THE VOLUNTEERS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXV, Issue 123, 26 May 1891, Page 2

THE VOLUNTEERS.

! '/REVIEW &p SPOfcTah U " ' ' " ■ .'■ ■.il'.il '•■■ ■■ ■'■jH •'^•- ! >< , The>wn Volunteera mdiJterea^Vtli^'pVlU Shed at 9 a.ni, yesterday', ari'd'p/d^adf'&r the 930 train tb 1 Bright Wa(er;Wnß«e{ ware met by the Waimea j^iflaa. ,she.Stok; Riflaa having been «rtfi4 f'intermediate BtatJionß. Tttore ' was afafe inuater of 236, aa folluwa :— NaVaJa. 46 ';, H.^Btaery. 46; Oity Rifles, .45 j Stoke 'RAW' 47; Wumea-fiihuß, 49 i;M± &.' 'WMlMioi having fornded up, 'mirohedto' Mr Max's paddock,' 'whart- the Roy il 1 Silo WMyett de joie.mia fired, at iho opnoluaipn of wbioh Lieut goloiiel Pitt diile'd;! oil, 1 three ehe'ertf foe •Bet (Majesty the'Qu'e^whidh w lre : heartily given," the' Garriapn : Bind pWylo'g" the Naiibual A«thein. ' ; Atoit'ttJ. .Brb^wlila' was. put through' a portiorTohh'., now' aiiaok fprmaiibft, the tfdvapc^of, trie Infantry being j ooverev' by (lie H. BUtet/'Viih' thei!t ! tlifte' 6-pouudw gu«i*. Anna wrfie'^iiil'ed'^AßoM 1230, and after au '& tiie Bpors Wrtie bdmended, abd were' ke^dly contested throughout, thjre baiog' v 'a ' inVia number of entries fat eaoh event, Thera I were fully 1000 spectators ■'•'• Jifea^ilH Who obtained a good view of the 'a^brtif torn a I riso just above the paddook. The Qarriaon* Band enlivened (ue proceedings by playing some exoo.lent musio. The fo.lowiug ia a Hat of the events : —

Non-.ooramiasioned officers' raon, (handi* oap); 2QQ jyards. lag ,'prrze.iOa, 2nd 5».^ Ouy Rifles, toa& noo mqoh ota start ftr lb» olberf. sod y»qn. easily, Oorpl. Bwdley, btoSaj Rifles, being" a^oond. ' -^ • •

Wheel Baoe, 150 yards, atraigbt oourae. ißt prize i 105,. 2nd ( 6b. r This was, run in heats. Pvt..BWah woa the 'tint' heat, and Gunner tieaper, .s'aeoo>d. '!in' the fiial beat. Gunner w»P«A >fa'6 ran his wheeVdiflecflnUf to' tha ottfeW, driving it ffcom >iie L'rib' *dn 'iiM-miiX&ti (handicap). vsm sksM, this' xa-oa; 1 whUh'W won' '^*f bfS'SJ Fr per, , the haodipaps not havliitf Wetf ' MU mated evanlyV-^oze?;; staged' 'at 1 Web, $" le c 0 & tf " faad * "^"'varying htm it io 26 yards, the opnaoquenoe being that 11 ' Ha passed tue field' before three parts ol l tha distance had been covered. Gunner Frazei, H. Battery, a broker of (ho winner, took second place.' t • ' Tug of War, 'Teams of six men !<bm : ea6b corps. Prize dl 10a,-TbW wer,e efe To.ries In the first heal th 9 blty Rifles boiled the G«rison Band over^ ihe'taik'^aailyT The 8 . e l oODd J l « at was between the .j/fmU and btoke Rifles, and after a hard atrdgg.e the former won The^ek then tn"d oon- °' ÜBIO , n 8 with the H. Battery 'teamV whom they did not haw much' difficulty 1 in piillioa across the line, j hj-nett heai was -between the Navals aad Oity Bifl eB ,^ ha .^JJJ Rifle* liaviug sourdd a ; b>e ! hy dtawini' third place. Therti was a ROod'tUSsV botwean (ho oonteodi^ twms, btti cv. ft (nually the Navala tired tUe Rifloa out and won. After a obunla ol eyentahid be^n vtq tov*<low r ot tha Navala having a ei oM t i uur-fioto h^t W(llt \^ Q l between them and the tyainwa Mitteu. ,Thia prcvedai mbst/deapertte'kt/uggkl.rd lot aevoral minutei ihe issue was trembiing ia the balance, neilhor one Bide nor the whet S*' 10 i a M d y.' wta g<V°ut,at la«t thtfWaima* Riflaa broiftht We'Slavaltfove/the dAk!^n4 thua won the mo«.interestingovenl of thadfty. Ihe following are the nanwa orthar t£Jo> Wilkins E.'DpaoMrv^^ne, P. RioEetta „ P^atea'.Raoo, 200 yds j Ist prize, <10«,2ad Be. -Ten startcj, Gunner, GiiUy. B. StS came in first, a2d Seamau H> Mr' NmS* aeoond.atteragbodraod. •: ' * Limber Raoe foraU-oorps, 200 yds; pria> hi,— There- wer.% five entries. In «L«^ heat, whfoh'Xwa^Uw-eWh'e £ &!? Wfaimea.Riflea, and Stoke RifleA.thelorn2r won^by a couple of yardi: & 'iJCed the beat part of the way, btt t I W t tiTraS through dropping thefts, whioh brought thorn to a sudden halt. Xa the aiwond yard. The ftnal heat. was between the H Battery and City Riband af S?goS nm ttepS wouby 2 y^ B<f8 < f^ r S!i Bandsmen's Raoe r with, instrumente, 150 yds ; Ist prize 7a 6d ; 2nd This Was a handicap race, and allthe bandsmea atarted, R - Krahagau (circular baas) oamV^S; and0 ' D^vid (side drum) second, -^f™ ' Jo3.~Eleven started, but the maiority ot them were disqualified for breaking/and * er Kfc. -fowler (fcyds) and?PriVateD*!jßee Csoratoh), both of the Wainxea Riflee^Sew ttcUvely^^^^W* 1^ and aoQoutrements), rifle to b7o^rffl? bhe ttaU Mat prize 15s pind 7s 6i-ffleffi '^^stortera for this race, .wSIKa fS: GuaneC ' Qllll y (H,rßaft|fel^ , There wore a couple of races fot!fit«a m