Napier’s Mardi Gras

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVI, Issue 12, 28 December 1925, Page 3

Napier’s Mardi Gras

A WHIRL OF JOLLIFICATION. VERY LARGE ATTENDANCE. Napier’s 1925 Mardi Gras was held on Boxing Day under glorious weather conditions. Early in the morning large numbers of visitors began to arrive from the country, and by noon there was a record attendance, which showed that the attraction had not lost any of its popularity. Side shows, merry-go-irounds, hoop-las. a circus and countless other novelties attracted young and old alike, while the band rotunda was the scene of many novelties.

The procession, which was composed of many amazing entries, quickly attracted the interest of the spectators. During the day great assistance was given by the Napier Marine Band, the Citizens Band and the Highland Pipe Band.

The jollifications were continued in the evening, the Parade again presenting a fine sight. Shortly after nine o’clock the lights were switched off and the fireworks display commenced. A short concert programme was given by the Elite concert party, and the many competitions passed off well.

Procession Awards.—Baby prams and go-carts—lsabel Lavery .1, Mavis Workman 2, Sandy Smith 3. Doll pram and child’s costume. —.Toy Forster I, Eileen Moody and Betty Whitcom.bc 2, Kathleen Harwood 3. Displays—Lottie Ellen 1, Bob Ball 2. Decorated tricycle.— Russell Laws 1, Nola Brewer 2, B. Crutchley and P. Wass 3. Best entrant —Joy Forster (Hastings) . Display coming from longes distance.—Sandy Smith (Dunedin.)

Dog Parade. —Prettiest Dog. — J. Simpson’s Teddy. Smallest dog. —Mrs Butler’s Tiki. Biggest dog. —J. Bell’s Miss Matchless Ugliest dog. —M. Gibson’s dog. Best dressed dog.—Mrs Butler’s Tilly. Cleanest dog.—B. Amner’s dog Fattest dog. —N. Nicholson’s Micky. Longest dog.—R. D. Steven son’s Nett. Thinnest dog.— V. Eastick’s Dindu. OTHER AWARDS. Girls’ skipping contest. —Isaojl Lavery (1623) steps) 1, Jean Horscheid (1427) 2. Fancy costumes. —Boys under 12, Jan Thurston 1, Eric Dunn 2; girls under 12, Bobbie Bald 1, Freda Thurston 2; girls under 16, N. Symons 1, Winnie Rispin 2. Trade costumes. —Boys under 12, A. Goudie 1, J. Greenfield 2; girls under 12, Blanch Krogh 1, E. Wilson 2; girls under 16, 11. Lavery 1, T. Btcv. n 2; girls under 6, Joy Forster 1. Maureen Baum 2. Comic costumes. —Waucher Bros. I» T. Brandy 2. Paper costumes. —Girls under 12. — Jean Lowry 1, Edna Allen 2. Special prizes. Melva Lowry, Betty Whitecombc, Joyce Moodie, June Cresswell, El Moodie. Decorated parosols.—Girls under 12, B. Powell 1 and champion, Agnes Pickering 2; girls over .16, Alice Saxon 1, K. Harwood 2, L. Ellen 3; girls under 16 for most grotesquely decorated parosol, Ada Bald 1. Boys’ slow' push bicycle race. —T. Foskett 1, Herbert Wilson 2, Norman McCallum 3 Pretty fair-headed boy. • — Harry Mooney 1, Clifford Atkins 2, Billy Ridge 3. Pretty dark-haired boy.—Jeff Gardiner 1, L. Taylor 2, V. Sharp 3. Fair-haired girls, under 5. —Lottie Ellen 1, Pat Brayton 2, Eileen Moody 3; over 5, Muriel Taylor 1, Lea Tronson 2, J. Jacobs 3. Dark-haired girls. — Under 5. Nola Tocker 1, E. Atkins 2, M. Lorigan 3; over 5, Joy Forster 1, M. Hickey 2, P. Joan Forward 3. Boys’ tyre race.—J. McLean 1, Victor Graham 2, D. McKendrick 3. Children’s tricycle race.M. Purdy 1, N. Jones 2, T. Hallett 3. Crowning glory contest. — Longest hair, Miss Ethel Scorgie and Miss Joan Wilkie 1, Miss Alma Chilver 2, Jean Dunn 3. Best bobbed, buster bingled or shingled hair. —Mrs Francis Lorigan 1, Miss D. Bullott 2; Vera White 1, Lorna Skews 2, Lea Tronson 3. Spelling bee. —Children, H. Wilson 1, J. Findlay 2; aults, Miss V. Ruscoe 1, Miss M. McCormack 2, M"iss F. Spiers Boys’ bun tight. —Section 1, W. Potter 1, W. Neil 2, J. Hayward 3; section 2. V. Halligan 1, Pat Spiller 2. Boys’ laughing contest. — Jack Hay wood 1, Norman McCallum 2, George Thow .”». Adults fancy costume contest. —Miss Ada Bald 1, Miss Larsen 2, Miss Lavery 3. Trade or poster costume. — Miss Grace Moody 1. Paper costume. —Miss Boyd 1, Mrs Lowry 2. Comic costume. —J. Thurston 1, H. Williams 2, T. Marrionovitch 3. Tug-of-war. —Boys under 15. Y.M.- ('. A. Invincibles l,Goat Gully 'rigors 2; youths under 18, Corinthians .1, Taradalc 2. BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS. . • Five stone and under: T. Mahoney. Bantam weight (Bst 21b): W. J. Drieberg. Featherweight (9st.j: H. Alussen. Welter-weight (lOst 91b).: G. Dixon. Light heavy weight: T. Williams.