LABOUR DAY SPORTS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16524, 26 October 1915, Page 3

LABOUR DAY SPORTS

GATHERING AT FORBURY PARK The annual sports of the Otago 'Labour Day Association -were held yesterday afternoon at 'F.orbury.'Park. There, was. not a large attendance," "and the boisterous weather rendered things less pleasant than they would otherwise / have been. However, there were fair entries for all events, and the programme was got. through with a promptitude which reflected credit on the officials, the principal of whom were as follow:—Secretary, Mr R. Breen; superintendent, Mr C. Lorimer; judges—Messrs F. Greenhalgh, W. J. Pellett, T. A. Payton, A. Blackie, G. Garbutt, G. F. Bewley, A. M'Millan.and G. Anderson; clerk of the course, Mr D. Wilson; press stewards, Messrs G. Kelkr and W. J. Ruston; handicappers,, Messrs W. Renwick and A. Mercer; starter, Mr W. Renwick. Perhaps the most pleasing feature of the afternoon's sport was the dancing events, in which, considerable ability was shown, particularly by juvenile competitors. An art union, to which, the price of admission to the ground entitled entrance, lent the element of excitement to the proceedings, especially as the first prize was "valued at £25. Ninety per cent, of the profits of the sports were to be.devoted to the Wounded Soldiers' Fund. v.. -. * The results were as follow:— % 100 yds, boys under 15-A. ■ Nicholas 1, M'Allen 2, FogaTty .3. 75yds girls' race—E. Kellan 1, E. Bewley 2....,;-..,

75yds single ladies' race—Miss M. Pepper 1, Miss Hendry 2. :

Bagpipes competition ■'• '(marches) for juniors—G; Roberteon 1.

Highland fling, girla under 16—Ethel Carter 1, Winnie Robinson 2.

75yds sack race—A". NichoJas 1, H. Facoory 2. J 75yds married men's race—E. Turnbull 1, H. Patton 2.

40yds sack race, girls, 12 to 17 years— F. Perry 1, M. Natta 2. Seantreus, boys under 16— W. M'Kenzie 1, J. Anderson 2.

Sword dance, girls under 16— E. Carter 1, M. Lockhart 2, E. King 3. Highland fling, boys under 16—W M'Kenzie 1; J. Anderson 2. 100 yds unionists' race—T. Sime 1. H Patton 2.;,. /.

Married , ladies'- . race—Mrs Turnbull 1 Mrs Harrid£p;2; Mrs Johnson-3. Searitreiis, ■girls "under 16— W. Robinson 1, M. Lockhart 2. '

120 yds apprentices race—W. Perry 1, A Nicholas 2.

Sword dance, boys under 16— W. M'Kenzie 1, J. Anderson 2.

50yds " old buffers" race— J. Oliver 1 S. Boreham 2. ■