TERRITORIAL GYMKHANA SPORTS MEETING.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 29, 9 June 1913, Page 2

TERRITORIAL GYMKHANA SPORTS MEETING.

TO BE HELD AT HAWERA. In our advertising columns attention is drawn to the lact that the first annual Territorial Gymkhana Sports Meeting is to bo held under the auspices of the Egmont A. and P. Association, on the Show Grounds, Hawera, on Thursday, 26th June, in Winter Show week. The Gymkhana has been inaugurated by the A. and P. Association with a view to giving interest to the Territorials and Cadets. The fixture will not be by any means a local function, as the programme embraces all Territorials and Cadets in Military Area Groups 8 and 6, the whole of Taranaki, the King Country, and down to Palmerston. Companies will therefore be well represented, as free railway passes will be granted those men competing. Throughout the classes the Association are giving valuable trophies, and in the case of company' events or teams, challenge trophies are allotted, so that the same may be installed in the various recreation rooms of the Territorials and competed for annually. The three military bands will be an added attraction, and all companies will assemble at the Hawera railway station in uniform on, the day of the Gymkhana in order to march with the massed bands to the show grounds. The trophies will be presented to the winners in the evening at the Winter Show by His Worship the Mayor. The programme provides for both infantry and mounted events, including as it does tug-lOlf-war (inter-company), Balaclava melee, tent pitching, marching, tent pegging, best turned out mounted man with troop horse (territorial or cadet), Lloyd Lindsay, bugling, relay race, physical drill and mounted jumping. There will he great amusement afforded in cock fighting, tilting the bucket, boot race, pillow fighting on spar, wrestling on horseback, bun and pop race, and the obstacle race in fancy costume. Given fine weather the Gymkhana should be a very interesting fixture.