HUNTLY’S BIG DAY

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 232, 20 December 1927, Page 17

HUNTLY’S BIG DAY

CARNIVAL AND SPORTS TOWN EN FETE (From Our Own Correspondent) HUNTLY, To-day. Fine weather prevailed for the unfitly carnival and sports held on Sat- . lav last, though a cold wind gave a • m >sphere «>p< n"ir with a procession from Mason’s <”frage through the gaily-decorated ' vvn to the r( creation ground the carival spirit \\as everywhere pre-emi-n t and despite counter-attractions n . was a good success, though the .inning events could have been more freely patronised. 1 Mr. VT. Lee Martin, M.P. for Raglan, * present with the chairman of the Town Board. Mr. K. George, who was ~k 0 chairman of the carnival. Comtition was keen in the children’s 'ection and the judges had no small UTenvious task in making the awards, n-he joint secretaries, Messrs. F. Harris ’ d E. A. Jones, assisted by a strong ■ommittee. hail all details well arranged ™ j are entitl' dto a warm measure of ! r liso for their efforts. The Huntly Sil•er Band discoursed choice selections 'n the ground during the afternoon. The running events resulted as follOlOOYds. Maiden.—Porteous 1. Bestwick Open.—Bestwick 1, Hill 2, S 4i t oYds. re open—'Tom llall 1. L. Hill 2, H ?sYds. Old Buffers' Race. —F. Harris 1, B 'l2«Yds" Open.—H. Hall 1. C. Northmore " Married J.adies' Race.—Mrs. Hancock , Mrs B Callaghan 2. \ ’single Ladies Race—Miss Burgess J, ~a 3 p. Harris 2. Married Men's Race.—C. Watson 1, J. “committeemen's Race— E. Jones 1. Father Curley 2. JUNIOR EVENTS Boys Tiny Tots. —T- Twiddle 1, M. Partridge 2. Fivo and under Six.—Bestwick 1, ParS °six*aiid under Seven. —Williams 1, MorS 'seven and under Nine.—Kric King 1, G. Stevens 2. Nine and under Eleven.—T. Hall 1, Geo. and under 11.—Stevens 1. Lums-<lThree-legged Race (Boys).—Roberts an l Moyes 1. Beardmore and Brown 2. Three-legged Race, 10 to 15.—Deverall an l Dougla> 1, Holt and Holt 2. Relay Race, 10 to 15.—J. Hildebrand, E. L. Jones, Cyril Hill, G. Be Latour 1, J. Bate, R. Bate, J. Beadle and C. DeveraU 2. Tyre Race. —J. Roberts 1, T. Hick 2. Girls.—l2 and under.—Do»is Holt 1, E. Taylor 2. Relay race: Elsie Taylor, V. Byrne, Myra Curnow, Doris Holt 1. Ellen Smith, Margaret Moyes, Maureen Deveriiil and Elsie Beardmore 2.

Quoits. —Beadle 21, Fuller 9; Aitken 21, H. Hall 18: W. Brockelbank 21, Robson :0; Boustield 21, Partis 11; F. Harris 21, Tom B rookie bank 17; G. Tims forfeited to I>. Hall; Bousfield 21, W. Brocklebank 19; D. Hall 21, F. Harris 11: H. Aitken 21. W. Beadle 5. T. Bousfield. T>. Hall and 11. Aitken divided the stake. Referee, Mr. Geo. Green. Competitions Decorated Motor-car.—Mrs. Carlton 1, Decorated lorry: Bond and Son. Decorated carriers’ turnout: F. K. Cox. Decorated horse: Q. McCJfll. Decorated bicycle: Theresa Bryant j, Sylvia Hughes -. Roma Jackson 3. Xteeorated bicycle 'boys): Lanius Powell 1, Jim Wilson 2, Irank Burton 3. Decorated perambulators: Gladys Elliott *. Decorated goart: Tom Robertson L Decorated trolley: Gladwyn Hillman J. Decorated tricycle: Victor Williams 1. Decorated tri.vde: Special prize awarded to I>avid Moyes (THE SUN Service Car). Decorated scooter: Willie Kinnaird. Representation of a season. Elva rarkes; Queen of Flowers, Tegween Bry<nt; Fairy Tale character, Marion Ingfi na^ ve ’ Graham Jones, any nationauty. Ronnie Johnson; any nationality uprls), Elsie Taylor; sailor. W. Kinnaird; “i™ character. R. Fleming; decorated umbrella, Rma Cowan; comic character, 7th baaket o£ flowers, Ida Knaper. Olive Knapper; decorated dog, Joe , e ‘ i: original costume. Hilda Dodd; any other representative, Olive Landon.