DIAMOND JUBILEE CELEBRATION AT NEWTOWN PARK

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 26, 1 February 1915, Page 4

DIAMOND JUBILEE CELEBRATION AT NEWTOWN PARK

Tho Diamond Jubilee of tho City of Wellington was celebrated at Nowt-own Park on Saturday* afternoon in a carnival of procession and sports. The function, postponed from Anniversary Day on account of the we&ther, suffered in regard to attendance, but a fairly full programme of events was carried out. The feature of the afternoon was the procession, which wended its way from Post I Office Square up to the Park in a scries of vehicles, motor and horse-drawn. An interesting part of it was the section organised by the West Coasters' Association showing a tableau of carlv gold j mining on the coast, with oW-fashioned cradle, pack-horses, mining camp, and miners in costume. The members of the J. C. Williamson Opera Company also turned out in a variety of costume illustrating the Gilbert and Sullivan operas now being played at the Opera House. The brißk business introduced by the players did much to enhance the attractiveness of the afternoon's proceedings. The assemblage at the Park included the Mayor and members of the City Council • and other local bodies, representatives of organised labour (i and members of the New Zealand Natives' Association. Early j Settlers were not so conspicuous as at last year s celebrations. The bands in attendance were the New Zealand Natives' Band, Jupp's Band, and the Highland Pipe Band. The costume cricket match between the members of the Opera Company and tho Maoris and Paken&s did not eventuate, but instead there was an exceedingly entertaining impromptu game by tho members of the company. In the further end of the green sward there were exhibitions of dancing, including national dances by Miss Flora Shaw's pupils. Then there was an open-air baby show in which the greatest interest was taken. There were nearly a hundred entries, and Dr. Platte Mills had a difficult tack

as judge. General satisfaction wni» expressed at the ft-wards, which were at follow : — Best baby born, since outbreak of war : Walter Kivell, two months old. Best baby boy. up to 111 months old : Baby Tom Ballard. Best baby girl, up to 12 months: Doris Gregory. Best baby boy, over 12 months and under two years: Lawrence Mason. Beßt baby girl, over 12 month* and under two years: Dorothy Elliott Special Glaxo prize : Baby Brook-Taylor. Special prize : Robt. Douglas First prize twins: Jean *nd Mary Kennedy. A short athletic programme wag carried out', under the N.Z.A.A.A. rules. Tho results wore :■ — 100 Yards Handicap— G. Heley, 5 yds, 1; R. Adams, 7yde, 2. Time, 10 4-s«ec. 880 Yards Handicap— G. Bilderbeck, 55yds, 1; P. Doyle, 15yds, 2. Time, 2min ssec. Half-milq Bovb' Walk— R. M'Kenzie, 1 ; J, M'Kemae, 2. 220 Yards Handicap— S. E. Wilson, 16yds, 1: G. Heley, Byds, 2. Time, 23 ' 2-ssec. 220 Yards, Boy Scouts— G. Stark, 1; G. Dutch, 2. One Mile Handicap— -W. Drummond, 55yde, 1; J. F. Byrno, sor., 2. Time, 4min 51 4-Ss<?c.