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Taranaki Herald, Volume L, Issue 12252, 11 May 1903, Page 8

HAWERA MOUNTED RIFLES. ?.2th ANNUAL MILITARY TOURNAMENT, To be h*ld on ih« IfEW PLYMOUTH EACECOUBSE ....On , \.}\ \ THURSDAY, MAY 14, 19031: V . OFFICERS : Bacing Events : Judge, D. O'Brien * . Starter, Fred Watson ; Clerk of Scales, Ab. Goldwater ; Handicapper, B. Hicks ; Time-keeper, Fred Stohr; Clerk, of Course, Trooper -. > Military Events :. Judges s ' Capt. Matthews, Lieut. Percival, . Lieut, and officers of I other Mounted Corps.. Stewards : .A- E. A. Clarke, J. H.. (Joilliam, i L. k W. Alexander, Lieut.-Cblohel Ellis, M. Fleetwood, Fred. Watson, W L. Newman, C. M. Lepper, F. W. Atkinson, Capti Standiah, ■ A.M. Thomson and Captain Mace, and James Paul, Captain Matthews, Lieutenant Percival, lieutenant Fairhall, Sergeant Ward, Sergeant Leech, Sergeant Olson, Bugler Bennett, Troopers Boldt, Kennedy,, *M»tt, Love, and Russell ; Secretary, „ltt>oper Buxton. c , \. . • PROGRAMME. , ' . 1. BEST TUR& OUT,. ' Non-Qoßaa? : - , and Men.VEnteance 1/. SoundnMp. and -condition of horses^ will b« ' taken into consideration. , - 2. TILTING AT THE . RING (Wat and Hurdles):^-Entrance, 2/6 per . ?uan v Five gallows will be placed on a track 20 yards apart. A .ring 3in in diameter will be suspended from each gallows, «ooove the height .of- a mounted man'o should- * er. TShei Korse must b© at . fall speed, when, rings «*» taken. . Each, cbmpetitlor to carry Bpt. less than, two v rings to, winning pdst. Each ring 'counts two points. Two - tries allowed. No spooning per- 1 mitiM. Points and time to cpunt. No second start., J 3. MILITARY HANDICAP.rrIst prtee 2nd £2. Nominations 5/, accepV and 3/. Six furlongs. A. RESCUING COMRADES. — Entrance 1/ per man. Mounted man to ride at a gallop up to firing point, while comrade on loot firNi five shots. He then takes up hie comrade and rides to winning port. Both nlen to be fully armedj Mounted man to start at sound; of. the first shot. Distance, about 300. yards., ' - ' '.."-•' 5. HURDLE RACE (Handicap).— lrt prize £10, 2nd £2. Over 4 flight* oi hurdles. Nomination 5/, acceptance . 3/. 1£ mile. . '• -. 6. GUN CAPTURING.— Entrance 6d per man. Open" to teams ;of ;«x men and leader. The team to gallop out under fire capture >gun «noV bring in r past winning post. / ;_ ■ ' 7. PACE RACE.— lst prize £4, : 3n* £1. Conditions : - Walk half mile, trot half mile, and gallop half mile. = Open to sections of four men. The teani to ride at a gallop and jump -one flight of hurdles. Three men * . dismount and fire 'five rounds -blank eaoh. Thex section, will reform :«nol continue round course; jumping two flights ?of hurdles. Three vmen will dismount and. fire five tounds, blank each. The section will reform aitd ride to winning; post and form up. Points for jumping, dressing- and time. Ist prize £8 ; 2nd, £2. Nom7^&%B&BMaann» cent PETlTlON.— Entrance 2/ per half section. Over hurdles; about half* mile. •.r. r ,' ' 10, SCURRY.— Ist prize £8, 2nd £2s Minimum weight 9.10. Five lurr longs. . Nominations 5/, ;acceptanoe -3/. v « - j-Ar 11. HIGH LEAPING COMPETITION., —Nomination 2/. , . * ___. , k. Nominations close with the .Secretary at the Camp, New Ply" 4o ."^ Racecourse,, on Monday,. May 11, 1903, at 9 p,m. " • • -.. Handicaps will be declared on ■»• 12th May. , " , .* Acceptances close at 9 p.m. on tne 13 May. v GENERAL CONDITIONS. ' ) All horses nominated for' races -Or other, events at the meeting to be ridden through the week's training or 1 the satisfaction of the stewards^ J»stinguishing sashes to be worn, m «41 races. AIT events, with the exception of Nos, ,1 and 2, open to aU other Mounted Rifloa. ' Horses nominated by members of any other Mounted Rifles must ;be owned by a member of the Corps and ridden through the last week's traming and certified to by two pfficcra. of the corps, to which such members belong. Horses must be ridden** the members of the corps to which they belong. • ' /.' The stewards reserve the right to bar any tiorse or horses' that they consider ineligible to start in any event. * , The stewards reserve the right to i make any alteration in the. programme that they deem' neoessary. v Colours can be reserved on ftppHcaI tion. . AH nominations and acceptances ' must be accompanied by the neoessary amount in cash, and must itatt tje name* age, colour and P«»gJ»«, c i horse, and the colours of the rider, ! and performances must also besent. TROOPER H. BUXTON, Secretary. Approved by the Taranaki Metropcji- ; tan Club this 7tfc day of April, 1903 MUSSELL FLHETWOOT; i b 29 -•* Secretary.^ JAMBS & OOi, tANNERS, FELLMOSGERS,WOOL3 SCOURERS, 8' XS Sf 'WOOLv Hides, CUC aid .Slieep, skins, Tallow, Fat Horsehair . aorn^&c. AU parcels carefiUy valued Prompt recurus. to Jambb & Co., STKATFOBD,' and -advise bf pos& .