RIFLE SHOOTING
(By Telegraph—Per Press Association. TRENTHAM, Feb. 29. Tlie main interest is centred on t-lii afternoon’s shoot when the King’i .Prize will he decided. McJA'cr, wli< o had a substantial lead yesterday morn 11 ing, was looked upon as almost a cer s tainty. He had been shooting con- - sistentlv but the vagaries of the 1 I Ticntham weather proved a stumbling block in the long ranges. Is. King, the leader, who has been 1 steady throughout the meeting has 1 been a competitor for some years. In 1927 he was nineteenth on the list. James, the second man, who was champion in 191.} won the Carbine Cup and Trentham aggregate in 192.1 and 192,1. | Mefver and O’Donnell (Petone) are well in the running as is Piper (Christchurch) and Carter (Linton). Conditions this morning, favourable for good arkmnnship, are dull with clear atmosphere. The champion team match progresses in conjunction with North and South Islands and Australia and New Zealand. On Thursday a triangular inatilh wiil he held. New South Wales, Vic-
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Hokitika Guardian, 29 February 1928, Page 3
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173RIFLE SHOOTING Hokitika Guardian, 29 February 1928, Page 3
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