RIFLE SHOOTING.

Colonist, Volume LXI, Issue 15024, 19 March 1919, Page 4 (Supplement)

RIFLE SHOOTING.

DOMINION CHAMPIONSHIP.

WON BY R. J. KING, OF OPAKI RIFLE CLUB.

[Per United Press Association.]

, i.. Trentham, March 15. J v The King's Prize was fired for this J c afternoon. The weather was fine but.t dull, with a smoke haze and shifting , clouds, while a choppy rear breeze play- ; ed down the range and cut some men's 1 scores about. Franklin, of Napier, was t the first to get a shot away, registering j a ball. Crowds gathered round the leaders' targets, but interest soon began to ( centre in King, who got in a string of i fives and only got off the bull on the fifth i and last shots, which were a 3 and a 4. i West, Merrilees, and Hamilton also got < 46, and fired off with King for the first ] place in the range total, West Avinning < by scoring 14 to King's 13. Morgan, Loveday,. and Jarvis also had a fire-off ' for third place. The result was: Jar- ] vis 19, Loveday 18, and Morgan 16. i Following is the result of the King's < Prize match the score shown at this < afternoon's shoots being shown with the ■ grand aggregate:— ; Ballinger Belt, Gold Medal, Gold ' Badge, £25— R. J. King, Opakl, King's Prize, score 46, aggregate 445. ' Silver Star and Badge, £i5—N. R. West, Blenheim, 46, 431. '. Silver Star and Badge, £20—W. H. , Jarvis, Taradale, 45, 430. Silver Star and Badge' £12— H. Loveday, Ohura, 39, 430. D.R.A. Badge, £5—W. J. Morgan, Akarana, 39, 430. D.R.A. Badge, £5—P. C. Hamilton, Wangairai, 46, 428/ D.R.A. Badge, £s—Sergeant F. W. Chinjr, R.N.Z.A., 43, 427. D.R.A. Badge, £5—S. Elliott, Akarana, 41, 425. D.R.A. Badge, £s—Lieutenant W. Hudson, P. and T. Rifles, 44, 425. D.R.A. Badge, £5—P. Morgan, Christchurch, 45, 425. D.R.A. Badge, £5—H. G. Day, Nelson, 43. 423. D.R.A. Badge, £o—President C. J. Nix, Featherston, 42, 423 D.R.A. Badge ,£2—R, H. Harris, Ghristchurch, 40, 423. D.R.A. Badge, £2—N. A. Wilton, Mauriceville, 39, 423. DV. \: Badge, £2—G. Halliday, Karori, ;^, 422 D.'i.A. Badge, £2—A. C. Crossan, Waii;,.uu^, 43, 419. D.K. A Bhdge, £2—A. Govenlock, Linton, 42, 418. D.R.A. Badge, £2—Lieutenant H. H. Donald, 17th (Ruahine) Regiment, 36, D.R.A. Badge. £2—H. N. Mawley, Masterton, 41, 418. D.R.A. Badge^ £2—President J. G. Comes, Wailn, 37, 417. D.R.A Badge, £2— F. W. R. Kumranr, Opaki, 45, 416. D.R.A. Badge, £2—W. J. Mcllvride, Petone, 43, 416. D.R.A. Badge, £2—Gunner A. N. Duthie, N.Z.G.A., 42, 416. D.R.A. Badge, £2—C. Hadfield, Blenheim, 43, 418. D.R.A. Badge, £2—J. Franklin, Petone, 37, 415. £1, S. McNabb, Dannevirke, 44, 414. £1, Major A. J. Merrielees, 6th (Hauraki) Regiment, 46, 414. £1, Lieutenant A. S. Henderson, Reserve of Officers, 39, 414. £1, D. B. Mackersey, Ist W.1.8., 44, 413. ' ' £1, President A. W. Choal, Te Kuiii, 39, 413. ' * £1, J. Stenson, Oamaru, 40, 413. £1, T. H. Carter, Nelson, 42, 413. £1, D. Roots, Patea, 41, 412. £], J. W. Milroy, Nelson, 41, 412. £1, W. J. Paynter, Blenheim, 43, 412. Counted out: Major J. Searle, North Otago Regiment. The Colonial Ammunition Company's silver shield for rifle club teams of fiv*; men (all scores in the Belt series to count) was won by Opald, with 1865 points, Karori No. 1 being runners-up with 1856 and Akarana third with 1*326, "CHAMPION TEAMS MATCH. Five men each, 7 shots at 300, 500, and 600 yards. Blenheim (B. J. Cooke, W. H. West, C. Hadfield, J. McKay, J. W. Painter), District Challenge Shield Otiii £15, 437. Old Navals (Wellington), £10, 436. Cl.'ristchurcli, £8, 435. Nelson, £6, 433. Karori, £5, 427. Hawera, £3, 426. Linton,. £3, 425. Wanganui was counted out. The Grand Aggregate Gold Medal was won »by W. Morgan, 569; R. J. King (runner-up) 562.