ARTILLERY CAMP
Bth BATTERY LEAVES POR FOXTON.
The Bth Battery, N.Z.A., (Palmerston North), is at present undergoing its annual course of training on the racecourse. The Battery arrived in camp by the midday train on Saturday. In the camp sports every mail took part, there being sub-section events for each of which a standard was set. Every man gaining the standard scored one point, and there were a variety of events for the competitors.
Sub-section A under Sergeant D. Stewart jrroved the winners with 26 points B sub-section being runnersup with 22i. C and D sub-sections followed with 20 and 8A points respectively. The latter were last year’s champions. The tug-of-war and wrestling on horseback weie very gfiod competitions, and caused great excitement. The permanent artillery horses took matters very calmly, but the locally supplied animals proved the winners at the finish
Gun practice with service ammunition was indulged in to-day and will be continued tomorrow, Thursdav and Friday.
The men will break camp on Saturday.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 2969, 1 December 1925, Page 2
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166ARTILLERY CAMP Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 2969, 1 December 1925, Page 2
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