LETTER-CARRIERS' PICNIC.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 991, 5 December 1910, Page 8

LETTER-CARRIERS' PICNIC.

:- , . r* 0 The Wellington letter-carriers' staff held their fourth annual picnic and sports on Saturday at Day's Bay. f Tliero was a largo attendance of tho ; general public, as Veil' as these from tho 1 various brarichcs of the Post and Telea graph Department at this most enjoyr able outing. The result of the prine cipal events on the sports programme. are as follow: — Letter-carriers' race, 220yds.—Ridyard, 25yds;, 1; Evehson, scr., 2. 0 Mail-room race, 220yds.—Andrews, r 9yds., 1; Anton, 15yds., 2. Time, 1 26see. j. > Post and Telegraph Challenge Cup, 440 yds, open to all branches of tho Department; first prize, silver cup and f gold. medal; second, silver cigarettcj ease. —Lawrence (letter-carriers' branch), s 20yds., 1; Wilson (secretary's branch), ■syds., 2. Time, 55 2-sscc. 0 Variety race, competitors all started e from scratch, run 25yds. and put on t boots, run 2oyds. to lady and put on - collar and tie, run 25yds. and put on • :1 coat, and return to starting-point.— : Won by Mr. Riddick and Miss B. Ross. : - This race caused considerable amuse- : - incnt. 1 There wero a number of children's i raccs, also a plentiful supply of toys b and lollies for the children. I Tho officials were: Starter, Mr. B. J. i - Stokes ;• judges, Messrs. A. W. Jones, - E. Willis, and T. W. Leslie; handicap- 1 - per, 111'. F. W. Chapman; secretary, 1 f Mr. It. K. Couper; committee, Messrs. j 3 Johnston, Sullivan. Miller, Clancy, Riddiclc. Spear, and Norris'. Credit is duo < - to tho hon. secretary, Mr. Couper, for i ; the indefatigablo. manner in which lie' ] i worked to make tho gathering the un- < i doubted success it was. lj