FIXTURES FOR THE HOLIDAY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 721, 21 January 1910, Page 6

FIXTURES FOR THE HOLIDAY.

MANY AND VARIED. : To-morrow, being the sixty-eighth anniversary of the founding of Wellington province,' will be observed as a public holiday, and, if the weather holds, citizens will have. a : number of resorts and attractions" .to choose from. ■ ' 1 One of the principal: attractions will be the Wellington Racing Club's Summer meeting at. Trentham. The racing- -will be continued on 1 Monday - and Wednesday of next week, but the Wellington Cup will bo run to-morrow.. , .. On : the Harbour, the -Port' Nicholson Yacht' Club will hold its annual regatta; A. series of races'will be sailed in the morning; arid • the programme of events will .'be concluded, in. the., afternoon.-: ' Senior, grade- cricket .' matches . will be. played all day- to-morrow, commencing at 93 a.m; • The ' fixtures are: South v.North, at No. 1, Basin Reserve; Central v. College,' at Noi'2, Basin Reserve; East A v. "Petijne,. at ■ No, 8, i. Basin Reserve; 'East; B v. ,Hntt,'/at: Lower Huty The time for "drawing stumps hasi been fixed for 6.30 o'clock so that the seventh round will bo concluded in one day.' ' '. . - D Battery will engage in class-firing at Featherston to-morrow and Sunday, but all rifle shooting competitions . have been postponed.' ' " • For the convenience of those proceeding to the Foxton races, a special car, leaving Newtown _at 5.30 ajn., will run to Thornd'on Station, via : Courtenay ' Place:. and Lambton Quay, _to connect, with the 6JO a.m. train to Palmerston North, All faresiwill bo sixpence., • The Wanganui . Caledonian Society's i sports will be held -to-morrow. .

- Nearer/town,; the pienio places' calling for special mention are Bellevuo Gardens, Maiditone Park, and Day's Bay. Wonderland will be open all day,' the sideshows will be free, and .hot water will' be supplied to L picnickera gratis.. :7 V . To-morrow and' Monday nights, Mr: Leo D. Chateau's';.pupils will appear at the Day's. Bay- pavilion in a farcical, comedy,. "Dr.- Bill." Special ferry arrangements are announced. ■ ' .- • . '

', The . Roj;al Pictures willj . to-morrow, evening,. give a . special .performance at the .Town Hall, in addition to that at His Majesty's Theatre,.the'Star:Pictures will show at St. Thomas's. Hall, and a sppoial vaudeville programme ,'will ; be tendoled - ; by.'. Messrs. . Fullers' company/ 1 at the Theatre Royal. ■ .'■ • On Monday, the championship 'regatta will take place .at Pieton. Crews are already in -Pieton • preparing for their and the Waitemata crew, who are favourites for the champion fours,, have been in .'training . at' Pieton for over a week. ■ ■■ The.' annual, -cricket fixture, ' Victoria College v.- Canterbury College, will ho commenced -at , the "Wellington College ground on Monday afternoon'next. Play will be resumed on Tuesday.