SAILORS' DAY APPEAL

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 53, 26 November 1917, Page 6

SAILORS' DAY APPEAL

THE FIELD FETE

SUMMER SPORTS AND SUNSHINE

The appeal in Wellington for funds to bo added to the fund which His Majesty the King has established for the benefit of men of th© Eoyal Navy and of the mercantile marine who_ have been wounded or disabled by sickness in. this war, was favoured by absolutely perfect weather. Saturday was one of Wellington's best days, and the field fete held in the college grounds m the afternoon was as completely successful an outdoor function of the kind as could ever bo held in Wellington. The grounds were beautiful, the sun was generous, and the people there seemed to he in liberal mood. Tho sailors, who may not ho particularised any more than as "certain Naval ratings, had decorated the slopes round the crcen with strings of their biggest flags, and the decoration was marvellously effective. The rest of_ the show consisted of schemes for inducing everybody perambulating in summer clothes, or restinp on the sweet-smelling grass, to remember the men who have suffered by having had to face tho perils and hardships of the sea. Ladies sold buttonholes to the taen, and bigger posiis to other ladies; there were flower stalls, a stall selling needlowork and goods of that description, a tea-stall, and some ideas more original. Their Excellencies the Earl and Countess of Liverpool were present during tho whole afternoon. The Cricket Match. Tho chief sports contest of Win day was a cricket match between Wellington College and members of th* WrJlcslev Club. It is some considerable number of years since some of the members of the' club team have played regular cricket, but they had among their number one or two who have been among the best nlavnrs m the city. Each side plaved thirteen men, and this had tho double effect of making thinns less strenuous for tho side m the field, and of keeping down the scoring rate. For the clubmen the veteran, C. G. Wilson, knocked up the fine score of 88 in his usual vigorous style. This was more than half the score of the side. College at one stage appeared to have lost the game, when Hales mis Ibowling with disastrous. effect, and the score was about 80 with nine wickets gone: but a good batting effort -by Bull and Stuart smashed the bowling, and brouabt tho score toN6S. or 24 more than the clubmen had made. Following wero the scores :—

Wellesley Club. C. G. Wilson ' 88 Corporal Brodie. b. Scott 2 A. Darroch, h. Smith <> P: F. M'Evedy, b. Scott 1 M. F. Luckie, b. Scott 10 H. H. Buddie, b. Smith 2 W. H. Morton, b. Smith .' . 1 F. 0. Hales, b. Nicholls 1 E. K. Kirkcaldie, )>. Smith * Commander ICeilv, b. Nicholls 9 H. Gilmer, b. Smith _ 10 G. Pearson, not out ' 0 W .A. Bowring, b. Smith . 1 Extras _™ Total : ■••• * 41 Wellington College. Pope, b. M'Evedv ; — 21 Nicholls, 1.b.w.. b. M'Evedy 13 Ward, b. Hales ..., ;• 1 Bull, b. Brodie 54 CMvert, b. M'Evedy 3 Wallace, 1). Hales 10 Scott, 1). Hales 0 Smith, b. Hales 0 Donald, b. Brodie ■ 0 Bronte,'b. Hales jj ffornes. run out " Stewart., b. Brodie 31 Bramwell, not out 0 Extras J& Total 165 A tennis tournament was played on the school courts, in which about fifty doubles were nlayed. The winners were M'Kenzic and Mrs. G. F. Wilson (Kelburn Club), and the second prizes, were won by Miss Mantell and Mrs. Turnbnll. The tournament w«s arranged and carried out bv Mrs. Hilev, Mrs. Arthur Myers, and Mrs. Medley, assisted by Mrs. Reading. The sailors from one of His Majesty's ships had a small part of the ground te,themselves/where they had organi'"'d a few ganu-s, such as Aunt Sally. The "Aunt Sallies" in this case were offigios of the Kaiser, axd as the shooting was continuous nnS fairly good, the Kaisers were rather b\dly knocked shout before the afternoon was over. These games were liberally patronised, and they attracted more spectators than j 'my of the regular sports events of the day.