BLENHEIM.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXVII, Issue XIX, 9 November 1901, Page 906

BLENHEIM.

Dear Bee, October 29. The Spring Race Meeting was held last week, on Wednesday and Thursday, and was the most successful of the early meetings that have been held here for years. The autumn meetings are always more largely attended, as I suppose people have more leisure then. The first day was rather cloudy, but very pleasant, but the early part of the second day was spoiled by a high wind, though it subsided as the day wore on. For the first time for years a band was in attendance, and the lively music played by the Hibernian Band between the events was a great improvement. For the first time no tender was put in for the luncheon booth, and as none was provided by the club, those who had not taken luncheon baskets were in sorry plight. All the races were capital, and with the exception of the last race on the., second day' the starts were splendid, Mr Cameron showing the greatest patience and care in getting the horses off. The phenomenal dividend on the trot the first day (£ 105) seemed to stimulate speculation, and more money was put through the totalisator than on anj previous occasion. Some very pretty toilettes were worn on the two day’s. On the first Mrs Anderson wore fine black and white check, made with a perfectly fitting Eton jacket, and a white silk front; on the second a white sateen or linen costume; Mrs Reid w-ore ' black, the silk Eton jacket profusely corded, a white satin front veiled the delicate cream lace, white, and black ruffle, and black toque; Mrs E. Chaytor wore a wedgwood blue jacket and skirt, the skirt, corded, and becoming toque; on the first day Mrs Richardson wore rich blaek brocade, and on the second a lovely dress of black silk muslin with a handsome velvety design on it, over white glace silk, a black and white chiffon ruffle, and black toque, with a cluster of marguerites; Mrs Gillon wore a black and white checked skirt, and black jacket and black toque; Miss Seymour (Picton) looked exceedingly distinguee in a black merveilleux dress, over which she wore a point

lace Eton jacket, a large black hat and black and white ruffle; Mrs Tilly wore a grey jacket and skirt, with numberless rows of stitching, revers of black and white, and front of finely tucked white silk, with band of cream silk insertion; Mrs Baxter wore a becoming brown costume made with Eton jacket, and toque to match; Mrs Hardy wore a pretty muslin dress, trimmed with white lace and insertion; Mrs Browne wore an exceedingly stylish dress of starling egg blue voile, the bodice closely tucked, clusters of vertical tucks about half way down the skirt, and front of eream chiffon, becoming toque; Mrs W. Baillie, electric blue and white mercerised satteen dress trimmed with white fancy braid, white sailor collar;. Miss Gilmer (Wellington), dress of beaver cloth, tucked skirt, sailor collar of handsome cream lace; Mrs Vavasour, fawn grey dress with pink silk front; Miss Cotterell, dark blue dress made with a small bolero over pale bine checked silk; Miss ' Dora Redwood, blaek skirt and Eton jacket, with revers of yellow covered with black lace, toque to match; Miss Cissie Redwood wore a very becoming bine and white muslin, relieved with white laee, bine silk swathed waistband: Mrs Hulme. royal blue Eton jacket and skirt, relieved with white braid; Miss R. Greenfield, sea-green embroidered muslin inserted with white lace, hat of burnt fancy straw, trimmed with darker green; 'Miss A. Rayner, pale pink; Mrs S. Connolly, pale green; Mrs Jackson, blaek bolero and skirt, vest of white satin covered with cream lace, brown hat with fawn trimming; Mrs Corry, dress of wedgwood blue voile, the bodice all V shaped tucks, and skirt finished with a few narrow flounces and narrow black velvet, front of pink silk veiled with blaek chiffon, toque to match. There were also Mesdames Griffiths, Mclntosh, Howard, Petre, H. Dodson, Hodgson,

Carey, the Misses Mcßae (Nelson), Rutherford, Dixon, Healy, J. Greenfield, Carkeek, Horton (3), Harding (3), Waddy (2), and Messrs Griffiths (3), Weld, Bell (2), C. Teschemaker, Clifford. Bagge. Mcßae (Nelson), Harley (Nelson), Vavasour. Sturrock, Jackman. Howard, J. Greenfield, Ctouston (2), Jackson. Reid, G. Seymour, W. Baillie. Tilly. Bourne, Dr. Anderson, Dr. Claridge (Picton), and many others. Mrs Bull gave afternoon tea at the Marlborough Tennis Courts on Saturday afternoon, and was assisted by the Misses Bull. Among those present were the Misses Rutherford, Adams, Anderson (2), Waddy, Bell (2), D, Redwood, J. Horton, Mesdames Griffiths, Hulme, Hindmarsh, Coombe, Innes, Carey, Fish, McCallum, Grady (Wellington). B. Tilly, Anderson, and Messrs Fish, Coombe. Vickers. Jackman. Bagge, H. Anderson, Sim, Petre. F. Greenfield, S.-‘ Bull, Carey, and many others.

FRIDA.