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Transcription	Command Annual Sports KING'S WIN ATHLETIC CUP AND 12th LANCERS CARRY OFF BEST ALL ROUND CUP seen The Command , Individual and Team , Athletic Championships , which commenced last Tuesday , came to an end on Saturday af ternoon when a big crowd turned out to the Slade ground , Abbas sia . Amongst those present were H.E. the High Commissioner , Sir P. Loraine , Lt. - Gen . Sir Peter Strickland , etc. This will be the last time that Sir Peter Strickland will be present at the Annual Command Meeting as he is due to leave Egypt shortly . Some excellent racing and , athletes in general , was during the day and the race for the Best All Round Unit was not the least exciting . For this the R. Signals and 12th R. Lancers were running close together but the latter team gained most points for athletics and thus car ried off the Cup with a grand total of 99 points , Signals being second with a total of 92 points . Third place was taken by the King's who came with a great effort in the Athletics to win the Athletic Cup and were only 7 points behind the Signals . Owing to pressure of space we are unable to give a full and detailed account of the sports , the full results of which appear below . Tug of War ( Catch Weight ) 2nd Brigade , R.A. beat Mil itary Police by two pulls to one . 100 Yards . Winners 12th Lancers ( Foot man , Lt. R. W. Hobson , Vernon and Langford ) , Runners Up R. T. Corps ( McLean , Steadman , Heald and Read ) , 3rd King's Regt . , 4th 13 / 18th Hussars , 5th Grenadier Guards . Time 42 3/5 secs . Putting The Weight . Winners : Military Police ( Mor ris and Dent ) . Distance 69 ft . 7 ins . , Runners Up Grenadier Guards ( Capt . G.W. Browning and Sgt . Toon ) 63.11 1/2 , 3rd Royal Signals 62.6 . 4th Royal Tank Corps 62.2 1/2 , 5th 12th Lancers 62. 1000 Individual : L / Cpl . Morris ( Military Police ) . Dis . 36.2 1/2 ins . T One Mile . Winners King's Regiment ( Burns , Patton and Brown ) , Runners Up Northamptonshire Regt . ( Pte . Holmesdale , Barns and Mayhew ) , 3rd Royal Sig nals , 4th Grenadier Guards . The Cameronians and Royal Tank Corps tied for the 5th place . Individual : - 1st Pte . Holmes dale ( Northamptonshire Regt . ) , 2nd Pte . Brown ( King's Regt . ) . Time for the first man home was 4 mins . 39 secs . ( Standard time ) . High Jump . Winners Grenadier Guards ( Davis and Wigginton ) . Height 10 ft . 9 ins . Runners Up 12th Lancers ( Lt. R. W. Hobson and Butler ) 10 ft . 8 , Northampton shire Regt . 10 ft . 7 , The Royal Signals , Wiltshire Regt . and R.T. Corps tied for 4th place with 10 ft . 6 . 220 Yards . Winners R.T. Corps ( McLean , Lt. D.J. O'Flynn , Lt. J. R. H. Peacock and Treby ) , Runners Up 12th Lancers ( Langford , Woodrow , Vernon & Footman ) , 3rd Royal Signals , 4th Grena dier Guards , 5th Northampton shire Regt . Time 1 min . 36 secs . 880 Yards . Winners Northamptonshire Regt . ( L / Cpl . Gulley . Holmes dale , Johnson and Marriott ) , Runners Up Grenadier Guards ( Sgt . Hamer , James , Fergos and Lt. R.W.L. Linsday ) , 3rd King's Regt . , 4th South Staffordshire Regt . , 5th 13 / 18th Hussars . Time 8 mins . 31 secs . 19 Sports Championship Challenge Cup 31 Competition Summary Of Points And Final Placings UNIT 12th R. Lancers R. Signals ist Bn . The King's 2nd Bde . R.H.A. 13th / 18th Hussars R.A.S.C. Royal Tank Corps 1st Btn . The Cams . 1st Btn . The Wilts . 1st Bn . Gren . Gds . Royal Engineers R.A.O.C. R.A.M.C. 1st Bn . Northants . 