CAVALRY TOURNAMENT.

Otago Witness, Issue 2801, 20 November 1907, Page 38

CAVALRY TOUR NAMENT.

The annual sports engaged in. by ths> Otago Hussars prior to their breaking camp was held at Forbury Park on Saturday and attracted a- large number of persons, ladies' being specially numerous. The weather was all that could be desired, and th» various events were got off with as much expedition as possible, but despite this fact it was after half-past 6 before the Balaclava melee, with which the- programme concluded, was finished. The mounted dteplay by the squadron, interesting as ifc is. might very well be left out on future occasions, ana so give visitors an opportunity of seeing, the programme completed without having to wait till 6.30 — a thing; they certainly will not do. The only faille that could 1 ne found with the arrangements) on Saturday was that the Hussars tried to* put too much into too short a space o£ time. As usual, everything \ra» carried through with regularity and military precision, but the work of supervision, or, rather, control of the different events fell on altogether too few shoulders, the reßttrto being that the willing few had to work like horses and had just about as fatiguing? an afternoon as the men taking part in th« competitions, and everyone knows what sort of work cavalry competitions entail. The press has to acknowledge the customary courtesy from the officers of the squadron-, who are always exceptionally ready to supply all the information required by the news-getter. The turn out of men. was very good, there being 48 out of m. total strength of 52 present, and the four absentees were accounted for quite eatfafaotorily. The following are we results of the- competitions :—: — LEMON AND RING COMPETITION*. Judges: Squadron officers. Superintendent officer, Lieotenant Hastie. Fourteen «ntries. Sergeant Williamson .. .. .. 1 Corporal Findlay 2 Trooper Sband 3 Sergeant Williamson won with 13 point* in his first run. Corporal Findlay and Trooper Shond had to run off for second and third places, aud the former gained second honours with 6 points; Trooper Shand (3 points) third. Trooper Gardiner was fourth.. TENT - PEGGING. Judges: Squadron, officers. Superintendent officer, Lieutenant Orbell. Twenty-one entries. Sergeant Williamson .. .. „ 1 Sergeant-major Far qub arson .. 2 Corporal Cowie .. .. .. -.. 3 Corporal Findlay * Farquhaxson and. Williamson tied for firm place with. 8 points each, and in the runt off Williamson placed ft points to his creditf an.l Farquharson scored 4 pofe.tr. Williamson got the miximumi points obtainable undei? th* conditions. " Findlay and Cowie and I and Troopers Farquharson and Mitchell tied for third place, and in the run off Cowl* obtained 4 point* and Findfey 2 points. TUG-OF-WAR (Mounted). Judge: Captain Price. Superintendent officer. Lieutenant! Hastie. Five teams competed. Sergeant-major Farquhaxaon's team 1 Corporal Cowio's t«am 2 Trooper Gardiner's team .. ..8 Sergeant Williamsoa'a team — 4 The otber team competing was imdear S«r* geant Henderson. Farquhanon, and Cowie'* teams were called upon to pull off for firstt and second places, with the above result, and Gardiner and Williamson's team had to meet eaah other in a, similar manner for third and fourth places. In th* first round! the winning team* won by gaining five or six fee* of the rope and doggedly holding ont until the- expiry of time, but in the laten meetings the rope waa palled tlie required l distance to constitute a win without itt being' necessary to wait lurtil time was sounded. LLOYD-LINDSAY. Jndsjoi: Captain Pries;, Captain Freeman, Lieutenant OrbeßSi Superintending officer. Lieutenant Hastier Three teams competed. Sergeant Williamson's tfcam .. 1 Sergeant-major Faiquharson's team 2 Trooper Gardiner's team; -. .. 3 None of the teams gave a Terr good »* count of themselvew. A little more d««K would have improved the spectacle wonder* fully. The tunes, which axe not up to thMk ererage, were WilliamsoiTa team 3mfax 53e«V Farquharaon's team Bmin 21sec, Gatdinerst team 4min 2fiaoc. NIGHT ALARM. Judges: Lieiitenant-coTOTeI Smyth, Captain Freeman. Superintending officer, Sergeant-major Burgess. Foil* teams competed. Corpora,! Cowie's team 1 Sergeant-major Farquhrason's team 2 Trooper Gardiner's team .. '.. 8 Serpeant Williamson's team .. ♦ The first team won earily on time an« equipment. The next two tennis were * deas

Iwvt aa time, but Farquharson's team won •n equipment. taSCUE JACE- Judges: Captain Price, Lieutenant Hastie. Superintending officer Lieutenant OrbeH. Sixteen competitors. ' -J^^H***— Trooper Mitchell 1, Trooper Second Heat.— Trooper Campbell 1, Trooper JLaeckie 2. _ ' 'vT 1 rt Heat — Trooper Gardiner 1. Trooper Slackie 2. ■ „ ' Final. Trooper Gardiner .. ... ». .. 1 Trooper Blackie „ .. '.. .. 2 Trooper Campbell „ ' 8 Shand „ .. , 4 The hones for the most part fenced badly, «nd two came down, but without any injury oeang done. Later Corporal Black's horse broke its leg, it is surmised through first splintering the bone on the hurdles, and afterwards breaking it it in the gallop home. "WBESTLING ON HORSEBACK Judges: Lieutenant-colonel Smyth and Captain Price. By fours. Trooper Gardiner's team .. .. 1 Sergeant Williamson's team .. 2 Sergear.t-major Farquharson's team 3 Tn the first round Gardiner beat Farquharton, and Williamson beat Corporal Cowie. Tn the final Gardiner disposed of Williamson, and Farquharson took third place by default. BALACLAVA MELEE. Judges: Captain Freeman and Lieutenant Or bell. By fours. Six teams competed. Trooper Gardiner's team .. .. 1 Sergeant "Williamson's team .. 2 Corporal Findlay's team . . .. 3 Sergeant-major Farquharson's team 4 The other teams competing were under i3ii charge of Trcoper Topping and Corporal Cowie. The final proved a fiery contest, ■which spectators (the few that remained) termed a ""willirg go."