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These three charming sharp- shooters are among the several members of the fair sex who are adding not only a dash of color, but also some stiff competition to he Dominion of Canada rifle meet my under way it Connnucht - t Ottawa. They are, from

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left: Mary MacLennan. Alexandra, P.E.I.; Elsie strong. Windsor, N. 3.: and Alma MacNab, Calgary, Alta. The 84th staging of the shoot has attracted some 600 com- petitors from across Canada who are vicing for the coveted berths on the 1953 Bisley team.

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Toronto Marksman

Medal Winner; Local Man On Bisley Team

coNNAUG.;H'r RIFLE RANGES. South March. ont.. Aug. 17 -(OP) Maj. Desmond Burke, 4'7-year-old Toronto marksman, won the covet- ed Governor-Generalhs gold medal match Saturday at the lmh annunl Dominion of Canada Rifle Asso- ciation shoot.

The short, stocky Doctor posted is. record score of 114 out of a. pos- sible l'l5 from the 300. 600 and 900 yard ranges in n. drizzling rain to beat out 140 other marksman who qualified to enter the match Thur- sday.

Recognized -by many as the best shot Canada has ever had, Burke is the only rlfleman ever to win both the King's prize at Bisley and the Govemor-Generals gold medal. In addition, he is the record holder of the King's medal here, having won it eight times in all.

Burhe pumped 15 straight bulls- eyee into the target from 900 yards after posting one off the possible from 300 and 600 yards. His only inner came on his third shot from the 600-yard range.

In keeping with tradition. the happy champion was chaired and carried from the firing range as e. heavy downpour started. An Ot- tawa army band led the way to the presentation stand where he was presented with the gold medal by Defence Minister Claxton.

Three other Canadians finished the match with 1715.. They were Maj. H. C. Flick, Ottawa, iMaj. 'A. J. F. Roberts. Montreal and S.Sgt G. 13. Kay of Hamilton. Ont.

Maj. Prick scored a perfect '15 from the 900-yard range but drop- ped to four inners from 300 and 300 yards. 5. Sgt. Kay, who scored the only perfect card from the 300 and 600. dropped to four inner: from the longer range. Tr. Don Morten. Calgary, and Capt. M. M. Organ. Winnipeg and Kingston, Ont, each finished with 1'10.

Three marksman tied with scores of 169 and three with 168. Posting 169 were Cpl. F. Jermey. Longue Point, Que.. Maj. R. D. McLeod. Toronto, and Maj. G. A. MacDon- ald, Charlottetown." Tied with 168 were Lieut. James Boa. Toronto. Miles Elsie Strong. Newport. N. 5.. nnd Cpo. D. R. Clarke, Shaman Park. N. S.

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mm- with deciding who will represent Canada, at Bisley next year. Scores in the Governor-General! match are added to the scores posted in the Grand Aggregate and from this comes Canada's Bisley team.

Maj. Burke also led the field in the Bisley aggregate. He was qual- ified for the Bisley team on 17 other occasions but has. only made the trip as a shooting membc on nine occasions because of pressure of business. '

Burke posted a combined score of 824. of a posslble”&-lo to lead the field. Sgt. C. C. Wilson of Ottawa placed second with 821 and Sgt. E. R. Jamieson of Vancouver was third with 820. .

Local Marksman Qualifies

Other riflemen who qualified for Bisley next year are: Maj. J. W. l-Ioulden, Winnipeg, 819; Maj. R. W. Hampton, Ottawa and Camp Bor- den. ()nt.. 819; W0.2 E. L. Warner, Sherbrooke. Que., 819; Capt. Mor- gan, 817; Lieut. James Boa. 816: Sgt. T. Woods. Barryfield, Onl:.. 816; Capt. W. J. Newell. Fort Gary. Man.. 816; Maj. A. M. T. Spittal. Victoria. 815; Maj. G C. Baker. Kentville, N. S.. 815; Sgt. G. H. Emperingham. Montreal. 815; S.- Sgt. Kay. 815; Maj. MacDonald. 814; Alban S. Emery. Saint John. N. B., 813: Sgt. W. E. Hicks, Ed- monton. 813; and Lt.-Col. Steve Johnson, Calgary, 813.

