ST. PATRICK'S DAY.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume IX, Issue 79, 18 March 1919, Page 4

ST. PATRICK'S DAY.

Tliv national sports gathering held at Nelson I’aik. Napier, yesterday to celebrate Si, Patrick's Day was an (in preeixlentcd success, there being many hundreds present at the pink Tin* children, especially, were afforded a great time. The various events resulted at- billow Mothers’ law, o(t yards.- .Mrs. McBride 1, Mrs, Maude Hone 2 100 yards handicap (open). M . Fairburn 1, C. Smith 2. Suck race.- -H. Catherall 1, Murphy 440 yards relay race, Barry-Higgins Shield Competition (for teams attending Catholic Schools in Hawke’s IfayK — Hastings Convent I, Murist Bros. A 2, Marist Bros. B 3. Three-legged lace for giris. M. Doyle gnd G. Raven 1. Three-legged race tor boys. Hayden and Harris J- . 220 vards hi'Jidicap (open).- (. . Smith I, J. Attwood 'l. One mile bojs' .bicycle rate. -.1. Cameron J. C. Riddell «• 100 yards invitation championship race (open to all schools, R- Ulako (Hastings Convent) 1, C. ."qniih Drop kick football.—H. Fo'ikitt, 1. Three standing jumps.—ll. Amln-w 1, R. Pouri 2. Irish jig, juvenile.—E. Kirk I, »'• Mullaney 2. Sailors’ hornpipe.—K. Mullanev 1. Highland fling.—E. Kirk 1. Irish jig, men.—-J. Dnrev 1. M. Roach 2. Tug-of-war, six men u-side. I*list, round: Westshore beat Borough Council. Maoris beat Wharf Laboured, Motor Drivers beat Bing Bo.vs; somilinal: Westshore beat Breakwater, Motor Drivers (H. ami J. William-. R. Morrissey, C. Bench. G. Anderson, J. Morrissey, captain, beat Wist - shore (D. Boyd. R. Nicholson. U - Fairburn. 8. Adams. A. Cmnmiufts. McGregor, captain, by six iiivluis nite' - a ten minutes' pull. Boys (under S). J. Camcion I. BMahoney 2. Bovs (under 10). T. Daly 1. I. Collins 2. Girls (under 10). 1. Lv m h I. M. Roach 2. Boys (under 12). V. <’Uiin I. M. Morrisey 2. Three-legged race. Hoilioid and Daly 1. G. Keoble and K. Daniels 2. Infants (boys) race.- A. Venning I, E. List 2. Infants (girls). O heote I. D. O’Keefe 2. Wheelbarrow race.- <• Jones ami al. Eales 1. K. Daniels and 11. Dinneen 2. Three-legged raeo (girls).-- O. Kout.ing and M. Doyle 1, J. Rahil and M. ‘McCormick 2. Boys, 75yds A. HciHocd J. I. <- ameron 2. , Girls. 75yds. I. Cahill U Brewer L. Giris (under ID- M. Lightband I. O. Keeting 2. , , , Girls, 75yds. lUkkl-- I- M. Claik 2 Bovs (under 11)- F. I’iere.v and M. Murray 11. Bojs, 75yds. M. Jbirre) I Hop, step ami jump. JL Andrew. 75 vard- Handicap rreturned soldiers)'. J. Frnnklvn I. F. M'Gregoi 2. Married men’s ia<-e. 75yd- Aovei A>). —F. A. Brown J, R. Earmer 2. Married men's rii<'«’, ItHlyds nod undei). J. Frankljn I. E li. BoUaml 2. NATIONAL CONCEHT. In the evening a tirst-i la-s eoneerf was held m the Municipal’l heatro, before a very huge and enthusiastic audience. The lavourit*' Ivislt melody was the kevnote >’i the programme. Items were given bj Rev. Father Hickson, humorous talk; Mt. and Mr.-.. Spillane (Wanganui), vocal items ; Airs. G. I’. Aldridge, pianoforte items; Mr. A. Hynes, song: Mr. Van Stavern, song; Air. Barker, violin: Irish jigs, Eileen Kirk, J. Mullaney, Moira Dallow, AL Campbell. B. Cooper anil Al. Brickell; recitations by several Maiist Brothers’ school pupil-; Campbell Bros., by kind permission of Everybody’- Theatre, com ei linn rno n ipn tn - tion ; songs (3) and tableaux by the Mari-t Brothels' pupil.-, mid Convent pupils. BALL AT HASTINGS. Beyond the living of tings nud tbo liberal display of groin favor.- bv men and women, yesterday, there was no> observation, in Hasting.-, oi the Irish national festival during the day. with tho result that large eioud- flocked Napierwardx to the St. I’atrick’s sports. At night, howevei, tin* Ha-tings Irish community held a grand ball in tho Municipal Assembly Hall, which did not provide space to comfortably accornntodate more than liaif the number of persons who were preat'nt. including motoi ear load- from Napier and U.n pawn. Tho floor was crowded, the sides of the ball ni'i'i* packed, al parts three deep, tin' balcony held n large number of spectators, whilst the corridors wore crowded. The ladies of t be < oinililttee <!•■< nrntcd the wall- v. ith the Irish tin;;, beanng harp and crown, (be I iiion ,hnk. and an outstanding feature in the embellishment- wa- the liand-omo silken banner of the Hibernian Soeimy. Over 3do couple- occupied the floor and the happy gathering, out for the night, enjoyed theniselve- to the top el then bent., despite their < ircumseribed ,-urioun 1ings.

Messrs. T. Downing. I’. Carroll and G. Poppelwoll acted as M's.C. and, under their direction, tin* dinning moved smoothly, to tin* strain*- ol Matbiook'h Orchestra. During the course of the ovemng Minus \rere <-ontrihnt<«l hy Misse.- N. < oii'dilaii. B. O’Coimcll, 1 . Pmiley and Mi . Parkin', tin' accompanist- being Misse- Kelly :iml Parker and Mr. R. L. Rian. The .-upper, as provided lo the ladies. «a, ex «-iything that could l>e desired and, in tin- regard, the greatest el edit i- due to Mrs. O’Koele mid her band <it willing workers whilst. Messrs. D. McCarthy and T. O’Sullivan, the bard working secretaries. also deserve ment ion.

The ball was. held ns a recognition of the self-sacrificing work oi the nutis during the lute epidemic, and the Mun realised will be handed over as a presentation to the tunds oi the convent.. The ladies’ committee desire to specially 1 bank Mr. mid Mrs. Room, ol tho Marble Bar. lor the great assistance they gave the eominiltee in the supper arrangements.