TRANSPORT PICNIC

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 66, Issue 58, 18 December 1945, Page 4

TRANSPORT PICNIC

MID-CANTERBURY STAFF AND FAMILIES

About 300 children and 230 adults attended a most enjoyable and successful picnic of the staff and families of Mid-Canterbury Transport, Ltd., at the Methven Showgrounds on Saturday. Almost every district in the County was represented. A feature of the clay was the visit of Father Christmas, who, attended by two fairies, was piped into the grounds followed by a procession of children, after the style of the Pied Piper. Gifts were distributed among all the children by Father Christmas. The appetites of the young visitors were well catered for, over 16 gallons of ice-cream and 36 dozen bottles. of soft drinks being disposed of during the day. * A prize for the largest family attending was won by Mr and Mrs Fleet, of Hinds, with their nine children. Mr and Mrs G. Burke, with seven, were runners-up.

Races for adults and children were keenly contested and provided plenty of amusement.

Results of events were as follow: Tiny Tots —Brian Burke 1, Patricia Lilley 2, Madge Rowe 3. Boys, under 6—Gavin Coulter 1, Kevin Fleet 2, Murray Lilley 3. Girls, under 6 —Evica Eadie 1, Georgenia Crawford 2, Dawn Richardson 3. Boys, under 9—J. Nordstrom 1, B. McLauchlan 2, S. Richardson 3. Gilds, under 9—M. Coulter 1, A. Cullen 2, P. Kerr 3.

Boys, under 12 —J. Nordstrom 1, R. Walsh 2, A. Reid and S. Richardson (dead-heat) 3. Girls, under 12 —J. Hynam 1, P. Parke 2, B. Mac Kenna 3. Boys, over 12 —D. Stills and A. Fleet (dead-heat) 1. Girls, over 12 —B. Hynam 1, A. Lilley 2, T. Fairy 3. Three-legged Race —Mr and Mrs Hamburger 1, Mr and Mrs Pearce 2. 50 Yards Handicap, men over 40 —C. Hopwood 1, J. S. McLauchlan 2. Stepping the Chain—T, Skilling 1. 50 Yards Single Ladies’ Handicap— T. Cullen 1, B.' Hynam 2, G. Mahly 3. 100 Yards Single Men’s Handicap— R. Dowthwaite 1, H. Tait 2, B. Walsh

Tug-o-War—Methven A (C. Thomson, G. Clecve, R. Dowthwaite, O. Hepburn) 1.

100 Yards Men’s Championship (Shield) —I. Bowers 1, B. Donaldson 2, O. Hepburn 3. 75 Yards Ladies’ Championship (Shield) —B. Hynam 1, J. Fleet 2, Mrs G’eddes 3.

Thread-th'e-Needls Race —Mr and Mrs Hamburger 1, 11. Lilley and Miss C. Aldridge 2.

50 Yards Married Women’s Handicap—Mrs Geddes 1, Mrs Carnegie 2, Mrs Mnrchie 3.

75 Yards Married Men’s Handicap— C. Geddes 1, E. Body 2, J, Hansen 3. Ladles’ Nail Driving—‘Mrs 41aihburger 1, Mrs Young 2,