LABOUR DAY SPORTS

Evening Star, Issue 20317, 28 October 1929, Page 12

LABOUR DAY SPORTS

FIXTURE AT CALEDONIAN GROUNDS THE MORNING'S PROGRAMME In place of the usual Labour Day picnic at Evansdale the Otago Labour Day Association tried a new venture this year in the form of a sports feathering at the Caledonian Ground to-dav. The fixture was staged with the co-operation of the Otago Centre of the New Zealand Amateur athletic Association (which had charge of the athletic programme), the Dunedin Whippet Racing Club (which controlled the whippet races), and the Otago Centre of the New Zealand Piping and Dancing Association (which staged the piping "and dancing events). The bright sunshine this morning attracted a" larore crowd to the Caledonian Ground! which was much augmented in the afternoon, «hen the athletic and whippet events were decided. This morning a programme of children's races was run off, large fields being the order Highland enuring and piping events drew good en trie.-?, and th« babv show also created a gicat deal of interest. The various sub' snows. arranged bv the Association, cud good business, and altogether meeting promises to be most successful. The general arrangements the whole meeting were in the hinds of the president of the Labour Day Associatwi.i Mr W. C. Wilson), the score tarv (Mr J. A. Carman), and tun organiser (Mr C. E. wroJ 3 ad associated with them an srergetic ban-i of officials. Morning results:— CHILDREN'S EVEN.TS. Bovs' Race (under four years).—-C. Connolly I, F. Connolly 2, L. Cole .>. Girls' Race (under four years).—l<. Wrigley 1 „ Bovs' Race (lour to six years) .-—b Walker 1, H Panton 2, S. Richards 3. Girls' Race it'our to six years).—M. Baxter 1. J. M'Coll 2, M Hartstongo 3. Bovs' Pace (six to eight years).—JJ. Andrews 1, R. Richards 2, J. Williams "Girls' Pact (six to eight wars).—l. Conrnor 1. M Baxter 2, J. Gilford 3. Bovs' Race (eight to ten years).—K Fraser 1 W Donald 2. E. Hyatt 3. Girls' Race (eight to ten years).— W. Graham 1, J. Williams 2, J. Bar nett 3. . . Boys' Race (ten to twelve years).— J. Kennedy 1, D. Murray 2, C. Hiscoke 3. Girls' Race (ten to twelve years).— lS. Barnett 1. A. Dick 2. A. Gardiner 3. Boys' Race (twelve to iourt » years').—l Livingstone 1, H. Looker ~ C. Power 3. Girl*' Race (twelve to fourteen years).—B. Barnett 1, 1. Witchall 2, A. '"Anderson 3. Boys' Race (under sixteen years).— D. Murray 1. Girls' Race (under sixteen years).— G. Winder 1 P. Haekett 2, E. Lethaby 3. Primary Schools' Relay (Boys).— Macandrew Road 1, Forbury 2, Mornmgton 3. PIPING AND DANCING. Marches.—G. Yard ley 1, J. Yardley 2. Strathspeys and reels.—J. Yardley 1, G. Yardley 2. Highland Fling (Girls under B). Peggy Mowat 1, Betty Geary 2, Mavis Con ley 3. BABY SHOW. 'Judge, Dr E. R. Harty. Assistant, Mrs D. Dakers.) Boys, under nine months. —Robert Lindsay 1, Kenneth Hamilton 2. Girls, under nine months.—Mary Math ieson 1, Clarice Isabel Barker 2. Boys, over nine and under fifteen months. —Bevin Crombio 1, Norman Lee 2. Girls, over nine and under fifteen months. —Valerie Brown 1, Nancy Hoyo 2. Champion baby of show.—Mary Mathieson. Runner-up, Bevan Cronibie.