MILITARY TOURNAMENT.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXII, Issue 8999, 12 November 1907, Page 3

MILITARY TOURNAMENT.

At Palmerston on Monday fully 10,000 people witnessed the military tournament, which was the most successful yet undertaken. The results of the various competitions were as follow: Wrestling on Horseback, Ist prize £2 ; prize £i. Sergt.-Major Ranby, Feiiding M.R. 1 Oorpl. Remnent, Eketahuua M.R. 2 Morse Signalling, Ist prize £3; 2nd prize £1 15s. Petono Navals .. .. .. 1 Post and Telegraph Rides .. 2 St. John's Ambulance Competition, Ist prize £3; 2nd prize £2. Boys' Institute Cadets No. 1 Team 1 Field Hospital and Bearers Corps No 3 Team . . . . .. 2 Bugle and Trumpot, Ist prize £2 2nd prize £l. Bglr. Beaumont, Petone Navals 1 Tpr. Johnston, D. Battery .. 2 Bglr. Johnston, Engineers .. 3 Tent Pitching and Striking, Ist prize £4: 2nd prize £l. Eketahuua M.R., 22C.pts. .. 1 Kolbnrno Rifles No. 1, 214pts. .. 2 Greytown Lloyd-Lindsay Competition, Ist prize J £3O; 2nd prizo £ls; 3rd prize £5. j Feiiding gM.R., Sergt, - Major j Ranby .. '" .. 1 I Feiiding M. R., Qr. -Mstr. -Sergt. j Stevens .. .. .. 2 Manawatn M.R., Oorpl. Mont- _ | gomery .. .. .. 3 Physical Drill, Ist prize £8; 2nd I prize £2. Wellington City Rifles, Col.-Sergt T. Davics .. .. ■ ■ ! Hutt Valley Rifles, Sergt. Smith 2 Masterton Rifles, Col. -Sergt. Morton .. .. .. 3 Tug-of-War, Ist prizo £8; 2nd prizo £2. Feiiding M.R 1 Eketahuua M. R. .. .. 2 Tent Pegging, Ist prize £1 ; 2nd prize 10s. Sergt. L. Lovelock, Manawatn M.R. 1 Qr.-Mstr. -Sergt. Stevens, Feiiding M.R 2 Physical Dril' t Cadets). _„„ iiigh School Cadets .. 1 Campbell street School, No. 1 .. 2 Campbell street School , No. 2.. 3 Wanganui Defence Cadets did not compete. Bayonet Fighting, Ist prize £8; 2nd prize £2. Wellington City Rifles .. 1 Palmerston North Rifles . . 2 Masterton Rifles .. . . 3 Bayonet v. Bayonet, Ist prizo £1; 2nd'prize 10s.

Corpl. Rankin, Wellington City ] Rifles .. .. .. 1 ! Pvt. Fcasev, Wellington City Rifles " . . .. • ■ 2; Tent Pegging By Sections, Ist prize £4; 2nd prize £2. FeildingM.R., Sergt.-Major Raubv(s2) .. .. • ■ 1 MaiKUVatu M.R., Q.r.-Mstr. - Beadiiall (42) .. ..3 Maiiawatu M.P*., Tpr. D. Lovelock (40) o Cockade Fight, Ist prize £4 ; 2nd prize £l. Feilding M.R., Sergt, - Major Ranby .. -1 Manawatn M.R., No. G, Tpr. P. Lovelock .. ■ • .. a Heads and Posts, Ist prize £l, 2nd prize 10s. Sergt. Patterson, Mauawatu M. R.

(10) .. •• •• \ Tpr.-Lovelock, M.R., (14) .. 3 Undoubtedly tlio most popular . event of the day was the musical ride by the Manawatu Mounted Rifles.' It was the first display of the kind by a Volunteer corps m Now Zealand, aud it was evident that much time and trouble had been spent in bringing men and horses to such an efficient stage. The intricate movements drew burst after burst of applause from the spectators. The competitions wore keenly contested. The tent pegging competition, both for single riders and in sections, afforded very good exhibitions of horsemanship. In the single rider class Mr L. Lovelock, of the Mauawatu Mounted Rifles, secured first place, whilst in the * tent pegging by sections the clever Feildiug Mounted Riefls squad, headed by Sergt.-Major Ranby, \ scored another good win. Hi the j I Lloyd - Lindsay competition the [ I men who gained first and ' BM<md*Pti«» at the recent demonstrated their superiority, and although the entries were larger yosaiuiougii g tmder gergt.terday, Qr . . M str. -Sergt Major Ranby £ ed flrst Stevens were > t ug-of-war was and secona. ;~_ ta cted particularly specially well contestea Par , in the final pull Mounted the Feilding and B*etann t Rifles. ayeit , the: Eketahuua men >v ending all their own way, *»« lonK and team Jinngpn, and «J» h r side had steady go, in which proved the advantage, the »w> staying themselves superior » onent s powers, and got tnotf »W

over. Both teams were very much "done" at tho finish. Tho cockade fight caused much amusement. The Foilding men headed by Sergt.Major Ranby, again securing first place. Tho two last events in tho costume race and sword exercise and pursuing practices had to bo post- ' poiied nwi:<g to the wet state of Clio ground, and will be decided on a i Wednesday afhmoou in the near, future. i