St. Patrick's Day.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3144, 17 March 1879, Page 2

St. Patrick's Day.

To-day, the 1413 th anniversary of the patron Saint of Ireland, astonished a good many people by being fine, so used have we become to bad weather accompanying the seventeenth of March. The principal places of business and the banks were closed, and a liberal and varied programme of amusements having been prepared for the day, every one seemed bent on enjoying themselves. At half-p»st eight o'clock this morning the members of the H.A.C.B. Society assembled at their Hall in" Pollen street, Shortland, and having donned their regalia and a sprig of the—

" Green immortal shamrock, The chosen leaf of bard and chief,

Old Erin's native shamrock." marched to the Willoughby street Catholic Chapel, where the Eev. Father O'Keilly delivered a well arranged ad. dress on the patron Saint of Ireland. After service, which was numerously attended, the Hibernian Society, with the children attending the Catholic Sunday School (who mustered about 400), formed

in procession, and headed by the baud marched to Parawai Garden*, where The Sports were to be held. Shortly after their arrival there, there must have been about 2000 persons on the ground. After a short spell the sports were proceeded with, Mr Mcllhone acting as judge, and Mr Noouau as starter. I—MAIDEN RAGE—ISO yards—lst prize, £2; 2nd, 10s. Entrance, 2s Manning ... ... ,„ l O'Connell ... ... ..r 2 Johnson, Martin and Wright also ran. This was a rery good race, the winner running gamely and winning the prize by about a yard. 2—HANDICAP RACE—2OO yards-lst prize, £3 j 2nd, £1. Entrance, 3a lhis race excited a good deal oi interest. ,i Kilgour (9 yds.) 1 O'Connell (9 yds.) ... ... 2 Howard and Waite (scratch) and Moorcraft (9 yds.) also ran. JLilgour won easily. 3-SAOK RAOE-Prize, £1. Entrance, Is Henderson ... ,„ . „, i, Simon Williams „, „', 2 J. Carter and Martin started/ but shortly after the start Carter fefftSarily, and fainted, being carried unconscious into the tent. Williams lodged a protest against Henderson. 4—BOYS' RACE (under 15 yean)—lit prize, £1; 2nd, ss. Entrance, Is Seven ran. Brown ... ...... 1 W. Dufty ... ... „; 2 (Pbb Pigson Eipbsm.) 6—GURLS' RACE (under 16)— lit prize, £1; 2nd, ss. Entrance, Is This created great amusement.' It 'ended—' . '■■■'■ -■•'" "■ r\' r,\: ■„•"" Maggie Millett ,„ IM , 1 Mary Davies 2 The tub race is just coming off. ■ Bpjn. f-TUB RACE—Prize,£2 Anderson ... , 1 This was fine fan.