THE KING'S PRIZE

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 12, 9 October 1919, Page 6

THE KING'S PRIZE

i RECEPTION TO SERGT. LOVEDAY

AN HONOUR FOR NEW ZEALAND A reception to Sergeant L. Loveday, M.M..' winner of the King's Prize at by the executive of %).Dominion. Rifle Association at tho Grand Hotel last evening. The Mayor (Mr. J. p. Luke, M.P.) presided over a very large attendance. The Mayor said it gave him great pleasure to'preside over I , \e gathering. He wished to apologise lor tho absenco of Mr. T. M. Wilford, M.P., who waa unable to'be-present. Riflemen generally reooßuised; the great work that had been done for shooting by the father of SerKeant Loveday—Rifleman G. Loveday, of Woodyille. A love for tbo sport had beea. instilled into Sergeant Loveday by hie father's renown ns a marksman. The rifle olube of the Dominion had done their bit" nobly in ,tho war. (Applause.) . Sergeant Loveday was a typical rifleman, and ho had achieved the highest honour that any rifleman could attain in winning the Iling's Prize. In 1911, Sergeant Loveday shot with .the New Zealand team at Bisley, and he .then obtained' a place in the Kings Fifty. The following year he won tho Champion Eifle.Belt at the D.R.'A. meeting at Trentham. On the field of battle ho had been awarded the Military Medal for Kallantry,, which showed that, as a rifle shot and. soldier, he was an "all-round man," and not merely a "side-show.-" (Applause.) At Bisley, Sorgoant Lovedar had been associated with Eric BalHnger, one of a family who had also earned' distinction as riflemon. On hehalf.of the city; Mr. Luke expressed his frreat pleaeuro in welcoming Sergeant Lovflday back to New Zealand, and heartily congratulated him on the great honour he had won for himself and the Dominion. (Applause.) Seroeant Loveday's health was then drunk with enthusiasm.

Colonel R. J. Collins, president of the : Dominion Rifle Association, said that on ibehalf of tho association he wished to tender Sergeant Loveday his most hearty congratulations. New Zealand hatf dono verv _ well at Bisley •on former occasions, and had at one tinio won the Kolaporo Cup—the Blue Ribbon of the shooting world. Now, New Zea- ■ land- had achieved the greatest honour possible in Sergeant Loveday having'annexed the King's Prize. Sergeant LovedaT belonged to a great shooting family, and he-was a- worthy son of a worthy father... One of the first things done in the Loveday family was to. teaoli its young members to shoot. It was not duo to the Defence authorities or the Territorials that Sergeant Loveday was a rifle shot and a champion. That result was due largely to the rifle clubs and the,B\R.A., which had brought forth Sergeant Loveday as a boy, and trained him in ehooting long'before the Territorials camo into existence. (Applause.) '...:"'. Colonel J. Roach also congratulated Sergeant Loveday on his great viotory. Tho N.Z.E.F. was fortunate in having TCon a'number of sporting and athletic events abroad, and finally it had aohieved a further honour in Sergeant Lovee&y winning. tho King's Prize. (ApplanseO

: la reply, Sergeant Loveday thanked the gathering for having accorded him such, a warm, reception. As far as the conduct of the Bieley meeting was concerned, ho and his comrades preferred the methods adopted' at the New Zea? land' D.R.A. meetings. ' Unless a, man. had luck at the start at Bisley he wsv 6'nt of the race altogether. He wished to thank Sergeant Naughton, secretary of tho Sports Control Boa-rd of the N.Z.E.E , . in London, for having obtained an opportunity for New Zealand to be represented at Bisley. New Zealand Headauartere had been of the opinion that .the N.Z.E.F. could not obtain a sufficiently representative team, but Serjeant Naughton fought hard for a ten-to-be allowed , to go, and at length permission was obtained. Unlike the Australians, the Now Zealanders and Canadians did not have match rifles, and this pjaced them at a disadvantage. Tho New Zealanders used the ordinary Service rifle, after a protest had been raised asainst them using the Boss rifle. With the. Service rifle it was hopless to .expect Kood results in team matches. Itf the Emmie and Kolapore matohe9 tho NewZealand team knew that they liad no chance of winning, but considering their rifles they were well satisfied with the results they achieved. . The English snooting men gave tho New Zealanders a very good time after the Prize had been fired, and he desired to plaoe that, statement on record. (Applause.) . At the call 'of the Mayor the next wast. "The New Zealand Boye who Shot at Bisley,".was drunk with enthusiasm,

Mr. W. Judd proposed tie toast of the "Dominion,Eifle Association," and said all riflemen looked forward to the next mleetuijr at •: Trentham being (ton even RMater success than the meeting held last February. General RicharoSon hud been asjced to give the rifleman a "say" in the drawing vo of the programme for tno meeting, and it would give great satisfaction if that were done. In reeconse to tho representation of tho rifle oltibe. General Riohardson had sent a cablegram, for 10,000 rifle- barrels to be dMpped to Now Zealand. The priqe, .#9.'189. per barrel, was somewhat high, out-it was the best arrangement that could be made in the ciicumstances. - Colonel Collins and Major Dunn (seore•teiyV replied to the toast on behalf of the D.R.A. Mr. F. Rivers (president of the Okawa Rifle Club. Hastings) proposed the toast of the "Rifle Clubs of the Dominion," which was replied' to by Mr. W. Fellinaham. president of the Suburbs Rifle Club.' ,

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