CONVENT PICNIC

Taranaki Daily News, 5 March 1935, Page 10

CONVENT PICNIC

KAPONGA CHILDREN AT OPUNAKE BIG SPORTS PROGRAMME.

Fine weather favoured the Kaponga Convent school pupils for their annual picnic at Opunake beach on Thursday. Races and swimming occupied most of the day. Lunch and afternoon tea was served by a women’s committee and sweets and soft drinks were distributed. The Rev. Father McDermott supervised the sports programme and Messrs. D. Malone, L. Chamberlain and J. Hammersley acted as handicappers. The judges were Messrs. W. Melville, J. Brown and J. Murphy. Father McDermott extended thanks to the donors

of prizes, sweets and fruit and to others who had assisted to make the outing a success. The results were:— Boys (first series): 11 years, B. Candy 1 C. Butler 2, C. Keheley 3; 9 to 11 years, D. Fitzgerald 1, J. Hammersley 2, C. Chamberlain 3; 7 to 9 years, Terry Crowley 1, Des Butler 2, C. Candy 3; under 7 years, W. Murphy 1, E. Chamberlain 2, B. Drought 3; three-legged race. J. Hammersley and C. Keheley 1, P. Melville and K. Butler 2; round-the-hill, D. Fitzgerald 1, J. Drought 2, K. Butler 3. Boys (second series): Senior, L. Beni and P. Butler dead-heat 1, D. Dorflinger 3; 11 years, B. Malone 1, T. Zimmerman 2, Leo Bolger 3; 9 to 11 years, K. Butler 1, P. Melville 2, R. Zimmerman 3; 9 years, K. O’Donoghue 1, S. Crowley 2, B. Keheley 3; wider 9 years, E. Chamberlain 1, A. Kuriger and S. Drought dead-heat 3; under 7 years, J. Martelletti 1, Phil Butler 2, Brian Kissick 3; 7 to 9 years, T. Martelletti 1, J. Drought 2, W. Melville 3; 11 to 13 years, J. Kissick 1, G. Drought 2, L. Chamberlain and D. Crowley dead-heat 3. Boys’ consolation race: A. Brown 1, G. Bolger 2, R. Rogers and A. McCormick dead-heat 3. Special round-the-hill race for Mr. D. Malone’s trophies: C. Keheley 1, D. Crowley 2, K. O’Donoghue 3. Girls: 11 years, P. Drought 1, J. Wilson 2, M. Chamberlain 3; 9 to 11 years, M. Roguski 1, Theresa Crowley and I. Candy dead-heat 2; 7 to 9 years, A. Chamberlain 1, K. Martelletti 2, M. Zimmerman 3; 7 years and under (No. 1), Leonora Butler 1, M. Hammersley 2, Betty Butler 3; No. 2, Pat Kissick 1, N. Martelletti 2, G. McCormick 3; No. 3, B. Crowley 1, W. Murphy and M. Bolger dead-heat 2; 9 years, M. O’Donoghue 1, Pattie Brown and M. Stanners deadheat 2; under 9 years, M. McCormick 1, N. Martelletti 2, A. McCormick 3. Consolation race: D. Barleyman 1, N. Brown 2; small girls’ consolation, J. Bates 1, Josie Kaiser 2, Ursula Crowley 3; three-legged race, M. O’Donoghue and M. Stanners 1, I. Candy and N. Brown 2, cliff race, M. Roguski 1, W. -Murphy 2, P. Drought 3, M. Chamberlain 4; young women’s race, C. Roguski 1, L. Drought 2, K. Crowley 3.