RIFLE SHOOTING.
THE KING’S FIFTY. TO FIRE TO-DAY. Wellington, Mar. 21.—0 n the completion of the two matches this morning, the Hawkes Bay and the Taranaki, the names of the 50 marksmen who are to fire this afternoon in the King’s Match were announced as follow:—
1. H. Simmonds (Wanganui) .. 49S 2. A. Nielsen (Napier) 493
3. H. Feast (Greytown) 490 4. T. A. Blackwood (Timaru) . • 486 5. D. Roots (Patea) •• 485
6. R. E. Hester (Suburbs) •• •«. 484 7. H. V. Croxton (Karori) .• •• 484
8. H. T. Boon (Karori) .. . . • • 484 9. W. H. West (Blenheim) .... 484 10. F. H. James (Napier) .. .. 483 I L 11. R. Hunt (Suburbs) .. .. 483 12. W. N. Masefield (Kekerangu) 481 13. H. Loveday (Ohura) 477
14. R. H. Nicholl (Petone) .... 475 15. A. R. Baker (Linkwater) •• 475 16. P. J. Soler (Wanganui) .... 474 17. R. J. Gillick (Kiwi) ...... 473
IS. J. Smart (Suburbs) .. .. •• 473 19. R. J. King (Opaki) 473
20. W. Mclvor (Petone) 472 21. R. J. Nicholls (Greytown) . • 472 22. E. S. King (Wanganui) .... 472 23. W. S. Mill s (Kiwi) 471 24. W. Duncan (Westport) •• •• 471 25. W. J. Green (Okawa) 471 26. E. F. Sandford (Christchurch) 469 27. C. Ashley (Auckland) .. •. 469 28. C. Corkill (Waipukurau) •• 468 29. M. C. Connor (Okawa) .... 467 30. P. B. Goldfinch (Old Navals) 467 31. R. G. Barkle (Akarana) .... 467 32. H. Reynolds (Christchurch) 467 33. J. F. Thompson (Greytown) 466 34. W. H. Ballinger (Petone) .. 466 35. L. G. Loveday (Linton) .... 466 36. G. G. Ashley (Akarana) .. • 466 37. H. H. Mawlcy (Opaki) .... 465 38. E. A. Ballinger (Petone) ... 465 39. J. Kyle (Linton) 465 40. R. Piper (Christchurch) .... 462 4L G. H. Cross (Hawera) .. .. 462 42. P. Palmer (Patea) 462
43. C. J. Nix (Featherston) .... 461 44. G. L. Evans (Christchurch) 461 45. T. Warbiirton (Petone) .... 460 46. Bolton (Opaki) 460 47. R. Feist (Cambridge) .. .. 459 48. ('. Whiteman (Upper Hutt) . 459 49. D. J. Anderson (Kaituna) .. 459 50. H. R. Keene (Omana) .. .. 459 —(P-A.)
The Wairarapa successes in the Hawke s Bay match were: £5 J. F. Thompson (Greytown) 47, H. Feast (G'rcytown) 45, £1 F. Bolton (Opaki), Gawith (Gladstone). B. Grade. — Counted out, P. Nicholls, Bairstow, Wilton.
In the Taranaki Match (10 shots at 800) W. E. MfeKeich 47 was first, N. AV. Wilkie, W. Duncan, A. Nielson and H. Loveday 46, Ingley (Opaki), G. Te Whaiti (Tuhirangi), A. B. Balfour 44, R. J. King (Opaki), W. J. Feast (Greytown), H. H. Mawley (Opaki) take £1 each. B Grade £2 W. J. Feast jr (Greytown), 10/ P. Nicholls (Greytown), H. Seymour (Alfredton) 41, D. E. Wilton (Mauriceville) 40, J. C. Feast (Greytown) 39.
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Wairarapa Age, 22 March 1924, Page 6
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