Exciting Rifle Finish Promise
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1 TRENTHAM, March A. With six; poinfs onlv separating the leading- 15 competitorS, an exciting- tmish is expecterl when the - linai-5e shoot is lired to-morrow afternoon at. Trentham to determine the Xationai Rifle Ohampion for I !)4S. Four times previous winner of tlie Ballinger eBlt, W^^I. Maselield (Blen iieiin) shares first position' with the iM-year-old Okawa shot, -M. Gordon, wnn R. P. Wakefield (Akarana) a^ point away, closely followed by ,1. F. Bisliop (Ashburton) aml R. F. Marshall (Westport). The weather was brilliantly line, but variable winds provided a real test ot marksmanship. With the day's prograrnme consisting of three long range matches, it was not surprisiug that some leaders crashed while others eame into the reekoning. ^The following will shoot off, in tne Fing's Prize match 10 shots at" 9UU yards : A\ . X". Maselield (Blenheim; 455, M. Gordon (Okawa) 455, R. L. .Wakefield (Aiwo'ana) 454', J. E. Bishop' ( Ashburton) 45.4, Ii. F. Marshall (Westport) 452, WT. J. Burtoii (Gisliornei 450, J. WT. Gurton (Opaki) 450. A. Jti.
Russell (Opaki), H. King (Opaki) 45o. )A. II. O'Donnell (Petone), 449, F. ,j. Soler ( Wanganui) 449, W. M? HolJann (Ashburton) 4-19, G. J. X«c (Feather ston) 449, F. Ballinger (Onslow) 44;i, P. J. Jeune (Gisborne) 449, II. Sun-mon-ds (Auckland) 447, H. K.. Smith (Opaki) 447, L. Goodwin (Okato) 44o, JT. Pat more (Okawa) 44(5, O. W. Sano ford (Karori) 44(5, R. X. McVicar (Waipukurau) 445, L. Hutchison (Westport) 445, D. A. Dunn (Okawa) 444, R. b. Wood (Invercargill) 444, O. L. Whiteman (Upper Hutt), 444, -T. R. Keoghan (Westport) 444, H. G. Day (Nelson;, 14M, II. A. Cromie (Ashburton) 443. h,. H. Niehol (Petone) 442, K. I'east ( Pecitherston ) 442, F. Bowes i Ancif-
(and) *142, K. U. McLellan (Aucklanu; 141, J. AV. Johnston (Featherston), R. R. Torrie (Akarana) 44.1, L. J. B )!,, Kelvie (Karori) 441, F. Al. Wngtey (Opaki) 440, G. Rhodes (Featherston) 440, A. Xielsou (Okawa), 440, E. R. Poulgrain (Akarana) 440, J. X. Hansen (Ashhurst) 4.'!9, W. A. Tritt (Bvdenham) 439, S. L. Lumsden (Levin)* 43.9. B. J. IMayhew (Oheltenhaiu) 439, R.' c •Russell (Auckland) 438, AF R. .Tud'ldns (Auckland) 438, A. A. Ford (Invercargill) 438, I). F. Keir (Christchurch) 438. X. C. 1 irie (Okawa) 438 II. Mimi (Suburbs) 438. -Nine others will shoot off for iasi place. Leading prize-winners during the day were:- — .Taranaki Matcli (-800 yards). A Grade: A. A\ . Warern (Tauranga'j 49. . B Grade: D. A. Dunn (Okawa) 49. C Grade: IL L. Knight- (Opaki) 4,s. Auckland Match (900 yards) . A Grade: J. AAr. Curti.n (Opaki) 49. B Grade: E. j\I. Grieber (Invercargill) 4(5. C Grade: C. A. Leach (Alfredton) 47. Southland Match 800 and 900 Yards; . A Grade: K. Feast (Featherston) 9b. B Grade: A. Cross (Featherston) 94. C- Grade: K. a.. Grahain (Levin) 92.
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Chronicle (Levin), 5 March 1948, Page 5
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