MINIATURE RIFLE TITLE WON BY WOMAN

Chronicle (Levin), 27 September 1947, Page 7

MINIATURE RIFLE TITLE WON BY WOMAN

WELLINGTON, Sept. 2(5. tSome remarkable seoring was returned in the New Zealand Miuiature Rille Assoeiation 's chainpionships reeently eondueted tliroughout the eountry. The A grade was won by AI iss Anderson (Westmere), who was runner-up last year, with a lirilliant aggregate oi 3(1(1.25. Slie also won the" women 's eiianipionship. li. 11. Nicholl (Petone ('entrah, with 2119,27, was runuer-up followed by S. E. Luxford (Hastings) and II. Nickless ( Wellingtoul Muuicipal) eacli with 299.25, and li. E. Taylor (Cashmere), 1). Roberlson (liutt) and G. J'hodes (Carterton) with 299.22. So high was ihe standard tliat the plaeings were deeided on inner bulls. Eveii moro remarkable were the seores in the II grade wliieh was won by R. Cuiiiiiiigham ( I'nited, Christchurch; with an aggregate "of .'500.27. An extra inner bull gave him a narrow win over F. Forbes (Napier) who finisheil witli 300.2(5, J. fl. Littlejohn (Westmere) 111 1 ing third jilaee with 299.21. The C grade was won by W. Stark (Wanganui) with 25)7.17 and the. D grade by M rs. J. -Newton (Wanganui t'iti/.ens) with 29(5. 1). O'Brien (Brooklyn), a Tochnical College boy who has been shooting only a few montlis, S. M. Hope (Wigram), II. Hniith (Tamaki). B. McDonald (Tamaki) and G. D. Watkins (Napier) were noxt with 25)5. The season 's aggregate was won oy S. Luxl'ord (Hastings) with 49.S.;i(i. lie was an inner bull ahead of F. J. Jeune ( Gisborne) whose total was 45)8.35. The winners of ihe teams' niatclies were: A grade, Dunedin Railway; B grade, Napier; C grade, West Eud; D > rade, Napier.