2nd Bn . S. Stafford R.A.P.C. 17th / 21st Lancers 2nd Light Bde , R.A. Military Police Lawn Tennis Cricket \| \| \| \| \| E Swimming 42 101 \|\|\|\|\|\|\| 12 8 8 12 1000 Hockey 6 16 Cross Country 8 20 20 3 12 12 12 16 3O2R \| \| \| 6521 9 Football Boxing 100 15000 10000 Rugby 12 8 20 16 20 6 12 11 16 20 12 Individual Championships . 100 Yards . Winner L / Cpl . McLean , ( 5th A.C.C. , R.T.C. ) , 2nd L / Cpl . Chick ( M.F.P. ) . 220 Yards . Winner L / Cpl . McLean ( 5th A.C.C. , R.T.C. ) , 2nd Cpl . Whittle ( R.A.M.C. ) . 440 Yards . -Winner Lieut . O'Flynn ( 3rd A.C.C. , R.T.C. ) , 2nd Pte . Kirk ( King's R. ) . 880 Yards . Winner Dvr . O'Reilly ( R.A.S.C. ) , 2nd L / Cpl . Gulley ( Northamptonshire Regi ment ) . 1 Mile . Winner Pte . Hol mesdale ( Northamptonshire Re giment ) , 2nd Pte . Brown ( King's Regt . ) . 1 120 Hurdles . Winner , Cpl . Butler ( 12th Lancers ) , 2nd Gsmn Bailey ( Grenadier Guards ) . High Jump . Winner Lieut . Hobson ( 12th Lancers ) , 2nd Gsmn . Davies ( Gren . Guards ) . Long Jump . - Winner Lieut . Cole ( Roval Signals ) , 2nd Pte . Wright ( Northamptonshire Regi Putting the Weight . - Win ment ) . \| 100000 \| \| 25 ner L / Cpl . Morris ( M.F.P. ) , 2nd Pte . Voller ( Wiltshire Regt . ) . 12 1151118Athletics - 8 12 ww & EN 688 Grand Total 3.25 23.25 53 3.25 3.25 12 12 3.25 11.25 8 3.25 3.25 Long Jump . Winners King's Regt . ( Dwyer and Dalling ) . Distance 39 ft . 4 ins . , Runners Up 12th Lancers ( Vernon and Armstrong ) , 38 ft 3 ins . , 3rd Royal Signals 38 ft . 1/2 ins . , Royal Tank Corps and Cameronians tied for 4th place 36 ft 9 ins . Tug of War ( 110 Stone ) .. 2nd Light Brigade , R.A. beat R.A.O.C. by two straight pulls . Enlisted Boys ( 440 Yards ) . 1st Boy Poland ( King's Regt . ) ; 2nd Boy Cruasaz ( 12th Lancers ) ; 3rd Boy Leech ( King's Regt . Time 58 secs . 120 Yards Hurdles . Winners King's Regt . ( Lt. E. D. Short , Sgt . Dell , Dwyer and Dalling ) . Runners Up 12th Lancers ( Lt. R. W. Hobson , Cox , Delves and Butler ) , 3rd South Staffordshire Regt . , 4th North amptonshire Regt . Time 1 min . 11 secs . 440 Yards . Winners King's Regt . ( Kirk , Baillie , White and Beckley ) , Runners Up Royal Signals ( Cpl . Gratwicke , Chambers , Hartley and Upton ) , 3rd 12th Lancers , 4th Northamptonshire Regt . , 5th R.T. Corps . Time 3 mins . 35 3/5 secs . Three Miles . Winners King's Regt . ( Mc Connell , Brown and Patton ) , Runners Up Northamptonshire Regt . ( Barnes , Mayhew and Mills ) , 3rd Grenadier Guards , 4th Wiltshire Regt . , 5th R.T. Corps . 1 1st McConnell ; Individual : 2nd Brown , 3rd . Patton all of King's Regt . Time for first man home : 15 mins . 48 1/2 secs . Open Relay . 220 , 440 , 440 and 220 yards Open to all Amateur Teams in Egypt . Winners South Stafford shire Regt . ( Shaw , Winter , James and Griffiths ) , Runners Up Egyptian Army ( Mohamed Aly El Ra Hassan Abdel Ke rim , Aly Allam and Mahmoud Sawan ) , 3rd Y.M.C.A. Time 2 mins . 36 secs . Command Swimming Championships 12th . Lancers Wins Team Championship For Third Successive Year Handley's And Melville's Great Efforts For Their Sides LEAGUE CHAMPION'S SUPREMACY IN WATER POLO After being in progress for near- , widened to at least 4 yards . The ly a week the Command Swimming great duel between McClusky and Championships were brought to a Handley then started , both being close yesterday in the Heliopolis their team's last man . In the Baths . The enclosure of this Bath was packed to its utmost with first lap Handley picked up a spectators who showed great en- great deal and immediately after thusiasm in every event . the turn spurted and finished a great first by about two yards . This was easily the best race of the afternoon . For the third time in succession , the 12th . Royal Lancers have suc ceeded