TUHIKARAMEA ANNUAL PICNIC.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2885, 10 January 1891, Page 2

TUHIKARAMEA ANNUAL PICNIC.

It seems only just the other dr.y since 1 reported tho last annual jjathunnjj in Tuhikarainea, yet a. year has passed Miico thru. A peri-id, when we are beginning life, that .seemed such ii tremendous spacn of time, but as we Ret on in yearn those mile-stones ou the road of life appear t<> .slip pa.st very quickly ; perhaps" to some of us :i trifle too quickly. However, this is no time to moralise for making use of a kind invitation, we are on tho road to tho picnic. This time the spot chosen is in a 'lively little paddock on Mr Charles Vickers' farm, recently mown, and sheltered both from high wind.s and the nun by tall thorn liedße.s and an ancient plantation of pines—no prettier place could have been tound. The weather was all that could be desired, and about two hundred, counting young and old, met together, to exchange, what is in reality, a Christinas greeting, to renew old friendships, and, in some cases, to make new acquaintances. The timehonoured cricket match, Ladies v. (ientlemen, waa on this occasion abandoned. Probably tho gentlemen, after being beaten so often, had given the matter up as hopeless, and declined any further contests. Instead of it, n series of running and jumping competitions were organised, and well carried out. Ample refreshments wnre distributed, under the supervision of Messrs Livingston nnd Hndfield, and everything done that could conduce to the comfort and enjoyment of the visitors, wlv> fairly represented all the surrounding districts, inclndine Hamilton. I was giad to see the little invalid Freddy Vickers, who was struck down some five yuars ago with rheumatic fever, and wlm.sc c.iso aroused so much interest and sympathy, present at tlin picnic. At tho conclui-ion of the afternoon sports dancingwas commenced in the schoolroom, and was kept up until very late, or rather very early (in the morning). .1 append tha result of the aports : — Litixk Ciuus' Race.—so yards, Olive Drabble 1; Edna Shepherd 2.

Young Ladiks' Rack.—so yards. This was well contested and resulted as followed :—Mury Hodgson 1; Lizzie Chester 2.

Youxc; Ladies' Three-legged Rack.— Flora Reid and Mary Hodgson 1 ; Grace McMickon and S. MoMicken 2.

Little 13oys' Rack.—;"o yards, Hugh Livingston 1; Walter Havsant U. 100 vards Handicap.—All coiners J. (Joble, 10 yards, start, 1; W. Livingston, scratch, -.

Hrum.K Rack. —I.jO yards, ail comers, W. Livingston, 1; Cbarlki JJrabble, 2. High .Jcsiv. —There v/ere a number of entries for this, but nil retired uarlv, leaving Chariie Cox of Hamilton, and H, Hall of Te Il'iro to tight it out, and after some !>ristty jiiiripini: Chnrlioi caved in at i> feet, leaving it, H, Hall 1 ; Ch.-u-li,! Cox '>.