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SUSSEX, N. 13., Aug. 2 - The 63nd annual prize meeting of the New Brunswick Rifle Association concluded today with Lieutennrat H. W. Steeves. of the Moncton M5,. Chine Gun Rifle Association, ad- ding the Governor-Generals silver medal to eight other trophies. In

addition he was captain of the

winning team in the Coleman Match. Prizes were presented by Lieutenant-Governor Murray Mac- Lsren and Brigadier R. O. Alexan. cler, officer commanding military district no. ‘I.

Lieutenant steeves. who had led the grand aggregate tied with Lieu- tenant J. T. Downey of No. 174 St. John R. C. A., with '12 out of a possible 70 in the Governor-Gener- al's match. After six additional shots at the same range oi 900 yards they were still tied. each hav- ing scored five bulls and one in- ner. On the seventh shot steam; won the silver medal with a bull against Downey's inner,

The Mcncton Machine Gun Rifle Association captured the Coleman shield match and medallions with a score of 360. ,

Birthday Greetings

(By The Canadian Ptelc)

Westminster Royals, famous Brit- ish Columbia soccer team, won the Dominion championship for the third time in four years on August i, 180i, at Winnipeg. The Royals de- feated-Tormito Scottish 3-0 in the second game of the intersectloual finals. They had won the first con- test 2-0.

SPORT BRIEFS

WEARS OLD MAN'S SHOES U O O

LONDON-Jilly Hill, 14, won the Middlesex Schools 100 yard dash championship for girls in the rec- crcl time of 11.9 seconds-and no- body was surprised. Lily is a daugh- ter oi Albert Gpl-lill, fonner 800 and liwtrmétres Olympic champion. one or the greatest of allttlrno middle distance runners.

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HURRICANE} HITTING ' I I U

CARDIN. Walas-Glamocgan is making a fine showing in the Eng- lish County cricket championship competition this season. Charles Smarts batting s been one of the factors in the county's success. Playing against Hampshire recent- ly he hit four sixes and two fours in one over.

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CHIEF PLAYS DOUBLE ROLE . Q I I

VAJVIENTA, N. YZ-The hero 0i’ lhlS

town is Fire Chiei John Bida, who is. a, semi-pro balf player in his

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Brilliant Record

Prominent Citiz-e-n-s- Of Other Days Participated In Outstanding Events Which Made P. R. A. History» A Bright Chapter , Ir Island Annals -—Splendid Pro. gram For A_u_g_u_st 5 And 6

(By Lleut. Colonel D. A. MacKinnon, D.S.0., V.D. Chair. man of Council, Provincial Rifle Association)

One of our oldest institutions-in continuity at least— is the Provincial Rifle Association of Prince Edward Is- lflmhftlatlnf _back as it. does to 1861. when an Organization was orme _m Charlottetown to promote efficiency in the use of’ the rifle, A Prize Meeting was arranged for the 12th of August of that year. His Honour, the Governor, present. ed a beautiful Silver Cup for competition. The Range Of- ficers were the Hon. John Longworth and Captain DeBlois. Each Company of Militia had the privilege of being repre- sented by 10 members. The first prize, the Governofs Silver Cup, was _won by D. McKinnon of the City Artillery. The second prise, $37.00 in our money, by Private Sam McRae, Dundas Rifles. The third- by J. Beairsto, St. Eleanor’s, and the fourth by Patrick Hickey of the Irish Volunteers. Hickey and McRae were later to figure as among the best exponents of rifle shooting in the Marltimes.

In the Fall oi 1861, the Govern- ment of New Brunswick offered a valuable silver trophy for Inter- Maritime competition and invited a team of 20 marksman each from Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island to compete for the cup at

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nlng of another Inter-Maritime Competition by Major J. B. Poll- ard of Charlottetown some years .later, who came home with the magnificent silver cup donated by

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provements in firearms resulted in the Snyder Rifle, which had a bolt and was loaded from the breech; then came the Lee-Metiord, the, Lee-Enfieid, the Ross Rifle, and the B- S. A. or short Military Rlf .i which is the present arm. Grea

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"w! score winning the trophy for the lady he represents. At its conclu- sion His Honor the Limit-Govern- or will be asked to present the medals and cups to the successful marksman,

Sussex. The ranges were 200, i500 and 600 yards. The greatest excite- ment was engendered. by this match. In was, in fact, the talk of the Maritimes, being. the biggest sporting event that had been held up to that time. On the morning of the match, throngs of people could be seen journeying to the ranges from all directions and it is estimated that upwards of two thousand people witnessed the shooting, Patrick Hickey of Char- lottetown was the hero oi the day, securing the highest number of points (24) and being awarded the trophy._ Hickey was cheered to the echo by the people as they en-

the Government oi Nova scotia. In this case the Island team had a big leud over their fellow riflemen from the neighboring Provinces. Their arrival home caused tre- mendous enthusiasm.

