RIFLE SHOOTING
KING’S EMPIRE TROPHY. PRIZE WON BY CANADA. NEW ZEALAND FOURTH. (Rec. 5.5 p.m.) London, May 26. Details of the King’s Empire Trophy for miniature rifle shooting show that Canada is first with an average of 79.21 out of 100, South Africa second with 78.03, Britain third with 71.15, and New Zealand fourth with 63.93. Australia did not qualify. Her entry was 3208 compared with South Africa’s 13,000, New Zealand’s 5028, and Canada's 4564. Silver and bronze IhedaLs for scores above 97 were awarded to 239 Canadians, 90 Australians and six New Zealanders. The Naval Reserve Newcastle, Australia, won the senior Imperial Cnallenge Shield with 98.76, heading ten Australians in the honours list. The Royal Australian Naval Reserve, Edgecliffe, was sixth wdth 95.95 and Launcestown 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 of Australian and New Zealand competitors.—Australian Press Association.
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Southland Times, Issue 20497, 28 May 1928, Page 7
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157RIFLE SHOOTING Southland Times, Issue 20497, 28 May 1928, Page 7
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