TURANGA CHURCH FETE.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2121, 21 February 1908, Page 2

TURANGA CHURCH FETE.

A SUCCESSFUL GATHERING

There was a large gathering of town and country people yesterday at the Waoronga-a-hika College grounds, kindly lent for the occasion. The weather .was beautifully fine, there being no heat, as the sun was obscured by clouds, and for a while it seemed that rain would fall and interfere with the outing, but it kept off. The morning was wet, and this, to some extent, interfered with tho attendance, although tho number present was large. Another factor was that there was no special train to convey visitors, and it .was much missed. This, however, made no difference to the country people, who were there in largo numbers, trap after trap pouring in, and a great many conveyances of all descriptions fully occupied the space allotted to them. Tho grounds looked very nice, tho grass and trees all presenting a prospect of vivid green, on which were frolicking numbers of young folk, who enjoyed themselves very thoroughly. There were also flag decorations. .During the day visitors were taken for motor-car drives by Messrs. W. and P. Barker, Chas. Gray, and W. J. BaiTow. Tho following were tho officials and committees: —Sports committee and 'helpers, Revs. E. Ward, M. W. Butterfield, E. Jennings, and Messrs. Steele, Tabernacle, Broadhurst, Parsons, R. and T. Sherratt, and J. C. Woodward; concert committee, Messrs. Parsons, Woodward, and Foster; committee, Messrs.' Chas. Gray, R. Sherratt, Broadhurst, Tabernacle, Woodward, Fnlkner, Parsons, J. Hyland, Kempthorne, iR. H. Image, Rev. M. W. Butterfield, and Mesdames Gray, Sherratt, Butterfield; secretary, Mr. W. H. Roberts. Messrs. Kempthorne and Bolton were the gatekeepers. As in other years, there were the country tea tables, Waerenga-a-hika, To K.araka and Ormond, Patutahi and Matawhoro, Waimata Valley, Makauri, Te Arai and Muriwai being represented. Those looking after the various side stalls, etc., were as follows:—Guessing competition, Mr. Falkner; shooting range, Mr. H. J. Tougher and Mr. Watton; Aunt Sally, Mr. Courtenay; weights aiK. measures, Mr. R. Sherratt; fish pond, Mrs. Blair; sale of work and fancy goods, Mrs. Pattullo and the Rev. M. W. Butterfield, assisted by tho Rev. H. Rewi; fruit and produce, Mrs. T. Sherratt; lollio stall, Misses E. Sherratt and Gray. Mr. J. C. Woodward was in charge of the sports, ably seconded by Messrs. J. B. Kells and H. M. Porter, and Lieut.-Col. Winter judged the gymkhana events, and Messrs. G. Witters and T. Sherratt acted as stewards. The officials and helpers, one and all, worked unitedly and vigorously, and everything went off very successfully,. everyone _ enjoying a very pleasant day’s outing. Mr. W. F. Crawford again had his camera obscura, tho Geissler tubes and magic lantern entertainment in the building, and they were well patronised. The Gisborne City Band played a number of popular selections on the grounds.. Among those present was Father Dignan. THE (SPORTS. The following are the results of the sports events: Sack Race (Boys).; —D. Craill. Driving Competition (Blindfold). — Mellor’s team, consisting of Misses R. Woodward and J. Habgood, 1; Mr. D. Scott’s team, consisting of Misses Woodward and Harris. There were seven entries, the best arc: received. . Throwing tiie ""'Cricket Ball (Ladies).—Miss Cook, 44yds, 1; Miss Jones, 42yds, 2. The winning throw, 44yds, • was the best known for a period of lo years, and is very creditable for a lady. Nail-i Driving Competition (Ladies). —Four heats; 24 entries. There were lour prizes for first and four, for second. First heat: Miss White, 1; Mrs. Tombleson, 2, Second heat: Miss Clay, 1; Miss Winnie Jones, 2. Third heat: Miss Gillman, 1; Mrs. Smith, 2. Fourth heat: Miss Woodward, 1; Miss Cumming, 2. Potato Race (Ladies). —12 entries. Two heats. First heat: Miss A. McKenzie, 1; Miss M. Jones, 2. Second heat: Miss A. Harris, 1; Miss Falkner, 2. The races were run in very good times, and more enthusiasm was shown in this class of sports than in past years. GYMKHANA.

Lemon Cutting.—l 6 entries. W Lowther, 1; S. Newman, 2; W. Campbell, 3.

Tilting at the Ring.—3l entrants Lowther, 1; E. Swainson, 2; L. Dunne, 3.

Flag Pace.—24 entries. Four heats. First heat: S-. Newman. Second: F. Swainson. Third: A. McKenzie. Fourth : E. Swainson. Final : E. Swainson, 1; A. McKenzie, 2; F. Swainson, 3. Needle Threading.—24 entries. Four heats: First: C. Tietjen, Miss L. Tietjen. Second: 11. Witters, Miss L. Maxwell. Third: S. Newman, Miss Jennings. Fourth : W. Campbell, Miss Adams. Final : S. Newman, Miss Jennings, 1; P. Witters and Aliss Maxwell, 2; W. Campbell' and Miss Adams, 3. Gretna Green Race (prize for. bestdressed lady).—Six couples faced the starter. Three heats. First: W. Witters (gentleman) and E. Swainson (lady). Second: G. Campbell (gentleman) and It. Campbell (lady). Third: •£!. Newman (gentleman) and A. McKenzie (lady). Final: W. Witters -(gentleman) and E. Swainson (lady), 1; iS. Newman and A. McKenzie, 2. The prize for the bestdressed “lady” was awarded to It. Campbell, who was becomingly attired in a pink blouse and skirt to match.

Jumping (Horses). —S entries. S. Xewman’s Bay Belle, 1; N. Nowman’s Biddy, 2; A. O’Connell’s Grav, 3.

Bendiug Competition.—24 entries. Four heats. First: E. Swainson. Second: F. Swainson. Third: C. Hyland. Fourth: M. Walsh. Final: M. Walsh, 1; E. Swainson, 2; F. Swainson, 3. The entries in the horse events wore particularly good this year. Last year £6 was taken, and yesterday the sum was £7 11s Gd. The jumping was fair, those in the final jumping well. In the Gretna Green Pace and Neeedle Threading, .better work has never been done, and the Flag Pace and ißending, as usual, were very interesting, and the work done was good. Sheep-guessing Competition.—The sheep weighed 144J11). .Mr. AI. J. Humphreys (the winner) guessed 144 lb, and iMr. E. Courtney, second, guessed 146. THE CONCEPT.

A concert was given in the evening from the college verandah, when a programme by leading lady and gentlemen amateurs was submitted. The items contributed were: —‘•Crackajack.” the Club Orchestra; “Hiding on Ton of the Car” and “I Love a Lassie,” Mr. Tabernacle: “The Deathless Army” ami “Broken Dreams,” Mr. W. -J. Barlow; “Goodbye” and “Near It,” Mr. H. H. De Costa; and others. The accompaniments were played by Miss Muriel Solomon (of Melbourne) and Mr. J. H. Gittos.