UPPER MANGOREI PICNIC

Taranaki Daily News, 5 March 1935, Page 11

UPPER MANGOREI PICNIC

SPORTS EVENTS AT NGAMOTU. On Tuesday the Upper Mangorei school and district held the annual picnic at Ngamotu. . Despite the unpleasant southerly wind there was an excellent attendance and the parents and children spent a happy day on the beach. In the afternoon a short sports programme was run through, the children receiving generous prizes as the result of a collection from the parents and friendS The committee men acted as officials for the sports and the women of the district provided lunch and afternoon tea in a tent kindly lent by Mr. H. Giles. The following are the results of the races:—First senior girls: Betty Pearce 1, Sylvia Christmas 2, Second senior girls: Muriel Knauf 1, Heather Johnston 2.

First junior girls: Nola Balsom 1, Nancy Johnston 2. Second junior girls: Nola Balsom 1, Keitha Flay 2. First senior boys: Brian Radford 1, Jim Christmas 2. Second senior boys: Wilkie, Johnston 1, Brian Radford 2. First junior boys: Wilkie Johnston 1, Bob. Christmas 2. Second junior boys: Noel Flay 1, Bob Christmas 2. Girls’ three-legged: Betty Pearce and Colleen Christmas 1, Muriel Knauf and Nola Balsom 2. Boys: Brian Radford and Wilkie Johnston 1, Bob Christmas and Noel Flay 2. First girls’ sack race: Heather Johnston 1, Betty Pearce 2. Second girls’ sack race: Patty West 1, Zelma Radford 2. First boys’ sack race: Wilkie Johnston 1, Brian Radford 2. Second boys’ sack race: Brian Radford 1, Henry West 2.

First girls’ egg and spoon: Heather Johnston 1, Muriel Knauf' 2. Boys’ egg and spoon: Noel Flay 1, Jim Christmas 2.

Boys’ wheelbarrow: Frank Christmas and S. Johnston 1, Jim Christmas and Brian Radford 2.

Fathers’ race: S. Radford 1; H. West 2, J. Johnston 3. Old boys’ race: Frank Christmas 1, Cyril Radford 2. Old girls’ race: Grace Wells 1, Vina Jamieson 2.