PICNICS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1689, 4 March 1913, Page 6

PICNICS.

$ The annual picnic in connection with tlio Potone Railway Workshops employees was held at Trentliam racecourse on Saturday. Tho fine weather attracted a large attendance, and tho day was most enjoyable. Amongst those present were: Messrs. Carson and Pearson (manager/and locomotive engineer respectively), and several heads of departments. Much interest centred around the sports programme, the results of which are as Under:—Cycle, race: W. Martin, 1; E. Brown, 2; H. Anslow, 3. Apprentices' and junior labourers' race: W. Hoare, 1; R. Thompson, 2; ■T. Barrow, 3. Carpenters', Painters' and lifters' race: H. Garr, 1; J. Barrow, 2; W Martin, 3. Blacksmiths' and boilermakers' race: J. J. Bell, 1; R. Thompson, 2; H. Devine, .3. Hay ward's Handicap, 100 yds.: G. Parker, scr., 1; H. Gurr, 2yds„ 2; G. Dent, 6yds., 3. Single ladies' race: Sylvia Davis, 1; Gladys Wnrren, 2. Fitters' and machine shop raco: G. Dent, 1; c. Bold, 2; G. Sullivan, 3. Married ladies' race: Mrs. Nicholls, 1; Mrs. Pollock, 2; Mrs. Olson, 3. Married men's raco: E. Cambourne, 1; J. Young, 2; H. Onslow, 3. Married ladies' consolation race- Mrs. Smith,.l; Mrs. Walked, 2; Mrs. Brown, 3. Three-legged raco: Guthrio and Calcinai, 1; Corson and Ryan, 2. Mr. Kennedy was secretary of the picnic committee. On Saturday last the firm of Macky, Logan, Caldwell, Ltd., entertained their employees and friends at a picnic at Mason's Gardens, Lower Hutt. Thero was a largo attendance and a most enjoyablo day was spent. During the day a sports programme was carried through with the following results:—Boot race, Tilyard; 100 yds. junior handicap, Israel; lieads of department?, W. J. llueston; married ladies' race, Mrs. Barr; warehouse championship, R. Lambert; children's race, Master Meeker; egg and spoon race, Mrs. Skelly; three-legged race, Lambert and Pettit; 880 yds., W. Finlayson; single-la-dies' race, Miss Higliet; wheelbarrow race, Israel and Young; cigarette race, Ward and Miss Bentley; thread tho neodlo raco, Mrs. Croskery ond Miss Laurenson (dead lieat); department relay race, Fancy Department; nail-driving competition, Mrs, Harris; guessing competition, Mrs. Barr; tug-of-war, Three Lower Floors' team. A picnic held under the direction of the Hutt and Petone Carriers' Union was held at Maidstone Park, Upper Hutt, on Saturday. A very largo party left by brakes, and an enjoyable time was spent in sports, games, etc. Mr. Kent was a most energetic secretary for the outing.

The usual stock sale at Palmerston North will tako place on. Thursday, March C. It commences at 12 o'clock. Tho Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., will hold a clearing salo of stock in Mr. H. V. Hammond's Tangi-Mcana yards, which are situated threo miles from tho Oliau station. Tho date and time of tho salo i? announced for Monday, March 10, at 1 p.m. To-morrow (Wednesday), at 10.30, at tho premises No. 130 Adelaide Road, Newt'oWn, Thompson Bros., Ltd., will sell by public auction tho whole of tho assigned stock of plumbers' and gasfitters' stock-in-trado in the estate of H. W. Davies and CV The stoclc is valued at' .£BOO. a full list of which appears in another column of this issue. At 1 o'clock tho same day, several patent rights will be submitted. All goods will boon view the morning prior to tho tale, i'urthcr particulars may be had from tlio auctioneers.