APITI NOTES.

Manawatu Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 2005, 22 December 1921, Page 4

APITI NOTES.

(Our Own Correspondent.)

The annual school sports and prize-I giving celebrated each year with thei ureamug up ceremonies was held in the school grounds on Tuesday last, there being a good attendance of the public and the parents generally. The committee and the teacners, Mr A. S. .Burns and Miss E. Duncan, worked hard to ensure a good time for tire children, and their efforts were well appreciated by those present. The prizes were as follows: Dux, boys, I Hugh Cowan; girls, Jean Cowan; special prize for whole school (donated oy Mr A. S. Burns), Ida Malcolm;] standard 6: Ida Malcolm 1, Laurie 1. 2, Phyllis Guy 3. Standard i>: LYanklin Viles 1, Ngarie Viies 2, Laura Purchess 3. Standard 4; JJ. Cowan l, W. Hobbs 2, W. Malone & Standard 3: Jean Cowan 1, Colin McKay 2, Vivian Bennett 3. Standard 2: M. McKay 1, M. Edmondson 2, G. jjigby 3. Standard 1; D'. Edmondsen t, K. Malone 2, K. Pye 3. Primer 4; VV. Hooper 1, J. McKenzie 2,1). Cowan 3. The various races, etc., were won oy the following:—Half-mile (senior boys): N. Caldwell 1, L. Paterson 2, H. Strahan 3; 100 yards (senior girls); K. Pratt 1, V. Gould 2, N. Viies 3; 100 yards (junior girls)C. Hooper 1, E. Purchess 2, E. Osborne 3; junior uoys 7 5 yards; V. Bennett 1, S. Hobbs 2, It. Pye 3; junior gins 75 yards: L). Pratt 1, J. Cowan 2, M. Higby 3; infant boys: H. Viies, C. Maione 2, C. Higby 3; relay race (girls): E. Osborne, N. Charters, D. Pratt, M. Morrison 1, L. Purchess, M. Higby, I. Malcolm, N. Viies 2; infant girls; M. Tibbet I, J. Morris 2, J. Nix 3; j infant girls; C. Anderson 1, M. McKay 2, M. Higby 3; quarter-mile, junior boys: S. Houus 1, E. Cowan 2, C. McKay 3; infant boys; B. Digby 1, D. Cowan 2, J. navey 3; three-legged race: senior girls, M. Morrison and N. Charteris 1, I. Malcolm and P. Guy 2; senior boys, half mile: N, Caldwell 1, A. Charteris 2, W. Hobbs 3; married ladies’ race: Mrs Cantwell 1, Mrs Malone 2, Mrs iibbett 3; junior girls three-legged race: M. Edmondsen and E. Osborne f, C. Hooper and N. McKenzie 2; inrant girisf * D. Edmondsen and J. Cowan 1, G. Digby % D. Pratt 3; polevaulting, senior boys; A. Charteris 1, li. Viies 2, K. Guy 3; polij-vaulting, junior boys: C. Guy 1, H. Cowan 2, E. Cleaver 3; sack race, senior girls: M. Morrison 1, V. Gould 2, I. Malcolm 3; sack race, junior girls: M. Edmondsen 1, C. Hooper 2, E. Purchess 3; boys rOO yards: W. Malone 1, W. Hobbs 2, T. Nix 3; boys' sack race: C. Guy 1, J. McKay 2, K. Pye 3; three-legged race, senior boys: J. McKay and E. Cleaver 1, D. Strahan and C. McKay 2; three-legged race, junior boys: C. Guy and H. Viies 1. H. Digby and V. Bennett 2; egg and spoon race, senior girls: V. Gouid 1, N. Viies 2, M. Morrison 3; egg and spoon race, junior girls: E. Purchess 1, C. Hooper 2, J. Cowan 3; wheelbarrow race; li. Morrison and D. Strahan 1, R. Guy and A. Charteris 2; 200 yards, senior girls: H. Pratt 1, L. Purchess 2, I. Malcolm 3; 200 yards, junior girls: M. McKenzie 1, N. Edmondsen 2, E. Osborne 3; high jump, senior boys: R. Morrison and N. Caldwell (tie) 1, L. Patersen 3; nigh jump, junior boys; T. Nix 1, D. Strahan and W. Hobb»(tie) 2; thread-the-needle race: M. Morrison and N. Caldwell 1, V. Gould and R. Morrison 2. N. Charteris and R. V)les 3; hurdle race; L. Patersen 1, K. Cowan 2, R. ■Viies 3; hop, step and jump, senior: L. Patersen 1, R. Guy 2; hop, step and jump, junior: T. Nix 1, D. Strahan 2, VV Malone 3; long jump, senior boys; L. Patersen 1, K. Guy 2, K. Morrison 3. Some of the above performances were very good, especially A. Charteris pole vault, which was in the vicinity of nine feet, which must be considered good for a schoolboy. Sir A. S. Burns and family are leaving to-day for Plimraerfon, were they intend spending several weeks at the se’aside. „ . , , , Shearing is just about finished round the district and farmers will shortly be giving their attention, to haymaking, and, judging from appearances, there will be some record crops this season. The local dairy company is reported to have paid out 1/2 per lb for butter-fat supplied for November. A big’ difference to 2/5 paid for the corresponding month last year. Mr V. A. Phillips has again been the successful tenderer for the mail contract between Apiti and I* eliding. . Several new telephones have been installed in the district lately, a gang of linesmen from the Eeilding end doing the work. . The pipe band organised by Mr J. Charteris some months ago is reported to be well forward and is to give an open-air performance in full regalia on Saturday night next. A wee bit of Scotch should waken the town up a little. , , The Presbyterian Church Ladies Guild arc holding a, bazaaar and supper in the temporary hall on Saturday night next. , . . The local pipe band is organising a social and dance, to be held on the 2nd of January, in aid of their funds. Good luck to them. At the last meeting of the local Show Society, it was decided to abandon the 1922 show owing to lack of support.