PATEA SPORTS.

Patea Mail, Volume III, Issue 281, 22 December 1877, Page 2

PATEA SPORTS.

The following handicaps were declared on Tuesday last :

Quarter Milo Flat Race. —W. Williams? scratch; D. Williams, scratch; W. Dixon, scratch; R. Swigstcr, 10 yds ; M. Byrne, 10 yds; G. A. Nicholson, 10 yds; H. Chadwick, 15 yds; C. Hargraves, 15 yds; J. Adamson, 20 yds; J. Smith, 20 yds. Half Mile Flat Race.—D. Williams, scratch; W. Dixon, scratch ; B. Corrigan, scratch; G. A. Nicholson, 15 yds; J. Smith, 30 yds. Quarter Mile Hurdle Race.—R. Sangster, scratch ; D. Williams, scratch ; W. Dixon, 5 yds ; J. Adamson, 1.0 vds. 11. C. TENNENT, { Handicam)Crs W, COWEEN, j mmuca PI )Cls -

WESLEYAN CHURCH BAZAAR. On the Ist August lust, notification appeared in these columns that it had been decided to hold a Bazaar in the township of Carlyle, in aid of the Parsonage and Sustentation Funds of the Wesleyan Church. Committees of ladies were formed in the different townships, and subscriptions in money and donations in articles of all kinds solicited. The Bazaar is now an accomplished fact. As a preliminary thereto, a number of gentlemen might have been seen on Tuesday last busying themselves in arranging stalls and decorating the interior of the Carlyle Town Hall with_ evergreens, and flowers, placards, and various devices. At the same time other gentlemen and ladies were busy at their homes cooking and preparing refreshments, and generally finishing up and packing the almost innumerable articles of utility and ornament intended for the Bazaar. Wednesday, the opening day, proved the ladies of Patoa county, who contributed to the Bazaar, to be endowed with artistic taste of a very high order, and to bo possessed of talent for effectively carrying out their conceptions. Of the many contributions in wool, crochet, leather work (flower stands, &c), fancy paper work (parlor ornaments, artificial flowers, flower baskets, &c), babies’ worked dresses, and such like, it is scarcely possible to speak in too high terms of praise. To particularize, and give each fair donor due credit, would occupy more space than we have at command. Suffice it to say that both in finality and quantity, not only the

ladies forming the committee, but ladies connected with the church, whose names will only be known to the committee, and some entire strangers resident far away (Wellington, New Plymouth,’ and elsewhere), contributed handsomely. The variety was great, and all who in any way contributed, will feel pleasure in having taken part in what has proved a succes undertaking, so far as display and g sfnl are concerned. nods

At the time appointed (two o’clock on Wednesday afternoon) the Bazaar was formally opened by G. S. Bridge, Esq., Chairman of the County Council, who delivered a short appropriate speech. Visitors were present from Hawera, Wavcrlcy, and intermediate parts of the district.

In the evening the Hall looked quite gay. The decorators had shown excellent good taste in evergreen adornment of the stalls which wore fixed down each side of the Hall. A large Christmas Tree formed the central figure. Seating accommodation had been provided for visitors just below the stage, and abundance of room was left for promenading. The stage fonn.cd the refreshment department, and the tables were attractively sot out with appetising viands and delicacies of every description —fruits, cooling drinks, and refreshing temperance beverages, tea, &c. There was evidence of great skill both in the preparation and display of articles on the refreshment stall, which was under the superintendence of Mrs Lett and Mrs Keys, assisted by Mrs F. Cowern. In addition to the Ordinary lamps, the Hall was illuminated by a number of varicolored Chinese lanterns, kindly lent for the occasion. Tire stalls were well filled with articles which it would bo puzzling to enumerate, from potato maabors and rolling pins to handsomely worked cushions, and nick nacks of all sorts and sizes. Stalls to the rigid hand on entering the Hall were presided over by Mrs Law, Mrs Hawken, Mrs J. Black, and Mrs Keuworthy, Those to the left by Mrs Bridge, Mrs G. Bayly, and Miss Dickie. The Christmas Tree was well looked after by Miss E. Ilawken, Miss Black, and Miss F. North.

