The Cruise of the Branwen

THE FENCING TOUR AMENT probably the best man won; and the same may be said of the sabre competitions, the first of which (assaults for one hit only) resulted thus : (1) Georgiades (Greece); (2) Casimir (Germany); (3) Cesarano (Italy). At the sabre assaults for one hit are almost an absurdity, and leave too much to chance. All that can be said is that Georgiades is a fine sabreur, and as likely as either of the others to deserve the first place, which, however, was hotly claimed by Cesarano. In another sabre tournament, in which the assaults were for three hits, Casimir, a con– sistently brilliant fencer, was returned the winner, and after him Van Rosen (Holland) and Toth (Hungary). " Lord Howard de Walden fenced very neatly in the first sabre competition, but was not lucky in the judging. He is also an accom– plished ep-eeist and a pretty foil fencer' and showed fine form in a sabre assault at the Athenian Club. " Perhaps the most general interest was excited by the international team contest at the epee (or small sword). In mentioning this, a tribute should be paid to the imagination and foresight of Mr. Theodore Andrea Cook, who is mainly responsible for the inclusion of this event in the programme, and for the rules under which it was decided. To him was delegated by the Amateur Fencing Association the selection of the British team, and he was indefatigable in his efforts to promote its success. Some years ago he was eaptain of 107