PICNICS
The staff of the' Government Printin" Office .held -its. annual picnic at Kona Bay on Friday, the' Minister in charge of the office- (the Hon P. C. Webb). presenting the pnzes. The results of ' the sports' he d are as .ft* lows:-Office boys' handicap: H. Black, 1- L Green, 2. Quoits handicap: Olr. Duncan 1; Mr. Sheehy, 2. Office, handicap (men): C. Lawton, 1; T. ■$£&& 2 ' Office handicap (women): Miss X.. Lane, 1; Miss P. March, 2.Apprentices handicap: Hughes, 1; T. Corkin, 2. Sack !race (women): Miss Porter.- Sack race (men): Mr. L. Minnie. Bun-eating (women): Miss B. Simpson. Bun-eat-ing (men): R/Ross. Overseers race: My. Baker, 1; Mr. Wilson 2. Bucket and apple race (women): Mrs. Tester. Bucket and apple race (men): Mr. T. Wildermoth. Three-legged race^Miss Lane and Mr. C. Lawton, .1; Miss Lyons and Mr. Abraham, 2. Veterans race: Mr. Sheehy, 1; Mr. Middleton, 2 Married women's race: Mrs. Howe, l;<Mrs. Longmore, 2. Office championship I (men): Mr. Cochrane, 1; Mr. C. Lawton, 2. Office championship (women): Miss K. Lane, 1; Miss Troy; 2. ;Tug-6f-war Machine room team (captain, Mr Lowry). Cigarette,race: Miss Watts and Mr. Harrison. Women's relay race: Girls' room >cam (captain, -~ Miss K. • The'staff of Stylecraft held their annual' picnic on Saturday.. The standard of running was high, and all events were keenly contested. ; The judges were Messrs. J. Sutton and H. Smithson. " Results are:—7s yards girli (open): Miss P. Worboys, 1; Miss Glen, 2. Girls' water race: M. Glen, 1; R. Parish, 2. Men's water race: R. King, 1; T. Wilson, 2.' 75 yards girls: E. Allan, 1; S. Hall, 2. Three-legged race: Miss Willis and Mr. Wilson, 1; Miss Lowry and Mr. J. Harrison, 2. 50 yards wheelbarrow race: Miss P. Worboys and Mr. Hansen, 1; Miss Lowry and Mr. Harrison, 2. 75 yards special girls: Shirley Cross, 1; P. Harrington, 2. 100 yards men: T. Wilson, 1; H., Smithson, 2. Elopement race: P. Worboys, 1; R. King, 2; 100 yards cotton reel race: Miss Tregurtha, 1; Mr. A. Hall, 2. Girls' consolation race: P. Harrington, 1; Joan Nimmo, 2.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 51, 2 March 1937, Page 4
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348PICNICS Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 51, 2 March 1937, Page 4
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