KING'S PRIZE.

Evening Post, Volume LXXIV, Issue 19, 22 July 1907, Page 7

KING'S PRIZE.

■^ WON BY A SOUTH AUSTRALIAN. AN EXOITTNGr FINISH. t EIGHT AUSTRALIANS IN THE FINAL STAGE. By Telegraph. — l'rcso Association.— Conyiight. LONDON, 20th July. At tho Bislcy meeting tho second stage for the King's Prize has concluded. Private Buckley, of Manchester, 'won the silver medal with a score of 199. Eight Austialians have qualified to shoot in the third stage. A DISQUALIFICATION AND A TIE. WON ON THE SHOOT-OFF. (Received July 22, 9.6 a.m.) LONDON. 21st July. Lieut. 4ddison, of South Australia, won the King's Prize at Bisley with a scoio of 318, after Armouicr Padgett, of the East Yorkshire Rifles, who scored 319, bad bsen disqualified becauss he was given an 'extra, shot for a bad cartridge, which missed the target. Addieon tied with Private Hope, of tho Second Middlesex, but won on the shoot off. • THE PROTEST AGAINST PADGETT 1 . SUSTAINED BY THE COUNCIL. ENTHUSIASM IN CAMP. - THE WINNER CHAIRED. (Received July 22, 9.16 a.m.) LONDON, 21st July. Lieut. Addison, who won tho King's Prize, scored 48 at 800 yards, totalling 241, against 243 by Sergeant Ommundflon and Private Bates, the Gold Medallist of 1901 and 1890 reepsotively. Hope scored 240. Addison, Ommundscn, and Hope were equal at 900 yards with a score of 282, Padgett made 279. Padgett had been hailed as the winner for some thnp, when it was rumoured that a protest had been lodged. The council hold a meeting on the spot, and decided that tho range-master's i3suc of an cxtia round of ammunition contravened bylaw 182. Hence .Padgett's score wa« only 316, and he wao placed fifth, winning £20. During tuo shoot-off a huge ciowd encircled Addison and Hops, including Lord Roberts and all the Australians. Both marksmen were cool and collected. They ocorcd inncrs for sighters, thon Addison rang on a bull's-ej'e, then an inner, followed by another bull's-eyo, nmkiug a total of 14. Hope's three shots were an inner and a couple- of magpies — a total of 10. Addison was hoisted on a chair and carriad around the camp, headed by the band of tho Liverpool Volunteers. *xa\{ tho bearors of the chair wero Australians ; the rest belonged to Hope's corps and to the London Rifles Brigade. Princess Christian pinned on the win' ncrs gold medal. The victory was extremely -popular. Tho Canadians gave Addison an immense reception. Several other Australians secuTed prizemoney in tho match. This is the first timo the much-coveted trophy has been brought souta of the Line, though it has been won twice by Canadians— Rifleman Hayhurst ix\ 1895, and Perry in 1904. The prize consists of £250 and the Gold Medal of the National Riflo Association. * Captain Davies, of the Ist Middlesex, kst year's winner, won with 324 points out of the possible— 3BB — tho highest score since the total was fixed at this figure in 1901. Private Perry, of Canada, was the next highest in 1904 with 321, tho other winning scores all being below that of this year's winner. Lieut. Addison, this year's winner, is a son ofthe Hon. W. Addison, of South Australia, and ii 29 years of age. He has previously won the championBhips of both New South Wales and Victoria, and during the last four years has been ip the first flight of Australian marksmen. He is particularly good as a long range shot.