THE HOLIDAY.

Evening Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2198, 24 May 1870, Page 2

THE HOLIDAY.

For the first time in four years we have had really line weather on the anniversary of Her Majesty’s birthday. There can be little wonder, then, that most persons took advantage of the holiday to go pleasureseeking. What with steamboat excursions, picnics, and the races, a large number of persons must have gone out of town. The Golden Ago took a good many excursionists to Portohello and Port Chalmers, and many visited the Port in company with the boats of the Yacht Club. One of the prominent features of the day’s amusements was THE VOEUNTEER PARADE. The Volunteers assembled in front of the Custom House at nfne o’clock. After performing a number of evolutions the usual feu dc jvh was lired, the Artillery between the rounds firing seven rounds from their Armstrongs, and the battalion band playing the national anthem. At the conclusion of the parade Major Bathgate presented the district prizes, complimenting the men on their appearance and their position in the late colonial ride contest. He impressed on officers the necessity of improvement in judging distance drill on the part of the men, and on the latter the necessity for assiduity, in their ride practice otherwise they' would find some of the other provinces occupying the premier position in shooting. The prizes were then presented as follows • Ist District. Ii s. tl. Ist. Volunteer Henry Green, No. 2 Scottish - - - - 10 0 0 2nd. Sergeant S. Muir, Artillery - 7 0 0 fird. Sergeant R. Wilson, No. 2 - 5 0 0 4th. Corporal W. B. Ogilvie, Artillery - - - - - 2 0 0 sth. Captain Atkinson, Staff - 1 10 0 (itli. Captain M‘Farlaad, Artillery 0 10 8 2nd Distrjct. Ist. Captain M‘Gregor, C.G. - 10 0 0 2nd. Private 0. Grant, D. N.B. - 7 0 0 3rd. Lieutenant Smith, D.N.B. - 5 0 0 4th. Lieutenant Marshall, Waikari - - - • -200 kari - - - ' -200 sth. Volunteer M'Lareu, S,D. K. • 1 10 0 6th. Lieutenant Shand, S.D. R. - 0 16 8 3rd District. Ist. Volunteer D. Henderson, Oamaru - - ■ - IQ 0 0 2nd. Ensign W. Richardson, West Taieri 7 0 0 3rd. Sergeant T. Blatch, West Taieri - - - * - 5 0 0 4th. Volunteer H. M ‘ N air, East Taieri 2 0 0 sth. Volunteer.!. Bennett, Oamaru 1 10 0 6th. Volunteer J. Buchanan, West t ■ • - 0 16 0 The men were then dismissed, ’The staff officers present were Major Bathgate and Captain and Adjutant Atkinson. Captain Paterson was in command of No. 1 Company; Captain Copeland, of the North Dunedin Company; Captain Kirkcaldy, of No. 2 Companv ; Captain Staveley, of the Naval Brigade”; and Captain Cantrell of the South District Bangers. Captain Atkinson will present some ef ijj-o third prizes this afternoon, and the remainder when bo inspects the districts. The following was the state of the companie’s muster : S y • ,s a 1 « o <6 3 “ * O M M 3 Staff r 7 r S 3 ~ No. 1 Company • 22 1 24 No. 2 Company' - I I f 12 North Dunedin -1 2 2O 2O Month D, Banger* * } J. 0 }0 Waikari - r Q \ 1 20 Naval Brigade - 2 0 0 22 Artilery - - 1 2 0 IS Band - - - 0 I THE waterman’s R Eli ATT A came off ip tljp Bay this afternoon. With so juany coimter-atpraefions, ft ipaij Ipirdly to be expected that the attendance would be large. A few persons assembled on the now jetty, and evidently took an interest in the proceedings. The following ape the results of the races Pair-oared Race. Prize, L 5. Secret (Ward) ... ... ... 1 Heather Bell (Davis) ... ... 2 Scullers’ Race. Prize, Lfi. Secret (Ward) ... ... ... 1 Shillelagh (Turnbull) 2 The Dpck Hunt, for a maze of Lfi, was won by Turnbull’s' Slul'lelagln To-Nioht. At the theatre there will he a dramatic entertainment and concert. A now farce, entitled “ Snapping Tarries,” ip to l;c produced, with Miss Dolly Creep as the become. Dr Carr repeats his entertainment at the Masonic Hall; the Young Men’s Christian

Association hold their annual soiree in the First Church; and the Loyal Dunedin Lodge hold an anniversary ball at the Oddfellows’ Hall.