FETE & HUNTERS' CARNIVAL

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1942, 27 December 1913, Page 5

FETE & HUNTERS' CARNIVAL

ENJOYABLE DAY AT TRENTHAM

favoured with beautiful -wont-her..owl a targe attendance, of tire public, 'tho barden teto and. Hunters' Carnival held at Irentham yesterday was.a most successful 1 unction. Very different inneed irom .tho same'carnival held at auuiit this time-last-yoar.. vrhon tho <uents were got off as best they could m pouring driving rain. The Rov, father Daly, of Upper Hutt, had worked hard lor the success of the initial venture- last year, and, in no wav discouraged with' the result, mado another big effort-this year. This timetlio result was most satisfactory. Them wero large .numbers of visitor's from town and those and the picknickers from tho Hutt Valley dotted themselves /over tho amplo space which tho TrcnUiiun racoeonrio encloses, Tho programmo of events produced some interesting contests, tho equestrian events being especially good. It was quit© a diy out for tlio children, who were present in largo numbers, tor besides races and garden feto events therffwero such amusements as a Christmar, tree, tho fairy well, Punch and ,Jnuy show. Tho trophies won during tho day were" presented by Mrs. Bateson and Father Daly foto'in the afternoon.

Lieutenant, Davis judged.tho jumping events, and Major A. A. Samuel the ridnig events, while Mrs. Bateson judged ■'tho floral and novelty events. Tho officials for tho day we're as follow:—Patron, Mr. T. M. Wilford, M.P.; president, Rev. Father Daly; vice-president, Major A. M. Samuel;'committee, Miss Bi-ttcon, Messrs. J. Shout, P. Garvey, J. Martin, D. Moynihan, J. Twohill, A, W. Colder, J. Rodgers, I). Mnhonev, A. Cudhy. D. Kelly, AV. H. Edward's, J. Hills, N. Williams, J. Shankey. R Quinn, A. Williams, F, Boyle, J. Boyle, J. and D. Comcsky, \V. and L. Browne, T. Quinn, E. Gonial!, G. and L. Keys, F. Kelly, and D. Cbnsenn. ' THE DAY'S EVENTS. Tho following are tho results of the day's events: — : Equestrian.' Maiden Jumpers' Competition.— ' Clover (Evensong 1; Lady Dal (Maxwell), 2; Mischief (Wheeler), 3. ' Jumping Competition, ' Hunters* Style.—Mr. Shannon's Flint, 1; Mr. Murphy's Sockburn, 2; Mr. Wilton's Grit Lawless, 3 Jumping Competition, ' Steepleehasc Style.—Major Samuel's Ehvell, 1; Mr. Evensdn's Clover, 2; Mr. Sexton's Papa, 3. Best Rider, Bareback.—Maxwell and M'Kendry, a tie. Best Lady Rider.—Mrs. Benge and Miss Davidson, a tie. . . Best Boy Rider.—R. Eagar.,l; Sey. n:our, 2; Luckens, 3. . ■' .■■ - Athletic Events. ■ '" " High Jump.—T. Churles (Sffc.^iri;), 1 I; Lon Cobdeu (4ft. 10in.), 2. 100 Yards Handicap.—Kelly, 1; Comesky, 2. 220 Yards Handicap—J. Comesky, 1; Moynihan, 2. : ; '. ■■ 440 Yards Handicap.—Moynihan,-1. ... Garden Feto Events. ' All the entrants in these competitions wcro children, and the following-a.ro tho results;— Decorated Bicycle.—Miss Cress, ' i ; Miss Martin, 2; Miss D. M'ansill,.,3. Miss C. Comesky, special prize. Four-in-hand.—Mrs. Malioney's team, Decorated Tandem.—Mrs. Wakelin's team, 1; Miss Jones's team, 2;'.. Mrs- . team, 3. Decorated Go-carts.—Miss Gornali, L Decorated Pram. —Eileen Dowling, 1 ;'■ Miss Cooper, 2; Miss Mu'dett, 3. ,:,*.,'■ Decorated Sunshade.—M. Dowling 1. Decorated Barrow.—C. Mahouey, 1; Louis Greenwood, 2; Cress, 3. . .''-.., Grotesque Animal Competition.—Mas-' ter Boyle, 1. ~. . '. -:■%>■ Best Indian Competition.—Arthur Ca--hill, 1. . . ~ . .."-¥■ .:;■■" ■■■■■