WORKING MEN'S CLUB

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2397, 1 March 1915, Page 9

WORKING MEN'S CLUB

AKOTAL -PICNIC. [Day's Bay was the locality .selected for the annual picnic of the Wellington Working Men's Club and Literary Institute which took place on-Saturday., The weather remained fine throughout the day, despite, lowering rain clouds over the oush-clad hills, and ■ each ferry, steamer from the City brought a goodly contingent of picnickers, so that by mid-afternoon there must hare been ah attendance of close'upon, 1500! Among those present. were His Worship the Mayor (Mr.'J. I'. Luke)/ In the morning the picnickers devoted themselves to cricket and other pastimes; the main feature of the afternoon was the carrying out of a varied sports programme.At the official luncheon to the visitors, Mr. Percy Wood (vice-president) presided, and in addition to the toasts of "The King" the toasts of ''Parliament" and "Tho Mayor and Councillors" were also honoured.. The General Committee for the day's cuting was composed of Messrs. J. Andrews (chairman),- T. Warren, 1). M'Phee, W. Perry, J. H. Rogers, W. J. Smith,'F. Meyer," W. Payne, and IS. Osborne. Mr. W. J. Smith worked hard as picnic secretary, and the various sports officials were: Uandicapper, Mr. J. D. M'Phee; starters, Messrs. D. M'Phee and H. Guppy; referees, Messrs. F.' Meyer and H. Rosenburg; clerk of course, Mr. C. Hayes; bellman, Mr. P. Leggett; juclges, Messrs. T. Cole and C. Ryder. A programme of juvenile" sports, ' ill ..which the contestants were, very numerous, was excellently supervised by Messrs. B. Nye, T. Warren, andJ. H. Rogers. Mr. W. Noot capably fulfilled the duties of record clerk and 1 Press steward. A record of an. altogether successful gathering would be incomplete without complimentary reference to the efforts of Mr. Percy Wood (vicepresident), who, as charge d'affaires, was übiquitous, in seeing to the smooth running of the many details concomitant with a large picnio, The Waterside Workers' Band discoursed, a programme of .popular musio.. during the day. Acknowledgment is made of donations of -prizes by Miss Wynne, Messrs. Bird > and Jansen, J. Domb, P. Le Seur, A. Andrews, G. 'Frcst, F. Meyer, Cohen, Mapplebeck, Warren, Pointon, S. Brown, and Poole, M'llwraith and Co., the City Printing Company, and- The Dominion,, the "New Zealand Times,"' and the- "Evening Post." ' . :

Results of'the principal sports events aro as follow:— Official Handicap, 100yds.—T. Cole, 1; C. Ryder, 2. Five starters. . Single Members' Race, 100yds.—G. Earding, 1; R. England, 2. Seven starters. Married Women's Race, 7oyds.—Mrs. Payne, 1; Mrs. Evans, 2; Mrs. W. J.; Smith, 3. Seven starters. Baby Show ''judges, Messrs. Mace, Noot, and Guppy).—Mrs. Radcliffe (10 months,old infant), 1; Mrs. Hansen (five months), . 2; Mrs. Roberts (three' weeks), 3. There were thirteen entrants. General Committee Race, 100yds'.— T. Warren, 1; W. J. Smith, 2; J. Andrews, '3. Five started. _ ' Single Women's Race, 100yds.—Miss Grace Coy and Miss Gladys Leys, deadheat, 1; Miss Burton, 3. Eight started. Old' Men's Race (over -50 years), 50yds. —H'. Guppy, 1; A. 2; G. Maule, 3. Among the field of nine there were many real "veterans," the limit man being in 'his eighty-third year. Members' Handicap, 100yds.—G. Hunt, 1; B. Bailey, 2; R.. Noble, 3. Fifteen starters. < •_ Ladies', Shoe Race. —Mi6s Leys, 1; Miss Burton, 2; Miss Corley, 3. Five starters. Married-Women's Race, 75yds.--Mrs. Carey, ,1; Mrs. Doreen, 2; Mrs. Helbotu-n, 3. Nine starters. Married Members! Race. —J. Coy, 1; G Hunt, 2; — Bailey; 3. Ten starters. Club Championship, 100yds.—G Hunt, 1; S. Harding, 2. Six Btarters. A good race- ••••• Three-legged Race—Bailey and Hunt, 1; Perham and Neal, 2. Seven entries. Women's Nail-driving Competition.— Mrs. Hodgson, 1; Miss Ward, 2. There were .fourteen, competitors. One Mile Walk. —G. Neal.. 1; W. Woods, 2; T. Warren, 3. The winner showed by far the'-best stylo of the nine starters