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OFFICERS 10th ROYAL HUSSARS.

MEERUT 1932.

Left to Right.Sitting :—Capt . Harvey, (Adjutant) . Major Gairdner . Major Turnham . Lt. Col . Norrie . Major Hutchison. Capt . Carver . Capt. Boord.Second Row :—2/Lt . Taylor.

2/Lt. Jones .

2/Lt . Kaye .

Lt . Wingfield . 2/Lt . Charrington .

Lt . Archer-Shee.

Capt . Dawnay.

Back Row :—Lt . McMullen .

Catp . Miller .

Capt. Roddick .

2/Lt . Malet .

2/Lt . Rothwell .

Lt . & Qr . Mason . Lt . Mainwaring .

X ROYAL HUSSARSGAZETTE

VOL. XI. No. 4 .

MARCH, 1932.

CONTENTS

Page . Page.

Frontispiece Band Notes 146

Editorial . . . 123 Polo Notes

. . . 147

Congratulations 126 Flutters from " H . Q . " Wing 152

Days after Tiger in India 126 Activities of "A " Squadron 153Our Native Follower 128 Corporals Mess Notes 154Sports Notes 130 "Concerning " C

Squadron 155Boxing 134. . . Short Bursts from " M . G. " Squadron 159Existent Tributes to the Memory of Two

Tenth Hussars

. . . 138 The Kadir Cup, 1932 160

Regimental Mounted Sports 139 The March Retreat 1918 166

"Allowing for Wind 142 Regimental Gazette . . . . . . 170

Sergeants Mess Notes 144 Late Scatchings . . . 172

Sergeants Mess Annual Dinner 145 List of Staff, etc. 173

EDITORIAL.

WHEN the prodigal son had washeddown the remains of the fatted calfwith the last dregs of his father 's best

\vine lie sat hack in his chair and beganto ask questions . How has it been withthee these last years ? How didst thouprosper at Gideon? in the chase ? in thydealings with Kosh ? and the chariot thou

buildest at the time of my—er—going ?

And how fareth old Askosh ? Is it wellwith him ? And the maiden Ishtar ?

And when his cigar was lit and drawingto his satisfaction no doubt he left the table,and arm in arm with his father strolled outinto the sunshine to see the gardens, thehorses and the herds, and continued hisquestions.

Everyone who has been absent from hisfamily for a long period behaves in thesame manner . I was no exception.

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eThe family of the prodigal son published

no gazette and therefore a legion of questionswere necessary before he had picked upthe threads which his departure hadsundered. Hy broken threads were notso numerous thanks to this publication ;but many were my questions and manywere my tours of inspection before I feltI was completely reunited to the family.How have things been going ? How didyou get on in Calcutta ? What about thepig-sticking, the polo, the shooting ? Whatare the new Subalterns like ? What newWarrant Officers are there ? How didmanoeuvres go this year ?

And as I visited the stables, the Squadrongardens, the regimental herd, the dairy,the mens ' sitting rooms and tennis courts,meeting at every corner an old friend,I continued asking questions.

The threads I picked up in response tomy endless catechism were more Thansatisfactory.

I learned that in the last eighteen months-the regiment had been questing for freshlaurels in every field of soldiering and sportand the tally of its successes was rich andlong.

In the patrol competitions for subalternsTenth Hussars were 1st, 2nd and 3rd . Onthe range, over the show jumps, at tentpegging, in the show ring Tenth Hussars ofall ranks filled the leading places . In sportthe record was the same. \Ve had sweptthe board at cricket in the summer. In thehills record heads of Sambra and Ibex fellto Tenth Hussars rifles . At Pachmari,Duveen had killed a tiger with a riflecapable only of firing a single shot . Outpig-sticking there was hardly a TenthHussars Officer who in his first season hadnot a goodly record of first spears . Wehad provided competitors in the Kadir Cupamongst which was a semi-finalist . On therace course a Tenth Hussar had frequentlybeen seen in the most covetted stall of theoff-saddling enclosure.

And before I had discovered the differencebetween a Bheesti and a Chokadar newsof fresh victories was coming in . "Two poloteams at Lucknow successful— Malet squashracquets champion of India—Tenth Hussarsgain many prizes at All India Rifle Meeting—Tenth Hussars twelve times successful at

Delhi Horse Show" announced the StopPress.

This is all stale news to you and the lessexhilarating because the laurels have comein one by one . To a prodigal son on hisreturn, served in one vast helping, it was asif the whole fatted calf, had been placedon my plate—bewildering perhaps but asinspiring as the welcome of my old friends.

The regimental mounted sports gaveclear evidence of the high standard ofefficiency the regiment has set up . Norwas it a standard attempted and attainedby a selected few but by the majority.One saw troopers and lance corporals ridingas quietly and confidently over the showjumps as the rough riding staff ; dealingwith the dummies in adept ferocity, andshowing off the highest trained troophorses with the quiet efficiency of theexpert . Although it was a Gala Day forSgt . Davis of the riding school staff theprizes were evenly distributed amongst thenon-specialists.

There, and later at Delhi, we saw theresults of Captain Dawnay 's training of theActivity Ride . Their performance was adelight to all . It is no easy matter to givea display which will please the experthorseman amongst the onlookers and atthe same time enthrall the general public.Captain Dawnay succeeded where evenMr. C. B . Cochran might have faild. Thedelightful harmony of rythm betweenhorses and riders over the fences andsmooth changes of pace when every aidwas a secret between man and horse wouldhave delighted poor Malise Graham had hebeen there to see . For the general publicthere were the bobbing scarlet caps, thegleam of silky coats, the thrilling fanfareof trum pets, and hazardous leaps andhair-raising equestrian adventures . Whenwomen folk give a sigh saying : ' Yes lovely,but I am glad it is over " you know theyhave enjoyed themselves.

Soon after came the boxing competitionwhen one saw evidence of other qualitiesin the make up of a Tenth Hussar . In thesixty fights we witnessed there was notone which was not fought keenly and fairly.The punishment administered to some was


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tremendous but there \as not one to cry"hold enough . " What is more thevanquished appeared the next evening withpuffed up eyes and split lips grinning in theanticipation of another chance to do theirbest .

Sensational Defeat of Central India Horseannounced the news placards in Delhione morning.

Sensational it was for the polo world,but a hundred times more sensational forus "Tenth Hussars who saw the miracleenacted . The " C. I . H ." had not beenbeaten by a British team since the war.Fresh from their triumphs of Delhi week.at the very top of their form, magnificentlymounted, with a total handicap of 26 goals,what had they to fear from us handicappedat 11 ? The odds were all LombardStreet to a China orange on the conquerorsof such teams as Baria and TheGladiators ' .

In the Polo Notes you will find thedetails of the match but modesty may dragat the contributor's pen, robbing the storyof its glamour . No such sentiment canstop mine. I can. still hear the howl ofexhultation which broke from the stands asour team scored its first goal and thewhoops and holloas which followed asslowly but surely the Tenth drew ahead.Gairdner played as if inspired ; no shot wasimpossible for him ; he literally made ringsround his opponents . And the others playedwith a determination which was invincible.By sheer hard work–football on horseback–they worried and badgered the oppositionoff the ball. A spectator near me said :" See how the C. I . H . are missing the ball.It ' s not like them to miss such easy shots.They are off their game ." They were offtheir game—ridden off.

It was one of the grandest examples ofteam combination one could hope to see.How we ran across to meet our victoriousbut perspiring heroes when time" sounded.

I was in Lahore making acquaintancewith the Aintree of India when I received atelegram saying \Von 7 : I ".

It was the day of the final of thesubalterns cup and also of the GrandMilitary Gold Cup at Sandown .

Desert Chief could not have started atsuch long odds thought I, nor was itpossible our subalterns team could havebeaten the 18th Cavalry. They had put upa good show against the 13/18th, a moderateperformance against the Black Watch andtheir last match with the Rifle Brigade hadfilled us with despair.

But our estimation of their form was allwrong. The telegram did not refer to" Soldiers Day at Esher " . They had wonthe subalterns cup ; and in no uncertainmanner, thus giving the Regiment the mostcoveted consolation prize of the inter-regimental tournament and filling us withdelightful hopes for the future.

If only But that is how everyonebegins when they have just failed to bringoff a big double.

Commend a fool for his wit or a knavefor his honesty, and he will receive you intohis bosom.

Courage of the soldier awakes thecourage of woman.

Soldiers in Peace are like chimneys in

summer .

;k

Some drink because they ' re wet, andsome because they're dry.

The idle always have a mind to dosomething.

Ceux que parlent beaucoup, nedisentjamais rien.

( Editor :—AmericanTranslation—"Thosewho slobber a bibful never spill the beans " )

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CONGRATULATIONS.We extend our heartiest congratulations to

Sgt. H. P. Taylor in winning the AllIndia Open Jumping Tournament at theImperial Delhi Horse Show, and Sgt.T. Davis for winning the Best TrainedTroop Horse Competition.

Colonel Norrie and Captain Harvey intheir succession of wins also at the DelhiHorse Show.

2/Lt. J. W. Malet in winning theBirdwood Challenge Cup, All India SquashRacquets Championship.

Cpl Mottram . LCpl Hicks, TprsDowlman and Meenan in winning the OpenRelay Race at the Highland Games held bythe 1st Bn. Black Watch (R . H.)

Cpl Mottram and Tpr Cole, First andthird places respectively in the Open MileRace at the Athletic Meeting held at Delhiby the 14th Medium Brigade R . A.

Major Gairdner, Captain Dawnay, Capt.Harvey and Lt . McMullen for their splendidsuccess in beating the Central India Horseat Polo.

S .Q.M.S. Shepherd for clearing the boardof the main championships at the AnnualRegimental Rifle Meeting.

Dewar Shield .

Philimore Cup.Malise Graham Shield.

Major Turnham and Lt . and Qr . Masonfor their successes at the Army RifleAssociation Meeting.

The W. Os., N. C. Os. and men of theActivity Ride for such a fine display ofhorsemanship at the Regimental HorseShow and the Imperial Delhi Horse Show.

All N. C. Os. and men who have madesuch a success of the Regimental ThriftAssociation.

Captain Dawnay for obtaining" Distinguished" at the 4th Officers SmallArms Course, Pachmari, 1931.

Lieut . Wingfield for obtaining a "Special "at the 2nd Qualifying Course Army SignalSchool, Poona.

Farrier Cpl Siely for obtaining"Distinguished " at a Course of VeterinaryFirst Aid and Animal Hygiene, Ambala.

(Continued on take 137 .)

DAYS AFTER TIGERSIN INDIA.

In 1915 leave in India was very restrictedas everybody had to remain within 48 his.recall of their station . So from Secunder-abad it was not possible to go to the hills.W and I decided to go for a tiger shootin the north of Hyderabad State, in Mayfor a month.

By motoring 190 miles to a bridgelessriver, sending on horses and riding another45 miles we were able to reach our blockof jungle . How a telegram was to reachus and get us back to Secunderabad in 48hours we left to the fates to decide ; luckythe occasion did not arise and we were leftin peace for our month.

We had two blocks, one in the C. P. andone in Hyderabad which adjoined. Wespent the first fortnight moving Camp everytwo days trying to find the best portionof our area and it was not until two thirdsof our leave had gone before we founda place with evident signs of several tigersabout.

Each evening we put out 5 or 6 youngbuffaloes, tied up in different places astempting morsels for a hungry tiger.

It is most important in tying up a buffalofor a kill that it should be tied up in theright sort of place.

The object of getting a kill is either towait for the tiger the following night whenhe comes back for a second feed or to beatout the tiger the following morning withone or two hundred beaters when he can beshot as he passes the line of the game.

Now when a tiger kills and has a feed,he eats from 60 to a 100 lbs of meat ; andhaving this in his belly the one thing hewants is a long drink and a sleep.

Therefore in tying up a buffalo for a kill,it must be placed within 200 yards of waterand close to some very thick patch ofjungle, for a tiger does not like to hedisturbed in his sleep.

If this is done, then it is nearly a certaintythat, if you do get a kill, the tiger will belying up in this thick patch of jungle andyou know exactly how to place your beat.

At last we had a kill in a good place;a narrow ravine 600 yards long with a pool


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of water in it, branching off from a largetract of jungle.

We went at once to supervise the erec-tion of two machans in the trees where theravine joined the main jungle, whilst menwent off to the surrounding jungle villagesto collect as many beaters as possible.

By twelve o'clock all was ready and some150 beaters were sent to the head of theravine to drive it down to us.

At last the beat started, cries and yells'the beating of drums and the cracks ofsticks on trees.

At our end of the ravine, W and I werein machans 150 yards apart, peering outtrying to catch a sign of some movement.For a quarter of an hour the beat went on ;was there no tiger in the ravine after all ?

Suddenly I saw one tiger followed byanother walking cautiously up the side ofthe ravine some 300 yards away andobviously going to break out to the side.

What should I do ? They were too faraway to shoot as they were close in frontof the beaters and if wounded, would haveturned on them in all probability.

It suddenly entered my head that if Ifired a shot at the rocks just in front ofthem it might turn them back, quickly Ifired 2 shots from my double barrelledrifle at the rocks some ten yards in front ofthem.

At the first shot they stopped, at thesecond, one turned back and the other,which turned out to be a tigress, chargedfull gallop straight at me.

What a magnificient sight it made, comingin great bounds of 25 or 30 yards andmoving at an incredible speed.

I had only just time to put one cartridgein and take a snap shot as she passedwithin 25 yards of me.

I could see she was hit well forward inthe ribs, but she did not stop.

At the end of the beat we decided to letthe tigress cool down, and become stiffbefore we followed her up and we went offto the banks of a stream half mile away forlunch and a smoke.

The heat was stifling at 110 0 in the shadeand long drinks cooled in a chagul werevery welcome .

After an hour and a half we returned towake up the tigress and not quite sure ofthe best way to do it.

However we were saved the trouble asthe Shikari said the tigress was dead.

Some of the jungle men climbing aboutin the trees had been able to spot herlying some 80 yards behind my machan andevidently she had collapsed in her strideas the shot had passed close to her heart.

"Then began the ticklish work of skinningwhich I did myself as I was keen to getmy trophies home in the best condition.Oh ! the stench before I had finished.

A live tiger has a pretty strong aroma, adead tiger in a temperature of a 110 degreesafter a few hours gets into your nostrils andstays there for clays.

The moon was up before we got back tocamp and we were met by a deputationfrom the village some 15 miles away whoasked us to come over and slay a maneating panther.

We did not like the idea, but thought weought to go for the prestige of the whiterace and so we said we would come overthe next day.

Next day we moved camp to the outskirtsof this village, having ridden on to prospectthe jungle area near the village . We foundevery body in a panic, some living inplatforms built in large trees and otherswith their houses heavily barred.

Apparently from 5 p .m . to 7 a .m. nobodydared venture out as in the last threemonths 13 people had been eaten by thisdevilish panther.

We arranged for the whole country-sideto come and beat the next day at 10 a . m.,when the panther was likely to be sleepingin one of three small patches of jungle.

Then we retired to camp to an earlydinner and bed.

About 11 p. m., I woke up in a fearfulnightmare that the panther was in my tentand going to spring at me.

As I became a little more concious, Iheard a fearful hullabaloo in the village,yells and shrieks and tomtoms beating.

Ten minutes later the noise broke out tentimes worse in the next village only 400yards away .

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OUR NATIVE FOLLOWER.

He is without a name but he is familiarto everyone in barracks and is not at all shy.We just refer to him as "The Buck".

It was some twelve months ago whenFarrier Owen a lover of all animals, firstsaw him in the care of a native on theSardhana Road. But a few days' old hewas merely a composition of four long legsand a tiny . body. His appearance was sopitiful that the farrier, fearing for itswell-being at the hand of its unsympatheticowner, determined to possess him.

The usual haggling took place . Thewretched infant buck passed into the

received an injury at their hands - or ratherteeth, and it seems likely that they weremerely curious and playful.

However, all that is changed now. Nodog, other than a fool-dog or a stranger,goes too close to friend buck, for he hasdeveloped a degree of playfulness which,onaccount of two sharp sprouting horns, canbe very disconcerting.

Farrier Owen has now gone to the 7thHussars at home, but before he left he gavethe buck, not to any individual, but to theRegiment . And a fine specimen of theantelope breed it is.

From observation it has been determinedthat our friend ' s normal daily routine is

possession of Farrier Owen and some silverinto the horny palm of the countryman.

