RIFLE SHOOTING.

Waikato Times, Volume 116, Issue 19461, 28 December 1934, Page 9

RIFLE SHOOTING.

NORTH ISLAND CHAMPIONSHIP. 4 ' SOBER WINS THE BELT." (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WAN GAN UI, Thu rs'day. An excellent finish 'was provided to the North Island /rifle championship meeting at Putiki this afternoon. 'F. J. Soler and A. Doidge tied for first place in tho final shoot for tlife championship belt and then fired three extra shots to 'decide the match. They tied again, however, both men scoring 13 out of 15. It then remained for them to decide the championship by a “shot for shot" competition. Both men scored bulls with their first shots, hue Doidge ‘-‘'broke” with his second, and Soler scored another hull, thereby winning the championship belt and cup.

Soler also won the Marybank aggregate. The Putiki aggregate was won by E. S. King, while J. D. Christian won the B grade challenge cup. Captain 11. Simmonds, of Auckland, won the Chronicle Cup for third place in the championship. The prizes were presented by Colonel J. Hughes at the conclusion of the meeting. The results in the championship series were:— Maslerton match, 300yds; F. Soler (Wanganui), and A. Doidge (Wanganui), 49 points each, 1: R. ,T. King (Opaki), 48, 3. B grade: C. B. Benton (Okalo), 48, I; B. A. Wilton OOpaki), 47, 2.

Champion pairs, 300, 500 and GOOyds: A.' Doidge and F. Soler, 201 points, 1; E. Farley and I. Ford, 19G, 2; C. 11. Gower and J. Paterson, 193, 3.

Teams match, 300, 500 and GOOyds: Wanganui No- 1, 498 points, 1; Wanganui No. 2, 485, 2.

Final 300 and 600yds; F. J. Soler (Wanganui), 33G points, 1; A. Doidge (Wanganui), 336, 2; 11. Simmonds (Auckland), 333, 3.