词条 | Charles Upham Memorial Cavalry Champions Belt |
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}} The Charles Upham Memorial Cavalry Champions Belt is a rifle target shooting competition for as issued service rifles. It is New Zealand's second oldest sporting competition, dating back to 1872.{{citation needed|date=January 2008}} The competition is hosted by the Wellington Service Rifle Association. Tradition has the winner of the belt carried around the range by a group of his/her peers in the NRA Cavalry Champions Chair. This honour is considered an exceptional part of being a belt winner. Popular rifles used are the 1896 Swedish Mauser, the entire range of Lee–Enfield .303 rifles, and the American AR-15 family of rifles. Strict rules govern not only the firearm, but also ammunition specifications. An OPEN class division allows competitors to compete with any sporting or modified military rifles and open class is essentially, anything is allowed. The competition comprises both precision and rapid fire events at distances from {{convert|100|–|500|yds|m}}.{{citation needed|date=September 2014}} The belt itself is a leather belt, approximately 2 meters long by 100mm wide and is covered with silver buckles and badges dating from the 1870s to the present. List of winners
At this point the belt was presented to Lieutenant Gordon and was kept by his family until, following the death of Captain Charles Upham, VC and Bar. The belt was renamed the Charles Upham Memorial Cavalry Champions belt and was formally put back into competition.
Open Class winners. 2000. 2001. 2002. 2003. 2004. 2005. 2006. Matt Shelton. 2007. Jason Davis. 2008. Enrico Hoover. 2009. Enrico Hoover. 2010. Enrico Hoover. 2 : Shooting competitions in New Zealand|Shooting sports in New Zealand |
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