Studholme Mounted Rifles' Sports.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 123, 2 November 1901, Page 3

Studholme Mounted Rifles' Sports.

On Thursday a g)od number of people took ad vim tag.' of the special train running to Waihao Downs to witness the first spot-is. meeting of the company, then in camp this sido of the homestead. This number was augmented by those who drove out and by cyclists, but the strong head wind was greatly against the afctenuance of the latter in anything like force. However, the place was fairly we 1 sheltered, and an enjoyable day's outing was obtained. The programme of sports provoked considerable applause and each event was keenly crifcisised, specially the going and style in the hurdles and the dressing and equipping of tho horses in the night aiaim. At tho camp an interested crowd viewed tho tents, especially those of the first and second pri;;e-\vinnera in the competition for th« cleanest tent during camp. TlKU'e was a refreshment booth on tne ground, and it appeared to do a good business.

Following are the results of the day's sports: Host mounted, turned out and drilled section during camp—LucCorp. Manchester. Best kept tent during camp— Sergt. Cowan, 1; Corp. A. J. Manchester, 2.

EeiCtio race (dummy placed at a distance of 200 yards to be brought back by mounted men) ; firing paity 100 yards away ; no army carried ; prize, £1 Is—Trooper 13«Ji, J; Trooper Reid, 2; LucCorp. Manchestar, 3. balaclava Melee, wiih singlesticks— Sergt. Dunbar, 1 ; Trooper Dun'bar, 2. Lioyd Lindsay, By sections ; Ist prize I 03; throe jumps 3ft high; .sections to lire fiye volleys kneeling or sitting, first point 200 yards, live volleys lying, second point 500 yards ; No. 3 lead back horses and bring tbera ud when firing ceases; Mr E. C. Studholme's prize, £5 5s —Sergt. Wain (3 inin. 475e0.), 1; Sergt. Dunbar (1-min. ">3 3-oth ssc), 2 ; Sergfc. Freeman (7min. 30sec), 3.

Best horse at steady cantor over three flights of 3ft hurdles; Ist i.rize, £I— Q.M. Sergt. Wain, 1; Sergt. Horley, 2 ; Trooper Wright, 3. Night Alarm ; Mr J. F. Douglas 1 prize of saddle and bridle ; horsas picketed with bridles on; men lying in tents 30 yards off: saddles at horses' heads and hats, tunics, belts, leggings, boots, spurs and rifles outside tent; breeches showing under wall 0!! tent. On alarm, men pull breeches into tent, put thorn on, crawl out under wall of tent, dress fully, run to horses, onsaddle, mount, gallop out 200 yards and back—lst heat, Trooper C Hayman, I ; Sjrgt. Cowan/2. 2nd heat, Q.M. S-rgt. Wain, 1; Trooper .]. Manchester, 2. Final, b-ergt. Cowan, 1; Trooper C. Hayman, 2. Novel race, prize £1; lead horse 200 yards, trofc 400 yards, gal l op 4'JO yards; full dress—Trooper Mercer. 1; Trooper C. Hayman, 2. Led horse race of half-mile ; for No. 3'a of sections; Lieut. Studholme's prize of bridle—Trooper White, 1; Trooper T. Manchester, 2.