OPENING MATCHES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 4 March 1939, Page 9

OPENING MATCHES

NATIONAL RIFLE SHOOTING MEETING GOOD CONDITIONS YESTERDAY AT TRENTHAM. MANY WAIRARAPA COMPETITORS. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) * TRENTHAM. This Day. Experienced marksmen had littlefault to find with the weather conditions for the opening day of the National Rifle Association's meeting at Trentham. The light was good, and though a fish-tail breeze was disconcerting at times, there were for the greater part of the day, just enough changes in the wind to make shooting interesting. The morning was occupied in firing the three-range Opening Match, seven rounds at 300, 500 and 600 yards. This match, which does not count for the championship belt, was won by a B grade marksmen, T. Quinn (Kiwi), with a score of. 104 out of a possible 105. The one point he lost was with his third shot at 300 yards. A start was made in the afternoon with the championship series of matches, shooting taking place in the Canterbury Match, 10 rounds at 300' and 500 yards. Possibles were common at 500 yards, but the only marksman to register the full score at the shorter range was A. R. Symons (Ashhurst). Three finished the two ranges with scores of 98, but the count-back gave first place to A. V. Earrow (Cheltenham).

Because of an error in the range computation of the Auckland team’s score in the district teams match fired on Thursday, Auckland was credited with 10 points to which it was not entitled. The result of this adjustment is that Canterbury and Auckland exchange positions, Canterbury taking second place and Auckland third. The cards as returned from the range showed that Auckland had a score of 1816, but the mistake was discovered when a detailed check was made by the statistical staff. The Canterbury score was 1811, and the corrected Auckland score 1806. Results are as follows: — OPENING MATCH. (Seven rounds at 300, 500 and GOOyds.) A Grade. 1 £5—T. Quinn (Kiwi) 104 £4 —H. Harries (Christchurch) .... 103 £3 each: F. Bowes (Auckland City), 103; R. C. Russell (Auckland City), 102. £2 each: J. Tansley (Invercargill), 101; P. W. Congreve (Old Navals), 101; H. R. Hunt (Suburbs), 101; J. Day (Tararua), 101. z Among the winners of £1 were: J. W. Curtin (Masterton-Opaki), 99; H. Seymour (Alfredton), 99; N. C. Petersen (Tararua), 99; H. A. Duckett (Alfredton), 99; A. C. Edmonds (Alfredton), 98; J. McKenzie (MastertonOpaki), 98. 10s each: H. K. Smith (MastertonOpaki), 98; W. Johnson (Featherston), 98; H. R. Feast (Greytown), 97; V. E. Donald (Masterton-Opaki), 97. B Grade. £3—-L. T. McNatty (Ashburton) .. 101 £2 each: R. Catley (Nelson), 101; A. S. Berry (Dannevirke), 101. £1 each: D. J. Flynn (Greytown). 98. 10s each (Wairarapa only): R. Russell (Masterton-Opaki), 95. CANTERBURY MATCH. (Ten rounds at 300 and 500yds.) A Grade. £5—A. V. Barrow (Cheltenham) 98. £4—S. M. Meads (Wairakei) .... 98 £3 each: J. W. Curtin (MastertonOpaki), 98; M. Holland (Ashburton), 97. £2 each: A. A. Ford (Invercargill), 97; J. Bishop (Ashburton), 97; H. R. Feast (Greytown), 97; W. McChesney (Invercargill), 97. £1 each (Wairarapa only): E. M: Wrigley (Masterton-Opaki), 97; D. P. Donald (Masterton-Opaki), 96; G. To Whaiti (Greytown). 96; D. S. McKenzie (Masterton-Opaki), 96; H. W. Feast (Greytown), 96; H. K. .Smith (Master-ton-Opaki), 95; N. C. Petersen (Tararua), 95. 10s each (Wairarapa only): L. G. Benton (Featherston), 95; G. Rhodes (Greytown), 95. z B Grade. £3 —J. Day (Tararua) 97 £2 each: N. C. Rollett (Te Kuiti), 97; P. S. Roberston (Christchurch), 97. £1 each (Wairarapa Only): W. Seymoui- (Alfredton), 95. 10s each (Wairarapa only): L. Duckett (Alfredton), 93.