PICNICS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIII, Issue 81, 7 April 1902, Page 6

PICNICS.

«, . ( MESSRS _______ 'AND SONS' PICNIC. The first annual picnic of Messrs A. Clark and Sons' employees to Cowes' Bay, Waiheke, was held on Saturday, about 300 attending. The sports were evenly contested. The Newton brass band played a number of interesting* selections, and a concert was held on the return trip. A vote of thanks was passed to Messrs Clark and Sons Dor the entertainment. All joined in singing- "They are Jolly Good Fellows." The officials' at the sports were: Mr H. Clark, starter; Mr MeCosh Clark and Mr Smith, judges; Mr Lyon, Chairman Musical Committee; Mr Collins, Chairman General Committee; Miss Montgomery, hon. secretary General Committee- Results of sports' programme:—looyds Handicap, boys under 17: S. Collins, 1; B. Harper, 2. 50yds Handicap, girls under 17: Miss Foreman, 1; Miss Costella, 2. 100 yds Men's Handicap: G. Speed, 1; A. Carbines, 2. Egg-anil-spoon Kace, girls: Miss Foreman, 1; Miss Camp, 2. Half-mile, men: G. Speed, 1; A* Speed, 2. Sack Race, girls: L. Foreman, 1; Miss Haigh, 2. Hop, Step and Jump: H. Lawson, 1, 34ft Sin; A. Carbines, 2. Ladies' SOyds championship: Miss Foreman, 1; Miss Costella, 2. Needle-threading Race: Miss Webster, 1; Miss Johnston, 2- Tug-of-war, girls, teams of S, shirt factory v. clothing factory: Shirt factory, 1. Tug-of-war, men, teams of 8, clothing factory v. shirt factory: Shirt factory, 1. Potato Race, girls: Miss -Foreman, 1; Miss Haigh, 2. Men's Three-legged Race, 50yds: Golds and Hobbs, 1; H. and MeCosh Clark, 2. Men's Race, over 40 years, 75yds: R- G. Collins, 1; R. Blair, 3. The following was the programme of the concert: Introduction, piano solo, Mr A. Carbines; duet, "Life's Dream is O'er," Misses Lemmon and Shaw; song, "The Old Brigade," Mr Kemp; recitation, Miss Johnson; song, "Far Away," Miss Potts;, song, "Because I Love You," Miss Tho__s; song, selected, Mr H. Clark; song, "Sailing Merrily Home," Miss Sullivan; song, "I Loved You Better Than You Knew," Miss Bevan; mouth organ solo, Mr R. Carbines; song "The Last Mile Stone," Miss Wilson; song, "Asthore," Mrs Kemp; exhibition club swinging, Miss Ellis; song,, "Roses Underneath tne Snow,' Miss McDonald; song* (comic), "The Coster's Picnic," Mr Lockwood; song, "Queen of the Earth," Miss Rogers; song, "When the Gentle Breezes," Mr Courtney; song, "Please, Mr Con-, ductor," Miss Kearney; son_, "On the Banks of the Wabash," Miss Turner; song, "Whisper My' Name to Nell," Miss Watts; song (comic), "That's What I'm Weeping For," Mr Maples; song, 'True Love," Miss Hiuton; song, "For Honour and Renown," Miss Lemmon; song, "Out on the Rocks," Miss Shaw; song, "Daddy," Miss Ellis; accompanists, Miss Jeffrey and Mr Carbines.