COLAC BAY NOTES

Southland Times, Issue 21952, 1 March 1933, Page 3

COLAC BAY NOTES

ANNUAL SCHOOL SPORTS AND PICNIC. (From Our Correspondent.) The Colac School annual sports and picnic were held in the schoolgrounds, on Friday, February 24, in ideal weather. There was a very large attendance and the programme was put. through without a hitch under _ the guidance of an energetic committee. The committee consisted of Messrs R. Whittle, S. Burtenshaw, T. Cleaver, T. Egerton and R. Sullivan, Mr S. Hodges, of Longwood, proved to be a capable handicapper in the bushcraft events, for which large entries were received. The following are the results of the races, etc. Children’s Events, Boys, 8 to 9: A. Patterson, J. Robertson, R. Egerton; girls, 8 to 9: E. Cleaver, M. Valintine, — Pollard; boys 9 to 10: R. Burtenshaw, H. Dawson; girls 9 to 10: R. Rehu, L. Hodges, J. Fluety. Boys Pick-a-back Race: R. Burtenshaw and H. Dawson 1. Rolling Tyre Race (with boy inside tyre): J. Marsh and H. Dawson 1. Boys’ Three-legged Race: P. Marsh and G. Belsham 1. Girls Threelegged Race: J. Hodges and S. Dent 1. Girls’ Pick-a-back Race: J. Hodges ana A. Marsh 1. Rolling Tyre Race (with boy inside tyre): G. Cleaver and H. Dawson 1. Pick-a-back Race. J. Maish and P. Te Au. First Monkey Race: P. Te Au, G. Cleaver, I. Devereux. Second Monkey Race: J. Marsh, D. Wixon, G. Belsham. Girls Relay Race: S. Dent, F. Cross. Boys Relay Race: J. Cross and A. Irvine. Boys, 10 to 12: R. Dawson, G. Cleaver, M. Cross. Girls, 10 to 12: J. Hodges, I. Patterson, A. Marsh. Boys, 12 to 14: J. Marsh, D. Wixon, G. Belsham. Tyre Race (big boys): G. Belsham, J. Marsh, P. Te Au. Tyre Race (big girls) S. Te Au, R. Cleaver, J. Hodges. Monkey Race (girls): S. Tc Au, R. Cleaver. Boys’ Three-legged Race: G. Cleaver and H. Dawson 1. A. Irvine and M. Cross 2. Double Harness Race (boy and girl): Reina Cleaver and J. Marsh, Jessie Hodges and R. Dawson. Girls Threelegged Race: S. Te Au and R. Cleaver. Boys 5 to 6: F. Marsh, R. Pearce, B. Evans. Girls 5 to 6: Betty Cleaver, June Burtenshaw, Doreen Hodges. Boys 6 to 7: A. Pollard, B. McCulloch, C. Cross. Girls 6 to 7: A. Coulston, R. Cleaver, M. Dawson. Boys 7 to 8: I. Sullivan, B. Valintine. Chopping Events. (Handicapper, Mr S. Hodges, Longwood.) 12-inch Underhand Sweepstake Chop. —Johnston 1, Mason 2, W. Hodges 3. Time, 31sec. 14-inch Underhand Sweepstake Chop. —C. Bonney 1, W. Hodges 2, T. Mason 3. Time, 45 l-ssec. Adults’ Events. Committee Ladies’ Race: Mrs Whittle I, Mrs Burtenshaw 2, Mrs Cleaver 3. Steeping the Distance (ladies): Mrs J. Cremzle'and Mrs G. ’Te Au, equal, 19Jyds. Actual distance 20 yards. Stepping the Distance (men): F. Latchford, Round Hill. Married Ladies’ Race: Mrs Austin 1, Mrs Dutton 2. Married Ladies, over 40: Mrs Wadsworth 1, Mrs Patterson 2. Married Men: E. Wahrlich, H. Davis, —. Hodges. Single Ladies’ Race: Miss M. Marsh 1, Miss J. Wadsworth 2. Single Men’s Race, 100 Yards Sweepstake Handicap: W. Kini, H. Marsh, P. Kini. Mixed Three-legged Race: Miss Marsh and J. Pont, Miss Patterson and R. Scott. Hop, Step and Jump: J. McKay, D. Devereux. Committee Men’s Race: R. W. Little, T. Cleaver, S. Burtenshaw. Old Buffers’ Race: D. W. Littoch (Gore), A. Patterson, R. Mike. Ladies’ Wheelbarrow Race: Mies R. Cleaver, Mrs A. Patterson, Mrs G. Evans. An iced cake was won by Mrs Sullivan, Colac.