DAY AT KAIAUA

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 58, Issue 4107, 2 March 1949, Page 11

DAY AT KAIAUA

WAITAKARURU SCHOOL PICNIC AT THE BEACH RESULTS OF SPORTS HELD

The Waitakaruru school picnic, previously postponed because of inclement weather, was held under excellent conditions at Kaiaua on Monday, February 21. There was a particularly festive atmosphere among the largest crowd that had assembled at a school picnic for a number of years. Mr Hinton, headmaster, his staff and the school committee were congratulated on their efficient organisation, which made the outing an unqualified success. Lunch and afternoon tea w'as served by the ladies, while the ice cream and cordials were popular among the children. The sports events were run off in a quick, professional manner, the many novelty relay events causing considerable interest. Results of the athletic events were as follow: —

Pre-school girls: Allison Blackler 1, Jeanette Baigent 2. Boys: Allan Wilson 1, Max Butterworth 2. Five-year girls: Madgwick 1, Kathryn Baigent 2, Violet Stowers 3. Boys: Mounsey 1, P. Dibble 2, T. Allison 3. Six-year girls: Jeanette Roberts 1, Pauline Coxhead 2, L. Cox 3. Boys l : Paul Stowers 1, E.' Nichols 2, Warran Turkington 3. Seven-year girls: Gillian Cox 1, Barbara Mounsey 2, Raewyn Yeager 3. Boys: Stewart Eden l,Roy Christoffersen 2, Rod Bathurst 3. Eight-year girls: Barbara Smith 1, Betty Grant 2, Margaret Anslis 3. Boys: Pat Marshall 1, Swanee Stowers 2, Roberts 3. Nine-year girls: Elaine Turkington 1, Holly Gordon 2, Colleen Arthur 3. Boys: John Adams t, Barry Butterworth 2, John Nichols 3. Ten-year girls: Judy Roberts 1, Beverley Ganley 2, Pat O’Dwyer 3. Boys: Graeme McPherson 1, Larry Grbic and Nick Barbarich equal 2. Eleven-year girls: Barbara .Roberts 1, Doreen Taylor 2, Kath. Niohols 3. Boys: Leo Grbic 1, Barry Yeager 2, Peter Axcell 3. Twelve-year girls: Violet Grbic and Barbara Turkington equal 1, Annette Hill 3. Boys: Harbans Singh 1, Joe 2, Bill Bathurst 3. Over 12-year girls: Ann Taylor 1, Dawn Sears 2, Lena Pompey 3. Open wheelbarrow race: Harbans Singh and Joe Brown 1, Pat O’Dwyer and Annette Hill 2, Bill Bathurst and Leo Grbic 3. Open three-legged race: Barbara Turkington and Barbara Roberts 1, Wally Thompson and Ira Wilkinson 2, Violet Grbic and Beverley Ganley 3. School championships, girls: Barbara Roberts 1, Anne Taylor 2, Violet Grbic 3. Boys: Harbans Singh 1, Ira Wilkinson 2, Leo Grbic 3. In the adults relay, married women versus single women, the single women’s team won. Single ladies’ race: Shirley Ganley 1, Winsome Gordon 2, Margaret Gordon 3. Married ladies: Mrs M. Yeager 1, Mrs J. W. Smith 2, Mrs H. Riley 3. Men: Buster Ramshaw 1, T. Hutchinson 2, G. Christoffersen 3.