BISLEY RIFLE MEETING.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XIII, Issue 2773, 23 July 1907, Page 5

BISLEY RIFLE MEETING.

THE KING’S PRIZE. AVON BY A SOUTH AUSTRALIAN. Electric Telegraph—Press Association. Copyright. London, July 21. At Bisley the second stage for the King’s prize was concluded. Private Buckley, of Manchester, non the silver medal with a score of 199. Eight Australiaws have qualified tor the third stage. Herndon, July 21. Lieutenant Addison, a South Australian, won the King’s prize at Bisley with a score of 318 after Armourer Pagett, of East Yorkshire, who scored 319, had been disqualified because he was given an extra shot for a bad cartridge which missed the target. Addison tied with private Hope of the second Middlesex, but won the shoot off. Addison tied with Private Hope, of the Second Alidlesex. but won on the shoot off. Lieut. Addison, who won the King’s Prize, secured 48 at 800 yards, totalling 241, against 243 by Sergeant Ommundsen and Private Bates, the Gold Medallist ot 1901 and 1890 respectively. Hope scored 240. Addison, Ommundsen and Hope were equal at 900 yards with a score ot 282. Padgett made 279. Padgett had been hailed as the winner for some time, when it was rumoured that a protest had been lodged. The council held a meeting on the spot, and decided that the rangemaster's issue of an extra round of ammunition contravened by-law 182. Hence Padgett s score was only 316, and he was placed fifth, winning £2O. During the shoot-off a large crowd encircled Addison and Hope, including Lord Roberts and all the Australians. Both marksmen were cool and collected. They scored inners lor sighters, then Addison rang on a bull’seye, then an inner, followed by another bull's-eye, making 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 carried around the camp, headed by the hand ot the Liverpo 1 Volunteers. Half the bearers of the chair were Australians; the rest belonged to Hope’s corps and to the London Rifle Brigade. Princess Christian pinned on the winner's gold medal. The victory was extremely popular. The Canadians gave Addison an immense reception. Several other Australians secured prize-money in the match. London. Julv 22.

The Australians won eight out of Twelve prizes presented by the London City Corporation for the best colonial scorers in the Grand Aggregate, winning £BO out of £95. (This is the first time the muchcoveted trophy lias been brought south of the Lino, though it has been won twice by Canadians - Rifleman Hay-hurst in ISDS. and Perry in 1904. The prize consists of £250 and the* Gold Medal ot the National Rifle Association.) THE I.ODKR HHALLENGE CUP. (Received tins day at 8.48 a.m.) London. July 22. In the competition for the I.odor Challenge Cup AddisoiT.scored 35. and tied with Sergeant-Major A'orke. Addison did not shoot off the tie. but allowed A'orke to take the prize. The newspapers congratulate Australia on her unprecedented successes at the meet i ug.