Thereafter for several weeks the newowner spent a goodly portion of his pay onmilk, and the buck grew—and grew.

Of an evening, or at football or cricketmatches, where Farrier Owen was, therewould the buck be also . In its early days,before its legs were strong, it was transpor-ted by its owner ` baby fashion' anddeposited wherever the grass was greenest.

Dogs used to worry it a great deal buteven then it possessed sufficient speed toavoid them. To be fair to the Fidos,Bills, Rufus's, Bonzos, etc ., ad lib, it never

composed as follows :Sunrise .—A few sharp sprints, keeping an

eye open for dogs. Occasionallyfrightening the native sweepers.

Morning.—Roam around barracks, chewanything green and scrounge scrapsof bread from the quarters . Thento sleep—on the sun-warmed patchby the Square.Lunch follows. The Corporals'Mess and the Coffee Bar areinvestigated. It is not thought,however, that these sanctums provevery remunerative to his searches inthese days of dearth .


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Afternoon .—A good perambulation roundbarracks usually takes place, with theusual object in view - the satisfactionof a healthy appetite.

Evening.—After sunset he indulges insome secret training, exerting topspeed and making prodigious leaps.Several people have been alarmed bya tattoo of galloping feet and a rushof air as he hurtles past . This takesplace in the region of the bakery,where, no doubt, the generosity ofthe baker attracts him.Night.—We would like to believe that thisperiod is devoted to sleep, but canone blame wandering bullocks for theloss of all the green shoots and buds,the hope and pride of enthusiasticgardeners, that disappear during thedark hours.

Our Buck is the proud wearer of a TenthHussar breastplate that once adorned anofficer ' s charger . Although he is often tobe seen close to the Church Parade on aSunday he hasn ' t thus far accompanied theRegiment out of barracks. May be thebig-drummer ' s leopard skin puts him oftsomewhat . There is no doubt that if theBandmaster waved a bunch of carrots inlieu of his customary baton, things would bedifferent . There is an element of doubt,

however, whether the Bandmaster wouldagree to the substitution !

He (the buck) had a narrow escape notvery long ago . A certain officer dashed intoa certain office and said "Sergeant-Major,Sergeant-Major, there 's a buck on theSquare," but the S . M . did not appear veryexcited and the officer repeated, "Don ' t youunderstand . Sergeant-Major ? There is aBuck on the Square ."

When the said officer who by the way isdead nuts on buck, or other denizens of thewild) was informed that it had been in thehabit of being on the Square for the last sixmonths, and that if he did so much as putsalt on its tail the Colonel would be verymuch annoyed, he nearly cried withdisappointment.

No . Our buck is sacred and will not fillanybody's cooking-pot . He is an ornamentand a nature study.

He and "Old Timer", that gallant oldTenth Hussar who also has the freedom ofbarracks . have made acquaintance and arequite good friends, as all "Shiners " should be.

We all hope that they will both remainwith us for a long time and that our Buckdoesn ' t desert the shelter of barracks for theopen plains where, we feel sure, his familia-rity with mankind would soon cost him dear.

" Bucket".

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It went on for over an hour and then allwas quiet.

I got up, closed my tent in spite of theheat and got my gun loaded beside my bed.The rest of the night was spent in a mixtureof fitful slumber, broken by appalling night-mares.

I was up at dawn and learnt that W inthe next tent had also spent a night verysimilar to my own and we both damnedthat panther heartily.

Shortly afterwards the Shikari arrivedfrom the village to say that the panther hadbeen shot in the night.

It turned out that the panther had enteredthe village next to us at 11 p m ., when Iawoke, and had attacked a woman who wassitting on the steps of the police chowki.Luckily she was talking to the police chowki-dar who had a heavy iron bound pole in hishand and with this he caught the panthera good crack . The panther at once boltedand then entered the next village andwalked down the village lane . He passed

in front of an open shop lit by the usual tinywick burning in an open native oil lamp.The shopkeeper was awake for some reasonand had an ancient muzzle loading gunleaning against the wall at his side. With alucky shot he had broken the panther ' sspine and it remained spitting and clawingin the street for some ten minutes before theancient could collect his powder and shotand reload, via the muzzle, to despatch thepanther with a second shot at close range.

That morning the panther was carriedround the whole country side in triumph bya big procession.

It was a very large old panther, whichmeasured 7 ft . 9 inches and had many of itsteeth broken.

It also had a wound in one foreleg, butwhether this had caused it to take to killingmen or not I do not know.

We were very well pleased to get awayfrom our village of nightmares and packingup camp we returned to our tiger shooting.

( To be continued .)

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SPORTS NOTES.

CRICKET NOTES.

All India Cricket Tournament

(Meerut 1932) .

The Regiment was rather unfortunate inthe draw, being opposed by the stiffestopposition but as results will show ran outgood winners with a little to spare in eachmatch.

The "Tournament provided keen excite-ment and players and spectators alike weretreated to some pleasant days of cricketunder ideal conditions which brought backmemories of our cricketing triumphs whenin Egypt . Although we were full up withother Sports engagements, i .e. Polo Shoot-ing, Horse Show practice, Hockey andFootball we managed to field strong sidesand had the satisfaction of seeing CaptainDawnay, our skipper once again receivingThe Championship Cup after the Finalgame. The team work throughout provingour strength against sturdy opponents.

RESULTS.Match No . 1—

Meerut College

. . . 1st Innings

60

2nd

54

10th Royal Hussars

. . . 1st

.,

236

Results : -won by an Innings and 122 runs.

Match No . 2--Semi-final

Indian Gymkhana

. . . 1st Innings

84

2nd

.,

68

10th Royal Hussars

1st

157

Results :—Won by an Innings and 5 runs.

Match No . 3—Final—This proved by far our easiest game of the tournament

ever only six teams entered andwas as follows :-

10th Royal Hussars.Meerut College.Indian Gymkhana." I " Battery, R. H A.Alexander Club.

1st Bn . Black Watch, (R . H.)

The above tournament was held earlyin January in order to get a good entry ofGarrison as well as outside teams . How-

the draw

1.

2.3.4.5.

6 .

1st The Black Watch

1st Innings

582nd

30

10th Royal Hussars

. . .

. . .

1st

,

257

Result, : -Won by an Innings and 169 runs.

TEAM SELECTED FROM :

Captain Dawnay . Tpr. Andrews .

Tpr . Drury.

Lieut . Macmullen .

Tpr . Locker .

Tpr . Codrai.

SSM . Rusbridge .

Major Gairdner .

Tpr . Marshall.

LCpl . Forward . 2/Lieut Malet .

LCpl . March.

LCpI . Mordaunt .

Sgt . McNeill.

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" HOCKEY " NOTES.

The " Hornets " All India Tournament

January 1932.

The regiment entered in the abovetournament and although drawing a byein the first round, unfortunately had to playwith a depleted team owing to A" Squadronbeing away on a 5 days Flag March . Ourfirst match was against The Hornets ""B " Team and after a very fast and excitinggame we ran out winners by 5-0, rather

a flattering score . In the 3rd round ouropponents were Gurukul University, a teamwith a good reputation from Delhi, and thisgame proved our last in the tournament,our opponents being a very clever team andran out good winners by 5-2, we having thesatisfaction of being the first team to scoreagainst them . Gurukul lost in the final by 2goals to 0 against another Delhi team called" Haymens" Reds . 17 teams entered for thetournament which is one of the best in theMeerut District and provides " Hockey "of the highest standard .


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Regimental Inter Squadron Hockey League.

The games in the above League commen-ced at the begining of February and arestill in progress . -

The league positions to date are veryinteresting and close, "MG" take premierplace having secured 5 points out of 4games, while " C" with 5 points out of 5games are next, " A" being placed 3rd with4 points out of 4 games and " HQ" last with4 points out of 5 games . The final notesand League positions will appear in ournext issue of the Gazette.

FOOTBALL.

The Inter Squadron Football Leaguematches were played throughout January1932 and provided some very interestingand even games as results and League

Tables appended will show . " HQ " Wingwith a mixture of veterans and young bloodpulled together quite splendidly and areto be heartily congratulated on winning theTournament. The Runners up " MG„

Squadron ably led by Cpl . Joddrell playedthroughout quite consistently and finishedup only one point behind the leaders . "C"Squadron who fielded quite a formidableteam were last year 's winners and favouritesthis year but did not live up to their re puta-tion and after the first game or two could notseem to get together at all and fell awayvery badly at the finish, losing their last twogames quite easily, and so finished 3rd.

"A" Squadron who could do nothingright at first finished strongly, decisivelybeating "C" and forcing " HQ" to a draw,but having lost four of their previous gamestook last place, being one point behind "C".

" HQ" WING TEAM SELECTED FROM :-

SSM . Rusbridge . Tpr . Andrews . Bdsm. Heath.

Tpr . Snow . Tpr . James . LCpl . Forward.

Tpr . Tomkins . Sergt . McNeill . Bdsm. Mellon.

S/S/Sgt . Clifton . Bdsm . Allen . Tpr . Jackson .

FIXTURES, RESULTS AND LEAGUE TABLE.

"C" 0—2 . "HQ" V A „ 0—0.

" HQ" V " MG" 1—0. " MG" 1' "C'' 2—1.

V " HQ " 0—2. V " MG" 1—2.

" MG" V 1—0 . "HQ" V "C" 1—2.

V " HQ " 0—1 . "C' V 2—4.

V " MG" 0—2 . " MG" V " HQ" 0—1.

AM.Matches

\Von . Lost . Drawn .Goals .

Points .Old Comrades Cup.

(Points Awarded .)For Agst.Played.

"HQ" 6 4 1 1 6 2 9 40

6 4 2 0 7 3 8 30"MG"

"C " 6 2 4 0 7 11 4 20

104 1 5 8 36 1" A"

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SPORTS JOTTINGS.

Thehe Birdwood Squash Racquets Championship

1932.

We heartily congratulate 2/ Lieut . Maleton his winning the above Championship onhis first time of asking.

Squash Racquets.

THE BIRDWOOD CHALLENGE CUPA HARD-HITTING FINAL.

Lieut . J . R . Malet Wins Championship.

The final . of the Birdwood SquashRacquets championship was played onThursday afternoon between Lt . J . R. Malet,10th Royal Hussars, and Lt . J . W. Black,Hodson's Horse . The result was a win forMalet by three games to love (9—3, 9-6,9—6 1.

The gallery of the squash court was filledto overflowing by a large and appreciativeaudience.

Blake won the toss and started serving.The score, however, had only reached 1—2when play was held up owing to hisbreaking his racquet . Unfortunately hehad not got a spare one with him, and sowas forced to play with a borrowed one ofunfamiliar weight and balance .

away to lead by 6-2. Blake then got " handin", with a perfect "kill" to one of Malet'sserves . He won the next point, but wasthen put out again by a very good angleshort . Malet won the next two points andthe game 9—3.

In the second game, Malet playing verysteadily, drew ahead to lead by 6-2.Blake won the next two points and latercaught up to 6—7 . Malet, however, wastoo steady for his opponent and won thegame at 9-6 .

LOSER RALLIES

1n the third game Malet started by scoringthree "aces" and later won a fourth pointwith a beautiful reverse angle shot . Blakethen got in and, having got to 2-5,proceeded to win the next four points . Atthis point he was playing very well andlooked like winning the game.

Malet, however, got "hand-in" once moreand, making no mistake, ran out with three"aces" to win the game, match andchampionship.

After the match, Mrs . Moens presentedthe challenge cup and miniatures to thewinner and runner-up.

Next year it is hoped again to hold thechampionship in Lahore during IndianCavalry Week.

On resuming Malet got in and a series of

( Reprinted from The Chit and Militarylong rallies ensued, Malet slowly drawing

Gazette.

ATHLETICS.We congratulate the undermentioned on their splendid performance in the York and

Lancs . Open Relay Race held at Delhi on Thursday, 11th February in running 2nd to the1st Bn . The Black Watch.

10th Royal Hussars Team.220x LCpl . Hicks . . .

. . . "A" Sqdn.220x Tpr . Dowlman

. . . "A" Sqdn.440x Tpr . Meenan

. . . " A" Sqdn.880x Cpl . Mottram

. . . " C" Sqdn.Imperial Delhi Horse Show.

Winner Open Jumping 1932 Sgt . Taylor .

On Pug.3rd B. O. Rs. Jumping 1932

LCpl . Hefford . On Firefly.Winner Best Trained Troop Horse

Sgt . Davis.1st Bn . The Black Watch R . Hrs. Athletic Meeting 25-2-32.

The undermentioned represented the Regiment in the above meeting in theOpen Unit Relay and gained 1st place.

Tpr . Dowlman . . . 220x.L/Cpl . Hicks 220x.Tpr . Meenan 440x.Cpl . Mottram 880x .


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CHRISTMAS TOURNAMENT

Seven-a-Side.

The above tournament proved veryinteresting and helped to while away somevery interesting afternoons during theChristmas Festivities . The novelty of thetournament was that each team consisted ofonly seven players and although play wascurtailed to only 10 minutes each half itproved quite ample, and many sighs ofrelief were breathed when the final whistlesounded. In all 17 teams competed, " MG"providing six, one per Section, while theSquadrons provided one team per Troop.The first three rounds consisting of thirteengames were played on December 21, 22 and23rd, the Semi-Finals on the 24th and theFinal on Boxing Day. As results will showsome interesting games took place theultimate Finalists being the "Band" and"C" 4, both teams playing good footballthroughout.

"C " 4 . Team . Cpl . James.Far . Davis.Tpr . Lightfoot .

The Final provided a good game with C4playing well up to form and running outgood winners by the only goal scored, the"Band" not playing their usual game andbelow form . The game commenced at4 p .m . "C" 4 taking the initiative and verysoon tested the " Band" goalie Bdsm.Melton, who throughout played quite a goodgame. At half time "C" 4 were winningby one goal scored by Far . Davis, afterthe right wing worked it up the field andput in a good centre for Davis to shoot intothe net leaving the goalie hopeless . afterthe change of ends "C"4 still kept theinitiative and during this half forcedanother corner, the Final Score being " C" 4one goal, the "Band" nil.

Silver Medals were kindly presented atthe conclusion of the Tournament to thewinners by Major Turnham.

Tpr . Lockwood .

Tpr . Howland.LCpI . Mordaunt .

Tpr . Dunk.

"MG" 6 .

" A" 2

2} " A" 2"A"

2 .

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"MG" 5

0" A" 2

0"MG" 4

2"MG"4

0" C" 2

-0"C"4

11"C „ 4„C „ 4

"A" 3

0" C" 4

1"A" 1

" MG" 3

0,"MG" 3

2"C „ 4.

"Band""Band"

2" MG" 2

1"Band"

3"Sigs"

2)} "Sigs"

0" MG" 1

0"Band" O

"Admin"

0"A"4

2" A" 4

1" A" 4

0` C" 3

"C" 3

0` C" 1

0

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The inter-Squadron boxing competitionfor the Brocklehurst Trophy took placein the last week in February . There weresome sixty contests which provided threeevenings of enjoyable and exciting enter-tainment. Not until the third nightsfighting was half over was it certain thatthe issue lay between "C" and "M .G"Squadrons ; and not until the penultimatefight was " C " Squadron leader able to sitback in his chair gratified with theknowledge that his team had pipped " M.G.''on the post . The scores "C" 67 . " M.G."65 . "A" 61 . " H .Q." 22 show how evenlymatched were the teams from squadrons;and the fact that in upwards of sixty fightsthere was not one disqualification and notone `quitter ' indicates the quality of thefighting . I cannot here describe eachcontest nor the fighting capabilities andpeculiarities of individuals but one nameI must mention : Saddler Cpl . Downes.

The abovementioned (as official corres-pondence would gracefully describe him)is of frail physique but his heart is big . Inhis first fight he was matched against a veryhardhitting fighter and had no chance.The punishment he took would have putmost people to bed for a week but he

accepted all that came to him smiling andfought back with the greatest possiblecourage. On the following night he was inhis corner again battered swollen andscarred but ready and willing to go througha repetition of the ordeal . 1n this he wasnot disappointed . But he never flinchednor ceased to do his best . I think he wasone of the best losers I have ever seen.

In a few fights the referee had reason tocaution the men for leaning and holding.This was due to ignorance and awkwardnessof style . In every case the men were eagerto stand up and fight but their awkwardstance and swinging style brought themWilly nilly into a fond embrace.

