SERVICE SHOOTING

Wairarapa Times-Age, 6 March 1939, Page 9

SERVICE SHOOTING

t T. GOODALL WINS ROSS CARBINE BELT AUCKLAND FIRST IN TEAMS j MATCH.

’ CONDITIONS MOST FAVOURABLE. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) ‘ WELLINGTON. This Day. The service championship was won at the national rifle meeting at Tren- , tham on Saturday by T. Goodall, of the , Suburbs Rifle Club, with an aggregate ' score of 268 out of a possible 300. He • becomes the holder of the Ross Carbine , Championship Belt and receives the I gold medal of the National Rifle Association. Second place in the championship was filled by A. G. Devore, of . the Auckland City club,'who was the service champion 10 years ago. His score was 266. Third highest score was obtained by J. R. Keoghan (West- ' port) with 260, and another Suburbs i marksman, H. R. Hunt, finished in fourth place. Conditions were good and marksmen with a long experience of Trentham could not recall when service matches had been fired under more favourable circumstances. Throughout the day there was a steady breeze , from the right, and the visibility was good. Twenty-five teams competed in the Champion Service Teams’ match which was fired concurrently with the service matches. First place was obtained by the Auckland City A team. Results are as follows: — SERVICE CHAMPIONSHIP. (All scores in Services Matches.) Ross Carbine Champion Belt, N.R.A gold medal, and £5—T. Goodall (Suburbs) 263 N.R.A. silver medal and £3 —A. G. Devore (Auckland City) ’ 266 N.R.A. bronze medal, Simmonds Cup and £2—J. R. Keoghan (Westport) 260 £1 each. —H. R. Hunt (Suburbs), 259; L. H. Proffitt (Napier), 256; H. Simmonds (Auckland City), 255; A. C. Edmonds (Alfredton), 264; R. H. Nicholl (Petone), 253; W. McChesney (Invercargill), 252; R. McVicar (Waipukurati). 252. Among the winners of 10s were H. W. Feast (Greytown), 251; E. M. Wrigley (Masterton-Opaki), 247; R, Donald (Featherston). '

CHAMPION SERVICE TEAMS’ MATCH. (Teams of five men; for highest scores in service matches.) Sir John Logan Campbell Shield, Islington Cup and £5 —Auckland City; F. Bowes, 207, A. G. Devore 224, D. F. Perrin 188, H. Simonds 210, I. J. Spry 193 1022 Dawson Shield and £3 15s —Petone A: R. H. Nicholl 210, A. H. O’Donnell 175, D. E. Cameron 204, S. C. Higgins 185, T. McNab 179 953 £1 ss—Opaki No 1: E. M. Wrigley 205, D. P. Donald 176, H. K. Smith 184, H. King 198, R. J. King 180 943 £1 ss—Auckland City B 908 £1 ss—Christchurch 905 NO. 1 SERVICE Match (Five rounds application 'and ten rounds snapshooting, each at 300yds.) £4—L. H. Proffitt (Napier) 70 £3 —A. C. Edmonds (Alfredton) 69 £2—T. McNab (Petone) 69 ■ 10s each (Wairarapa only): H. King (Masterton-Opaki), 65; D. J. Flynn (Greytown), 65; C. E. Sigvertsen (Tarrarua), 64. Counted out: R. V. Mason. NO. 2 SERVICE MATCH. (Ten rounds rapid and ten rounds snapshooting, each at 300yds.) £4—T. Goodall 92 £3—R. McVicar (Waipukurau) .... 88 £2—A. G. Devore (Auckland City) .... 86 £1 each (Wairarapa only): E. M. Wrigley (Masterton-Opaki), 77; H. King (Masterton-Opaki), 77. 10s each (Wairarapa only): H. R. Feast (Greytown), 76; A. C. Edmonds (Alfredton), 76; H. W. Feast (Greytown), 75; N. C. Petersen (Tararua), 75; R. Donald (Featherston), 74; H. V. Donald (Masterton), 74; H. C. Percy (Alfredton), 74. NO. 3 SERVICE MATCH. (Five'rounds application and ten rounds snapshooting, each at 500yds.) £4 —A. G. Devore (Auckland City) £3 A. R. Symons (Ashhurst) .... 71 £2 —D. J. Flynn (Greyt'own) .... 71 £1 each (Wairarapa only): E. M. Wrigley (Masterton-Opaki), 70; D. S. McKenzie (Masterton-Opaki), 69; J. W. McKenzie (Masterton-Opaki), 69. 10s each (Wairarapa only): R. Donald (Featherston), 68; H. W. Feast (Greytown), 68; L. Duckett (Alfredton), 67.