DEPARTMENTAL PICNIC

Evening Post, Volume LXXXV, Issue 48, 26 February 1913, Page 2

DEPARTMENTAL PICNIC

■ » - The annual picnic of the Valuation,' Land-tax,. anti Advances to Settlers Departments was held at Day's Bay yesterday, and proved highly enjoyable. , The results of the sports programme were as, under :— Girls' Race, six years and under: Nora Russell 1, Winnie Thompson 2. Six and wider 9: Hutcheson 1, Wil-j liams 2. ' Girls' Open Race (for "gold watch) : Brown 1, O'Leary 2. Boys : (under 6) : Lees 1, A. Thompson 2. Six and under 9 : Eaton 1, Auld 2. Nine and under 12 : Eaton 1, Lee 2. Twelve and under 14 (watch): Auld 1, Edwin 2. Three-legged .Race: Eaton Brothers 1, Headland and partner 2. Girls' Threelegged Race: O'Leary and Lees 1. Running and Skipping : Amy Walsh 1, Halliday .2. Tug of War : Won by the Valu-. ation "Department, skipped by J. O'Leary. 50yds Race: Hare Mio I,' Scott 2. Three-legged Race (men) : Hare Mio and Scott 1, Robinson and Scott 2, Neilson and Thompson 3. 100 yds Handicap : Hare Miol, ScOtt 2, Morrison 3.' 50yds Ladies' Race: K. Gallichan 1, E. Doyle 2. Mile Walk : Neal 1,- Simpson 2, Douglas 3. Wheelbarrow Race: Morrison and Paul '1, Scott and Murray 2. Thread-the-Needle Race : Scott 1, Morrison 2, Neal 3. 220 yds Handicap: Neal 1, Morrison 2, Gibson 3. Committeemen's Race: W. Auld 1, Foote 2, Swimming : 50yd& Race : Neilson 1, BoU lard 2. Neatest Header ; Neilson 1, Bollard 2. The bowling and tennis totwna-' ments were won by .the Advances to Settlera Department. In the cricket match, Valuation and Tax - Department v. the Advances Department; the latter made 120 (MoTrison 38, and the V. and T. replied with 79 for three wickets; Soss 21 not out, Clayton 12, and M'Enerney 12. At this stage the game was abandoned.