D BATTERY, N.Z.F.A., SPORTS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 138, 28 February 1918, Page 6

D BATTERY, N.Z.F.A., SPORTS

Favoured with fine the D Battery held its sports while in camp last Saturday afternoon. The camp was thrown open to visitors both in the afternoon and the evening, when a camp fire concert was held. Ihe results of the sports are as follow:-— 100 yards handicap —Trumpeter Finch, 1; Bombardier Edwards, 2. Best turn-out (horse and man)-' Driver Littlejohn, 1; Specialist Slum and Gunner Biss,.2. ' Sack race—Bombardier louiig, 1{ Gunner Gasquoine,- 2r Officers' race—Captain M Evedv, }', Chaplain-Captain Watson, 2 (prize money donated to fund). _ 220 yards Battery championship-* Driver Hislop, 1; Sergeant Lusk, 2. . Single ladies' race—Miss Brown, 1; Miss i'urdy, 2. Potato race—Bombardier loung, I,'. Bombardier Murie, 2. '• Married ladies' race-Mrs. Murphy,. 1; Mrs. G. Brown, 2. / Thread-the-needle race—Mrs.' Parata. and-Gunner Fake, 1. ' Girls' (under 15 years) race—Mm* Sira Wharewhare, 1; Miss Connie Stevens, 2. ' ~ Tu"- of war—Quarterniaster-Sergeanb Durey (captain), Captain M'Wy, Sergeant-Major Taylor, Sergeant AYhalley, Bombardier Conder, Speciahet Doushty, Corporal Mitchell, Gunner* Bforfc, M'llraith, Alderson, and Fta . This team beat Sergoant-Major flaterYoung, Gunners Flaws, Cross, Fak-,. Cowrie. Desmond). _ ■ inl PmteTl- "C" Sub-Section (SerMiller, Turner, Montgomery), 2.