MILITARY TOURNAMENT

New Zealand Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 6089, 22 December 1906, Page 10

MILITARY TOURNAMENT

VOLUNTEERS AT THE EXHIBITION. A BIG HOLIDAY ATTRACTION. There is only one topic of conversation in volunteering circles at present—the big military tournament to be held at Christchurch on Wednesday and Thursday next in connection with the New Zealand Exhibition. It is confidently expected that.it will bo the biggest gathering of the sort ever held in New Zealand, and as the teams in hard training for some weeks past and volunteering generally has been "waking up,” particularly keen contests arc expected. Tho tournament is being held under the patronage of his Excellency the Governor, with Sir Joseph Ward (who will be. present) as president. The list of judges is far too long to recapitulate here, but the only ones from Wei- . lington will be Colonel Collins, who will I bo the principal judge in infantry i events, Captain Enrp Johnston, of the stall, and Sergeant-Major Colclongh. The squad officers from Wellington will be Lieutenants Hutchen and Mee, of tho College Eifies, whose duties will be to j have the squads ready for events at the \ time appointed. One of the regulations? provides that no officer will be allowed to take any part in any team event; no man will tie allowed to use an officer's horse in any mounted event; and no j horse shall be used by more than one man in any event. •: The Wellington competitors are to leave for Lytelton by the new HuddartParker steamer Riverina on Monday evening. They are being taken at a rate 20 per cent, off the usual fare, which • amounts to—first return, 235; second re- 3 turn, 16s. They will canrfc> in Hagley . Park, near the Exhibition, and meals , will bo provided at Is a head, so that as ] the men will be In camp at Christchurch mi Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, their bare' expenses will be 37s or 2os according to the steamer class they tra« <

vel. Competitors rvill be franked over the railways. The following are the teams that will represent Wellington corps: —

College Hides (entered for physical drill, manual and firing exercise and tent pitching)—Corporals J. Cowles and Prendevillo, Lance-corporals Alexander and Geyger, Privates Kerslako, McDonald, Smythe, Kiernan, Bremer. Ilighct, Lambert, Legg, Truman, and Doherty. Field Engineers (entered for pontoon raft building, military observatory, morse and semaphore, end land mines) — Field Engineers—Sergeant Vossoler. Sappers, Mitchell, Sims. O’Neil. Barker, Hughes, Fisher, Piercy, Collett, Fleet, Palmer. Signallers—Sergeant Gibhs, Sappers Elliott, Lcnnard. Gapes (11), Quarter-master Sergeant Maddeley. Kelljnrne Lilies. —A team is going south, but its constitution is still incomplete. As the entry was not made in time it is doubtful whether it will bo permitted to compete. Wellington Navels.—Ambulance, No. 1 team —P.O. Steele, P.O. Nixon, Gunner .Howard, Gunner Nation. No. 2 team — P.O. Bishop, P.O. Johnston, Gunner White, Gunner Boon. Maxim 'No. 1 — P.O. McKay, P.O. Cowan, Gunners Fellows, Davison, Hook, Biddle, Campbell, Stevens, Kiernan, and Piniayson. No. 2 —P.O. Sinclair, P.O. Bishop, Gunners A. Weller, G. WoPcr, Shepherd, Clayden, Flowers, Monkhousc, Karris, and Brown. Signalling—P.O. Williamson, Gunners Kenny, Alexander, Eventt, Wishart, Buglers Bradley and Kutncr. Gunlaying—P.O. Sinclair, P.O. Bishop, Gunners Howard, Nation. Fellowes. Weller. Night, alarm —P.O. McKay, P.O. Cowan. Gunners, Gunners Campbell, ITcok, Biddle. Tent-pitching—P.O. Johnston P.O. fs'ixen, Gunners Howard, Boon, and Nation. Post and Telegraph Hides. —Owing to the Civil Service examinations intervening some of the men that might have represented the corps have been otherwise engaged. D. Battery. —(Field artillery events)— Sergeants Skclley, Brown and Jansen, Corporals Hogan and Shilling, Bombardiers Tlewott, Maysmore, Lambert, and Avery, Drivers Irving, Butler, Lincoln, Lloyd, Swanson, Forbes, Luddaby, Donaldson and Cottcrel), Gunners Griffiths, Kobinson, McKenzie, Hodgors, Brower, Garnham, Bernard and common . Horctaunga Mounted Hides.—(Mounted or Talbot, Q.M.Scrgeant Brandon, Sergeants Demerit, Giant, Farriev-Sorgoant Harrington, Privates Harrington, Dixon. Millett, Cornish. Holton, Hook, and Walker, Bugler Hare. The team leaves ’Wellington this evening, and will he accompanied by Captain Saninel and Lieutenant Cole. Wellington Guards. —(Field events) — Sergeants Baggett, liichards. Corporals Trosize, Turley, Privates Smart, Power, IP Tiuuey, Fcllingham, B. D. Smith, 11. Smith, "Hamilton, and Trickor.