SHOOTING.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 18 March 1927, Page 10

SHOOTING.

NATIONAL MEETING AT TRENTIIAM. By Telegraph—Press Association, TRENTHAM, March 17. The National Rifle Association may congratulate Itself upon the auspicious opening of the 1927 meeting. The ' weather last evening looked uncertain, and rain fell during the night and early morning. By eight o’clock, however, the clouds had lifted, and the sun came out at intervals as the morning progressed. Three hundred and fifty-two competitors lined up at their posts in readiness for the Service series, and were addressed by Colonel Hughes, who extended a welcome to old and new men. A Renown team came out for the Service matches, and though individually they all “touched” money, they failed to left the teams championship, which went to Wellington Suburbs. The chief winners to-day were:—■ RAPID SHOOTING ten rounds at 300 yards, 35 seconds)—P. J. Pring Auckland) 45, £5; runners-up, F. J. Jeune Gisborne) 40, and J. F. Frazer (Kaitangata) 40, £2 10s each. SNAP SHOOTING (10 rounds) G. Cornelius (H.M.S. Renown) 86, £4; ID. Keir (Ashburton) 80, £3; C. M, Moss (Kiwi, Dunedin) 77, £3. OPENING MATCH (seven each at 300, 500 and GOO yards) — -A. Grade £5, R. J. King (Opaki) 98, £4; H. Simmonds (Paeroa) 9S, £3; H. McIntosh (Blenheim) 98, £2. CHAMPION SERVICE TEAMS MATCH—£B, and Logan Campbell Shield, Wellington Suburbs No. 1, I GO2: £5, Ashburton, 081; £B, Karori No. l, 579! £2, Wanganui A, 010; Petone A, 538; “Renown” 537. ISLINGTON CUP (for best team aggregate in match No. 3)— Karori I No. 1 14 5, Petone A 140, Napier No. 1 135. SERVICE CHAMPIONSHIP (individual aggregate in matches 1 to 4) ■—£lo and Ross Carbine Belt, Simmonds Cup and Gold Medal—F. I Jeune (Gisborne), 17 6; £6 and silver | medal, W. N. Masefield (Blenheim), 163; £4 and bronze medal, G. V. Cornelius (Renown), 155; 40/- each, I C. Kibblewhite (Waimate) 155, D. | Kear (Ashburton) 150, C. Moss | (Kiwi) 150. s