in carrying away the team Championship , a performance that is envied by all the units in the Command . The runners up were the Royal Tanks Corps , who were hot on the heels of the Lancers in near ly every event , winning two of those . There was improvement Variety Race . This proved in the end another success for the Tanks after the Lancers leading for the first two lengths . The King's were disquali fied . The committee under the Presi Plunging . dency of Brig . J. C. Browne , an C.M.G. , D.S.O. , A.D.C. , and the vice - presidency of Major J. A. S. shown by all the teams ' plungers Tillard , O.B.E. , M.C.R. , Signals , and after having a lead of about 8 have to be thanked for their good feet on Thursday , in the heat to work which tended towards the find the last 6 to compete in the smooth running of the meeting from final , the Signals only won this start to finish . The members were : event by 2 1/2 inches . The Tanks Lieutenant A.W.E. Daniell , S. were the nearest challengers , Stafford Regt . Capt . E. O. Burne , their second string plunger add 12 R. Lancers , Lt. G.P.W. Dunphie , ing a few feet to his effort of Thursday . R.H.A. Lt A.J. Newell , The King's R Lt I.B. Fernie , Royal Tank Corps ; SSM . Churchman , 13 / 18th Hussars ; S.Q.M.S. Fone 12th R. Lancers ; C.E.M. Brenchley , Grena dier Guards . Starter : Mr. C. Rogers . Recorder : Mr. D. Healy . commenced 75 Yards Relay . The programme with the 75 yards relay , which after a great race was won by the Tanks . At the end of the first lap ali were equal but the pace open ed a bit in the second when the Lancers ' and the Tanks ' second swimmers took off at the 180 Yards Relay . At the first this race was very dull . When the last men took over the Lancers held an enor mous lead with the King's lying second and the Tanks a bad third . This was another great ef fort by Handley and if ever any swimmer deserved success , he deserved it in that race . His first four laps were well above the average and in his last he went all out and only failed to come second same by the touch , after being over time with the Guards third and half lap in arrears from the a the Signals last . This lap gave the King's swimmer who was second . Lancers a hit of a lead , which , by a good effort by Ellis was CAIRO - 1931 Unit Relay . This was a three cornered affair , the teams being the Tanks , Lancers and the Guards . The Guards and Lancers were in the front when the Tanks were disqualified . Boy Mel ville showed extraordinary speed in the last lap for the Lancers and with a magnificent spurt carried off honours for his side from . the Guards who were not far away . By winning this , the Lancers were put six points ahead of any other team in the meeting . Diving . No dives such as was seen in the Open Competition were witnessed in the team diving , but it must be said that all dives were very neatly performed . The Tanks were most unfortunate in not having the ser vices of Treby , the Indvidual Cham pion , to perform for them in this event , he being in hospital . The Lancers won this event by eleven clear points . WATER POLO . 12th Lancers 2. R.T.C. . The Tanks won the toss and de fended the deep end . Both goals had narrow escapes in the opening minutes . The Tanks were then mostly under pressure , only spas modic raids giving relief to their goalkeeper . About four minutes from the start , in attempting to save a high shot from McClusky , Hughes , who seemed to be just a little nervous , punched the ball through his own goal in attempting to clear . Just before half time the Lancers had hard lines in not in creasing their lead , two good shots hitting the cross bar and rebound ing into play . Half time result . 