KING'S PRIZE.
SHOOTING AT BISLEY. SOUTH AFRICAN CHAMPION. TWO "SPRINGBOKS" ALSO NEXT. LONDON, July 10. At tlie Bissley rifle-shooting meeting on Saturday, Sergeant L. D. Busschau (South Africa) won tlie King's Prize with a score of 272. Sergeant J. E. Johnson and LieutenantColonel R. Bodley (both South Africans) were second and third with scores of 271 and 270. The final stages, 900 and 1000 yards, were fired in most difficult conditions, a 40-mile an hour wind causing many of the competitors frequently to miss the target. The wind was so strong that the famous umbrella tent where the prizes are distributed was blown down, burying the trophies and the many spectators who were awaiting their distribution under billowing canvas. Dramatic scenes characterised the end of the contest. While the onlookers, fascinated by Johnson's overhauling of Bodley, were congratulating him on his supposed victory, which had been already announced, Busschau, whose target had broken down unknown to the authorities, resumed firing and put on an inner and four bulls-eyes, thus displacing Johnson.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 170, 20 July 1936, Page 14
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171KING'S PRIZE. Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 170, 20 July 1936, Page 14
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