CHAMPION CADETS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1974, 3 February 1914, Page 4

CHAMPION CADETS.

ANNUAL DISPLAY. THEIR COMPETITION RECORD. / ■ ~ The New Zealand champion cadets — No. 31 (Y.M.C.A.) Company of Senior Cadets —gave an interesting display at the Buckle Street Drill Hall last evening. The occasion.was the animal compotitioiis for squad, rifle, and physical drill .supremacy. A' large gathering watched, tho display, those present including Mrs. Godley, Colonel Heard and Mrs. Heard,., and many staff officers. (Jii her arrival Mrs. Godiey was presented with a bdiiquet by Bugler.O'Leaiy. Four sections jyent through the', drill and sqtfad exercise's, 'the . sqiiad commanders being :—No. 1, Sergeant Sinclair; No: 2, Sergeant Scott; No. 3, Sergeant Thomson; No. 4; Sei-jjednt Griffith's. All this members showed excellent; training, and the judges, Major Hughes and .Captain Hudson," had difficiilty in pl'acilig fliejr :»Winls. ' Before , the re-. suits were'announced, the- company's prize team—?the..winners at Mangatair noka on Boxing Day, when they secured a total of 278 points, defeating Masterton, Matigatain.ika, and.Pahiatiia—gave an excellent showing. « Colonel Heard announced the re siults as follow:—No. 1 suction; 276. points, put-of'3oo, 1, also winner's of the "falling-iii" competition ;■ No. 4.section, 271 points, 2'; No. 3'secV tidiij 248 points, 3; No. 2 section, 206 points,- 4. ' ' , Mrs. Godley presented tlio prizes to the winning section",' also the ciip .won at Mangaiainpka, and , a silver, watch to Col.-Serg'eant Petfie, for services tendered to the- company. In doing so Mrs. Godley expressed •.her pleasure at the display which had been given during t-bo evening. , . . ' Colonel Heard; in the course of a short sp'ecehi siidtliat'lic Was sorry indeed that General Godley had hot been able to be present .to see how • raid cadets bore- themselves iii th 6 various evblutibiis winch they had gone throiigli. For himself he could, only say that hewas very pleased. He had seen , some soldiering, and therefore' was hi a position to. judge. Hβ Congratulated the team'winchliad won the cup djt-.Manga-tainoka. ' The way..-in which they had gone through the exercises that evening,- convinced him that they deserved their, wiii, and lie hoped that it would bo an incentive-for theiffi to try aiid win niore clips. Henlso hoped that other companies would endeavour to take , tho. cups, iliiis malting No.. 31 (Jtmpariy look tp their laurels. Tliev must not be satisfied with:looking back oil past successes, btit Should look to the future, and work for the good of tho company. This was called • esprit de corps in the.Army. Aiid esprit de: corps carried tile Army a long why. indued. He- congratulated No; 1 Section on winning the competition , . The. competitions were good things, and it v?as also very good to have a pri?x>wiiining team* but that did not alway* meaii a good company. In this casb, ; . howeverj lie was satisfied.that tho good company was behind the winning team Ho\ congratulated Captain Fraiidi aiid Lieutenants Ruck and Nimirio on their cadets. Three cheers were then given by the cadets for Mrs. Godley. Tho No. 31 Senior Cadets hat'6| now won some' six cups, and their record is as follows :— ' 1912/ at- physical drill; 3rd squad drill;''4tli rifle exercises; Champion Cup: ■'/ "'■"'" ' ' "'• 1013, at : Wellington:—lst physical drill; Ist rifle exercises ■ 2nd squad drill; 2nd route>%iai ,^nftgi i«|§b T pgliilg ; competitidh; CliftWpio't'-GiVifi *' i '- 1,, 1913, at physical drill; Ist squad .drill; lstrifla'exercises; Champion Cup. .'. ." • ~-\ .1914, 4t Aucjciaiid.—lst.pliysieal drill; Ist routo..matching; 3rd-squad drill;sth bliglhig competition; Champion Team. ' , ' '.