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ST. GEORGE'S CARNIVAL.
The carnival arranged in aid of the
Boulder Presbyterian Church was
opened on Wedaesday afternoon, when
sports were held in the Recreation
Reserve. The weather was stifling
and the heat an' dust prevented an;
but enthusiasts from putting in an ap
pearance. "'ihe committee did not
appear to think the sports of such prim
ary importance as the evening turn
out, so they wert- not dis
heartened, and got the various events
through as quickly as possible. The
results were as follow:
Trades Assistants' Handicap. One
mile. Trophies valued £3 3s. and jr.
--). McDonald, i; R. Taylor, 75yds,
2; G. Mott, iooyds, 3.
Obstacle Race. Trophies valued. £3
3s. and .£.-C. C. Taylor, i; Bert
Rolfe, 2.
Carnival Handicap. Two miles.
First, gold watch valited £zo; second,
trophy valued £2.-Bert Rolfe, s85yds,
I; G. Mayman, 295yds, 2.
Inter-club? Wheel Race. One mile.
First, medal valued at, £5 5s; second,
trophy, .2.-J. E. Bigwood, I; C.
narslhall, 2.
Hurdle Race, 12oyds.--E. Rowell, ;;
E. Tinley, 2; W. Corfield, 3.
Champion Hurling Pitck. Prize
gold miedal valued £3.-J. Dowd, 122ft.
6in., i; G. Jordan, 99ft. 4in2.. 2 J.
Free, 98ft liin, 3.
,The ground was brilliantly lit vp
with arc and .incandescant lights at
night, under which the- soats and ath
lettc events :were brought off. There
was a splendid attendanc-e, and a fine
li5;ogramme of sports was gone through.
together with an exhibition of Japan
ese swordsmanship.
The St. George's Cartival was ton
tirmed enderb electij c li hi at tte
B3ptide' Rycre.ttion Reserv cn .Friday
th't, A group of little girls gave an
ex tilltiofl of Indian chili swinging,and
th'e Japanese again appeared in their
double-handed swordsmanship.
The Boulder racecourse on Saturday
was the scene of military sports, which
under proper management would prove
one of the gieatest atttactions yet seen
on the. fields. Up? to the last tlihe coim:.
mittee who were conducting the day's
edeints failed to nmake it boom as they
might have done, and ýn unfortunate
postlionement caused the public to -a
miost lose sight of the affair altogether.
VWhen the old committee decided to
hand over the managemeit to Mr H, M.
Eldtlc tlt ? "pnly allowed him As many
hours as it would require days to work
up the show, so. he had to make up
scratch events on the grounds, but he
quickly found material, though, of
course, competitors were untrained and
unable to do justice to themselves. The
first event was cutting the Turk's head,
for which Messrs. P. J. Daley and A.
Barclay, both ex-N.S.W. Lancers,
competed, Both men had evidently
practised for the event, as they per
formed well, Mr. Daley eventually win
ning by two points. The Gretna Green
Race, proved very amusing, as the lead
horses in every instance proved more
or less intractable. The competitors
were Messrs Kennedy and Marmnion,
the winners; Messrs Clifford and Green,
and Messrs Neeves and Page. ' lhe
tent pegging was the best event of. the
day, six competitors, the Rev. Stanley
Reid, Messrs Daley, Barclay, Elliot,
Marmion and Neeves facing the judge.
Lances provided by Inspector Newlands
were used. HMr Elliot won the event by
one point, but he dropped his lance
after taking a peg, so he was disquali
fied. " Mr Daley was therefore declared
the winner with seven points, and ..sr
Reid and Mr Marmion equal for se
cond. In the run off Mr Reid woni.
A scratch entry of six, Rev. Stanlev
Reid, Messrs G. Kennedy, G. Brown,
Daley, Neeves and Clifford, was re
ceived for the Umbrella and Cigar
Race, and the result was-Kennedy,
r; Brown, 2; Rev. Stanley Reid, 3.
The Rev. Stanley Reid and Messrs
Neeves and Daley tried conclusions for
the best horseback. wrestling. Messrs
Neeves and Reid were the first pair
drawn. Mr Reid soon got a good hold.
but his opponent slipped across his (Mr
Reid's horse), and a great tussle ensued
before he was finally unhorsed, and the
c lurch declared triumphant. Mr Reid
made a gallant show against Mr Daley,
but he was giving away too
much weight and strength. His horse,
however, was quicker and readier ,n
responding to the heel, and it gave "ae
powerful ex-lancer all he could do to
secure the verdict after several minutes'
hard play. Eight entries were received
for the tilting at the ring, but owing
to lack of practice the horses of most of
the -competitors were very green and
awkward to manage. The winners
were Messrs Marmion (ii points), El1
liot (so) and Barclay (8), the other
competitors being the Rev. Stanley
Reid, Messrs Clifford, Morcom, Gren,
and Daley. The mounted melee w.t;
.not a success, as only two entries could
be raked up, and after .a good exh .bt
tioer of mounted swordsmanship ..Tr
Barclay was adjudged to have bea:en
Mr Daley. Eight competitors lined
'up for the Rescue Race, so it was <te
cided to run it off in two heats. In the
first heat Mr Kennedy was first, iwith
Mr B1arclay second, Mi Clifford .ind
Mr Neeves being the other starters. In
the second heat Mr Daley came first,
Rev. S. Reid second. Messrs Elliot
and Green were-the other starters. • Mr
Kennedy won the final, -with Mr Daley
second.: Mr Daley iwon the Lemon
Cutting with Mr Barclay second.Messrs
Clifford and -Marmion also competed.
Messrs G, Kennedy. and G: Brown
tried conclusions in the Tandem Race.
At the home turn Mr Brown's lead pony
got off the track' and managed'to break
away, which left Mr Kennedy an easy
winner. iBoth riders up to the time of
Mr Brown's lead pony getting .beyond
control were displaying great still with
the whip, 'and a most -exciting finish
was being looked forward to. A.fi.'
furlong race for previous competitors
concluded the programme.
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