FRENCH FARM SCHOOL SPORTS.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 4, Issue 355, 12 December 1879, Page 2

FRENCH FARM SCHOOL SPORTS.

The annual sports in connection with Mr T. S. Baker's school were held at French Farm, on Tuesday, the 9th inst. There was a very good attendance of ladies and gentlemen from Akaroa and various parts of the harbor, which gave the bay quite an interesting and lively appearance. The boys on a whole ran splendidly, there being no less than 17 entries for the mile handicap flat race, and 13 for the 1£ mile steeplechase, the latter of which is really a reiy difficult event, being over rough country, several gorse fences, and two water jumps. The following is a lisfc of :— r'.' / >\ Throwing the cricket ball, 8 entries— C Clark,:sßyds Ift, 1; G. Reeves, 57yds 'lift, 2. ' 100 Yds Handicap Race, open to the wSiole scfiodi, lj3 entries-7-G. Reeves, 1; \V. Montgomery. 2. *, 100 Yds Race, ukdef 13-ifTL Reeves, 1; C. Hamilton, 2. 100 Yds Race, under 10— E. Latter, 1; J. Williams, 2. ' ■• ;: ' , /, .;■ ■- High.Jump,jopen,;tothe whoje scholol, 5 entries—W it ; Montgomery, 4ft, 1; C. Clark, 3ft llin, 2. ...'.., .High Jump, under 12—C. Hamilton, 3ft 7in, 1.; —.M'Donald, 3ft 6in, 2. Long Jump, under 12— G. Williams,' 9ft Bin, 1; C. Hamilton,'9ft 7in, 2. • One Mile Handicap Race, open to the whole school, 17 entries—C. Clark, scratch, 1; G. Williams, 39yds, 2. .' ; ~ Quarter-mile Race, tinder 10— B. Williams, 1; R. Cobb, 2. .

t _ Long Jump, open to the whole school—' G. Reeves, 10ft, 1; W. Montgomery, 2. Quarter-mile Handicap, open to the whole school, 17 entries—G. Reeves, 1 ; H. Acland, 2. , 4- ' ,«ssgf^|l»^ Sack Race, 15 entriefe-Mllpd^and; J. Williams, dead 2. ?

Handicap Steeplechase, one; aljd. a half milesi ? dpen..tothe whblie school,; t&; entries —G; M. Slack, U§ Mf||mald, 2!;, G- Williams; 3.,; ;j, jp- £§j ' . :j-S|j i : Consolation icce-|J-- Wright; p. Harper, 2. : "-„.; v ': ;/ \lj Vp 1 At the concliision "'<*# school and sports prizes were distributed by Mrs Baker, with a few appropriate words of encouragement to each winner. Three cheers for the ladies, and three for Mrs and Mr Baker concluded a most enjoyable afternoon to all.

The following is a list of those who obtained school prizes :— "• * - - 1 - Classics—lst class, H. B. Maling; 2nd class, H. Acland ; 3rd class, Ernest Latter; 4th class, J. Williams. -- Arithmetic—H. Acland.

French—lst division, W. Montgomery j 2nd do, A. Latter. Drawing—-CBiauiilfon.