HASTINGS’ GOOD NAME

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIV, Issue 236, 18 September 1934, Page 4

HASTINGS’ GOOD NAME

An Appeal by the Mayor NATIONAL BOXING TOURNEY The People’s Duty as Hosts “The choice of Hastings as the centre for the national boxing championships which begm here to-morrow, is a great compliment to the town, and a recognition of its importance as a leading sporting centre,’’ said the Mayor, Mr. G, A. Maddison, in expressing to the “Tribune’’ this morning a hope that the people of the town, and of the district as a whole, will do their utmost to co-operate with the Hawke’s Bay Boxing Association in making the championships a success.

■•already an appeal signed by myself as Mayor, and by Mr L. H. aewOigin as president el the National Boxing Council, has been sent to business people asking them to co-operate in whatever way they may think Lt, and 1 am sure that they will not be slow to respond. 1 appeal now to private citizens,’’ His Worship continued, “to do all they can to make the visitors leel welcome, and to carry away with them pleasant memories of their visit. The Boxing Association will, 1 know, be extremely grateful to receive any offers of assistance in extending hospitality to the visiting boxers and delegates. They will be lomid to be sportsmen in the true sense ot the word, and i leel that we on our part should not be slow to show our sportsmanship, as citizens ot Hastings, by helping with our courteous attentions to their welfare and enjoyment.

“Several functions have been arranged for the entertainment of the visitors, and residents will be fully informed of the details by announcements in the press. 1 hope that at these functions the attendance of the public will be such as to show the visitors that We are really keenly interested in them, and that Hastings appreciates their presence here. “There will be over four hundred visitors among the boxers, the boxing delegates, and their friends, apart from those who may be expected from other Hawke's Bay centres. From the purely business point of view this event is therefore of obvious benefit, but a more important consideration is that people from almost every town of any importance in the Dominion are coming under tho shelter of our hospitality for some days. I, hope that they will be made to enjoy their stay here, that they will go away with tho very best impressions of ourselves as hosts, and feeling that they may carry to their friends in their own towns a good report of Hastings and its people.'’ DETAILS OF ENTERTAINMENT. The only change of any note in the programme already announced for the “get-together’’ afternoon at Cornwall Park on Thursday is that the Hawke’s Bay Kennel Association’s Grand Dog Ribbon Parade will be earlier in the afternoon, the judging of tho various classes being scheduled to commence at 2 o’clock, at which hour, incidentally, tho Hawke’s Bay Pipe Band will assemble nt the Municipal 'Theatre preparatory to marching to the park. The programme arranged for tho Ribbon Parade includes events for every breed and age, and in addition there arc stakes for tiie open, sporting, non-sporting, novices, terriers, toy dogs, puppy and veterans. Tho judges will be Mrs McGaffiu, for the Alsatians, Mr Wainscott, for tho sporting and non-sporting, and Mr Howell for terriers and toys. Messrs A. M. Brodie and E. E. Elphick are the hon. veterinary surgeons.

Tho judging and exhibition of tho dogs will proceed throughout the afternoon. At 3 o’clock the Hastings Hockey Association will stage a match, Hastings (holders of tho Nordon Cup) v. The Rest of Hawke’s Bay. Then at 3.45 o’clock the Hastings Scots’ Society will provide a programme of national dancing which will include three sets of Sailor's Hornpipe (with three children up on tho board at the one time), two sets of Highland Fling (two up), Sean Trubhais (two up), Highland Reel (four up), Double Swords (two up), Reel o' Tulloch (four up), Sword Dance (two sets of two up), Irish Jig (three up) and Irish Hornpipe (three up). Throughout tho afternoon the Pipe Band will play a programme of selected music, so that given fine weather the citizens of Hastings and the residents of the surrounding districts, together with the many visitors, should have a wonderful afternoon that will mark tho staging of the New Zealand Amateur Boxing Championships at Hastings a memorable occasion. .