STAFF RECREATION.

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 30, 5 February 1927, Page 12

STAFF RECREATION.

ANNUAL PICNIC AT TEBNTHAM.

A MEMORABLE DAY'S OUTING.

It has been shown that the.great staff of tho British Imperial Oil Company

is soundly organised-for; 'efficient,-work. It is equally true thatthey are organ- 1 ised for play, and, that. .the spirit >of: loyal co-operation • and ■ comradeship, which, has done .so much ■to build-up a great industry, finds equal expression in the field of recreation. On Friday, January 28, the annual'picnic of the Wellington staff of the BXO. Company and of Messrs. Gollin & Co., their' selling agents, -was held at Trentham, and was attended by practically every employee from headquarters and the Miramar works, as -well" as many members of the branch office staffs. The'members of the varidus departmental staffs, with their wives and families and sweethearts, made up a huge and happy' I'arty, numbering 980, and: completely filling the long special'train of sixteen, carriages. ' This . gathering, of em-, ployees and their dependants, numbering nearly J,OOO, gave evidence.of what Iho great industry organised, by the British Imperial Oil Company means to Wellington.-' ; :. , ■

On arrival at Trenthanl the gathering entered with zest on'the full snjoyment' of the ' day's outingi The weather was gloriously fine, a cool breeze tempering, the heat of the sun, which shon-3 from a cloudless sky. An energetic committee had.arranged a lengthy programme of sports. The entries for every event were large, every competitor was;a "trier," and as is not unusual'in ;.a. cfertain other sport.known to' Trentham, there were many close and exciting finishes. The many children present were well catered for in the sports programme.

Tho management,' staff,- and special Picnic Committee ■were.untiring in their combined- and organised efforts fo minister to the cntertainment.ancl.cn-

joynwnt of their numerous guests. ■ The day being unusually hot, one of t tho most popular resorts—for "grown-ups" equally with the children—was the buffet, whore unlimited soft drinks, and ice-creams wore provided free> of charg-o by tho company. The consumptive capacity of . tho small boy—and tho Httlo girl—had been well gauged by tho catering committee in this respect.

Two sittings wero arranged for tlie luncheon, which was served in one of tho largo racecourse buildings. Here, again, tko catering was on tho most gsneious scale, and the arrangements left nothing to bo desired,, and were a further-proof of the organising capat city of tho responsible "heads."

After a memorable and most enjoyable "day out," unmarred by accident or incident of any kind, '.the 'picnic party returned to Wellington, about 6 o'clock in the evening. , . . Following are the detailed results of the sports:—. : . . : ; . , ; ADULT EVENTS. ' 100 Yards Staff Handicap.—Mr.,'A. Kinder 1,-Mr. J. By an. 2. ' 75 Ya?a Staff Handicap (Ladies)".—' Miss Muir ], Miss Wills 2.' •'•-' 75 Yaids Visitors' Handicap VinenY* —Mr. McNabl,'Mr.' Eolfe 2. ■/ ; 50 Yards Visitors 1' Handicap (Ladies). —Mrs. Josephs. 1, Mrs. • ClaTk' 100 YaTd-s, Married Men.—Mr.: Cur* ran 1, Mr. Green 2. , .;;.,■ . .75 Yards Staff Championship -'(La* dies) J- —Miss Mviir 1, Miss Wills 2.

; 100. Yards Btafl .-. Championship (Men)'.—Mr. W. Kyla 3, ,M& ■C ,P. 'Fisk 2. ■■■■ • ';■-'. _ r ..' ■ -,^... Sack Sace *(Me3)73Qlr. Palmes £ ■Mr.'Williams -2. : : ■ : : -/ Sack Eace (Ladies)'. —Mrs. King I, Mrs. Crockett'2. :. " ." •' Potato Eace.—Miss-Josephs I, Misft' Glavin-2. .'. . , ■ , .. . I ':. ' . Putting the Shot.—Mr. Bagsdal^ I, Mr. Smith 2. ■ ; ..' '- . .'. ;. . ■ ," . Wheelbarrow Eace.—Miss- Suttonand Mr. A.- Franklin 1.. ■ Staff E«lay Babe.—Gollin and Co. Proprietary 1 team :1. ■.-■■.■" ' • : Three-legged Eace.—Miss, Muir and , Mr. ■ Robertson-1, Miss Button.' arid Mr. Marriek'2. ' ; ' Ladies' Bracelet.—Mr. .y.. McElwain. //',''.. CHILDREN'S EVJENTS.- ' ■ ■ Boys' ■ and Girls' Eace, (under ;'five years). -— Norma Ciuran : 1,- GlynD Tucker 2;. • ■ -■'-■:■■- ' •

Bun-eating \ Competition. — Geo. ■ Taylar and Eleanor Lukins. . ; Boys' Eace (over five and, under eight' years).— JV Wilkinson.Vl, Teddy; Galvin 2. ' . - „ ■•■, . ..:■ , Giils' Race (over.; five and under eight years). —Dorothy Ibell I,.Muriel Galvin 2. ■ ■■•'■• ' ■ .;; ■ Wheelbarrow. Race (Boys).—I: i: and ■S. Dawson lj A; Duff and'D^Middtetott . . Egg and Spoon. Race .(Gills)". — y. King 1, S. Watchman. 2.: . ; Three-legged Eace,: (Boys) .—G^ Phillips and; J. Young 1, .G. Taylor and J. Knotts 2. :. - . •. • : . ' ■ Skipping Rope Race .(Girls).—X>6ris Martin 1, Muriel Wilton 2. ■ '.' : .

Boys' Race (over eight-and-under, twelve years).—Kay . Arney 1, JoeClark 2. " . . ~'l ..'./; . .•' .. ' Girls' Eace (over eight and. under twelve years).—-Dorothy Ibell • 1,: E. Hobbs 2. ■■■ :'.■■■ ■ ■ "'- '"■ Sack Eace (Boys).—J. Dawson' 1, ,H. Abbott 2: ■ ,': . '..' ;'; ■;,.■ Three-legged Eace'. (Girls).-^-Jenni9 Middlcton and Doris Hull I,' Doris Mar.ton and Olive Crockett 2. . : ' "Shell"- Junior Championship (Girls).— X. Hutson 1, M. .Wilton. 2. ■ "Shell" Junior ' Cliampionsliip (Boys).—A. Ibell I,*&-Diary, 2.:- .