OTAMA PICNIC

Southland Times, Issue 22214, 5 January 1934, Page 3

OTAMA PICNIC

AN ENJOYABLE OUTING. The annual picnic of the Otama District was held on Wednesday in the Otama School grounds. There was a good crowd of young and old folk and eveiyone appeared to spend an enjoyable day. In the evening a concert and dance was held in the hall to finish up a successful function. The sports resulted:—

Girls under 5: Esme Clark 1, Molly Wayte 2, Peggy Miller 3. Boys under 5: Clarence Gardyne 1, Gordon McMeeken 2, Arthur McMeeken 3.

Girls 5-7: E. Henderson 1, Verney Wayte 2, Mary Whiteley 3. Boys 5-7: Donald Clark 1, Neville Wicks 2, Roslyn Wicks 3. Girls 7-9: Mary McMeeken 1, Marjory Clark 2, Ellis White 3. Boys 7-9: Jacky McKay 1, Jimmie Wayte 2, Leslie Cleland 3. Girls 9-11: Peggy White 1, Marjory Clark 2, Myra Newman 3. Boys 9-11: Peter McMeeken 1, Winfrey Clark 2, John Cleland 3. Girls 11—13: Evelyn Johnston 1, Rose Gerken 2, Elspeth Dillon 3. Boys 11-13: W. McMeeken 1, R. Cross 2, C. White 3. Girls 13-15: Janet Cleland 1, Margaret Sellwood 2, Nellie Dillon 3.

Boys 13-15: J. McMeeken 1, W. White 2, R. White 3.

Girls 15-7: Doris Wilson 1, Gretta Newman 2, Mavis Watt 3.

Boys 15-17: J. White and D. Mac Kay (equal) 1. Otama School Girls: Mary McMeeken 1, Evelyn Johnston 2, Elspeth Dillon 3. Otama School Boys: W. McMeeken 1, E. Evans 2, R. Cross 3.

Young Ladies’ Race: Marjory White 1, Jean Bellew 2, J. Mcßain 3. Double Hamess, under 14: Peggy White and R. White 1, Mary McMeeken and P. McMeeken 2, Evelyn Johnson and C. White 3.

Girls' Sack Race, under 14: P. White 1, Gladys Mac Kay 2, Eva Cleland 3. Boys’ Sack Race, under 14: F. Law 1, L. Cleland 2, John Cleland 3. Men’s Hop, Step and Jump: N. Newman (2ft 6in), 38ft 4in, 1; J. Gerken (Ift), 37ft Ilin., 2; J. Matheson (6in), 37ft 4in, 3. Married Ladies, under 40: Mrs D. Mcßain 1, Mrs J. H. Wright 2, Mrs Robertson 3.

Married Ladies, over 40: Mrs J. Kemp 1, Mrs A. Dickson 2, Mrs T. Henderson 3.

Cone-Throwing: Mrs R. Martin 1, Miss Bessie Jaffray 2, Miss Jean Bellew 3.

Ladies’ Nail-driving: Mrs J. Cleland 1, Mrs W. Gardyne 2, Misses J. Bellew and C. Martin (equal) 3. Girls’ Three-legged Race, under 14: Nellie Johnson and Peggy White 1, Elspeth Dillon and Evelyn Johnson 2, Myra Newman and Janet Cleland 3. Boys’ Three-legged Race, under 14: G. Henderson and Alex. Henderson 1, John and Leslie Cleland 2, F. Law and R. White 3.

Putting the Shot: J. W. Gemmell (2ft), 32ft 2in, 1; C. Mcßae (2ft), 32ft, 2; J. Wills (2ft), 30ft 6in., 3. Married Men, under 40: H. Moffat 1, B. Robertson 2, J. Mac Kay 3. Young Men’s Race: Harry Windle 1, C. Mcßae 2, E. Maslin 3. Married Men, over 40: John Miller 1, T. Henderson 2.

Double Harness, over 17: Janet Cleland and John Matheson 1, Jean Bellew and C. Mcßae 2, Marjory White and S. Mac Kay 3. Girls under 10, concolation race: Winsome Wicks 1, Lorraine Moffitt 2, Nancy Horn 3. Boys under 10, consolation: S. Henderson 1, Len Sheed 2. Girls under 15, consolation: Margaret Mouat 1, Annie Dillon 2, Mavis Leabody 3. Boys under 14, consolation: George Miller 1, Arthur Dillon 2, Alan Burnett 3.

Long Jump: H. Windle (Ift 6in), 17ft Bin., 1; J. W. Gemmel (scr) and H. Hensley (2ft 6in), 16ft sin., equal

Sheep Guessing (17611 b Mrs R. Graham and M. Regan, 1771 b, equal 1. High Jump: I. Dickson (lin), sft Ilin. 1; J. Matheson (scr) and J. Gemmel (sin), sft lin, equal 2. Young Ladies’ Sack Race: M. White 1, D. Wilson 2, A. Cross 3.