▁for ▁a ▁record ▁ 3 1 ▁years . ▁ ▁St ir ling ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁kn ight ▁b ach elor ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁August ▁ 1 9 0 2 , ▁after ▁the ▁honour ▁had ▁been ▁announced ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁Cor on ation ▁Hon ours ▁list ▁published ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁June ▁ 1 9 0 2 . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁a ▁Knight ▁Commander ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁St ▁Michael ▁and ▁St ▁George ▁( K CM G ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁and ▁Officer ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Empire ▁( OB E ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁ ▁He ▁continued ▁his ▁interest ▁in ▁sport ▁all ▁his ▁life , ▁pione ering ▁pol o ▁in ▁South ▁Australia ▁and ▁captain ing ▁the ▁team ▁which ▁twice ▁beat ▁Victoria . ▁For ▁a ▁time ▁St ir ling ▁was ▁master ▁of ▁the ▁Ad ela ide ▁H ounds ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁well - known ▁figure ▁at ▁racing ▁meet ings . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Agricult ural ▁and ▁H ort icult ural ▁Society ▁and ▁its ▁president ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁to ▁ 1 8 9 3 ; ▁he ▁was ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Society ▁for ▁the ▁Pre vention ▁of ▁Cru el ty ▁to ▁Anim als , ▁the ▁Past oral ists ' ▁Association , ▁the ▁St ▁Peter ' s ▁Old ▁Colleg ians ▁Association , ▁the ▁South ▁Australian ▁Zo ological ▁and ▁Acc limat ization ▁Society , ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Ad ela ide ▁University ▁council . ▁He