OHAUPO

Waikato Argus, Volume V, Issue 322, 2 August 1898, Page 3

OHAUPO

Fancy Dress Ball.—On Wednesday evening last a fancy dress ball was held in the Public Hall. It was got up by the cricket committee, who were a little nhort of funds, to clear their liabilities. The affair -was a great success, both socially and financially. About thirtyfive couples attended, just sufficient to make it comfortable for dancing. Mr Chittenden acted as M.C., and he ably carried out his duties. Mr F. Corboy presided at the piauo. All the surrounding districts were represented. Although the weather was wet and the roads bad, it did not deter many from coming long distances. There is one thing certain, those who attend the balls at Ohaupo go away with happy recollections, and the ball on Wednesday last was no exception. The scene from the stage when the dancers were up was most picturesque, the beautiful costumes and fancy dresses all miugling together. Some of the characters were rather odd, but I suppose that is what a fancy dress ball is for. There were no military uniforms, not even that picturesque one of the Waikato Mounted Rifles. The following are the several characters represented : Mrs Chittenden, Harvest ; Miss Tissiman, Nell Gwynue ; Miss Chapman, Imp (and she was not a bad-looking imp either); Miss Cowdey, Nancy Lee ; Miss Holder, Good Luck ; Miss Young, Nancy Lee ; Miss Gannons way, Cook ; Miss Bridgman, Hospital Nurse ; Miss G. Forkett, Snow ; and several others, >he names of whom I could not get, but many young ladies wore elegant evening dresses. Gentlemen : Mr Chittenden, Flags of All Nations—a showy dress that looked well; Mr Tissiman, Mephiestopheles—a marked contrast to the Flags of All Nations; Mr Hickey, Jim Crow ; Mr C. Winzlick, Day and Night; Mr V. Papesch, Negio ; Mr J. Prince, Cricketer ; Mr R. Teddy, Neapolitan Fisher Boy : Mr F. Potts, Bussiau Noble ; Mr C. Teddy, Count of Charless 11. ;Mr Parks, Miner. Most of the gentlemen, however, were in evening dress. Dancing was kept up till about three o'clock, when all returned home, having thoroughly enjoyed themselves. There was one defect I should like to call the attention of the committee to, and that is that the hall was very badly lighted—good enough for ordinary purposes, perhaps, but for a sfcata occasion like the above it was hardly up to the mark. A Mad Horse.—We have heard of mad men " running amuck," but this time it was a horse. The facts are : On Friday last Mr G. McCullagh drove over to Ohaupo, and on arrival noticed that one of the horses he was driving looked a hit sick. Thinking it was the gripes, he gave it about half-a-pint of whisky in some water, and then drove on to Mrs McNicol's to get another horse, leaving the sick one in an enclosure round the house. Mr McCullagh had not been gone long when the horse showed violent symptoms—kicking and plunging, dashing into the office and breaking the furniture, and then out through the window, carrying the casement with him. He then dashed at dne of the French windows of a bedroom and got partly in, but they managed to beat him out again, but not before considerable damage had been done. The mad beast then dashed away at full gallop, rushing blindly at everything and got terribly torn by the barbed wire, cutting the jugular vein and causing several cuts in other parts of the body, but finally tumbled into a ditch, where it lay exhausted. The horse was roped before another paroxysm came on. Mr Baxter, who lives near, was immediately sent for and he pronounced it a case of " mad staggers," which, although a common disease in the Old Country, he had never before heard of iu the colonies. After examination, it was found that the poor animal was so cut about that there was little hope of recovery, so he was shot. Anyhow, at Mrs McNicol's establishment the "mad staggers" will be remembered for some time to come. Some say it was the "shout" at the "pub" that caused the damage, but that is bosh—we all know better.—(Own Correspondent).

