BOROUGH STAFF PICNIC

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 39, 2 March 1937, Page 10

BOROUGH STAFF PICNIC

A Successful Outing results of sports The combined staffs of the Hastings Borough Couneil held their third annual picnic on Saturday in the grounds kindly lent for the occasion by Mr D. M. Priest at Mangateretere. A strong committee under the chairmanship of Mr Noel C. Harding, with Messrs L. J. Wright and C. Carrell as secretaries, was responsible for the excellent arrangements, which eontributed towards a most successful outing. The committee was successful in arranging a compnehensive programme of sports events. The greater nuinber of the trophies and prizes were donated by the townspeople, and during the presentation of the awards later in the afternoon, the Mayor, Mr G. A. Maddison, expressed the committee 's thanlts for the generous donations. The actual presentation of the prizes was made by the Mayoress, Mrs G. A. Maddison. The 'results of the various events, were as follow: — Borough championship, employees only. — L. J. Wright 1, Norris 2, Fargher 3. '

Women, 's championship. — Miss Hatherell 1, Mrs Kyle 2, Mrs Norris 3. Married women 's race. — Mrs Pierce 1, Mrs Norris 2, Mrs Kyle 3. Women 's 50 yards handicap. — Mrs Norris 1,. Mts Gordon Hall 2^ Mrs Kyle 3. Men's 100 yards handicap. — Webbv 1, Fargher 2, Dyer 3. Single women 's race. — Miss Webby 1, Miss Hankins 2, Miss Ware 3. Single men's race. — Holmes 1, Wiggins 2, Hankins 3. Married men's 100 yards. — Geo. Hall 1, C. Dyer 2, .J Arrell 3. Departmental 300 yards relay. — Miss Ware, Wiggins, Halmes and Hall 1, Mrs Kyle, Fargher, Harding and Wright 2. Women 's chain-stepping. — Mrs Clark 1, Mrs Arrell 2, Mrs Kyle 3. Women 's saclc race. — Miss Cameron 1, Miss Kitt 2, Miss Webby 3. Men's saek race. — Norris 1, Holmes 2, Fargher 3. Men's 440 yards walk. — Hall .1, Fargher 2, Harrison 3. Women 's nail-driving competition.— Mrs Watt 1, Miss Tully 2, Mrs Arrell 3, Men 's nail-driving competition. — J-. Arrell .1, .Cr. G. W. McCormick 2, Norris 3. Men's chain-stepping. — W.. Bennison 1 Simcox 2, Webby 3. Boys ' three-legged. — Harding and

Farnell 1, M. and C. Pierce 2. Girls' three-legged. — Misses Cameron 1, Misses N. Jones and B. Bridgland 2. Men 's three-legged. — Harding and Farnell 1, Holmes and Wiggins 2. Women 's three-legged. — Miss Webby and Mrs Kitt 1, Misses Ware and Baddiley 2. Girls' consolation. — Shirley Kyle 1, Nola Jones 2, Edna MeAuslin 3. Committee event. — Wright 1, Bennis 2, Carrell 3. Men's consolation. — Wall 1, Cr. G. R. McCormick 2, Farnell 3. Women 's consolation. — Mrs MeAuslin 1, Mrs Jones 2, Mrs Arrell 3. Men's swimming event. — H. G. Jones 1, Webby 2. • Boys' swimming event. — B. Harding 1 Arrell 2. Girls' swimming event. — Miss Webby 1, Miss Schofield 2, Miss Kitt 3.