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HAMLET BRIDGE.
Judges—Messrs. W. J. Perry, J. Bald, G.
Fitzgerald. This match came off on Tuesday,
August 27, is a paddock adjoining the town- <*>
ship, belonging to Mr. J. Condon. The ground
wu of a light sandy nature, but somewhat hard
and brittle, but most of the work was very well
done. There were thirteen ploughs at work—
eight in the general class, and fire boys, all of
whom finished their work within the specified
time. The weather was very fine, and the
attendance of visitors very large, a good muster
of the fair sex being present, Mr. J. Condon
had a booth entire ground for the dispensation
of creature comforts, and seemed to do a thriv
ing business, The prize for the best draught
entire travelling the district brought forward
three candidates for the honor—Mr. Cnllinan's
bar, Young Superior, winner of several prizes
this Tear: Mr. Thos. Finlay's well-known grey,
Young Atlas ; and Mr. J. Dunldey's (of Salis
bury) Pride of the Para. Fnblio opinion seemed
pretty nearly divided between the bay and
grey, and the Judges experienced considerable
diffiealfcy in deciding between It\pm, the
measurement of the bones deciding the con
test. Young Superior measured as followB —
Girth, 6 feet 9 inches ; arm, 1 foot 11 inches;
shoulder, 2 feet 9 inches; pastern, 11 inches.
Young Atlas—Girth, 6 feet 9 inches; arm, 1
foot 114 inches ; pastern, 10 inches; shoulder,
2 feet 6 inches. A great many were disap
pointed at the third hone not being measured,
as his height, bone, and muscle were, for a colt,
very fine. There were also on the ground, but
not for competition, two good rough entires
belonging to Mr. Thos. Yard—Blackboy and
Young Champion. Xhe latter —a son «f KH
bumie Champion—is,;for his age, a very good
colt About 4 o'clock the Judges went over the
ploughing, and a general move was made to the
township. The dinner was held at the Hamley
Hotel, where about SO sat down to a splendid
spread. After the edibles were disposed of, Mr.
Thos. Rnlay was voted to the chair, and Mr. T.
HcH'"V"- to the vice-chair. After the usual
loyal toasts, the Viee-Ohairman proposed " Xhe
Parliament,'" and stated in the course of his re
marks that *h« present Parliament would not
only compare favorably with any other we have
had, but would compare well with any Parlia
ment of any colony in the world. Mr. J. K.
O'Callahan responded. It would be folly to say
our Parliament was a pattern to the world ;
it would be more manly to repeat what one of
that august body had said of them at Stockport
match a month ago—that the present Parlia
ment had done nothing; that they were like
persons who, occupying a house but for a short
while, did net care what became of it as soon as
their tenure of it was up. The Parliament
should be respected, but some of the members
did not seem to respect themselves. One parti
cularly spent more time in watching police and
prostitutes than in carrying on the business of
the country. Mr. Perry proposed " The
various Interests. 0 Mr. M. Manning responded.
Song, Mr. King—"The Arab's farewell to his
■toad." Mr. O. J. O'Sullivan proposed "The
Town and Trade of Hamley Bridge." Mr.
Me?ohie responded. He had great hopes of
Hamley Bridge, and hoped to see it yet
deserve the praise it hid received. Song,
Mr. CSullivaa—" Biding in railway train."
The Chairman, then rtPTiili'd over the pri*ffr to
the successful competitors as follows:—First
prize, men's cbn, set of harness made by Mr.
Hock, of Stockport, value £5 55., T. Hayward;
second do., £3 3a, O. Tiller; thud da, £2,
MeHngh ; fourth do., £1, Veitch ; fifth do.,
J. Finlay. Other entries—M. Donshoe, S.
Laurie, and J. Watts. Boys'Class—First prize,
£3, T. Finlay ; second do.. £2, H. Bell; third
do., £L, M.-Shnmaek; fourth do., 10t, E.
O'Leary. Other entiy—J. Doyle. For the
best entire travelling the district, first prize, £1,
Mr. Oullinan'a Young Superior; second do.,
10s. 6d., Mr. Finh.y'a Young Atlas. Other
entry—Mr. Dunkley's Pride of the Para. Mr.
OolUnan generously returned the first prize to
the fund, The Chairman then proposed " The
Saeeescfal Competitors." Mr. T. Hayward
responded, and proposed "The Unsuccessful
Competitors," hoping this defeat would only:
urge them to try *c*"*- *f** John O^OaUahan
proposed " The Judges.** He knew they had
a difficult job to perform, particularly in
judging the horse •took. He felt sure each
had dene all in his power to give satisfaction,
and he ai«n^h* they suoaeeded. Song, Mr.
Kiel Usher—"Conneh at home," which was
vociferously encored, when he substituted
M Judy, yodivO, be sis*." Mr. J. Bell pro.
posed "The Committee.'' Of course all
depended on them, and it was owing to their
fTPrtinns and the friflnwmff of their indefati
gable Secretary, that the whole turn-out was
such a success. Mr. Kilpatrick responded. As
Secretary to the affair, he had done what he
could, and had he not had so energetic a
Committee, the thing would have been a total
nOare. Song, M. MoHngh — "Hagerty's
breeches." Mr. H. Ring proposed "The
Ladies" in ataxtst humorous speech. Mr. C.J.
O'Salltvan responded on behalf of the ladies.
Song, Mr. Manning—"Dandy Jim." Mr. Jno.
Bell then proposed "The Press," and con
cluded by thanking the proprietors of the
several journals for sending special reporters.
Mr. a J. O'Sullivan responded on behalf of
the Chronicle, Adtertitcr, and Exprtts; Mr.
Bell, local correspondent, for the StgaUr ; and
Mr. J. B. O'Callahan for the Trill JBarp. The
Chairman proposed "The Vice-Chairman.''
Mr. MeEllister then proposed "The Chair
man," referring to his influence in the district,
and the high respect in which he was held.
"The Host and Hostess" being drunk with
suuieal honors, the meeting, which had been
extremdyordedyand well-conducted, separated.'
The room was then cleared for Hanmng^ which
was kept up with great spirit till morning.
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