ST. PATRICK'S DAY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 6344, 18 March 1882, Page 5

ST. PATRICK'S DAY.

• The celebration of St. Patrick's Day constituted as usual a semi-general holiday yesterday. In the morning mass was celebrated at the different Catholic Churches. The events in celebration of the festival are reported below. HA.C.B. SOCIETY'S SPORTS. The H.A.C.B. Society held their annual sports in the Domain yesterday. The members of the society attended Divine service at St. Patrick's Cathedral in the forenoon, and then marched to the scene of the sports. The procession, which started about 10.15 a.m., was headed bv the Artillery Band. About 200 members attended, and the following officers were present:—President, Jennings; Vice-President, Little; treasurer, Clarke; and secretary, O'Brien. Officers of the Onehunga and Waikato branches were also present. The following were the principal items of the programme of sports, and the successful competitors :— Juvenile Hibernian Handicap, 100 yards.—W. Zeigler, 1 ; Eyre, 2. President's Handicap (a trophy valued at £2 2s, presented by Mr. W. Jennings, President H.A.C.B.S.)—C. Jennings, 1; P. Ryan, 2. Lady Teachers' Race (a*prize presented by the Christian Doctrine Society).—Miss Chadwick, 1 ; Miss Benjamin, 2 : Miss Quade, 3. Married Members' Race (competitors to be over forty years of age).—J. McKeown, 1; D. Quinn, 2. Married Women's Uace (all comers ; 75 yards).—Mrs, Beamish, 1 ; Mrs. Butler, 2. The first prize was a box of tea. and the second prize a broocli and earrings. The Three-leg .ed Rack was won by Messrs. Ryan and Kirby. The prize was a dozen cups and saucers and a goose. Sack Race (50 yards) was won by J. Ryan. The prize was half-a-guinea. Besides the races mentioned above, boys' and giris' races were started, and valuable ornamental and useful articles (purchased for the occasion) were distributed amongst the successful competitors. These races were a source of much amusement and satisfaction to the young people. The judges were President Jennings and Past President Clarke ; starter, Past Presi - dent W. G. Connelly ; handicappers, Bros. Ziegler, Willis, and Leimon.

After the programme of sports was finished a race was started for the officers of the H.A.B. Society. The race was won by President Jennings. Refreshments were provided for the members of the society. Good order prevailed throughout the day. Two accidents occurred, one to a young man, who, while jumping, fell and dislocated his wrist; and in the other case, a little boy while climbing fell and cut his head. The man who had his wrist dislocated had the injured arm attended to at the hospital.