Fencing

This was the second sport in which Vic showed itself clearly superior to the others. Minor placegetters were Auckland and Otago.

Victoria, after beating Auckland 9-7, had a resounding win in the men's foil section. Victoria in its earlier matches had easily accounted for Canterbury 14-2 and Otago 13-3.

Although Victoria won the men's foils, J. Gaudin (Auckland) won all his 12 bouts.

The surprise of the foils were the losses of the NZU Captain P. Ring (Otago).

Ring, an Olympic trialist lost to Gaudin and his Auckland team-mate R. Gayfer and the Victoria foilsman R. Hayman.

In the sabre Victoria beat Canterbury 13-3. Otago 15-1 and Auckland 10-6. The sabre placings were Victoria, Auckland and Canterbury 3rd.

The women's foil saw Victoria beat Massey 15-1 and Canterbury 16-0.

However. Auckland 8 beat Victoria 8 on a countback; Otago 8 lost to Victoria 8 on a countback.

G. Stratogopolous and Viv-ienne McLean, were the only Victoria players to gain NZU selection.