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Taranaki Herald, Volume L, Issue 12253, 12 May 1903, Page 8

HAWERA M3UNTEO RIFLES. i | 12th AtftfUAli I MILITARY TOURNAMENT, • To be field on tbe j fEW PLYMOUTH RACECOURSE On THURSDAY, MAY U, .1903. r „ 1 - m j ' OFFICERS : ■ ,'. I Seeing Events : Judge, J). O'Brien £ Starter, Fred Watson ; Clerk of . Scales, Ab. Goldwater ; ffandicapper, R. Hicks ; Time-keeper, Fred Stohr ; Clerk of Course, Trooper . Military Events : Judges : Capt. Matthews, Lieut. Percival, Lieut. Fairhall, and officers of other Mounted Corps. Stewards ; A. E. A. Clarke, J. H. QuilUam, L. W. Alexander, Lieut. -Colonel . Ellis, M. tfleetwood^Fred. Watson, W L. Newman, C. M. Lepper, p. W. Atkinson, Capti Standish, A.M. Thomson and Captain Mace, and James >Paul, Captain Matthews, Lieutenant Percival, lieutenant 1 airhall, Sergeant Ward, Sergeant Leech, Sergeant Olsod, Bugler Bennetib, Troopers Boklt, Kennedy, Pratt, Love, and Russell; Secretary, .trooper Bitxton. PROGRAMME. 1. BEST TURN OUT, Non-Corns. and Men.— Entrance 1/. Soundness , and condition of horses will be taken into consideration. - • - ,'.- . . 2. TILTING AT THE RING (Flat and Hurdles).— Entrance, 2/6 pec man. Five gallows will be placed on a track 20 yards apart. A ring ' 3in in diameter will be suspended v from each gallows, above the height of a mounted man'o shoulder. The horse must be at full speed when the rings ape. taken. Each competitior to carry not less than two rings to winning post. Each ring counts two points. *_ Two" tries allowed. No spooning permxtted. Points and time to ' count. No second start. 3. MILITARY HANDICAP.— Ist prfctf JEIO, 2nd £2. Nominations 6//acfeeptand 3/. Six furlongs. . , 4. RESCUING COMRADES. — Entrance 1/ per man. Mounted man to ride at a gallop up to firmg 1 point, while comrade on foot firea - | five shots. *He then takes up hie I comrade and rides to winning post. Both men to be fully armed. Mounted man to start at sound of' - the first shot. Distance, about .300 yards. • . ' 5. HURDLE RACE (Handicap).— li% prize CIO, 2nd £2. Over 4 nights of hurdles. Nomination 5/, . acceptance 3/. 1£ mile. : V]~ 6. GUN CAPTURING,— Entrance 6d per man. Open to teams of six men and leader. The team to. gallop out under lire capture gun and bring in past winning, post. ' 7. PACE RACE.— lst prize £4, 2nd £1. Conditions : Walk half mile, 1 trot half mile, and gallop half mile. Nomination 2/6, acceptance 2/6. i 8. LLOYD LINDSAY COMPETITION. Open, to .sections of four nien. The team 'to ride at a gallop and jump one flight of hurdles. Three men * dismount and fire five rounds blank each. The section will reform . and continue round course, jumping^ two nights of hurdles. Three men will dismount and fire five tounds blank each. The section will reform and ride to < winning post and form up. Points for jumping, dressing and time. Ist prize £8; 2nd, £2. Nomination 2/6 per man. 7. HALF SECTION LEADING COMPETITION.— Entrance 2/ per half section. Over hurdles ; about half a mile. 10. SCURRY.— Ist prize £8, 2nd £2.; Minimum weight 9.10. Five farlongs. Nominations 5/, .acceptance 3/. ' ... 11. HIGH LEAPING COMPETITION. — Nomination 2/. . .'*_.] Nominations .close with the Secret ' tary at the Camp, New Plymouth Racecourse, on Monday, May 11; 1903, at 9 p.m. . v • Handicaps will be declared pn the ! 12th May. / ."' , I Acceptances close at 9 p.m. on vtne13 May. GENERAL CONDITIONS. All horses nominated for races >.or ' other events at the meeting to be rid? den through the week's training oir *_• the satisfaction of the stewards.* Dis- • tinguishing sashes to be worn in. all races. All events, with the exception of Nos, 1 and 2, open to all other , Mounted Rifles. j Horses nominated by members. of> any other Mounted Rifles must be I owned by a member of the Corps and ridden through the last week's training and certified to by two officers of the corps^ to which such members^, belong. Horses must be ridden by the members of the corps to which they •- belong. t , ' ; The stewards reserve the right to. bar any horse or horses . that t tb- ! consider ineligible to start in any event. The stewards reserve the right to make any alteration in th« program- ' me that they deem necessary*. , Colours can be reserved on applica- - tion. ' All nominations and acceptances must be accompanied by the necessary : amount in cash, rind must statt the name, age,- colour and pedigree of the horse, and the colours of the rider, and performances must also be sent. TROOPER H. BUXTON, Secretary. Approved by the Taranaki Metropolitan Club this 7th day of April, 1903 - * tsw2B MUSSELL FLEETWOOD, b 29. Secretary. — ?-* — ~~^ai ■ JAMBS S & CO., i TANNERS, FELLMONGERS, WOOL? J SCOURERS; BUY WOOL. Hiddi, CUf anl B>i«Mp skins, Tallow, Pat, HorsahiiP' Horus, &«.. All parcels ciref lllv ▼ &**& Prompt recucus. Consign to Jambs * Co., Stratford, and advise b» post.