FIVE TIMES CHAMPION

Chronicle (Levin), 6 March 1948, Page 5

FIVE TIMES CHAMPION

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Veteran Masefield Heads OU Youthftd Gordon .

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i Iti'lXN X lliVilJL, -MaiCIL J. A New Zealand-rec.ord was established when W. N. AiaselieJd (Blenheim/ won the Ballinger belt at the nationai rifle meeting at Trentham today. for tluiSft'h time, by two points. The previotis .i-ecord of "four clianipionships. washared witl^ Alasei.nil-d by D. Robt-s (Patea). M. Gordon, the promising 21vea r-oid O kawa "shot was runner-u p 'Vitli 'J. E. Bishop (Ashburton) third. Tricky conditious prev'aiAed at 900 yards when the iinal-50 shoot began, thc aight being fair and wind variableAiasefleld and Gordon, joint leaders, oegan the best-of-flve-top-riflemten and, the contest. settled into a duel bdtweeu the . tiO-year-old Blenheim veteran , and ihe Okawa youth. The latter dropped Jiree points in his flrst six shots wlietexs Alaselield was iive down. However, the veteran linished brilliantly with Hiree' bulls' and a four whcreas Gordon cncountered trouble, his last four shots neinei, 4, 3, 4 GordOlCs performance was a higltiy rneritorious one in tha# it vyas his second national championship meeting and justilied the great proinise iiidicaled wlien he linished in 19th jtlace t'or the belt last year. Bisliop had a diflicult period after beginniug with a bttll, dropping iive points in his next four shots but linished strbngly with 5, 4, 4, 5, 5. F. .1. (Soler (Wanganui) with 4(5 'and W. J. Burtbn (Gisborne) with 45, nioved up to tie for i'ourtli place, Goler winning the slioot-off • by oue poiut. Burtpn HiacT a partkiit.UU'^y successf d meeting." ' i n addition tpr.gaunng* lit'tii prize .ih tbe belt, iie won- ihe serviee championship iired in the nicrxxiiiig arai also took the grand aggregate and Austraiian aggregate. The liigliest score in the flnal-3(T shoot was registercd by D. F. Kelr (Chx'istchurch) whose 48 included three Lu'ls,, King's Frize Match ' £50, W. N. Alaselield (Blenheim) 455—44 — 499. £25, Al. Gordon (Okawa) 455 — 42 — 497. £15, .T. E. Bishop (Ashburton) 453 — 43—49(5. £10, E. J. Soler (AVanganui) 449 — 4(5—495. £8, W. J. Burton (Gisborne) 450 — 45 —495. •'£(5, R. F. Wakefield (Akarana) 494. £5, AL Patniore (Okawa) 492, E. Ballinger (Onslow) 492. £4, A. II. Russell (Opaki) 492, R. F. Alarshall (Westport) 492, J. W. Curtin (Opaki) 491. £-!, H. King (Opaki) '490, W. AL Ilolland (Ashburton) 489, (). L. Whitenuui (Upper Hutt) 48S. £2, H. Himiiiomls t Auckland City) 488, II. G. Day (Nelson) 487, R. N. McVicar (Waipukurau) 487, O. W. Sandford (Karori) 487, II. j K. Hmitu. (Opaki) 487, A. II. O'Donneil (Petone) 487, p^gE;>?Kei r ■(ChristchiH'ch) 48(5, N. Hatfsen (^shliiirstY'lf 0, S. W^ oluil' son (Featherston)- «^8'G,!l AV. ' A.Ui.Tritt?- ( Cli ris^huf cJl|t 4^.5; R. Ik Nivholl" ( l'eloit'h^- -'4n5, F: BoWes -(Auckland Citv) 485, II. A. Croniie (Ashburton) 485, R. B. Wood (Invercargill) 485, L. Iliitchison (Westport) 48.5, C. ,T. Nix (Featherston) 485, AL H, Judkin-s 1 Auckland ( itv; 484 . M. uWrlgley (Opaki) 484, F. J. ijeune •• (gisborne) 484, R. G. Russell ,|Auckland City) 483,/ jlv. C. AIcLellan ( AbcklEil&^ity'.l 483, K„ Feast (Featherston) 482, J. R. Keoghau (Westport) 482, A. Nielson (Okawa), 481, \,. ,1. B. AlcKelvie (Karori) 481, L. Goodwin (Okato) 481, 8. .J. Alavhew (Cheltenham) 480, G. Rhodes (Feather■ston) 48U, E. R. J. Poulgrain (Akarana) 480, D. A. Dunn (Okawa) 4S0, >S. L. rmmsden (Levin) 479, A. A. Ford (Invercargill) 478, IL R. Torrie (Aka runa) 478, N. C, .Pirio (Okawa) 477, C. A. Whiteman (Levin) 47(5, ii. llun: (iSuburbs) 476. Service Championship £10 and Ross Carbine belt, W. J. Burton (Gisborne) 273. £7, AL 11. Reid (Upped Hutt) 204. £5, W. N. Afasefie.ld (Blenheim) 2(51. t£3, F. J. Jeune (Gisborne) 260. ' £2, A. Linney (Upper Hutt) 2(50, £1,.AL Patmore (Okawa) ^60, - F. E. Sands (Kaitaia) 259, Henderson (Vi4toria- Uni'vefslty> 259j A. Nichol (Bvdenham). 258-' ff.-jRi-KeogliMi ('Westport) 257. Champion Team Match t (Seven shots at 300, 500 and 600 yards/ £25 and flve -miniature eups. Opaki No. 1, 486. . £20- Christchurch 4SG. £10, Blenheim 485, and Opaki No. 2 483. . £5, .Upper Hutt 482' and Okawa No. 1 480. ^ i "*" 1 1 ' »— .i-