MILITARY TOURNAMENT.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 450, 8 March 1909, Page 7

MILITARY TOURNAMENT.

The Skating Rmk oil Saturday 6v6nii\g was a. sceh6 of Onthusiasnl, not to iay excitement, on the part of the, great crowd of patrons who itteiided the Military Bazaar. The piping'- of tile Wellington PijW liand and' the dancing Of. Miss Flora, Shaw Opened the carnival. A great attraction was the second edition of the " Johils6n i-, Burns" oonteSt, six rounds, which can sad (jreat amusement, and, 611 lihrns- being demolished, a 1 shouft went up, which sierilbf] to draw the outside-public to the'entrAnce-tWor-and swfell the takings of the oVeninjJf. The tug-of-war was between the Zealandja and Electric Light. Company, the. Electric Light Corps winniiig the first null,. A selOStioh by the pipers intervened., tn6 Waflis nieainvliile resting. The second pull resulted in a win for Zealandias. This create a draw, be ft two but 6f thre<6 beiflg winii&rs. The third pull will take place to-night, and. a very exciting Oontost is'anticipated,, as these teams are very evenly matched. The Guards claimed a. win h.v default against the . N'avals. A team, and a protest has lodged with Sergt. Griffiths, controller of tho. tug*of-war; and will ho djscusscd to-night. Tlio final pull is 6xpocted to take placo oil Wednesday. A matinee, was held oti Saturdav afternoon, re-sulting-in a satisfactory addition to tlio fund for now uniforms. The bazaar will be eon-, tinned during the ensuing week, terminaling On Saturday, when tlio art union w!l) be drawn. A. prograirtiiKi, ii(sw and varied, is announced for to-night. /