RAILWAYMEN’S PICNIC.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 108, 18 February 1936, Page 2

RAILWAYMEN’S PICNIC.

OUTING TO MOUNT SOMERS A pleasant onting was spent by Ashburton employees of the Railway Department who held their annual picnic in the river-bed of the south branch of the Ashburton river at Mount Somers on Sunday. A party of 130 made the journey by train. A programme of sports was held and resulted as follows: Girls—Thirteen to loyrs: F. Brunton 1, P. Ehnsley 2, R. Doak 3. Eleven to-13 years: R. Lamb 1, N. Chilton and M. Donnellv equal 2. Nine to 11 years i B. Good I,‘ J. D'oak 2, J. Stokes 3. Seven to nine years: E. Good 1, D. Joyce 2, S. Williams 3. Five to seven years: P. Aldridge 1, J. Dingwall 2. Three-legged race, under 12 years: M. Donnelly and B. O’Neill 1, B. and R. Good 2. Three-legged, race, 12 to 16: Rewa and Joau Lamb 1, Francis and Russell Brunton 2. Three-legged race, adults: Gladys Perrin and Jim Keeley 1, G. Brunton and Francis Brunton 2. Women’s Race—Miss Gladys Perrin 1, Miss Irene Perrin 2, Mrs Harris 3. Railway Scratch Race —C. Taylor 1, H. Saxton 2, H. Dickson 3. Men’s Place-kicking—F. W. Chambers 1, C. Taylor 2, H. Joyce 3. ♦Staff Relay—Loco (F. Harris, C. Taylor, H. Dickson, L. Ehnsley) 1. Tug-of-War—Maintenance (F. Aldridge, F. Good, W. O’Neill, J. Wannocott, M. Doak) 1. Open Handicap—R. Sloper 1 J. Keeley 2, H. Dickson 3. Married Women’s Race —Mrs Harris I, Mrs Kruse 2, Mrs Joyce 3. Women’s Tug-of-war Mesdames Joyce, Harris, Stokes, Good,, Wonnacott, O’Neill, Rodgers, Stewart, and Kruse 1. Boys 11 to 13 years: R. Grant 1, D. Dingwall 2, K. Aldridge 3. Nine to 11 years: L. Grant 1, R. Good 2, J. Pike 3. Seven to nine years: G. Aldridge 1, T. Doak 2, N. Kruse 3. Five* to seven years: D. Grant and J. Brunton (equal) 1.