Salle Angelo

It was cold, the flags were up and the fencers were warming up for the annual tournament – but it wasn’t Naseby. Accommodation difficulties in Naseby led us to hold the tournament in our own back yard – Arthur St School Hall in Dunedin. The foil event started fairly promptly at 11 a.m. with a pool of seven and by 12.30 p.m. we had a winner. But it must be mentioned the fencing was of a good standard and at times at a very high level, especially the barrage between Barry and Brian for the trophy. The score went to four against each and Barry took advantage of a short parry to win the event. Brian was second and Tony and Michael A. were third equal.

In the half hour before lunch the one-hit epee event took place and,as the rules included the possiblilty of both combatants being eliminated by a double hit, the result was that nobody won – or as someone suggested, everybody won!

The sabre event got off to a good start in the afternoon and there were some excellent sabre exchanges. More of a spirited debate than a conversation of blades!

The Tournament dinner in the baronial setting at ‘Scotia’ rounded off an exciting day of fencing with the trophy and awards presented beneath crossed highland broadswords.

A cartoon from Ted’s Archives. Who was the cartoonist and in what magazine was it originally published? Answers to Gio . The first person to email the correct answer will be rewarded at a suitable  time.