THE PICNIC SEASON

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 126, 21 February 1919, Page 3

THE PICNIC SEASON

The second annual picnic of the Na-. tional Provident arid Friendly Societies'' Department was held in beautiful/ weather at Day's Bay. ;.A sports programme, was successfully carried' through, and some very close finishes - ' resulted, not-" ably, in -the' Cadet' Race, which ended twice in a dead-heat for first place. At the third run-off Mr. Dickson gaiiied the vgrdict by inches., Results of events: — Ladies' swimming racei Miss-Anderson; men's swimming race, Mr. Steel r 50yds. ladies' handicap, Miss Woodhouse; 100 yds." men's handicap, Mr. _ Pollock j 100 yds. cadeV race, -Mr. .Dickson; relay race, Miss Ferguson, ,Miss Smedley, Mr". Bates, .and .Mr. Spraggon; three-legged race, Miss Potts aiid'Mr, Jenkins; hop, step, and jump, Mr. Leamy; tug-of-war, Miss Flannery. - A number of children's races were also held. ' At the conclusion of the. sports programme rounder? were indulged in,' and subsequently nil the: party partook, of.'aiterrioon tea in the pavilion. After justice had been done to the good things provided, Mrs. Hayes (wife of the supprintendent) presented the prizes.. ■ The staff-of,-Messrs. Wright, Stephenson and, Co; held-'their annual-picnic at Day's Bay on Wednesday, under the most plensant.' conditions. Following are the. results, of; the- sports events:—Men's 410 yds., A. J. Flanagan l; E. Emerson 2, W., Dalrympie 3. Ladies' 75yds., Miss Haw-, thorne 1; Aliss Laureitson 2; Hiss Bell 3. Married men's race, '120 yds.. E. H. Barton 1. J. T, Martin 2. R-. Nichol 3. Storemen's 100 yds. race. F. Williams 1, J. Harlea 2, J;'Burrell 3. Men's 100 yds., A. ■ J; 1 Flanagan',l,. G.. C. • Noble 2, E. Emerson 3. L'a.dy visitors', trice,. 75yds., Miss PatTant' t; Miss R. Passmore 2, Miss J. Passmore 3. -Men's mile race, A. J. Flanagan 1, J. Hunt 2, E. Emerson, 3. race, 25yds., A. Searle 1. Jean Nichol'2, J." Newton 3. Officials race, 120 yds., J. -T.: Martin and E. H. Barton (dead'heat) I,'R-. 'Nichol 3. ReIjiy race, f -Miss M',.'Hawthorne, Miss H. Laurenson, and S. Mansfield 1. Ladies' three-legged race, 75yds., Miss Hawthorne and Miss Arnold 1, Miss Lau-.-renson rifid-Miss-Bell-.2., Men's three-, logged race, Ryan and M. Wilson 1, E. ISmerson and Marsden 2. Elopement race, Miss Howie and E. J. Wilson 1, Miss Laurenson. and A. J. Flanagan 2. Ladies swimming race, 30yds., Miss Laurenson 1, Miss M'Comish 2, Miss Graham 3.. Men's swimniing race, 50yds;, R. M'Leod 1. J. Hunt 2, J. Wild 3. Relay swimming race, Miss M'Comish,. R. M'Leod, F. Williams, and .T. Hunt 1. The. employees.of the C. and A. Odlin Timber and Hardware C 0.,: Ltd., "held their annual picnic at Maidstone Park, Upper Hutt. - During the day a. cricket match was played betwoen tlie timber and hardware departments; resulting in a win for the former. The following are the,results of the sports programme:Married ladies' race: Mi's. Crane, 1; Mrs. Clarke, 2. Married couples' relay race; Mr. and Mrs. Crane,-1; Mr, and . Mrs. Pointon, 2. Single ladies' race: Miss N. Odlin, 1; Miss E. Pearce, 2. Girls' race (under 14) : Miss Olive Anset, 1; Miss Edna Odlin. 2. Boys' three-legged race (14 and under): E. A. Hancock and i L. Porter. Cigarette race: -Miss N. Oliver and Mr.' W.. Marris,'l;:-.Mr. and '.Mrs, Preston, 2. Boys' race (14 and under); J Odlin, 1; L. Moss, 2. 100 yards (under 20): A. Hendrick, 1; S. Porter, race: Hardware department, 1; Timber department, 2. e