KING’S PRIZE

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 8 May 1925, Page 2

KING’S PRIZE

WON BY I). J, ANDERSON

(United Press Assooi&tion.)

TRENTHAM, May 6. The following are the dtflilils of the King’s Prize Mulch of ten shots at SOO 'yards:—£so, Ballinger Belt, gold medal and badge, D. J. Anderson (Kaituua), range score 42, iotiii 530; £25, silver star and badge, 1). F. Keir (Ashburton), 47) total 527 ; £ls, silver star and badge, 1). J, Guiney (I’elolie) 4/, total 526; £lO, silver stir and badge, R, 11. Nielmß (Pctone)j 40, total 524. The-following, £5 and badge each: T. I. Orr (Greytown) 45, 523; S./M. It. L. Frank (PermanenV-Statf) 43, 523: EJ. Rest on (Akftrana) 41, 521: 11. limit (Wellington Suburbs) 37, 519; W 11. Ballinger (Petone) 44, 518; F. C. Hogg (New Plymouth) 37, ,518 ; £4 atul badge each, L. O, Pitnin (Christchurch) 43, 517; A. ,1. Devore (Aba ran a) 43, 516; 11. Donald (Opalti), 42, 516; R. Piper (Christchurch) 43, 515; Capt. \V. N. Masefield (Marlborough) 36, 515; £3 and badge each, K. McKenzie (Feather - stop) 46. 514; S'. Hay (Christchurch Rail way) 43, 512: Captain It. Sinnilonds (Wanganui) 38, 512; W. Sutherland (Goodwood) 34, 512; J. C- Carter (Linton) 30, 512; £2 and badge-: F. W. Chirig (Karori) 46, 5ll: W. J. Green (Okawa) 38, 511; W. H. West (Henwick) 35, 511; Lt. F. J.' Soler (Wanganui) 43 510; It. Mawley (Opaki).42, 510. Tho following take £1 each: \V. ,T. Brydcn (Kninpoi) 37, 510; G. PHarrison (liawera) 44,,508; E. S, King (Wanganui) 30, 508; W. H. Feast (Greytown) 46, 507; J. W. Milroy (Waimea) .43, 507.; 11, T. -Boon (Karori) 40. 507; D. McKenzie (Opalti) 42, 506 ; C. Whiteman (Upper Ilutt) 27 506; C. J. Nix (Feat-herson) £4O, 505 ; S. Mayhew (Linton) 38, 505 ; Captain C. J. Holland (Opotiki) 43, 504; .1, E. Harris (Linkla ter) 33 502; A. Harris (Wellington Suburbs) 33, 502; E. Bailey (Kimbolton) 33 , 502; A. V. Swanson (Karon) 38, 501 ; ,T. Smart (Wellington Suburbs) 37, 501; W. S. Mills (Kiwi) 28, 501; H. Troitnian (Greytown) 33, 500; G. Croniic (Ashburton) 34, 499; A. 0. Graam (Dunedin) 36. 497; F. W. Cox (Linton) 35, 497; W. C. Webb (Karori) 34 . 494; L. A. Caldwell (Karori) 32, 493; A. E. Halmshaw (Christchurch) 27, 489; D. Roots (Patea) 22, 484. After the Kind’s Match Gurney and Keir had to fire five -shots to decide the ownership of tho Rifle Challenge Cup. Keir made 3, 5. 3,5, 4—29; and Guiney 3,4, 0,5, 5—17. Anderson, the Belt winner, is a farmer at Kaituna, and is 23 years of age. This is his fifth -season with the rifle. He is modest and imperturbable, and admitted a 15-shot possible in tho Dominion Match last year, and said that his average in that match for the past three years was 72. His win marks the first occasion on which, a South Islander captured the coveted honour since 1914, when Masefield won (fhe Belt. The runner-up, Keir, shot three years (1.900-8) with the Rangiora Rifles,_ winning the Company Championship in 1908, and shot no more , for , twelve vears. He began again with the Wakntui Club in Ashburton in 1020, and then joined the Ashburton Club. Last year lie won the Midfield aggregate lit Greytown. This is his fourth trip to Tventhnm, and his first appearance in the King’s Fifty. He has not lost B grade status. The third man, Guiney, is a wellknown figure on rifle ranges. Beginning in 1911 with the Christchurch Rifle Club he attended Tremthnm in 1912 and 1913, and in the latter year was a member of the Christchurch Club team that won the Champion Teams Match. After war service he shot at Bisley in 1919 the year that Loedvay won the King’s Prize there. He has won the North Island Championship at Wanganui and tho Wairarapa Championship at Greytown. He finished fourth for the Belt in 1920. He has also represented New Zealand in Victoria and New South Wales, getting into both King’s Hundreds.

