HLI Chronicle 1910 - The Royal Highland Fusiliers

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HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE. 1:19
Jackson; 2nd, Sergt.-Bugler Bell; 3rd, C.-Sergt.
Breslin.
A well-contested sprint was witnessed, and three
yards separated first man from third. In connection
with this event fickle Dame Rumour says of certain
members of the Mess that the help of a few moonlight
practice runs did not bring them in the first three.
INTER-COMPANY TUG-OF-WAR (Final}.-Ist, "F"
Company; 2nd, "D" Company.
The first and second rounds of the Tug-of-War had
been decidEd previous to the evening of the sports,
and the victors were as above.
1st Round-" D" 2 pulls, " A "0; "F" 2, "K" 0 ;
"I" 2, "H" 0; "G" scratched to " B."
2nd Round-" D" 2, " B" 0; "F" 2, "I" O.
A 12-foot pull and the first two to win were the conditions.
On a whole the pulls did not last any time,
and everyone agreEd that they would sooner have preferrEd
one pull of every man over.
Saturday, 30th July, was the date of the Monthly
Meeting, and, to the delight of ail, the monsoons, as
greatly feared, did not prevent the events from taking
place, as Jupiter Pluvius was considerate to us_
A more than usual attractive programme was promised,
and proceEdings opened with our Dog Derby,
under the auspices of our newly formed Kennel Club.
1st, ".Jolly" (Pte. Paul, "G" Company); 2nd,
" Jock" (Pte. Smith, "G "); 3rd, "Kruger" (Pte.
Wintrum, "I ").
A large entry entailEd heats, and great amusement
was causfd by witnessing the efforts of the various
owners to bring their pets to the winning post.
INTER-COMPANY RELAY RACE.-Ist, "K"; 2nd,
"H JJ; 3rd, " D."
Great merriment was the outcome of the Relay conditions,
which were as follows :-Teams of 4 from each
Company, which must be compOSEd as follows:­
I Sergt., I Corp!., I L.-Corpl., and I Pte. per Company_
The first man or N.-C.O. of each Company had to run
I lap of 300 yards and send the next two off, one sitting
in the barrow and the other wheeling it, until a half-way
line was reached, when they reverSEd positions, and
finishEd up by sending the 4th man off to run 150 yards
backwards to the winning post.
TENT-STRIKING COMPETITION (Company teams).­
1st, "K" Company; 2nd, "F"; 3rd, " A."
This was a good event, and prodUCEd a close finish,
some frantic efforts of the" European ekka wallahs"
being loudly appladuEd in the endeavour to bring the
thoroughbrEds to the post.
THROWING THE HAMMER.-Ist, Pte. M'Geachan,
"F," '100 ft.; 2nd, Piper Chisholm, "F," 91 ft.;
3rd, Sergt. Lawrie, 89 ft.
The majority of the entrants did not have the knack
of the throw, and consequently the field thinnEd down
considerably.
QUARTER MILE (Open to the Garrison}.-Ist, Corpl.
Shaw, H.L.I.; 2nd, Pte. Kane, H_L.I.; 3rd, Corpl.
Mores, The King's Own.
This was the tit-bit of the evening. Corpl. Shaw
ran a well-judgEd race, and finishEd strongly with 5
yards in hand. Mention should now be made of CorpI.
Shaw's achieVEments this summer in the Garrison,
as he has won the Open Mile, Half Mile, and Quarter
Mile.
NATIVE WRESTLING.-This was an Inter-Company
event amongst the Company punkah wallahs, "D"
Company proving the winners, with" F" second.
The troops thoroughly enjOYEd the spectacle, especially
when the winners threw themselves prostrate
at the judge'S feet and salaam(d time aDd again.
1000 YARDS (Novice Race}.-Ist, L.-Corpl. Goldie,
" B "; 2nd, Pte. Moore, "F"; 3rd, Pte. Jewitt,
"F."
This was a good race, with a large entry, and the pace
was fast all the way. The winner ran a splendid race.
RELAY RACE (Officers v. Sergeants}.-Ist, Sergeants.
8 Sergeants v. 8 Officers was the conditions, and
some good sprinting was seen, each one doing lOO yards
ar.d handing a handkerchief to the next contestant.
The Officers lost a lot of grourd by the handkerchief
being droppEd, but at the same time the Sergeants
were always masters of the contest.
BAND RACE.-Ist, Bandsman Horsley; 2nd, Piper
Chisholm; 3rd, Pte. M'Arthur.
Although handicappEd, Horsley soon took the lead
and won easily. Distance 150 yards.
Worthy mention should be made of the harlequinade
and acrobatic display given by Professor" Potterino "
and his "death or glory pupils," who convulsed all by
their antics, their equitation being excellent, with the
exception of the worthy Professor. who did not relish.
bare-back riding.
RUGBY NOTES.
UNDERNEATH is given the result of the Inter-Company
Rugby League, whioh shows that for the second year
in succession 'I" Company have run out winners.
This year they have done even better than last, as:
they not only have not dropped a point but all theteams
have failEd to score against them. "D" Company
also deserve great crEdit, because for both years
they have been runners-up; but whereas last year
they took a point from" I " Company, this year" I "
secured rather a run-away victory by beating them
by 17 points. " I " Company's other successes were :­
" A " Company, 9 points; "B" Company, scratched ;.
"F" Company, 16 points; "G" Company, 16 points;
and" H" Company, 5 points. Their total, therefore •
shows 63 points against nil.
Pld. Won. Lost. Drn. Pts..
" I " Company, .. 6 6 0 0 12
"D" 6 2 1 3 7
"A" 6 2 2 2 6
"F" 6 2 2 2 6
"H" 6 2 2 2 6
"B" 6 I 4 I 3
"G" 6 0 4 2 2
Our Rugby team left Lucknow on the 5th of August
to compete in the Rugby League and Cup. On the
8th we plaYEd a friendly with the Nomads and won
easily by 9 points to 3. We opened our League account
with the East Yorks on the lOth, but we h&d to retire
defeated by 9 points to 3 after a remarkably hard game.
On the 14th we plaYEd the Shropshircs, and drew an
even game of 3 points each. The Saturday following
saw us engagEd with the Nomads, but we droppEd an
unexpectEd point by making a draw-O-O.
2ND XI. FOOTBALL LEAGUE.
After the Rugby League was conclud(d we started
the above, the conditions being that no player who. took
part in the Cup was eligible for the League. As we
send these notes the League is in an interesting state,
as about three Companies think that they are going
to win the Championship. As will be seen by the