PICNIC.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1653, 21 January 1913, Page 9

PICNIC.

The sixth annual picnio of Messrs. Eotv ert Martin, Ltd., was held -at Day's Bay ou Saturday last. The weather conditions were very favourable, and a pleasant day was spent. A first-class programme was run off by Messrs. D. Smith (handicapper) and R. W. Martin (starter),the principal events resulting as follow:'— Boys' 100 yds. handicap (two races)— First race: P. Wilson 1, L. Bail 2; second race: H. Dixon 1, T. Martin 2. Girls' 100 yds. handicap (two races)— First race: L. 01sen 1, B. Buchanan 2; second race: Dixon I, S. Auld 2. Boys under 16: F. Martin, 1. Girls under 18: Miss Dixon, 1. Apprentices' 100 yds. handicap. O. Welsford, 1; W. Zander. 2. Men's 100 yds. handicap: F. Creed, 1; L. Dixon, 2; J. Auld, 3. Married ladies' race: Mrs. Freeman,,. 1; Mrs. Bell, 2. Obstacle race: Hart, 1; Dixon, 2, Egg-and-spoon race: Mrs. Carter, 1; Mrs. Kendall, 2. i Committee men's rnco: D. Smith, 1; E.- Boyd, 2. Single ladies' raoei: Miss Ifirtland, 1; Miss>B. Martin, 2. Men's 220 yds. handicap: 11. Hart, 1; A. Anderson, 2; R; Hart, 8. Boys' extra race: H. Locke, 1; E. Shannon, 2. The inside hands were again successful in winning tho tng-of-war from tho outside hands. Tho baby show, which attracted a lot of attention was won by Mrs. Shannon's child, with Mrs. Higgins's child second. The committeeMessrs. R. W. Martin (chairman), B. Kendall, D. Smith, E, Boyd, W. Storer, H. J. Locke,. T. Taylor, with A. Kondrick (hon. secretary)—had a busy tim#.