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If A A T A. 
Counting our year, as we do, from the 1st of May to the 31st of April, that 
is from the beginning’ of the leave season till the end of the drill season, the 
gunners here have had a most successful time. 
In July, 1897, a gunner team won the Handicap Polo Tournament and in Sep¬ 
tember the Garrison Cricket Cup, as reported in a previous number. 
Since then we have won the Governor’s Cup boat race for the second year 
in succession, beating our solitary opponents—the Royal Malta Militia—with 
great ease. Our crew was Major Carden, Captains Playfair (cox.) and Gurdon, 
Lieutenants Galwey (stroke), P. M. Rickard, G. H. Rickard and Tovey (bow). 
Major Lardner-Clarke accounted for the Golf Club Scratch Challenge 
Cup for which Captain Playfair was second. 
A newly-instituted Challenge Cup for Inter-regimental Lawn Tennis Doubles 
next fell into our hands, two R.A. pairs fighting out the final, victory resting 
with Lieuts. Muspratt-W illiams and Tovey. 
Last, but not least, the long-wished-for Polo Cup adorns our table. Long 
may it remain there! With our usual luck we lost our back, Forman, shortly 
before the tournament, but Captain Burnett, who has led a sedentary life for 
many years, was roused to throw himself into the breach and by hard, training 
brought himself fit to the post, to take his place. 
Eight teams entered, the H.L.I., Rifle Brigade, 33rd, Dorsets, Suffoiks. Navy, 
R.A. and R.E. The R.B. beat H.L.I. 6 to 2, the 33rd beat the Navy 14 to 2, 
the R.E. beat the Suffolks 4 to 2, and the R.A. the Dorsets 4 to love. 
In the semi-finals the Rifle Brigade beat the 33rd after a very fine game by 
5 to 4, in which they had the better of the luck ; and the R.A. beat the R.E. very 
easily by 9 to 1. 
In the finals the R.A. beat the Rifle Brigade easily by 7 goals to 1. The 
first two quarters very fairly even but after that the Rifle Brigade became some¬ 
what demoralized. For us, Captain Hickie, who was beautifully mounted, played 
a fine, dashing, forward game. Our team consisted of— 
1. —Captain Hickie. 
2. —Mr. Robinson. 
3. —Mr. Price Lewes. 
Back.—Captain Burnett. 
Much of our success was due to our Polo Club, started after last year’s tour¬ 
nament by Lieut. Forman, which placed six good ponies at the disposal of the 
team a month before the tournament. 
The R.A. Subalterns’ Challenge Cup, to which Major Churchward kindly 
added a cup to become the property of the winner, was won by Mr. Robinson’s 
“ Elegy.” 
We would like a few good cricketers sent out shortly in order to keep the 
Cricket Cup in the Mess, as we have lost the greater part of last year’s XI. 
To conclude this list of Royal Artillery successes, Mr. Robinson, at the recent 
races, won the “ Club Challenge Cup ” with his pony “ Elegy ” ; this is a much 
coveted trophy and has never previously been won by us. 
Tf.se If. A. Drag 1 Hounds. 
IT may interest many officers out of reach of Woolwich to hear how the Drag 
Hounds have done during the past season, especially as regards the number of 
runs it has been a “ record.” 
Captain Paget on promotion handed them over last season to Captain Wing • 
