ST. PATRICK'S SCHOOL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10191, 18 March 1911, Page 6

ST. PATRICK'S SCHOOL.

ANNUAL SWIMMING SPORTS

The fine weather that prevailed yesterday morning was very favourable for the annual swimming sports for the children of St. Patrick's School' and St. Bride's Convent, held in the Dixon Street baths, Muster-ton. There was a large number of parents present, and they all enjoyed the sports. ■ Dean McKenna, assisted by several others, was at the head of affairs, and succeeded in making the gathering extremely successful. The events were' all well contested, resulting in some' very close finishes. The results of the competitions are as follow: 15 Yards Learners' Handicap, (boys), first prize 2s, second Is, third 6d.— Tom O'Dowd 1, Charles Reynolds 2, Mattie Kerins 3. 15 Yards Learners' Handicap (girls), first prize 2s, second Is, 'third 6d.—- 'K. Bunny 1, Patience Frost 2, Agnes Treader 3. All the .competitors in this race; excepting the prize winners, swam the same distance'again for special prizes do r natetl by Mrs Dupre and Dean McKenna, iThe 'special prises were won by Mary Haftha (first) and Nora Bunny (second). ■ ' 50 Yards School Championship, first prize 4s-, second 2s, and third 6d (boys).— George Freda 1, Chas. O'Connell 2,, Douglas Welch 3. \ 25 Yards School Championship (girls), first prize 4s, -second 2s, and third Qd.— Nellie O'Dowd 1, Ella O'Leary .2,- Jessie 'Scott 3. 25. Yards Convent Girls' Championship, first.prize silver hatpin case --Molly Bunny 1, Daphne Jones 2, Dorothy Duggan 3. 15 Yards Handicap (boys under eleven), first prize 2s 6d, second Is. third. 6d.— Olarrie ''Hodgins !,• Leo Jackson 2, Charles Reynolds 3. 15 Yards Handicap (girls under eleven), first prize 2s 6d, second 15,,, third |6d. Kathleen . Bunny 1, ■"Agnes Freda '2, -Bella"Scott 3.',-'■'". '■".■', •'Fifty Yards Handicap (boys eleven ; years and over), first prize 4s, second 2s, third Is.—- Geoi'ge.Freda.lj Douglas Welch 2,- ; Claude ,Hodg}ns 3; -.-. -

/23 .Yiirds Handicap (girls eleven years and over), first..prize 4s, second 2s, third Is.— Monnie McCarthy 1, Ella O'Leary 2, Jessie Scott 3.

Diving (boys), first prize. 3s, second Is, third 6d.— Douglas Welch 1, Jack O'Doivd 2, Charles O'Connell 3.

■Diving (girls), first prize 3s, second Is, third 6d.— Ella O'Leary 1, Nellie O'Dowd 2, Florrie Russell 3. Novel' Race (boys), first prize, 2s, second Is, third 6d.—Charles O'Connell 1, George Freda 2, Claude Hodgins 3.: ■.•'•: -' i"

Novel' Race (girls), first prize 2s, second Is, third 6d.— Annie Bockmann ], Florrie Russell 2.

Egg and Spoon' Race (boys)j first* prize 2s, second -Is, third 6d.— John Houriga'n 1, Olarrie Hodgms 2,' Claude Hodgins'3. ' '.' :'■". Egg and Spoon Race (girls), first

prize 2s, sccoi 1 lr, t'nrd Nellie O'Dowd 1, Vown.* McCarthy '_' Ella O'Loiiry A.

Relay Race, ii*si. ;.!■:/;;> -h, second 2s.— Town 1, Country 2?.

' Apple Race (oovs>, first rrze 2-, second Is, thirl K: -• li-.igo I'nda 1, C. O'Conneil 2, Clauic Ilodg-.i-s

Apple Race (girls), first r.rixe- ~.s, second Is, third 6d.— Nellie O'Dowd 1, Daphne Jones 2, Molly Bunny

Cork Race (boys), first prize 2s, second Is, third 6d. Douglas Welch 1, John Hourigan 2, Charles O'Conneil 3.

Cork Race (girls), first prize 2s, second Is, third 6d.— Nellie O'Dowd 1, Dorothy Duggan 2, Molly Bunny

Tug of War, first prize 4s, second 2s.— Town 1, Country 2. Plate Diving, first prize 3s, second 2s, third Is.— Nellie O'Dowd, Jack O'Dowd, and Douglas, Welch, tie, 1; Ella O'Leary 2.