OPAKI SCHOOL
THE ANNUAL PICNIC.
The Opaki School picnic was hold at Mr Cotter's Burwsido, on Friday, 2l)bh April. The weather was showery at times, but the picnic was a very successful one, and was attended by a 1.1 the parents and children, and a giobd many visitors'. Following the results' of tho sports hold : Boys KKhxls.— G. Stone-Wigg 1, G. Hon so a 2. Small Boys' Race.— C. Mowbray 1, P. Benson 2. Three Legged Race.— H. Cooper and P. Dickson 1, (J. Stone-Wigg and G. Mow bray 2, a:K) Yards.— €. Dickson. 1, C. Heneon 2. Sack .Race— A. M. Stone-Wigg 1, G.. Dickson. 2. Girls' 50 Yards Jtteure.— G. Burgess 1, B .Peary 2. Girls' Sack Race.- A. Bnick 1, L. Cotter 2. Man-ried Tvonwai's R.aco. — Mrs Watson 1, Mrs Mowbray 2. Married Men's Race.— Mr Cotter 1, M,r Campbell 2.
-Nail Driving.— Miss Bourkc 1, Mrs Campbell 2, Sack Race.— 1". Smith 1, Mrs Watson 2.
Three-legged R.ace.— Mioses Henson. 1, A. Buiek and F. Smith 2. At tne eonclns.ion of the races, and after tea, prizes were presented to the winners by Miss Marryatt, each child in the school also receiving a hook.
Mr Stone-Wigg, on behalf of the Committee, thanked those who had tfonateu funds for prices, also Mr and Mrs Cotter for the v.ac of their grounds. Cheers were given for Miss Marryat, M,r and Mrs Cotter and Mr Stonc-Wipg.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10621, 29 April 1912, Page 6
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236OPAKI SCHOOL Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10621, 29 April 1912, Page 6
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