BAYONET FIGHTING

Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 127, 25 November 1935, Page 15

BAYONET FIGHTING

DISPLAY BY NAVAL MEN

SABRE AND FOIL CONTESTS

.Although, they had only, spring bayonets sliding in the barrels of dummy rifles, a display, of bayonet fighting given on Saturday night by men-from the cruiser Dunedin was realistic enough to bring to mind the thought that they-would be very dangerous combatants with- the approved weapon.tinder fighting conditions. The men made a good showing. The display was'given in, a 40ft ring, and the competitors ..were heavily padded, masked, and gloved.

In the first round A.B. Maple beat R.M. King; R.M. 'Oughtoh beat R.M Spencer; R.M. Woods beat R.P.O. Parvm. In the second round; Maple beat S.L; Gillespie, 3-1; "Oughton beat Woods, 3-2. Oughton beat Maple in the final by three hits against two. .. The: naval team ■ also took part' in sabre and-foil contests with the Wellington Swords. Club and R.N.V.R. members. They were definitely superior with tiie sabre,- but • lost the foil match^" ■" ■"'■:• i . '.. The team won the sabre -by 10 wins .'against 6. Results were: — HJH.S. 'Dyriediri; L.S; Lonsdale 3 wins. 1 defeat; AJ3. Hilland,-3-l; S.L. Gillespie; 13*1: A.B. Redman, 1-3. ' Wellington: N.C. Daysh; 2 wins.l defeat; S.L. King, 0-3;' G. •Harcburt. 3-1; S.L. Mes-senger;-1-3; total. Dunedin 10, Wellington 6. ' """"" " ■.'•"■ .

Wellington won the-foil contest by ■If to 5;.. Detailed results are as follows;—H.M.S. Dunedin:' L.S. Lonsdale, 2 wins,:2 defeats; A.B/Hilland, 2-2; S.L. Gillespie,. 1-3; T. Hutchinson, 0-4. Weilington: N.C: Day.sh, 3 wins, 1 defeat; Miss Zena Clarke, 3-I;.G. Harcourt, 3-1; J. Morris, 2-2. Total: Dunedin. 5 wins, "Wellington. 11.. - : ■