3-082-198 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

The Naval and Military Tournament at Bombay in December last, 1895. From a photograph by Mr. J. Stewart. '...General Gatacre and the committee decided to add many new features, with the result that crowds assembled on each day to witness the various contests. Tickets were resold at a premium, and even the trees overlooking the Oval were thronged with sightseers. On the second evening the tournament was attended by the Governor-General, Lord Harris, who, as a famous athlete, thoroughly enjoyed the capital sport provided...a bugle sounded, and the military tattoo commenced. All the tunes were Scotch, the pipers of the Royal Scots Regiment opening the proceedings. Five hundred men next marched in line, carrying coloured lanterns, while twenty military bands concluded the music with a splendid rendering of the "Old Hundredth." Driving by the Royal Artillery, an exhibition of skill with Indian clubs by two native regiments, tent-pegging, trick-riding, and gun-drill by men of the Royal Navy were warmly appreciated by the multitude. The Parsee Volunteers from Poona were especially popular'. From "Illustrated London News", 1895.