PICNICS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 748, 22 February 1910, Page 5

PICNICS.

.::'.■'■■ ; ..;•.'.;";;:;>;r;"':.'" : "v 1 ;'';;.:;■/:.:. ■'-.'■'£. .very "pleasant: outing "was held at Trentham on Saturday; February 19, the occasion'being the fourth annual picnic :of ■•.the: employees of; the Public '• Works ; ■•■• Department, About'..3oo employees'and.:their friends were present including the heads of,.the; Department and;"' representatives.'.'.of;•■.various ,: firms. Luuch and tea .were provided, and among the guests were Mr. fl. J. H.-Blow,-who attended in the unavoidable: absence of ; the Minister for Publio Works. ■,' The following are ; the 'results of-the '• sports t—' Boys' race, -Hannifan I,' Cullen 2; girls' race, A. Powell I,D. Powell 2;Eardeners' and labourers' race./Wallisl, Hannifan 2; ladies',egg, and spoon race, Mrs. Gilligan .1, Miss Dodsworth" 2; boys' three-legged race, O'Brien and Davis.ly Nicholson , and Jeffcoato 2] . carpenters' race, under! W years, Eiohardson 1, Powell 2; girls' threearmed race, , E.-Moore and:E. Smith lj'C. Veal and B. Collins 2;' painters' handicap; M'Cree 1, Smith 2 j girls' egg and spoon race, E. Smith 1,. E. Moore 2; boys f obstacle race,: M'Leay 1, Collins■ 2; carpenters' race, over 40 yearsi Wilson 1, Newell 2; ladies' potato. race; ■ Miss Dodsworth 1, Mrs. Collins 2 j skipping, race, A. PowelM, Gl Nicholson 2; unonumerated trades race, Elliott 1, Clark 2; boys' wheelbarrow''race. Carman and i; Davis >and'Bnen 2; married ladies' race; Mri Brien.l, Mrs. : Collins-2j' Victoria Cross race, Elliott and Clark 1, Lemmon and Freeman 2; putting 'the weight, Hannifan :1. : - The. result of the guessing competitions' Trill bo advertised.

:' The sports hold , at- the Gas Company's pionic at Upper Hutt.on Saturday; resulted as follow:—Open to all employees, 100 Yards: H. Smallbone,. lj:A. Hook, 2. Gas: Co.'e Handicap,: 150 Yards: "L" B. Topp, lj:A. : Hook,, 2.'/■ Bun and Treacle. Competition: Master''H.! Potter, li, Miss E. Page, 2.' Single : W6men's,.-Bel]-ringing Competition , .'. Miss.-.rtJiner,'!; Miss Atkins, 2. Men's Eace (otct is"years): W. Stevens, 1 i J: Whear,- 2. Married Ladies' Egg and Spoon; Kaco: Mrs. Williamsj 1; Mrs. Fairman, 2. Employee^ ,, .Handicap (120 yards): Messrs.. Faulknor a:nd. Cameron, dead heat. .The tug-of-war was woh by the main-layers' staff.: Gaa Co.'s Handicap (220 yards):; A.'Hook,- 1;,. A.', : B.' Topp, 2. Women's Guessing,Competitiori: Mts. Perkins,-,lj Mrs/Miller 2; Lady' Employees' Egg and ;■ Spoon ' Special Bace: .Miss'-.-WUle,-'.]H:.Mre:-r-TY.'.:J.'.:Stevcns;-.2;-Mγ. .W. J. • Stevens; was the energetic judge of the'?apbrts. v ;v'Th«re",TCere also races and prize's for- tlio children.- The following committee carried out-the arrangements for the picnic:—Messrs. G. .E. Tavlor, E. B, ParsqiiSj C: H. Bdrratt, W.HoVord, E. Carman,'.--. J. W. - Pike,;-:-H. Smallbone, JV.Teague,. A. Davis, B. Williams, and J. H. Kraft- (secretary). i- : '■