ADDINGTON SCHOOL PICNIC.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17218, 8 December 1923, Page 5

ADDINGTON SCHOOL PICNIC.

Tbo Addington School pionio was held yesterday at Oxford. Two trains laden witn about 1000 adults and ciuluren left Ohmatcßaroh at 8 *.m. The day turned out fane and everyunus went off Smootuly. The te&cners, unuer Mr R. u. Clark, worked exceptionally hard to see that all the children nad a jolly day Ice cream, sweets, apples and nuts were‘given out to the children on the ground. The return trip was made via the Gorge, where the train stopped for five minutes to allow the passengers to view the soenery. The following are the results of the sports, all the winners of each beat xeceived a prise:— Boys, seven to ei*ht, first heat—C. liewitt 1, W. Goigor 2,. L. Shap--Beoond heat—L. Harland and A. M Millan 1, H. Berry 2. A. Mugford 8. Boys, eight to nine, first heat—R. Wish 1, R Burley 2, W. Miller 8; second heat— J. Hunter 1, R. Buckling 2, R. Moore 3. Boys', June to ten, first heat—W. Boyce 1, L Young 2, H. Avenell 8; second heat—W. Wilson 1, W. Anderson 2, F. Fitt 3. Boy 3, ten to eleven, first heat—H. Buchanan 1, B. Brown 2, A. Wendecken 8; second heat— B. Bench 1, J. Hessey 2. R. Finlayjou 3. Boys, eleven to twelve, first heat—il. Kilpatrick 1, H. Browning 2, N. Burtt 8; second heat—C. Frost 1. J. Petrie 2, S. Wilson 3; third heat—J. M'Donald i, N. Billcliff 2. L. Mellor S. Boys, twelve to thirteen, first heat—R. Brown 1, D. Kerr 2. F. Hunter 8; second heat—T. Cooke j, L. Chapman % V. Coombes 3; third heat—K. Reid 1, A. Thomas 2. J. Raines 3. Boys, thirteen to fourteen, first heat—G. Grigor 1. W. Cooper 2, N. Haxell 3; second heat— B- Caabolt 1, R. Clarke 2, D. Brown 3; third heat—R, Grose 1, W. Browning 2, M. Pimm 8. Boys, fourteen and over, first, heat—A. Cooper 1, G. Turnpenny 2, E. Shirley S; second heat—W. Cliff 1, F. Raines 2. F. Carter 8; final—W. Cliff 1, G. Turnpenny 2. F. Baines 3. Throwing cricket ball—A. M'Cutoheon 1,. C. Verey 2, W. Cooper 8. Football kicking—G. Lever I, G. Grose 2, TT. Kilpatrick 3. Three-legged j ace (boys ), first heat—H. and W. Browuing 1. Y. Hunter and Wilson 2, D. Kennedy and T. Burtt 3; second heat,—TT. Kilpatrick and C. Frost 1. G. Grose and D. Otten 2, J. Jack and W. Walsh 3; third h©a.WD. Brown and J. Gregor 1, C. Line and C. Smith 2. W. Cooper and L. Hartigan 3. PSOyda—H. Browning 1, H. Kilpatrick 2. J. Hunter 8. A relay race between the committee and the teachers was won eartily by the latter. Messrs Wear, Worrall and Hewitt comprised the committee team, while the school team was Messrs Walker, Wilson and Gourlay.