PUKERAU

Southland Times, Issue 23737, 8 February 1939, Page 15

PUKERAU

KAIWERA PICNIC • DANCE IN EVENING The annual Kaiwera picnic and sports in the domain attracted a good gathering. An energetic committee in charge of the sports programme put through the events without delay. A well-attended dance was held in the evening. j Following are the results of the sports events. Girls (under six): Eunice Herron 1, Jean Hewlett 2, June Pullar 3. Boys (under six): D. Collett 1, L. McCale 2, Mervyn Morris 3.,, Girls (under 10): D. Pullar 1, Audrey McCale 2, Heather Copland 3. Boys (under 10): C. Morris 1, J. Clement and J. Brown 2 eq. Girls (under 12): Jean Murdoch 1, B Collett 2, P. Herron 3. Boys (under 12): G. Pullar 1, G. Morris and R. Clutterbuck dead heat 2. Girls (under 14): H. Dripps 1, M. Gordon 2. Inez Gordon 3.’ Boys (under 14): J. 1, B. Murdoch 2, G. Pullar 3. Boys’ three-legged race: A'. Copland and J. Young 1, G. Pullar and B. Murdoch 2. G. Morris and R. Clutterbuck .3. Girls’ three-legged race: M. Gordon and H. Dripps 1, H. Copland and J. Hewlett 2, J. Murdoch and B. Collett 3. Girls (under 18): M. Dickie 1, E. Goodwin 2, M. Davidson 3. Women’s race: Ruby Copland 1, Isla Copland 2, Doris Tait 3. Boys’ sack race: Allan Dickie 1, Gordon Pullar 2, A. Copland 3. Boys (five to seven): W Hamilton 1. D. Collett 2. J. Clement 3 Kaiwera Sheffield: First heat, R. Hocking 1, W Herron 2, J. Smith 3. Second heat, H. W. Milne 1, W. Duthie 2, P. O’Hagen 3. Final: Milne 1, Duthie 2, Hocking 3. Double-harness race: P. O’Hagen* and Nan Tait 1, W. Herron and R. Copland 2, D. Moffitt and N. Elliott 3. Married women’s race: Mrs T. Morris 1, Mrs J. Copland 2, Mrs McCale 3. High jump: L. Davidson 1, P. O'Hagen 2, Gordon Dodds 3. Small boys’ race: Frank Gordon 1, Jim Pullar 2, Mervyn Morris 3. Guessing weight of sheep (men): J. Smith and J. Clement eq. 1. Women: Mesdames J. Collett and J. Sharp eq. 1. SWIMMING An attractive swimming pool measuring approximately 25 yards long and 12 yards wide has been completed recently in the creek close to the Kaiwera school.

A mechanical excavator was employed to remove the spoil, while the work of putting in the concrete dam was undertaken by the district residents, who are to be congratulated on their enterprise.