The first three sections home all started from scratch, and the tactics of the winning station, under Cor~ oral Hodgman, showed that leadership in events of this nature count for more than mere speed and jumping ability, for at different. times the whole'sf#tion combined to assist the leader, who was mounted on a pony which' was Car from game, and knew far more than the usual number of methods by which a jump can. be turned up." Incidentally a. great deal of the credit was due to Brand, who was mounted on his famous Skipping Morn, as he Knew all the short cuts, and had the situation. well in. hand throughout, Hodgman spending mort of his time and energy in getting Ohio, complete the course, the fact that he did so coming as a great surprise to those who saw the brute turn up the second of the optional jumps.
The C.O. and his wife were "at home" after the event and the win Ring section paraded to receive the Nugent Cup and. miniatures, which were presents by Mrs. Sancerson, wife of the Squadron Sergeant-major, The Sard" read as follows 1. No. 1 Troop No. 1 Section—Cor-35 tos. Brand on' Skipping fal Hodgman on Ohio. (La, ¥ cass)
Trooper Roberson on Phidget (3. fon Stop. at Nothing 043, 2elase) 160, No." Troop No, 3 Seetion—Sergeant Browne. on The' Sport Bird (si, 'Toeg on Chewing "Trooper Buck 'On Square "Root (120. Y" class) 150, Trooper Pike on Cloudy Morn' (132
3 Head Section.—Major andrews on lor (132, Z class) 12, Captain Spence on. Seintillant Knight (130, ¥) 17, Lieut- Maitland on Dandy. Tight (122, ¥ class) 156, Sergt. Cumming. Jon Laureate (132, ¥ class) 177. cours? on Saturday, 3. H. Underwood Playing of the Kiangwan golf
foled his drive which is 150 yards long which par is three.
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