12th . Lancers 1 . Royal Tank Corps . One minute after the restart the Lancers were awarded a penalty from which McClusky netted easily . The Lancers ' superiority was very much pronounced this half as the Tanks were mostly on the defensive .. The Lancers netted another goal which was dissallowed as the ball was n played properly . For fouling , Langford got sent out of the bath , this making it a little more easy for the Tanks who could not reduce the leeway , leaving the Lancers winners when the final whistle blew by two clear goals . 12th R. Lancers . - Wallace , Betteridge , Gower , Langford , Me Wallis . Clusky , Roberts R.T. Corps . Hughes , Bar rows , Smith , Phillpotts , Raid , Handley and Pearce . Referee , Mr C. Rogers ( H.S.B. ) ist 440 Yards . 12th Lancers ( Boy Melville and Roberts ) . Time 13 mins . 56 secs . 2nd King's Regt . ( Davidson and Hardaker ) . Time 14 min . 5 4/5 secs . 3rd Grenadier Guards ( Durkin and Martin ) . Time 14 m . 18 4/5 secs . 4th R. Signals Seb born and Gregory ) . Time 14 m . 40 2/5 secs . 5th S. Stafford R. ( Gill and Golby ) . Time 15 m . 2 1/5 scs . The best individual time vas registered by Boy Melville of the 12th Royal Lancers , this being 6 min . 46 3/5 secs . followed by Gill of the S. Stafford R. 6 min . 47 3/5 secs , and then Roberts of the 12th Royal Lancers 7 min . 9 2/5 secs . 75 Yards Relay . 1st R.T. Corps ( Phillpotts , Lt. R.D.W. Uniacke , Barton and Handley ) . Time 3 m . 12 3/5 secs 2nd 12th Lancers ( McClusky , El lis , Roberts and Boy Melville ) . 3rd Grenadier Guards ( Heap , Linihan , Cpl . Martin and Dur kin ) . 4th R. Signals ( Sebborn , Harding , McKinnon and Grego ry ) . Variety Race . ist R.T. Corps ( Pearce , Phill potts and Handley ) . Time 1 m . 16 secs , 2nd 12th R. Lancers ( Wallace , Wallis and Walls ) . 3rd 2nd Brigade R.H.A. ( Frid , Hyland and Bradberry ) . The King's Re giment disqualified . 180 Yards Relay . 1st 12th R. Lancers ( Roberts , McClusky and Boy Melville ) Time 7 m . 23 2/5 secs . 2nd King's R. ( Bowring , Arnold and Thorpe ) . " 3rd R.T. Corps ( Lt. R.D.W. Uniake . Butler and Handley ) . 4th Grenadier Guards ( Martin , Heap and Durkin ) . Unit Relay . 1st 12th R. Lancers ( Langford , Betteridge , McClusky , Roberts , Ellis , Walls and Boy Melville ) . Time 5 m . 53 4/5 secs . 2nd Grena dier Guards ( Moriarty , Boy Haw Linihan , ker , Martin , Durkin . Phillips and Heap ) , 3rd King's R. ( Bowring , Ferry , Sgt . Mulligan , Davidson , Vasco , Nuttall and Thorpe ) . The R.T. Corps disqua lified . Diving . ; 1st , 12th R. Lancers ( Capewell and Butler ) : 2nd , King's Regi ment ( Bowring and Sgt . Dell ) : 3rd , R.T. Corps ( Davis and Tait ) ; 4th , R.A.S.C. ( Craven and Wheeldon : 5th , 2nd Brigade R.H.A. ( Eason and Cook ) ; 6th , Cameronians ( North and Ste phens ) . TEAM PLACINGS Unit . 1st . 12th R. Lancers 2nd . - Royal Tank Corps 3rd . The King's Regiment 29 4th . Grenadier Guards 5th . - Royal Signals 6th.-S. Stafford R. 7th . The Cameronians Points 46 35 25 and R.A.S.C. ( each ) 6 8th . - 13 / 18th Hussars 9th . - 2nd Light Bde . , R.A. 1 SWIMMING AND WATER POLO LEAGUES . 189 661 15 13 The following are the results of the Cairo and district Water Polo and Swimming leagues : Swimming . Winners 12th R. Lancers , Runners - up Royal Tank Corps . Water Polo . Winners 12th R. Lancers . Runners - up Royal Tank Corps . Winner of the Agregate Cup : 12th R. Lancers . After the Polo final , Brigadier J. C. Browne ably assisted by Lieut . E C. Watson , presented the prizes to the successful individual compe titors and teams .

