THE ELLERSLIE FETE.

Auckland Star, Volume VI, Issue 1591, 18 March 1875, Page 2

THE ELLERSLIE FETE.

The Hibernian Society, Mr Robert Graham, and even the Railway officials, must be congratulated upon the orderly and pleasant manner in which everything passed off yesterday at the Hibernian fete at Ellerslie. We learn that the railway conveyed close on 2000 visitors to the Gardens, and no accident of any kind occurred. We really did expect to see one good set-to during the day, but whether it is that Irishmen in the colonies lose their natural characterestic of combativeness, or that there could not be found anything to quarrel about, there was nothing evenapproximatingtoafight fromfirst to last. One gentleman who had partaken rather too freely of the waipero made a little demonstration at the station when the six o'clock train was about to start for town, but his ardour was quickly cooled by the persuading powers of Sergt-Major Pardy and his gentlemen in blue. During the foot-ball match a little contretemps occurred which made a love-sick Hibernian rather riled. He was bringing his Dulciuea to the front to see the sport, and just as he had ensconaed his partner and himself in a splendid position next the rails, the ball came to meet him accommodatingly, and (just rumpling the tip of his nose) sent his hat far away over the heads of the spectators in the rear. He was quite certain it was done on purpose, and for the rest of the game remained satisfied with a more distant view. Our pigeons brought their messages very faithfully, and, owing to their assistance we were enabled to give our readers a full account of the day's proceedings. The only race of which the result did not arrive in time for our second edition, was the Isoyds handicap which was won by O'Hare (5 yds.) in a canter; Macmillan (9 yds.) and JBrennan (7 yds.) finishing a dead heat for second. The decider was won by McMillan by a few inches. The running calls for no particular comment. The handicapping by JMJr Green-, wood as a whole was satisfactory, though

some slips were made, such as placing O'Hare, Regan, and Dowd together on the scratch mark in the 100 yards handicap. Mr Frank B. Passmore was present at Ellerslie station at the return, and surveyed the numerous one-and-three-penee3 with complacency.