RIFLE SHOOTING

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 9, 5 March 1930, Page 3

RIFLE SHOOTING

CHAMPION BELT WINNER BEERY’S POPULAR VICTORY

TRENTJIAM GATHERING.

TRENT] I AM, March 4. The rifle shooting Champion Belt has again been fought for and the ovation that the winner received when the result was known proved how popular

the victory was. There was a large gallery when the final' was fired, the interest of the majority being centred at targets eight and ' 23, where .Masefield and Berry took their respective places. .Maselield got the first sighler away, it was a magpie, while Berry registered a nuss, followed by a, magpie. His first business shot was also a magpe. Masefield found the centr twice and then scored two, followed bj two bulls, four, three lives And finished with 3, making his total 44. Berry got two then a bull, a magpie, two bulls, two inners, finishing with a bull, and total of 42. Mclvor (Betone) and McViear (Waipukurau) tied for third places, the former winning the shoot-off. The prizes were presented by Colonel H. Pilkington. On leaving Nelson Col. 1 C (to Berry joined the Tararua Be* fence Rifle Club. At, Nirealm in 3827 Berrv won the Tararua Ritle Club’s championship and has also won several cups and trophies. Early in the New Tear ho competed in the North Island championship meeting at Wanganui, finishing in sixteenth place. Berry is an unassuming young man, whose win was decidedly popular Ho used a cutdown long Lee Enfield throughout the meeting. The present in the third oc- ! casion he has taken part in the National meeting at Trcntham. The service champion, Staff-Scrgt.-Major d. Kearney, of th. New Zealand Permanent 'Staff, Napier, is the most I notable rifle shot in the regular military forces of the Dominion to-day. In 15)2-1 Kearney first took part in a National Rifle Association meeting. (Since that time he has attended every meeting a; Trcntham. He was also at Trent ham for the Army Rifle meeting in 1924 and, with the exception of 1925, when there was no meeting on account of the influenza epidemic, he has attended every subsequent Army meeting. Kearney is the present holder of the King's Medal. In ,1928 he won the B Grade of the Army Championship. His first experience of shooting with the sling was when lie joined the Napier Rifle Club in .1925, although before that ho had done considerable service shooting. The following is the result of the King’s fifty £SO, Ballinger Belt, gold medal and badge.—P. Berry (Tararua) 50(5 £25, silver star and badge.— W. Masefield (Blenheim) 502 £ls, silver star and badge.—W _ Male or (Betone) . 495 £lO, silver star and badge. —F. McVicar (Waipukurau) 495 £5 and badge: E. Caldwell (Karori) 494; W. Hudson (.Wanganui) 494; F. White (Okawa) 403; L. Benton (Featherston) 493; W. Ballinger (Petone; 492; P. Goldfinch (Karori) 492. £4 and badge: F. James (Napier) 490; W. Kenning (Nelson) 490; H. (Searlo (Nelson) 437; D. Roots (Baton; I 487; R. Nicholson (Napier) 487. £3 and badge: J. Feat (Groytown) 484; W. Duncan (Westport) 481; A. Neilson (Hastings) 484; F. Thailand (Nelson) 483; R. Shaw (Wanganui) 483, £2 and badge: F, Clung (Karori) 483; D. Iveir (Ashburton) 452; \V. Green (Okawa) 481; J. Bryden (Kaiapoi) 481; 11. Barlow (Linton) 480. The remaining 25 scores of 480 ami to 437 take £1 each. 'The grand aggregate, awarded to 1 ho highest scores in all matches: —Gold medal W. Melver (Betone) 8(53; silver medal: A, Devore (Alcarana) 857; i bronze medal: P. Berry (Tararua) 852. | Collins Challenge Cup, awarded to | the Service and Belt scries:—W. McIver (Pctone) 07S. Rifle Challenge Cup, awarded to the highest score in the King’s Match: F. James (Napier) 49, I Champion Teams’ Match. 1 £B, five silver cups and district chal- ■ lenge shield —Ashburton (H. Cromie 97, I 1) Kcir 9(5, J. Veandlc 92. E. Truman 99, H. Clark 90). Ttotal 474. £8 —Fcathcrston 471, Opnki No. .1 470. £s—Nelson 4(59. 40s each—Betone No. 1 407, Napier, Karori No. 1 400. Twenty-five teams competed. The Rifle Club champion team match, awarded for the aggregate scores in the 1 Belt matches, except the final ten shots, i the winners taking the Betone Rifle j Club’s shield and a miniature silver cup each, resulted:— Wanganui—A. F. Hogg 433, F. Seder j 431, C. Gower, W. Hudson 437, Pater- | son 435 —total 2185. | Betone No. 1 2172: Napier, 2153. Twenty teams competed, j Colonial Ammunition Company’s Cup j for the teams’ aggregate at long

ranges: Karori No. I—l.. Caldwell 382, E. Ching J SO, H. Crux ton 1(35. C. Frankhind Hi!), !'. Goldfinch 171—total BG7. Petone A, 839; Petone B, SSG. Seventeen tennis competed. SEEVIC 10 CHAM PIONSHIP, GOO yards, ten shots; open to the highest Jiltv in the Service series, making the grain! aggregate. £lO, National Eitle Association (told Medal and Boss Carbine Belt —J. Kearney, Napier 221 £6—A. Devore, Aka rami . . .. . . 398 £4—H. Croinie, Awhlmrton .. .. 195 £2 each —11. Hunt, Suburbs .. .. ISO F Soler, Wanganui .. 185 I). Keir, Ashburton .. .. .. .. .. 184 Twenty-four scorers of 181 to 1(13 take £1 each.