A NEW ZEALAND SWORDSMAN.
A famous championship was won at Olympia this week by Captain G, B‘ Brunton, of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade, who succeeded in securin gthe massive silver trophy for cpee VCYSIIS (spec, writes “Clubman” in the Pall Gazette, of July 9th. The epee is a species of foil, and is very much better known -in France and Italy than it is in England; in fencing Circles i 1 is known as the Wo3l‘-011 with ‘which really serious duels are fought and lifelong scars inflicted. Captain Brunton’s win was unes—pected in that he was in: yound 001011131 oflicer, and has‘ only taken up fencing recently, and he -was icomp.-,tillg against old and experienced hands. But that he is a born fencer was proved by the fact that he won eleven out of thirteen fights..and throughout the championship displayed remurkablc coolness.
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Taihape Daily Times, 24 September 1919, Page 6
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143A NEW ZEALAND SWORDSMAN. Taihape Daily Times, 24 September 1919, Page 6
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