RIFLE CHAMPIONSHIPS

Chronicle (Levin), 4 March 1948, Page 7

RIFLE CHAMPIONSHIPS

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,w Service and Empire Postal Matches

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TRENTHAM, Mar. 3. With. a good total of 250, W. J. Barton (Gisborne) headed the field . at.tiie conelusion of the three matches for the Service Championship on the Trentham" Range to-day,' .eigiit points ahead oi the next competitor. M. H. Reid ( Upper Hutt) vvas f our points ahead ot A. Nichol (Sydenhafn). Barton should have exc'eilent prospects of winiiing this event wliich earries '/with it the Ross Carbine Championship Belt. The fina.1-50 shoot will take place oh Friday morning. The weather was brilliantly fine with a steady left wind and the standard of siiooting high. The Ballihger Belt series in -wliich the leader is M. Gordo'u (Okawa) was suspended for the day and will be resumed to-inorrow, when the Taranaki (800'yards), Auckland (900 yards), and Southland (800^ and 900 yards) matclies will be fired. On Friday afternoon the King's 50 shdot the final, in the belt series. EMPIRE POSTAL MATCH. The New Zealand team's aggregate of 0026 for the best 50 scores in the Empire postal mateh fired on Tuesday, was a disappointing one, the average beii g 132.5 out of a possible of 15U. The day was the poorest of the meeting witV a 4ull light and variable wind. Follovving were the scores by the New Zealand team for the Empire postal match:— F. Bowes (Auckland .Oity), 142; O. L. Whiteman (Upper, Hutt), H. K. McLellan (Auckland city), 139; *R. F. Wakefield (Akarana), 13S; F. J. Soler (Wanganui), F. J. Jeune . (Gisborne), H. Simmonds (Auckland City ; , 137; W. A. Kenning. (Nelson), W. JM.' Masefield (Blenheim), D. F. Keir (Christchurch), O. Tliom (Sydenham), 130; A. F. Paynter (Blenheim), 135; H. King (Opaki), II. K. "Smith .(Opaki), E. A. Ballinger (Onslow), A. H. O'Donnell (Petone), E. M. Wriglcy (Opaki), W. J. Burtou (Gisborne), (/ C. 'Cronin (Wanganui), 131; H. G. Day (Nelson), J. R. Keoghan (Westport), A. W. Harris (Auckland City), O. M. Pickcring (Opaki), R. H. Whiteman (Upper Hutt), C. J. Nix (Featherston), 133; R. Ii. Nichol (Petone), J. W. Johnson (Featherston), F. B. Haycock (Okawa), K. Uoyald (Featherston), A. A. Ford (Invercargill), W. M. Holland (Ashburton), 132; R. B. Wood (Invercargill), H. Huiit (Huburbs), T. H. MacDouald> (Alfredton), 131; J. I. Iving (Karori), L. Hutchison (Westport), H. Harries (Christchurch), A. R. Tantram (Nelson), 130; D. ,1. , Anderson (Kaituna), F. E. Hands (Kaitaia), W. .S..C., Bownuui (Kaitaia), L. J. B, ' McKelvie (Karori), A. R. Elgar (Turakina), A. Neilson (Okawa), 129;. P. T. ' \yhite" (Napier), D. P. Donald .(Opaki), H. 'A/ Lumsden (Hautere), 128; W. H. West (Blenheim), W. R. Buchanan , (Au(;k- ' land City), 127; C. P. C, Inip (Christchurch), 125.

SERVIQE CHAMPIONSHIP The follovving were leading scores in the Service Championship: — W. J. Burtou (Gisborne), 230:-; uYlP 'Hc t Reid ( L pper Hutt), 222; A. Nichol (Sydenham), 218; W. N. Masefield (Blenheim), M. Patniorc (Okawa), • I). y. Henderson (Victoria University), 217; A. Linnev (Upper Hut't), F. J. ' Jeune (Gisborne), 210; C. Thoifi-' (Sydenham),': H. W. Pedersen (Napier)', 2Tg;'; .'H'J: Frankland (Karori), F. E'. Sandk (Kai-" taia), F. T. White (Napier), 214;' S. L.Lunford (Okawa), D. A. Dun'n (Ok'awa)'1 R. F. Wakefield (Akarana) 213; W. M. Bannister (Opaki), 212; G. C. Cronin (Wanganui), A. Neilson (Okawa), 211; J. R. I\eoghan (Westport), I. J. Sprv (Auckland City), R. H. Nicholl (Pe tone), 210; J. Sim (Okawa), R. Barrow (Cheltenham), 209; C. J. Nix (Featherston), H'. A. Cromie (Ashburton), G. P. Crimp (Christchurch), F. YIc Vicai (Waipukurau), 208; ,T. W. Johnson (Feathersto'n), C. Hilliar (Patea), 207; R. A. Wilton (Opaki), W. D. Milne (Gore), 200. The Champion Service teams match was won by Upper Hutt 1001 from Auckland City No. .1, 990.