Oh ! these swings . What a waste ofenergy they are and how ineffective eitheras a knockout or point scoring blows . Inall the history of the ring I dare wagernot one .per cent of knockouts has beenscored by a right swing. Yet it is thebeginners favourite : I can only liken it toa stupid messenger . It starts with a greatfuss, goes the longest way round, takes inits course several unnecessary obstacles andtired out reports at the wrong place.There are only two places on which anormal blow can produce that inertia knownas ` out' . One is the point of the jaw andthe other the solar plexus. It is a hundredto one against a swinging blow reachingthe ` point ' for these main reasons.

(1) It comes such a long way round, theopponents head is certain to have shifted.(2) 1t has to pass over the left arm and theleft shoulder. (3) Since the ` point ' isusually below the shoulder the blow willglance off the shoulder and land too high.In addition, thumbs and wrists are damagedbecause the knuckle part of the hand doesnot lead in a swing, often the swing goesround the opponents neck and an embraceensues and probably a caution for holding.

Another favourite is the right upper cut.A few experts have used this with effectbut it is not the universal sleep producerwhich certain beginners imagine . The wayfor it must be opened by much guile andother right hand punches. It is like theswing it choses a path of many obstacles.

Every knockout during the competitionwas effected by a short almost straight rightwith one exception . The single exceptionwas not a swing but a left hook.

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It is disheartening to see a man with thephysique, activity and fighting spirit—a bornboxer—using the same ineffective form ofattack year after year ; continuing to leadwith the left glove open and following itwith a wild, ill-directed right swing or uppercut.

Sometimes it is that that fighting spirit soessential to success makes him obstinate iiithat he ` wont be told . ' Sometimes it is thatin the heat of the fray he forgets . Oftenthat there is no one to tell him.

Read up the fights of Dempsey, Tunneyand Carpentier and other giants of the ringand you will see how few mentions are givento your false friend the right swing . Thosefights are a concerto of straight lefts, leftand right hooks and straight, short, rights.

Then go to the punch bag and punchstraight and hard until you can hit no otherway.

Below is the description of the mostinteresting fights.

Monday night 22nd February.

Fight No . 1 . Bantam.—S/CpI . Downes v . LCpl.Waring.

The boxing commenced with a rathergood light between Saddler Cpl. Downesand L/Cpl . Waring.

Waring was constantly aggressive andsoon had his opponents mouth bleeding.

Downes fought back very pluckily butstood no chance against his clevereropponent.

Fight No . 4 . Light—Marshall Gavan.

This developed into a holding and leaningmatch with Marshall erring more than hisopponent .

Gavan won.

Fight No . 5 .—Wright v . Kempster.

A decidedly better fight than the last one,both boxers going hard at it.

Wright won.

Fight No . 6 .—Mordaunt v . Jobe.

A good clean fight in which Mordauntshowed with distinction . His boxing wasclean and his blows were struck withoutany hesitation .

1t was therefore not surprising when witha crisp clip to the jaw he knocked Jobe out.

Mordaunt won.

Fight No . 7.-Thompson v. Snelling.

A real hard hitting fight in which thefarriers training stood good stead forSnelling .

Snelling won.

Fight No . 9 .-Meenan v . Rodwell.

This fight was peculiar for the differenceof style . Rodwell crouched with his righthand leading whilst Meenan stood witharms curved across his front.

Both peculiar stances and the awkward-ness of Rodwell's position undoubtedly hada lot to do with his losing.

Meenan won.

Fight No . 10.—Cobb v . Jones.

A good fight marred by too much hold-ing. Cobb scored hardly a point hittingalways with an open glove.

Jones proved too experienced for Cobb.Jones won.

Fight No . 11 .-Gibson v. Mc . Cullock.

A fight full of vigour and hard hitting.Gibson won.

Fight No . 12 . Middle .—Sullivan v . Ryan.

A good fight in which both gave and tooksome heavy punishment.

Sullivan won.

Fight No . 22.—Field v . Savage.A great fight . Both men went at it with

a will, and drew many bursts of applausefrom the onlookers.

Savage won.

Fight No . 23.—Morgan v. Quinn.

This fight started like a tornado withQuinn very aggressive.

It was quickly settled by him knockingout his opponent.

Quinn won.

Fight No . 24 .—Hollier v. McNee.

Another good fight . Both men beingvery fit . McNee stood a good deal ofpunishment but lost to a better fighter.

Hollier won .

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Fight No . 26—Griffiths

Allison.The last tight of the evening was rather

tame compared to the others, Allisontreating his man too easily.

Allison won.

Tuesday 23rd February.

Fight No . 2.—Harding v . James.The first fight of the second evenings

entertainment was a very good stand upfight, was well fought to the very end.

James won.

Fight No . 4—L/CpI . Jones Morgan.Here again we saw a good clean fight

although Jones did not work himself toohard. One could see he had moreexperience than his opponent.

Jones won.

Fight No . 6. Middle.—Ryan v. Griffiths.One of the quickest fights of the evening

with a distinctly Carnera touch.Hardly half a dozen blows were struck

before Griffiths was knocked out.Ryan won.

Fight No . 8 .-Thomas v . Palmer.

A good tight spoilt by holding.Palmer won.

Fight No . 9.—Putnam v. Shepherd.

A very even fight with Putnam the winner.

Fight No . 10 . Light—Bragg v . Marshall.A very good fight in which both men wentat it hammer and tongs.

Marshall won.

Fight No . 11 . CpI .—Jones Wright.An exceedingly good fight in which a

pupil beat his old master.It is believed that Jones was Wright's

sparring partner in days gone by . It showswell for Jones that he won.

Fight No . 12.—Jones v Jobe.This fight was expected to be a real

"rough house" with the doughty Jonesbattering his opponent to pulp, but whata surprise when Jones suddenly went outfor the count .

Fight No . 13.—Kelly v. Sproule.

A fight which started well, but soonproved how unfit Sproule was, it was there-fore not a surprise when Kelly was declaredthe winner.

Fight No . 16 .--Sgt . Cobb Quinn.Quinn started with a savageness that

startled the spectators but Cobb was notdismayed and if only he would fight withhis gloves closed he would often changethe verdict.

Quinn von.

Fight No . 17 .—Hollier Gibson.

This had the appearance of developinginto a good tight but Gibson began to waverand Hollier judging his man correctlyknocked him out.

Fight No . 18 . Middle .—Allison

Sullivan.

Allison again commenced his dancingtactics but very soon was forced to fight bySullivan 's boring blows.

Hard blows were given and taken withSullivan coming out as the winner.

The Final Night was conspicuous by thefierce aggressiveness of " C " Squadronand it was obvious that they were strainingevery nerve to capture the points and sowin the Trophy.

Fight No . 2 . Weller.—Hutchison v . James.

The first fight was exceedingly well foughtand from a spectator 's point of view itappeared to be difficult to judge who wasthe winner.

Hutchison won.

Fight No . 5.—Gibson v . McNee.

This fight started exceedingly well butgradually developed into a watching match.

McNee won.

Fight No. 7.—Waring v . Dare.

It was obvious from the beginning thatunless Dare got in a knockout blow hismore experienced opponent would easilybeat him on points.

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Fight No . 8 .—Plummer v . Thomas.

A holding and wrestling match.

Thomas won.

Fight No . 10.—Cavan v. Bragg.

A very good fight in which Bragg whowas much smaller in build and shorter inreach endeavoured to get close to his manand batter him down.

Gavan with his longer reach kept him atbay and very soon had him in difficultiesand knocked him out.

Fight No . 11 .—Jones v . Kempster.

A good fight which ended in Jonesknocking out his opponent.

Fight No . 12 .—Mordaunt v . Jones.

This was an extraordinary fight . BattlingJones was expected to get in and wallop butwithin five seconds Mordaunt had knockedhim through the ropes and he was countedout.

Fight No . 13.—Snelling v. Kelly.

A very dour fight . Hard blows weregiven and taken . Both men took it in turnsto batter his opponent on the ropes.

Snelling won.

Fight No . 14.—Harding v. Thompson.

Exceedingly good fight both hitting hardand well .

Harding won.

Fight No . I5 .—Rodwell v . Savage.

Rodwell again adopted his right handforward crouch . Hard blows were flungbackwards and forwards and it was notuntil the red light gleamed that we knewwho had \von.

Rodwell won.

Fight No . 16 .—S/Cpl . Jones v .L/Quinn.

The best fight of the whole of the tourna-ment . In the first round both fighters flungcaution to the wind and got into it.

Soon Jones began to show his ringcraftbut Quinn fought . doggedly on ; vet no onewas surprised when the Judge declaredJones the winner.

Fight No 17 .—Mc Cullock v . Hollier.

A very fierce fight indeed and it wasobvious that McCullock had been told toget in and win but Hollier was not to be

baulked and with a good punch to thestomach sent McCullock groaning to theboards .

Hollier won.

Fight No . 18 .—Ryan v . Allison.

Again we were treated to some good hardfighting, but gradually Ryan batteredhisman to a standstill and drove him to theboards.

The bell saved him but he was unable toproceed when the bell rang for the nextround .

Ryan won.

Fight No . 19.—Blunt v . Lambdon.

The last fight was exceedingly good andboth fighters showed their willingness tohit and take.

Blunt won.

The Colonel then presented the prizes," C" Squadron winning the Brocklehurst

Trophy.

Before the fighting commenced and at theinterval each evening we were treated tosome excellent music from the band underthe able conducting of Mr . Roberts.

It was indeed a treat to hear the musicof " Cavalcade" which is -now showing topacked houses in London.

(Continued from page 126 .)

THE SUBALTERNS POLO TEAM FOR

WINNING THE SUBALTERNS CUP.

Major Davy for riding the winner of the

Spring Steeplechase at Lahore.

STOP PRESS.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE

REGIMENTAL POLO TEAM ON

WINNING THE DUKE OF

CONNAUGHT POLO CUP.

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EXISTENT TRIBUTES TO THEMEMORY OF TWO TENTH

HUSSARS OF A CENTURYAGO.

Recently, in the " Daily Telegraph",appeared a report of a tombstone in agraveyard

inArmagh, erectedto the memory ofa Tenth Hussarby a comrade ;also were giventhe lines of averse inscribedthereon, as anepitaph.

The comradedied some twoyears later, wasburied in thesame grave andan additionalepitaph added.

It was statedthat the stonehad been restor-ed and reletteredby Senator H . B.Armstrong.

This gentle-man was ap-proached and,although

hedisclaims thecredit attributedto him, his per-sonal narrativeof the history ofthe stone, con-vinces us that, tohim is due itspresent excellentstate.

Briefly theSenator relatesthat :

" Very manyyears ago, as aboy, he discovered the tombstone, thenerect and the inscription legible and wasstruck by the pathetic little stories told bythe epitaphs . In later years, having a brotherin the Seventh Hussars, his interest was

renewed and he searched for the stone ; aftera prolonged and rather difficult quest, foundit nearly buried in the earth . Two succes-sive Rectors to whom he appealed evincedinterest but their Sacred duties left them notime to attend to the matter . SubsequentlyMrs. Armstrong consulted Major Wilkins ofthe Ulster Rifles, who at once gave his aid

and to them isreally due thecredit for thework done. Thework was paid.for, by MajorWilkins. Thestone is eightfeet or more inheight, thick andof peculiarlyhard consistencyand now, despitethe passing of 98years is cleanand fresh as ifnot a week hadelapsed . "

The Senatorhas also supplieda

photograph,taken verykindly, by hisson-in-law,Major J .C . Boyle.

To Regimentalmembers of theMasonic frater-nity addedinterest is givenby the fact that,Lodge No. 39of Armagh, hastaken overcharge of themonument andwill keep it in agood state ofpreservation inthe future ; andthey will not failto observe the

esteem in which Charles Harffey, of HisMajesty 's 10th Regiment of Royal Hussars,was held by the Brethren.

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REGIMENTAL MOUNTEDSPORTS.

28th, 29th and 30th of January 1932.

This year the Mounted Sports werecarried out over three days, two of whichwere devoted to Inter-Squadron eventscounting towards the Old Comrades Cupand all the open events were competedfor on the last afternoon.

Of the Inter-Squadron events, the mostimportant were the skill-at-arms competitionand the Inter-Troop Turnout competition forwhich each Squadron entered a compositetroop of 1 officer and 21 other ranks.

A pleasing feature of the Dummy Thrust-ing and All Arms competitions was the

improvement noticed among the juniorranks, while the senior N . C. Os., can stillfeel confident that they can more than holdtheir own against all-comers at these events.It seems a pity that chances to do so arenegligible in this country.

Among the other events of the afternoona hotly contested " Musical Chairs" for ladieswas secured by Lady Katherine Dawnaywith Miss Turnham second.

The V. C . Race produced over 100 entriesout of which LCpI Burks "A" Sqdn ., foughthis way to victory closely followed by Tpr.Currie "H .Q ." Wing.

Mrs. Norrie very kindly gave away theprizes at the end of a delightful afternoon'ssport.

Events and Winning Squadron .

Class . Points Awarded . Winning Team.A . . "C" "MG" "HQ"

Jumping .

" C " Squadron 1 4 2

3 Capt . Boord.S . S . M . Wells.Sgt . Taylor.

„

Cordy." MG " Squadron 2 3 4

1 L ./Cpl . Wilson.Tpr . Hefford.„

Jarman.„

Smith 77.

All Arms .

" MG” Squadron 1 2 4

3 S . Q . M . S . Shepherd.Sgt . Davis.

„

Setchell.Cutting.

"C" Squadron

"B" 2 4 3

1 Cpl . Fairminer.Rodwell.

Tpr. Ivey.Fairfax.

Dummy Thrusting .

"C" Squadron . . . 1 4 3

2 Lt . Kaye.S . S . M. Wells.Sgt . Taylor.„

Cordy."C" Squadron . . . 3 4 1 Cpl . Rodwell.

Fairminer.Tpr . Ivey.

Fairfax.

Inter Squadron Pegging .

"C" Squadron 2 4 1

3 S . S . M . Wells.Sgt . Taylor.

Cordy.Cpl . Fairminer.

Inter Troop Competition 9 12 6

3 " C” Squadron Tropp.

Aggregate Points 21 37 24

18

Old Comrades Cup.

(Points Awarded) . . . -10 80 60

20

Broncho Cup .

" C " Squadron 4th 1st 2nd

3rd Capt . Boord.Sgt . Taylor.Cpl . Fairminer.Tpr . Tipping .

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1st

S . S . M . PrinceSgt . Setchell„ Davis„ Cutting

2nd

'” 1 " Battery.3rd

Meerut Police .

"A" Team X R. H.

Open Tent Pegging (Section)

Open Tent Pegging (Individual)

Open Jumping . ..

Ladies Musical Chairs

V . C.Race

Best Aggregate Dummy ThrustingAll Arms . ..

Best Man at Arms

Best Trained Troop Horse

1st

3rd Cavalry.2nd

Sgt . Taylor3rd

S . S . M.Wells

1st

Sgt. Davis

X R . IL

2nd

„ Grars

" I " Battery.

3rd

Cpl . Ruff

X R H.

1st

Lady Dawnay.2nd

Miss Turnham.

1st

L ./Cpl . Burke.2nd

Tpr. Currie.

Sgt . Taylor.„ Davis.„ Davis,

1st

Sgt . Davis.2nd

„ Hart.3rd

S . S . M . Willis.

THE IMPERIAL DELHI HORSE SHOW .

}X 1: . H.

The entries from the Regiment foundgreat favour in the Judges eyes this year atthe above named show. Col . Norrie andCaptain Harvey between them captured noless than six first prizes, two seconds andwere well placed in many other events.

The former's " Mikado" was described byexperts as the best Indian Pony in the show,while the latter ' s "Severn Beach" was out-standing in the lightweight polo ponies andhacks both in conformation and trainingand won in some of the most hotlycontested classes in the show.

Major Turnham 's '' Baby " faultlesslyridden by Capt . Harvey was again unluckyto be placed second after two runs-off todecide first place in the Handy HuntersCompetition,

From amongst the troop horses of theRegiment Sgt . Davis on M. G . 138, a bayAustralian Gelding won the Troop HorseCompetition for British Other Ranks, theresult of careful and thorough schooling.We might add with pride that the onlyother entries from this Regiment trained by

SSM . Willis and Sgt . Hart both managed tobe amongst those put up for final selection.

In the B. O. Rs ., jumping " Firefly" (M.G.20) smoothly ridden by Tpr Hefford " M .G ."obtained third place in a class of goodperformers.

