THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, 24 December 1885, Page 2

THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.

There will be no lack of amusements during .the Christmas holidays. To begin with, the TJieatre will be occupied this evening by the J mio .Company, which will give its farewell perfo'riMhce, when " Leah, tho Forsaken," ivjlj jjg pup ,qn the boards, Miss Juno taking the title role. The Company has made such a favorable impression on the public of that there is no question at to the attendance, for Mr Coker, the enterprising lessee, may rest assured that he jill have a full house, The members of the Wesleyan Church have arranged to hqld a picnic on Boxing Day in Mr Elkins' paddock, Makora, Arrangements have been made'by'the managing committee to provide every possible comfort for the visitors, and : provsed the weather is fine, a large at't'eridajijg may ,be expected. ' pjpjiic will be held in a paddock'near tyie 1 Railway ' S.MiOu' pn Boxing Day, and, like everything elgp tliat is done by the I( Arniy,'''-ifcii sure to draw. " 1 " " Those who are of a sporting turn of mind will find more Racing on Boxing pay .than they can attend to, there being the fiivjt day of the Masterton-Opaki Jockey .Club njceting pp the new course, and the' anntfal inciting at With regard to the "fpfinei', the Club, though it started rather late in the'seasiii), ai)f} i|)?t yarious unexpepted delays, has proyid.ed qn excellent new cpjirse, the freehold title of wliicli it l)as acquired; and if the track is not quite all tjjat is required this yew, we may rest assured that the foundation that has been laid will prove the most important step that has yot been taken by any Racing Club in the Wairarapa, and that many a successful meeting will be held on it. So far as the approaching meeting is concerned, jt promises to be a most successfuipne, •'% ilje acceptances are good, and fcljio.sewhV consider ,thpmao)yo? qleyer ID plje srt are n,pta little' p'uzzfs -jjs jto, whioh he® tyjli turn up first in any of ' the races when the j luge's yepiJict is lequired. Not the least interesting among the holiday events is the annual meeting of Lower Valley Jockey Club which takes place at Waihanga on Saturday. Among the special features is a steeplechase, 1 wfiich''is certain .to draw a large attendan«e, cau§e ii tee amount of speculation, • ■ :" •