AT THE EXHIBITION.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1181, 17 July 1911, Page 8

AT THE EXHIBITION.

LIVING BRIDGE. A BRILLIANT SPECTACLE. .\o fewer than 3GGO persons visited (ho Coronation Exhibition on Saturday, which brings up to ]27,1 J. 5 tlin grand (of»l of those who have llitis far unwed the displays. Cash takings from all sources on Saturday totalled .£127 Bs. 1(W. -Many country victors found a place in Ihe interested groups which gathered lo view demonstrations in various parts of the buildings during the day and evening. The different entertainments were cucli well patronised. LADIES' TEXXIS TOURNAMENT. A ladies' handicap singles tenuis tournament was commenced at the Stadium on Saturday afternoon, when many woll-con-tested games were played. The following are the results:— First Bound.—Miss Pullman (receives 10) beat Miss Lawlor (Ifi), ,10-18. Second Round.—Miss Gallichan (receives Hi beat Miss Carter (12). 30-28; Miss \\ ilson (receives 10) beat Mis:- Atmore (receives G), 30-20; Miss Pullman (10) beat Miss Pearson (14), 30-21; Miss Reid (12) beat Miss Tavendale (8), 31-29; Miss Meston (IB) beat Miss.V. Wilson (12), 30-28; Miss Webb (1) beat Miss riimmcr (12), 31-32. " Third Round.—Miss Pullman (10) beat Miss Reid (12), 30-27; Miss Webb (I) beat Miss Meston (16), 30-24. The tournament will be concluded this evening.' "LIVING BRIDGE." Mr. J. M. Harrison was again responsible for a record attendance at the Exhibition on Saturday evening, when a grand gymnastic carnival, and tile interesting spectacle of "Living Bridge," was performed in the Stadium. In addition to the grandstand arrangements already erected for the different entertainments hold there, seats had been placed at one ond of the space reserved for the performers and also at the side, and, even then, many people were standing. The programme opened wilh wand exercises by girls and boys, looking very neat and workmanlike in their gymnastic uniforms, and was followed by a display of flying rings by ladies. An interesting feature of this part of the programme was the exposition of Sandow muscle culture by a performer who would ccrtainlv have pleased the eye of Sandow himself, and whose performance must surely have fired many of his fellow creatures to attain the samo degree of development. In vaulting the horse some good jumping was displayed by somo' of the boys, and the Indian Club exercises by ladies were also good. A running maze by boys and girls brought this part of the programme to a conclusion.

"Living Bridge," in which the game was conducted by such well-known exponents of the game as Dr. Newman and his partner, Mr. I. .Duncan, Mr. A. E. Whyte, and Mr. J. H. N. A. Burns, was undoubtedly the feature of the evening, and, so eager wero some, of the audience that they simply rushed the lloor, forgetting every other consideration, with no attempt being made to stop them. Tables, chairs, anything that offered a' chance from which to see things, were ■ seized upon, and' peoplo could be seen marching disconsolately around the place with chairs suspended from their arms in the vain hope of securing some spot from which thev could see over others' heads. A grand march of the cards, the four aces, twos-, threes, etc., in lines, opened the game, the girls boing very effectively and becomingly dressed to represent the cards, Then followed a maze in single file (the shuffling). A herald, little Miss G. Hamerton, picturesquely dressed in red, cut them, and, at a given signal, each card was dealt and fell info lino before the screen behind which its player, all ignorant of what kind of a hand was being stored up for him, was stationed. Play then commenced, each player from the cards in his hand, ordering tho living card to leave the seclusion of the screen and stand by tho mark iu tho centre, where, tho trick being taken, the herald led them aside. Two hands were played, Dr. Newman and Mr. Duncan, winning one, and Mr.■Whyte and Mr. Burns tho other. It was decidedly a novel spectacle, played for the first time in New Zealand, and had people only restrained themselves, much more of the game would have been seen. Mr. Harrison is to be congratulated on the success which attended his efforts.

■ His Excellency. Lady Islington, and a partv from Government House, are to attend a snecial norformance of Professor Godfrey's t'raiuod'birds and animals, to bo given in the Coronation Theatre, at 11.30 a.m. to-day.