THE EXHIBITION.
GYMNASTIC TOURNAMENT. The Gymnastic Tournament was continued at tlie Exhibition on Saturday liefore another large audience, the Wellington representatives being accorded another hearty reception. It was announced that the Wellington ladies' team, consisting of Misses R. Gambrill, J. AlcLcan. Woods, William!!, Churchward, and Gyles had won the dumb bell competition (which was held on Thursday night), and that the same team —with the e\ccption that Miss Innes ri-placed Aliss Williams—had curried off the club swinging event, which took place thie afternoon. Their win was a most popular one alike with the other competitors as with the audience.
The club swinging of the young ladies was a revelation l of artistic, as well as useful, exercise, and a performance on the juiallel bars by Alisses Richardson, Woods, Gyles, Williams, Alt-Lean and Churchward was also an exceptionally fine one, remarkable for neatness and cleanness of execution.
Wellington was most successful, and deservedly won several of the oempetitions.
Th 3 Wellington ladies' team was the only team of ladies entered and their work was beautifully done, especially the parallel bar display. In the clubs display, Aliss E. Innes and Aliss Gambrill replaced Aliss Williams and Miss Richardson. Aliss Williams again taking Aliss Innes' place in the dumbbell display. The ladies' team is considered to be Wellington's best, aud was coached by the Misses Gambrill and Woods. Both are very clever. Air. George Bush, captain of the Fendalton team, did some fine work. He was closely run by 'Air. T. H Harker, captain of the" St. LukVs team, Air. H. Bickerton also doing well. The Wellington men, although not the best team tbe club could produce, was the only team able to go to Christchurch, and acquitted it*Uf well. The members were coached by iAIr. W. G. Somei ville, captain of the team, aud received no outside _i_.s;stance, labouring, in fact, under several disadvantage.., particularly the difficult..- of procuring a gymnasium. The Wellington ttams return this ev.nii-.-_, and speak highly of their reception and treatment in Christchurch, and the courtesy shown them by the other competitors. The highest aggregate for apparatus work was gained by Air. Hubert V. Girdlestone. of the Wellington t am, who secured ths gold medal and ccrti-
T»-e Wellington tram included Alessrs W. G S'-mciyiU.- (captain). H. Raymond. Guy Girdl.s':.n?. Hugh Girdle-tone C. Moore, -nd C Webb, whose phce on the horizontal b-,r was taken by Air. 11. Hur.Ur-Brown. As apT_ra from th? result puoh-ked b?lovv. the tiam won th? medals given for the comDftition on the rin-rs and para-Lel ba-r.-. P In the dumb-bell and Indian Club exercise the St. Luke's team beat all other* and _..«_._■_*_ of Alessrs T. H. Harker H. 13. Bckt-rton. C. Year, G. P«u-e. R-. Thompson, and F. Blunt. The same club s appa-roM-s te-i.ii (winners of both the horizontal bar and vaiuting-horse competitions), included M.-««.s H-.rker. A. H. Jew.ss. J. F. I. <t H Biekn*.-!!). L. P. White, and JNorihev. Mr Darker coached both teams. Th- Ferd--.lton t'.am comprised Alessrs G. Bi-h. P. Reckftt, T. Hawthorne, AL Bruce, S. Aleuifs. ar.d L. O'Callaghiui. Air Geo. Bi""b Rn'nin;-' a special and cold medal. Prof-'sor P. Hvnvs acted as jud-.;e, and Alessrs J. R- Evans ar.d C. J. Ward as umpires. In his- leport. Air P.vnie says: — "Tbe objects of evmnastic training are to rrlHr.-'e the cavity of the chest, and to create a harmonious development of the whole muscular s-t&tem. It is from this standpoint th 1 .; thsjud_re has been guided in a great ti'ariv instrini.*..-* in awarding points, as well ,-s the actuil work on the apparatus. The .omp.tition. on tbe whole, hns been excel'cnt. iliowing very good results in carriage, b_i->ring, and physical condition generally. Sufficient attention, however, has not been .•riven to the mobility of the chest, and the development of th" lower limbs. Alote points would have been given to some competit'iis on the apparatus if the work had been more graceful and artistic. This esiMH'iallv- apn'ifs to the absence of yielding in des'.-'lKl'llg." . Al . Bryne »I__o states that Bush i.s a model in ciiniac?. Iwirintr, and physical culture, and awarded him the maximum points in the competition in which he entered.
Ths detailed results nre : —Roman rings, Wellington 1 (251 points., St. Luke's 2 (185 points). Dumb-bells. Wellington Ladies 1 (168 points). Fendalton 2 (194 points). St. Luke's 3 (192 points). Indian c-übs. Wp'lip-ton Ladies 1 (96 points). St. T nke's 2 .90 point*-). Fendalton o (84 points). Parallel bars, Wellington 1 (225 points). Fendn'ton ? (194 points), St. Luke's 3 (192 points). H-ri_.ont.il b.irs. St. Luke's 1 (2""_ noints), Wc-llin_rton 2 (181 points). Vault-in-r hors*-, St. Luke's 1 (197 points). Wellincton 2 (180 points). Grand aggregate (apparatus work). Hubert Girdlestone. Wellin<rton, 151 points, 1; T. H. Hark«r. St. Luke's 141 points. 2. Grand agcr,--*ate (dumb-bells and Indian clubs). G. Bush. Fendalton. 64 pointß, jrold medal; Aliss Gambrill. Wellington, 52 points, special gold medal.
A concert, arranged by Air C. Edgar will take place to-night in the Concert Hall A very attractive programme has been prepared for the occasion.
Air E. W• Seager's free show of the world's afte'noom * el,ght Vi6WS wiU be S iven this
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Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 10864, 14 January 1901, Page 6
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