Mr Warren was in attendance with his galvanic battery ,■ and created much mirth by shocking the ladies, ami tempting the little folks to try and fish up threepenny pieces from a bowl of water,-into’ which the electric current was directed.

A piano formed part of the stage fittings,but on the first evening it was mute for want of an operator. On the second evening this deficiency was somewhat compensated for.

The following ladies were appointed as committees in the various places, to receive contributions of plain and fancy work, some of whom worked with an earnestness of purpose and with results highly creditable both to themselves and the cause for which they voluntarily laboured : Carlyle : Mesdamert Law, llawkcn,- North, J. Black, Lett, Kenworthy, and A. Black. Hawora : Mosdames A’Court, W. Dingle,Wilson,- E. Bayly, B. Dingle. Waverley : Mesdames Bridge, W. Dickie, J. Dickie, Aiken, J. Dickie, A. Aiken ; .Misses 1 Dickie and Vincent. Mamitahi : Mesdames Foreman and T. Bayly.

The following gentlemen may take’ credit for the general arrangements of the Hall, and for the effectiveness of the display of evergreens, flowers, &c.—Rev J. Law, and .Messrs Jas. Lett, F. Co went, J, Paterson, and T. North.

Mr llawken, Mr Bridge, some of the gentlemen previously named, and others, assisted and exerted themselves in many ways to eJl’ect sales and promote general good feeling. Mr J. Lett and Mr F. Co worn are deserving of special thanks for assistance rendered during the bazaar. The superintendence and the chief responsibility fell on tbo Rev J. and Mrs Law, who cannot but feel well satisfied at the finish of what has for so long been a source of unwearying labor and anxiety. The visitors on the first day appeared to spend freely, tbo takings amounting to TOO. The second day’s takings amounted to £42 IGs, making a total for the two days of £lO2 IGs, with a largo number of articles unsold.

About half-past nine o’clock on Thursday evening, a portion of the goods remaining unsold were offered at auction by Sir W. Cowcvn, who kindly gave Ids services, and a number of lots found purchasers. There was nothing in the way of raffles, which was rather regretted by some of tiie young fellows, who after all rather like to he appealed to by fair ladies to try lucks together.

P.S.—IN CONJCTION W ID THE LAST DISCOURSE. Whin wc were fairly in the house agin, Biddy boulted the dure, for, says she, “ The cows ov Kerry have long horns, an I vaaly do not want every sthragglcr to hear what I’m about to tell ycz on this important matter. Now, Pathrick,” says she, “ I want ycz to buy or borrow one of thirn cows branded JC.” “How’s that?” sez I, “ Thim wc saw marked JR look to be purty fair milkers, an they arc far chaaper baastes, an you know money will not be over plentiful wid us this Krismas, oven if we sell the pigs, that are now aatoing their heads all every day since the old prates got done, an the now ones not in blaasam yit.” Wild that, Biddy jumped up in a timper “ honest crayther,” an sez she, “ I’ll sell my Belfast linnen, before I’ll allow yez to buy anc of thim rubbishin baastes marked JR—they’re only gittin thraned now. It’ll take months an months afore they onderstand their duties on the town lands; hut thim marked JC are ready trained, an trained in a way that an ould stoopid like you would niver taach thim. An they’re shaaply well bred quiet cows, wnd ilclers like my aunt Anastatia’s bigest potaty-pot—the one wud the round botom 1 mane —but thim’s only shrnall racomindations in comparison to what thay can do. Do you know, Pat, whin the ‘ Sargiut ’ comes round—l mane the gintilinan that apprihinds cattle or haarses found ramblin at large—well, whin he goes his rounds, they know his time to a minnit, and whiniver they see his head paaping round a caarner, eviry one of thim shlips quietly and discraatcly off in diffirent directions, and gammons to belong to somebody ilse. Buy one of thim cows, Pat, if you can. They’re worth bavin.” And here Biddy gave me a poke in the ribs that nearly knocked all the breath out.ov my stummok, an just by way ov infurcing her sinsible argimints like. Faalin out ov timper at Biddy for beein so