The final day gave us the pleasure ofseeing Sgt. H . P. Taylor win the OpenJumping on " Pug" (C114) a well deservedvictory considering the fact that the samehorse took part in the Activity Ridethroughout the show and in consequencecould receive little schooling.

Last of all we come to the splendidexhibition put up by the "Activity Ride"executed by 14 N . C . Os., and men of theRegiment . The continuous hard work andkeenness of each member of the Ride foundtheir reward in the real pleasure and excite-ment felt by all those who saw it perform atDelhi . For its praises we can turn to thenewspapers from which we find thefollowing extracts :

"The Activity Ride of the 10th RoyalHussars was a very important feature of the


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" ACTIVITY RIDE " 10th Royal Hussars.

"ACTIVITY RIDE" 10th Royal Hussars .

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Show, not only as a spectacle of very greatinterest to visitors, but as an example of veryfine horsemanship and wonderful training ofthe horses . " and again

"The Show was wound up gallantly by thetruly excellent Activity Ride of the 10thRoyal Hussars, (P.W.O.) including amongstits tricks taking off their tunics while goingover jumps and unsaddling at the canter ."

From the above we can see that not onlydid it provide an excellent entertainment forall, but it was highly appreciated by theexperts.

In conclusion we offer our hearty congra-tulations to Col . Norie and Capt . Harvey ontheir deserved successes . To Sgts . Taylorand Davis our praises are due for theirexcellent performances, whilst we are allproud of the good done by the Activity Ride.

"ALLOWING FOR WIND ."When English and French fought their

battles at sea,

In those early years of the last century,

Our ships were of oak, and our men weretrue-blue,

But Nelson had only one eye to see through,

(In fact he was one off a possible .)

The French I believe closed his disengagedeye,

So Hardy the faithful one always stood by,

To tell of the progress of battle hard fought,

And furnish all news that his chief mayhave sought,

(In fact he did all that was possible .)

Now all things in history repeat we have read,

So Hardy has now become Harding instead,

The telescope too of original fame,

Is now called binocular, purpose the same,(In poesy all things are possible)

A Major of Horse now has Nelson become,

With bolt action perfect, just finger andthumb,

The eye that was lost rather strange to relate,

Is his master one now, though it lookslike its mate,

(If it did ' nt it would 'nt be possible.)

Now Nelson does most of his work "On theDeck",

And Hardy- arrives when the order is''check",

With lens to his eye and his haversack full,

Of brass weighted strings needing strongmen to pull,

(Some men would find it imposible .)

At meetings galore now these twain will beseen,

At Meerut, at Bisley or Ash, may be Blean,

A good combination's the key to success,

I thought of the Armourer once, in the Mess,

(He thought the idea quite possible .)

So next day we put the idea to the test,

A quite easy practice and using a rest,

At grouping the two of us lay side by side,

The best of either was "twelve and onewide",

(And we both expected a possible .)

At six hundred yards, and a hurricane wind,

Was blowing the dust from the desert ofSind,

My score totalled three, and my feelingsyou ' ll guess,

But think of the Armourer, he got one less,

(No, that combination 's not possible .)

(Continued from page 133 .)

But the chief feature is the proof of thegood comradeship which existed among themen of the Tenth, a century ago which is arecognised characteristic of the Regimenttoday.

We thank Mrs. Armstrong, SenatorArmstrong, Major Wilkins and Major Boylefor their kind solicitude for the memory ofour old Comrades, which enables us toreproduce here, a representation of the lastresting place of :

Richard Burford and Charles Harffey .


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Sgt . TAYLOR on "Pug ", Winner of Open Jumping.

S . S . M . RUSBRIRGE on "Bullet Head."

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SERGEANTS' MESS NOTES.

The Annual New Year Dinner isaccounted for elsewhere . It was intended toinclude that account in the last number ofthe Gazette but it was too late.

' A re-distribution of some of the Messsilver has taken place, at least one membercan gaze on certain trophies and say, " Wellthat 's mine for a year anyhow " . TheRegimental Rifle Meeting, held on 22ndand 23rd January, found S . Q. M . S . "Benjy"Shepherd well to the fore. In fact whathe didn ' t win was hardly to be noticed andanyone who wasn ' t familiar with himwould have had a fine course of instructionat the prize giving. Of course it is onlynecessary to see him once in order to get alasting impression.

He is now off shooting wild creatures inthe Pilibhit district and we trust he will getas good a bag of heads as he did bulls at therifle meeting. We also trust that all thecats in the area keep out of his sight !

The Sergeants' Lloyd Lindsay was wonby H . Q . Wing, as is the usual custom.'Tam" ignored all the critics and rode awinner, hitting half the plates ere his slowercomrades had got properly settled in theprone position . His contemporary " Wally"also rode well . He should do. He gripsthe saddle everywhere !

Our expectations of seeing them performin the Point-to-Point, which will take placeshortly, will, it is hoped, not be in vain.

The Regimental Horse Show was held on30th January . That was our " Show " dayat least, the Dummy Thrusting, All Armsand Jumping having taken place on previousclays.

Sgts . Taylor and Davis proved themselvesthe best exponents of the arts of DummyThrusting and All Arms respectively, but"Jerry" secured first place as the " Best Manat Arms " in the run-off, which consisted of2 Rings and a Peg.

The Activity Ride, which was then intraining for Delhi, gave their first dressrehearsal, and made it evident that theywere well worthy of their title.

Our invitations to the other Messes of theGarrison were well responded to, and a

large throng partook of the tea with whichStiffles crowned the afternoon.

That evening we held a combinedSergeants and Corporals Dance. This wasa great success, giving the lie, on thatoccasion anyway, to the saying that "TheTenth don't dance" . This was the seconddance of that nature to be held this seasona. d both were extremely enjoyable affairseven from the point of view of non-dancerswho were able to "blow their kites" to thebest of their ability, which in a good manyof cases is a good best.

From the 8th to 12th February theA. R . A. India Meeting took place andconversation once more reverted to things" Bisley-an" . Some few competitors wereattached to us for the period, including oneor two who were with us last year.

Since our last number we have receivedinto our midst F . S . Sgt . and Mrs . Cooper,who came from the 16/5th Lancers . F. S.Sgt . Cooper exchanged with his namesake" Bud" Cooper, who joined us from the 4thHussars, and who found his twelvth (?) yearin India one too many . He has gone to plyhis trade in distant Tidworth.

F. Sgt. Leggett is also a newcomer,having been promoted vice " Alec" Colston.

The Forge has occupied a prominentplace in Part Two Orders of late . " Bill"Lewsley attained Staff Sergeant 's rank inJanuary, but we are afraid this elevationhas not affected his skill at Snooker.

It appeared that we only deposited theOpen Jumping Cup (won by Sgt. Hart in1931) at Delhi this year for the purpose ofdisplay, for it has returned to us again . Forthis we have to thank Sgt . H . P . Taylor,who with " Pug" secured first place afterrunning-off for that position with a nativecompetitor . Sgt . Davis also won first prizefor the Best Trained Troop Horse event.We congratulate both of them.

The summer heat is already making itselffelt and by next month we shall be minusmost of the families, and settling down intothe languid state which pervades stations onthe Plains during the hot weather, relievedonly by a fevered rush for positions underthe fans at every meal time .


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THE SERGEANTS' MESSANNUAL DINNER.

The above event, "The Day" of the yearfor the Sergeants ' Mess, took place on NewYear's Day, in place of New Year's Eve ashas previously been the custom.

The reason for the alteration of the datewas that the Meerut Station held a Ball onNew Year's Eve to which all officers wereinvited and, in order to be well representedat both affairs, the officers of the Regimentput forward the suggestion that the Dinnerhe held on the 1st January, to whicheveryone agreed.

Once more our thanks are due to S .Q.M.S.Wormald for superintending the laying ofthe table, which task, as can be seenfrom the accompanying photograph, wascreditably performed.

45 Members sat down to dinner which,in spite of the financial crisis ( "situation" or"stringency " ) excelled in both qualityand quantity .

Immediately after the gratification of thecravings of the inner-men, the toast of"The King" was proposed by R . S . M.Vokins, and heartily responded to.

The table was then removed and theroom disposed for what proved to be a mostentertaining evening .

The Officers of the Regiment arrivedsoon after 9-0 p.m. and were not left longin doubt as to their welcome.

Songs, recitals and music, rendered by anumber of capable minstrels and bards of theTenth, occupied the evening, interspersedbetween which were the Toasts.

The R. S . M . started the ball rolling withthe toast of Lt . Col . C. W. M. Norrie, D.S.O .,

M .C. We would not endorse the R. S. M's.belief that he is an indifferent speaker, forhe made an effective speech, embodying in awelcome to the Colonel, reminiscences ofpast encounters with him at Aldershot andan assurance of our full support in allthings, using a slogan given to us in thepast by Major Turnham- "What is it ?–We'll do it ."

The Colonel in reply, made us bothbashful and proud. One cannot write hereall that his speech contained else we shouldbe getting ourselves accused of an oldsoldier's habit !

Bandmaster Roberts, speaking shortlybut sincerely of our regard for them, gaveus the toast of "The Officers".

R. Q. M . S. Standing enjoined the silenttoast of `"Fallen Comrades"—an interlude ofpeace .

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BAND NOTES.

Sad to relate, our Christmas was a veryquiet affair, no carol singing, no concert, noentertainment, just " Business as Usual "was the order of the day . Sickness was themain cause ; one by one members wentsick and it was not until after New YearsDay that the epidemic abated . Cpl . Vergewas on the D. I . list with a troublesomeappendix, but we are glad to say that he isnow up and about and will soon be inharness once more.

We had the usual jobs of work to doduring the festive season, but those whowere looking for a few casualties on theProclamation Day Parade (Jan . 1st . 1932 .)were doomed to disappointment.

Our Dance Band has been very busy oflate, purveying the latest dance tunes tosuch as are in need of relaxation on thedance floor . Their reputation has not beenbesmirched, rather has it been enhancedduring the hectic weeks that surround theNew Year.

The trumpeters went to Delhi to providefanfares for the Activity Ride and, accord-ing to all reports they did themselves ratherwell ; at any rate the usual weekly rush to

the Bank has somewhat abated so wepresume that the " Economy Scheme" hasstarted in real earnest.

We offer our congratulations to Cpl . Vergeon getting his " First " in Education, and toBdsm . Baston and Tptr . Bumstead on theirpromotion . The two latter gentlemen arepractically the " long and short" of it in theBand and we presume that the Band Masterhas given the lesser Charlie the stripe sothat he can more easily he identified fromthe last joined " Band Boy" . Still we hopethat his complaint (Duck ' s Disease) will soondepart because poor Charlie takes it veryseriously, as he can be seen daily taking ashort cut over the " Dung Pit" in the hopethat he may collect a bit to assist hisgrowth upwards instead of outwar ds.

Owing to Band activities being numerousand various our sporting news is somewhatmeagre. We are pleased to report thatmore than half the team which representedthe Regiment in the recent Meerut HockeyTournament were recruited from the Band,and according to reports their play was upto standard . We hope to be able to reportbetter progress in our next issue.

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"Old Comrades" were stirringly toastedby S. S. M . Dearden and we, bearing inmind then, as always, all that we owe tothem, drank to their good healths in a nouncertain manner.

The Sergeants' Mess Annual Dinner hasits origin in the shadows of the past butwhile the Tenth is a living body it will beobserved every year.

The Editor would be glad to hear fromany Old Comrade who can shed a light onits conception. In any case it would beinteresting to learn what Old Comrade hasthe honour of having recollections of theearliest Sergeants' Mess Dinner in livingmemory .


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POLO NOTES.

In our last number we were bold enoughto prophesy that the Regimental andSubalterns Teams would not disgracethemselves in Meerut week.

This prophecy was more than fulfilled,and in point of fact the Regimental "Teammade history by defeating the Central IndiaHorse in the first round of the Inter-Regi-mental Tournament, by 6 goals to 4, in whatwas perhaps the most thrilling game seen inMeerut for many years.

The Subalterns for their part won theirTournament and we extend to them ourhearty congratulations.

We must first of all refer to the earliertournaments . and therefore hark back to theRadha Mohan Tournament played in Delhiin January, when the following representedthe Regiment :

Harvey . . .

1

Dawnay . . .

2

Gairdner

3

Archer-Shee

Back

We were defeated by the 2nd Lancers, towhom we gave one goal on the handicap, bythe odd goal after extra time . We wereperhaps rather unlucky, as Gairdner had abad wrist and had to play in a blister.

However, our disappointment wassomewhat mitigated when the 2nd Lancerswent on to Lahore to win the Indian

Cavalry Tournament the following week,which proved their usefulness as a team.

In the Lucknow Tournament in February,our Regimental Team was re-constituted asfollows :

Harvey . . .

1

Macmullen

2

Gairdner . . .

3

Dawnay . . .

Back

This side won the main tournament veryconvincingly, beating Skinner's Horse 7-0 inthe final . The team put up a good exhibi-tion, Gairdner was brilliant, and Macmullenmore than justified his inclusion, whileHarvey also played a good game at No . 1.

Our second Team, consisting of :—

Roddick . ..

Col . Norrie

Archer-Shee

Boot d

just managed to win the Subsidiary, afterextra time against the 3rd Hussars ' " A"side.

The semi-final of this tournament againstthe 3rd Hussars "C" team was an excitingaffair, as our B Team were 4 goals downin the last chukker and put up a remarkableperformance in obtaining 5 goals in sevenminutes.

We can consider our first visit to Lucknowa most successful one, and we are sure weshall spend a happy 3 years there.

For the Prince of \Vales' Tournament atDelhi, we entered the same team as weplayed at Lucknow, except that Archer-Sheereplaced Dawnay at back, but we gotsoundly beaten by Baria 9—0 in the firstround. Our opponents were a strong sidewho were brilliantly mounted and scoredgoals from all angles.

\Ve also entered four teams in the DelhiLow Handicap, in which some 20 teamscompeted. Our "A" Team, consisting of ;

Malet

. . .

1

Harvey . . .

2

Col . Norrie

3

Dawnay . . .

Back

got beaten by Jaipur in the semi-final bythe odd goal .

1

2

3

Back

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As a result of the Prince of \Vales'Tournament, our side was once againaltered as follows :

Macmullen

1Harvey . ..Gairdner . . .

3Dawnay . . .

Back

and iii that order we played the CentralIndia Horse in the first round of theInter-Regimental.

The C. I. H . played their usual opengame, which they had found so successful inthe Prince of Wales ' Cup and scored a goalalmost at once, but we equalized near theend of the chukker through a good shot ofHarvey ' s.

We had a field day in the second chukkerscoring no less than 3 goals withoutresponse, and half-time found the score4-1 . Both sides scored 2 goals in thefourth chukker and we started the lastchukker with a lead of 6-3 . Dalrymple Hayscored a brilliant goal for the C . I . H ., butthat was all the success they had, so a verysurprised, but none the less elated Teamrode off—the winners by 6-4.

Nearly all our goals were due to Gairdnerwho played a wonderful game and inspiredthe whole team.

The match was remarkable for the enthu-siasm shown in the stands, and the localpress described the game as " sensational ","spectacular" and "thrilling".

Anyhow in this world we are only judgedby results, and it was an extraordinarilygood effort on the part of the Regimentheating such a strong team, and it augurswell for the future.

The Regiment marked their men, rodehard and backed each other up, all of whichpaid us well . We happened to strike a verygood day and the C . I . H . could never getgoing.

Macmullen had been told to "sit on"Williams, which he did most succesfully,and undoubtedly cramped his style.Harvey played his usual dashing game anddid the work of two men.

Gairdner was superb and could donothing wrong. He stood out by himselfas the best player on the ground, and putsuch well known players as Williams andGeorge completely into the shade .

Dawnay at back played a particularlysound game, and often saved the situation :he appears to be a far better back thana No. 2 and if he can develop into a betterstriker, should become a really good player.

We met the 15th Lancers in thesemi-final, (total handicap 251, but unfortu-nately our ponies were very much feelingthe strain, as they had to play in both theSubalterns and the Inter-Regimental . TheRegiment got an early lead of 2-0, whichmight have been 3-0 if a long shot ofGairdner ' s had not missed the goal by inches.The match was a very evenly contested oneand until nearly the end of the fifth chukkerthe score was 2 all, with a final score of4-2 in favour of the 15th Lancers.

