THE KING'S PRIZE AND CHAMPIONSHIP.

Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12487, 13 March 1909, Page 2

THE KING'S PRIZE AND CHAMPIONSHIP.

at T -h nn Dal s h°°t™g (ten shots each hi °/ ards ) for the- King's Prize o'clck ch^ io^P> started ß^ £ i? i , c weather was all that could be desired. .The scoring ias very close on the part of the leaders for the first five shots, when the™ PT^'V 4^' King, and* P a tl rrth ' y aild 465. High scoring was the order of the, day. After this the great percent age of hits were, bulls. With two I™? sb + o , tf M:° ne King had pulled up level with Dnncaii, wTio made a miss with Ins sixth shot, while McConnell, Shaw, and Patrick were only two points behind and. Guy four points. Duncan was the first to finish his 40 4U points, his aggregate being- 491 points. s

latnek and Shaw were. the next to o Ti ,?o a . h f lr scores were : Patrick— total 39. ao-gre--0,0,4, total 40,, aggregate score 489. ioq Con w 1 i, al }4 Gu J' each finished with 4b«. With his last shot King had to | make a bullseye to win.. . Just as he was going to aim, a bullseye rung up on his target, evidently put in by" another competitor, and lie did not claim it.. With .his last shot he missed the target, which left the victory with Duncan, and placed King in the sixth place. James., of Napier, won the Cup for the highest score made in the King's match. , The principal prize winners in the match were : — Duncan, Millerton, champion belt, gold medal, gold badge of Association, and £50. 491 points. Patrick, Auckland, silver star, badge of the Association, and £25, 490 points. Shaw, Auckland, silver star, badge of the Association and £20, 489 points. Guy, Kapongaj silver star, badge of the Association and £12, 488 points. McConnel, Christchurch, £5, 488. King, Linwood, £5, 487. " , Lovcday, Ohura, £5, 485. Ching, Wellington, £5, 484. Soper. Marlborough, £5, 483. Murphy, Newton, £5, 481. Ching, Waimea, £5, 481. The remainder of the marksmen took £2 each. ... His Excellency the Governor distributed the prizes. He expressed great pleasure at attending the filial stage of the meeting. • He was agreeably surprised at the excellent report of its success. He regretted Lady Plunket's absence, as she was actively interested in the warfare of the New Zealand volunteers. Personally he was a , rifle shot before a good many present could carry - a rifte, having competed against some of the best teams of England. Since that day he had not indulged in much shooting. Ho was in favour of fixed targets on account of their preliminary value.