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912L : 2090/31

Transcription

Command Annual Sports
KING'S WIN ATHLETIC CUP AND 12th LANCERS CARRY OFF BEST ALL ROUND CUP
seen
The Command , Individual and Team , Athletic Championships , which commenced last Tuesday , came to an end on Saturday af ternoon when a big crowd turned out to the Slade ground , Abbas sia . Amongst those present were H.E. the High Commissioner , Sir P. Loraine , Lt. - Gen . Sir Peter Strickland , etc. This will be the last time that Sir Peter Strickland will be present at the Annual Command Meeting as he is due to leave Egypt shortly . Some excellent racing and , athletes in general , was during the day and the race for the Best All Round Unit was not the least exciting . For this the R. Signals and 12th R. Lancers were running close together but the latter team gained most points for athletics and thus car ried off the Cup with a grand total of 99 points , Signals being second with a total of 92 points . Third place was taken by the King's who came with a great effort in the Athletics to win the Athletic Cup and were only 7 points behind the Signals . Owing to pressure of space we are unable to give a full and detailed account of the sports , the full results of which appear below .
Tug of War ( Catch Weight ) 2nd Brigade , R.A. beat Mil itary Police by two pulls to one . 100 Yards . Winners 12th Lancers ( Foot man , Lt. R. W. Hobson , Vernon and Langford ) , Runners Up R. T. Corps ( McLean , Steadman , Heald and Read ) , 3rd King's Regt . , 4th 13 / 18th Hussars , 5th Grenadier Guards . Time 42 3/5
secs .
Putting The Weight . Winners : Military Police ( Mor ris and Dent ) . Distance 69 ft . 7 ins . , Runners Up Grenadier Guards ( Capt . G.W. Browning and Sgt . Toon ) 63.11 1/2 , 3rd Royal Signals 62.6 . 4th Royal Tank Corps 62.2 1/2 , 5th 12th Lancers 62. 1000
Individual : L / Cpl . Morris ( Military Police ) . Dis . 36.2 1/2
ins .
T
One Mile .
Winners King's Regiment ( Burns , Patton and Brown ) , Runners Up Northamptonshire Regt . ( Pte . Holmesdale , Barns and Mayhew ) , 3rd Royal Sig nals , 4th Grenadier Guards . The Cameronians and Royal Tank Corps tied for the 5th place . Individual : - 1st Pte . Holmes dale ( Northamptonshire Regt . ) , 2nd Pte . Brown ( King's Regt . ) . Time for the first man home was 4 mins . 39 secs . ( Standard time ) . High Jump .
Winners Grenadier Guards ( Davis and Wigginton ) . Height 10 ft . 9 ins . Runners Up 12th Lancers ( Lt. R. W. Hobson and Butler ) 10 ft . 8 , Northampton shire Regt . 10 ft . 7 , The Royal Signals , Wiltshire Regt . and R.T. Corps tied for 4th place with 10 ft . 6 .
220 Yards . Winners R.T. Corps ( McLean , Lt. D.J. O'Flynn , Lt. J. R. H. Peacock and Treby ) , Runners Up 12th Lancers ( Langford , Woodrow , Vernon & Footman ) , 3rd Royal Signals , 4th Grena dier Guards , 5th Northampton shire Regt . Time 1 min . 36 secs . 880 Yards .
Winners Northamptonshire Regt . ( L / Cpl . Gulley . Holmes dale , Johnson and Marriott ) , Runners Up Grenadier Guards ( Sgt . Hamer , James , Fergos and Lt. R.W.L. Linsday ) , 3rd King's Regt . , 4th South Staffordshire Regt . , 5th 13 / 18th Hussars . Time 8 mins . 31 secs .
19 Sports Championship Challenge Cup 31
Competition
Summary Of Points And Final Placings
UNIT
12th R. Lancers R. Signals
ist Bn . The King's 2nd Bde . R.H.A. 13th / 18th Hussars R.A.S.C.
Royal Tank Corps 1st Btn . The Cams . 1st Btn . The Wilts . 1st Bn . Gren . Gds . Royal Engineers R.A.O.C. R.A.M.C.
1st Bn . Northants . 2nd Bn . S. Stafford R.A.P.C.
