THE KING’S FIFTY.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 20 March 1926, Page 11

THE KING’S FIFTY.

. BELT FINAL TO-DAY. HIGH SCORING AT TEENTHAM. By Tslecrarih —Prpss AasocUtlon. TEENTHAM, March 19. Habitues of Trentham smiled tins morning at the thought .of.-what was “coming” to the new men. Changing light, due to clouds, and around midday made worse by smoke from scrub fires, combined with a real Trentham “fishtail” wind —varying from the faintest zephyr to a fresh breeze —made the, marksman’s lot an unhappy one, and'many came to grief. The Otago Match,in the afternoon at 800_ and 900 yards proved a severe strain, hut though the score cards showed many lean patches the shooting among the fortunate ones was still very good. The King’s Fifty, to fire off for the Belt to-morrow (ten shots at 900 yards) emerged in the following order: — Caldwell (Karori) ... 511 Simmonds (Wanganui) ... 507 E. S. King (Wanganui)' >.. 606; E. J. King (Opaki) ... ... 503 W. J. Green (Okawa) ... ... 502 H. Donald (Opaki) ... >.. 501 Holmes (Wanganui), >.. ... 501 Eoots (Patea) ... >.. ... 499 Smart (Wellington) 498 C. Whiteman (Upper Hutt) 498 West (Eenwick) ... >.< 498 Boon (Karori) ... .... ... 497 Hester (Suburbs)' ... ... ... 494 Graham (Dunedin) ... ... 494 F. Hood (Featlierston) ... 493 E. Bailey (Kimholton) ... 493 S. Hay Elliott (Akarana) ... 491 Benton. (Featherston) ... ... 491 W. H. Ballinger (Petone) ... 491 Caughley (Karori) ... ... 491 J. Tewhaiti (Tohirangi) ... 490 Ehodes (Kata) ... 490 Kibblewhite • (Waimate) ... 489 A. Harris (Suburbs) ... ; >./ 489 Masefield (Marlborough) ... 489 W. H. Mills (Kiwi): ... ...■ 488 Warburton (Petone) ... ... 488 . Swanson (Karori) ... ... 488 Hunt (Suburbs). ... 488 Holmsha’iv (Christchurch) ... 487 - Clement (Ashburton) 487 T. Whiteman (Upper Hutt) 487 K. McKenzie (Featherston) 487 Bryden (Kaiapoi) ... ... 487 Hart .(Havelock) ...• ... ..., 487 Mcßain (Wellington)] ... ... 487 Marshall (Karori) ... 486 Eeynolds (Christchurch) ... 456 Hogg (New Plymouth) ... 486 G. Evans (Christchurch)’ ... 486 V. Jones (Kimbolton) 486 D. J. Anderson ... ... ... 485 Hamilton (Wanganui) 485 White (Okawa) ... 484 F. W. Ching (Karori) ... 484 Judkins (Auckland Cadets) ... 484 J. C. Feast (Greytown) ... 484 J. H. Thompson (Mangaweka) 483 H. Harries (Christchurch) 483

It, is notable that Caldwell’s aggregate is a record. Last year Andersjfh, the Belt winner, came back with 494 (the best aggregate). This year Anderson is onb; nine behind that total, and is forty-third in the. list. Last year 460 got into the King’s Fifty; this year it takes 473 to be in at the tail of the first hundred men. ’ At the end of the Hawke’s Bay Match, Caldwell, who was lying fifth last night, had pulled up to first place, followed by A. Harris and E. S. King, each 419. Then came Simmonds 416, and West 414, while Eoots, owing to his “crash” in this match, had fallen like Lucifer from his high overnight estate to sixth place with 412. After going through the gruelling twenty shots of the Otago Match at 800 and 900 yards, Caldwell was still three points ahead, but Simmonds had usurped the position of runner-up, with the two Kings next. Simmonds, it may be mentioned, has for the third successive year established a lead for the grand aggregate for all matches fired to date, with 711 points. The Imperial Aggregate for the Marlborough, Canterbury, Otago, Taranaki, and Dominion matches was won by R. J. King (Opaki) with a score of 395. His club mate H. Donald, was runner-up with 392. King takes the “Club” Coffee Cun.

PRIZE LIST: DOMINION MATCH (15 shots at GOO yards, 10 at 900 yards).—£lo, 11. Donald (Opaki) 117; £B, Caughley (Karori) 115; £6, R. J. King (Opaki) 114; £5, Heney (Kaiapoi) 114; £5, Pepson (Tahora) 114; £4, each, C. Whiteman (Upper Hutt) 114, Holland (Opotiki) 114, Macbain (Wellington) 113; £3 each, O’Donnell (Petone) 113, Eoots (Patea) 113, Guiney (Petone) 113, Irvine (Nelson) 113; £2 each, F. W. Ching (Karori) 112, Patrick (Auckland) 112, K; McKenzie (Featherston) 112, Mclver (Petone) 112, Petersen (Auckland) 111, Edwards (Linton) 111, Smart (Wellington) 111, L. Jones 111, Ritchie (Wanganui) 111, F. Whitman (Upper Hutt) 111, George (New Plymouth) 110, Isaacs (Wellington) 110, Arnold (New Plymouth) 110, Orr (Greytown) 110, Gower (Rata) 110.

HAWKE’S BAY MATCH (10 shots at 900 yards).—A. Grade.—£s, Caldwell (Karori) 50; £4, Hay (Christchurch) 48; £4, Hunt (Wellington Suburbs) 47; £3, Mcßain (Wellington Old Navals) 47; £3, Kyle (Linton) 46; £2 each, Mills (Kiwi) 46, Thomas (Upper I-lutt) 46,, Dfisfc .(Featherston) 46, Simmonds (Wanganui) 46, Oliver (Tauranga) 45. B. Grad©.—£3, Free (Opaki) 44; £2, F. Hood (Featherston) 44; £1 each, Heney (Kaiapoi) 44, Pederson (Okawa) 41, Frankland (Karori) 41, Clement (Ashburton) 41, Frazer (ICaitangata) 41, Dunn (Wellington) 41. Tyros.—£2, Peat (Wellington) 45; £1 each, Bills (Christchurch) 41, O’Donnell (Petone) 41, Rule (Petone) 41, Hansen (Kaiparoro) 41, McAnulty (Kaiparoro) 41, Watson (1 eatherston) 41, McVicar (Waipukurau) 41, Davis (Eanfurly) 40, George (New Plymouth) 40. I he Executive has decided to extend the King’s aggregate from fifty to one hundred men, giving £1 each to the second fifty, who, however, do not shoot for the Bolt to-morrow. They take £1 each. The list includes Clark (Ashburton), Koppert (Oamaru) each 482; Andrews (Glenavy) 479, Iveir (Ashburton) 477, H. Crombio (Ashburton) 475.,

The Champion Teams Match resulted Wellington Suburbs 2446, Wanganui No. 1 2431, Karori No. 1 2424. The' C.A.C:' Cup (for teams shooting over long ranges) resulted :—Wanganui No. I 878, Karori No. 2 855, Karori No. 1 854.

Boon (Karori) and G. Crombie (Ashburton) tie for first place in the Bisloy aggregate (long ranges) with 183, and will shoot off.

'■Pi*;. Otago Match was won by Hester (Wellington Suburbs) 96 (50 at 800, a s d , 4 £ at 900 yards); R. J. King (Opaki) was runner-up, 46 —49 —95.