170· THE NAVY AND AR11/Y ILLU STRA TED. (March ~th, 1897.

A BOUT AT OUARTERSTAFF.

JUST /."I TIME .

,,..,.... •• ELLIS, JI.Ju

THE END OF THE BOUT .
H ESB ttvo photograph~. repr~en ting as they do a bout at quarters taff, were taken at the Headquarters G)'mnasium
Malta. To a great extent they speak for them-
T during the
selves, but
weel:ly
a word
practice
or
one
so
of
of
of the
explana
the
Army
combata
tion
nts
Gymnas
concc~n
bas 1ust
tic
ing
Instruct
th~m
parried
will
a
ors
not
blow
at
be
dealt
out of J>lace. In the first picture, showing the
by bis opponent, and in the second the s:inte
earlier part of the bout, as Friar Tuca: treated bis antagonist under
g down his advel'$& ry s guard and treating him
man has succeeded in breakin whole of the Gymnas ium under his control, is seen watching the
the greenwood tree. The aupcrint ender.t, ~ho bu the
, as occu,on dcmao~ . Q_ua~e rs·ur, althoug h not strictly included in the rrz,IIU of
men ready to check or approve bnng,ng it docs every musc:lc into use. It trains the eye
military gymnut ic training, bas much .to rccomt cnd 11, u
aid pr~uctn g that cn~uran ce, supplcn e~. a.nd rapidity so essential to a fcn~r·
and arm 10 act in unison, and is an 10
the ord,n~ry cou=. It 1s an essentia lly I:nglish s;cmc, and 11 11
MorN>ver it affords n somewhat welcom • wnety to
h:1vc been :1llow~d to drop 11110 ah11001t ,~tirc disn•c.
much 10 ~ rearettcd that it ibould