CHAMPION BELT BATTLE

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18062, 7 March 1923, Page 9

CHAMPION BELT BATTLE

RIFLE SHOOTING. TRENTHAM MEETING. NEARING THE FINISH. PRESS ASSOCIATION. WELLINGTON, Tuesday. The keen nip in the air this morning betokened the presence of the frosty advance guard of autumn. It also presaged a gloriously fine day—one of the best since the shooting commenced. Tlio promise was fulfilled from the spectators’ point of view, but there was a fly in the eiptment for riflemen. As the morning progressed a treacherous right wind developed, and though the first men down at 800 yards of the Otago Match liad a fair run in practically a dead calm, the later ones were hard put to it to keep on the target, and many frequently got off it. When the 800 yards was finished the 900 yards stage of the Otago Match and the single range Taranaki Match (ten shots at 1000 yards) were taken simultaneously, half firing on each of the two adjoining ranges. The wind by now was in full charge, and though occasionally a man got through in a good patch, the majority found the struggle au unequal one, and their cards showed many misses.

Butler (Karori) got a possible at 800 yards, and this was the only one at these long ranges. At times the mirage ran" with extraordinary persistency, making the targets appear dancing above the gun sights. Altogether the day furnished one of the best examples of how reallv perverse Trentliam can be. _ " With the completion of the Taranaki Match, leaving one (the Hawke’s Bay, ten shots at 900 yards) to be fired, tomorrow morning, the following are leading for inclusion in the King’s Fifty to fire for the belt to-morrow afternoon (the possible up to now is 500): —

