Last Froday night marked the last Ball of the Season when the St. George's Society held their annual function at the Race Club, The "Bullring" was converted into an old English Fair ground, the, predominate ing features being the booths and tents of red and white striped ma. terial, and the roundabouts and whirligigs situated in each corner of the floor, with knights in armour standing on guard." A profusion of rosettes and the shields with the cross of St. George added to the bril Mlance of the scene, while red, white and blue paper chains festooned across the ceiling finished off the effect, At the south end of the hall Was 4 large marquee entrance under which Mr. and Mrs, Fisher received the guests. At the other end of the floor the bandstand was transformed into a minstrels' gallery decorated with rosettes and a bower of marguarites under which the Race Club Orchestra provided the musie for the dances. Interspersed in the program. me were some old English dances, the waltz, barn dance and polks, which were thoroughly enjoyed they created such a diversion to the modern foxtrot and waltz. A buffet golf match. By tifin time the Scots were leading by 2% points, but this was not the first time they had held such a position the English were hot at all perturbed, but set about their usual crafty schemes to "put their opponents "off their' stroke." But this time they overlooked the fact that "canny" belonged to the men from North of the Tweed, as they had augmented their forces with some good material recently im. ported, who not only refused to be put off their stroke" but more than thay th} increased the lead in the afternoon by another 1% points to run out victors for the day by 3%
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