If Mr, Cooke ever imagined him-{self a popular hero in the offices of the "Seaman" he ought now to be convinced of his mistake. But how we should love to hear Mr, Wilson play golf.
The King's Prize Winner Local marksmen and all who take more than a passing interest in the "annual competition at Bisley among riflemen of the Empire for the blue riband of marksmanship will anxiously await the arrival of the Home papers with details of the final stages in the King's Prize com. petition on Saturday last, As briefly _Teported in a Reuter's cable tppeat ing in our columns on Monday mor ing the coveted trophy was won by Sergeant A, G. Fulton, after shooting off the tie with three other com. petitors—Dr, Kelly, Cadet Vezey and Lieut. Hughes, of the Artillery—all having compiled a score of 286 the second and thi out of a possible score of For two mon to tie in the final stages of thiy competition is not unusual, but. for four competitors, and one' of them "a cadet, to have to face the ordeal of shooting of the tie must be a record in the annals of the National Rifle Association. The name of this year's winner is one well known to marksmen. Sergeant A. G. Fulton is maintaining a worthy record in marksmanship, being, if we are not mistaken, a son of Pte. Fulton, of {the old Queen's Westminster Votunteers, who won the Queen's Prize at Wimbledon as far back as 1888, and who for many years was notable figure at the annual com-titiens of the N. R.A. In connexion ith this competition, it is of me terest to note that a well-known local smarkeman, Pte. C. W. Glover, of the Shanghai Scottish, shooting on urday and Sunday' on the local range under the auspices of the Shanghai Rifle Association for the All-Comers' Cup, under the. same conditions as to range and number, of shots as govern the King's Prize competition, won with a total sora of 277, 4 for this competition fond only 9 points below tne scord compiled by the four highest com: petitors in the King's, Prize contest 4 Bisley on Sotorday:
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