KAPONGA QUEEN CARNIVAL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 24 October 1924, Page 8

KAPONGA QUEEN CARNIVAL.

BAZAAR OPENING. TUG-O’-WAR- PRELIMINARIES. n Ji e A WO day f . I,azaa L which i 6 to Emil" conclusion of the Kaponga Queen Carnival, opened in the Kaponga Town Hall yesterday after--0wl»g to the stormy weather conditions, the attendance dutino- the afternoon session was not as lame as had been anticipated, but in the evening the hall was Well filled with local lesidents and visitors from all parte of the surrounding district. Large stalls prettily decorated in the green and gold, purple and red and white colours of the sports, city and farmers queen candidates respectively displayed dainty articles of fancy work and various , other goods, the of . which proved beneficial both to the bazaar and its patrons, while numerous side-show competitions addod to the general interest. I- arly AT ln the evening the Rev. Father N. Moore, P.P., in a brief speech extended a welcome to all in J c^Ti.^ anCe ailt * €X P resse d appreciation or the generous public support given throughout the campaign, which, he explained, had been organised with the object of raising funds to lessen the liability existing on the Convent .'ichool buildings. The speaker dealt, with the excellent work being accomplished in such schools and referring to the Kaponga school, stated that its erection had entailed an outlay of over £3OOO. On behalf of Catholic people of Kaponga, he thanked all who had assisted in meeting their expenditure aiid paid a tribute to the successful work accomplished by the various committees associated with the carnival. Keen /interest was evinced in the tug-of-war tournament, in which six teams competed. The issue of the S’-st round was decided in the best of three pulLs of three minutes, resulting as follows:,— ” Tirimoana— K. Mells (skip) H Jordan L. g. Peppered, R. Phillips* i r Glernhoefer, and L. Penperell—defeated Kaponga—A. Mills (skip), J. Malone, F. Zimmerman, C-. Carr, J. n _nd C. Matthews—the margin at full time being three inches Railway A—H. MeGarvill (skip) D Edwards, E. Keeley, W. McLush, G. Levmgs and W. Huntlev—defeated Railway B—H. Mellon (skip), D. Phillips, K. Hunt, V. Brnsnan, C. .Tp.m.blyn and. L. Hunt—by two inches. Riyerdale-F. G. Willcocks (skip), Ur ™ W - G - Grev - M - Malone, W. McCook and C. McDonald—beat Railway C—G. Sullivan (skip) J Mathers, G. Sanson, T. Sherlock, T Humphries, and J. Calgar—bv five inches. Tirimoana and Kaponga provided an axel ting exhibition in their second pull. The first minute showed half inch in Tirimoana- ® favour, but at, 6wn minutes- Kaponga had recovered and held an inch. A strenuous, struggle ensued, Kaponga holding a slight margin until within 15 seconds of full k me, but in the final seconds a- great effort bv Tirimoana- brought, the ribbon to dead centre, and amid much enthe utrlo-p n draw. Railway A beat Railway B Th« winners gained an inch with the first strain and held two inches at full tune. Riverdale be«*-t- Railway C. The pull was even for the first fifteen seconds, but at the end of a minute Riverdale held three inches, which they had increased to four at full time. The first pull between Tirimoana and Kaponga provided another thrilling contest, which gave victory to the for” mer by a narrow margin. Tirimoana made the first effort, gaining two inches, but at one .minute Kapono-n lessened the advantage by half and continuing their efforts, brought the 'lbbon to dead centre as the timekeeper called two minutes. During the final 60 seconds, both teams made stupendous efforts, but the movement af the ribbon' was confined to a half inch space in which it veered slightly in either direction, and at full time the judge gave his decision by a sixteenth of an inch in Tirimoana’s favour. , .The result- of the first round leaves • firiinoana, Riverdale and Railway A to contest the final. In the first pull of the additional tourney, open to teams lepresenting the respective queen candidates, the sports team—C. Crowley* (skip), R. Gianotti, P. Hammersley, J. Litchwark, T. Murphy, and K. Murray—defeated the farmers’ team—H McCarvill (skip), P. Paggin, W. H. Corkhill, A. Sadler, C. Schuler and A. Parmns—by three inches. Messrs. A. Hinsen and W. Slattery officiated as judge and timekeeper respectively. At .10.30 p.m. the positions of the candidates were as follow: Sports 10,895, City 6337, and .Fanners’ votes The 200 extra- votes awarded to the candidate leading at that time bn'rrr* the sports candidate’s total to 12,895 votes. Supper was served by ladies of the eit-17 candidate’s committee. The bazaar is being continued tlv« afternoon and evening. The tnc-of-«'nr finals -should prove a hi<T attraction, as .should also the lazv-stirk competition to be staged.