Glancing here and there through the records-for this write-up must necessarily be brief-we find that at the annual Rifle Meet oi the Provincial Association held in Aug- ust, 1876, Alexander Horne of the First Artillery was declared the winner of the aggregate prize of $80.00 and the ‘Association medal. A few years later, in 1880, Colour Sergeant R. V. Iongworth was the winner of the medal and aggregate. I-Ie is still hale and hearty and not

in the initial velocity of the bull- Aflimlfl-liln 9115mm‘

ets. due to the perfection of sys- tems of rifling and high power propellants‘. For instance, with the old smooth bore muule loader, the initial velocity was only about 900 feet per second. The bullets that will be used at the matches next week will travel with a velocity of 2700 feet per second. They will be specially made for these matches at the Dominion of Canada Arsen- al, Quebec. Each bullet and each piece of cordite which forms the propellent, will be so accurately weighed by machines that there will be practically no variation.

'I"he riflcmen are fortunate in

i having at their head as President, 1 Lt-Colonel H. M. Davison, V.D.,_ who was one of our finest artillery ' ‘officers in the late nineties and’ ‘early years of the present century. On the retirement of Lia-Colonel J. A. Longworth in i006 he took command of the 4th Regiment Canadian Artillery which com- mand he retained for several years. Under his regime our Island Heavy Brigade became famous through- out the length and breadth of this Dominion, winning the Governor ‘Generals Cup for efficiency‘ year after year in competition with the

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2-1. He batted in the first run. In the third inning he retired to lead his firefighters in squelching s. blame five miles out of town. He

aback in time to drive in the winning run in the seventh.

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BUT THE PLATE IS LOST O O O

NEW YORK-In 1922 Eric Hatch won the Meadowbrook point-to- point race and won the Meadow- brook plate. A short time later he lost it when the platc fell overboard from his yacht in Manhasset Bay. n. is on the records that Hatch has hunted the plate ever since. sending down divers in a vain ef- fort to find it every summer.

thusiastically acclaimed him vic- tor. The presentation was made by the Governor in person, and it was a happy band. of Islanders who re- turned with the coveted trophy. ‘ The Island. Minstrel, John LePage, wrote a poem commemorating the event, from which the following is a short extract:

The champion marksman hail- "Prlnce Edward Island, fair and

free,

The Muse shall sound thy name, Now marching forward steadily In honors pat-h to fame.

Success to Hickey, three times

so many years ago was a. com- petitor 1n the matches.

Present Competition

The present ~Inter-Maritlme Competition between teams of 8 man each, representing Nova Sco- tia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, was established in 1886. The first match was won by New Brunswick at Moncton with a. score of 701, which remained the record until 1804 when Nova Sco- tia won with ‘I08. Rince Edward Island did not succeed in winning until 1896. From then on to the present day, the trophy has see- sawed back and forth for many years, the competition being be- tween Nova Scotla and Prince Ed- ward Island. Since the war the New Brunswck marksmen have ‘improved very greatly and last year won the trophy with the record score of 7B4 points, Prince Edward Island second with 783.

Among the riflemen who flour- ished on the rifle range in the early part oi’ this century, many of whom have gone to their re- ward, the following names occur to us: Lieut. Col. J. A. Longwerth, Lieut. Col. D. Stewart, Major L. Hooper, Sergeant-Major Otto Baird. Major George Crockett, Sergeant James Crockett, Sergeant J. A. Moore, Major W. A. Weeks, Cap- tain W. Smith, Captain Ewen

three! That plucked the laurels from the tree Which grew in Sussex Vale." First Competition

The first Rifle Competition to be held at what is now known as the Kensington Rifle Range, took place on‘ the llth oi August, i882. It was an Inter-Maritime Match for a cup given by the Government of Prince Edward Island. ‘The cup was a handsome effort oi the sil- ver-smithts art, costing slightly over c300. Again there was tre- mendous excitement created by the event. Major Hunter Duvar was Range Oiiicer- Again the Prince Edward Island team was victor- ious, winning the highest aggregate score and cup, with Noah Harper

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ment in rifles, there has been an improvement in the ranges and targets. Fmm the old iron target, to which we referred earlier in this article, to the present modern butts and targets with telephonic communication with each range. is a long storyjThe fact that this Province has been able to main- tain its range and be abreast of, the times is proof of the interest, taken in rifle shooting by repre-f sentative mcn and our Members, of Parliament, who have impressed’ our necessities on the Government at Ottawa.

