Lieut. Duncan Wins The Belt.

Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 4386, 16 March 1909, Page 3

Lieut. Duncan Wins The Belt.

SHAW (PAEROA) THIRD,

Trentham, Saturday. The championship shooting started for King’s match at 3 o’clock on Friday. The weather was all that could be desired. The scoring was very close on the part of the leaders for the first five shots, when they ran . Duncan 474. King, Shaw, and Patrick 467, Guy and McConnell 465. High scoring was the order of the day after this, the great percentage of hits being bull’s eyes. With two more shots gone King had pulled up level with Duncan, who made a miss at the sixth shot ; while McConnell, Shaw, and Patrick were only two points behind, and Guy four points. Duncan was first to finish with 491, Patrick and Shaw being next with 490 and 489, McConnell and Guy each finishing with 488. With his last shot King had to make a bull’s eye to win. Just as he was going to aim a bull’s eye was rung upon his target, evidently put in by another competitor, and he did not claim it, and with his shot missed the target. This left the victory with Duncan, and placed King in sixth place. James, of Napier, won the Cup for the highest score in the King’s match.