patea) 70, K. MTCenzie (Featherston) 70, J. Farcell (Otago Regiment) 69, S. M‘Lean (YVellington Suburbs) 69, S. Higgs (New Plymouth) 69, G. Peterson (Renwick) 69, R. Vennelli (Te YVharau) 69, S. M‘Kay (Opaki) 69. Fifty-seven others with scores down to 66 take £1 each. Fifteen counted out. GRAND AGGREGATE. For Highest Score in all Matches of A and B Series (including King’s Match). Captain Simmonds (YVanganui) 718 k U NicholU (Petone) 11. L. Farnk 708 CHAMPION TEAMS’ MATCH. £2O and District Challenge Shield, New Plymouth Christchurch J B ' £6—Linkwater £s—Opaki J BB £3—Ashburton "V, 11 £2 each: Linton 476, Petone 476, Greytown 475. _ , ... ... Other teams were: Patea 474, YYelling ton Suburbs 474. YY’anganui No. r l 476. Napier 472. Karori No. 1 472, Yv anganui No. 2 472, Featherston 471, Upper liutt 471, Akarana 465. NORTH v. SOUTH ISLAND. Twenty men a-side; seven shots each at 300, 500, and 600 yards. This match was won by the North Island bv 1917 points to 1907. Outstanding scores were 102 bv Holmshaw (Christchurch) and 100 by YV. 'H. Ballinger (Petone). Centu ; ries were also got in the Champion Foams Match by Taylor (New Plymouth). Mare t (New flymouth), and W. Ballinger (Petone), while Coleman (Linkwater) put ° n 10Z KING’S PKIZE MATCH. The following are the details of the King’s Prize Match (10 shots at 900yds): Range score. U. £SO, Ballinger Belt and gold medal and badge, D. J. Anderson (Kaituna) 42 566 £25, silver star and badge, D. F. Keir (Ashburton) 47 u 27 £ls, silver star and badge, D. J. Guiney (Petone) 47 526 £lO, silver star and badge, R. 11. Nicholl (Petone) 40 524 The following take £5 and a badge each: T. Orr Greytown), 45, 523 ; Sergeantmajor M. H. L. Frank (Permanent Staff), 43, 523; E. J. Reston (Akarana), 41, 521; 11. xxunt (YVellington Suburbs), 37, 519; YV. H. Ballinger (Petone), 44, 518; F. C. Hogg (New Plymouth), 37, 518. The following take £4 and badge each:— L. C. Pimm (Christchurch), 43, 517; A. Devore (Akarana), 43, 516; H. Donald (Opaki), 42, 516 ; It. Piper (Christchurch), 43, 515; Captain W. N. Masefield (Marlborough), 36, 515. The following take £3 and badge each : K. M'Kenzie (Featherston), 46, 514; S. Hay (Christchurch Railway), 43, 512; Captain 11. Simmonds (Wanganui), 38, 512; YY 7 . Sutherland (Goodwood), 34, 512; J. C. Carter (Linton), 30, 512. The following take £2 and badge:—F. YY T . Ching (Karori), 46, 511; W. J. Green (Okawa), 38, 511; YV. H. YY’est (Renwick), 35, 511; Lieutenant F. J. Soler (Wanganui). 43, 510: H. Mawley (Opaki), 42, 510. Tne following take £i each: —W. J. Bryden (Kaiapoi), 37, 516; G. P. Harrison (Hawera), 44, 508; E. S. King (Wanganui), 30, 508; H. YV. Feast (Greytown), 46, 507; J. YV. Milroy (YVaimea), 43, 507; 11. T. Boon (Karori), 40, 507; D. M‘Kenzie (Opaki), 42, 506; E. YVhiteman (Upper Hutt), 27 506; C. J. Nix (Featherston), 40, 505; S. Mayhew (Linton), 38, 505; Captain C. J. Hollard (Opotiki), 43, 504; J. E. Harris (Linkwater), 33, 502; A. Harris (YVellington Suburbs), 33, 502; E. Bailey (Kimbolton), 33, 502; A. V. Swanson (Karori), 48, 501; M. J. Smart (YVellington Suburbs), 37, 501; YV. S. Mills (Kiwi), 28, 501; H. Trotman (Greytown), 33, 500; G. O. Cromie (Ashburton), 34, 499. A. G. Graham (Dunedin), 36, 497; F. W. Cox (Linton), 35, 497; YV. C. YVebb (Karori), 34, 494; L. A. Caldwell (Karori), 32, 493; A. E. Ilalmshaw (Christchurch), 27, 489.

After the King’s Match Guiney and Keir haci to fire five shots to decide the ownership of the Rifle Challenge Oup, the scores being: —Keir, 3,5, 3,5, 4—20; and Guiney, 3,4, 0,5, 5—17.

Anderson, the Belt winner, is a farmer at Kaituna, 23 years of ago. This is his fifth season with the rifle. This marks the first occasion on which a South Islander has captured the coveted honour since 1914, when Masefield won the Belt. The runnerup, Keir, shot for three years (1906-8) with the Rangiora Rifles, winning the company championship in 1908. He shot no more for 12 veare, and began again with the Wakanm Club in Ashburton in 1920. Ho then joined the Ashburton Club. year he won the Midfield Aggregate at Greytown. This is his fourth trip to Trentham, and his first appearance in the King’s Fifty lie has not lost his B grade status. 4 Tne third man, Guiney, is a well-known figure on the rifle ranges, beginning in 1911 with the Christchurcn Rifle Club. He attendod Trentham in 1912-13, and in tho latter year was a member of the Christchurch Club team that won the Champion Teams’ Match. After war service he shot at Bisley in 1919, tho year that Loveday won the King’s Prize there. Ho had won the North Island Championship ot Wanganui and Wairarapa, and tho Wnirarapa Championship at Greytown. He finished fourth for the Belt in 1920, and has also represented New Zoaland in Victoria and Now South YY’ales, getting into both King’s Hundreds.

Anderson’s win was generally expected, but he was nevertheless warmly applauded and chaired in tho usual way by his clubmates. He was attended by throe very joyful sisters to the hall where Lady Rhodes presented tho prizes after brief by the Minister of Defence (Sir R. Heaton Rhodes) and General Melville, G. 0.0. Several staff officers and a considerable number of tho public woo interested spectators of tho final shoot