ANNUAL PICNICS
Post And Telegraph Stores.; Electricity Department There were 1000 visitors to .Maidstone Park yesterday for the annual picnics of the stores section of the Post and. Telegraph Department and the Wellington City Council Electricity Department. The grounds were in fine order. The electricity department’s sports resulted :— Apprentice's race: T. Diddle 1, D. Mitchell 2. Single women’s race: Miss J. Webster 1, Miss Powell 2. Married women’s race: Mrs. .Bedingfield 1, Mrs. J. Newson 2. Single men’s race: S. Ward 1, F. Head 2. Married men: G. College 1, McGregor 2. Men over 40: 11. Taylor 1, J. Easson 2. Wheelbarrow race: Sirs. Chapman and Rofe. Relay race: New business department (F. Head, T. Liddle, R. Rofe, L. Mitchell). Mystery train: Mrs. liomath 1, Mrs. Goodchild 2. Nail driving: Mrs. Rodgers. Stepping the chain : Mrs. O’Hagan and H. Adams. The Post and Telegraph stores section sports resulted: — 100yds. championship: L. Wellum 1, R. Crook 2. Nail driving: Mrs. R. Reid 1, Mrs. Columbus 2. Married women’s race: Mrs. Ruback 1, Mrs. Pelling 2. Stepping: Miss George. Men over 40 race: C. Pitts 1, C. Wellum 2. Confused shoe race: Miss Stewart 1, Mrs. Pelling 2. Three-legged race: Ruby Blair and Alice Mason 1, Margaret Debshire and Noel El vines 2. Single women’s race: Miss Stewart .1, Miss Hare 2. Relay race: Materials department (R. Crook, C. Pringle, 11. Bennett). .Wheelbarrow race, under 15: M. Wiltshire and N. Elvincs 1, M. Lorrimore and P. Birch 2. Elopement race: Winnie Booker and R. Crook 1, Miss Stewart and C. Pringle 2. •Potato race : Ruby Blair 1, Betty Krebs 2. Obstacle race: F. Poole 1, L. C. Wellum 2. Confused shoo race, men: L. C. Wcllurn 1, C. Pringle 2. Cigarette race: Steffert and Mrs. Stevens 1, Hook and Mrs. Cronin 2. Sack race: N. Elvin'es 1. W. Blair 2. Putting competition: Mrs. Stevens 1. Lucky number: 145. Children’s Events. Girls, five to eight: Vai Hadfield 1, Nancy Krebs 2. Boys: David Melvin 1, Jack Blair 2. Girls, nine to 11: MaryKrebs 1, Betty Krebs 2. Boys: Jim Crundwell 1. Pat Hall 2. Girls, 12 to 15: Ruby Blair 1, Betty Hadfield 2. Boys: Peter Birch 1, Don Cronin 2.
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Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 105, 28 January 1938, Page 7
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368ANNUAL PICNICS Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 105, 28 January 1938, Page 7
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