NEW ZEALAND BISLEY

Evening Star, Issue 19802, 28 February 1928, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND BISLEY

CHANGES IN LEADING FIFTY SEVERAL “ CRASH " BADLY [Per Usited Press Association.] TRENTHAM, February 28. After tho galo ami heavy rain of tho night, the morning was fine and cold. The executive decided to to liro tho 800yds Taranaki match instead ol finishing the Otago match. Shooting commenced at 9 o’clock. Tho trouble marksmen had to contend with was the changing light. Conditions otherwise wore good. Tho wind was puffy, and sighting varied from 3deg right to 2deg loft. No mirage was in evidence. At a representative meeting of tho association Colonel F. B. Creswell (Christchurch) was elected president, vice Colonel P. Hughes, resigned. Tho club representatives on tho executive areOtago, F. Silvios; Canterbury, Captain Masefield; Wellington, W. M’Bain; Auckland, A. Patrick; Territorial representatives—Colonel Hughes (Wellington), Captain Simmonds (Auckland), Surgeon-captain R, Crawford (Otago) ; W. Fellingham, secretary. Competitors' eulogised the efficient services of tho statistical staff under Captain Guy Felton. In the Taranaki match, which is in progress, possibles were obtained by K. M'lvenzie (Featherston), Caughloy (Karori), Bramley (Ashburton), M'fver (Petone), Bolton (Opaki). The long range matches arc causing many changes in the leading fifty, several men having “crashed” badly. The final will not be known till late in tho afternoon. The time limit of fifteen minutes is being enforced at tho long ranges. Bramley took six and Caughley eight.

TARANAKI MATCH

Ten shots at 800 yards. A GRADE. 80s—R. Canghley ' (Karori) 50 80s—F. Bolton (Opaki) 50 80s—C. Bramloy (Ashburton) ... 50 80s.—W. M'lver (Petone) 50 60s—A. Elgar (Hawera) 49 The following take 40s each:—J, Feast, K . M'Kenzic, Si in monels 49, Grave, Gower 48. The following take 20s each: —Kcir, Hare, Helrashnw, Gregor (Victoria), H, Feast. Harris (Victoria), Righetti (Victoria), Taylor, Cardo 48, Percy Kidd, Russell, Carter, Croxtou, Taylor, Hunter, Barlow, Waddington, Munro, Ferguson (New. South Wales), M'Koich, Bailey, M'Donald, D. M'Kenzic, Nix, Clark 47, Truman, Eyles, Orr, Devore, Robertson, Gillick, Blackburn, Haase, Paterson, Powell 48. Counted out: W. Ballinger, Cromio, Bryden, Kyle, Hood, Forgo (New South Wales), Bruce (Victoria), James (To Wlnti). B GRADE. 60s—L. Braighwaite (Napier) ... 48 40s—E. Booth (Hawera) 43 The following take 20s each:—Ramsay, Pring, Walden, Mosley, Oldhill. The following divide £7:—M'Cbesncy, Atkins, Nelson, Mitchell, Higgs, Kershaw, Hodge, Bairstow, Patrick, R. Jones, Pearson, Munro 45, Banks, Taylor 44. Eighteen with scores of 44 were counted out. TYROS. 40s—R. Farrow (Tararua) 47 The following take 20s each: —Eves, Rush, Thomson, Huston, Hoddcr, Meads, Walsh, Stent, Murdock. Eleven with scores from 44 to 43 divide £6. The match was won in 1927 by W. Barrett (Sydenham), LEADING FOR BELT TRENTHAM, February 27. W. M‘Jvcr (Petone) is leading for tho belt with an aggregate of 457; H. Feast (Greytown) and J. Carter (Linton) are second each with 444 ; C. Nix (Featherston) is next with 442.