BISLEY RIFLE SHOOTING

Otago Witness, Issue 3671, 22 July 1924, Page 21

BISLEY RIFLE SHOOTING

AUSTRALIAN SUCCESS. LONDON, July 14. At Bisley the Australian prize-winners in the Daily Graphic match were Shearim and * Matthieson 68, and Calvert and M’Naughton 67. In the Duke of Cambridge competition Davies gained prizemoney with a score of 47. THE KOLA PORE CUP. LONDON, July 15. The Kolapore Cup resulted as follows.: South Africa 1115 points Canada 1108 points Great Britain 1105 points Australia 1101 points THE KING’S PRIZE. LONDON, July 16. Private Desmond (Canada) is leading in the first stage of the King’s Prize with a- score of 105. SOUTH AFRICANS AGAIN SUCCESSFUL. LONDON, July 17. The Mackinnon Cup was won by South Africa with a score of 1074. Australia was second with 1052, England third with 1041, and Scotland fourth with 1038. The Prince of Wales Prize (ten shots at 300yds and 600yds) was won by Bacon (England) with a score of 99. Hall (Australia) with 98, was second. The Northland Prize, fired under similar conditions, was won by Haogan with 98. Williamson, Eastman, and Calvert (all Australians) each scored 97. “For the King’s Prize Private Burke (Canada) was«jx>p scorer at the first stage with 103. THE KING’S PRIZE. LONDON, July j!8. At Bisley the second stage of the King’s Prize, ten shots at 300 and 600 yards, commenced this morning in bright weather, with a strong gusty wind. The first stage was won by Corporal Borland (Canada) with the possible (75). Matthews was third. In the second stage, the silver medal was won by Dewar (Scotland) with a. score of 96. NicholJL (a New Zealander) made 87. QUEEN ALEXANDRA PRIZE. LONDON, July 19. The Queen Alexandra prize, 10 shots at 500 yards, was won by Company-sergeant-major Dewar, silver medallist, with a possible of 50. A CANADIAN WINS THE KING’S PRIZE. LONDON, July 19. At the Bisley meeting Private Burke (Canada) won the King’s Prize with a score of 230. At the Bisley meeting Fulton (Great Britain) was second for the King s Prize with a score of 228, Captain Smith (South Africa) was bracketed third with two Englishmen, with scores of 227. Burke also won the bronze medal for the leading score in the first stage.