RAILWAY EMPLOYEES.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16164, 19 March 1918, Page 4

RAILWAY EMPLOYEES.

AJSNUAL PICNIC. There wae a largo attendance of railwaymen iuid tueir f;iiu»lies at Uie picnic oi mo combined iluiwuv t>uiUs, wlucli watt heid ,lw isew Urignum on t>u -Pauley's Ua-y. a long programme of ovouia ww c;iri i*xl oui. by an enieieiil coinuiitltc, coiuprising Messrs X". A. ±iiuot (prosidcmj, A. xt. luyior, U. Wilson, u. bimpoou U uJ S tS )i a* ■L'uiiij, ±1. Cox, I'. iviuy b;, X. Aicoiiiiou (.starter), iuia . iMattiiuws (general sccrolaryj. 'l Ut various events losiuued aj unuer: — louths' Handicap, '220yds—S. Symeister, ecr, l; W. j-'ianta, 2yas, 2; \V. Douglas, byoj, a. Nine Biarwa. won by mico jams. JLiinUes' Eace, 75yds—Misa Fcron, 2yds, 1; Miss llama, oyds, 11; loose Li. Harvej, byda, a. Seventeen evartexfJ. Won on Uie tape. Railwayman's (Jliainpionsliip, 4-lLfyda—s. Symeister 1, VV. J±all —, i£. Thoriibon 3. Also started: M. .feryer, E. Oockel, E. Clair, d. iioblin, A. nignett, b. ±»arr, J. Oliivcx, X). -L'agc, J. C. SimpoOii,W. Douglas, it. A. Beaton, L. O'l/ougluiu, J. Spencer, J;'. "Wilde, is. Holt, J. MciN'eiiii, W. ij'islier, W. Kawlings, JJ. Kalph, E. u'airbairn, i±. Huggins, J. Wood, VV. Davie, A. Mclvor, "W. Wilaon, and J. Brown. The large lield ran bunched for "noy/ln; the winner then drew out, and going on won by lour yards, tne rest strung Old Jietn bars' Handicap, 50yda—W. Skinner, scr, 1; J. Timois, 2yda, 2; C. Eldridge, Byde, 3. Soven others Btarted. Ladies' Double, 50yds-—Jiieeea Dowdle and Bartlett 1, Misses Matthews and Hale 2, Mre Greon and Mrs Simpson 3. .bight started. . , , -r, 100 yds Open Handicap—First heat: J3. Holt, 7yds, 1; 1\ Flint, 4yds, 2; A. Archibold, 6yds, 3. Twenty-four etarted. Second heat: J. Grant, syds, 1; W. Douglas, scr 2; R. McNeish, Eyda and R. Thornton 2vds. 3. Twenty-two started. Final: Flint 1, Holt 2i Archibold 3. A fine race. "Won on the tape. Married Women's Eace, 60yds—Mib Simpson 1, Mis Harris 2, Mrs Bench 3. Twenty. Handicap—"W. Henderson; scr, l; M. Peryer, 2yds, 2; T. Dowdle, 2yds, 3. Fifteen started. Married Women's Kace, over Matthews 1, Mrs Sturgesa 2, Mre McGeorge 3. Fifteen started. Cigarette Race, lOOyder—R. Hill 1, CISmith 2, R-McNeish 3. started. Obstacle Race, lOOydfr—Bonaon 1, ODoughlin % Balmor 3. Thirty-four started. Women's 50yds Handicap—MiS 3 Baker 1, Mrs Fox 2. Twenty-six starters. Three-legged Race—T. Dowdle and J. Boniface 1, McNeish Brothers 2. Twenty 6t H^p, 3 'stcp, and Jump-Grant 1, Benson Handicap—W. 1 T Ollivor 2, J. Eame 3. Eighteen started. Tug^f-V^r-—First heat: Porters defeated I Guards Second heat: Clerks beat khirn Third heat: Loco, defeated Sheds Staff Somi-final: Loco beat Clerks. Final: Loco, beat Porters after a strenuous con"The children f Ball, Gillard, Bishop, and a schild gaining the award.