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Transcription EDINBURGH FENCERS FOR ARMY CHAMPIONSHIP 1933 .
Sergeant Pickles , Cameronians ( left ) , won the sabre and foil events , and Sergeant Bennett , 9th Lancers , won the epee event , at the Scottish Command Bronze Medal Tournament , held at Redford Barracks , Edinburgh . The two winners go to Olympia to compete for the Inter - Services Championship .
FENCING
THE SCOTTISH COMMAND TOURNAMENT
The Scottish Command Fencing Tournament com menced at Redford Barracks , Edinburgh , yesterday . The winners take part at the Royal Tournament , Olympia , next month Results :
1st
Foil ( officers ) -2nd Lieutenant E. Maxwell , Battalion A. and S.H. Other ranks - Sergeant Pickles , 2nd Battalion Cameronians .
Epee
Lieutenant E. Maxwell , 1st
pee ( officers ) -2nd
Battalion A. and S.H. Other ranks - Sergeant J.
Bennett , 9th Lancers .
Bayonet ( officers ) Lieutenant Welsh , 1st Battalion
K.O.S.B.
Other ranks Sergeant Walliss , 2nd Battalion
1933 .
Cameronians .
Bayonet team ( semi - final ) -1st Battalion K.O.S.B.
beat 2nd Battalion Cameronians by 10 wins to 8 .
ATHLETICS . 1999 .
TRINITY A.A.C. DEFEAT 9TH
ROYAL LANCERS
In an athletic meeting at Bangholm , Edinburgb ,
last night Trinity A.A.C. defeated the
Royal Lancers
by 5 events to 3 , the results being :
Relay race ( 4 by 110
Young , J. Caithness ,
yards ) -1 Trinity A.A.C. ( G. D. W. Simpson , D. F. Milne ) : easily .
2. 9th Lancers . Won
Reay race ( 4 by
lap ) -1 , Trinity A.A.C. R.
Brodie , G. Young , A. M'Lean , D. F. Milne ) ; 2 .
9th Lancers . Won by 20yd ,
Relay race ( 3 by
& Relay .
Dlap ) -e ) : 2 , 9th Lancers .
Trinity A.A.C. ( G.
R. Sinclair , D. F.
by 15yd .
race ( medle . mile ) -1 . 9th Lancers ( Lieut .
L. - Cpl . Leach , Tpr . Fawkes , Tpr . Baker ) ; 2 . Trinity A.A.C. Won by Syd .
One mile team race - 1 , Trinity A.A.C. ( 1 R. Sin clair ,
2 J. Bailo , 4 J. Simpson ) : 2 , 9th Lancers . Won by 20yd .
High jump ( aggregate ) -1 , 9th Lancers , 10ft . 4in .
( Lieut . Sykes Sit . 2in . , L. - Cpl . Leach 5tt . 2in . ) ; 2 , Trinity A.A.C. , 10ft . 3.n.
( L. - Cp Jump ( aggregate ) -1 , 9th Lancers , 36ft . 5in .
Leach 191t . 10in . , Tpr ,, Gillespie 16ft .
2. Trinity A.A.C. , 36ft . 11in .
6 putting the weight ( aggregate ) -1 , Trinity A.A.C ..
2in . ( J. Stewart 35ft 7in .. P. Johnston
66tt .
30ft . .7in . ) ; 2 , 9th Lancers .
ST ANDREWS UNIVERSITY
ROYAL TOURNAMENT 1983 .
JUMPING FOR THE KING'S CUP
The Duke of Connaught was present at the Royal Tournament yesterday after noon and was accompanied by Princess Helena Victoria and Princess Marie Louise . He inspected the guard of honour of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards in the arena .
A main feature of the Tournament this week end is the jumping over the course for the King's Cup . This competition has drawn the best horse men in the Services . The preliminary pools for the cup will be completed to - day at 2.30 , and the final will be jumped at the afternoon per formance to - morrow at 2.30 p.m.
Although there is no International Horse Show this year the same class of jumpers will be seen at the Royal Tournament to - day and to - morrow . The principal prize and blue riband for this year's officers ' jumping is his Majesty's trophy . In the Prince of Wales's Cup com pleted earlier in the week the jumping was extra ordinarily good , some clean runs being made . and this has increased the interest in the contest for the King's Cup .
The first pool of the King's Cup was run yesterday with the following result :
1 , Lieut . J. A. Talbot - Ponsonby , 7th Q.O. Hussars , on " Chelsea , " 2 faults ; 2 , Lieut . W. M. Ponsonby , R. Signals , on Roger , " and Captain J. Hawker , 13th / 18th Hussars , on " Old Bill , " 7 faults each : 4 , Captain P. A. Clauson , R.E. , on Maid Marion , " 8 faults .
RESULTS
Young Soldiers Team Dummy Thrusting Competition . -1 . The Queen's Bays - total , 363 points ; 2. 7th Queen's Own Hussars : 3. 4th / 7th Dragoon Guards ; 4. 9th Queen's Roval Lancers .
Royal Navy and Royal Marine Inter - Port Field Gun Competition . - Devonport beat Portsmouth 10 5min . 22sec . , against 6min . 50 4-5sec .
Inter - Port Field Gun Competition . - Royal Marines beat Chatham in 4min . 51 2-5sec . , against 5min , 10 2-5sec . Tug - of - War , 110st . , Army Championship . - 2nd Battalion , East Surrey Regiment , beat 23rd London Regiment by two pulls to nit . First pull , 1min . 46sec .; und , Imin . 15sec .
ug - of - War . 130st .. Army Championship . - R.A.S.C . ham ) beat 3rd Battalion , Coldstream Guards , by oulls to nil First pull , Imin . 32sec .; second ,
18sec .
UNITED EAST LOTHIAN AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY
1933
ANNUAL SHOW AT HADDINGTON GOOD DISPLAY OF STOCK
THE " POPULAR ELEMENT " On this occasion the " ' popular element " was supplied by a detachment of the 9th Lan , cers from Redford Barracks , Edinburgh . Their programme included a musical ride , in which both horses and men showed almost uncanny cleverness in the various evolutions .. They arrived in the arena in full dress with pennants flying , and their exhibition delighted the large attendance . Other events included a V.C. race , mounted tug - of - war and musical chairs . During the afternoon musio was rendered by the 9th Lancers ' band .
9th
LANCERS 1935 .
The 9th ( Queen's Royal ) Lancers ' regi mental dinner was held at the Cavalry
Club , on Tuesday , the 30th of May . The following officers attended :
Brigadier General Peale - Browne . Colonels - Allliusen . Brocklebank ,
Colvin .
Lord
Douglas Compton . Grenfell . Henry , Kemple , Sir W. K. Jenner . Bt .. Kingstone . Morrison - Bell , Reynolds , Skef ington - Smyth , and the Hon . O. E. Vesey . Majors Benson , Bishop . BoS . Crossley . Diggle . Bovill . Lord C. Cavendish Beatinck . Colvin , the Hon Graham . Norman . and Phipps - Hornby ,
C. Bishop .
Bowring , the Hon .
DC . F. Erskine , Gilroy . Harris . Peto , Pilkington . Pott , G. E. Prior - Palmer , O. L. Prior - Palmer , Radcliffe , Smith , Taylor Whitehead , and G. Benson .
Durn
Messrs . Akroyd . Bennett , Breitmeyer , Cooke . ford , Edmonstone . Flower . Furlong . Grosvenor , Kelly , Little . Lomax . Campbell . Macalpine . Montagu - Douglas Scott . Perry . Roberts , Sykes . Vere - Laurie , Walwyn . Wright , and Wynne .