shmart wid her pokes, tho’ given wid the best of intintions, I unbculted the dure an rambled out agin to hav a quiet investigation ov thim JO baastes, but bein by mysilf this time, the knowin craythurs would not let me git near thim—mistaakin me for the Sargint, by ihy erict and gintilmanly carriage, bavin bin best part ov my young days in the furce. Bein a sort ov a philasaphir as well, I sat down to think on the grate slnse manifested in thim baastes, whin, all at once I espied a large mob of harses faading jist on the rise beydnt. I was not afraad ov thim, like I was av the Bull, so 1 walked bouklly up to thim to see if I could make out to whom they belonged. So I counted twelve or fourteen marked wid somethin like RE—but mind, my superior in laarning was at home this time, so I may be wrong wid the marks, but I plaanly saw ST on one ould military lookin staad gone a bit in tbc ligs especially the fore ones. DO was plaano on two, wid some sort of white powder on thir hair. One of thim had a slight limp, and looked by his eye to bo rayther a jib'. Two were marked JR, but not in the same way as the cows JR — it was more a sort ov half turn or shoe shape like,- an one in his young days had the misfortin to lose an eye. Three marked HF saaihed to' my philasophical mind to be strong useful baastes; and one wiry little charger marked conspicuously PM looked an intilligint shlip ov a thing, and was rayther ‘ Day an Martin’s raal Japan Blacking’ color about the top of the shoulder,- as if his party nathral hair was shtaanod wid carrying wet despatches of printed malher, which had oused out a bit wid the jolting. .[One of the office imps is open to bet that the writer here is referring to the Patla Mail charger.] Moving round a bit I nearly sthnmbled over something lying among the rashes, which proved to be a surt of attindint on this partickler lot. “ Hillo I ” sez I, “ are yc allowed to'depasture all thim Herbivorous quadrupaads about the straats, alleys, and lanes, ovthis city.” Wid that lie pulitcly tried to touch his cap wid his flit,-to Save himself the ixartion o risin, fur he was lyin on his back, and hathuraly all the projictions about his face were pointin upwards; and, “Sur,” says he, “ I’m dhriviu thim to the wathcr ” “ Thats shmarltly said and done, mo boy,” says I. “I’m glad to sec ye imdcrsthancl yer accupation.” “ Thank yc, sur,” says be,- and be began to sing a sthave of a modern song to the tune of “ Kate Kareney”— “ For I always am happy when stretched at my aso, “Mid this purty chaap grass for my harsees.”

But there was an intelactual tra'at awaitin me just a little way off. My attintion was attracted to three very supaorior lookin liarses, faading on the swaatc bloomin clover, and now and thin lif tin their heads and prctindin to pick thistle tops, of which there was no scarsity but in ra;ili(y r to watch me, as, by my apparance already described, they saamcd suspicious that I might be a detective officer in plane eluthes. I was just sauntering tip to have a look at their brand, when up canters a surt a shnmrt sprig ov a chap,- wid a cigar in Ins mouth, and mounted on a fat little figely black harse. I was about to bid him the time of the day, whin, without spaaking a word, he sings out in stentorian tones, w Gcc Darky.” and Darky did gee prapcrly, for in a twinklin lie was round the other two, and had thim placed in marchin order single file—in which position they waited farther orders. The cigar was now pitched on the ground, and the word of command giv, an this was it, “ Get up, Darky ! darn it, I sec you want to get in the pound again, to get claar of goin to Hawera.” Wid that they slhartod off at a swingin truth, and made strate for Cambridge-strect,-makin the ground shake and the dust rise in grate clouds. I put on my spektacles to look afther thim,' an, thinks I, what public afficor could iver apprihind animals wid wisdom like that. Why, he would na.ad to bo extinded accras two good stock harses in’sted of one, and no dont the Govcrnmint faal it no asy mather to git min suitable for that kind o sarvicc, as extra lanial mcasur would be wanted for the legs. I stood in maak contimplation for a fue miiiits, and thin says co meself (for Biddy was at homo), “ This is a grate andgrand district,and itis ossintialya graaffm township ; this is the place for mesilf and Biddy, for tree thrado is the rule, not the ixciptiom “ Hurrah !” PATH KICK DO WLING.

