RAILWAYS DEPARTMENT.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXI, Issue 40, 17 February 1911, Page 4

RAILWAYS DEPARTMENT.

The staff of the Railway Department was favoured with glorious weather for

its annual picnic at Day's Bay yesterday. The sun shone brightly in a cloudless sky, and as the trippers, male and female-, and children, journeyed across the harbour they contrasted the conditions with those of a year ago, when the rain poured throughout the livelong day. The outing proved to be most enjoyable, plenty of amusements being provided for both the children and the grown-ups. The waterchute was kept going merrily all day, paddling and swimming were indulged in by hundreds, and a sports programme which had been arranged> filled in portions of the day very pleasantly. All voted that the outing was a pronounced success, that the committee of management, of which Mr. H. M'Keowen was secretary, had carried out its duties in a most satisfactory manner. An excellent luncheon was provided, and was much appreciated ty the picnickers and guests. Before leaving for home Mr. T. Ronayne (General Manager) presented the Aggregate Cup to the chief mechanical engineers' department, whose team had scored the most points in the swimming and athletic events. The officials in the sports events were ■Messrs T. Ronayne, H. Davidson, Widdop, Wynne, Fleming, Lundon, Kelly, Baxter, Hales, Harris, Bland, Weir, M'Lean, and Messrs. J. Besant, D. D. Weir, J. Hutcheson, ,W. C. Burd and R. H. Stephens looked after the amuse ments of the children. Mr. V. J. M 'Govern acted as treasurer and press steward. The results of the events were as follow :—: — 75yds Swimming Handicap. — First heat : R. Ronayne, 1 j J. T. Egan, 2. Second heat — F. E. Jenldnson, 1 ; Snelling, 2. Final — Jenkinson, 1 ; Ronayne, 2; Sneiling, 3. 50yds Swimming Handicap. — First heat — M'Master, 1; Edwards, 2. Second heat— Craig, 1; Treahy, 2. Third heat — Hoare, 1; Henderson, 2. Final • — M'Master, 1; Hoare, 2. 100 yds Swimming Championship. — Ronayne, 1 ; Jenkinson, 2. Neatest Header. — Jenkinson, 1; Ronayne, 2. 100 yds Single Men's Running Championship. — Fama, 1 ; Murphy, 2. 100 yds Married Men's Running Championship. — Millar, 1; Ingleton, 2. 100 yds Cadets' Running Championship.—Carson, 1 ; M'Master, 2. 100 yds Running Handicap (open). — First heat — Galbraith, 1; Fama, 2. Second heat — Leydon, 1 ; Ronayne, 2. Third heat^-Murphy, 1; Edie,-2. Final ■ — Ronayne, 1; Galbraith, 2. Sack Race.— Treahy, 1; Millar, 2. Wheelbarrow Raoe. — Grinter and Scott, 1 ; Baxter and Goadley, 2. Three-legged Race. — Millar and Haase, 1 ; Ronayne and Baxter, 2. Relay Race, of 400 yds. — Chief Mechanical Engineers' Office (Ronayne, Baxter, Fama, and M'Keowen), 1 ; Head Office Staff (Millar, Levick, Hoare, and Duncan), 2. Tug of War. — District Engineer's Office team, 1 ; Head Office team, 2. Picnio Directors' Race. — Wynne, 1 ; Robieson, 2.