MOSGIEL WOOLLEN FACTORY'S PICNIC.

Otago Witness, Issue 2086, 15 February 1894, Page 18

MOSGIEL WOOLLEN FACTORY'S PICNIC.

The tenth annual picnic of the Mosgiel Woollen Factory's employees, with their families and friends, was held on Saturday, 3rd, at the Mosgiel recreation ground, and was attended by upwards of 600 persons. Owing partly to the unsettled state of the weather and partly to the large sum asked by the Railway department (usually £40 or £50), it was this year resolved to patronise the local grounds in the township, and the results amply justified the selection. These grounds, it should be noted, are admirably adapted for picnic purposes, and require only to be better known to ensure their being more used. Occasionally, it is true, they are already used by the city people, but not so frequently as they deserve to be, conveniently situated as they are to the railway station, and possessing plenty of shelter in case of emergency. As the picnic committee were blessed with a purse evidently "full and running over"— the result of a preJaous_it«M:|jVus'' v — tri'ey w?fe ablffl»~give the outing free of charge to all employees a,vA friends, whilst the prizes, as usual, were supplied gratuitously by the company. So, with good luck in the matter of weather, for though it rained hoayily " the nicht afore the morn," yet the auspicious morn opened well, and the day being beautiful throughout, everything went merrily. The town employees were not present in such large numbers as on previous occasions, owing chiefly to the season's delivery of goods requiring the warehouse to be kept open. However, a few were glad to join their friends during the afternoon. Mr Morrison (general manager) was unavoidably absent, but Mr Roberts (chairman of directors) was present during the greater part of the day. The mill manager (Mr Dryden) was of course "about," ably managing, as usual; while the designer (Mr Miller) and the various committees worked ably and well all day, and saw that everything went off like clockwork. As a matter of course the Mosgiel Brass Band was there, and discoursed, to the heart's content of all, dancing and other kinds of suitable music. Besides dancing there were the indispensable "tig," "rounders," and other social games. But at these picnics the chief interest as a rule centres in the racing events, and in these the interest this year was as keen as ever. The following are the various 'results : T Handicap-— A. Fleming (7yds tweed) 1 J. White (31yds saddle tweed) 2, R. Gall (2iyds tweed) 3.

xx r B °^ii HA 5i> DI P AP -~ J -, Fmdla y < s fr dß tweed) 1, W. Miller (3yds tweed) 2, J. Bringans (2Jyda tweed) a Women's Race— Maggie Murdoch (dress length Mosgiel tweed) L B. Hicks (3 pairs hose) 2, J. Matson (2 pairs hose) 3. rr > Glß J'wo EA P EE ~ A - Br °wn (3 pairs hose) 1, J. Rusßell (2 pairs hoso) 2, C. Redman (1 pair hose) 3. Old Men s Race.— A. Cameron (2 pairs pants) 1, .->. Sinclair (1 pair pants) 2, J. Turnbull (2 pairs socks 3.