OVER OBSTACLES.
NEW TRAINING FOR SOUHB*. A STIFF PREPARATION. (By Telegraph.—Press Asso^Opi) WEIjUXGTQjr, ttk,%. In pursuance of the policy juf k«pi»f the training .of-New Zealand resrfpiwmente as up to date a= * <|r ther new course has been introduced a the syllabus at form of putting the men- of forcement over a speci»llyrd»ii(HJ obstacle 'course! with Za.'~xieitj£<£ jgygsing their agility, and' thereby-eertftfc them, when they reach the battle Iμ, to overcome hindrances- -qaiajHf, '«ai make the most of available tone. Ike course, .which is 200. yard* leaf, p p exact replica of that provided ati ti* latter end of last year at Etaplet, tie big specialists training camp for British and Colonial divisions in Frape- It eoraprisee eight obstacles, all ol diff«re»t type, and they take some getting ant. The training started yesterday, ud it ie -proposed ,in future to put ifrt ,9n d all reinforcements over the ~«||«(! two or three times a week. At aJattrfUp of their training such. exeroßM i».te form .part of their phyeicml initawtio*. A similar course is being *t Featherstpn. . -'"''. -"'-;.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19170210.2.10
Bibliographic details
Auckland Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 36, 10 February 1917, Page 4
Word Count
174OVER OBSTACLES. Auckland Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 36, 10 February 1917, Page 4
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Auckland Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries.
Log in