UNITED BUILDING TRADES PICNIC
The United Building Trades, in spite l of the unfavourable weather, held their * second annual picnic at the Kent grounds, Upper Hutt, on Sabur- 3 day. The picnic had already been post-. 3 poned once, and the committee decided that it would be better to carry out the T programme, even though the company that braved the elements was small. The : following officials were present. —Chat*- 1 man, Mr G. T. Sexto*; treasurer, Mp A. Johnston; judges, Messrs J. Man tell and C. Lepper; handicappers, Messrs J. Alexander and J. McGill; starter,Mr. . A. H. Fullford; secretary, Mr W. J. Parsons; committee, Messrs A. McGregor, G. Powell, J. A. Simpson, J. McCulloch, F. Wallis, F. Reyling, J. Man-' tell, M. Corbett, D. McLaren, D. Barv, J. McGill, H. Bennett, R. Tingey, and--11. W. Davis. The following are the results of the various events in the programme : Boys* Race.—J. Wilkins', 1; Flanagan, 2; Butler, 3. Girls’ Race— E. Graham, 1; F. Brown, 2; L. Brown, 3. Open Ra.ce • (about 120yds)—C. S. Leggett, 1; F. Jensen, 2; EL Griffiths,; 3. Painters’ Apprentices (100yds)—F.: Gates, 1; J. Hodges, 2> A. Mace, 3. Builders’ Apprentices (100yds)—W. Flack, 1: H. Ken, 2; J. Patterson, 3... Married Women’s Race—Mrs J. Severn, 1; Mrs D. Oliver 2; Mrs M. Leatham, 3. Apprentices’ Race (100yds,. under twenty years of age) —A. Rowell, 1; 31. Elliott, 2. Carpenters’ Race (100yds, subscribers only)- —W. Wagstaff,. 1; E. Howe, 2 (In this race Leggett, who came in first, was disqualified as not .being a subscriber). Plasterers’ Race (100yds)— Bradley, 1; Hampell, 2; Mantel!, 3. Plumbers’ Race (220yds)—W. Derrent, 1; H. Fletcher, 2. (Derrent having won this cup twice in succession, it. becomes his own property). Master Plumpers (100yds)—W. Parton, 1; H. Davies, 2 J. Alexander, 3. Painters’ Race (100yds) —Holmes, 1; J. McCulloch, 2: Best Dressed Painter’s Datighter—-Miss G. Reyling. Master Painters’ Race (100yds) W. G. Tustin, 1; R. E. Tingey, 2’,, Master Builders’ Race (100yds)—A. H. Fullford, 1; Dement, 2; A. Johnston, 3. Labourers’ Race* (100yds)—-Evans, 1; Butler, 2; S. Smith, 3. Bricklayers’ Race (100yds)—Grummet, 1; Lauri, 2; J. McGill, 3, Sawmillers’ and Timber. Yard Workers’ Race-AT. Mbodie, 1; Allan Orr, 2; Drinkwater, 3. Open Race (150yds)-—Buller, 1; Collins, 2; Maguire, 3. Single Ladies’ Race (75yds)—. Ada Dement, 1; Mabel Blair, 2V. <l. Mitchell, 3. Plumbers’ Apprentices Fear, 1; A. Griffiths, 2.; ' H. Elliott, 3.
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New Zealand Mail, Issue 1523, 28 February 1901, Page 25
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