THE VOLUNTEERS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CVI, Issue 12621, 2 October 1901, Page 6

THE VOLUNTEERS.

RETIREMENT OF COLONEL GORDON. Yesterday -ifternoon, Colonel Gordon, after reviewing the Christs' College Calet Corps, bade them farewell as far as future official relations were concerned. The corps 'paraded at four o'clock, and were first, of all put through a series of company movements by Major Richards, and were afterwards inspected-; by Colonel Gordon. The company was then drawn tip on the green opp'osita the headmaster's house, and a short farewell speech was \lelivered by the Colonel. He said that ho had come, firstly, to see that the corps had lost none of,its excellence, and, secondly, to 'say :na official farewell, for he would not have the pleasure and honour of inspecting them again. He had known the corps for ten years, and during; that time they- bad maintained am even excellence throughout.' They had endeavoured to work towards excellence; they' had followed' the instruction and precepts of their instructor, Major Richards, to the best of their ability. Though he said good-bye to them officially, he hoped still to bs able to watch them, and to see that they kept on the good course they had pursued all along. Three hearty cheers were then given for Colonel Gordon, followed by one for Mrs Gordon. AMU'RI MOUNTED RIFLES. ,' Tho' wefAher on Saturday afternoon wa3 'showery' and cold for''.he military sports of the Amuri Moun'ited Rifles. Never:holes« there was a large crowd of spectators, and keen interest was manifesited' in 'tlhe spouts. Tho programme opened with a spiral ride by the whole company, which was well catrried out. The following events were .then decided: HALF SECTIONS OVER HURDLES; first prize £1 10s, second 10s—Troopers Thomson and Sutherland 1, Troopers Oliver -a-ad Grimley 2, SergearJi Curiam atnd Trooper Creed 3. . LED HO'RSES OVER HURDLES; prize £2—Trooper Sharpe 1, Trooper Thomson 2, Sergeant Curran 3. NIGHT ALARM; first prize £,% second 103 —'Sergean'o Cumin's section 1, Lance-Corporal M'Naughti's section 2. LLOYD-LINDSAY COMPETITION; firt'i prize £i, second £l—Troopers Oliver, Thomson, Grimley and Sulherl«-nd,of'iha- Culverden. division, 1; -Sergeant Ourran, Troopers Hill, Sharpe and Creed,, Waia-u division, 2. FLAT RACE, 150yds; first prize £l, second ss—Trooper Miil-arJe 1, Corporal D. Rutherford 2, Farrier-Corporal Quinlan 3. LED HORSES' RACE, for No. 3's of Sections; first prize £l, second 10s—Trooper Neiave 1, Trooper Milliken 2. TUG-OF-iWAR, on . Horseback; prize £2First -heaifc; Section of Waikari division and of- 'Culverdan division beat section of Wa-ia-u division. Final: 'Section of Culverden division (Troopers Grimley, 'Sutherland, Oliver -and Thomson) 1, Waikari division 2. RESCUE RACE; first, prize £1 10s, second 10s, third 5-s--Troope.r G. Powi-3 1, bergean'i Curran 2, Trcopcr Sharps 3. W-RESTLI'NG, on Horseback (bareback); prize £2— Secgeant Cim-an's section 1. BOOT SCRAMBLEi first prize 15s, second ss—Lf.nce-Corporal M'Naught. ,1, Troopei Thomson 2. TENT COMPETITION, for Neatest Tcii't during the Period cf Camp; first, prize £2 2s, second £1 Is, third 10s Ed-Sergeant Curran s section 1, Trcopcr Ram-say's section 2, totxgeaii't O'MaiUey's s£-e'a»n 3. BEST TRUMPETER IN CAMP; prize £1 —Trumpeter Coakl'ey.

The Malvern Mounted Rifles, Captain Deans commanding, went into camp on the Sheffield Domain on Monday afternoon. About fifty slept in camp the'first night, and the rest will come in as they can manage it. .The camp orders for the wee* are:-Reveille 5.20 p.m., coffee o.'to, stables 6, dismounted parade (drill order) 7, breakfast 8, guard-amounting 9, boot and saddle 10.15, mounted parade 10.30, stables on return; luncheon at 1 p.an., boot and saddle 2.15, mounted parade 2.30, stables 5, dinner 6, stable picket 7. first P<> st 9.« V last post 10, lights out 10.15. . Yesterday th;. camp orders were: —orderly officer, Lieutenant M'Millan ; next for duty, Lieutenant Judd; orderlv sergeant, Sergeant Gray; orderlv corporal, Corporal W. Colthart ; guard duty, Corporal Seay and section ; picket. Co'rrjoral Gillarders and. .section. Staff Sergeant-Major Coleman is m camp instructing the corps. *