17th / 21st Lancers 2nd Light Bde , R.A. Military Police
Lawn Tennis
Cricket
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12
8
8
12
1000 Hockey
6 16
Cross Country
8
20 20 3 12 12 12 16
3O2R | | | 6521
9
Football
Boxing
100 15000 10000 Rugby
12
8 20 16 20
6 12
11
16 20
12
Individual Championships . 100 Yards . Winner L / Cpl . McLean , ( 5th A.C.C. , R.T.C. ) , 2nd L / Cpl . Chick ( M.F.P. ) .
220 Yards . Winner L / Cpl . McLean ( 5th A.C.C. , R.T.C. ) , 2nd Cpl . Whittle ( R.A.M.C. ) . 440 Yards . -Winner Lieut . O'Flynn ( 3rd A.C.C. , R.T.C. ) , 2nd Pte . Kirk ( King's R. ) .
880 Yards . Winner Dvr . O'Reilly ( R.A.S.C. ) , 2nd L / Cpl . Gulley ( Northamptonshire Regi ment ) .
1 Mile . Winner Pte . Hol mesdale ( Northamptonshire Re giment ) , 2nd Pte . Brown ( King's Regt . ) .
1
120 Hurdles . Winner , Cpl . Butler ( 12th Lancers ) , 2nd Gsmn Bailey ( Grenadier Guards ) .
High Jump . Winner Lieut . Hobson ( 12th Lancers ) , 2nd Gsmn . Davies ( Gren . Guards ) . Long Jump . - Winner Lieut . Cole ( Roval Signals ) , 2nd Pte . Wright ( Northamptonshire Regi Putting the Weight . - Win ment ) .
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ner L / Cpl . Morris ( M.F.P. ) , 2nd Pte . Voller ( Wiltshire Regt . ) .
12
1151118Athletics
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8 12
ww & EN 688 Grand Total
3.25 23.25
53
3.25 3.25
12 12
3.25 11.25
8
3.25 3.25
Long Jump .
Winners King's Regt . ( Dwyer and Dalling ) . Distance 39 ft . 4 ins . , Runners Up 12th Lancers ( Vernon and Armstrong ) , 38 ft
3 ins . , 3rd Royal Signals 38 ft . 1/2 ins . , Royal Tank Corps and Cameronians tied for 4th place 36 ft 9 ins .
Tug of War ( 110 Stone ) .. 2nd Light Brigade , R.A. beat R.A.O.C. by two straight pulls . Enlisted Boys ( 440 Yards ) . 1st Boy Poland ( King's Regt . ) ; 2nd Boy Cruasaz ( 12th Lancers ) ; 3rd Boy Leech ( King's Regt . Time 58 secs .
120 Yards Hurdles . Winners King's Regt . ( Lt. E. D. Short , Sgt . Dell , Dwyer and Dalling ) . Runners Up 12th Lancers ( Lt. R. W. Hobson , Cox , Delves and Butler ) , 3rd South Staffordshire Regt . , 4th North amptonshire Regt . Time 1 min . 11 secs .
440 Yards .
Winners King's Regt . ( Kirk , Baillie , White and Beckley ) , Runners Up Royal Signals ( Cpl . Gratwicke , Chambers , Hartley
and Upton ) , 3rd 12th Lancers , 4th Northamptonshire Regt . , 5th R.T. Corps . Time 3 mins . 35 3/5 secs .
Three Miles .
Winners King's Regt . ( Mc Connell , Brown and Patton ) , Runners Up Northamptonshire Regt . ( Barnes , Mayhew and Mills ) , 3rd Grenadier Guards , 4th Wiltshire Regt . , 5th R.T. Corps .
1
1st McConnell ; Individual : 2nd Brown , 3rd . Patton all of King's Regt . Time for first man home : 15 mins . 48 1/2 secs . Open Relay .
220 , 440 , 440 and 220 yards Open to all Amateur Teams in Egypt . Winners South Stafford shire Regt . ( Shaw , Winter , James and Griffiths ) , Runners Up Egyptian Army ( Mohamed Aly El Ra Hassan Abdel Ke rim , Aly Allam and Mahmoud Sawan ) , 3rd Y.M.C.A. Time 2 mins . 36 secs .