It was a creditable performance against astrong side, but our chances of winning werelessened by our forwards coming back whenpressure began . This may have had theeffect of making the score against us smaller,but it definitely lost us all chances ofwinning from the fourth chukker onwards.

The 15th Lancers went on to win thefinal against the 15/19th Hussars, so the formshown by the Regiment can only bedescribed as excellent.

Gairdner's handicap has been raised to7 and all other members of the side havegone up 1.

The Subalterns beat the 13/18th Hussars,The Black Watch and The Rifle Brigade,before reaching the final . The form they

shewed in the first three matches was onthe whole disappointing, the forwards wereinclined to come back, while the No . 3 kepttoo close to the forwards.

In the final against the 18th Cavalry,a very useful team, they eradicated theirformer faults and played as a real team andwere full of dash . Archer-Shee played verywell at back and the whole team combinedwell together . From the word " Go " theynever looked like being beaten, and finallydefeated their opponents by 7—1 . Thefollowing was the team :

Mainwaring

1Wingfield

2Macmullen

3Archer-Shee

BackJones played in the match against the

Black Watch vice Wingfield on a promotionexamination .

THE X ROYAL HUSSARS GAZETTE 149

The Subalterns ' Cup has not been wonby the Regiment since 1912, and the

Inter-15th Lancers.

H'cp.Regimental was last won by the Regiment I .

Mr . W. W. A . Loring 5in the same year.as follows :-

Our previous wins were2 .

Capt . C. E. Pert 73 .

Major E. G. Atkinson 8Inter-Regimental 1881 .Bk. Capt . J . A. Greenway 51882.

1906 . 251907 . 19th K . G. 0. Lancers.1908 . H'cp.

1909 . I . Mr . N . F. Chaplin 1

1910 . 2 . Mr. G. Critchley 3

1911 . 3 . Lt .-Col . R. Dening 6

1912 . Bk. Lt .-Col . G. B. Howell 5

Subalterns 1907 . 151910 . Skinners Horse.1912 . H'cp.

We have still some way to go beforewinning

the Inter-Regimental,

but

ourachievements

this

year

were

mostencouraging .

No efforts will be spared towin the Cup before we return to England.

Teams and draw for the Inter-Regimental

I .

Mr . N. T. Loring2.

Capt . E. D. Holder3.

Capt. A . E. DeanBn. Capt . E. J . Fulton

1

6

4

3

14were as follows Central India Horse.

H'cp.TEAMS FOR INTER-REGIMENTAL . 1.

2.

3 .

Capt . M. Cox

Capt . R. George

5

615-19th Hussars.

H'cp .Capt . B . G. Dalrymple Hay 7

Bk. Major A. H. Williams 81 .

Capt . T. A. Arnott

2.

Capt . W. R. N . Hinde

3 .

Mr . J . G. Leaf

3

6

4

5 1.

2.

3 .

3rd Cavalry.

Major J . G. B. de Wilton

Major H. L. Watkis •

Capt . D. S . L. Gregson

26

H'cp.

3

4

4

1

Bk. Capt . J . Cockayne-Frith

18

H'cp.

13-18th Hussars.Bk. Capt . J . Pratt

10th Royal Hussars .

12

1 .

Capt . J . H . Hirsch

2 .

Mr . W. F. Butler

3

2 1 . Mr. M . N . E . Macmullen

H'cp.

0

2 . Capt . C. B. Harvey 33 .

Major J . L. M. Barrett 23 . Major C . H. Gairdner 6

Bk. Mr. I . L. Wood 1 2Bk. Capt . D. Dawnay

8 11

DRAW FOR THE INTER-REGIMENTAL.

1 . 15/19th Hussars 8

v 15/19th Hussars 5

2 . 13/18th Hussars I15/19th Hussars

23 . 3rd Cavalry

v

4

, 19th Lancers

4 . 19th Lancers 8)

5 . Skinners Horse

v

4

15th Lancers

6 . 15th Lancers 9)15th Lancers

37 . Central India Horse

v - 10th R. Hussars 2

8 . 10th R. Hussars

10th HUSSARS WIN THE "DUKE OF CONNAUGHT'S " CUP.

The Regimental team consisting of-1. Macmullen.2. Col . Norrie.

3. Gairdner.

Back. Dawnay.

Played on March 16th 1932, the firstround of the " Duke of Connaught's " Cupat Delhi against Ratlam, consisting of-

1. Mohamed Bahadur.

2. Kumar Alirajpur.3. H . H. The Maharaja of Ratlam.

Back. Mr. G. E. Rathbone.

Col . Norrie played instead of Harvey, whowas ill and the Regiment won comfortablyby six goals to two and were never reallypressed.

In the second Round we drew Kashmirand Harvey once again resumed his positionat 2, having recovered. We received2 goals on the handicap and we won by4 goals to 3.

It was a hard, fast game and the Regimentdid well to beat such an experienced andwell mounted team .

Kashmir ' s team consisted of—l . Rattam Singh.2. Major Anup Singh.3. Col . Nawab Khusra Jung.

Back. Gandharb Singh.In the final on March 21st we met Baria,

consisting of-1. Maharaj Ridmal Singhji.2. Maharaj Kumar of Baria.3. Raj Kumar Prithi Singhji.

Back. Lieut. H . L. Atal.We received 2 goals on the handicap

and won by 4 goals to 3.This was rather a slickly sort of game -

though the Regiment definitely had the bestof the match throughout and might easilyhave scored another 3 goals.

This is the first occasion the Duke ofConnaught 's Cup has been won by anyRegimental team - previous winners havealways been Indian State teams.

We congratulate the Regimental team ona very fine performance.

Gairdner, as usual, played a fine game at 3but the whole team combined well togetherand worked hard.


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POLO.

Inter-Regimental Polo Match with the Central India Horse

Major Gairdner (No. 3) has just hit a nice back hander from which he eventually scored.

Subalterns Inter-Regimental Polo Competition

Meerut 1932.

Lt . MacMullen. Lt. Wingfield . Lt. Mainwaring. It. Archer-Shee .

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FLUTTERS FROM `HQ' WING,

We have been fairly busy since the lastissue of the Gazette, with sports andshooting practice.

The wing did right well at theRegimental Rifle Meeting . On the first day,they cleared the board by winning all theteam events. The first, the "Potter Cup"was won by the Administrative Troop.After being almost counted out in the firstround, they went on and finished up goodwinners . The team, which was a veteranone was composed as follows, Lt . Col.C.W M. Norrie ., D S .O ., M.C ., Major A . S."Turnham ., Capt. C. B. Harvey., Capt.D. Dawnay ., Lt . F. O. Mason., S . S . M . Guy.,S.Q.M .S . Goatcher ., M .M. and Sgt Bradford.

The next, the Regimental Lloyd Lindsay,was made up of a section from each of theSignals, Band, and Admin . and ably led bySgt Bradford they put up a very good showto win this event.

The Sergeants ' Lloyd Lindsay wasanother event where the dead eyesshewedtheir skill . The team in this event wasS.S .M . Guy, S .S .M. Rushbridge, S .Q.M.S.Goatcher, M .M . and Sgt Bradford, and itwas a real treat to see "Tam" gripping on a

saddle (front arch), but he was there, andhe states that he had 3 plates down beforethe others started to fire.

The Dismounted Troop Cup also camethe way of the others, into the Wing, by themedium of the Signal Troop, and the Bandwas also the prizes, by obtaining 4thplace.

1n the Individual Revolver, Major A . S.Turnham obtained first place, with SgtBradford a good second . Sgt Bradfordwas awarded the "Sergeants Mess RevolverCup" for the highest score obtained by amember of the Sergeants Mess in thismatch.

1n all events of the Rifle Meeting theWing were well to the fore, scoring a totalnumber of points for the whole meeting of471, the next highest being "A" Squadronwith 368 points, a good second.

The Wing did remarkably well in the"Squadron Football Shield ", winning theTrophy by one point.

The team played well, and took all theopportunities , that were offered . The finalmatch with MG " Squadron provided thehardest of the series . Each team requiredto win to make sure of the shield . Bothteams tried hard to score and it wantedonly a few minutes to time, when LCplForward scored with a shot from about5 yards out, leaving "MG" goalie with nochance whatever of stopping it . We thank"MG" for a very good match and theShield.

1n the Inter-Squadron Boxing we wereunable to produce a full team, owing to lackof numbers, and what we could producewere all the same weight, but we putforward the best possible . Those who didenter the ring for the Wing are to becongratulated on the excellent show whichthey put up.

Tpr James fought exceptionally wellconsidering that he could only find time totrain on "Kou-Can". This is not a patentfood as some people may think, it is a gameof chance, and it requires great stayingpower to play . Tprs. Morgan and McNeealso fought well winning two of three fightsagainst more experienced men.

We hope to do better next year.

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THE ACTIVITIES OF "A"SQUADRON.

By the time these notes are in the handsof our readers we shall be once more in themonths of Prickly Heat and long drinks, sowe hardly feel justified in telling you all ofour Christmas festivities.

Everybody had a royal time so with thatpassing thought we will leave it.

Clouts are already being cast, althoughMay is not here yet, for the benefit of ouryounger generation allow us to add we arerefering to the month of May and nottheplatinum Blonde from the Rink.

Now for events . The first one of impor-tance in the new year (after reminding oureligible bachelors that this is Leap Year)was a Flag March.

For the information of our older genera-tion who may be picturing us as a glorifiedparty of Salvationists with an Union Jackcarried fore and aft we will endeavour topaint a picture (OW those T. E. \V. T.s) ofa Flag March.

The squadron under the command ofCaptain Carver with 1 Troop of M . Gsand the last draft of recruits attached,paraded on the 5th January to show thepopulation of a certain part of the U . P . thatthe British Raj was with them still . Ournew Brigadier very kindly came to see usmarch away . We made KATUALAI about20 miles from Meerut, our first halt . Thecountry was not particularly interestingbeing a succession of villages and fields ofsugar cane.

The village officials were very good anddid all they could do make our stay aspleasant as possible.

The second day we went to a smallvillage named Charthawal roughly amarch of 25 miles, the recruits did verywell and appeared to enjoy the change fromRiding School.

From Katualai, the country was adistinct change and for a few miles beforereaching Muzzafarnagar (one of the townswe passed through) we got a glimpseof what was good buck country, we did nothowever attempt shikar.

We spent 2 days at Charthawal, thesecond one being devoted to a circular tourof the surrounding country.

Salaam 's were many and the villagersafter overcoming their first feelings ofwonder became very friendly.

Crowds of them used to watch us at workin the lines, watering etc, and in the eveningwhen football was the order we had enoughspectators to have gladdened the heart ofan Arsenal director.

Our only mishap so far had been ourwater trailer, the one kindly supplied by theauthorities was a relic of Kabul to Kandahardays and 40 miles of Kutcha road and 80gallons of water proved too much for itsconstitution.

First it leaked and receiving no pity fromthe Naik in charge, decided it had betterdie decently and forthwith dropped twowheels to say nothing of minor components.Our last vision of our poor friend the trailerwas a jumble of wood and iron in the backlorry, a scene resembling Harry Tatemotoring but minus of course Harry Tate.

Our horses heads were 'then turnedtowards Meerut and 2 days later we arrivedin barracks after a very pleasant 5 days inwhich we had covered roughly 100 milesand beyond a couple of minor cases webrought our horses back as well as theywent out.

Practice for the Regimental Rifle Meetingbegan as soon as possible and the Squadronas will be seen by a glance in the resultscolumn did quite well.

\Ve were second in the Regiment, " HO"stars just managing to keep us away.

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through, our class ' B ' men did quite welland were far from being disgraced.

Class ' A' was very disappointing and thereis a lot of room for improvement beforenext year, so come along class 'A' rememberits practice, practice, practice.

The troop turn out was very good andthere was very little in it between ourselvesand "C" who got the judges verdict.

We were for the first time in history thewooden spoonists in the Football, but aclose study of the results sheet will showthat it was just inability on the part of theforwards to score the goal that counted thatmade all the difference between victory anddefeat, the majority of matches were lost bythe odd goal and that we had a team capableof beating all comers was proved in thematch against " C " which we won 4-1.

The hockey league is now in full swing andto date we have played "C" twice, won I,lost 1, beat " HQ" once and lost to "MG"once.

There is little between Squadrons in any•branch of sport at present and this is all forthe good of sport in the Regiment;everything is being contested with greatkeenness and good spirit.

We congratulate "C" on their achieve-ments to date but we think when the yearsresults are worked out there will be little tochoose between the Squadrons. Wefinished 3rd in the Brocklehurst Trophyand our men put up a splendid show,CplDownes in particular showing the spirit thatnever says die.

The results are shown in another part ofthe gazette so we will not go into detailshere.

Major Davy has joined us from Englandand we extend to him a hearty welcome.

Alpha II.

Have you heard of the Scotchman whowent to heaven during the financial crisisand when he knocked at the gate was toldby St . Peter he had come to the wrong placeas the £ 1 had gone to hell .

CORPORALS MESS NOTES.

"Tis a long time since any Notes haveappeared under the above heading, but wehope that having got steam up, once again,to keep the supply up to the demand.

Many changes have taken place in theMess since our last appearance, changes toonumerous to mention, but we congratulateall and sundry on their different promotionswhether they have attained their third bar(and incidently entree into really highsociety ?? ), or perchance they have creptinto the Mess for the first time on a Thursdaynight hoping against hope that only a fewwill be present to assist iii " Wettin" Em " .We know of a certain N .C .O., (he belongsto "C" so they say) who was so stung onthe occasion of his promotion (he was datedback six months, too,) that he hasn't boughta box of matches since.

As regards sport we haven ' t much torecord, this being a slack period for theMess . We have numerous projects iii viewand we hope in the next number of theGazette to put in a much better report.Mick Daly and Walter have, under theguidance of S . Q. M. S . Shepherd gone ona three weeks shooting trip in the Bareillydistrict, so we should get some goodmaterial from them . We only hope that theydon't come up with a tiger unexpectedly,because although one of the trio can tella good tale he 'd have to he very quick tobeat a tiger in a level 100 yards .

F .C .B.

The common language of India isHindustani, or, more correctly, Urdu . It isthe language of the people who inhabit thecountry between Delhi and Lucknow, butit is understood, and more or less spoken,by all servants, shopkeepers, etc ., throughoutthe country and is the common language ofthe Indian Army .


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worthy S .Q.M.S., and his satellites wereswathed in reams of fancy paper and rollsof cotton wool . Our Mess Room emergedfrom the confusion late on Christmas Eve,and presented an appearance that doescredit to the decorators :-Messrs . Turner,Pittam and Poulter.

On the morning of Christmas Day, thecook house was a veritable hive of industry,and soon the geese and pork were on theirway to their destined end.

At dinner we were visited by Lieut . Col.C.W.M. Norrie, who complimented theSquadron on being the winners of the OldComrades Cup and on their good workthroughout the year. S.Q.M.S. Turner inreplying to the Commanding Officer, tookthe opportunity, on behalf of the Squadron,of welcoming him to the Regiment.

Capt . O. L. Boord then addressed a fewwords to the Squadron, causing muchlaughter with his witticisms.

The trenchermen then fell to rightlustily, and in the ensuing demands formore pork and turkey, Lyons' had nothingon our "Nippies" for quick service, andthe squadron store looked more like a"Bottle and Jug Department " .

Winners of Troop turn-out Competition.

CONCERNING "C"SQUADRONS.

Preparations for Christmas 1931, comm-enced almost simultaneously with our returnfrom Barnawa, and for six busy days our

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In the evening, the Squadron gave animpromptu concert which fell rather flatowing to the lack of an audience, It isrumoured that somebody found a sparebarrel and waylaid the would-be audiencewith an invitation to partake of the cup thatcheers . Thus, Christmas 1931, faded awayto the strains of "Auld tang Syne " , "SweetAdeline" and many other of the winebibbers repertoire, rendered by choruses ofbelated revellers.

We next prepared ourselves for the inter-Squadron Football League. In our firstmatch we met " A " Squadron whom we beatafter an exciting game. Some few dayslater we played " HQ" Wing, and afterpressing nearly the whole of the time,, wewere beaten . After this, the team seemedto become disorganized, and, although webeat " HQ" in the return game we lostevery other match and finished third in theleague.

On January 22nd ., and 23rd., the Regi-mental Rifle Meeting was held . In thisevent our teams did very poorly, and eventhe fact that the names of the men of"C" Squad figured very prominently inthe prize lists for the individual practices,did not save us from finishing last in thismeeting.

