A PLEASANT OUTING.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1054, 18 February 1911, Page 10

A PLEASANT OUTING.

i- ; ———»— - ' CORPORATION . STAFF 'PICNIC.' ' The City.- ; Coutioii ,|offices..• find';.,oth?r. establishments, in, the..town r were .closed arid quiet yesterday, . tho staff, .or ~a majority of its members at-'any rate,, having betaken themselves ,to' Day's Biiy. on the ociasloif of their annual picnic.'. Tho weather "was- perfect for an outing l of the kind; and all who'attended the' picnic spent'a thoroughly •enjoyable time: Among • ithosbs':present* Iwere JlayOr--(Mr. Xt smith, Trevor, CarmiohaeU Frost,v., and Thompson,«tlto, city engineer, ,(Mr. AV,.- H.. Morton)," Mr. 31. Cable (assistant ' tfariiways engineer), and Mr. C. Collins (city treasurer). Tho Town Clerk (Mr." J. R.' Palmer) was-unavoidably absciit oi account of eick»fesdi'ih",'his family;-Part''of; tho time sponfr-irt Day's Bay! was devot«3 to a sports ■in which-ladies,-,! blindfolded, were ■ requested to draw a pig created considerable', ariiuseriipnt. , - Eventually,. Miss Howarth obtained, tho .first prize' and' Mite." .Weaver the Second: Among' tho attrac-" Hons of '.tho day was an exhibition'-of lightning sketching by the Mayor/ The excursionists returned to town -in the; evening without a single accident or mishap having occurred' to mar tho pleasure of their day. • Awards--in tho sports- • events were as follow:—

100 yds.' race—Stubbs, 1; AVilkiuson, 2;. M'Bean, 3.- . " ' , , ' =,/'' 1 220 yds. race—Ayres, 1;-Stubbs,,2.' 1 ' : iWyds/ :lj Bridge, ,: 2;' Stubbs,-'-'Wv ia ..t . Championship in'nbirifs—Stiibbsi'Secoiid' points' tWßH^^illdfi^n ? ' > ' v, f-'-'--V-'\ <r ? ;' • Nail-drivmi''for 'ladies ! - : -3fr : s. Richards, 1 1 (C. A.' OdliiiV trophy); Mrs.' 2 (R. and E. : .Tinicy - and Co.'s trophy): • -Married men's race—Taylor,'. 1>: (J. Duthie-. stnd' Co/s trophy); Curtis, '2 (Turnbull, Hicksini and'Gooder'9 trophy).' Married* lidies'-Ttit'o—Jlr's.-, AVoston;'" 1' (Weetporf'Coal" 'Co.|s' ; trOphy);. Mrs. ' Bice/ 2 (Empire Oil. Go's: trophy)."'' ' Single' f ladies' ''" race—Miss '• -Buswell,' t (United"AsKcstoi 'Co.'s 'trophy); Miss Cathie, .2 (Pl 'lliitson and Co'.'s, ! trophy), j- Thread-the-needle race—Miss Howarth, 1 (JI Chambers -and Son's trophy): Miss Eeid, 2. • ■ 'SOyds. swimming race—Bridge (R.' W. Cameron arid Co.'s trophy); Silver, 2 (Blundoll Bros.', trophy).' , . Comiriltteomen's • race—Swinburne,' 1 (Dominion's trophy); Grant, 2 (Richardson, Blair, and M'Cabe's trophy), i Tug-of-war (teams soven a-side>—ino city engineer's department defeated a team .representing the electric lighting and tramway departments. , _ On the Tiin home Councillor Frost presented tho championship cup and medal to Mr. Stubbs, and tho' second points tro-' phy'to Mri ■ AA'ilkin'sOri.':'-- ."-V • 11