Command Swimming Championships
12th . Lancers Wins Team Championship
For Third Successive Year
Handley's And Melville's Great Efforts For Their Sides
LEAGUE CHAMPION'S SUPREMACY IN WATER POLO
After being in progress for near- , widened to at least 4 yards . The ly a week the Command Swimming great duel between McClusky and Championships were brought to a Handley then started , both being close yesterday in the Heliopolis their team's last man .
In the
Baths . The enclosure of this Bath
was packed to its utmost with first lap Handley picked up a spectators who showed great en- great deal and immediately after thusiasm in every event . the turn spurted and finished a great first by about two yards . This was easily the best race of the afternoon .
For the third time in succession , the 12th . Royal Lancers have suc ceeded in carrying away the team Championship , a performance that is envied by all the units in the Command . The runners up were the Royal Tanks Corps , who were hot on the heels of the Lancers in near ly every event , winning two of
those .
There was
improvement
Variety Race . This proved in the end another success for the Tanks after the Lancers leading for the first two lengths . The King's were disquali fied . The committee under the Presi Plunging . dency of Brig . J. C. Browne , an C.M.G. , D.S.O. , A.D.C. , and the vice - presidency of Major J. A. S. shown by all the teams ' plungers Tillard , O.B.E. , M.C.R. , Signals , and after having a lead of about 8 have to be thanked for their good feet on Thursday , in the heat to work which tended towards the find the last 6 to compete in the smooth running of the meeting from final , the Signals only won this start to finish . The members were : event by 2 1/2 inches . The Tanks Lieutenant A.W.E. Daniell , S. were the nearest challengers , Stafford Regt . Capt . E. O. Burne , their second string plunger add 12 R. Lancers , Lt. G.P.W. Dunphie , ing a few feet to his effort of Thursday .
R.H.A. Lt A.J. Newell , The King's R Lt I.B. Fernie , Royal Tank Corps ; SSM . Churchman , 13 / 18th Hussars ; S.Q.M.S. Fone 12th R. Lancers ; C.E.M. Brenchley , Grena dier Guards . Starter : Mr. C. Rogers . Recorder : Mr. D. Healy .
commenced
75 Yards Relay . The programme with the 75 yards relay , which after a great race was won by the Tanks . At the end of the first lap ali were equal but the pace open ed a bit in the second when the Lancers ' and the Tanks ' second swimmers took off at the
180 Yards Relay . At the first this race was very dull . When the last men took over the Lancers held an enor mous lead with the King's lying second and the Tanks a bad third . This was another great ef fort by Handley and if ever any swimmer deserved success , he deserved it in that race . His first four laps were well above the average and in his last he went all out and only failed to come second same by the touch , after being over time with the Guards third and half lap in arrears from the
a
the Signals last . This lap gave the King's swimmer who was second . Lancers a hit of a lead , which , by a good effort by Ellis was
CAIRO - 1931
Unit Relay .
This was a three cornered affair , the teams being the Tanks , Lancers and the Guards . The Guards and Lancers were in the front when the Tanks were disqualified . Boy Mel ville showed extraordinary speed in the last lap for the Lancers and with a magnificent spurt carried off honours for his side from . the Guards who were not far away . By winning this , the Lancers were put six points ahead of any other team in the meeting . Diving .
No dives such as was seen in the Open Competition were witnessed in the team diving , but it must be said that all dives were very neatly performed . The Tanks were most unfortunate in not having the ser vices of Treby , the Indvidual Cham pion , to perform for them in this event , he being in hospital . The Lancers won this event by eleven clear points . WATER POLO .
12th Lancers 2. R.T.C. . The Tanks won the toss and de fended the deep end . Both goals had narrow escapes in the opening minutes . The Tanks were then mostly under pressure , only spas modic raids giving relief to their goalkeeper . About four minutes from the start , in attempting to save a high shot from McClusky , Hughes , who seemed to be just a little nervous , punched the ball through his own goal in attempting to clear . Just before half time the Lancers had hard lines in not in creasing their lead , two good shots hitting the cross bar and rebound ing into play .
Half time result . 12th . Lancers 1 . Royal Tank Corps . One minute after the restart the Lancers were awarded a penalty from which McClusky netted easily . The Lancers ' superiority was very much pronounced this half as the Tanks were mostly on the defensive .. The Lancers netted another goal which was dissallowed as the ball was n played properly . For fouling , Langford got sent out of the bath , this making it a little more easy for the Tanks who could not reduce the leeway , leaving the Lancers winners when the final whistle blew by two clear goals .
