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THE CHINA MATE, AUGUST 16, 1937.

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WINNER OF KING'S PRIZE AT 1ST TRY

BRILLIANT FIRING BY

MR. D. L. BIRNEY FORMER MEMBER OF CAMBRIDGE O.T.C.

Bisley Camp, July 19. THE King's Prize, the greatest honour Bisley has to offer, was won to-day by Mr. D. L. Birney, 23 years of age, who is articled to a firm of London solicitors. His military qualification for entry to the competition is that he was an Officer Cadet in Cambridge University O.T.C. He was at Trinity College, and his school was Winchester.

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HE IS THE SON OF SCOTTISH PARENTS, COL AND MRS. C. F. BIRNEY, OF RUSPER, SUSSEX, HIS FATHER HAVING BEEŃ GENERAL MANAGER OF THE RHODESIAN RAILWAYS. HE WAS BORN AT SIMLA. THE PRIZE HE HAS WON IS £250, THE NATIONAL RIFLE -- ASSOCIATION GOLD MEDAL AND GOLD BADGE AND A CORONATION MEDAL. A FORTNIGHT AGO, SO LITTLE DID HE FANCY HIS CHANCES, NEVER HAV- ING WON ANYTHING REALLY BIG BEFORE, THAT HE WAS UNCERTAIN WHETHER TO GO TO BISLEY AT ALL.

Pat Fairfield, famous British motor-racing ace, above seen at the wheel of his ERA. racing car. These cars have secured severa successes recently both in Great Britain and on the Continent.

The Stock Exchange Trophy fell to his rifle last Saturday, and on Friday he was at the head of the prize list in the second stage of change pace, and to volley, to give him, with the latter counting Faul the King's, winning the Silver Medal I was in the fortunate posi-him the advantage. tion of standing immediately behind Birney when he fired his last

Newton, another Californian, as his 100 or three rounds, scoring, a succession of five bulls and dropping had set himself, and yet it was But the biggest sensation of all

It was obviously a task that he victim with his last shot to an inner.

fine exhibition that he gave Cross-cane when young Peter Lauck, of forehand and those well placed junior champion, Julins Heldman, court placements, that underslung Princeton, defeated the national volleys, all were there, only the service, was missing.

He fired rapidly, and after- wards warmly acknowledged to me the very sporting help he re- ceived from Capt. Parr, who shoots for Sudan, and with whom he was squadded.

Capt. Parr, who, perhaps, ' sacrî- ficed his own chances by this sportsmanlike act, has tried for 20 years to get into the King's, and this is the first year that he has succeeded.

HIS SCORE BOARD

His score board read as follows:

Sighting shots: 5, 4

Shots to count: 3, 5, 4, 4, 4, 5, ,5, 5, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 468

C. S. MARRIOTT'S BOWLING MISHAP

Pulls Thigh Muscle Against Sussex

C. S. Marriott, on whose bowling services Kent depended for the rest of the season, may not be able to Bowl again this year, in

He pulled a thigh muscle during his first over after lunch in the match against Sussex at Maid- stone, a "ecurrence of an injury he sustained a month ago.

This added to 143 carried for-mIKI ward from the Second Stage and 72.

made at 900 yards gave him a grand total of 283.

In regard to his victory to-day,

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he remarked: "I have never done ALLISON'S

anything like it before."

It was, in fact, the first year he RETURN

had entered for the King's.

Wins Three Games In A Row

SENSATION AMONG

“GALLERY” FOR SCHOOLBOY

The presence in the firing line of J. B. U. Brown, the 15-year-old Taunton schoolboy and the young- est boy ever to have reached the final, excited a great deal of public interest, and many spectators gathered behind him regretfully Wilmer L. Allison, former na-

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JUNIORS

Spring Lake, July 15.

saw his score surpassed by those tional champion in singles and of older competitors.

doubles, returned to the courts He had carried forward 136 after a lapse of a year, ye marks, put on 65 at 900 yards and in the Spring La finished up at 1,000 yards with 67, tournament, and the

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a total of 268.

mable to show

To be 45th down in the prize list carried him to the heights does no discredit to the lad and enough of his oldtime marks him out as one of England's through three matche

winning six straight Coming rifle shots.

Second and third places in the games, to 11 scored against him. competition were taken by:

It was chiefly in his failure to £2, 2nd Lt. J. Smith, 80th (Low-capitalise his service that the land) Fá Bde., RA. (T.), 141, 72, Texan showed inferior to his best. 68 221 (NPA Badge, Coroma Not once did he manage to send Jon Medal and 250), 0/15 over the speedy and well placed Cat. H. W. Leaver, late Read-initial play that was one of his ing Sch. O.T.C., 139, 67, 72–278 strongest assets. He merely put the (NRA

Son Medal ball in play, for the most part, and and 225).

relied on his ability to place,

JUNIOR DAVIS CUPPERS Yesterday was a great day for the blond youngsters that form a strong group in the newly organised junior Davis Cup squad. Donald MacNeill, the Oklahoma City lad, Altogether the new plan is work- Robert L. Harman, the Californian, ing well, and when the foreign and Ramsey Potts of the University contingent returns, they may fad of North Carolina, fill the quarter-the new comers considerable of an final places of the upper half with jobstacle to overcome.

who has Robert Riggs among his former victims, Heldman was some- what off condition, but Lanck was against the California star, yet he ¡not regarded as having any chance

won at 6-4, 6-4.

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PIMM'S

No. 1 CUP

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