HOSPITAL FETE.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 9, 15 November 1883, Page 2

HOSPITAL FETE.

A meeting of the above committee was held last night at the Court House. Mr W. Adair was voted to the Chair.

The following is the list of events—St. Andrew’s Handicap, Ist prize, £5 5s ; 2nd prize, £2 2s ; 3rd prize, £1 la ; entrance 7s 8d ; 3 event, ; points to score—s flrat, 3 second ; 2 third ; winner of each event to receive a prize. Mile Race, Good Bros Cup, £3 3s ; 2nd, 20s ; entrance 2s fid. Maiden Race, Ist prize, plated coffee Pot, by T. J, Dickson ; 2nd, bridle by M. Hall; entrance, 2s. Boya under 16, Ist prize, 20a ; 2nd10s ; entrance, la. Hop, Step and Jump, lat prize, Lamp by Croll; 2nd, E. K. Brown, Breastplate j entrance, 2s. 100yds Scratch, It prize, Herald Cup ; 2nd, smoking Cap, by Miss Shakespeare; entrance 2s fld. Running High Jump, lat prize, bridle and martingale, by Bruce ; 2nd, pair slippers, by John Anderson; entrance, 2s 6d. Boys under 12, Ist prize, 20s ; 2nd, Coat by Lewis ; 3rd prize, pair boots by A. J. Cooper; entrance, Is, Vaulting with Pole, pair trousers to order by Cox ; entrance 2s fld. Egg and Ladle Race, 1.10 yards t Ist, ring, value L2 2a, by Mr G R Wyllte j 2nd, ham, by Mr Adair, Entrance, 2s 6d. Volunteer Race I Ist, field glass, by Mr Bloomfield : 2nd, pair shoes by D E Smith. Entrance, Ib. Walking Match: lat, cruet atand, by Gibbs ; 2nd, Whinray’s carved towel horse; 3rd, case of oranges, by Petersen. Entrance, 2a 6d. Throwing the hammer: riding whip by I 0 Taylor. Entrance, 2s. Handicap hurdle race : Ist, pickle jar by Nasmith, value L2 2a ; 2nd, coat by Teat and Friar, value LUO. Entrance, 2s 6d. Putting tho stone.’ Ist, lamb, byThelwall; 2nd, oOlbs new potatos by Mrs Knights. Entrance, 2a. Tug-of-Ww i two doz pinta al- by Allanaoh and Hansen and six dog ginger ale. Bix aside. Entrance, la each man. Girl's race: Ist, pint milk every day for twelve months by Weston ; 2nd, Cake, 10a, by* Erskine ; entrance Is. Boating Race (final boat) 5 Silver Cups, by Captain Porter, 1 for stroke, 1 for each man and om for cox. These are exceedingly nice and valuable Cups. Entrance, os per boat —First race to start at 11 o'clock sharp. The following is a list of the prizes obtained by the collecting committee : —E. ft. Ward, balance from insurance relief fund, after paying Dr Pollen, £5 ; Mr Gibb’s cruet stand, valued at £2 2. ; M. G. Nasmith, electro-plate pickle jar ; S. M. Wilson 20»; Good Bros, cup valued at £3 3s ; B. C. Fryer prize : Captain Porter, 5 silver cups to bo given to the winning crew and the coxswain of tho Boat race ; Mr Jobson 10s; Mr Hall bridle 12s 6d; O. Beveridge, fruit ; E. P. Joyce, prize; Mr Croll, Lamp, value £1; J. Erskine, 11b cake, worth 10s; A. J. Cooper pair boy’s boots, 12s; J. East, pair glass dishes worth 7s 6d ; Brown & Smaill, 20s ; E. K. Brown, breastplate ; Thelwall and Co., lamb; 0. Petersen, case of oranges; Garrett Bros, 10s j H. Bruce, bridle and martingale, value 18s; D.E. Smith, men's running shoes; j Anderson, pair slippers, 7s 6d; Miss Shakespeare, smoking cap; G W Bishop, 5s ; Mr Rosie, 6s; H Lewis, boy’s tweed coat; Central Butchery, prize; J Robb, prize; J Whinray, walnut towel rack, value 15s ; J Bigley, selection of tinware up to the value of 15s ; Geo Scott. ss; Beresford, 21s ; Gregson, 10s ; T E R Bloomfield, 1 field glass, £4 4s ; G R Wyllie, gent’s ring, valued at £1 17s 6d ; Knights, 50 new potatoes ; Finneran, 10a ; F H Cox, pair tweed trowsers, L2 8s; Edmunds, 10s ; Graham and Co, 21s; Graham, Pitt and Bennett, L2 2s; F Morgan, 10a 6d; G A Bourne, fis ; Weaver, 10s ; Dickson, tea-pot, 30s ; Walsh, 10s ; Weston, milk for 12 mos ; D Page, 6 doz. ginger ale ; H. Porter, 5s ; Hanna, 5s ; Dufaur & Co, 1 cup, £2 2s : Mrs A. M. Browne, 1 book, ss, Clothing, Co 7 6d ; C. Smith, 6s 6d ; J. S. Brown, book, value ss, cash 2s 6d ; I. C Taylor, 1 riding whip, 10s; Coleman, 5s ; Teat and Fryer, tweet coat, 30s , Kennedy and Bennett, half ton coal; Allanach and Hansen, 3 doz ale ; J. Townley, prize ; Fisher, prize; G. Moore, prize. __