Taxi Drivers’ Picnic

Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 22, 27 January 1937, Page 2

Taxi Drivers’ Picnic

OUTING ON THE TUKITUKI Tho taxi-owners and drivers of Hastngs held their picnic under ideal v\ either conditions on January 24 at Horseshoe Bend, Tukituki. Following is the prize list:— Ladies' nail-driving competition. — lliss Epps. Men’s nail-driving corojetition.—Mr. E. Wilson. Three-leg-ged race.—Miss Walker and Mr. 1). Fenwick. Taxi-drivers’ wheelbarrow *ace.—Mr. Payne and Mr. Lamberton l, Mr. Love and Mr. F. Newrick 2. lien’s sack race No. I.—Mr. Lionel Wall. Men’s sack race No. 2-—M r * l. Hunt. Men’s novelty Tace. —Mr. D. Fenwick. Ladies’ eack race.—Miss Phyllis Payne. Ladies’ three-iCgged

race.—Miss Myrtle Newrick and Miss Frances Butler. Married ladies’ iace. —Mrs. Fletcher and Mrs. A. Love. Married men’s race.—Mr. 1. ileniuiingsen. Single men’s race. Mr. D. Fenwick. Men’s high jump.—Mr. D. Fenwick. Small boys’ hopping iaco Neil Butler. Small girls’ running race. —Margaret McCain 1, Joy Wilson and Pat Butler 2 (equal). Small boys’ running race.—Trevor Wilson 1, I. Lambertson 2. Consolation race *mall boys and girls).—Valma Mary Baker 1, Margaret Ann Baker 2. Single ladies race.—Miss Phyllis Payne 1, Miss Frances Butler 2. Tug-of-war, Russell street taxi-drivers v. visitors, won by visitors. „ . . • , _i The promoters of tho picnic heartily Jepire to tliank all donors of gifts, which ffliade the picnic a suceess.