THREE MEN TIE

NZ Truth, Issue 1212, 21 February 1929, Page 16

THREE MEN TIE

Thrilling Finish For Belt BLENHEIM VICTORY (From "N.Z/ Truth's" Wellington Rep.) Peppering the bullseye with consistency, Masefield (Blenheim), James (Napier), and W. H. Ballinger (Petone), made holes m allexisting rifle shooting records when they tied at the Dominion Rifle Championships. "THE trio spreadeagled any opposition and topped the King's Fifty with 506. But when each recorded 46 m the shoot-off, unparalleled enthusiasm prevaiied. '„•■■ | A double tie by three men is a record that will take some shattering. Masefield won the final shootoff after Ballinger landed an outer with his last shot, when a bulls-, eye would have given him the belt. : It was a dramatic finish. ." i As James and Ballinger tied for second place, a further slioot-of£ was necessary, James winning". Masefield won the Belt m 1914. His steadiness and dontrol played a big part m his success! At the conclusion of. the Australian Championship . j at' Victoria,, where he will compete with the New Zealand team, Masefield intends taking- part at the Empire meeting at Bisley, England.