HE KING’S PRIZE AT BISLEY
A GREAT FINISH
I United Press Association—Copyright I Received J uly 22, 9.10 p.m .... • LONDON. July 21. I,» llson - " ,10 won the ‘King’s I Pnze, scored 48 at 800 Nurds, totalI bug 241, against Sergeant Onimund- | se.i and Private Bates’ 243. Hope I scored 240; Addison, Ommundsen, 00 1 . Ji ?> )0 n e< 3 uai at 900 yards, score I Pm’ 1 all eett 279. Padgett was I nailed as the winner for some time, "lion it was rumored a protest had I beer, lodged. The Council held a meeting on the spot, and decided I that tho range master’s issue of exI t’-'j round ammunition was contra- I I veiled by law 182, lienee Padgett only I I scoring 316 was placed fifth, winning I £2O. During the shoot-off a huge crowd encircled Addison and Hope, including Lord Roberts and all tlic I Arstralians. RotJi marksmen scored I iliners for sighters, thou Addison rung on a bull’s-eye. An inner was folowed by another bull’s-eye; totall II Hope’s throe shots were an in-1 net and a couple of magpies; total 10. Addison was hoisted on a chair | a-id carried around the camp, headed b-* the Band of tho Liverpool Vol-1 unteers. Half the bearers of th -1 chair-were Australians, .the rest belonging to Hope’s corps and the Lonu',i: Itille Brigade. Princess Christian pinned on the gold medals. Tim victor” was extremely popular. The -. nnadians gave Addison an immense I .I:-. .eynral other Australians I c u . d prize money.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2139, 23 July 1907, Page 2
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254HE KING’S PRIZE AT BISLEY Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2139, 23 July 1907, Page 2
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