Anderson’s victory was generally expected, but- ho was, nevertheless, warmly applauded and chaired in the usual way by club mates and attended by three very joyful sisters t-o the liall, where Lady Rhodes presented the prizes, after brief speeches by the Minister of Defence and General Melville, G.0.C., who, with seerval staff officers, and a considerable number of the public, were interested spectators of the final shoot.

NO EXCITEMENT

ANDERSON’S BIG LEAD

THEN TRAM, May 7

The fight for the Belt was shorn of excitement hv the leader s ,- ten-pom)-auvantage at the start-, and Nic-holls, nearest attendant, had difficulty ip opening his account. His two sight-ers were misses, but he began “business with a couple of bulls, then sampled all kinds of hits except outers. The weather was really/excellent, and the best seen for years for the King’s Match. The wind was iglit, from the right, and easy to follow as a rule, but alternating bright, sunlight and clouds caused elevation troubles. Nicholl and Anderson occupied, targets 12 and 13 respectively, in the middle of the lange. While lMcho.ll was struggling with unproductive sighters Anderson 3 anil 4. and decided, to 1 keep to the latter. The two men’s cards, at the end o' the shoot read—Anderson 4353453555, 42; Nicholl 3553354534, 40. Meantime Keir (who was sixth in the aggregate] and Guiney (eleventh) . had been engaged in an interesting contest, each gettig on 47 and coming, up to se% coin! and third places in the final, llieir tie required a shoto-off. Orr divided his score equally into bulls and iuners. climbing from thirteenth place to fifth. Hunt and Carter fell badly for old -stagers, and Hogg dropped to tenth place, but had the excuse that this ordeal was a- new thing for him. R-eston kept seventh place, while Frank moved up two to sixth. There was a. good deal of shuffling among the lower placed men. Citing, H. Feast, and McKenzie, were .fortunate enough to compile good hits of 46 each, but they were so far behind that it would not benefit them greatly so far as the bigger prizes were concerned. As the shadows of the flag poles began to lengthen eastward the conditions became even better than at the start, tho light being steadier; hut several men seemed in trouble, nevertheless. Notable .among these was the double exchampion, Roots, who only notched 22. He certainly had not far to fall in the whole list, but he fell the whole way. Of the rest the. less said perhaps the better. It is worthy of mention that the King’s Fifty included eight B grade men’ and six tyros. So ends the !L925 New Zealand Bisley, and the camp to-night is almost deserted by riflemen. The grand aggregate for the highest score, in all matches of A and B series (including the King’s Match) was Avon by Captain Simmohds vvith 718. Tim runner-up was R. 11. Nicholl with 713. H. L. (Frank, 708, was third. Champion Teams. Match prize- list : —•

j £2O and district challenge shield, New i Plymouth 489; £lO, Christchurch 487; , £6, Linklater 484; £5. Upaki 480; .£3, i Ashburton 477; £2 each, Linton 476, I Pet-otie 476, Grevtown 475. Other teams j were, Patea 474, Wellington Suburbs 474, Wanganui Mo. .1 .473. Napier 472. Kni'oi'i No. 1 472, Wanganui No. 2 472, Featherstoti 471, Upper iliitt 471, Akaruna 465. The North v. Smith Island Match (20 men aside, seven shots each at 300. 500. ftild 600 yards) was won bv the North by 1.917 points to 1907. The outstanding scores Were 102 by Holmshaw (Christchurch), and 100 bv W. 11. Ballinger (Petone). Centuries were also got in the Champion Teams Match by Taylor (New Plymouth), Marett (New Plymouth), and W. Ballinger (Petone), while Coleman (Linklater) put on 102.