CONVENT SCHOOL

Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 108, 7 April 1932, Page 3

CONVENT SCHOOL

SPORTS AND PICNIC. Pleasant conditions prevailed for the annual picnic and sports gathering of th© Convent School, held at tho • Showgrounds yesterday, and the outing proved to be most enjoyable, being well conducted by an enterprising com- ■ mitteo under Mr IT. Hyland, chair--1 man and ground superintendent. 1 There was an extensive programme of events. Congratulations were extend- ' ed by Very. Rev. Monsignor MacManus | to the committee on the successful , gathering, and ho expressed the hope > that the children would havo a very ; enjoyable day. He read tho following i telegram sent to His Grace, Arch- > bishop Redwood, Wellington: ' “The 1 Sisters, children, committee and 1 parishioners unite with the priests in ' praying that your Grace may have a prosperous journey to Romo and the Congress and a safe return to New , Zealand.” I The Mayor (Mr Mansford) conveyed • his thanks for the opportunity of be- ■ ing present at the gathering, and ad- - vised tho children to make their enI deavours in life as they were doing in • the races being run that day. The reward in prizes was not everything, he said, but the effort made was the i thing that counted and lie hoped that ' that effort would be carried into prac--1 tice in everyday life. Mr Savage ; (picnic secretary) then called for cheers : for Mr and Mrs Mansford. During an appropriate interval Mr | Hyland thanked those present for their attendance and support and expressed appreciation of tho action of the A. and P. Association in granting the • use of tho grounds. Ho also thanked i the members of tho committee for their help, especially Mr F. TV. Aisher, handicapper, whose excellent handicapping was reflected in the close fin--1 ishes of the races. Complimentary , reference was made to tlxe work of Mr j J. Savage who acted as secretary of . the picnic committee. The lady members of the committee, Mesdames Christensen, Lyons, Jarvis, and Miss Rodgers, deserved the greatest credit for their untiring efforts in ■ catering for the children and looking 1 after the tea arrangements, ice- ' creams, fruit and sweet stalls, etc. ' Monsignor MacManus congratulated ’ the various prize-winners on their I successes and presented tho cups and trophies as follow : 50 vards, boys 8 to 9 years.—Jimmy : O’Sullivan 1, 13. Murphy 2, Brian : O’Connor 3; girls, Peggy Jenkins Ettie Harwith 2, Molly Jervis 3. 75 > yards, boys 9 to 10 years: D- Ryan 1 1, A. Jenkins 2, C. McSweeney 3; j girls, C. Jervis 1, M. Kortegast 2, J. : Farrellv 3. 75 yards u boys 10 to 11 years: J. Homan 1, Iv. Singleton 2, ! P. Hickev 3; girls, B. Hayward 1, V. . Russell 2, H. Boggs 3. 100 yards, i boys 11 to 12 years: J. Cooper 1, J. • Lucas 2, G. Murphy and H. Wilson, ) dead heat, 3. 75 yards, girls 11 to ■ 12 years: L. Dalton 1. F. Joyce 2, ! V .Telford 3. 100 yards, boys 12 and 1 over: N. Hannan 2, B. Farrington 2, R. Murphy 3. 75 yards, girls’ 12 and over: Rosie Jenkins 1, D. Parkes 2, F. Favington and V. Hickey, dead heat, 3. St. Patrick’s handicap (confined to pupils of Convent School): Boys’ 100 yards; girls 75 yards. (First prize • in each case, silver cup to ho held by > successful competitor for 12 months; . replica cups presented to the winners), i Boys’ final, Desmond Ryan 1, Bernand Farrington 2, Noel Hannan 3. Ron Murphy 4; girls’ final. Mavis Wood 1, Adele Free 2, Valda Russell 3, Moira McEwen 4. Altar hoys’ race, 100 yards; Joe Donoghue 1, N. Wood 2, TV. Jenkins 3. 50 yards mixed threelegged race, 10 years and under: R. Jenkins and J. Jenkins 1, Z. Wilson and J. Cooper 2. 50 yards mixed threelegged race, 11 years and over: V. Hickey and M. Hickey 1, J. Greening and E. Greening 2. 100 yards boys’ open handicap: It. Telford 1, R. Murphy 2 J. Cooper 3. 100 yards girls’ open handicap: N. Bowden 1, M. Minogue 2, A. Free 3. 50 yards mixed wheelbarrow race: R. Forrest and B. : Forrest 1, M. Wood and B. Wood 2. i 75 yards mixed thread-the-necdle race < (10 and under): E. Telford and J. i Howard 1, W. Walsh and M. Barry i 2. 75 yards mixed thread-the-necdle i race (11 and over): TV. Hannan and i K. Quirke 1, B. Farrington and E. Greening 2. 300 yards girls’ relay race (team of four): N. Bowden, M. O’Brien, R. Forrest, D, Palmer 1. 200 yards boys’ relay race (team of four): J. Cooper, R. Murphy, B. Far- ( rington, TV. Hooker 1. 100 yards old * boys’ race: P. Hickey 1, N. Wood 2. j 75 yards old girls’ race: C. Knecbone , 1, N. Hickey 2. ;

There was an interesting feature in tho old girls’ handicap when it was necessary to run tho final four times before the issue could definitely, he decided, Miss Colleen Kneebone eventually winning from Miss Nora Hickey. The closeness of tho result was a trijbute to the handicapping of Mr Aisher.