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mounted as he is, and with more experience, ought to go very near. FINAL. Major Vaughan (10th Hussars), ‘ Vedette,‘ (winner),
Major Sir J. Milbanke, v. 0. (10th Elus-
no memorial to our comrades who died in: South Africa, and a general feeling in the Regiment that we should do so, culminated; in December last, when we settled that our memorial should take the form of a Cottage Home in England, to which old and deserving soldiers could be sent, and to which any man
sars), ‘ Shagaan.’ Capt. Garden (l7th Lancers), ‘ Ugly.‘
of the Regiment could go if in need of a temporary home, either on discharge or on
A fast, straight run in full View of the spectators, Garden and Vaughan both had a
sick'leave.
chance, and latter succeeded in spearing, thus
and forwarded to our Colonel-in-Chief, who not only approved of the scheme and graciously consented to be the patron of the Home, but also proved the great interest. which he takes in his Regiment by heading the list of subscribers with a gift of £150. In addition to this we have also collected. the following amounts :—
adding the Kadir Cup to the Inter-Regiment al which he was mainly responsible in winning for his Regiment. In the afternoon, after the Final, the two ‘Point-to-Point’ Races, ‘ The Hog-Hunter’s Cup’ and the ‘ Pony Hog-Hunter’s Cup’ were run off. The horse-race was over four miles of fair pigsticking country, the competitors being simply told the general direction, and in-
structed to ride until they saw the winningpost marked by two large white screens stretched on tall poles. There were 21 starters, our representatives
being Mr. Irwin’s “Wandering Willie," Mr. Miles‘ “ Cocos '" and Mr. Atkinson’s “Echo,” all with owners up, the two former were placed respectively 4th and 6th by the judge, the race being won by Mr. Bromilow’s (14th
B. L.) “Battle-axe."
An appeal for donations was then drafted
From the Officers, W. O’s, Rs. N.-C. 0’s and men .. 2,140 From the Circus performance, February 21st .. .. 660 From the Concert on Marc
11th
..
..
200
Total Rs. 3,000: £200
had the misfortune to fall early in the race and break his collar-bone; the winner being Mr. de Gale’s (5th Cavalry) “ Joan.”
ary Secretary, and any letters on the subject should be addressed to him “ Care of Regimental Homes and Benefits Agency, ll, Tothill—street, Westminster, London.” General Russel has kindly consented to choose a committee in conjunction with Captain Hardwick, to make all necessary arrange—
Captain P. E. Hardwick is acting as Honor-
ments and to settle minor details regarding the Home, but the Regiment will always have the right of settling any important matter which may arise.
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cellent kennel huntsman in Private Holmes: of “A ” Squadron, to whom the greatest credit is due for the splendid condition of thehounds all through the season.
SHOOTING.
who gave us eight couple of fox-hounds and with our young entry of country—breds (three
The musketry year has just commenced, and in spite of the very marked progress made of late in this particular part of a soldier’s training, we hope for still better results this year. The Cup presented by Major G. F. Steele should produce an even keener competition than the two previous years have seen. “B” Squadron have captured this splendid trophy on both occasions, with
couple), we are able to start this season with
“ D " Squadron each time in the second place-
dog was taken on the strength, provided he could hunt either from “ View ” 0r “ scent." Manya good hunt was enjoyed with this pack, but we all longed to hear the “ music ” of a pack of fox-hounds again.
Through the kindness of friends at home,
a total of eleven couple and two terriers, and although the season has been a hard one, hunting three days a week regularly, only one hound was lost—killed by a train—and we finished up the season on March 27th with 10:} couple out—all keen and fit. At first we used to hunt in the afternoons, but when the sun is strong, scent is rarely good enough. In spite of this, two excellent hunts were enjoyed in the evenings—one on X’mas day, from Aliganj t0 Chinhut, which on the further side of the Gumti, near the Fyzabad Railway. Latterly, we had many good gallops in the early morning—meeting about 6 A.M., while the dewis still on the ground and when there is nearly always a good scent. There are two great disadvantages to hunt ing from Lucknow—firstly, the number of earths, and secondly, the great quantity of
collected before our appeal is even in print.
Up to this time we have erected
Atkinson and Houstoun). They “ Bobbery ” pack, consisting of dogs, two terriers, a few foxthe remainder pi dogs, in fact any
Gore, late of the Regiment, and a promise of £100 from the friends of one of the men who died from the efiects of South Africa.
In the pony race, which was two miles over
Homes."
man, Miles, were then a three long hounds, and
has been described in the Field, and another
practically the same course, Mr. Atkinson on “ Sunette " was our only hope; be however,
I think that in our first number a few words will not be out of place on the subject of our latest scheme, “The Memorial Cottage
This pack was started in 1904 by the mem-
bers of the “ Red Bungalow ” (Messrs. Chap-
Also a donation of £50 from Sir Ralph
This makes up atotal of £500, practically
THE REGIMENTAL COTTAGE HOMES.
THE REGIMENTAL HOUNDS.
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crops.
The former we hope to overcome
next year by better earth-stopping, but the latter cannot be avoided.
The ‘ Spoon shoots ’ in connection with the
Sergeants’ Mess Rifle Club are very popular and afford some excellent afternoons’ sport. Silver spoons, engraved with the
Regimental
arms, are awarded to the members making the highest and second highest aggregate at 200, 500 and 600 yards’ range, Bisley targets
being used.
The last shoot, which took place
on the 28th ultimo,
was not productive of
good scores owing to a gale of wind and rain, which at times almost hid the targets from view. The winners were S. S. M. Cooke with 78 points and Sergeant Mitchell with
76. In the annual revolver practices, which took place on Saturday, 30th ultimo, some fairly good shootingjwas seen. The practices were twelve shots right hand, and twelve shots left hand, six being “slow” and six “con— tinuous. " The best scores were :—
Oflicers,——Lieut. H. A. Tomkinson, 66 points N.-C. O’s,——S.Q.M. Sergt. Cronin... 68 ,, Trumpeters,—Tptr. Page
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Our present pack will summer at Naini T31, and we are hoping to get another draft out from home next October. In conclusion, it may be added that we have been most fortunate in having an ex-
THE REGIMENTAL CIRCUS AT THE MINTO FETE IN CALGUTTA. The Circus party and details of the Band left Lucknow by special Troop train on