THE MIRAMAR SEASIDE CARNIVAL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 102, 23 January 1908, Page 11

THE MIRAMAR SEASIDE CARNIVAL.

' SUCCESSFUL GATHERING. • . , • Tho fifth* annual-Ve.-vside Crirnivni promoted by .the presidents of Miramar, which was hold at AYorjcr' Bay yesterday, attracted botween fire* &iul. six thousand; visjtorsi vOwing to tho.' preralcnco of a stiff northerly breeze, one of'the dinghy sailing races and-the open handicap-had",to^o; : abandoned. ' Tho dinghy sailto'g- «"& off diif'inqt prore n great success. Only tho Venice, Ajas, and Rowe went out to compote, and before the Ajax reached tho' starting point she capsizod whilst "jibing. ■" The Rowej fwhieh' was being, sailed by F. Mar-. ' sb'tiltV'ttiitK ;R.'"Marshall, .fia3 complet'ed only; half tW course when sho swamped. F. Marshall,"who was thrown'but? had an exciting ex[ierionca,; having to^. assist for some coneiderabift' tihio ih bailing, the boat out beforo hs-collld: get jn again. r , A crew from tho Petoii6ivNavals.iproceededi to the- but , found their ; . serVides'Vere' not dayi-one or; two: other/bbats cap-; their :;, occupa'nts did to mind iihe involuntary . ducking'''which they .ftatiifo Lof■ the carnival was a grabd'inbmarine explosion, which was fired by the Mayoress (Mrs. 0. J. Crawford). The chjvT'go,' which 'consisted of' 1001b. of. guncotton, was placed under a raft by- a detachment' "of •" the ' No':;' 2 Of the Submarine Miners -under-Lieutenanti Syroons. The'"' fircaiofthe..- explosion .threw ; a .largo volume 'of witor' about'; : ;lso, ffiot intotne air, - aftd< :i shattered the -raft-l - into.': matchwood'. A-*nuiijil»'r^ lently played'diiring the "the; Won- ' derland'Band.' 'The 'committee under whose suportisioil-Uhe''carnival; .was'held of ■■Messrs.' Weir (chairman), Williamson, Marshall';v:Y.&ungaT.fittle l ?RiChafdsj l Cooper, Wyatt. (secretary), /pndsHawson.- (treasurer). The results were as follow: —, Dinghy.:, Sailing /Race.rrrMr.; , G.v-'Snow's Vonice':;(GpiinJ, Three starters;> only '% * -H. 'FiftyiifVafdsrSwimming Handicap (open tb residents only).—J. Pye Smith'ffyds'.), 1;/JI Hunt^i'(ser3/ f^: A. ; Saxon (4yds.), 3. Nineteen'compotithre.' Won oasily. .'Soycnty-fivo—Yardß ; lnter-Club Swimming Handicap,rrl&t, heat: 1 W.,,Wilton-.-Q6sec.); 2nd Ko&fc'i w: 1 Bej '(iTsec.)'; final: Bey, 1; Wilton,, 2; Ashford. 3." Won on the touch; Bccouiiftntl.-,third -almost a':dead Heat, .Hundred ¥ards*SvHniming : -'Handicap' (open tO : .ifesidentflnpnly).--r'R«,.A. 'Evenson; (Sydß.). 1 • E. S., Fdrrios(4yds.),. 2;■ Jr.-Hunter (scr.), 8. v. Spl.wMn jacp; ■ iForne : le.d.. 'nearJy? all • the fray. - i : " I'iftji Yards /Swimming Handicap, InterClub,' Ladies' Bracelet.-r^lst-heat;i W. .Bey (lOsec.). ly 2nd heat: G. R.' Paterson -.(Bsec.), 1 j.-final': 'P&tersbn, '1 {/Bey, 2; > Townsend,, 31 .y4njs> WWS 1 } s f«S99tl and' ; ; H'blidred ■ "i'ariis '''-SWimniing:' '1; J. Lynoh>(Bsoc.), 2;* C.' ,3 ; The winners-roacned the-post almost m: a' line. iHuiidreJ .Yards' Handicap, rßnnnihg"(open ' WillPwH,- Dawson", (scr,):;: 1; H. 'E. Facho'c^yds.'), l -^;; Jv/ Linnehani -(10yds;), 3; -fifteen competitorswon : on', the :post.". : Ma'rri«l . .Women's -Race, Fifty Yards.— 1 r. Mr%,Bowden,, 2..Fourteen ; fell ;;sjnejf two did .not. finish. Won, easily'' _ U • Fifty 1 iards :!Open" Running- 'Handicap.— G.' is.'i-Pilco (syds.), 1; W. Baumgart (2yds.), 2;.'"H/ H.' ijDawflon (scr.), ; 3. Eleven took part;.'close " ; " ,-jrhrfce-Legced Race.'t—Piko and Rolls and \ Jiitchell : >;'and - Forne dead-heated;- • '■•Siiildred Yards Handicap, Running.—H. H;f-Daws6n (2y3s.)','lj H.'E. Fache (Byds.), 2 ; 'i/.VVC: ; Ifama (4Jyds.),; 3, Thirteen com-, petitbrsl j;. l . ... , |-■ •• i'Fishl Collecting ' Competition—Edmonds and , W:iTeix?.kHd;.Co.',', 12 fish, Jro'f%in Seven wmpetitoj-s ;.,yr,on, easily.., ? Sack;4iaee'.--J/ G'Brien'j 1' Er 'Bowden, S.V-'Uight.entrios.v-INeatestlHeader.—E, .C. Jenkinson, .1; S. MarYfi 2.' . Two Huiidred. Yards-Open Handicap), Running.—H. H. Dawson, (scr.), 1; L. C. Fama (13yd5.),2. Thirteen competitors;, won Yards .Handicap,'' Running (op6li ! to"' residents" H. Dawson (scr:); lp, H.'*E., Fache (16yds'.)!' 2. ;,7 Won -by 4yds.' ■ ■■ ... •.Oifloials'jßacei—R.. Williamson (lOrds.). 1; F. Tattle (lOyds.), 2. .