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Waipukurau Press, Volume XXVIII, Issue 65, 10 March 1933, Page 7

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KING'S PRIZE MATCHES SIMMONDS AND KING LEAD (Per Press Association) TRENTHAM, Last Night. The annual matches for the King s prize were advanced a further stage at Trentham to-day, when the National Rifle Association disposed of three single-range matches and one double-range match. As a result, of the matches already completed in the championship series H. Simmonds (Auckland) and E. S. King (Wanganui) are leading for the King's prize each having an aggregate of 336. Simmonds and King have each won the championship belt, the former in 1924 and the latter in 192 8. Conditions in the early morning were far from promising. Rain was falling as the marksmen assembled at the squadding posts, but shortly after their arrival at the mounds the weather took a turn for the better. A tricky frontal wind upset the calculations of many. As the day advanced the wind freshened from the right front, particularly so in the late afternoon, with the result, that the scores suffered accordingly. The winner of the Wellington match was W. H. Ballringek (Petone), who scored 98, having made 49 at each range. F. Bowes (Auckland I was runner-up with 96. The first prize in the B grade went to S. Mayhew (Cheltenham), with 95. In the Hawke's Bay match, of ten rounds at 600 yards, Nix repeated his morning performance, again winning with a possible. F. H. James (Napier) was second with 49, and F. H. Sharland (Nelson) and pis club-mate E. C. Russell tied for third place. V.

Barrow, of Cheltenham, was successful in the B grade with 48. Four Possibles Four possibles were made in the one-range Taranaki match, which called for ten rounds at 800 yards. V. Dunn (Upper Hutt) was first to finish with ten bulls, and he was quickly followed by R. C. Bartie (Petone), R. F. Wakefield (Auckland) and W. Sheriff (Gisborne). Each man collected £4 15/-. The B grade was won by C. J. Williamson (Cheltenham ), with 49. The Trentham aggregate for the highest aggregate scores in the King and Henry match, Canterbury match, Hawke’s Bay match and Wellington match went to E. S'. King (Wanga-) nui), with an aggregate of 2 89. H. V. Croxton, of Karori, who won the belt in 1920, shot into second place with 287.

KING’S PRIZE LEADERS With 40 shots to go to decide the 40 finalists for the King’s Prize, ten at 800 yards and 3D at 900 yards, the following are the leading aggregates:— E. S. King (Wanganui) 336 H. Simmonds (Auckland) .... 336 H. V. Croxton (Karori) 334

W. N. Masefield (Blenheim) .. 333 A. H. O'Donnell (Petone) .... 332 F. H. James (Napier) 332 H .W. King (Opaki) 331 H. Harries (Christchurch) .... 331 R. F. Wakefield (Auckland) . . 331 D. F. Keir (Ashburton) 330 C. J. Nix (Featherston) .... 330 J. C. Ashman (Petone) 32 9 J. C. Feast (Greytown) 329 H. L. Mason (Christchurch) . . 328 W. H. Ballinger (Petone) .... 328 F. H. Sharland (Nelson) .... 328 F. W. Ching (Karori) 327 H. R. Hunt (Suburbs) 32 7 L. G. Benton (Featherston) .. 327 ft. Nicholson (Napier) 327 E. M. Wrigley (Opaki) 327 W. J. Burton (Okawa) 32 7 H. W. Feast (Greytown) .... 326 R. Lawrence (Tararua) 326 W. Mclver (Petone) 32 6 C. Whiteman (Upper Hutt ) . . 326 H. H. Mawley (Opaki) 325 R. H. Nicholl (Petone) 325 B. B. Jones (Nelson) 325 J. Vitetta (Nelson) 325 W. Oakley (Christchurch) .. . 325 R. C. Barkle (Petone) 324 P. C. Hamilton (Wanganui) . . 324 J. E. Farley (Wanganui) .... 324 C. H. Gower (Wanganui) .... 324 H. Fran klan d (Karori) 324 L. A. Caldwell (Karori) .... 324 B. Dunn (Upper Hutt) 324 F. J. Soler (Wanganui) 323 F. Bowes (Auckland) 32 3 F. H. Jeune (Gisborne) 323

‘ C.H.B. MARKSMEN In the Canterbury match (ten rounds at 300 yards) Rflm. E. T. Haldane scored 47 points and won £l. Rflm. F. N. McVicai- was among those counted-out. Rflm. R. Thomasen (92) gained £1 in the Wellington Match (ten rounds at 500 and 600 yards). ” In tieing with Rflm. B. E. Jones (Nelson) in the B Grade of the Taranaki Match Rflm. D. R. Waldin (49) secured £2. Rflm. W. Ellis (Takapau) scored 47 and won £l.