ARTILLERY CAMP AT WAIPUKURAU

Hutt News, Volume 1, Issue 42, 28 March 1929, Page 3

ARTILLERY CAMP AT WAIPUKURAU

On 17th. March an "At Home .vas given by the officers and men of the 17th Mounted Battery, N.Z.F.A., who ! have recently been encamped at Waipukurau. There was a large atteadanciy of visitors and a ve,ry enjoyable afternoon • was spent. An interesting exhibition of big gun drill was given by the territorials who were divided j into two teams. The guns were of *.h.e ! 6in. Howitzer type and the manner in which they were man-handled was '..he subject of much praise from the visitors. ._-■'■ Gun Drill. (Possible, 100 points);. ' •' The results of the gun drill were >s follow^:—D sub-section, 85 points;. C. sub-section, 83;' B* sub-section, 80; A sub-section, 79. Field Events. The field events were carried -.mt on foot "owing to the fact that most of the horses had been sent back to: *he various parades. The tug-ofrwax created considerable, excitement, and was finally won by the B sub-section, after several well contested tugs. -The opposing teams were well matched, and each contest was a "close, go." Basketball. Several games of basketbaHf wore played during the course of the affceri noon, the final of the camp basketball competition being won by B subsection, which, defeated^ Headquarters; section. A return match was placed between a territorial team and a team from the local Ladies' Basketball Club> resulting in a draw, ~ nine points being notched by each team. Officers' Obstacle Eace. ! This event was won by Lieut, H. G> j Flux, N.Z.A., after a well ridden Tase, Lifeut. C. E. WeiT, R.N.Z.A^ coming I second Tabloid Athletics, I A tabloid athletic meeting was -ilso held during -the afternoon, four teams competing for the Wilford Cup, which. "was won by C sub-section,-under Ser-

geant Babington. The results are as follpTPs:—-C sub-section" 17 poiifts; D sub-section, 15; B sub-section 14;. A sub-section, 12; Headquarters' section 15. (Possible, 2p points). Mitchell Cup, foi 1 best HT.C.O.—iSorgt Lambourne. : *. Peace Cup and: Old Petone Na.vals' trophy for best drill subsection.—B. sub-section Lambourne). Best Gkinners.l—Gunner Burd, and Bonibs. Dunnett, Roberts and McFarlane. . " Best Signaller—Crunner Thorns. Qualified for. Layers' badges.—Sergt Babington and Sergt. Plains; Bombs. Roberts, McFarlane and Collins; Lance Bombs. Eveningham, Dunnett, Green, Sutcliffe; Gunners Corser and. Smith. .