Narrow Win At Rifles

Otago gained a narrow victory over Canterbury in the Haslam Shield shoot at the Somerville Range, Trentham.

D. Wilde scored the winning points with a four on his last shot, giving his team a two point lead.

Canterbury's P. Champion was the top scorer with 217 points out of a possible 250 points. The contest was held in fine, mainly calm conditions.

The final points were: Otago 1181, Canterbury 1179, Massey 1168. Victoria 1058, Lincoln 869. Auckland 786.

The following team was selected to represent New Zealand Universities: P. Champion, G. Leigh, A. Loughnan, D. Wilde, J. Hager. J. Gamlin. G. Wicks. H. McPherson. This team took part in the Imperial Commonwealth Trophy shoot, a postal contest among Commonwealth universities.