THE RAILWAY EMPLOYEES’ FETE.

Evening Star, Issue 4033, 29 January 1876, Page 3

THE RAILWAY EMPLOYEES’ FETE.

[By &ur Special Reporter.) The first of What is isrto be hoped will prove anannualpicnic to the railway employfe was held at Waihola to-day. In order that a* many of,toe,officials as. possible , might attend, work pa the lines was reduced to a minimutu . only, iPasaengrr traffic being carried on. A spi-cwl train With the excursionists, to the number 'of . over five hundred, left town .at about tea.■mfnutes padt nine, but' the number was augmented by nearly a hundred the 'various s'opping places At- Greytown, \vhere the Clutoa train was A stoppage for water was made, and "-ached at 10.35 a.m.—the dis{26 miles) thin occupying an hour, and twenty five minutes, which is very good time when, it is. considered that th« train consifttHd of seven carriages and a couple of waggons transformed for the time bemg into passenger-carriages. Arrived at Waihola attent on was Soon turned to the various sport ■■ improvised for the occasion, wh ch included runninsr, jumping, walking, and qa .iting, while the younger phst had swings set apart for their benefit; and ' the. dance hj tripped’t to musu s pplied by Mr Kelly’s siring band. Several of the City firms contributed largely t > the. success of the picn a by awarding jgfts. the principal money ones being The P.r.vmrial G vernment, tnrough Mi-D Reid, L2O; A. Bnscoe and Co , L 1 0; Uni n Ship--1 Company te.-Mr.J. Mills, LlO; 1 »lb on Company, per Cargill, Gibbs, am v°,L5, Davidson and C0.,L3; and several smaller turns. The Mayor sent fifty c-ises or- ' bon bans; Mr Conyers grave a verv hapdyome cruet-wand; Messrs Briscoe and Co, dn aoeroid barometer; Mess-a Reith and Wilkie, A valuable work-box; Mr James Gr .ve i»ainau. two sewinis machims ; Me sw Findlay and On. a table and six chairs; Mcsra > NpithandScoul'ar. a quantity of furniture* Messrs Brown, iliving, and Co, mate dal f,.p a ladies d: ess, a boy'.’suit bf clothes, and some gen-, tlemec’shats; Mr G.You"g, 6pencfl-oaaes, w- rk- ! boxes. andsom-jeweltery; Mr Blair, C.E , a* handsome' book; Mr a, quantity of froit; and Messrs Thomson and Co sent twelve dozen lemonade. The whole> affair was cam d out under the supe in' en.-i. eance of Mr CCnvers, the General jjd . nager ; and everything passed off as well as • could be; ' . •'i ,e which could be said,to; tend to mterrere the, good, discipfine ob-i whd^ of ■'some men* W b^ii a W»edvrith a cf E. 8., wbicU ' b ° f • be having* goH j52#7,. -it, the *Jco..4 ! of his .friends? oecuiae rather 'too. demonstrative when >tbe v«* toadied. * Mr Uooyert i« catably

to be congratulated on the succses of his first pic-riic to the railway employes Toe special will reach town about eight o’clock this evening. .... The following,are the of the events, so far cont stsd;— ' \ 100 Yards Plat Each.— Prizes, LI, powder-flask, match-box, ivory pencil-case. D. Rhodes,.!; Simpson; 2; Grave, 3; Styles, A Rhodes won easily m running off f tts heat for first place. Highland Fuse.—Prizes, 15s and a eigar-caae. Davidson, 1; Robertson, 2. Standing Long Jump. —Prizes, 10s, oigar-oase. Murray, Oft Sin, 1; Calthorpe, Bft 9in, 2. 2§o Yards Flat Race.— Prizes, LI, knife and ■pencil, album. Norman, 1; Grave, 2: Simpson, 3. . .Irish Jig.— Prizes 16s, oigarcase.—Connor,, 1 j Mayae, 2. ... Seventy Yards Race, for single ladies. Miss Maokay,!; Miss Davidson, 2;, Miss Thomas, 3. This race caused much amusement, the principal prifce-taker securing a ett* st of tea. . Fifty Yards Race, for married ladies.—Won by Mrs Simpedn. ■ t ~. • , A 100 yds race was got up between Mr Armstrong (engineer) and Mr Grant (traffic, manager). Grant got away with tile lead, and' Would have won easily had he not unfortunately slipped. Armstrong landed the prize,'an ivory match-box, by a short yard, Grant getting a doll. A lot of money changed hands over the event:' , ; Gre-mide Walkihg Race.— Prizes,,- 30s, hat,; glass, inkstand. Only three ‘-started. Notman' won easily, Davidson, the Glutha railway guard, flnlshing second. And Styles third. Davidson was diftenSlifled. ' - ' ISd.TABhs 'Flat Race fob Boys'.. Prizes, suit of clqthes, ivory pencil-case.—Andrews, 1: Burke. 2: Colder, 3. . - ! Wrestling (Cumberland fashion). Prizes, L2, pije.—Stevenson, Ij. Milroy, 2. i '.L-! i ii'iimlii ini i'«