12th R. Lancers . - Wallace , Betteridge , Gower , Langford , Me Wallis . Clusky , Roberts R.T. Corps . Hughes , Bar rows , Smith , Phillpotts , Raid , Handley and Pearce .
Referee , Mr C. Rogers ( H.S.B. )
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440 Yards . 12th Lancers ( Boy Melville and Roberts ) . Time 13 mins . 56 secs . 2nd King's Regt . ( Davidson and Hardaker ) . Time 14 min . 5 4/5 secs . 3rd Grenadier Guards ( Durkin and Martin ) . Time 14 m . 18 4/5 secs . 4th R. Signals Seb born and Gregory ) . Time 14 m . 40 2/5 secs . 5th S. Stafford R. ( Gill and Golby ) . Time 15 m . 2 1/5 scs . The best individual time vas registered by Boy Melville of the 12th Royal Lancers , this being 6 min . 46 3/5 secs . followed by Gill of the S. Stafford R. 6 min . 47 3/5 secs , and then Roberts of the 12th Royal Lancers 7 min . 9 2/5 secs . 75 Yards Relay . 1st R.T. Corps ( Phillpotts , Lt. R.D.W. Uniacke , Barton and Handley ) . Time 3 m . 12 3/5 secs 2nd 12th Lancers ( McClusky , El lis , Roberts and Boy Melville ) . 3rd Grenadier Guards ( Heap , Linihan , Cpl . Martin and Dur kin ) . 4th R. Signals ( Sebborn , Harding , McKinnon and Grego ry ) . Variety Race .
ist R.T. Corps ( Pearce , Phill potts and Handley ) . Time 1 m . 16 secs , 2nd 12th R. Lancers ( Wallace , Wallis and Walls ) . 3rd 2nd Brigade R.H.A. ( Frid , Hyland and Bradberry ) . The King's Re giment disqualified .
180 Yards Relay . 1st 12th R. Lancers ( Roberts , McClusky and Boy Melville ) Time 7 m . 23 2/5 secs . 2nd King's R. ( Bowring , Arnold and Thorpe ) . " 3rd R.T. Corps ( Lt. R.D.W. Uniake . Butler and Handley ) . 4th Grenadier Guards ( Martin , Heap and Durkin ) .
Unit Relay .
1st 12th R. Lancers ( Langford , Betteridge , McClusky , Roberts , Ellis , Walls and Boy Melville ) . Time 5 m . 53 4/5 secs . 2nd Grena dier Guards ( Moriarty , Boy Haw Linihan , ker , Martin , Durkin . Phillips and Heap ) , 3rd King's R. ( Bowring , Ferry , Sgt . Mulligan , Davidson , Vasco , Nuttall and Thorpe ) . The R.T. Corps disqua lified . Diving .
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1st , 12th R. Lancers ( Capewell and Butler ) : 2nd , King's Regi ment ( Bowring and Sgt . Dell ) : 3rd , R.T. Corps ( Davis and Tait ) ; 4th , R.A.S.C. ( Craven and Wheeldon : 5th , 2nd Brigade R.H.A. ( Eason and Cook ) ; 6th , Cameronians ( North and Ste phens ) . TEAM PLACINGS Unit . 1st . 12th R. Lancers 2nd . - Royal Tank Corps 3rd . The King's Regiment 29 4th . Grenadier Guards 5th . - Royal Signals 6th.-S. Stafford R. 7th . The Cameronians
Points
46 35
25
and R.A.S.C. ( each ) 6 8th . - 13 / 18th Hussars 9th . - 2nd Light Bde . , R.A. 1
SWIMMING AND WATER POLO LEAGUES .
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The following are the results of the Cairo and district Water Polo and Swimming leagues : Swimming .
Winners 12th R. Lancers , Runners - up Royal Tank Corps .
Water Polo .
Winners 12th R. Lancers . Runners - up Royal Tank Corps . Winner of the Agregate Cup : 12th R. Lancers .
After the Polo final , Brigadier J. C. Browne ably assisted by Lieut . E C. Watson , presented the prizes to the successful individual compe titors and teams .

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