On the heels of this event came themounted sports. Here " C" Squadron werein their element, finishing a very good first.Our biggest achievement in these sportswas our winning of the Troop Turn-outCompetition.

Our thoughts and energies were nextturned to the Inter-Squadron BoxingTournament. For several weeks, the team,under the able management of Mr . M .H.Taylor and Sad ./Cpl . Jones underwent acourse of physical training, and by the datefixed for the event they were all as fit asthe proverbial fiddle.

We were drawn to fight, "A" Squadronon the first night, and the type of lightingwitnessed may be best judged from thepoints gained by each Squadron, Of these,we obtained 20, whilst "A" Squadronprocured 19 . On the same night " MG " .Squadron collected 26 points by winningall their fights with " HQ" Wing, who onlyentered a team of five .

The following night we met " HQ" Wing,and were not so successful as the Gunners " ,for we lost two fights and obtained only24 points . The same evening the " Gunners "beat "A" Squadron by 21 points to 18.

By this time " MG" Squadron were hotfavourites for the Brocklehurst Trophywith 47 points, and the promise of athrilling fight for the championship wasamply borne out on the Friday eveningwhen "C " met "MG " . As the points nowstood we could only afford to lose fourfights to the " Gunners " , and in the men ' senclosure many anxious hearts werebeating.

It was a memorable night ' s boxing as thefollowing brief commentary will show.

BANTAM WEIGHTS.

L ./Cpl . Waring " C" Sqdn . v Tpr . Dare "MG"Sqdn .—This fight opened briskly, both menexchanging blows freely, with Waring alittle to the fore . In the second round thepace began to tell on Dare but he stood hisground well, to enter the third round inwhich he was out-boxed by Waring whodelivered a splendid knock-out in a stylereminiscent of "Bombardier" Billy Wells.

FEATHER WEIGHTS.

Tpr. Plummer v Tpr . Thomas—A ratheramusing fight, in which a lot ofclinchingtook place, but in between the clinchessome really hard hitting was exchanged.Both men fought determinedly but Thomaswon on points from a man who looked asthough he could have gone another coupleof rounds.

Tpr. Fletcher v Tpr . Putnam—A well foughtfight in which Fletcher ' s training provedsuperior to that of Putnam and secured forhim a verdict on points.

LIGHT WEIGHTS.

Tpr. Cavan v Tpr. Bragg—This was areally well fought fight in which was seena modicum of both boxing and fighting . Inthe second round Gavan staggered his manonce or twice, but Bragg doggedly kept onhis feet . He entered the last round some-what freshened, and after a quick exchangeof blows, Gavan von the fight by theknock-out route .


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Far. Snelling v Tpr. Kelly—A really hardfought fight . Kelly proved to be a lighterand Snelling chose to box him in thefirst round . In the second round Snellingcarried the light to Kelly, and in a fierceencounter knocked his own right handup with a terrific blow to Kelly ' s jaw.In spite of the pain from his hand Snellingstill fought hard, forcing the light to Kelly.who fought doggedly back . Snellingsecured a win oil points . It was afterwardsascertained that Snelling had severelysprained his thumb, and with the sameblow sprained Kelly ' s jaw. To have foughton to the finish, as they did, speaks volumesfor their dogged determination.

L/Cpl . Mordaunt v Tpr . Jones .—Immedi-ately after the handshake, Jones let fly awild swing to Mordaunt ' s head which thelatter easily evaded. The impetus of theswing left Jones a little unbalanced, andMordaunt, showing his qualities as anopportunist, landed the knock-out blow- onJones' jaw before Jones could recoverhimself . This fight only lasted one minute.

Tpr. Kempster v Cpl . Jones—Both thesemen decided that attack was the bestdefence and went at it "Hammer andTongs", both men giving and receivinga lot of punishment in the first round. Thesecond round opened more quietly, withboth sparring for an opening. Kempster,in trying to force the light, was knockedout in this round.

WELTER WEIGHTS.

Sd ./Cpl . Jones v L/Cpl . Quinn—'This wasmore of an exhibition bout than anything.Jones ' boxing and ringcraft being farsuperior to that of Quinn, and secured forhim the verdict on points.

Tpr. Harding v Tpr . Thompson—Hardinglost both his fights with " HQ" and " A'', andthis fact perhaps made him carry the fightinto "Thompson . The latter, however,proved to be a "Sticker", and went thewhole way with Harding, who, in spite ofrelapsing into a defensive attitude, secureda win on points.

L ./Cpt . McCulloch v . L ./Cpl . Hollier—Rightfrom the start McCulloch adopted shocktactics, going for his man like a hurricane .

He succeeded in staggering Hollier witha right swing to the head . Instead offollowing up, he allowed his man to recoverand Hollier, coming in at close quartersconnected a powerful blow with McCulloch'ssolar plexus . The second round opened inthe same style, and in parting from a clinch,Hollier again caught McCulloch in thewind, putting him down for the count.

CpI. Rodwell v Tpr . Savage—The firstround opened with both men sparring for anopening, with an occasional attack fromeither side. In the second round Savagemade the mistake of "Mixing it " withRodwell . He emerged from the fracas awiser man. The third round was a verydingdong affair which culminated in Rodwellbeing given the verdict after a very closefight .

MIDDLE WEIGHTS.

Tpr. Ryan v Tpr. Allison—From the preli-minary hand shake Ryan attacked, andAllison, after standing his ground for asecond or two commenced to retreat.Ryan followed up landing blow after blowon his man . Allison, in trying to repel theattack struck Ryan a blow on the mouth,but Ryan kept relentlessly on, punishing hisman for a whole round and administeredthe knock-out on the sound of the gong.Allison was unable to reappear for thesecond round.

Tpr . .Blunt v Tpr . Lambdon —This was goodopen light in which Blunt seemed to begiving a lot of weight away, but he foughtwell and his lighting spirit won him thefight on points.

Next to their excellent training, thedetermination to win kept the BrocklehurstTrophy in "C " Squadron, where it rightlybelongs.

We are now in training for the AthleticMeeting, and hope, in our next notes, to beable to relate some more of our successes .

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SHORT BURSTS FROMTHE MACHINE GUN

SQUADRON.

As usual the end of the quarter is uponus before we realise it and this one appearsto have gone quicker than usual owing tomany happenings of varying nature takingplace in it.

In India the first three months of theyear can be termed the sports quarter andthe majority are busier during this periodthan at any other.

It is very gratifying to be able to reportthat, after the bad patch we struck in thesports line during the second half of lastyear, we can again hold our heads up withthe best . However, it is ever thus after alarge turnover, invariably taking the first12 months to get into our stride, going alongvery well in the second and then losing themajority ; the imitable cycle of the turnoversystem. Admirable from the War Officepoint of view but the reverse from theSquadron's.

The first event of note in the New Yearwas the Regimental Rifle Meeting whichtook place on the 22nd and 23rd January.In the team events, considering our lack ofpractice, (this may have been made up forby luck, but we won't stress the fact)we did very well, finishing a close second to" HQ" Wing and collecting a very usefulnumber of points towards the Old ComradesCup. The individual events also provided uswith a fair share of prize money, the majorportion of which went to our sharpshootingS. Q. M. S., who, after the prize givingseriously thought of taking the first availableboat home and living in comfort on theinterest . S. Q. M . S. Shepherd won theRegimental Championship and we hope

that he will be able to repeat his success infuture years . The Machine Gun Cup waswon by a team from No . 5 Section consist-ing of LCpl . Bradshaw, Tprs . Easterlow,Kingsbury and Kirkham.

The Mounted Sports followed closely onthe Rifle Meeting and in these also we hadto be content with second place . Howeverour entrants acquitted themselves very welland were well repaid for the spare timespent in the afternoons at practice.

At the Delhi Horse Show we wererepresented at the presentation of prizes bySjt . Davis and Tpr . Hefford, the formerwinning the Best Trained Troop HorseCompetition and the later obtaining 3rdplace in the B . O. Rs, Jumping. Well done!

In the Sqn . Football League we obtainedanother 2nd place having really hard luckin this competition for first place. In oursecond match with " HQ" Wing the onlygoal of the game was scored iii the lastminute and this finally cost us the league inwhich we finished up one point behind" HQ".

The Brocklehurst Trophy, which wasfought for in February produced some ofthe best lighting seen in the Regiment sincethe War. Our team put up a very goodshow, beating " HQ" and "A " but falling to" C" after some very close fighting . How-ever, " C" were the best team and wecongratulate them on retaining the trophyfor the second year in succession, but hopeto be able to take it from them next year.

In spite of the strenuous quarter we havemanaged to find time to run a SectionFootball League (11 a side) and play twomatches a week when the RegimentalGround is allotted to us . At the time ofgoing to press No . 6 Section are at the headof the table and are favourites for themedals . However, "There's many a slipetc . " and anything may happen before thefinal whistle blows.

King Sol has started to stoke up andvery soon the general exodus to Dulikhet,England and various other places will havecommenced. Capt . Roddick has alreadydeparted for home as advanced guard andhe will shortly be followed by Major and


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A. R. A. MEETING.

Army Rifle Association MeetingMeerut 1932.

Major Turnham, 10th Royal Hussars,

Winner ofThe Officers Army Championship and The Mounted Championship

Receiving Medals from General Sir Philip Chetwode .

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Mrs . Hutchison and Mr Jones . We haveno doubt they will enjoy their stay at homeand hope they will experience betterSummer weather in England than prevailedlast year . The first party of 20 men andfamilies leave for the hills next month, thusdisposing of the rumour, that, owing tofinancial stringency no single men wouldvisit the hills this year.

News has been received of old gunnersin a letter written by Tpr. Shears, who, incompany with Tprs . Armstrong, Bray andMansfield, is undergoing training in agroundsman's course at the A . V. T. C. inChiseldon. We were very- pleased to hearof them and wish them the best of luck inthe quest for employment on their return tocivil life .

( Continued from page 152.

We have just completed our annual riflecourse with the exception of a few casuals,and we have every reason to be pleasedwith the result of the classification.

Our senior N. C. Os are now doingdeadly stuff with their revolvers, andmounted too!!

They steal out of Barracks in the earlymorning when there is no-one about to seethem and gallop about shooting at anyoneand anything they see, and we have nothad a case of sprained "riding muscle "vet, but we are afraid there are a fewbroken Castes.

We are now getting our Athletic andCross-Country teams together and hope todo our bit when the Athletic meetings takeplace.

We are pleased to welcome our newSignal Officer, Lt . A . D . R. Wingfield, and

we hope that his stay in the Wing will be along and an enjoyable one .

THE KADIR CUP, 1932.

WON BY 2nd LIEUT. H H. JONES,10th ROYAL HUSSARS, ON

"HORSE'S NECK".

Regiment has one Representative ineach Semi-final heat.

" Colonel Norrie, Tenth Hussars,Meerut.

Please convey my hearty congratulationsto Jones and the Regiment onwinning the Kadir Cup.

George R . I ."

The Meeting this year was the 61st of theseries and was held on March 28th, 29thand 30th . This was ten days later thanusual, but the meeting could not have beenheld earlier owing to the " Holi " Festivalcalling in the previous week.

Captain Miller, 10th Royal Hussars,Honorary Secretary of the Tent Club, hadwisely followed the precedent of previousyears and invited others who had experienceof these meetings to assist him in makingthe arrangements and surveying the countryin the preliminary week . The result wasthat those of us who arrived on the eveningof March 27 found the arrangements aswell planned as usual . The kacha roadfrom Bachraon up to the camp had beenput in very good order.

Competitors further along the road werewelcomed by inscriptions such as "On, OnOn" it was said that this was especiallymeant to cheer up those whose horses werereal straight liners . The owner of a safeand handy horse was equally glad to findfurther on an arch with the inscription" Rootle, Rootle, Rootle ." Some of usremembered that what were pig rootlingsto an umpire were to the heat, trappybuffalo wallows.

The Kadir Cup has once again been wonby the Regiment and we offer our heartiestcongratulations to 2nd Lieut . Hugh Joneson joining the ranks of such illustrious10th Hussars as St . Quintin, Grenfell, Bryanand John Vaughan.

His Majesty King George V graciouslycabled his congratulations to the Regimentas under


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2nd Lieut . H . H. JONES, Winner of Kadir Cup, 1932.

( Reproduced by kind permission of the " Statesman " .

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On arrival at the camp it was a littledisconcerting to find a certain air ofpessimism about the supply of pig . Coverwas reported to be excellent and to bemore extensive than usual, as very littlehad been burnt . It was known that pigwould be sufficient in the country which isordinarily hunted on the last clay, but thecommittee were unquestionably nervous asto whether sufficient pig would be foundto enable 29 heats to be run off on thefirst day. The unusually large numberof entries, however, created a welcomespirit of jubilation and the general beliefwas current that this was to be a real

amateur " meeting.Competitors had come from Jhansi, Agra,

Cawnpore, Muttra, Lucknow, Mirzapur,Simla, Delhi, Risalpur and Bareilly, and evenfrom U. S . A . There were representativesof four British cavalry regiments, fiveIndian cavalry regiments, two Britishinfantry regiments, I . M . S ., and R. A. M . C .,apart from a noble contingent of the RoyalRegiment.

Another reason for cheerfulness was thefact that the supply of elephants wassufficient, and, in addition to other loans,our special thanks are due to H . H. theNawab of Rampur who was good enoughto send no less than nine elephants and hisspecial jamadar mahout.

First Day.

On the first day the line met at Mirapurat 8-15. We beat through Dhalendatowards Chandpur over to the Ganges andalong the left bank of the Ganges up toNadallipur and on to Khanpur, and thenturned to have lunch at Mannu's Mandaiya.The country was in excellent order andsuitable for really fast hunting . Pig wereplentiful and though small were just of thekind to enable each man in a heat of four tohave a chance . At one time four heatswere actually away together, and the signalelephant (S. S . M . Willis and S. Q. M . S.Goatcher) was kept busy taking up signalsfrom the umpires at various angles ofthe compass. Before 9 a . m ., CaptainScott-Cockburn on Prawn and Capt.Richards on Manifest had lost their heats.This was the first indication that the newgeneration intended to get a place in thesun . Fifteen heats were run off by lunch.After lunch we beat towards Bastaura and

Disaoli . Unfortunately a strong wind camedown the Ganges and made huntingextremely difficult.

Several of the umpires had a very difficulttime, as they weren't so well mounted asbefore lunch and the line of elephants andcoolies became very ragged. Balm, whowas obviously very unhappy and much lessmobile on a small elephant, undoubtedlymissed his camel. Several of the heatswere not easy to control and the countrywas more difficult . By 4 p.m . mattersimproved and when hunting ceased onlyone heat remained undecided.

Second Day.

On the second day the line was as usualat Sherpur Ghat and before 8-50 a .m . thefirst heat was got away . This was onlypossible owing to the noble response of allto the Secretary's appeal to be punctual.By lunch only two heats remained, asexcellent hunting cover was found on bothsides of the big Sherpur Nullah which wasnearly everywhere fordable . After lunchthe line went across to Rampura andAnsuwala, or the " Village of Tears", sotruly named because of the many falls therein the blind dykes. Only one heat wasdecided there and from it we had to goright back on to the Mukarrabpur maidanto decide the last heat and get home by5-30 p .m.

Third Day.—Semi-finals and Final.

Met at 8-45 at the Ghat close to thecamp.

The morning was cold and vet, and theground slippery from the rain . We beatup to Bhogpur and round under Sherpurand back to Mirapur . The three semi-finalswere finished by 11-30 a . m . and the finalwas run off at 12-15.

The Kadir Cup meeting of 1932 recallspre-War meetings in which neither thewinner nor the horse were known previousto the meeting to any outside Meerut.

Podger " Jones deserves the greatestpraise for always managing to be in the rightplace even when he knew his horse had notthe pace of the others in his heats . Hetook his opportunities and his horse deservesequal praise for negotiating trappy anddifficult country hardly putting a footwrong and never losing heart when outpaced


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by really first class pigstickers in thesecond round and the semi-final.

" Horses Neck " is a good looking sixteenyear old Australian gelding and was issuedto the 4th Hussars from 'Babugarh onMarch 31st, 1922 . He has the followingbrands on him—Near Shoulder LC7 andD on near thigh.

" Horses Neck" is definitely fast but notan easy horse to ride and takes more than agood hold ; this horse had not previously beenregarded as a star performer, which makesJones' performance all the more creditable .

