CARTERTON.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 169, 27 May 1879, Page 2

CARTERTON.

(FRO!! OUR OWi\ CORRESPONDENT.) May 2G, 1879. Our local Variety Troupe—a very hopeful offspring of the Carterton Ohristys—gave their first entertainment at the Public Hall on Saturday evening in" aid of the Cnrtcrtou Baud, which tlicy intend following up by another this evening as n sequel to the sports on the Association Ground, The evening's amusement consisted of songs—sentimental and farcical —performances on the parallel bar, trapeze, and Roman rings, winding up with a side-splitting farce, in the latter of which some good local hits wore very happily introduced. The athletic display was really uncommonly good, and would not have disgraced any public circus. The vocalization was not to be wiped out, more especially that portion of it having a comic tendency; but one morceaux having " make me a jacket," ''a pair of pantaloons," or something of that nature, as a title, was of such a dismal delcful genus that' for the time being I thought I had got into a revival meeting of the most awful set of penitent sinners that ever trod shoe leather. Altogether I think all of us spent a very pleasant evening, and the performers well merited the good support I was happy to find they obtained. The necessity of some such scheme as that lately advocated by Lis Lordship the Bishop of the diocese being carriod into force has been clearly shewn by what has passed here during the last few weeks. The Rev Mr Booth has gone away on a well-earned holiday, and since his departure divine service has not been held in the church hero. Such a state of affairs would not, I believe, have been allowed to exist in any other branch of the Christian community, and I think it behoves those who acknowledge the Episcopalian Church to rise en masse to avert occurrences of such a nature arising. The Foresters' sports were a grand success in spite of the weather, About 500 people were oil the ground. The following is the list of events 1. Boy's lluce, under 12.—Once round the course; entrance free, Six entries. E. Bennet 1 M. Nicholson ... 2 2. Maidon Race.—2oo yards. Five entries, J, Waterson ... 1 G. Bennett 2 3. Vaulting with Pole. Five entries. J, Tidswill (9ft Sin) 1 J. Waterson ... 2 4. Grand Foresters' Race, 400 yards,—Handicap, Four entries, R. Reid (20 yards) 1 W. Waterson (10yds) 2 5. I!mining High Leap. Three entries. J. Waterson (sft 4in) 1 W. Waterson ... 2 G. Half-mile Race, for boys under Ifi. Six entries. J. Peters 1 J. Daysh 2 7. Throwing Heavy Hammer. Three entries, E. A. Beard... ... 1 J.. Waterson 2 8. Foresters' I'urse, straight run, 100 yards. —Handicap, J. Desmond, 8 yds. 1 A. Hanson, scratch 2 Darkness and late entries prevented other races coming off,