CORPORATION STAFF PICNIC.
; ;.' .'For;their, picnic. at Dayls Bay, yesterday, the Corporation staff. andltbeif i.friends;.had per- ; fect-weathor,. and.the outing proved to be a • enjoyable one.' '■ Officials who: were ■ .' 'unable : ,£6 take a. whole cjay'.B:freedom.from', ■■ Voffice , and .works madfc'tlie--trip;.by. : 'the alter-' ; : ;noon• boat.-' The-councillors, present were':—- . ' ,Messrß^.:oM6rriHj'--'Oofien/-liuke,''FishierV'' , Mur-' ■ idochi-aiid-HalisV; , The-Mayor , (the Hon:'T.; ■ : W. Hisjop). and Mrs.'"Hjelop",wore .iinavoid-. ■. > ■'ablyiiab'&ent; ;i The : comniittee' ; had :v 'inade ;: the; ' arrangements,' : ;and JeVerythihg 'werit ■•• off: 'smoothly. ■' J. Bean: deseryes; ; the. ; ,thariks''6f'the staff;forithe,energy'with-which ,• heoarried'but'tlio' duties of•hon/'Secretary.-. ..The.following'are'the: results? of'the. sports \ : «yents:-'-vy i./. , .:'.. , /-:;.•■'■<■/.-■..'■: :, ; .'fl'.''-T::-i -v-v; • ■ ''Ohanipionship ..Raoes; (100,:v200 J '.and'<44p' ' ,yards).--J'.'H. ; Stubbe^l'.OgOS'chdrapionJ-iE.- , ; ; -N.' Player, v 2; R.-iHuggins, ;3.,;;The isecpnd , and thu^d-.coippetitors'iTeceived, trophies pre- ■ ■ sented.respectiTely by.Messrs'.'.J.'Duthie arid , ,Co. andiSargoodj Sonv'andEwen.. , '' ■■..;."' ■ : ; 'Handicap • Swimming- ■ ■ Race-' (50yds;j.—L.' ;" Silver; 1 : (T. ;Ballinger and- Co.'s. .trophy) : R..Richard,-_2'(O. Cathie's trophyy.O':' ■ ..- - '■■ MileHandicap.—G. J. Wilkinsori, i'fWestrxirtCoar Co.'strophyV;' J; H.'Stubbs,. 2 ("Evening Post", trophy) V.J. .B. Paton,' 3 ; ;(T. Ballinger.and Co.'s trophy).•. ; .-.■../ :■;:■: : ''~!Potato. .Race.-pClapshaWjv. 1 ...fWhitcombe ;an,d Tombs's trophy) ;;W.::Fleming,-'2 (SteW-. ■ .art aniTOo.'s trophy)..':. .-;,-.. ',::A--■?"'■:■■■ ■. , '.V. Thread-the-needle ;sßace. : (100yds.).--Miss \ ;Reid, l'.(Sarg6b:d J ' , Sbn,;and.liiwen!s.:trbphy).; ; ;;•• Ladies'.-Race, (fiOyds.).—Miss.M'Bean,-:.!' ; .'(Pi-'-lbs Baillie.' anS-- Co'.'s' jfrbphy);. . Miss : ' 'Lindsay^2:(P.R: : Baaiie and: Cp.'s trophy): i MiesiM'Shane,3.(DoMpabii : -trophy)l■;■■:• . ■ ■• Nail-'driving ; Competition.—Mrs. •'Hoy,: 1 (E.W: Mills.and Cp.'s!trophy);.Mre, eurti«. : .; .2 "( Thompson Bros.'.trophy). ~; '■'•■■■■ ■•■■. .'■.: ;.;Tug-of-war.- 7 'Woii"i by''tramway, ■''•'teain.'r-'of' * seven,, captained by-Mr. *P; M'Coll, against . : the .'city ■engineer's, team,'captained'by-Mr. ' Rabe.'."-f.': : /;\--0;--::^'j.:•■;*'".;?:• v-/- : '- - On.the , return' ; iourneythe.-prizes : were''pre- i . sentedjby/Mrs.'.Coben- : .. :; -. . ■■- :, V-, ■' '
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 425, 6 February 1909, Page 6
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