KING'S PRIZE.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 639, 16 October 1909, Page 5

KING'S PRIZE.

SOUTH; AUSTRALIA r;v \ VJAMES ABOUT SIXTH. ; ;i .-'■■', •'V i HE PALLS OFF IN THOUSAND YARDS. ■■ (Uj: TeUßrapli.-Prcsj AMnclaiiiin.-Cni>7rlghi'.l , •■ ■.. (Rcc; j, October .15, .9.10' p.m.) .. .'"'. : ..-'V-'.?' :.,.., ■'■■'.Sydney, October 15./ Tho third, and'last stage of tho King's. Prize (800,. 900, and-1000 yards,' tc'a'" ! shots at each) .was.fired-to-day.;'.■;:.'v-'. ; ; The result was'a tie ; between Roberts (South ['Australia) and- Kefford (Bathurst, Now South \Vqlcs), -ivho-scored .290.' In the shoot-off,; Roberts won easily. . : . , ....'.;> '/Sergt.F. .James .(Napior Guards, New 'Zealand); ■ finished : about sixth or. seventh.- '/.;■ /vTho.weather..was bright, with a fishtail wjnd; but, despite the not too favourable conditions, the, 800 yards range saw.nine possibles recorded, tho. Now Zealanders, James and Hadfield,'coming- within, the; list." Other New Zealanders' .scores were: : Clyde, King, .and Lovoday each :i9.v-\ ; :Vr- v ;- ~■, :!•:'-."■ .-. ..': 'v. ' .... : "At the, end of ;the.Boo yards. Howitt (South •Australia)still .retained the lead with an <ggregato of ,210^; Kefford_ (Bathurst). being a point behind, : ,while;the:New Zealanders, James and■■Hadfield.'iwcra oloso up;";.. ~ '■ The 900 yards' .range.began; to tell the.!lale. •Howitt .brought, his aggregatp;to. 258, while James,'who. was shooting splendidly, made.iS,' putting him, in, the lead. ■Kefford was -.hird attho conclusion of this range, but Hadfield failed/.putting" on only 40..; |- . ';': ? .. ; .;; At!this .range,; the '.possible, was .put up' by Brians; (Queensland)', and .it brought' his total equal to th'ato'fjamos. .The. Now.Zealander, Wly succeeded ,in-_ putting .on 36..; .'"Tho.'lOdO yards "ended dismally for" some who hnd hitUeftp: dono we 11..: Crowds; Burrbunded-. the .'mounds'allotted-to/Howitt, James,; and ,Kettbrd..'V:;.r«;--.. ■'. ■'-■.■ ■"■■■• .'■ >"'. Howitt went to,pieces. His failure, and that of James,:" left/Kefford ahead with Roborts. Hitri and..; Alexander-(New South 'Wales), tho latter.,but ;a.boy, had. hold good;positions at the .flnish-of UholiOO "yards, and' by. excello'nt shooting' at tho .1000 'yards; helped to make 'the;linish:;very';;interesting V '.; ...■■r.U;l. .. : ; : Kefford !and ; Roberts tied 'with. 299, and Hill and Alexander,'each with-298, came next. iTho 'shpo&o'ff ;'between,;Kefford -and; Roberts;; was rftther'/hollow;;' ■;'■?'. : '";.".' ' -.'.■;;■ ■. ;;■,, ; -I.'. :.;,Kcffbrd,;.who'looked-the,cooler mon of the twoj"''missed.his-first,three shots; Roberts^'on the -other hand,; blazed,away rapidly, scoring three'.ihiiers.iahd'thus'.'Winning the champion-. Sliipi, ■';,•'■,'..■".•; ;I ;; y- C:/';.:!■ : ; v-'.':..; '■-.'.-> •■•■'■,' j ;Tho Governor-General,; Lord-Dudley; was' sent,'; and was keenly interested in.the .finish.-. f.[The .'King's;Prize-winner, Roberts (South Australia) takes jCIOO, and Kefford takes JCSO. Theitbird prize" is J;25, ond the- fourth .jC2O, and.willi'go tO(Hill;and Alexander, but'it is not : clear,-which of theni . tokes precedence., James, ,6f Napior.'-.being', "about sixth'' or seventh," should tike or XB.] Additional New Zeolnnd scores in tho second stage 'of the King's Prize .—Bradley and King,' 00; Patnclc, Mill?, Clyde, Evan*, 59; Maseficld, Guy, Dewar, 58j Duncan, 1 Lovoday, Willbughby, 57; Craw and Marcnzi, 55; Lee, Moore, Haitiday, M; I'rauklin, 51; Shaw and 'Co\, 19; Hobbs, ti; M'Connell, 38. In tho Dangar Match (900 yards, fifteen shots), Crease (Brisbane) and _ Walkein (Tas-' mania) tied with scores of 73. ' Tho following Now Zealanders each win .£1 — Bradley, Patrick, and James, 67 j . Masohdd, 63, Halliday, Leo, Hawthorne, and Dcnai, 05, and Munro, Gi Additional New Zealand scores —Lo\eday,, Shaw, Clyde, and Tranklin, G3, M Connoll, i) 2, Guy, CO, Craw f 69! WiUoughby, 58, Marcnri, 55, Duncan,' si, Sfcbre, 53, King aud Hadfield, 49, Mills, 48, and Hobbs, 47 i jjim_A nniil»i' fr f-.iv -m |