Games, swimming, sailing and horseback riding during the summers of Vierville

This montage brings together two articles on the summer activities of Vierville. The first announces the reopening of the Omaha Beach club led by Mr. and Mrs. Labarrière. About twenty children were welcomed every day from 9 a.m. to noon and from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., with swimming, games, sports and beach competitions. Once a week, a competition was open to all summer visitors; the next one was scheduled for Thursday, July 18. A humorous hike for adults in the region was to start on Saturday, July 20 at 2 p.m., with information at Mr. Legallois.

The second article notes a disappointing tourist attendance during the first half of July, then a filling after the 14th. The Friends of the Beach announced a rally-walk on Saturday 19, with departure and registration until 2:30 p.m. at Mr. Legallois: ten francs per car, five francs per passenger, surprise picnic included.

The Vaumicel equestrian club was preparing a day of dressage and a competition for Sunday 20. Directed by Hubert de Bellaigue de Bughas, he made about fifteen horses available. Beginners worked at the carousel before going for a walk after twenty hours of practice; the confirmed riders had cross and obstacles. The announced rates were twenty francs per hour, including insurance, one hundred and sixty francs for ten hours and three hundred francs for twenty hours; the annual subscription for schoolchildren and students cost one hundred and twenty francs.

A sailing school on Optimist operated daily at the Omaha Beach nautical club, with sessions from July 17 to 30 and then in August. The children's club, led by Messrs. Nedelec and Labarrière with two instructors, received the three-eleven year olds every day except Sunday, from 9 a.m. to noon and from 1:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Games and contests were organized every day and swimming lessons were offered in an indoor pool.

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- The editing brings together announcements whose weekdays do not correspond to the same year. They are presented as two separate articles, without assigning them a single date.

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