The Field Artillery Battery, $.V.C., broke up Easter Camp after the annual sports meeting at the Rifle Range on Monday. The weather was, Kind, and some really good sport was seen, 'The standard of was, on the whole, excellent, and a practically the whole Battery' com peted the guests were treated to a% interesting afternoon's sport.
The Victoria Cross race was one of the most interesting events of the day. In this race the men had. ju neither of which was at all easy,—dismount, pick up '4 dummy figure of a man, and then gallop back over the same course. 'Ae soon as the riders approached the dummies, and before they had time to dismount, fire crackers of varying strength were thrown under} the ponies' "hoofs. The average China pony is not kindly disposed towards firecrackers at the best of times, and those belonging to the -B. were no exceptions to the this event was won well by McCann, Another very interesting race was the Obstacle Race, and one which gave the spectators considerable fun. Few of the could really be described the breeze this event also ig flap
won by Gunner MeCann, Gunner Whittaker coming in & good Second.
The bare back wrestling was an-ether event which caused cons able amusement, and resulted in a number of torn shirts.
This was inter-sub sect rand was won by.
"Gun, the team uprising Bombardier Payne, Gur-nee Ferguson and Gunner Lewis.
At the conclusion of the Battery fore gathered in the] camping ground, when Mrs. Hay wife of Captain' Hay, formerly of the xame unit presented the prizes. Major MacNaghten thanked lady for her kindness in officiating at that ceremony, and in the course of his remarks touched on the gen-weees of the camp, the first he had been commanding Cheers were given for Mrs. Hay.
The results were as follows:—
Obstacle Race: 1, Gunner MeCann; 2. Gunner Whittaker.
Lloyd Lindsay Race: 1, "D" Subsection (Sgt, MeIntyre, "Bdr, Wil-sum, Gne. We ill and Gunner:
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