FOOTBALL o CAMBRIDGE V. WAINGARO. The above match was played on Sydney Square on Saturday last, and resulted in a victory for Cambridge by 15 points (five tries) to nil. The game was played in two spells of 40 minutes each, and during the fint half An.lerson scored a try for Cambridge, but the kick at goal was a failure. In the second spell Cambridge had all the best of the game, the forwards showing up well in the open play. Tries were secured by Roberts (3) and Clarke, but none of them were converted. The Waingoro men deserve great credit for the plucky game they played, but it must have been very disheartening to the captain to sec several of his men leave the ground and take no further part in the j:ame. This is a very bad spirit, and tends to discourage the other members of the team, especially when playing an uphill game. Mr K. Williamson had charge of the whistle, and gave every satisfaction. KIHIKIHI V. rATERANGI. The return match between these clubs, under the auspices of the Waipa Union, was played on the Kihikihi Domain ground on Saturday afternoon, and was won by the home team by 12 points to Paterangi's nil. Owing to several of the Kihikihi men not rolling up punctually, play did not commence till considerably nearer to four o'clock, than to the appointed hour, three o'clock, and all the players seemed glad to get into action after their long wait in the cold. Two of the local club's " cracks," Gardiner and Webster, were unable to play, owing to temporary illness, and Kihikihi's " show " of winning was not considered very bright. A good game resulted, and the visiting team worked hard and never lost heart, though occasionally experiencing very hard luck. Tries were obtained by Laing and Doyle for Kihikihi, one of which was converted by M. Gorric ; who also secured a cleverly-kicked goal from a free kick. Mr Webster acted as referee and Messrs Bowden and Gardiner as line umpires.—(Own Correspondent). AUCKLAND V. WELIINGTON. The interprovincial match, Auckland v. Weilingtou, attracted a large crowd to Potter's Paddock, Auckland, on Saturday, iu spite of the torrents of rain and blusterly state of the weather. The teams were as follows :—Wellington : Full-back —G. Howe ; threequarters—F. H. Ross, F. Hawke and R. Matson ; five-eight—A. G. Warwick ; half-back —A. McGuire (captain) ; wings—W. McLachlan and J. Kelly ; forwards—W. Hardliam, J. Soffe, J. O'Brien, C. McAnally, Manson, W. Spencer and J. Spencer. Auckland : Full-back—H. Smith ; three-quarters— Ashers, Laws and Absolum ; five-eight— R. McGregor ; half-back—l). Hay (captain) ; wings —S. McGregor and Laing ; forwards—Gillet, Brady, Otway, McGregor, Clarkin, McKenzie, Sampson. From tne above list it will be seen that O. Riley was an absentee. This was on account of a bad cold, and McGregor, the Thames three-quarter, was chosen to fill his place at five-eights. The score—--19 points to nil—represents the biggest total ever recorded between the two provinces, the. previous best being 13 to nil, registered by the Wellingtoniaus against the local team on the latter's ground in 1894, Such a defeat was never even dreamt of by even the most sanguine enthusiasts ; in fact, public opinion appears to have favoured the chances of the reps, from the windy city, 0 to 4 and an occasional 2 to 1 shot being obtainable. In the first portion of the game the honours were even, although Auckland had obtained a slight lead of three points —a penalty kick—from which Laws placed -i beautiful goal amid intense excitement. A good deal of difference of opinion existed as to how things would go in the second spell, many being inclined to pin their faith to Wellington on account el their reputation for work in the mud. Before half the spell was over, however, it became apparent that the local vanguard were showing more combination than their opponent?, and having all the best of the scrum work, this more than compensated for the individual dash and vigour shown by the visiting pack. The blue and white backs, too. showed themselves infinitely superior in attack. From a scrum in the Auckland 25, McKenzie and Gillett came away with a strong dribble, carrying the ball well into the Wellington ground, where R. McGregor, who was in a handy position, snapped up the ball, and shooting through his opponents grounded right behind the posts, securing Auckland's first try. Laws took the kick and made a grand attempt, the ball striking the upright and re-bounding. Shortly after S. McGregor crossed the line for the second try, which was not converted. After this the Wellington men appeared to ioose heart and head, and the home team simply ran over them in all departments of the game, and had the game lasted longer the Aueklanders must have added to the score. Some pretty play led up to the third score. Hay snapped up the ball as it came from the scrum, and dashing round the Wellington pack, handed on to R. McGregor, who got to within a yard or so of the line and transferred to Absolum, who dived for the corner Hag, and got all the way. Taking the kick himself from a difficult angle, Absolum landed a pretty goal and was deservedly cheered for his efforts. Dashing play on the part of Brady, Gillett, McKenzie and Laing made the Wellington ground the scene of the encounter towards the close. About 20 yards from the line, McKenzie got the ball from the throw-in, and sailing through the Wellingtoniaus, he transferred at the right moment to Sampson, who was in his wake, and the latter beating the Wellington lull-back, obtained Auckland's last try, from which Laws landed a beautiful goal, thus increasing the total to 19 points against nil. PREVIOUS MATCHES. The results of previous matches between the provinces are as under : 18S0—At Auckland : Wellington won ; 5 points to nil. 18 83—At Wellington : Drawn ; 5 points each. 1886—At Auckland : Auckland won ; 4 points to 2 points. 1889—At Wellington : Wellington won ; 3 points to 1 p&iut. 1894—At Auckland : Wellington won ; 13 points to nil. 1895 At Wellington : Wellington won ; 9 points to 5 poiuts. 1896—At Auckland : Wellington won ; 3 points to nil. 1897—At Wellington : Auckland won*; 11 points to 4 points. 1898—At Auckland : Auckland won ; 19 points to nil. The Ohaupo team did not proceed to Ngaruawahia on Saturday, to carry out their fixture with the Huntly Club, who, therefore, win the match by default. Waikato footballers will be interested to know that Marry Dansay, late of Rotorua, has been chosen to represent Canterbury in her internrovinciul matches this season. We congratulate " Harry " on Ins success. On Saturday next Hamilton will play Ohaupo on Sydney Square, and Huntly and Cambridge will meet at Ngaruawahia. We understand that a referee from Auckland will be engaged for the latter match.