PICNICS

Evening Post, Volume LXXXV, Issue 34, 10 February 1913, Page 3

PICNICS

PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE. The staff of the Public Trust Office held its fourth annual picnic at Day's Bay on Friday, a most enjoyable day being bpent. Sports were held during Iho morning, and the afternoon was spent in cricket, swimming, ..tennis, bowls, etc. The lcfiults nf the sports were :—looyds: — 100 yds Ilandictrp— IS. \V. Lewinßton I, T. Kawc^tt 2, A. Miller' 3. 220vds Handicap — D. L. Mackay J. K. W.'Lewmgton ?, O. H. Elliffe 3. High Jump— T. Fawcett (sft 3in) 1. 0. H. Elliffe 2, A. S. Dnwhdii 3. Nail driving-— Mies Webb 1, Miss O'Leaiy 2, Mrs. O'Hullivim 3. Ladies' llnce— Miks M'lnerncy 1, Mies Jack 2, Mi>s O'Loarv 6. Miirried Mon'« llnce— A. C. Drnthcidvii I, Fl. Mut'kay 2, Edwaicls 3. ThrcH'l-tlic-Nccillc ]««ce--MiM Jnck and D. L. M'K.iy 1, Mil* Mitrhirison and T. Fn.wretf.,2. Three lennia courU were taken fur the- day, and Home keen and enjoyable go men were contested by the number who patronised Iho couits. "Lunch mid tifternoon Ifa wore ai ranged for by tlu; rymmillcr. Thn catering wuk canic'tl out by llus Hurliiixton. Tho tinnmitti'o iij!i«i«twl ot Mm. Mnslern, Miss Jiick, and Mohui^. EgylcHtone, Klliffe, King. M>oiß, Ryan, Poana»a«> and Tattle (cecrctary). .WELLINGTON* WOOLLEN COMPANY. Over 500 pcisonn attended tho unnual picaiic of (he employees of th« W'jllin^ ton Woollen Company on hatdnhiy at Mnidstonc Park, Upper Hull. The lar^c urounds provided ainjilft ioum fur ii sporty Kiithering, and then) wro many aecludca nooks for tho«o who enjoy a f|tiict rlay's outing. Thopc prtwnl iv eluded M"r. W. 11. V. Barber (chaiinian oi 1 directoifi) ;uid Mr. A. E. iJontn} (pcci clary to I lie rompaiiy). A /*r/ort« meeting wiia held during iho day, tho rcbiills being us follow : — B<>%.V ia«''J under eighteen years (Petone)— Le|ff»cr 1, Montgumery 2. Youth»' laco under twenty years (Wellington)— Kcenr 1. Nichol 2. Girls' iaco under eightrcn years (Petone)— Mi^H A. Wili-on 1, Mi'-c E. Smith 2. Men'n race over twenty yeare (Wellington)— P.nad 1, I>ov.o 2Single ladicfe' iace (Petont)— MitH I Humo 1. Miss N. Hume 2. Men's open race (Wellington) — Keeno 1, Wilkinzon 2. Mill handicap— R«mi:-,den 1, Lcpp* 1 ! 2. Married men c laco (combined; — 11. Senior 1, FHi 2. Mankd ladicn' iaro (combined)— Mr*. Fleet I, Mi«. Andicw 2. Apprenticen' laco (Wellington) — K. Baasett 1, A. Cook 2. Grand combined Handicap— Dent 1, Ramederi 2. Thrwid the-needlo race (combined) — Mift* O. Lu { f 1, Mif« I. Humo 2. Machinists' iai.c — R. Li*t 1. C. Durant 2. Table hand»* race — W. Smith 1, J. Chridt«nf«H 2. Ladies' open race— D Cook 1, E. Bau-.-Bett 2. Committc-emen'e race—l{m)tbrook 1, Dent 2, Price 3. Mtt*r*>. Landridgo and Ponder weic joint weretariee, and a, committee of «iNtc-i*n *■*•*■ that the comfort and pleasure of yvuo^ and old were well provided for. MESSRS. C AND A. ODLIN. Fine weather favoured the ' anneal outing of the C. and A. Odlin Timber and Hardware Company, which wa» held on the Wellington Racing Club'e course on Saturday. The beautiful grounds and convenient appointments necessarily made for an enjoyable time, and thobe pies>ent — some 170— 'spent a very jleasant day. Mi. Chailes Odlin (senior member of the firm) was present, and materially aided the following committee in the conduct of the gathering '.—Messrs. Beck, Lucas, Hoddel-, Heron, Smart, Peterson. Lane, and Bridge (secretary). The following are the results of the various spoits event* : —Boys' race, under B— Auld, 1 j Poi ter, 2; Keys, 3. Girls' ra^e, under 8— Tucker, 1; M'Donald, 2; Trask, 3. Married ladies' race—Mrs. Murphy, 1 ; Mrs. Stevens, 2; Mvfc. Trask, 3. Boys' race, under 10^- Allen 1 ; Poiter, 2} Wiltshire, 3." Girls' race, under 10— N. Odlin, lj Tucker and M'Donald (dead heat), 2. Boys' race, under 14—Watson, 1 ; Hulse, 2. Girls' race, under 14— N. Odlin, 1 ; D. Auld, 2 ; S. Nimmo, 3. Single ladies' race— Miss Loftiis. 1 j Miss Pound, 2; Miss Oliver, 3. 100 yds championship— Adams, 1 ; Cummins, 2 j King, 3. Ladies' egg and spoon raceMiss Patience, lj Miss Pound, 2; Miss Moncrieff,3. "three-legged racp (men's)— Heron-Bridge, 1; Noble-Taylor, 2. Running long jump— Lucas, 1 ; C. Odlin, 2 ; Adams, 3. Standing long jump— Hodder, 1 ; C. OHlin, 2 ; Adams, 3. Departmental relay race (teams of four men)— Hardware, 1 j Joinery, 2 ; Carters, 3. Timber yard and office teams also started.