HANMER SPRINGS

Press, Volume LIII, Issue 15793, 8 January 1917, Page 2

HANMER SPRINGS

HOLIDAY FESTIVITIES,

On New Year's Day sports were held in the recreation grounds, and were ae successful aa in formw years, being we*l patronised bv soldiers, residents, and visitors. in© local sports club amalgamated with the so - diers and staff of the Queen Mary Hospital, and a strong committee, headed by Captain Hardham Commandant, carried out the programme successfully. The proceeds were in aid of the local Red Cross funds which will benefit to the extent of £18. The various events were well contested, the tug-of-war preat excitement. the two loams competing in'the final pulling against each other for fully 20 minutes, the winners getting home by a. very small margin, lhe results are as follow.— . . Throwing Cricket Ball—G. Fmclle 1. Pte. Dewar 2. Corp. Brunton 3. Egg and Spoon Race (soldiers only)—Pte. Dewar 1, Coi-p. Holli® 2. 100 yds Handicap—G. S. Buckley 1. G. Schoolboys' Race—F. Lunu 1, K. Thompson 2. _ . Tlueat-the-Xeedle Cigarette Race —(soldiers only)— Corp. Brunton 1, Corp. Hollis 2. Hop. Step and Jump—G. Frizelle 1, Pte. J. E. Jefferies 2. Schoolgirls' Race—lsabel Fawcett 1, Jean Argelyn 2. . Suck B.'ioe— Pie. Dobson 1. G. JFrizelle 2. 220 yds Race—G. Frizelle 1. Pte. Jefferies 2. Dressin" Race (patients and staff) —Corp. Hollis l,"Pte. Dobson 2. Pte. Varley 3. Potato Race—G. Frizelle 1, M. S. Turtcn ey

Single Women's Racc —Miss Irene Thompson 1. Miss Crawley 2. Married Women's Race—Mrs Anderson 1, Mrs Jefferies 2. Obstacle Race—M. S. Turton 1, Pte. Jefferies 2. ' Three-legged Race—Sergt. Foote' and Corp. Brunton 1, T-iUnn Bros. Q. "Wheel-barrow Race (soldiers and staff) — Scrgt. Foote and Corp. Brunton 1. Tug-of-War (six men aside) —P. Sinclair's team 1 (P. Sinclair. J. Petere. A. McAulay, W. Addis. J. Gallagher and W. Davidson): A. Reid's team 2 (A. Reid. F. Milne, M. Monaghan. W. Harkness, A. Ganderton,- and S. H. Savage. The following handed back their prizes to the Hospital Recreation Fund—Miee Irene Thompson (Culverden): to the loca.l Red Cress Fund—M. S. Turton. A. McAulay (Hanmer Spring. H. R. Davidson, J. Gallagher, W. Addis. W. Davidson (Culverrde-n). The following sulxscribed to the S nor Is Funds: —D. Rutherford F. J. Saviil, E. R. Tnrton. J. Dodds. j. Mead, V. T. Murray, K. H. Whitmere, W. T. Rush. A. P. Smith. W. G. Morrison, J. Patterson and Godfrey Rutherford. In the evenir.T a most enjoyable concert ■wra he''' H tb» Nurse Cavell Ward, the ball being filled with a large and apDreciative audience. The programme with the exception of three iten:s was (riven by th» visitors. A collection in aid of the local Red Cross ■was taken up during an interval, and tbe eum of £44 1&? 3d was collected. The results of the sports and concert collection will benefit the fund to the extent ef £62 18s 3d. Items were gTve<n by Mieses Wilson, Rose. Bare'ay, Hutchinson, Fi»her. Ros»warne. Crawler. Prnden. Dewa-r, Mesdame* Holmes, King. Sertrt. Foote, Corp. Brunt-om. Pte. Dobeon. 0 Messrs Woods. Scotl. Parker. Douglas, and "Tb- Xiodge XishtinsaVe." The visitors challenged the inmaiw of the Oueen Mary Hospital to a game of crick'-*. The "latch resulted in a very easv win for tlie HospKal t-cim. Cnpt-nin Hardham and ! Corporal Brunton making sufficient run 6 to ! win the match.