ST. ALBANS FETE.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20093, 24 November 1930, Page 3

ST. ALBANS FETE.

TUG-OF-WAR COMPETITION. The St. Albans fete-to raiso funds to pro-, vide for the construction of a swimming bath on the site given by the City Council, "was continued on Saturday afternoon and-evening. There was . a good attendance on both occasions. which, in some measure compensated for the bad weather of the previous two nights. The president of the Baths Committee, Mr R. B. Dalley, said that the return from the fete would not, as a result of the bad weather on the first two nights, be as large as.had been expected, but by opening .again on Monday night it was hoped to gain some further revenue. The actual financial result of the fete wolud not be known for a few dayß until all returns were in. The chief attraction of the afternoon, apart from the side-shows, which were many and varied, was a demonstration oi axemanship and sawing by Messrs M. Doody and B. Garlick. In the : evening this was continued, and a friendly contest was held, while the finals of the tug-of-war competition took place. The Woolston Band was in attendance. The tug-of-war competition aroused keen interest, being very well conducted, whilo some of the teams, especially the Lyttelton heavy-weights, demonstrated that there was , a lot of . skill in the. sport, and that mero weight was not the only, factor in securing a Finals of Tug-of-War. The results were: — - Heayyrweight. Lyttelton <s7st 91b) beat Naval Reserve (61st 131b) by three inches. Graham and Sons (63st) beat Naval Reserve (61st, 131b) by 31 inches. Pinal—Lyttelton (J. Scott, C. /Wells, J. McCormick, S. Oakley, H. Roderick, and G. Smart, captain) beat Graham and Sons by 2 inches. .•■ ' ' Middleweight. . Lvttelton <s6st l311b) beat Davis Gelatine" (55st 31b) by 6 inches. Final—Mead's Rakaia (D. Mead, C. Mead, L. Mead.'L. O'Connpr, Gf. Cornelius, and P.. Shannon, captain) beat Lyttelton by 7 inches. Light-weight. - . Hardy fend Thompson No. 1 (52st-6lb) beat Davis Gelatine (52st 411b) by 7Jncbe*. Hardy and- Thompson No. 1 beat- Naval Reserve Csost 1111b) by 21 inches. Final—-Shannon, Rakaia (A. Butt, J. McKinnon A. Breading, E. Duncan, and F. W. Breading, captain) beat Hardy and Thompson No. 1-by 9 inches. The fair- is to be continued this evening, when admission will be free. There will be no tug-of-war competition, but a'.further woodchopping contest will beheld.