TELEGRAPH MESSENGERS’ PICNIC.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XVIII, Issue 1035, 6 January 1910, Page 12

TELEGRAPH MESSENGERS’ PICNIC.

The Auckland telegraph messengers’ annual picnic was held on Christmas Day at Lake Takapuna. About 300 officers and friends availed themselves of the outing, and spent a very enjoyable time, arriving back in town at eight p.m. The following sports programme was decided:—Swimming championship (seniors): C. Moore 1, C. Hancox 2, A. Herring 3. Swimming championship (juniors): Croucher 1, Colvin 2. 100yds Championship (seniors): W. H. James 1, J. J. Milligan 2, W. N. Hancox 3. 100yds Championship (juniors): Croucher 1, Thompson 2, Colvin 3. 100yds Officers handicap: W. H. James 1, J. Edwards 2, Learey 3. 220yds Handicap (seniors): W. H. James 1, Herring 2, Lonergan 3. 200yds Handicap (juniors) : Croucher and Thompson (dead heat) 1, Colvin 3. 440yds Officers handicap: R. Edwards 1, W. H. James 2, Allan 3. Half-mile handicap: R. Smyth 1, C. Moore 2, Learey 3. 75yds Handicap: Dowle 1, Thompson 2, Buxton 3. 100yds Handicap: C. Moore 1. Learey 2, Benjamin 3. 440yds Handicap: Benjamin 1, Thompson 2, Lonergan 3. Steeplechase: R. Smyth

, Benjamin 2. High jump: W. H. James 1, Phillips 2. ±»xanx race: Lonergan and Connon 1, W. H. James and Milligan 2, Benjamin and Herring 3. Ladies’ race: Mrs. Bourke 1, Mrs. Parker and Miss Patterson 2. Ladies’ race: Miss R. James 1, Miss A. Stephenson 2, Miss S. Cates 3.