Geraldine

New Zealand Tablet, 11 January 1912, Page 22

Geraldine

The annual picnic of the H.A.C.B. , Society (says the Geraldine Mail) was held on/New Year's Day on the pleasant grounds of Mr. J. \ Connolly, ; Raukapuka, Geraldine, the site selected being beside the creek at the end of the avenue, where sports . and games . could \ be watched from the grateful shade of the trees. There were fully four hundred present, and the weather conditions being altogether favorable, while the members of the society were indefatigable -in ■ their /efforts to make everything pass, merrily,: enjoyment reigned; supreme. After morning tea a sports programme was commenced, and this was continued after lunch, when the various contests resulted ; ras/ follows:—Girls' -race (under 6)—M. Mitchell 1, . A. "Connelly 2; under 10— V. O'Connor 1, Cunningham 2; under 12—A? Buckley 1, S. Mulhern 2; under 16— Storey 1, McKay 2. Boys'; races.— 6—J. Connolly 1, J; Lysaght 2; under B—Mitchell 1, Lysaght 2; under ; 10—Scully 1, ; Markham 2; under 12—Kennedy ;1,/ Mitchell 2under 16—Connell 1, Smith 2. Wrestling (Cumberland)—M. ; Frendergast 1, T. Sugrue /2.:- Hop, step, and jump—G.Coulter (39ft lOin) ; l. J. Connell 9in) 2, P. Fifield (38ft lOin) 3. .;. 100yds open (21: entries)—J. Connell 1, J. Coulter 2, J. Guerin 3. Married men's race (for special trophy, 16 entries)—J. Brett 1, J. Earl 2. Sack raceT Murphy 1, J. Feely 2. Married ladies' race (special trophy)—Mrs Dineen 1, Mrs. Holloway and Mrs. Charles Deadhead Single ladies'■ race—Miss M. Burke 1, Miss McKay 2, Miss Mitchell

3. This was a good race with a big field; • Consolation race—M. O'Grady 1, M. Scully 2. Consolation race for boys—Mitchell 1, Mitchell 2. Between the sports games were entered into, and time was spent in social intercourse,'and 'the gathering was a most pleasant one throughout. -■ • ' ' v- • - *; : ; After"tea Mr. P. Mulvihill, on behalf of the visitors thanked the members of the Hibernian Society for their hospitality and for their highly successful efforts in entertaining so large a company. He spoke at some length on the advantages of such a picnic in bringing parishioners together socially and promoting friendliness and good feeling. y> .., - Mr. O'Malley, president of the local branch of the H.A.C.B. Society, replied ; and- thanked their visitors for their presence and encouragement, and Mr. Mulvihill for his kind and appreciative remarks. '--'-_> Mr. J. Connolly also voiced the pleasure it had been : to Mrs. Connolly-and himself to see so many friends , around them, and said their grounds would always be open for l such gatherings. . ~ Three cheers were then given for Mr. and Mrs. Connolly. - V '■■■-'■■'■■:. ■:■' y ■■■- ■;-:-•'" "'V;'- ::-v'v,' ; ' -■;■