Sgt. G. E. Lawrence of Saclrville, N. B. captured the Alexander of Tunis match' by posting the only perfect score of 50 from 1.000 yards, Maj. S. E. Johnson of the British rifle team was second with 49, and R.. H. Thomson of Toronto posted 9. similar score but was given third standing because of poorer placinge on the target.

Another member of the British rifle team. Lieut. Kenneth Wheel- er won the challenge cup for post- ing the highest score in the 610w- ski aggregate which includes the D00-range in the City of Ottawa match and the Alexander of Tunis match.

Lieut. Wheeler scored 49 of I possihc 50 in each match. to beat out four other riflemen with scores of 9'1. They were Sgt. G. B. Low- rence; A. S. Emery. saint John. N. B.. Sgt. E. R. Jemieson, Van- couvcr, and Officer Cadet L. H. Bracken, Brockvllle, Ont. -n -

local Mixed Doubles Tennis Tille Decided ,

The Mixed Doubles championship was decided at the Charlottetown courts on Saturday when Ned Wren and Helen Larter teamed up to win the event. Early in the after- noon they eliminated Ivan Dawl- ing and Wanda MecMillan by the scores 8-6, 5-7. 8-4. Later in the day they won the finale taking two sets 8-6, 6-2 from Carl Bradley and Elizabeth Wlllet.

Also on Saturday a eemi-final match was played in the Men's Doubles. P. Kaye and D. George bowed out to J. Johnston and ,W. Cullen 3-e. 6-4, 9-7. 6-1. On Sun- day. Johnston and Cullen met I. Dowllng and P. Jerdine in the flu- als but the event was rained out during play and the entire match will be replayed next Saturday af- tcrnoon.

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Len 0'Meara Winner Of g Driving Trophy

Len 0'Meare. 30-year-old horse racing driver from Alberton this you won the British Console Tro- phy donated annually by the Mac- Donald Tobacco Company to the leading driver during Old Home Weelcls racing program.

0'Metu-s piled up I total of '17

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ward. I-lie nearest competitor was Warrcll Lewis of Glace Bay with 63 points. Willard Kelly of South- port was third with 50: James Mc- Grcgor of Charlottetown was fourth with 41; and Claude OH Brien of Charlottetown and Al- bcrton fifth with 33. o

The trophy was mesented to 0'- Meara aturday night by Mr. H. J. Kenned , Manager of the Exhibit- ion Association.

O'Meara has been driving horses on tracks throughout the Mari- times and Maine for the past ten years. He first became associated with the game when he cared horses for Joe O'Brien as I youngster.

Len's first major success as I. horsemen came when he gave George Gregory's Wait; N'See a record of 2.11 1-5 as a paced. He later turned him over into a trot- ter and gave him a similar mark.

O'Meare. accomplished an un- usual feat this year when he won the British Oonsois Trophy by driving only horses out or his own barn. 0'Meara has 12 horses in his stable and drove in of them last. wcelc to gain his '17 points.

Bis showing last week climaxed a great year-'e driving. This season he tool: over such horses as Babe Brltton, Billy Mcvey, 'Rodalie Hooper, Essa and Bellhop B. and all. of them have been exception- ally suecess'ul on the track.

Two Race Horses change Owners

Two well known race horses changed owner: here over the week-end. Rajah Hanover (2:14) was purchased by Myron Bell of Charlottetown and Dick Erin (2:04 W5) was bought by Andrew Perry of Summerslde.

Rajah Hanover. who won the first dash here Saturday night, is a. six-year-old trotter who was owned by Archie Shore of Sydney. Dick Erla was owned by Norman Acker of Saint Stephen, N. B.

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The Intermediate Abbles-M.C.A. baseball series to. decide a Char- lottetown winner wl1l- probably commence here this Wednesday

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