AUCKLAND GRAMMAR SCHOOL

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVII, Issue 262, 9 November 1906, Page 3

AUCKLAND GRAMMAR SCHOOL

ATHLETIC SPORTS. The annual athletic sports in connection -viLh tie Auckland Grammar School were concluded ou the Domain yesterday atiernoon. when there was an exceptionally large attendance, especially of la.ie.. The weuther continued hue, t-iough cloudy, and the ground was in tirst-class condition. The following are the results of the afternoon's raciu;.: — luovds Handicap (under 15). —First heat: Newe'll (scr) 1. Wright (6yus) 2. Second heat: Baiter (3yds) 1, McFarland (syds) 2. Xnird heat: limes (4yds) 1, J. Meiienzie (Uy_s) _. Fourth heat: Maciadoe (2yd_) 1, Spooner <6ycs) 2. Fifth heat: Jacobl (3yd3) 1, Cerkill (tiyus) 2. Half-mile (open).—Jacob-en (10yds) 1, Rhodes (btiyds) 2, J. _«icl_-c_ (40yds) 3. Time 2m 10s. 100 yds Championship (under 14).—First heat: Brookiield 1. Bartleet 2. Second heat: Kennedy 1, Laxon 2, Day 3. One Mile Bicycle (open). - Page 1, Curtis 2. louyds Championship of School.—Cook 1, Bedtord 2, Mark 3. Time, 10 3-os. 22uyds Handicap (under 14).—First heat: Brooktield <lyd) 1, Mark (byds) 2, C. B. Joues (ayds) 3. Second heat: lisrtleet (oyds) 1, Laxon (ser) 2, ilatheson (12yds) 3. l.Uyds Hurdles.—Final: Innes 1, McManemiu 2, Jaeobseu 3. 75yds Handicap (under 13). —Cleland 1, Johnston 2. Ferriday 3. luuyds Champi.nship.—Final: dome 1. Reynolds 2. Jacob! 3. Half-mile (under 13). —Mclndoe (scr) 1, Lamout (14.dsi 2, Robb (lOyds) 3. 44oyds Handicap (open).—Jacobsen (9yds) 1, Rhodes t_OvdS) 2, i_d__on<_- (30yds) 3. 220 yds Handicap (uuder 14).—Final: Bartleet (tivds) 1, Laxon (scr) 2, Mark (6yds) 3. One Mile Bicycle Handicap (under 15).— G. Smith (30yds) 1. Goodfellow (scr) 2, L.. Smith U-Oyds) 3. Time, 3m ti 2-ss. Half-miie Handicap (under 16).—Gummar (15yds) 1. Small (25yds) 2, Nesbit (10yds) 3. Time, 2m 225.

440 yds Handicap (under 14).—Day (Syds) Bartlett (9yds) 2. Mark (10yds) 3. Time,

67 l-ss. Two-mile Bicycle Handicap (open).—Page (320 yds) 1, Curtis (scr) 2, (_ood_ellow (2Coyds> 3. Time, 5m 31 2-oe. a record. Curtis rode splendidly, bat Page had too much left la him when it came to the last hundred yards. 440 yds Handicap .under lo).—Baxter (4yds) 1, J. McKeuzie (25yds) 2, Newell (scr) 3. Time. 62 4-os. Invitation Race, 100yds.—F. H. Bedford (Grammar School) 1. S. G. Cooke (Grammar So'iiooli 2. T. M. "vVilkes (King's College) 3. Bedford got a tine start, and led all the way.

Old Boys' Race Handicap. 150 yds. — A Rowe (Byds) 1. M. Watkinson (3yds) 2, H, C. Cotton (6y _s) 3.

4.1 ;vd- Old Boys' Challenge Cup. — N. Jacobsen 1. Bedford '2, Cook 3. These were the only starters. Won by inches. Time, :>7 3-?>s."

Sip .plerhase (under lfl», about 1* mile.— Nesblt (2<>s) 1, Clarke (255) 2. Smale (255) 3. Won easily.

The <=. nior enp was wort by S. G. Cook with 20 points, F. H. Bedford with 9 pointbeing second. Cook also won the governors' (senior) watch with 20 points, N. Jacobsen (19 points; being second. Tho governors' (junior) watch was won by Macindoe, with Baxter second. The Junior cup was won by Newell.