▁George ' s ▁Pres by ter ian ▁Church ▁in ▁B ould er . ▁Re id ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁til ting ▁at ▁the ▁ring ▁without ▁success , ▁came ▁second ▁in ▁the ▁tent ▁p eg ging ▁competition , ▁came ▁third ▁in ▁the ▁um bre lla ▁and ▁cig ar ▁race , ▁came ▁second ▁in ▁his ▁heat ▁of ▁the ▁rescue ▁race , ▁and ▁won ▁his ▁first ▁bout ▁in ▁the ▁horse back ▁wrest ling ▁only ▁to ▁lose ▁his ▁second ▁bout ▁to ▁a ▁much ▁heav ier ▁and ▁stronger ▁oppon ent . ▁▁ ▁Chap lain ▁Re id ▁ ▁So on ▁after ▁the ▁Second ▁Bo er ▁War ▁( The ▁Ang lo - Bo er ▁War ) ▁had ▁broken ▁out ▁in ▁the ▁October ▁ 1 8 9 9 , ▁Re id ▁volunte ered ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁a ▁chap lain ▁to ▁the ▁Second ▁Cont ing ent ▁of ▁the ▁Western ▁Australian ▁Mount ed ▁Infantry . ▁His ▁offer ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁a ▁chap lain ▁was ▁not ▁successful ▁because ▁there ▁were ▁no ▁vac ant ▁positions ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁application . ▁▁ ▁Tro oper ▁Re id ▁ ▁He ▁eventually ▁en list ed ▁as ▁a ▁private ▁in ▁the ▁Second ▁Western ▁Australian ▁( Mount ed ▁Infantry ) ▁Cont ing ent ▁( 2 W AM I ) ▁which ▁left ▁Australia ▁on ▁ 3 ▁February ▁ 1 9 0 0 . ▁ ▁On ▁Wed nes day , ▁ 2 6 ▁December ▁ 1 8 9 9 , ▁Re id ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁special ▁fare well ▁by ▁the ▁town ▁council ▁and ▁residents ▁of ▁B ould er . ▁ ▁In ▁his