MAARDI GRAS'AT ST. CLAIR

Evening Star, Issue 16352, 19 February 1917, Page 6

MAARDI GRAS'AT ST. CLAIR

AN A'ITJUITIVK FKTK

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It was most unfortunate that the- Mardi Grits at St. flair had a set-back by tin 1 rain which fell on Saturday afternoon just at thu time the stallholders wcie preparing for brisk Imsincw. Tbeie na» a b'.g crowd pieseut, which was Miniated to be from ~>.5U0 to 4,000, and but for the rain the fair would have proved a success beyond tbo most sanguine expectations of its promoters. However, that is not, to say that the fair proved to be a failure by any mean;,,- it was quite remarkable lionmany people remained, after the rain reused. 'I he result at. night was most gratifying, a.s the crowd proved sufficient to practically clear out ill I the stalls. There was a string of special trams from the old Post Office from noon onwards, and every car was piked to its utmost capacity. Only a very short lime, however, could be spent at the beach before the rain started. Hundreds of people, old and young, airived at the St. Clair terminus just as the. rain was falling very heavily, and tliey returned homewards a"s quickly a.s possible. The special car.-, were not taken off the run, being required to carry the people back to town. 'Thousands of people ni'-hed for shelter in tiie tents and stalls-, tea rooms, verandahs, and every covered-in place in the vicinity of the beach and cur line. Hundreds of people remained until the weather improved, and when the rain ceased, and it was deuded to con tin ns the activities of the fete, there was ~t,i)l a large ciowd presenr.

Considerable interest wa.s manifested in the children's sports, which were inteirnptrd by the rain, and which were resumed again about 4 p.m. The events on the programme provided races for children of all ago>, three-legged races. skipping etc. Tiler*; was also a returned soldiets' race. A football tournament took place between a number of teams from the public schools, the players being in sacks. The first match resulted in a draw between the teams from Macandrew Road and Forbury Xo. 1. Then Maori Hill wa» beaten by Forbury Xo. 2. Macandrew Bond and Forbury' X'o. 2 then met in the final, which resuiled in a draw, and the teams divided the piize. The event proved so entertaining, and produced such a keen contest that we hope it will figure on future, programmer. There were three jiri7.es for --and modelling. The n'r°t plac went to X'oel Kingston (St. C'iait), with Aubrey Hay second, and Marjoriu Kingston and P p ggy Priest (equal) thud.

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Section r (bns and oypi ISninn hj but ui dei 24 month ) —I hj m i' i i'o N<es (Rail oral) 1 \nJte \ldicd Pit" son 2 ("Wis John \ n ns pn/i I Ihclma imb(StKilli) 1 ( lwhsf iTi ' (Dun (din) 2

Sum (if oithei s ( v up (o 1? mm hj ) —Fiankie and 11 i Wright Kildtj 1 Ro s arid Cvi 1 Ueoige 1 mow ll'iinm H Kilda) 2

Triton H (tlnldien ol utmn d ldi r -id OI UK 1 _CISIII£ n the tic 1 ic

Donald Lin Robertson (Dunedin) 1. Catherine Rubina Cmnberbwu-h (Dune-din) 2. .Sodion I, Champion B:iby Oirl (restricted to prize winners in petitions B, D, E, V. (i, and H;.—Ellen Johnston (Mornirvrtoin.

Champion Baby Boy (restricted to prize wittnt-rs in sections A.'O, K, F. G. and H). —I. O'Hara (Dunedin) and Douglas William Uormack (St. Hilda) equal. Section J (for the best-looking child, up to three years).—H. J. Morris (Dunedin). .Section K, Best-dressed Child (up to three years).—This was awarded by the judges 'to the bolder of ticket No. 14, but whose name does not appear in the official list. It is understood, however, that this was an entry that through inadvertence was not received on the due date, but which the committee decided to accept. If the holder of ticket No. 14 will present herself at .Mr E. L. Maea-ssey's office- this evening the prize will "be handed to her. A special prize was awarded to Dorothy Eleanor Ben foil (Dunedin).

.Section K (the fattest b-abv in the show). Prize, £l, donated by Mrs R. A. Ewing— Alex. Roberts (Dunedin), who bad an overwhelming majority of the 96 votes cast.

In section E special prizes donated by Mrs T. K. Sid-ay wore awarded to David William Anderson. James Chambers IJtuinon, and Arthur Nome DcphoJL It is thought that the gross proceeds wiil slightly exceed £IOO.

The lighting arrangements, which proved excellent, were provided by Ness-rs A. and T. Hurt, whoso representative (Mr Macdonald) gave invaluable assistance. The committee desire to acknowledge the receipt of donations (since the puliTieation of the official programme) from the tallowing:—Mrs John Mill, Mrs J. Harrison Jones, Mr James Arkle, the. Anzae Club. Mr T. V, T ebb (South Dunedin), W. Wrjght and Co.. Cr H. H. White, Pryor and Co., 'i'aratu Coal Company, Burton Bros., A. and T. Burt. Bray Tiros., Nov/ Zealand Express Crust and Crust, Spencer and Duuk'ley, Ota.go A. and P. Society, M'Gavin and Co.. Straclnm and Co., 'J'homsou Bros., Macadam, .Mrs A. J. Ainge, Waitati Dairying Com ran v. Tajcri and Peninsula Company, Mr'i-Vcd Forster (Caversbam), Mrs John M'lmh>-> Mrs Steele, Mr Norris, J. Wijkie and Co., fllr R. Morrow (Ashbnrton), Havward and Garrett, W. F. James, Mrs Z. Moore, Hogg and Co., Fletcher Bros., D. Yat-is 'St- Clair), J. (.}. Bentlov, A. Gillies, Wren and Co. -—A Handsome Contribution.—-

Mr H. (I. Tnylor, the ov.-jht of the Duncdm Cup winner Ik-, ha« (through Mr >S. li, Smith) forwarded to the management or the Maidi Gris a handsome, donation ot. 20 guineas, with an expression <if a hope that the function will he repeated on another occasion and hi favored with " Ivitm.i weather like to-dav."

PROSPECTS IfOR THE FUTURE,

TRAMWAY COMPANY'S RECEIPTS.

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The total tramway receipts for the <!-iv wero £343 19s 6d. 'The manager pointed out ihiii- the average receipts for a Salurday i.s apiiroximatelv £SOO, a.nd on. a wet the total receipts would be about £2o(J.

li.c manager then said that it would be vary unfortunate- if the (,'ood exainole sot by the .Surf Bathing Club was not followed run by fmther similar attractions at St. Oiiir.