SUMNER SCHOOL PICNIC.

Press, Volume L, Issue 14899, 12 February 1914, Page 4

SUMNER SCHOOL PICNIC.

Tho annual picnic of the SumneT jSchool wujs hold yesterday at Dunsandel. , Accompanied by the local baud nearly 350 children, Earents and friends were conveyed to and fro y special traina and trains. A lengthy programme of eports, etc., was gone "through, in the Domain, and a moat enjoyable day was spent, the weather being perfect. The satisfactory arrangements made by the committee caused everything , to run very smoothly. About 3.30 p.m. one of tho school boys, named Paul Chirclifield, met with an accident by falling fioia one of tho trees iv the Domain, and received come injury to his left wriat. Fortunately Kuree Field, of Sumner, was with the picnic party, and rendered first aid. The Loy was s«nt back to Christchurch by the first express from Duncdin in charge of Mr J. H. Gibbs. The »ports resulted as under: —

Standard Vl.—Boye' race: W. Mallocli 1, W. Short 2. Girs: Ethel Gibbs X, Standard V.—Boys: W. Stringfellow 1, B. Blaney 2, H. Woodhatn 3 Girls: Maude Davjee I, Rona Tait 2, Annie Fountain-Barber 3, Standard IV. —Girls: Ethel Newman 1, Marj Blazey and Madge Cox 2, C. Bemford. 3. Boys: Paul Chirchfield 1, Clarrie Collins 2. Standard III,—Boys: G. Malioch 1, Arthur Pearson 2, Pat Tait 3. Girls: Dorothy Ogier 1, Inez Mitchell 2, Trixey Brindley 3. Standard II.—Boys: Aubrey Marcantellj 1, Dick Hampton 2, Allen Snutheon 3. GiKe: G-wyther Shand 1, Olpa, Straubel and Ren& Boulton 2, Kath'een Goodenough 3. Standard I.—Boye: Cecil Middkton 1, Tom Mackenzie 2, Trevor Ha:ris 3. Girls: Alice Peterson .1, Lillio Dacro 2, Meg Wiggins 3. "P" 3—Boys: Willie Berr 1, Willie Merritt 2, Jemmy Jlerritt 3. Girls: R«wa Mitotan 1, Freda Allen 2, Bay Collins 3. "P" 1 and 2—Boya: T. B. Boulton 1, Gordon Biaasy 2, Kenny Biadbury 3. Girls: Eleie Blasey 1, Alison Wiggins 2, Mary Whitfield arid GJadye Fenton 8. Championship, 100yds—Boye: E , . Masters. Girls: Ethel Ncwjn&n* Motlwre' race: Mrs A. .Craib 1, Mra C. Laweon 2. Fathers' race, 100 yds: J. Marcantelli and G. Blazey (equal) 1. Single ladies' race: Fanny Ferguson and Jfellie Fantham (equal) 1. Girls' skipping race: Myrtle Allen 1, Jtiia HaM 2. race—Boys: W. Strinsfellow and L. Sho:t 1, C. ,Allen and W. Middlcton 2. Bandsmen's r»oe: G. Lindroos 1, J. O'Neill 2. Sack race, boye: Ronnie Murray I, Arthur Pearson 2. Boye' raoe: Tlay Harris and Kenny Allen (equal) 1. Three-logffed race, girls: May Blazey and Rita Hull 1. Firet β-wimminjf race: N. McDowell (3b«c) 1, H. Woodham (scr) 3. Seoond: C. Ferguson (ecr) 1, C. Al'en (3eec) Q. S. White (se«) 3.