Back to Second of two 9th Lancers albums of photos and sketches `Records of the Gujerat Cup for Pig-Sticking' c1885-1932
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G. Gray Winner . Gingerat loup is Jedes Julen 27 GUZERAT CUP MEETING . 1923 A SUCCESSFUL REVIVAL . [ BY " SOUNDER . " ] BARODA , 14TH APRIL . BEFORE the meeting of 1923 held this week , the last occasion on which the Guzerat Cup was competed for was in 1914. The Guzerat Cup meeting , like many other sport ing events , had been dropped since the beginn ing of " The War . " It has happily been revived this year owing to the keenness of His Highness the Gaek war of Baroda and other Western India sportsmen . His Highness kindly gave the Committee permission to run the Cup Meeting over his territory at Bhandu near Mehsana in the Kadi district . He also kindly lent all the camp equipment used at the meeting and a most imposing and comfortable camp was laid out un ler a large grove of mango trees close to Bhandu village . The arrangements for this camp were very capably organised by Major Nimbalkar of Baroda . A new and very acceptable trophy has this year been offered by His Highness the Gaekwar for a Point - to - Point Race for horses and riders competing in the Guzerat Cup , The country over which the Guzerat Cup is run is unique in pigsticking countries . It consists of flat , sandy fields enclosed by cactus fences and strips of babul jungle , that ability as a performer over jumps is a most necessary addition to the ordinary attributes of a hoghunter . 80 The competitors arrived on Sunday , the 8th instant , and after dinner in camp a committee was elected in accordance with the rules governing the competition : President : The Thakore Sahib of Kato san ; Members : Major C. A. Breitmeyer , 7th Hussars ; Major Prescott , Assistant Resident , Baroda ; Mr. Barron , R.F.A. , Mr. F. Byass , 7th Hussars ; Honorary Secretary : Major H. G. Grace , P.A.V.O. Cavalry . Heats for the Guzerat and Salmon Cups were drawn as follows : GUZERAT CUP . 1st Heat . Captain Hill , 7th Hussars ; Mr. Fairfax , Yorks Hussars ; Lieutenant Colonel Sar lar Sinhji , Bhavnagar Lancers . 2nd Heat . Mr. F. Byass , 7th Hussars ; Sir Digby Warren , 7th Hussars ; Mr. Barron , R.F.A 3rd Heat . - Major Breitmeyer , 7th Hus sar's ; Captain D. Carbery , R.F.A .; the Thakore Sahib of Katosan . 4th Heat . - Major H. G. Grace , P.A.V.O. Cavalry ; Captain Wilkinson , 2nd Lancers SALMON CUP . Sardar 1st Heat . Mr. F. Byass , 7th Hussars ; Captain S. W. Marriott , R.A.V.C ; Nahar Sinhji . 2nd Heat . - Lieutenant - Colonel Sinhji ; Vakhat Sinhji ; Mr. Barron , R.F.A. 3rd Heat - Captain D. Carlery , R.F.A .; Captain Wilkinson , 2nd Lancers ; Suraj Mull of Katusan Maj . Nimbalkar . FIRST DAY . A start was made on Monday morning , the 9th instant , at 7-30 a.m. , near Wallam village . The line beat south with the first three heats of the Guzerat Cap on the line . The umpires were Major Prescott , Captain Marriott and Major Grace . Nos . 1 and 3 Heats were soon sent off ; but both lost their pig in difficult country round t'ie village . Both ruas were declared void by the umpires owing to the country being too difficult . Capt . Marriott . Unfortunately the Hon . Secretary , Major Grace , taking his heat on took a heavy fall over a cactus helge , which completely in capacitated him for the rest of the meeting . This naturally rather upset the bundoba t , and no heats were decided before lunch . After lunch No. 1 Heat was sent away after a small boar and after a fast and jink ing run over many cactus fences , Hill doing all the work , the pig jinked back to Lieu tenant - Colonel Sardar Sinhji down a lane and he obtained a very lucky spear . More country was beaten after this but no pig were found . SECOND DAY Competitors assembled north of Wallam village where a good boar and sounder had been marked down . No 1 Heat of the Salmon Cup was sent away after the largest sow in the sounder . The boar unfortunately breaking back into the babul jungle , and after a very fast gallop this sow was lost in the same babul jungle . The heat was declar ed void by the umpire owing to the country being too difficult to obtain a spear . Later on in the morning No.3 Heat of the Salmon Cup were despatched after a sow in light hilly babul jungle , Wilkinson veentually getting the spear . On this day again all arrangements were rather upset through the honorary secre It was de .. tary being hors de combat . cided therefore by the committee to ask the Thakore Sahib of Katosan , who had previously competed in many Guzerat Cup and meetings , to undertake the shikar cooly bundobast for the next day , which he very kindly consented to do . 29 Sergt . Butler . Capt Hill . Sir Digby Warren . Mr. Fairfax , Mr. Byass . Capt . Carberry . Major Grace . ( Hon . Secretary ) Capt . Wilkinson , ( Winner Guzerat and Salmon Cups ) Maj . Breitmeyer . Thakore of Katosan , Lt. Col. Sardar Sinhji , Lal Singh Gackwar Suraj Mull . Vakat Sinhji . Bhandu . 1923 . THIRD DAY . The Thakore Sahib's shikaris had marked down several pig and a start was made near Bhandu village at 8 a.m. No. 3 Heat of Guzerat Cup was quickly away after a 28 inch boar which was put out of a cactus hedge and took a beautiful line over good going . Breitmeyer was on first but was soon passed by Carbery . Breitmeyer was let in again on a jink and took pig on alone and killed . Naharsinhji . No. 1 Heat of Salmon Cup were next Marriott on first and away after a fast sow . taking the pig up a lane gave none of the others a chance and speared . No. 2 Heat of Salmon Cup were next away after a small sow which was quickly lost , spears being unable to negotiate a sunken On casting forward another sow was picked up which gave a fast jinking run over open maidan , each spear being on in turn spear to Vakhat Singhji . The umpire , Mr. Fairfax , slaughtered the lady . road . After lunch a start was again made near Bhandu village . Wilkinson and Breitmeyer in the semi - final of Guzerat Cup were first maidan away over easy country . on first and speared . Wilkinson The next away was the No. 2 Heat of the Guzerat Cup after a small boar which was beaten out of a prickly pear thicket . Spear to Barron , Byass and Warren missing several chances . FOURTH DAY . re The cover around Bhandu village was again the theatre of operations . One semi final of the Guzerat Cup and the finals of the Guzerat and Salmon Cups now mained to be run off . A sounder had been located and it was determined if possible to run off the remaining Guzerat Cup semi final and the Salmon Cup final at the same time . SEMI - FINAL GUZERAT Ctr . - Umpire , Mr. Byass . Mr. Barron , R.F.A. ( spear ) . Lieutenant - Colonel Sardar Sinhji . The Heat was sent away after a real good boar , Barron first on and speared after runn ing through two fields . SALMON CUP . - Umpire , Major FINAL Breitmeyer . Capt . Wilkinson , 2nd Lancers ( spear ) . Capt . Marriott , R.A.V.C. Vakhat Singhji . All Heat sent away after a large sow . well away together at a great pace . Ali spears on in turn and Wilkinson speared cleverly just before some thick jungle . FINAL : GUZEPAT CUP .-- Umpire , Major Breitmeyer . Capt . Wilkins.n , 2nd Lencers ( spear ) , Mr. Gannon , R.F.A. Heat sent after a sma I bear . Wilkinson hundred and quickly on and speare i [ in a fifty yards . Captain Wilkinson thus wins both cups , & well deserved victory . This feat has only once been accomplished before and then by Captain Gray , 3rd Skinners Horse , in 1914 . It was unfortunately found Impossib run the Point - to - Point Race for the Gaekwar of Baroda's cup as most of the competitors had to return to duty in the evening of the 12th instant . to see Among the competitors we were pleased Lieutenant - Colonel Sardar Sinhji , of the Bhavnagar Lancers , and we hope that in the future we shall see many entries from Bhavnagar and other Kathiawar States . |