The New Range

The present range has bccn in operation for about a yeah-suffi- cleht time to test it out-and now riflemen and militia. men agree that it is a vast improvement over its predecessor. It is a job that should last with very little re- pairs for twenty years or more. It is doubtful if there is a city the also of Charlottetown anywhere with a range in any sense com- parable to it,

The Matches

This year's program of matches will be exactly the samc as last year. The entire program was re- vampcd then and will likely be continued in its present form for some years.

First Day Maclfinnon Match-Seven shots

ident of the Provincial Association for a number of years), and others whose names we carmot recall. Prince Edward Island's rifle ac- tivities have included, in addition to the Inter-Maritime contests. the sending of strong teams annually to the Dominion oi Canada Rifle Matches at Ottawa. There our boys have frequently shot so well that they have earned places on the Bisley Team, which represents Canada at the National Rifle As- sociation Matches in Great Britain. Major J. M. Jones got on the team so frequently that he lwquired the soubriquet "Bisley Jones." Others who made the trip across the Pond were Private J. Weatherbie Ser- geant E. McInnis, Major J. l". Stems, Sergeant A. McOabe. Ser- geant G. Mctennan and Series!“ Percy Hooper.

Next Week's Matches

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be held next Monday and Tues- day. August 5th and 6th. will be the 10th in the Association's his- torjn-As one can picture from read- in!» the above, many changes have taken place in those ‘I0 or more years-for there were no contests held during the War years. In the early days, the marksman- loaded his rifle from the muzzle, took his pace forward and fired at an iron target. The marker came from be- hind it. indicated the spot where the bullet had hit with I stick. put a dob of point on the spot, and lean n n: no limb

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annual matches, which will ab

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at 200 yards. Prizes, MacKinnon Cup and $100.

Moore S McLeod Match-Seven shots each at zoo and 50o yards- R.O.N.V-R. Cup and $100.

City of Charlottetown Match- Seven shots each at 50o and 600 yards. Pickard Cup and $100.

Second Day Prowse Bros. Ltd. Mahdi-NH shots at 800 yards. Prowse Bros.

' m. i Th” n!“ ‘gtherd heavy brigades throughout - - ana a. comcldent with the improve Colonel Davison was a splendid

discipllnarian and inculcated in officers and mcn a sense of loy- alty to superiors and devotion to duty. His training became valu- able later on when the officers oi the late 4th Regiment took their place as juniors or seniors com- manding batterles or sections or brigades in the Great War.

Officers of the Long Ago

The writer cannot conclude this article without reference to the late Colonel Moore, for whom I have a very deep admiration be- cause he was one of the finest officers of his day and generation. As D.O.C, of Military District No. 12 (Prince Edward Island) he ac- complished much good and during the difficult time of the Boer War assisted in raising several contin-

to mention the Secretaries I have known since I first. became inter-

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193s Exhibitions-c

Below wilLbe found the announcement of classesfpirses and "l!" “is racing in connection with the Provincial Exhibition whlc Lwvill lie held Tuesday, Wednesday and ThursdayLvAugust 20th, 21st and 22nd. pa; “'~ ..,.

Classes havevbeen arranged to bring together the cream oftlieilt, “now racing-ii’ throughout the Maritlmea and to give the very best competition le so that 1111.. immense crowds whocome to our race meet: every year will go away pleased with the ’"' program. ‘ '

Even before the announcement of classes inquiries and entries were coming in from different parts of the Maritimes and there is every assurance that this year will see a larger number of horses atabled at the grounds than any year Ilnce 1920.

