PICNICS.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20170, 24 February 1931, Page 4

PICNICS.

|t ( A —;'*» " • ft ' i ' Zt, t - i'iThe annual picnio. of the; Whaxenul School wa» held at, Little River on, Saturday after- - .noon in perfect weather. There waa aa ati -tendance'<>f close on 450 children and parent*. , .TW a«angementß for the outing were mauo; by tlio'School Committee and the headmaster, ' "jmd? there waaSnbt a hitch. The chairman ' :o£ the committee, Mr D. Swanaton, and the tfeev&kry. Mr B. JPxebWe, Worked hard and efficiently to -make the picnic a,success. ' The main events in the sports programme resulted 4s follows r ®oy»' Bacea—•soyds, under nine year* of Battray-l, T. Bivers 8. 76ydg, under 10: S. SfHnger l, G. Kington 3,°K.'brown 8:' 75yds, under, ll: R- Steel 'i; w Russell 2, G/ Twose' 8. ?6yds, under i«. K. Bennett 1, G.' J Steel'2, M- Staunton 8. lOOvds. unddr 'l3 j F0M1,.. £J< 2, B. Brady 8." '■ 100 yds, under' 14: It. Price • X, vR. Tstevensott, 2, *H. Batchelor 8. ' 100 yds Championship—M ? Price 1, A. Co* .2, B, Stevenson 8. J- < ' 60ydg Siamese; under. 12—K, Bennett and K.< Cox 1, W. Rub sell and-A. Marsh 2, A. Inriep find B.,Kelly 8. f . . 100 yds. Siamese, open—A. Bennett and A. <jo* 1, K. Ford and G. Steed 2, 7. Blake 'and W. Gamble 8. ' - \ ■ . Wheelbarrow 'Bac6—A. Melrose and A. Bennett I,' H. Stacker and. N. Beswick 2, J. Guy* and A. Oox 8. - " Married Women's Bace—Mrs Barson l,.Mra Kingston 2. ~ > 1 Girls' Races—soyds, under mine , years: ,N.. Chappeli .1, J. Russol 2, M. Todd Z, 50yds, under 10: 0. MacDorfald, 1, L. Stevenson 2, M. Meads 8,, 76yds, under li s t>. Price 1, J. Britt'"2, G. I Vivian 8. , 78yds, under 12: M/ McClelland 1, ®. Beswick 2, J. Hays 8. '7syds,' under :'N. Kingsla-nd .1, N. Stephenson 2, D. Cox 3. " 100 yds, under" 14: M. Beswick 1, V. Cater 2, J, Stephenson 8. 100 yds • Championship—(L. Melrose 1, M. Beswick 2, ,G. Kinley 3. „ 60yds Siamese, under 'l2—M. McClelland and' N. Kdgington 1, M. Meads and J. Marsh - 2, K. Biffin and W. Barson 8. ; 75yds .Siamese, open—'A.'Melrose and J. Stephenson' 1, B. Jeal and B. Batchelor 2, I*r,B eswiek and JB. Stephenson 8. I WALTHAM PUBLIC SCHOOL. The "Wrfthftm public school held a successful picnic at Motukarara ,'lasf Friday. During the" afternoon a sports programme resulted'as'follows:— " '• v . BoysVfflat paces—Under nine years: Alex. .McFerran ,-lv Alan , Pearce. 2, Under 10: Bobert Collins 1,, G&rflold Smith 2. Under 11: Donglas Cookßon l, Ken. Skelton 2. Under 12 s Neville Ainsworth' 1. .Ronald Moore* 2, ./"Under 18; A. Boyd and D, Wilson (deadbeat)- J. Under ,14; ■ Allan Moore 1, Jesse ,Dnnc«!n Opetf: Rueben Oanjeron i; Walter , Harrington 2. Siamese, under 12; Ray Joneri and. Don Blackburn 1, Neville Ainsworth and George Harper 2.- Open: Sherwin .Taylor and Ronald r Moore' 1, Tom Hack and .Sam Woods 2. ' A Girls—Under nine- yeora: Dorothy, Gurr l, - May Tritt, 2. "Under 10: Helen Mitchell 1, Bene*Gur*'2.' Under- 11: VeJma Duckman- - ton 1, ,DoW>thy Wilson 2. TJnder 12: Irene Meyers I', JBdntt East' 2.- Under 18: Winnie •parkins" 1, Daphne- Waters 2.-,'.Siartiesio, under . 12: ~ Jwwms- Sturttrelf' and Dorothy Wilson ' 1, Edna Wilkto-and 1 Irene Meyers 2. Siamese, opetf- Bdpa Bast and Rqby §impaon 1, Buth Meyers and -..Betty Gasson 2. _ , ■ f'Boys' ■ 440 yds Championship—B. .Bowo 1, , Aj Boyd 2, -J, McNatrfehton 8. ■ Married Women'* Jtace—Mra Archer X, Mrs Bay fc,, " i