GREAT MARKSMANSHIP

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 586, 12 February 1929, Page 1

GREAT MARKSMANSHIP

IDEAL SHOOTING AT TRENTHAM

NO GLARE OR WIND / Press Association TRENTHAM, To-day. The shooting conditions* at Trentham this morning were probably the most Perfect for many years. There was a splendid light, with the sun obscured, and the wind was hardly suffiicent to move the flags. The meeting has advanced at such a Rood pace that only one range is being used for the Taranaki match, ten shots *U 800yds. The competitors are shooting in two squads, there being considerable dissension when they were informed that one to twenty-five squads would go to the mounds first, but fnere being indications that the conmtions will hold the first shootists will r eap no advantage. The first man to complete his shoot at this range was H. Seymour (Alfredl°n). who registered the possible. v ° n tbe leader’s board the name of • Ballinger was closely watched, 'Jso that of W. Masefield, and each 'ere heartily congr;~:ulated when they possibles, finishing almost simultaneously.

The marksmanship is so good that i ‘ 18 common, lower scores being Ran- u P° n as the average shooting, cannot be disturbed from the adle J* s bip on this match, his aggrevjv® being 469. Masefield is four points winu llm * and Goldfinch, second man. out S ? oot later in the morning. Five w 1,,. the te n aggregate leaders are Ellington Club’s representatives, i • Buschl, Sydenham, is B grade and bas done well in holding flf ty position. terr^T Sent P° ssi hilities are hard to detim on ly 20 points separating the %*.***' nien, with a possible of 150 pomts to be obtained.