GREAT BISLEY FINAL

Hokitika Guardian, 13 September 1929, Page 8

GREAT BISLEY FINAL

TWO MOTIONLESS CANADIANS

BISLEY CAMP, July IS,

A prolonged duel between two Canadians for the King’s Prize—the most important riilfe prize 'll the world kept a crowd of several thousands almost breathless with excitement today.

Squads of military and civil police cleared a circular space behind the firing-point on which lay the two men with maple leaves in their slouch bats. One was the middle-aged LieutCoJonel R. M. Blair, of the Canadian Seaforth Highlanders, who wore smoked classes but disdained a mat on which to lie. The other, Lieut. Desmond Burke, had won the prize in 1924 when he was only 19 years of age. Both finished to-day on tiie last range (1,009 yards) with aggregate scores of 283 points.

When the 98 other men finished and it was soon that the Canadians led, the two knew that the destiny of the cup lay with the result of a shot-for-shot duel between them.

They shot the first round, and a thousand throats testified. that thev had made the hull circle. That was the first of five successive ties between the two almost motionless Canadians. They were, being filmed and photographed and “soundfilmed” by 15 cameras at close range but their register-keepers shower more excitement than. they. LOST BY,A POINT. Blair fired his sixth and got his customary bull. Burke, for this, the end of the duel, took a long, long time to fire.' No bull signal came, but one f or an inner. Burke bad lost by a point, but, before the crowd gasped it, he was on his feet and shaking: hands with his senior and victor. The crowd broke loose from the police and swarmed about both ( men. Blair had literally to he' dragged by two military policemen to receive the congratulations of Lord iJellicoe chairman of the National Rifle Association.

He had to be dragged also to the famous chair for King’s Prize winners, in which ! fellow Canadians carried him away, preceded by the band playing, “See, .the Conquering Hero Comes.”

Burke, who five years ago was himself the carried, • became one of the bearers.

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