We all sympathise with Mike MacMullenwho did very well to get both his horsesinto the semi-final . Nobody deserved toget into the final more than he did, as inboth his semi-final heats, he stood out byhimself, doing all the work, actually obtain-ing first spear, but dropped it, through sheerhad luck.

Never mind—the regiment won the Cupand we all wish MacMullen the luck hedeserves, and hope that he will win theKadir for the regiment another year.

Crossing the water at Sherpur, Kadir Cup, 1932.( Reproduced by kind permission of the " Stateman" .)

Of the 108 horses competing, no less than25 entries were from the Regiment and webelieve this to be a record from one Unit.Yet in spite of this massed attack, thefollowing 10th Hussars only managed tosurvive the first day to be left in the last29 viz.,

Lieut .-Col . C. W. M. Norrie,Lieut . M. N. E. MacMullen (2 horses)and 2-Lieut . H . H . Jones .

We cannot conclude these notes withoutthanking our popular Hony . Secretary—" Gertie " Miller, for all the sport he pro-

duced and for the excellent arrangementshe made. The Kadir arrangements were

perfect and he even provided cool weather

and rain, which very few other secretarieshave done .

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The heats are described below, wherethey concern anyone in the regiment.

FIRST ROUND.

Heat 1 .

1. Capt . J . Scott-Cockburn, 4th Hrs ., Prawn.

2 . Mr. J . P. Archer-Shee, 10th Hrs ., LemonSquash.

3. Captain Maconachie . R .A ., Gagog.4 . Mr. M. N. E. Macmullen, 10th Hussars .,

St . George (Spear).

Umpire—Capt . Atherton.

A sounder was put up early, but it was difficult tosingle out a pig from the sounder . When the heatwas eventually laid on Macmullen immediately tool;the lead and speared the hog without a jink.

Heat 2 .

1. F . R . Rothwell, 10th Hrs ., The Thruster.2. Capt . C . B . Harvey, 10th Hrs ., King Cole.3. Capt . H . Mc A . Richards . RA. Manifest.4. Mr . Odling, R .A ., Clickity (spear).

Umpire—Capt . Wooldridge.

Slipped on a good hog . Richards, on from thestart, hunted it until he swung hack into thick grasswhere Harvey got on . After a short hunt it waslost . At once a smaller pig was put up and took aline across fairly open going. The heat was slippedagain and after a fast run up, Richards and Odlingin the lead, Odling speared.

Heat 3 .

1. Capt . G . R . Mockler, R .A ., Pride.

2 . Major E . J . Fulton, 1st S . Horse, Guinivere(spear).

3. Mr . D . B . Kaye, 10th Hrs ., Flying Scotsman4. Capt . Warden R. A ., Dorset Duck.

Umpire—Mr. Parr.

Heat slipped on a good hoar going on to thickcover . Fulton was first on . Everybody had achance.

Heat 4 .

1. Capt . C . D . Miller . 10th Hrs ., Splitear.

2. Capt . Whetherfield, R.A ., Grey Leg (spear).3. W. Pretty John, Flint.4. Mr . E . R . Benson, R .A ., Solomon.

Umpire—Lt .-Col . Norrie.

Slipped on to a small hoar, which took a fast butjinky line over practically open maidan . Miller wasthe first to spear, but wa s, unlucky to drop it.Whetherfield and Benson then had a good tussle.Whetherfield finally getting the verdict.

Heat 6 .

1. Mr. A . Stewart, R .A ., Tony (s p ear).2. Mr . J . C . Tetley, 10th Hrs ., Gate Crasher.3. R . Branford ; Esq ., Kitty.4. Mr . W . Malet, 10th Hrs ., Dunbleful Lad.

Umpire—Capt . Avery .

Stewart first on and kept on terms with the pigexcept for a short spell—a small jinking pig ; spearedby Stewart after a run of three-quarters of a mile.

Heat 8.

1. Mr . M . French, R.I.F ., Local Alarm.

2. Major Marriott, R .A .V .C ., Bufus.

3. Capt . D . Dawnay, 10th Hrs,, First Chance.

4 . Capt . St . J . Avery, 2nd Lrs ., Danny (spear).

Umpire—Mr . MacMullen.

This heat was slipped on a small boar that brokehack through the elephant . Avery was first on.The hoar then jinked and Marriott hunted him,shortly afterwards letting Dawnay on . The hoarthen turned back quickly, and Avery was first on andspeared well.

Heat 11.1 . Capt . Petherick, 3rd Hrs ., Black Sahib

(spear).

2. Major Davy, 10th Hrs ., Cavalcade.

3. Mr . A . E . Walker, RA ., Magna Charta.

4. Mr . C . W. Parr, I .A .S .C ., Golden Syrup.

Umpire—Mr . E . R . Benson.

Heat on the line for about half an hour . Slippedon a small boar behind the elephants. All on in turn.Petherick speared.

Heat 12 .

1. Capt . Carver, 10th Firs ., Jonathan.

2. Lt.-Col. Cursetjee, I .M .S . Bonzer.

3. Lt .-Col . Norrie, 10th Hrs ., March On (spear).

4. Mr . O . M . Bullivant, 3rd Hrs ., Patience.

Umpire—Capt . Scott-Cockburn.

A sounder was put up and a small boar was singledout . Carver first on and did most of the work . Piglost in thick grass . Another sounder put up as heatcast forward . Slipped on a good boar . Norrie andBullivant did all the work and had a real good hunt.Both had chances to spear . Spear to Norrie.

Heat 13 .

1. A . D . Dawes, 3rd Hrs . The Cat.

2. Mr . H . H . Jones, 10th Hrs ., Bailiff.

3 . Mr. J . Dunford Slater, R.A ., Washerway(spear).

4 . Mr . G . S . Thompson, R .A ., Mayfly.

Umpire—Capt . Avery.

Thompson, who was well on, fell shortly after thestart . Jones missed a chance through a clump.Dunford Slater got on and speared after a long run.

Heat 15 .1 . Capt . Atherton, The Viceroy's Bodyguard.

Sligo (spear).

2. Mr . R . McA . Richardson, Sea High ., Susie.

3 . Major Gairdner, 10th Hrs ., Bullet Head,

Umpire—Mr. Barnett .


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Slipped on a small sow . All on in turn . Gairdnerslipped up on " Bullet Head" and hurt his knee . Piglost in patch of thick cover . Slipped again on a sow.Atherton and Richardson on and tried to speartogether, but both missed . Richardson fell . Ather-ton and Gairdner then took the pig in and the formerspeared.

Heat 19 .1. Col . W. Norrie, 10th Hrs ., How Quick.

2. Capt . J . Kirkman, RA ., The Ringer.

3. Mr . C. \V . Parr, I.A .S ., Kadir II (spear).

4. Mr . J . Fulton, I.H ., Nero.

Umpire—Mr . Barnett.

Slipped on small hoar . Norrie, Kirkman and Parron together . Norrie missed and Kirkman speared,but dropped his spear . Parr then took the pig onand speared.

Heat 20 .1 . Major C. H . Gairdner . 10th Royal Hussars .,

Rebellion.

2. Mr . G . Keighley, 19th Cavalry, Blackbird.

3 . Capt . E . Fanshawe . R.H .A . Question Mark(spear).

4 Mr. E . R . Henson . R . A . Kerry.

Umpire—Capt . Scott Cockburn.

Harvey rode for Gairdner, who had hurt his knee.Slipped on to good boar . Rebellion did most of thework . Harvey claimed but could not show blood.Fanshawe went on to spear.

Heat 21.1 . Capt D. Dawnay . 10th R . Hussars . Second

Chance.

2. Capt . H . Richards . R .A . Centaur (spear).

3. Mr . F . Davie . R .A . Squaker.

4 . Capt . C . D . Philips . 3rd Hrs . Busty.

Umpire—Captain S . J . Avery.

Richards did all the work and speared nearly atonce.

Heat 22.1 . Capt . W . E . Carver, 10th Royal Hrs . Town

Crier.

2. Major S . W . Marriott, I.A.V.C . Harlequin.

3. Capt . D . S . L . Creason, 3rd Cavalry, Jasper.

4 . Mr . M . N . E . Macmullen, 10th R . Hrs . Toby(spear).

Slipped on to a good hoar . Macmullen lead fromstart to finish and speared cleverly.

Heat 23 .1 . Mr. H . H . Jones, 10th R . Hrs . Horse's Neck

(spear).

2. Capt . C . D . Miller . 10th R . Hrs . Kingscote.

3. Mr . B . Creagh, R .A . Dunhallow.

4. Capt . G . B . Wetherfield, R .A . Poggle.

Umpire—Col . C . W . M . Norrie .

Had a long hunt in easy country . Miller did mostof the work but Jones got in on a jink and speared.

Heat 24 .

1. Mr . G . S . Thompson, R .A . Sextant.

2. Mr. J . D . Slater, R .A . If Not.

3 . Capt . J . Scott Cockburn . 4th . Hrs ., Jerry(spear).

4. Major C . K . Davy, 10th Hrs . Sohpie Tucker ,

Umpire—Capt . Richards.

Scott Cockburn made no mistake and spearedcleverly after a short hunt.

Heat 26 .

1. M . W. Barnett . 3rd Hrs . Spider.

2 . Mr. Mc . A . Richardson . Sea . High. Heather(spear).

3. Mr . R . B . Kaye . 10th Hrs . Spite.

4 . Capt . Warden . R .H .A . Lardbroke.

Umpire—Major Marriott.

Slipped after a small hog when Richardson gotthe spear, after all had had three chances.

Heat 28 .

1. Capt . S . J . Avery. 2nd Lancers Beth.

2. Mr . R . Rothwell . 10th Hrs . Lady Jane.

3. Capt . F . Tuck . R . A . Vista (spear).

Umpire—M . Macmullen.

Roth well did most of the work and had bad luckin not getting the spear.

Tuck finally got the verdict.

SECOND ROUND.Heat 4 .

1. N . E . MacMullen, 10 Hrs. St. George (spear).

2. Mr . W. Odling . R . A., Clickity.

3 . Capt . Petherick, 3rd Hrs ., Black Sahib,

Umpire—Mr . Benson.

On the line for an hour and a half after lunch.Slipped on a fair boar over maidan . Pig ran about100 yards straight and then jinked sharp left andsquatted in a small patch of light grass . MacMullenturned first and advancing on the pig dealt him threespears before he deigned to move . A poor heat.

Heat 5.

1. Mr . G . Stewart, R . A ., Tony (spear).

2. Lt .-Col W . Norrie, 10th Hrs ., March On.

3. Capt . Wetherfield R .A ., Grey Leg.

Umpire—Capt. Scott Cockburn.

The heat was taken forward to the end of a thickpatch of grass and from here a sow broke forward.Stewart was first on the line of the pig but was soonchallenged 1w the others . Anyone's pig for sometime through a series of (inks, until more open coverwas reached when Tony went ahead and gave hisrider the opportunity to spear .

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SECOND NOMINATIONS.

Heat 1 .1. Capt . Tuck's, R .A ., Vista.

2. Capt . J . Scott-Cockburn . 4th Hrs , Jerry.

3 . Mr. MacMullen, 10th Hrs .. Toby (s p ear).

Umpire—Capt . Wooldridge.

Slipped on a sow over open going . Scott-Cockburnand MacMullen away in the lead together . After ashort hunt the pig jinked left, letting in Tuck whohad a chance of spearing, but failed . MacMullenthen speared and a second later Scott-Cockburn . Avery fast open hunt and all were well up together.

Heat 4 ..

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Mr . Parr . I .A .S ., Kadir IL2. Mr . Jones, 10th Hrs ., Horse Neck (spear).3. Mr . Odling, R . A ., Wilkie.

Umpire—Mr . Benson.

Taken back after a boar which went through thickcover they were slipped on burnt maidan . Odling'sWilkie did most of the work, sometimes challengedby Parr's Kadir II, but a lucky jink enabled Jones tos p ear .

SEMI-FINAL.

Heat 1 .1. G . Stewart, R . .A . . Tony (spear).2 . Mr. M. N . E. MacMullen . 10th Hrs. St.

George.3. Mr . D . Slater, R. A . . Washaway.

Umpire—Capt . J . Scott-Cockburn.

After some 20 minutes on the line a sow brokeforward and the heat was slipped . MacMullen firston his line with D . Slater close up . Stewart's Tony,on turning fast on mud, slipped . The others followedthe sow jink for jink in thick grass, hut lost her justas Stewart, who had remounted, rejoined . Laterfrom the same grass patch a good hoar broke hackand the heat was slipped . A ringing hunt ensuedfirst behind the elephants and provided a good viewto the spectators . All on in turn with MacMullendoing most of the work . He eventually speared, butat once dropped his weapon, s that Steward, whospeared soon afterwards, was awarded the honours.

Heat 2 .1 . Capt. T . G . Atherton, Viceroy's Bodyguard

Silgo.2. Mr. H . Jones, 10th Hrs . . Horses Neck(spear)3 . Cant . St . J . Avery, 2nd Lrs ., Danny.

Umpire—Mr. Parr.

After losing a pig heat was slipped on a smallhoar . Atherton and Avery made the running . hutboth fell . leaving the pig to Jones who speared inthe maidan .

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THE MARCH RETREAT 1918.

Exactly fourteen years ago the Regimentrejoined the 6th Caval r y Brigade in theplace of The North Somerset Yeomanrywho were being dismounted to be formedinto machine gunners . The Brigade thenconsisted of the Royals and 3rd DragoonGuards.

On the 13th March the Regimentmoved into the Devise area, where officersand men were in huts and the horses incorrugated iron stables . The followingday Brigadier General A . G . Seymour, D.S.O .,took over command of the 6th CavalryBrigade in place of Brigadier GeneralA . E . W . Harman, D s .o ., who shortlyafterwards was appointed to commandthe 3rd Cavalry Division . On 16th March,Major H . A. Tomkinson, D s o., of theRoyals was appointed acting Lt . Col . of theRegiment.

On the 19th March, news was receivedthat it was practically certain that theGerman offensive would start on the night

20/21st March and would be preceded bya bombardment.

Throughout the month the weather hadbeen unusually fine . Every night there wasa sharp frost and in the early morninga heavy mist which cleared off about 9 a m.The day was then cloudless and extra-ordinarily hot for the time of year . In factthe weather could not have been morefavourable for the preparation of a greatoffensive, nor for the first ten days of theattack when it came.

At 4-50 a .m. on 21st March the enemybegan a heavy bombardment of practicallythe whole front held by the 3rd and 5thArmies. By 10 a .m . a general attack hadbeen launched on a 54 mile front, betweenthe Sensee river on the extreme North, andthe Oise on the extreme South . A highvelocity gun shelled Devise . The R.A .F.camp on the hill above the Brigade campwas shelled out . This shelling must havebeen at a range of about 18,000 to 20,000yards.

At 8-15 a .m. orders came for the Regimentto be ready to move at short notice . TheRegiment moved off at 5 p m., marchingthrough Croix-Milignaux, Esmery Hallon,and Villeselve and reached Beaumont(between Ham and Chauny) at 9 p .m .


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The weather was fine and frosty, but in themorning there was a thick fog. The wholeBrigade bivouacked in the fields.

This was the last time the Regiment wastogether until the 29th March . The nextday the Brigade was divided into fiveseparate formations :

(1) The 6thDismountedBrigade,consisting of 550 all ranks and8 Machine gunners under Lt . Col.A . Burt, D.S.O., 3 D. Gs.

(2) The transport, led horses and horseholders of the Brigade, who weresent to Pontoise and then toCarlepont under Captain Gosling.

(3) A mounted party of about 12officers and 150 other ranks, whohaving been collected from the

horseholders, left Pontoise onthe 23rd March under MajorE. H . Watkin-Williams, 10thRoyal Hussars, and joined GeneralHarman's detachment.

(4) Second mounted party which joinedReynolds' force on 26th March.

(51 "C" Battery, R .H.A ., who, underorders of the 66th Division, werein position at Jeancourt when thegreat offensive began and foughtcontinuously till 9th April.

Brigadier General A . Seymour left us tocommand the 7th and Canadian DismountedBrigades.

Orders were received about midnight toform the 6th Dismounted Brigade, andshortly afterwards this party under Lt . Col.Burt, with Capt . E. W . T. Miles as 2ndin command, rode to Ugny-le-Gay . TheRegimental detachment was commandedby Capt . E. W . Palmes with Lts . Gaskell,Gough, Brisley, Ralli, Field and Kellaway.it was a pitch black night, and the confusionon the roads was considerable . The partywent from Ugny-le-Gay by bus to Viry-Noureuil, arriving there at 4 a.m . Theycame unders of 58th Division, and took noa position in a partly dug trenchlinebetween Viry-Noureuil and Noureuil.

