Dear Ros, Re. cidarette race-Lady to run 25 Yards with cigarettes and matches(in those far off but much happier days they were WAX matches often called Vestas and these were lit by striking on a rough surface] to a Gentleman .The lady then had to light a cigarette in the man's mouth.He then ran 25 yards to the winning post.Prize was 10 shillings each- a considerable sum. Try "thekelly Q-H blog " or Politically incorrect Xmas games-New Zealand History {good photo ]on google. Who remembers going to SMOKE SOCIALS with their Parents as a child in the 1950's? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ros Dunstall" <daisygirl.1212@gmail.com> To: "SA List" <AUS-SAGEN@rootsweb.com>; "FPFHG" <fpfhg-list@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 21, 2013 6:35 PM Subject: [FPFHG-LIST] Cigarette Race???? > around 1900 - 1915, at an annual town picnic day, in SA, a cigarette race > was held. can anyone tell me what that was please? > This is a MEMBERS ONLY list for FPFHG Members. Advertising on Rootsweb > lists is prohibited. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > FPFHG-LIST-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message