THE EXHIBITION.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1176, 11 July 1911, Page 2

THE EXHIBITION.

WEATHER AFFECTS ATTENDANCE, .. CONTINUATION OF BOWLING TOURNEY. Tile attendance at Ihe Coronation Ex-' hibilion yesterday was somewhat affected by the. continuous rlin and bleak wind, which were strong arguments in. favour of (ho fireside to those who had no need to venture forth last evening. Still tho inoflo of llio .Exhibition i.s (liko Peter Moody's in "The Arcadians") "merry and bright," and those who did visit the halls of light on Waterloo Quay found amplo diversion for n couple of hours in tho varied and admirably-displayed goods of local manufacture and the many working exhibits which givo the Exhibition an industrial aspect. ' There will be a deal of smartening up among (he stall-holders this morning, in anticipation of the visit of his Excellency the Governor and Lady Islington, who are timed (o arrive at the Exhibition at 11.45 o'clock this morning. BOWLING TOURNAMENT. The Pairs Tournament, which has occttpied- the attention of the howling fraternity siiice Saturday aflornran, reached the section finals last, evening, some excellent play marking the struggle for places in the finals. The results of last evening s play were as follow :— Section A: Brnckonrld'gc beat M'Whannell, 11-11; Webb beat Parata, 19-8. Section 13: Prince beat Arden, 25—11; Ballinger beat Neville, 18—10. Section 0: Diinock beat Pollock, 17—9; Thompson beat Williamson, 18—6. Section D: Tapliu beat Wyllie (by default); Kelly boat Ballantyne, 9—9. Section E: Hill beat Danks,' 21—5; Hendry beat Campbell, 18—0. Section F: Noble beat Griffiths, 23-0 j Routlcy beat Crawford, 12—11. To-day's play:—At G p.m.: Kelly v. Prince; Ballantyne v. Brackenridge; Biill v. Roulley; Dimoek, a bye. It, is expected thai the final gamo will bo played'tomorrow evening. THE PARTRIDGE CUP. The following lead in tho aggregate of points scored for Mr. L. It. Partridge's cup (awarded to tho athlete scoring most points in athletic events held during tho Exhibition):—P. ,T. Fitzgerald, 11 points; U. Cashman, 10; F. Turner, 8; L. C. Galbraith, G; Shaw, V. J. Byrne, Parker, 11, Tracy, Rowberry, F. Hubbard, R. Porter, A. Robinson, P. J. M'Namara, A, T, Duncan, 5 each. HOCKEY TOURNAMENT. Numerous entries have been received forthe big suven-e«ido hockey tournament to be held in the ...indium on Thursday evening. The draw will tako place this evenFOR THE HEPPLE FUND. Tho boy scouts promise to give a most interesting entertainment in the Stadium on Friday evening next, when the disciples of Baden-Powell will give lively and varied illustrations of. the field work which has such a fascination for tho boys, lho receipts for this entertainment will be handed over to the Hepplo Fund. ■ LIVING BRIDGE. All bridge players will be interested in tho display of living bridge to bo given under the direction of Mr. J. W. M Harrison in tho Stadium on Saturday even»;s ipt; T "'s will bo the first occasion in Wellington on which bridge has been played with living "cards," and as both sides keen on achieving a "grand nf Hnv.l t ' cr V l ' ould be a hi S attendance ot cle\olees of tho game. . . ATHLETIC MEETING. . The weekly athletic meetings in (ha .Vadium are to bo resumed on Thursday, n M HS k .*/*. 2 »)' On that occasion there yAll'be.a'»o yards dash handicap, ono milo handicap, and potato and obstacle races. On tho following Wednesday (July 20) there will bo a 15-milo Marathon race, tho longest course, with tho exception of the Wellington-Taita-Marathon run by the W.A.A.C. two years ago. . : LETTER FROM THE. PIERROTS/ The following letter was received by th« Commissioners from the manager of tho English Pierrots yesterday.— "Gontlomi'ii,—Before leaving Wellington we wisli to express to you our appreciation of tho generous and friendly spirit which has actuated you in all your dealings with the Pierrots, and also to express our sincere thanks to you for. your endeavours on our bchnlf. In many respects we regret our early departura from (ho Exhibition, and especially bocauso wo havo met with the greatest kindness and consideration from everyone concerned. In spite of some little disadvantages and difficulties, we feel that our association with the Exhibition has been of a happy nature, and sincerely thank all you gentlemen once more for everything you have done to make our visit to Wellington so enjoyable. Trusting that Hie Exhibition will run successfully to tho end, and that we may have the pleasure of meeting you again. With- kind re? gards, Messrs. Thomas and Dakin."