FREEZING WORKS PICNIC

Taranaki Daily News, 17 March 1931, Page 5

FREEZING WORKS PICNIC

WAITARA VISITS STRATFORD.

SUCCESS OF INITIAL EFFORT. ' The first annual picnic of the Waitara Freezing Works employees took place on Saturday, when 500 people went to Victoria Park, Stratford, by train, while many travelled by road. On arrival the committee was welcomed by the Mayor (Mr. P. Thomson). Mr. T. B. Ewens, replying on behalf of the visitors, thanked the Mayor and the town clerk (Mr. P. Skoglund) for the generosity that had been extended to make the picnic enjoyable. Races and games throughout the day entertained everyone and the scrambles for the children were appreciated to the full. The committee by working hard had collected valuable prizes for the adults and the children’s prizes were numerous. The picnickers arrived at Waitara at 6.50 p.m. The prize-winners were:— Children’s Events. —Tiny tots* race, under school age: Boys, Watty 1, McNeill 2; girls, O. Andrews 1, Lethbridge 2. Primers’ race (winners eliminated): Boys—O’Carroll 1, Eriwata 2; Pennington 1, Worsup 2; Fenton 1, Meiers 2; Smith 1, Lang 2; White I, Fahy 2. Girls: Crow 1, Betty 2;; Smith 1, Tanner 2; Jenkin'- 1, Old 2; Willis 1, Moa 2; Leach 1, Topsy 2; Betty 1, Soffe 2. Standard 1 races: Boys, Warren 1, Smith 2; Fahy 1, Old 2; Crow 1, Beale 2. Girls: Nita 1, Nola 2; J. Kawe 1, O’Carroll 2; Crow 1, Wilkins 2. Standard 2 races: Boys, Old 1, Fahy 2; White 1, PrAgnell 2. Girls: Brough 1, Barrett 2; J.-Crane 1, E. Fowler 2. Standard 3 races: Boys, Chapman 1, L. Crow-2;/

R. Leech 1, Brian 2; Nixon 1, Fenton 2. Girls: McEwen 1, Wilkins 2. Standards 4, 5 and 6 race, one mile: Boys, Chapman 1, Neil 2. Relay race between Waitara school and Stratford school: -Won by Stratford. Special race for senior boys: Fred Tanner 1, Weston Ainsley 2. Special race for senior girls: Yearbury 1, Old 2. Skipping races: Girls, Q. Kawe 1, Wilkins 2; Brooks 1 Old 2 Boys, Old Ist in No. 1 race, Neil first in No. 2 race. Three-legged race: Boys, Smith and Crow 1; girls, Old and Appleby 1. Adults’ races.—Married ladies’ race, 75 yards: Mrs. Smart 1, Mrs. Wilkins 2; 21 entries. Single ladies’ race, 100 yards: Miss N. Gardiner 1, Miss H.

Andrews 2; 11 entries, committee race, 100 yards: M. Sampson 1, J. Eriwata 2- eighteen entries. Old buffers’ race, 50 yards: T. Ewens 1, A. Grant 2; nine entries. Gent’s sack race, 75 yards: J. Jones 1, R. Bourke 2; 24 entries. Ladies’ sack race, 50 yards: Miss V. Tanner 1, Misses E. Whitmore and N. Gardiner (dead-heat) 2; 18 entries. Married couples’ three-legged race, 50 yards: Mrs. R. Allen and J. Jones 1, Mrs. N. Brown and N. Brown 2; 10 entries. Single couples’ three-legged race, 75 yards: Miss M. Whitmore and M. Sampson 1, Miss D. Cooney and R. Bourke 2; 12 entries. Office staff race, ladies, 75 yards: Miss W. Sampson 1, Miss E. Whitmore 2. /Three entries. Office staff race, men, 100 yards: M. Sampson 1, V. Skelton 2; 5 entries. Freezing works' handicap, 100 yards; first gold medal, second, silver medal. — First heat: J. Eriwata (6yds) 1, T. Woods (6yds) -and J. Jones (scr.) deadheat . Second heat: R. Bourke (syds) 1, G. Moller (6yds) 2. Third heat: F. Kapa (syds) 1, V. Skelton (3yds) 2. Fourth heat: O. Sampson (syds) 1, T. Stockman (syds) 2. Final: J. Eriwata I, T.. Stockman 2. Thirty-one entries. Slaughtermen’s race, 100 yards: W. Yearbury 1, L. McAsey 2; 17 entries. Casincr and gut board race, 100 yards? J. Eriwata 1, F. Kapa 2; 15 entries. Trimmers and manure race, 100 yards: H. Stimpson 1, O. Moller 2; 14 entries. ■Fellmongery race, 100 yards: T. Stockman 1, L. Dombroski 2; 4 entries. Javelin throwing: T. Woods, 134 ft. and V. Skelton, 134 ft. (equal) 1.