FLORAL FETE.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1936, 19 November 1906, Page 3

FLORAL FETE.

The Floral Fete was hold at sb9 Victoria Domain on Srturdiy afcsrnoon. The wind, whiob had bsoD blowing from different points of she oempiae daring the morniDg, eottlnd in ffom she seu'.h, bring icg an odor of brioe from the ocian in itr icy breath. Too etorm oioade, which hong like a canopy in threatening proximity, fortunately refrained from damping the ardor cf the email baud of energetic wotkere who fought so bard in the faoe of such adverse circumatancis to bring the function to a successful issur. Taero woe a moderate attendance of adults, the smailnoee of number partly due. to an impression that the fsie had ogiin been postponed, whilst she unpropitious woathor wae responsible for the ab-ecce of count y folk, The Ecbool ohildren, however, enjoyed the outing thoroughly, and entered wuhzeat into fiao various cimpefciiione. The ptooeediDgs were carried out under she supervision of the secretaries, Mssere Rowley and Dutton, assieied by a strong committee, conuistiog of Mcesra Wade, Colley, S,mervcll, Lselio, Nield, Nisbiti, and m.tubers of the teaching stuff. There wore Bevoral sislla oreotod on the ground, provided by those who had given assistance towards the gathering, including : Jumble stall, Mrs and Mira Tewnloy; refreshment etal), Mesd’.mse Stuckey and Waat and Mr Stuckey ; fliwer stall, Mis Rowley, The chairman of the Sohool Commiitee, Mr J. Somervoll, had his marry-go-round erected in- a distant corner of the ground, which p'oved a aouroe of enjoyment to the children. The judging of the.floral exhibits was oonduotsd by Mies G. Camming. There wae a largo and varied display of decorated bicycle?, go-oarts, hoops, hats, boat, basket-', eto., despite the faot that many had to decorate their exhibit three times, Had the weather proved more favorable tbo result would have added consider, ably towards the object for which the gatberiog was promoted, the improvement of the eobool ground. Toe sports events were judged by Messrs fjiell and Niabett. Mr H, Miller generously officiated a 3 gatekeeper, Reouita: Decorated bicycle (adulip), Mrs Geo. 3imeon ; bicycle (lohoul children), Eua Johnston 1, Kitbleen Fjx 2 ; gent’s bioyle, Harold'Lincoln 1, Leslie Bright 2 ; go-cart, Mca Webb 1, Olive Ssndlant 2 ; floral exhibit (children under 14 year?), Geoffrey Outhaert (boat) 1, Philip Barry (aoop) 2; hat, Mrs 0. P. B'owne 1; aaskbt flowors, Mre Geo. Simeon 1, Miss Crawford 2; basket fl iwers (-cbool children), Daisy Koiba 1, Rita Khha 2 ; i gent’s buttonhole, Hilda Nasmith 1, Amy Green 2 ; Madge Kane 3 ; lady’s spray, Dorothy Barry 1, Amy Green 2 ; paper hat, Gtaoe Gravee 1, Mable Ward 2 Oompeiitiaos: Best decorated child’s poDy, Georgs Webb 1; decorated hoop, 0. Sieyeosoo 1, H Chci.-p 2, other competitors J Ohrisp, 0, Bali, E Jones, P Berry, and A Porter, a very pretty oompentiou. Nursery Rhyme Competition : Geoffrey Cuthbert ‘ Litrle Boy Blue ” 1, Roy Waiker “ A frog he would a wooing go” 2, M. Hennessy 11 Little Bo Peep ” 3, Pnyllis Ma3aoy “ Old Mother Hubbard ” 4, K. Hennessy 11 Mary fcal a little lamb ” 5, Myrtle Thornton •' Queen of Hearts ” 6, H- Rauger “ Pus 3 in Boots” 7, Isabel Urnisp “Bo Peep ”8; other oompoiitors were, M. Cnmming and W. Wiidith "JaoK and Jill,” J. Robinson “ L-ttlo Red Riding Hood,” O ga Godfrey “ Bo Peep,” Mary Ardern, Ycoland Thomson, Lorca Robortson, R. Saunders "Mary, Mary, Qiito Contrary,” J. Robb, W- Saot S. McKay, R. SimsQD, G. Harris “ Five Little Nigger Boys,” E- Ohrisp “ Dusty Miihr,” Ahan Rowley ■' Humpty Damply, ’ Vioint Vincent and sohool girls "01 wnmaa who 'lived in a shoe,” E Cbtiep " Jack' ; the rhymes were iplondialy represented, and the judges had considerable trouble in allotting the prizes; there was very little to choose from Amongst the fi«t six.. Bicycle teams competition : Maori team and Empire team bracketed first, other • competitors Japanese team, and Buttercups ; this was the most attractive feature of the Carnival and camo in for warm applause from the spectators ; the Maori team with G. Woodward as driver, composed of Misses G. Warren, M. Winter and M. Rico led off first; they wero all dressed in Native costume and the bicycles wero decorated with ti tree blossoms and native flowers; the Empire team followed ; To Kani Kero Kero, representing New Zealand, held the ribbons, and this team included Etta Hayes (England), Reno Crisp (Scotland), A Hennessy (Ireland), Ethel Ellery (Wales) ; the bicycles were prettily decorated, the. girls wore dressed in national costume. 'The Japanese girls followed, represented by Misses Ena Johnston, E. Solvander, Daisy Miller, and Kathleen Fox. The driver Was not with his team, which threw away their chance of victory. Through a mis understanding tho 11 Buttercups ’’—Borneo Gardiner driver, and -Misses Rosina Johnston, Gladys Gault, and Ethel Black - did not arrive until tho judging was finished. Each of the teams performed their allotted parts with grace and ease, and the exhibition would have dono credit to ft much larger ceut-tc,

Pony jump — .T. Dobson 1, P. Ilnnson Pony trot, twice vouiul —Poi'oy AVyllio, scr, 1; A. Hanson, 15soos 2. Trot, twice round —11.l 1 . WvUio 1. Dunlop, from tho limit, led all tho nay, and a chain from the post had a load of twenty lengths, when the spectators rushed tho course to see tho finish, frightening the pony, which ran oil and did not finish, Tho winning horso trotted splendidly. Tug-of- War—The District school learn proved too much for the high school team. Menagerie Knee— Burnott Hollis (Jamb) 1, Tod\llemicssy (lamb) 2, 11. Clirtsp (rooster) 15, . . At the conclusion of the Carnival a parade of the decorated exhibits \\ as given, tho gathering dispersing at live o’clock,