Nielson, Napier 431 James, Napier 429 Barkle, Suburbs 429 Croxton, Karori 429 C. Whiteman, Suburbs 428 Mayhew, Linton ... , 426 West, Blenheim 425 L. G. Loveday, Linton 423 Thomas, Linton 423 Eyles, Napier 421 W. J. Green, Okawa 421 Thompson, Grey town 419 Carter, Petone 419 G. Hood, Opaki 419 R. J. King, Opaki 419 Sunnex, Flaxbourne 418 Mills, Kiwi ... ... 418 Hester, Suburbs ... 418 Nix, Featlierston ... ■ : 418 Needham, Linton 417 A. J. Henderson, Linkwatcr 417 Orr, Greytown _ ' •• • 417 D. Anderson, Kaituna 416 Vennell, To Wharau 416 Aston, Wellington 41b Swanson, Karori 410 A. Harris, Suburbs 415 Pavntcr, Blenheim ... 410 P/Nicliolls, Greytown 41 o CHAMPION TEAM. During the afternoon the Champion Teams Match, for teams of five-men, over 300 yards, 500 yards, and 600 yards, was iired and very closeß contested by twenty-five contestants. Greytown won with a. score of _4o /, out of a possible 525. Petone and Christchurch were nejxt. with 454 each. Grevtown takes the District Challenge Shield. IMPERIAL A GGREGATE. Another cumulative score event is the Imperial Aggregate, covering Marborough, Canterbury Otago, Taranaki, and Dominion Matches (possible 4oO). Tlie winner is W. .... Green (OkawV, 392 followed by L. G. Lovedaj 384, Croxton 383, and Nielson 382. OTAGO MATCH. (Ten Shots at 800 yards and 900 yards. Possible 100). Goodall, Wellington Suburbs, £6 93 Thompson, Greytown, £4 24 Butler, Karori, £3 ... ••• Paynter. Blenheim, £2 ; } A.'Harris, Suburbs, £2' J ■The following take £1 (Blenheim), 91; Aston (Mellnm ton Old Navals), A. J. Henderson (Linkwatei,, Berlow (Linton), and Swanson (lvaron) 90- Ross (Suburbs), Causlev (Thames), Vcalo (Akarana), McKay (Opaki), 11. Moss (Riverton), and Golafinch (Old N avals), 88; Orr (Greytown), 1. Munio (Tekapua), AV. J. Feast- (Opaki), H. Griffiths (Westport), Cross (Hay.eia.), Heller (Upper ILutt), Neilson (V-W o ')’ Croxton (Karon), L. G. Lcmxkre (Lm ton) and C. Whiteman 8, , Crimp' (Kiwi), Honey (lyaiapoi), (Petone). G. Smith (Kaponga), A\i - liams (Ohura), Mills (Kiwi), and Garth (Grevmouth) 86; Rraithwaite (Okawa), o ßStelO»tai.-B™£-r (Blenheim), 82; Benjamin (Taurauga) 69; Duncan (Westport) 60. TARANAKI MATCH. (Ten Shots at 1000 yards. Possible 50). Fic-st, Cambridge,_ £6 47 R. J. King, Opaki, £4 ... W H. Griffiths, Westport, £3 44 Connor, Okawa, £2 44 Mills, Kiwi, £2 ••• ••• 44 Tlio following take £1 each. G. Hood (Opaki), AV. J. Green (Okawa , and Cromio (Ashburton) 43; Nicholls (Greytown), W. A. Ball (Linton), Smart (Suburbs), and Ba ride (Pctono), 42: Gawith (Gladstone), n-nd Irotmau (Greytown). 41; A. S. Butler (Karori), Needham (Linton), Scholes (Upper Hutt), Alarett (New Plymouth), and Stendidge (Old Nava Is), 40; Bryce (Waipukurau), W. Feast (Greytown), W Main aay (Wailii), Barker (Link water), Preston (Akarana), Mosley oaitw.no, and H. Butler (Waipukurau) 39- AV. S. Hood (Featlierston), McLeod (Okawa), Citing (Karori), Harbutfc (Fr-mkton), Lamborn (iinmru), Dun«tan (Waihi), and Nix (Featlierston), 38; Swaysland (Napier), and Sunnex (Flaxbourne), j 37. . _ n ' Conn Led out —Humphries, Soper, E. Whiteman, Franklaiul. Alarenzi, lor. AY. H. Ballinger. Colquhoun, .1. A. Almiro. r l’. Whiteman and Alawlev. THE KING’S FIFTY. In the King’s Fifty the leaders are: G. Smith. Kaponga 4'4 Vqile. Akarana, ••• 414 J. A. Aiunro. Wyndimm, 4 14 Trotmur, Greytown, _ A. S. Butler. Karori, 414 A" ,T. Green, Westport 414 11. C. Jones, Okawa, 4.14 Brvden. Kaiapoi. ... •• 11 B lliggs. New Plymouth 413 Frauklaml, Fox ton, 413 Masefield. Sounds, 413 Clioosman, Blimheim, 411 Pa.sk., Li:ik water. 410 AV. J. Thmst, Opaki, 410 Gillick. lviwi. 410 Goldfinch, Wellington, -il‘l 1 inlduue, Waip'ikurau, 100 Ohurh, -Ul- 1 tA - . Ballinger, Petone, 400 Ross, Suburbs, • 1 !) 8 W. Feast, Greytown, 408 .■V comparison with yesterday's list shows a i •msiderahlc' shuffling of places. The most notable change is Turner s disappearance- out of the picture. Ho

onlv managed to get In at 1000 and his scores at 800' yards and jW yards were- nob sufficient to Jill up tho fl < Tlm imperial Aggregate prize list Isay T Green, £'l<>. 392, L - u - lxivtv dav £8384 Oroston. Go. 383; NielSV £5 382 urr. £4. 381; Payntcr, VenWfiS. 381; 11. Moss, 4*3" 379; West, £2, 379: Barker (Lmkwii tor). £2. 377; W. J. Feast, £2, 3/6; G. Hood. £2. 37a. The following take £1 eachßoon 375, Swanson 374, Hankie. J. A• Alunro, and A. J. Henderson 3/2; H. Grifhths, A S." Butler, and Thompson 371; 11. ,T ' King, Sharland, Vennell, James and Vlasefield 309; P. Nicholls, C. IVliiteman and Grim]) 365; Simmonds 367; Mavhow and Kyles 367; Haldane and Aston 365; Soper 364; Carter and Task 363; Mills. Needham, feiwayslaml and Boss 362.