KING CARNIVAL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2000, 6 March 1914, Page 8

KING CARNIVAL.

.»,.. SECOND DAY. OUTING FOR THE BLUEJACKETS. "' EVENING SCENES* Ui UP B¥ MILITARY PROJECTOR. Yesterday the second" day of the carnival found another crowd at Newtown -"Park, but the attendance during the 'afternoon was not so large as on Wednesday. This, of course, was anticipated by tho executive. Yesterday was^ figured ' out by-them as tho small day of the carnival, and much bigger crowds are ■looked, for to-day and to-morrow. Today will be.a great day_ for children, and to-morrow the provincial athletic championships will be the star draw. The day, however, provided a jolly time for the crew of the Philomel. Tho naval men had tho afternoon given up to them for a sports meeting, and [heartily they entered into the. games. •They ran their races, squirmed through barrels-, under and over obstaoles, climbed ropes, ran with buokets of water on their heads, and fought their pilkiw fights, much to the amusement of the spectators, j and'much moro to, their own amusement. A squad of twentyline hefty tars gave a fine exhibition »f cutlass drill, and-the same body, fevoked' applause by its marching. Winning Bluejackets. The results of the various events in Hio m'an-o'-war sports were as follow :— 100 Yards—Clarke, 1; Morris, 2; Eandy, 3. (Wheelbarrow —Seal and Bearbrink, 1; Rayner and Dwyer, 2j Keats and Grant, 3. ' 100 Yards (under 20 years)—Clarke, \l: Rayner, 2; Bradley, 3. 'Barrel • Race—Pilcher, 1; Hunt, 2. ,' Three-legged Race-pSeal and Pilcher, ~ ft.; Gandy and Elliott, 2; Watson and Skinner, 3. Sack Race—Cowl, l;j Rayner, 2: Elliott, 3. , \ • .Obstacle Race—Gandy» Ij Clarke, 2: iFloote, 3. ;, Veterans' Eace—-Wright, 1; Ricketts, Z-, Smith, 3. ' \ Bucket of Water Race—Elliott, 1; Grant, 2; Cowl, 3. •. ' Pillow Fight-Pilcher, Ij Hunt, 2. , )N THE SEARCHLIGHT, THE EVENING'S 1 PROCEEDINGS. King Carnival resumed his sway at the, Park at 7.30 in the evening. There ,was a large crowd present. During the day the City Engineer (Mr. W. H. Morton) Lad been busy with the lighting arrangements, and,' as a result, the whole of, the Park was flooded brilliantly by tho beam of a'giant searchlight, loaned by the Defence r Department. It .was situated on tho western slope near ■ the entrance gates, and the projector was supplied with power in a novel manner, one 1 of the city's steamrollers having been commandeered to furnish the mechanical t'orco for driving the dynamo. It was a capital idea, for the light made the gay scene as bright as day,-and,considerably enhanced the ■ pleasure of both performers and tlio public, f It has air the effect of a strong limelight on-the stage in regard ■ to tho performance' of'the Maypolo ■• dance, which never looked prettier than it did last evening, and Miss Bland's cleVei' group of children were heartily , applauded as ! thoy 'left the ground., The Tug-of-War. There'were only four entries for the eight-asido. tug-of-war—two from, tho . ■ Wellington Police, one from H.M.S. . Philomel,, and another from .the. tfam- '■, ,v/ays men. . The, first pull was, between tho Police A team and the Tramways. ■After-a game'struggle, the "latter team was pulled over the line by the hefty , lot of police.:, ,As tho victory lay with the team who...won two out of three ,' pulls,' a change-over was made, and again the policemen asserted their physical supremacy." The second heat wasbetween /Police B and the men of the Philomel.. ■■ .With the .boys in ..Navy blue as contestants this was expected to, be a really good' "go," but the constables put their whole heart into their work, and, on each of ,the two occa- ; sions, pulled the seamen over in a few' seconds., Tho filial saw the two police teams pitted, and speculation ran high as to which would win. , The result proved that : they, .wore ■ nob evenly 'matched, the A tqam winning fairly easily in less than a minute on both oc- ' casions. ' conclusion of the final pull, the , genius of the megaphone announced that , t ._',;the l ;polico y team,' which had.won tho . .oprize, had generously donated,the money I; to the Wellington Hospital, an an- ,'■ uouncement that-was naturally received with applause. ' 1 The names of the winning team are: Mfflsrs. R. Anderson, P. Cosgrove, J. •Garvey, M. M'Oallum, P. C. Jones, A. :' K. Hamilton, F. Ebbett, and P.O'Sulr.'.Vlivan. The tug-of-war.,was conducted "under 'the supervision of Mr. James Uoyle. ' : */- ; ;' v ; .": •'i , M Cymnastio Display. : After thp tug-of-war a ( group of gj'muasts from the Y.M.C.A., under Mr. E. . 'I'readgill, gave a display on the horizontal and parallel bars, and much intricate, work was neatly dono' in tho. glare of.the searchlight. ' ',' '. . While this was proceeding on the flat below tho booths, a crowd were- entcr- ' tained at a free picture show (Edison's Homo Kinetescooe) by Mr. Sandlant, oi' Messrs. Cramp Bros. This display was,giveu under .tho trees.near tho tea '■■kiosk. ■"' Tho City. Band, under Conductor Herd, played a number of selections in good style, and also furnished .the lilt for'tho. Maypolo dancers. A danco on tho green" for tho public concluded tho evciiiiig's programme. .' -. Round tho Side-shows. Throughout tho evening tho ' sideshows ..did excellent business. Crowds ventured on tho "ocean wave," hundreds paid a 'courtesy call on Aunt Sally, and everyone paid tribute to the fascinating "Houp-la" game, of which, however, there; aro too .many. Tho : flower stall looked cool and refreshing, and tho sweet stall and tobacconist shop did a thriving business. I School children's Day. There will be a pxiblic holiday for the ,'State'School children to-day, and it is probable that, tho Park will be, peopled with many thousands of children. An elaborate programme of sports for 'boys and girls has been prepared, and there is no doubt that it will bo a day to bo remembered for every child who at- *« tends. Tho, committee.has arranged with the City Council that after 4.30 the "Zoo" will be thrown open free of charge to the children. Adults will be chargd 3d. : ~• In the evening there .is to be Highland dancing (exhibition only). 1 and a bag-pipe-playing competition, besides numerous other attractions. During the after- , noon Mr. Schaef will givoa demonstration of his own ;aeroplane in action.