HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 694, 20 December 1909, Page 8

HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

(From Our Special Eeportor.) PETONE COMBINED SCHOOLS' PICNIC. About two .thousand, children and adults attended -tho annual,: Petono schools' combined picnic at Day's Bay on Saturday, aud although tho weather was dull and cloudy at times a most onjoyablo day was spent. During :Mr.?iD. MlCenzio (chairman of tho ; school committee), ■on bohalf of the children, presented Mr,i J. Home (the retiring, headmastor x, . with a portmanteau and/travelling companion. The winners of the principal "Snorts .events held during the day \vero ns follow:— - •'., s District High School. 100yds.—Duncan, 1; Abrahall, 2; Wynyard, 3.' . ■ : Three-legged Race.—Wynyard and Marsden. Consolation Eace.—Hutchinson, 1; Caverhill,2; Naughton, 3. "■ ■ Primary . Schools. i' Standard. VL Race—Davis, 1; Parrant, 2; v Standard, V Race—Curtis, lj Cowie, 2. . Standard IV Race.—Eiffe, 1; Jones, 2. • Standard 111 'Race.—King, 1; Taylor, 2. Standard II Race—Brown, I;Caverhill, 2. • <. Standard I Race. —Haddock, 1; Watkins, 2.

FOOTBALL BAZAAR. .. On Saturday night tho. Town Hall was packed for jthe'final night of tho Hutt Footballs Club's bazaar. A programme given by the '.Wellington ' -Pipe.' Band, 1 consisting:! of dances, songs, etc., was much appreciated. It is understood that there will bo a profit of ..£IOO on .the bazaar.. The art union in conjunction with it will be drawn, early in, January.

LOWER HUTT SCHOOL. - 'Before the. Lower Hutt, School broke up for the holidays last week a presentation was mado ,to . Miss . Florence Thompson, who is severing her, connection with the school; by :Mr. Yeats,headmaster, on behalf of the scholars of tho present' took the ;.form of .'a: very crocodile-skin purso bag .'and two silver hat-pins. Miss.Thomp■son' .was also the, recipiont. of i another presentation—an obony and silver' brush and-comb suitably, inscribed—given by.the staff of the school.,, Mr. Yeats,: in making .the • presentation spoke highly of Miss Thompson's work dOTing:;the ;five.:years . in .which: she, was a member of his- staff. -.- , ■

. PETONE ROWING CLUB. V- Two heaW.of the'Petone Rowing Club's Pro. :Sident s Pours, for .trophies presented by Mr. A. G. Saunders, were, decided on Saturday, afrernoon, . when A.- White (stroke), C; Burridge, C. Gore, and 'G. Staples T. Dent (stroke), D. MTarlane, Daly, and Bland by a length. In the second ticat, 1,, Drummond (stroke), D. Byrnes,' J. - Daley,. and-Eurne'tt6 'defeated , C. :- Gallagher' (sti-oke),: H.' Pairrant;! J. Canty, ' and Packard by a canvas. ' The ■ third heat, between Bonner's .and Tremain's crews, will bo decided to-night. v

OPEN-AIR CONCERT. '. The Hutt and Petono ' Citizens' Band'. ren; dered' a delightful programme on Sunday afternoon on tho I'ctono Recreation Ground. The weather was beautiful and the .'attendance fair..The proceeds. are to-provide Christmas comforts ..for the. children .of Mother Mary Joseph Aubert's Home.

ANNUAL CUTTER RACE. _The sixth-annual cutter raco for tho "White Horse Cup" took place' at Petone between cre>vs- from : the , old Wellington - and Petone Navals' Association on Saturday afternoon, and .was : Avon by the representatives of Wellington Association. ' - li-l'he. course;was one mile and. a:half. Mr. J; Woods, acted, as .starter, and-' both crews got awayv together,- - and.' remained so, for a : good 1 'distance, .when tho Wellington boat gradually secured - a (lead;' ; ari'd'-.-woa by a length arid ' a half.; Coxsivain;'Griffiths-was- in charge of' the .Wellington crow,and -.Crichton in charge; -of 1 Petone.'; Mr.- Mothe's, president : of Petoiie .Association,' -acted, as judge. ■ After ; tho : race tho crows were -entertained 'by. ..the i Petone. Association. : ' : Sir.i Mothes,' ' in' presenting the. cup, t-o Coxswain Griffiths, congratulated; him and the. crow on the waj® in which they -had fought out the race and also „6nithe .friendly (way, 1 ini which .''the crews' had met. ;' Griffiths;.thanked: Mr. : Mothes and the Petorie.^Association for. their -kind expressions, .and 'hoped'that ;the next raco would b»"fo^ght;-iri' M 3lr.\-Coimer, secretary.;oE; -the -Wellington As-;feciation{-alsd^JeturaM:'ffiaiiks for the k'ind ,manner:.in which tho Petorie members had; entertained hisjnen, and.hoped that .when'thenext; race was. rowed at - Wellington / that his association -would--havo tho' honour of-enter-taining ?. them. -Be ; then ' called on the' Wellington. Jinemljers -,to give /three . hearty cheers for Petone. ■ ■ -• •r : On' returning.to ',to wh;' tho,*crew 'inet ; Mr'.' E. T. '.JTAyloriv representative • for . WhiteHofso Whisky ' Company (who was -prevented- by -busi.ness from being present at. the race),'and-wire entertained* at -the Albion Hotel: by - him . and Mr. ; Berti. ;\The health of' Mr. Taylor . Was honoured,- and :that - gentleirian complimented .thtfecrewj ,on. at -last, bringing the cup ..back to Welliitgton, 'it having been in the' possession' of the Petone Association for three years, and expressed the hope that- he would 'befpresent at -next .race. vlfc,;, ; lM(«.'.then"propMea'' / 'th9 toast.- of-; .thp) Petpno 'Association, • which 'was responded !to by- Messrs. E. R. Laurence ,and Mason. 1 I V 1