HOKONUI

Southland Times, Issue 23444, 26 February 1938, Page 20

HOKONUI

ANNUAL PICNIC AND SPORTS A big crowd gathered to spend an enjoyable day in the sunshine at the thirty-seventh annual Hokonui picnic. A dance was held in the evening, the music being supplied by local musicians, Messrs J. McMaster and D. Brown. Mr J. T. Smith anw Mr R. Gill were masters of ceremonies. The following is the prize-list:— Hokonui half mile.—V. Adamson 1, W. Leonard 2, E. Middleton 3. Hokonui Sheffield.—J. Taylor 1, W. Leonard 2, R. Gill 3. Married men’s race.—J. Hannay 1, L. Stevens 2, W. Paterson 3. Elderly married men’s race.—B. Hamilton 1, D. Anderson 2, R. White 3. Boy’s pillow fighting.—C. Frisby 1, J. Hamilton 2, M. Eddy 3. Men’s pillow fighting.—C. Middleton 1, J. Hamilton 2, W. Gill 3. Cycle race.—J. Oughtcn 1, R. Anderson 2, M. Eddy 3. Hokonui school special race. —N. Smith 1, I. Eden 2. Chopping (novice). —E. Middleton 1, J. Arnold 2, W. Wilson 3. Couple cigarette race.—R. Gill and Miss A. Norton 1, W. Wilson and Miss M. Frisby 2. Committee race. —J. Smith 1, W. Paterson 2, A. M. Galt 3. Double-hand sawing (novice). —I. Hamilton and E. Middleton 1, R. Gill and J. Davidson 2, J. Eden and E. Lines 3. Piping.—J. Wilson 1, Miss C. McLeod 2, R. Anderson 3.

Step dancing (girls).—A. Frisby 1, D. Anderson 2, N. White 3. Young women’s race.—C. McGillivray 1, M. Henderson 2, M. Baird 3. Married women’s race.—Mrs Peart 1, Mrs Smith 2, Mrs Chalmers 3. Women’s stepping. —G. Paterson 1, Mrs McLeod 2, M. Hannay 3. Men’s stepping.—A. Hamilton and J. Davidson equal 1, J. Taylor 3. Youths’ race.—G. Henderson 1, J. Robison 2, H. Kidd 3. Young women’s sack race. —K. McKay 1, M. McKay 2, I. Gray 3. Married women’s race.—Mrs Miller 1, Mrs McCosh 2, Mrs Brown 3. Young women’s consolation race.—A. Robb 1, M. Baird 2, A. Middleton 3. BGYS’ EVENTS Boys, 12-13.—Norman Paterson 1, Don Chalmers 2, Hector Miller 3. Boys, 13-14.—C. Smith 1, D. Chalmers 2, N. Paterson 3. Sack race.—H. Miller 1, D. Chalmers 2, B. Miller 3. Three-legged race.—B. Smith and D. Smith 1, Chalmers and Miller 2,‘ Smith and Paterson 3. Consolation race.—A. Anderson 1, B. Miller 2, B. Sim 3. Boys under 8. —D. Frisby 1, K. Chalmers 2, L. Young 3. Boys under school age.—D. Mcßae 1, J. O’Conner 2, D. McKay 3. Boys, 8-9. —R. Middleton 1, A. McMillian 2, R. Livingstone 3. Boys, 9-10.—A. Thomson 1, R. Livingstone 2, D. Miller 3. Boys, 10-11.—T. Frisby 1, J. McMillan 2. GIRLS’ EVENTS Girls, under B.—F. McDonald 1, B. Sims 2, D. Brown 3. Girls under school age.—Freda Lake 1, Noeline White 2, S. Wilson 3. Girls, 8-9.—E. Gerrard 1, F. McDonald 2, D. Frisby 3. Girls, 9-10. —Y. Brown 1, A. Drain 2, D. Thomson 3. Girls, 10-11.—Ailsa Thomsen 1, Dulcie Thomson 2, Edith Gray 3. Girls, 12-13.—Ailsa Thomson 1, Irene Gray 2, Dorita Frisby 3. Sack race, girls.—F. McDonald 1, M. McKay 2, M. Sims 3. Three-legged race.—E. Gray and G. Brown 1, D. Thomson and I. Gray 2, F. McDonald and M. McKay 3, Consolation race.—Alison Drain 1, Edith Gray 2, Alma Malcolm 3.