The Canterbury Times of 15th December publishes the batting average of men who played in first-class matches in England in' 1877. There are 122 names comprising the best English players. The bowling averages of English players will also be given. A sum of £IO,BOO has been voted by the Assembly for taking the Census of 1878. The railway from Wanganui is expected to be opened to Marton in January next. The connection with the remaining portion of the line is expected to be completed by February when the trains will rim right through from Foxtonto Wanganui. Amongst Papers presented to Parliament last session is one entitled “ History and description’ of the Colorada Potato Beetle” consisting of two letters from Sir Julius Vogel, with inclosure giving a complete history of the obnoxious insect and means which have been adopted to kill it off. A beautifully finished colored drawing of the insect, life size and magnified is appended. Sir Julius Vogel considers the best way of preventing the increase of the pest is by spreading models of the insect broadcast. One firm in London has had 10,000 cases containing models of the insect distributed amongst their customers. The English price of a dozen cases is 18s. In a return presented to Parliament of officers employed by County Councils, and amount of salaries paid. Patea is mentioned as paying—Treasurer, Collector, Clerk, Registrar of Dogs, Registrar of Cattle Brands, Registrar of Sheep, and Returning Officer (all the duties being performed by' the clerk), £250 ; Foreman of Works, £ISG 10s; Surgeon to hospital, £SO; Chairman, £SO. Total, £SOG 10s. Taranaki payg—Clerk and Treasurer, £150; and Engineer, £250. Total, £4OO. The county of Tuapeka pays highest per year in salaries, £1,090 8s. —The couniy of Hobson (Kaipara district) pays the lowest, £3O per year.

The session of Parliament late!}- closed occupied 145 days. That of last year lasted 139 days. Xo former session approached either in point of length since that of 1818 which ran 134 davs. ,

Strangers and country settlers coming to Carlyle, are very often at a loss to know which is the best and cheapest General Drapery and Clothing Establishment in the ’ district. R. A. Adams’ Cardigan House, offers special advantages that can be met with nowhere else in the district. He keeps the largest and best assorted stock of every description of drapery goods, imported direct—and froth the best colonial houses ; which’, being bought oh the most advantageous terms, and havingthorough knowledge of the business; enables him to offer goods of sterling quality at prices that cannot ho improved on by any other house in Now -ZTealan 1. Every article is marked in plain figures,from which there is no deviation ; so that inexperienced people are as well served as the best judges, the terms being net cash, without rebate or abatement of any kind. Xoto the address—R. A. Adams; Cardigan House, nearly opposite Town Hall, Carlyle.—advt., Holloway's Pills —This cooling medicine may be used with the happiest effects when the’ blood is overheated and a tendency to inflammatory action appears in the system? a course of one Pill a day taken shortly before dinner does away with the indigestion, fullness, and flatulency—indX cations of a weak stomach or disorderpW liver. A few Pills taken at bedtime am alteratives and aperients; they not only relieve the bowels, but regulate every organ connected with them, overcome all acrid humours, and cncuragc a free supply of all the secretions essential to our well-being. Holloway’s Pills thoroughly cleanse and perfectly regulate the circulation, and in hot climates and high temperatures, induce that feeling of comfort which is the pleasing accompaniment of a high state of health,-

1’atka Cup. KH) yds L>00 yds 300 yds W. Williams Sc match Scratch Scratch I). Williams <> yards 5 yards 5 yards W. Dixon t> t) 5J 5 77 5 „ W. Nicholson 5 8 77 10 „ M. Byrne 5 8 77 10 „ Gr. Nicholson 7 ’7 12 J) 15 ,, H. Chadwick 7 12 J) 15 „ C. Hargreaves 7 57 12 7» lo „ J. Smith 9 77 14 77 18 „ J. Adamson 9 5? 14 77 18 „