The day was spent improving thetrenches, the situation remaining obscurethroughout the day. The 3rd I) . Gs. wereon the right, the Royals in the centre, andthe regimental party on the left in touch withthe 3rd London Regiment to the North .

During the morning of the 23rd March,the Germans advanced and the Brigadewas continuously lighting.

Following a counter attack made by the135th French Regiment on Tergnierand the Butts, the Germans delivereda fresh attack which overwhelmed theFrench counter-attack and enabled them tobreak through in masses near the Butts.Another force broke through further Northand soon arrived at the North East endof Noureuil, which was the left flank ofthe Regiment . Here the enemy wasstopped by several officers, the orderly roomclerks, signallers, cooks and the messwaiter. The Mess itself was captured.The cavalry line maintained its position,and the officers assisted by officers of the3rd London Regiment rallied the Frenchinfantry who were falling back . A defensiveflank was thrown out and the village washeld till clad:.

At 1 a m. on the morning of the 24th,orders were received to withdraw to a lineabout Chauny . This was done withoutincident, although the Bosche were only100 yards distant and three-quarters roundthe village of Noureuil . At 3-30 a .m . a linewas taken up in a sunk road running Northfrom Chauny with details of the 3rdLondons, and Oxford Hussars on the right,and 133rd French Infantry Division on theleft and were assisted by a FrenchArmoured Car equiped with a 1lb pom-pom.At 8-30 a .m . the Germans attacked, andunder cover of the mist advanced to within20 yards, speaking English.

They were driven back by Hotchkiss andrifle fire . The mist lifted about 9-30 a .m.and it was found the French had goneShortly after, an order was received tomore to Abbecourt . This had to hedone over open country under very heavymachine gun fire, the Germans havingadvanced round Chauny and forced theFrench back on the left . Practically allthe men who had been wounded werecarried in blankets or wheelbarrows acrossthis open plain for about a mile, underheavy fire. The night was spent lining thecanal in the neighbourhood of Manicamp.At 9 . 30 a m. 25th March, an order wasreceived from Colonel Pichat to move tothe high ground South of Quierzy . Thisposition was occupied, but soon the positionwas heavily shelled . The Bosche must

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have got direct observation on the columnas it left Quierzy, as they followed it upwith shelling the whole way, causing manycasualties . At midday half the Brigadewere holding Quierzy, the remainder beingheld in reserve. On the morning of the26th, the Brigade was withdrawn andmarched to Besme, and then to Tracy-le-Mons, being inspected on the way byMajor General A. B. E. Cator, D.S.O .,commanding 58th Division . He compli-mented the Brigade on its work duringthese four clays of continuous fighting in anorder which ran as follows :

My warmest congratulations andthanks to you and all ranks of the3rd Cavalry Division in the splendidwork you have done in the XIXCorps. The fighting spirit anddetermination displayed have beenbeyond all praise, and the resultshave been of the greatest value ."

On the 27th March the dismounted partyrejoined at Choisy-au-Bac, having covereda very long distance on foot since the battlestarted from La Fere almost to Compiegne.On the same day Major Watkin-Williamsparty rejoined.

It is difficult to convey any idea of theconfusion and uncertainty which prevailedduring this stage of the retreat . TheGermans were advancing so quickly thatat any time they might have appeared onthe high ground which hid Chauny fromview . They were reported to be already inthe woods which covered the steep rangeof hills to the North and North East . Onall sides villages were in flames and ammuni-tion dumps were sending up huge columnsof black smoke. Batteries, both Frenchand English galloped across country intoaction . Armoured cars and heavy guns inclouds of dust were passing up and downthe roads, which were already blocked bya ceaseless stream of lorries, tractors,motor ambulances, British and Frenchtroops and civilian refugees . Walkingwounded and small groups of stragglerswere making their way back across the openfields, where as the German guns moved upinto action, shells began to fall with greaterfrequency.

A short account now is necessary of whathappened with the mounted party underMajor E. H . Watkin Williams. The menwere raised from horseholders, who at a

ratio of one-man to four horses were all thatremained after the dismounted left.Theyleft Pontoise and marched to Berlancourtand came under the orders of GeneralHarman.

About 2 p . m. on the 24th, the 6th CavalryBrigade mounted detachment, which wasstill at Berlancourt, was ordered byLt. Colonel R. W. Paterson . D .S .O . (Fort-Garry Horse) to make a mounted attack onsome hostile infantry and machine guns onthe line Hill 81-Copse A - Copse B . (seemap attached). The infantry were veryshaky, and it was hoped that a successfulmounted attack would regain some of theground which had been lost, and also restoreconfidence.

The detachment which was a strongSquadron, was formed into three troops byregiments, the 3rd Dragoon Guards underLieut A . B. P. L. Vincent M.C ., 10th RoyalHussars under Lieut Viscount Ednam, andthe Royal Dragoons under Lieut the Hon.W. H . Cubitt, Captain . C. W. Turner, theRoyals was second in command.

The squadron moved along the main roadto Villeselve, taking the sunken track runn-ing North into Collezy . On approachingCollezy they came under heavy machinegun fire from the direction of Golancourt,but got under cover of a large farm at theS. E . exit of the village.

The plan of attack had been explained tothe troopleaders on the way . Lieut . Vincentwas ordered to move towards Copse B . Hewas to charge any Germans he encountered,and secure the right flank . The troop ofthe Regiment was to be the first wave ofthe main attack towards Copse A, the Royalsfollowing on to mop up.

The 3rd Dragoon Guards moved off firstand came under machine gun fire practicallythe moment they started . They advancedat a- steady pace, and soon encounteredparties of German infantry some of whomran into the Copse where they were follow-ed on foot . Many were shot at point blankrange as they ran away. Twelve prisonerswere handed over to the British infantry,and the right flank was secured.

The main attack started as soon as the3rd Dragoon Guards were on their way.The formation was troops in line, the troopof the regiment leading, then the Royals 150yds . behind .

Map Illustrating the Charge of the Composite Squadron of 1-he6th Cavalry Brigade near Villeselve .


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On clearing the farm the head of thecolumn wheeled slightly to the left andpassed through a few scattered parties ofinfantry . The Germans were then closelyseen in front of Copse A . The distance tobe covered was about 600 yards, the last 200yards being over plough . There was consi-derable machine gun fire from the left flank.When the charge started the men wereknee to knee, but owing to machine guntire and the fast pace they opened out . Bythe time the enemy were reached they werein extended order.

The advance was carried out steadily andwhen the enemy saw mounted troopsmarching straight for them and heard themen cheering, they began to surrenderfreely . The troop of the Regiment rodestraight through the enemy, the Royalsfollowing up and mopping up small partieswho had run together . After the melie," Rally " was sounded, prisoners collected,and the squadron returned to the mainBerlancourt-Villeselve road . Wounded werepicked up, and ninety-five prisoners werebrought in, making a total of 107 in all.The number was really greater as smallbodies of the enemy kept giving themselvesup to the infantry who followed up thecharge. Later these relieved the troop ofthe 3rd Dragoon Guards who were on Hill81 . One enemy machine gun was broughtback intact, one was presented to thecommander of the French infantry, and onewas put out of action . The machine gunon the left flank was not captured, as owingto the heavy plough it was able to getaway just in time . Besides the prisonerssome 70 to 100 Germans were sabred.The casualties to the Squadron were about73 out of 150 fortunately comparativelyfew were killed . Lieut . the Hon W. H.Cubitt (Royals) was mortally wounded duringthe attack.

The whole operation though small initself is a proof of what cavalry can dowhen they have the chance of being usedmounted. The attack gave the infantryrenewed confidence, and they were able topush forward well beyond the limits of thecharge, thus enabling the remnants of twobattalions who had been fighting near Cugnyto retire on Villeselve and reform.Demoralisation of the enemy, encourage-ment of our own troops, and the immediatecapture of important ground, were the

results . All the more pity that on the 23rdMarch 2/3rds of the three cavalry divisionsavailable had been thrown into battleon foot.

That evening the detachment withdrewto Guiscard, and on the 26th March to.Dives, where it was again engaged aboutCuy, in a rear guard action . That evening(the 26th) the detachment withdrew toThiescourt and from there to Elincourt.Next day they rejoined the regiment atAirion. The regiment was here for threeclays, and by 29th all the odd parties hadrejoined. The bivouac was on the edge ofthe forest of Compiegne . On the night ofthe 27/28th there was a severe bombingattack by enemy aircraft.

The following appeared in theCommander-in-Chief's dispatch of 30thM arch :

"During the past week our cavalry havefought with great gallantry, both mountedand dismounted, and have repulsed _ theenemy, inflicting heavy losses on them innumerous engagements . The withdrawalof the troops at Cugny was made possibleby a brilliant mounted charge by a squadronof the 6th Cavalry Brigade, which brokethrough the German line, taking over 100prisoners• and sabring a large number ofthe enemy.

Throught the whole of the fighting verygallant work was done, both mounted .anddismounted, by units of General Harman'sdivision, in support of our own and Frenchinfantry . The work of the mounted troops,in particular, was invaluable, demonstratingin marked fashion the importance of thepart which cavalry have still to play inmodern war . Without the assistance ofmounted troops, skillfully handled andgallantly led, the enemy could scarcely havebeen prevented from breaking throughthe long and thinly held front of brokenand wooded ground before the Frenchreinforcements had had time to arrive ."

Editor : We should be grateful if any member ofthe Regiment past or present would give us hispersonal experiences in these engagements .)

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REGIMENTAL GAZETTE.

Courses of Instruction.

The undermentioned Other Ranks attended the 3rd Qualifying Course at the SmallArms School, India, Ahmednagar Wing from 26th September 1931 to 28th November 1931,and attained Certificates as stated against their names :

543225 L /Sgt . Upshall, R . " MG " (Q.-1 )543262 Corpl . Hodson, E . " MG" (Q.-1548223 L./Cpl . Hollier, H . " MG" (Q.-2 )

The undermentioned man attended the 1st Selected British Cooks Course, 1932, at theArmy School of Cookery, India from 4th January 1932 to 13th February 1932 and obtainedcertificate " A "—Very Good .

402655 Tpr. Crump, S.

Boys-Ages.

The undermentioned boys attained the age of 18 years on dates stated below :—

549872 Boy O'Regan, P. J . 4-1-32

548930 Boy Jones, O . M. 5-I-32549879 Boy Copley, J .

25-2-32

Promotion and Appointments.

546028 Tpr .

Poulter, A .

"C" Appointed Unpaid Lance Corporal witheffect from 8-1-32.

7542871 Tpr .

Hall, F .

"HQ" Appointed Unpaid Lance Corporal witheffect from 9-1-32.

538069 Bdsm. Baston, C .

"HQ"' Appointed Unpaid Lance Corporals with542809 Tptr .

Bumstead, C .

"A")

effect from 11-1-32.315000 F. Sgt . Lewsley, W . " MG" Promoted Staff Sergt . and appointed Farrier

Staff Sergt . with effect from 25-1-32, underArt . 802 Royal Warrant 1931.

549840 Tpr .

Dunk, K. J .

" C" Retains the appointment of Unpaid Lance(L./C .)

Corporal on posting from 13 18th Hussars.546661 L./Cpl . Hicks, A .

Promoted Corporal with effect fom 20-1-32vice No. 546648 Cpl . Druce, W. H . dis-charged 19-1-32. Authy . :—Officer i/c Cav.Records No. CR/943, dated 26-I-32.

657952 L./Cpl . Eno, C. O .

"HQ" Appointed Paid Lance Corporal with effectfrom 20-1-32 to complete establishment.

534578 F. Cpl . Leggett, A . "HQ" Promoted Sergeant and appointed FarrierSergeant with effect from 2-2-32 viceNo. 534809 F . S. Sgt . Colston discharged1-2-32.

534353 Farr. Davis, R. H . "C" Promoted Corporal and appointed FarrierCorporal with effect from 2-2-32 viceNo. 534578 F . Cpl. A. Leggett promotedFarr . Sergeant 2-2-32.

546829 Tpr .

Crawford, G .

"C" Appointed Farrier with effect from 2-2-32 tocomplete establishment.

Reversions.

546839 L./Cpl . Wells, T. H . " MG" Reverts to the rank of Trooper at his ownrequest with effect from 14-1-32.


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Certificates of Education.

548875 Boy Garmeson, E . " HQ" Passed in

Mathematics ` B'

(Distinguished)towards an Army Special

Certificate

ofEducation

at

an

examination

held

atMeerut in October, 1931.

534559 L./Cpl . Verge, J . "HQ" Awarded a First Class Certificate of Educa-tion at an examination held at Meerut inOctober, 1931 .

Certificate dated as havingeffect from 14th October, 1931.

399179 L./Cpl . Dearn, E . "HQ" Passed in ` Mathematics' and ` Map Reading'towards a First Class Certificate of Educa-tion at an examination held at Meerut inOctober 1931.

Embarkations.

The undermentioned Other Ranks proceeded from Meerut on 18th January 1932 toBombay for embarkation on the H . T. ` Dorsetshire' on the 22nd January 1932 for conveyanceto the United Kingdom for the purposes stated against their names :

532515 F. S . Sgt . Cooper, P . J . "C" For posting to Home Establishment 16/5thLancers, Tidworth.

529615 Farr . Owen, A . For

posting

to

Home

Establishment 7thHussars, Aldershot.

547305 Bdsm . Wells, H . " HQ" To attend a Course of instruction at theRoyal Military School

of

Music,

KnellerHall, Twickenham.

5045068 Tpr . Pegg, J . H . "C" For discharge .

The undermentioned man embarked on the H. T. ` Nevasa' at Karachi on the 2ndFebruary 1932 for conveyance the United Kingdom Class "A" Invalid .

4696985 Tpr . Simpkins, E . " MG"

Extensions of Service.

546028 L./Cpl . Poulter, A . "C" Permitted to extend his service to complete12 years with the Colours, 1-2-32.Authy . :—Officer-in-charge Cav. RecordsNo. R/H/7/59, dated 1-2-32.

Postings.

549840 Tpr . Dunk, K. J . "C" Posted from the 13/18th Hussars on 1-2-32,under para 302 (iii) K. Rs., is taken onthe strength accordingly and posted toSquadron as stated . Joined at Meerut andtaken on ration strength 1-2-32.

543505 Farr . Harris, H . Embarked at Southampton per H . T.Somersetshire on 23-1-32 posted from 7thQ. O. Hussars, is taken on the strengthaccordingly and posted to "A" Squadron.Disembarked at Karachi on 24-2-32 . JoinedRegiment and in rations at Meerut on27-2-32.

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(Continued from page 166

Heat 3 .

I . Capt . H . Mc . A . Richards . R . A ., Centaur.

2 . Capt . R. L, Simpson, 18th Cav ., SundaySchool (spear).

3. Mr . M. N. E . MacMullen . 10th Hrs ., Toby.

Umpire—Capt J . Scott-Cockburn.

After a long run up to a good boar which brokeleft handed from the line this heat was slipped ._ Hesoon reached high grass and jinked backwards andforwards with no particular point . MacMullen andRichards did the work, but they lost him withRichards on his tail and about to spear . Later, aftera boar which took a similar line, they were againslipped . Richards and MacMullen neck and neck inthe run up, but a jink gave Richards an advantageand he tried to spear . The point must have glancedoff the hog's back for it entered the ground and theshaft broke. From there it was MacMullen's pig buthe too missed his spear and let go . Simpson thencaught up tired pig and speared at leisure.

FINAL.1. Mr . G . Stewart, R . A . Tony.

2. Mr . H . Jones, 10th Hrs ., Horses neck (spear'.3 . Capt . R . L. Simpson, 18th Cav ., Sunday

School.

Umpire—Capt . Scott-Cockburn.

On the line some 15 minutes before a small boarbroke left . Some difficulty was experienced in slipp-ing this heat as the horses were somewhat out of hand,Away at last, with Stewart in front . He on Tony,kept his position without challenge and the pig tookan easy line through very light grass and stuntedcrops . Stewart at last tried to spear, but missed.Simpson again took up the running with Jonesthreatening him . Neither horse could turn with thepig which by this time was losing his pace . Simpsonmade three attempts to spear without success whena jink let in Jones who drew blood .


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