MIKI MIKI SCHOOL.

Wairarapa Age, 4 March 1927, Page 6

MIKI MIKI SCHOOL.

ANNUAL PICNIC AND SPORTS.

The annual picnic of the Miki Miki School was held on Friday last on Mr. Douglas McLeod’s property, kindly lent for the occasion. After a good lunch, provided by the ladies of the district, a sports programme was gone through, the principal events of which were the school handicaps, for medals very generously donated by Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Wyeth senr., of Lansdowne.

Following is the list of prize-win ners:—

Boys’ School Handicap (for Mr. Wyeth medal): Colin Welch, 1; Ernest Mount, 2; Rata Campbell, 3. Girls’ School, Handicap (for Mr. Wyeth medal): Betty Welch, 1; Isla Campbell, 2; Nora Welch, 3. Senior Boys’ Race: Jack West, 1; Erwin Dakin, 2; Leo Duckett, 3. Senior Girls’ Race: Maude Nation, 1-. Isla Campbell, 2; Grace Mount, 3. Boys’ Race: Douglas Christensen, 1; Colin Welch, 2; Laurence Welch, 3. Girls’ Race: Molly Johnson, 1; Norma Chamberlain, 2; Nora Welch, 3. Junior Boys: Morris Hunt, 1; Arthur Hunt* 2; Lesley McLachlan, 3. Junior Girls’: Betty Welch, 1; Ruthtone Chamberlain, 2; Mona Mount, 3. Senior Girls’: Ethel Nation, 1; Lois Welch, 2; Nancy Chamberlain, 3. Little Girls’ Sack Race.—Monica Welch, 1; Betty Welch, 2; Kathelen Chamberlain, 3. Girls’ Skipping: Nancy Chamberlain, 1: Isla Campbell, 2; Grace Mount, 3. Tyre Race: Jack West, 1: Erl Wyeth, Long Race: Ron Johnson, 1; Nevin McLeod, 2; Harold Duckett, 3. Small Boys’ Tyro Race: Rata Campbell, 1; Ron Johnson, 2; Christensen, 3. Egg and Spoon: Betty Welch, 1; Joan Chamberlain, 2; Nora Welch, 3. The committee wish to thank all those who helped so much to make the picnic a great success l , and also to thank Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Wyeth for trophies donated by them and which were won by Lois and Colin Welch, respectively.