BLENHEIM.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XX, Issue XVI, 16 April 1898, Page 485

BLENHEIM.

Dear Bee, April 4. MARLBOROUGH RACING CLUB'S MEETING. The weather last Wednesday and Thursday, on which the Autumn Meeting of the Marlborough Racing Club took place, was simply perfect, and in consequence the attendance was larger than has been the case for several years. Mr Bernard Ward's mare Tota won the Marlborough Hack Challenge Stakes, and was decorated with the blue ribbon, which was tied on by Mrs Cleghorn, w(fe of the President of the Racing Club, in front of the stand, amid much applause. Among those present the first day were: Mrs Bright, who wore a brown tweed coat and skirt, sailor hat; Mrs Anderson, fawn jacket and skirt, white felt hat, edged with black, with upstanding black tips and red flowers under the brim; Mrs A. Ward, black dress, becoming black bonnet, touched with heliotrope; Mrs Goul ter, black dress, heliotrope flowers in a pretty bonnet; Mrs Griffiths, navydress, black bonnet brightened with pink flowers; Mrs F. Ward, black; Mrs Carey, brown dress, made with Russian blouse, brown Bond-street hat; Mrs Clifford, jacket and skirt of a chocolate tone, sailor hat with red band; Mrs Vavasour, eream serge jacket and skirt; Mrs Cleghorn, pale green dress, green floral toque; Mrs Tesehamaker, black dress, fawn jacket, black felt hat; Mrs Howard, brown tweed, flecked with red, navy Bond-street hat; Mrs Mclntosh, grey dress, trimmed with lustrous silk of the same shade, and handsome passementerie; Mrs Jackson, black dress flecked with eerise. the same colour brightening a black bonnet; Mrs A. Green, a perfectly-fitting navy dress strapped with black braid, becoming toque with red roses; Mrs Richardson, black satin skirt, blouse of shepherd’s plaid silk, front of net frills, edged with narrow black velvet; Mrs Mills, chocolate jacket and skirt, black bonnet with yellow roses; Miss Ward, brown dress made with Eton jacket, front of cream aceordeon pleated chiffon; her two sisters were in dresses similarly made, but in green and navy blue: Miss Hilda Ward, grey dress brightened with red velvet; the Misses Harding both wore navy dresses and white silk fronts, sailor hats, Miss A. Williams, pale green skirt, myrtle green velvet blouse; Miss Burden (Woodville), cream serge dress, handsomely finisheel w-ith green velvet; Miss Ethel Carey, black dress, with gold and black shot silk front, black Bond-street hat; Mrs Lucas, grey tweed; Mrs A. Mowat. navy blue jacket and skirt; Miss Bell, navy jacket and skirt, fawn vest, checked with light blue, Bond-street hat; Mrs J. Bell, grey dress, black hat; Mrs Monro, black: Miss Jackson (Hutt): Mrs Neville, black dress, handsome cloak of black and yellow; Miss Nev-

ille looked well in a navy jacket and skirt.

On the second day there were few who wore different dresses. Mrs Coulter wore navy jacket and skirt, Bondst. hat; Mrs G. Watts looked well in green, toque with red roses; Mrs Bright, navy Eton coat and skirt; Mrs Mclntire, handsome black merve dress encrusted with jet, black bonnet with heliotrope flowers; Mrs Purser, black dress, handsomely trimmed, black bonnet touched with red; Mrs Mullen, dark green dress, vivid green toque; Mrs Clifford, dress of palest pink, waist band of light green; Mrs Black, navy jacket and skirt, sailor hat; Miss Waddy, black lustre, white satin trimming, veiled with black lace; Mrs Horton, navy dress, black bonnet with pink flowers; Miss B. Horton, grey tweed jacket, skirt and vest, sailor hat; etc., etc. A very large EI'CRHE PARTY AND DANCE, given by Miss Rees and Miss Johnston in the Good Templars’ Hall, on Friday evening, was a great success, and enjoyed by everybody. The first prizes —a Russian leather card case for the lady, and a cigarette case of the same fragrant leather for the gentleman—were won by Mrs Howard and Mr J. Mowat. The booby prizes—a child’s flat iron and stand, and a packet of cigarettes—were annexed by 'Mrs Rogers and Mr T. Hughes. It would extend this letter too much to describe the toilettes worn, so 1 shall content myself with simply giving the names of those present. They were: — Mesdames Black, Monro, Cleghorn, Anderson. J. Mowat. J. Conolly, A. Mowat. Orr. Carey, A. Green, Lucas, Mclntosh, Griffiths, McCallum, Thompson. Paid Douslin, Johnston, the Misses Jackson (Hutt), A. Williams, Bell. Ball. E. Bull, Speed (Picton), Chaytor (2), E. Carey, Mcßae (Nelson). B. Horton, L. Horne. Waddy, B. Farmar, Miss Burden, and Messrs G. Robinson. Thompson, Orr, Howard, Rogers. J. Conolly, A. Mowat, Greenfields. D. Chaytor. Mclntosh, Stubbs, Kelsall. T. Hughes, Harris. .Mirams, A. Green. McCallum, Bunting. 11. Horton. Leonard Horne, Park, Black, Burden. Bull. A. Mac Shane, C. Carey, Dunn. Douslin. Lloyd, Dr. Cleghorn, Dr. Anderson, etc.

FRIDA.