and ▁the ▁citizens ▁of ▁B ould er ▁in ▁general ), ▁the ▁ladies ▁of ▁St ▁George ’ s ▁Pres by ter ian ▁Church ▁presented ▁Re id ▁with ▁a ▁sil k ▁g own . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁gather ing , ▁pres ided ▁over ▁by ▁the ▁Mayor ▁of ▁B ould er , ▁Mr . ▁John ▁M . ▁Hop kins , ▁Re id ▁was ▁also ▁presented ▁with ▁an ▁ill umin ated ▁address ▁to ▁mark ▁the ▁aus p icious ▁occasion . ▁ ▁Military ▁service ▁ ▁Victor ian ▁Mount ed ▁R if les ▁Wh ilst ▁still ▁in ▁Victoria , ▁Re id ▁had ▁served ▁for ▁ 1 8 ▁months ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁self - fund ed ▁volunt ary ▁citizens ' ▁military ▁force ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁Mount ed ▁R if les . ▁The ▁men ▁were ▁required ▁to ▁supply ▁and ▁maintain ▁their ▁own ▁horse , ▁and ▁supply ▁their ▁own ▁uniform , ▁rif le , ▁s add les , ▁har ness , ▁and ▁all ▁other ▁equipment . ▁They ▁were ▁trained ▁in ▁various ▁caval ry ▁activities , ▁such ▁as ▁mark sm ans hip ▁and ▁both ▁mounted ▁and ▁dis mount ed ▁para de ▁dr ills . ▁ ▁Re id ▁was ▁a ▁highly ▁sk illed ▁hors eman . ▁More ▁than ▁a ▁year ▁after ▁leaving ▁Victoria ▁and ▁taking ▁up ▁his ▁post ▁at ▁B ould er ▁in ▁Western ▁Australia , ▁he ▁was ▁still ▁able ▁to ▁produce ▁a ▁good ▁performance . ▁He ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁" Mil it ary ▁Sports " ▁division ▁of ▁the ▁four - day ▁car n ival ▁arranged ▁to ▁aid ▁the ▁St