The new race stables replacing those which were destroyed by fire will be ready F for occupancy in about a week's time and this, together with the other stalls, will _ give ample accommodation for upwards of 100 horses. A large number of men are , now engaged in preparing the Exhibition grounds and no elfort- will be spared or . expense either, to have the entire plant in the best possible condition. The tr-cli , wlll- get a final tuning up on the Friday, Saturday and Monday prior to the races the ' l intention being to have it so fast that horses will acquire better records or rather put.up better performances than they have ever done before. -

All signs point to a. banner attendance at the Exhibition thin year and with that . in view the-management have improved their attractions and program believing the’ ‘ our people want. to see the Fair bigger and better every year, “

ENTRIES CLOSE AUGUST 5thl193d-t

1531;,‘ CHARLOTTETOWN . .__ .A 1n: KENTUCKY or cams ~ PRINCE sow/mo ISLAND _ _ v iiharlottetown Driving Park & Provincial Exhibitloi

RACING DATES TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY)

AUGUST 20th, 21st and 22nd, 1935 (A Member of the National Trotting Association.) A Free For All Trot and Pace .. n . ._ Purse-$500.00

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2. 2-12 Trot and Pace . . Pursaf$400.00 , 3. 2.15 Trot and Pace .. . Puree $40000 a 4. 2-18 Trot andPaoe , , . Purse $400.00

6. 2.21 Trot and Pace . . . Purse $40000

6. 2-24 Pace , Purse $350.00

(For paoers who have not taken a record of 2.14 or better in a. race.) 1- 2.15 Trot . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .-_.,.»_.., Purse $400.00 8. 2.18Trot Purse1.$A00.00 .1 ' . 9- 2.25 Trot Maritime Bred (Open to trotters Purse $350.00 “f, » who have not taken a record of 2.15 or bet- ter in a race). »

no. 2 Year Old Trot and Pace, Maritime Bred . . Purse $ 11. 3YearOldTrotandPace................Pur

Must be owned and stabled in the Ma

prior to May 15, 1935-

The order of the program will be made so that each horse can start in two races. '

SPECIAL PRIZES FOR_DRIVERS AND OWN!’

I A special ribbon will be given to the owner of the winning horse Hench race, winning the moat points during the meeting. $10.00 to the driver winning second point. l fltllltlflwll: belglvcn to the wlnnlnfh-aiilver in each race. v” s 0.00 w i e g ven to the driver v ng the fastest heat t tied durin i-h " , " driver lrlriviggnl like iaflfles: here. Paced uni-ins all: meat. m ' ° m" “a m °° '° l“ en rsvv egventofliecare eao thehorsetrott thf teach i,

the csretaker Y: the hlcvrs; 11.1fm: the fastest ha. I m‘ ' u °' “d T“ Duh‘ l‘. ' Five Dolars wil e ven to the care er o each horse in ti. ’ " clauses durifll the meet. ‘i m u. Imam‘ - n“ ‘he m, m‘ “a .

Fifty Dollars will be ven lo e owner n! e he", uagbug‘ “wk n! ‘to; m n" ~_ as provided for below. Fifty Dollars to the owner of the horse that beats tlwrac: trottilig rec-on! 11:10)‘ In a HM. “MM II Provided 1M‘ NIW- In cases two horses beat the above records then the awards go u the fastest horse. Ii two horses tie for the awards the money will be divided equally,

Entries close August 4th with I. W. BOULTIR, Secretary, Charlottetown, P, E, ‘l,

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may be made in any class by the payment of lfl an

GENERAL CONDITIONS (All laces Mile Beats) The Charlottetown Race Track is now one of

ested in rifle shooting in i904. At that time Major A. A. Bartlett was in the heyday of his career as an artillery officer and it was a. pleas-

ure to witness No. 1 Company Prince Edward Island Artillery turn out undcr his command. I have seen some of the finest par- odes, including the Guards at Buckingham Palace, but will say No. 1 under Major Bartlett's com- mand was very littie behind cvcn the Guards His perfect handwrit- ing on the tickets and prize sheets, the orderly manner in which he conducted everything in connec- tion with the shooting and the genial greeting and happy smile he gave to each participant will long be remembered by those who had the privilege to know him. Following Major Bartlett was our esteemed soldier citizen, Lt.- Coloncl W, B. Prowse. D.S.O..

Medal and 8100. Lima-Governors shots each at 200. 500

Medals and $100. Judson TYPO Match-Silt).

eson Cup and $67. Team Matches and AIINIIi-Bi British Consuls Team‘ Match-Mb

Generurs Silver and Bronze Med-l. ‘ I Ottawa Aggregate-Damon Qupfl IICJLA. Sliver and Bronae Med: ‘ J. W. Johnson Aggregate-Join»? son Trophy. l The Association_has almost in- variably been favored good weather and it is man! Years since a postponement has been neces- sary. To complete the matches in two days is oonside nblO of a task. The range officer must beep things‘ moving. Always they are eonclud-' ed with the Iodles Challenge m-i phy Match in which 38 leading marksman coin to for M ladies, bfllfl