SCHOOL SPORTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 94, 22 April 1926, Page 13

SCHOOL SPORTS.

SEDDON TECHNICAL COLLEGE. A SUCCESSFUL GATHERING. Held under advantageous weather conditions, and with a record entry list-to ensure the success of the gathering, tne annual sports of the Seddon Memorial Technical College, at the Domain yesterday were a conspicuous success in every way. Urged on by the vigorous barracking of the different houses which they represented, the various competitors set a high standard of competition during the afternoon, culminating in a brilliant rup in the half mile championship by K. Young, which clipped three-fifths of a second off the old record for the event, thus setting a new mark of 2.19 2-5. Young, a fine stamp ,of all-round athlete, won the championship with 17 points. Second came K. Buckley with 10 points, and A. Keymer, A. Blow, C, Jones, and J. Mulligan each registered three points. The junior championship was won by E. Dyer with 18 points, and then came C. Palmer with 8, and G. Dixon 6. The girls' senior championship was won by M. Patrick, and the Junior championshin resulted 4n a tie. between three competitors, P. Gee, D. Morgan, and E. Freeman. BOYS' CHAMPIONSHIPS. Details of -boys' championship events are as follows :— Senior 100 Yards.—Buckley 1, Young 2, Reid 3. Time, 11 l-ss. Senior 220 Yards.—Young 1, Buckley 2, Jones 3. Time, 255. Senior 440 Yards.—Young 1, Buckley 2, Jones 3. Time, 68 2-ss. Senior 880 Yards.—Young 1, Keymer 2, Blow 3. Time, 2.19 2-5. Senior Long Jump.-t-Mulligan 1, Cutler 2, Buckley 3. Distance, 17ft 2in. Senior High Jump.—Young 1, Buckley 2, Jones 3. Height, 4ft 7iln. Senior 120 Yards Hurdle.—Young l, Blow 2, Keymer 3. Time, 10 2-ss. Junior 100 Yards.—Dyer 1, Dixon 2, Palmer 3. Time, 11 4-ss. 220 Yards Championship.—Dyer 1, Dixon 2, Palmer 3. Time, 28 4-os. Junior 440 Yards.—Dyer 1, Palmer 2, Dixon 3. Time, 61 2-5. Junior Long Jump.—Dyer l, Pldgeon 2, Palmer 3. Distance, 15ft. Junior High. Jump.—Dyer 1, Hop* 2, Palmer 3. Height, 4ft Bj.n. Junior' 880' Yairds.—Dyer 1, Palmer 2, Dixon 3. Time, 2.38 3-5. A house points championship was conducted with all events. There are four houses at the college. The result was as follows:—Seddon, 70 points, 1; Hindley, 63, 2; Blnns, 60, 3; Wellesley, 45, 4. HANDICAP AND OTHER EVENTS. Results of boys' handicap and other events are:— Hop, Step and Jump, Senior Handicap.— H. Skinner, scratch, 1; C. Jones, 41n, 2; W. Thompson, 12in, 3. Plstance, 37ft 7_ln. Long Jump, Open Handicap.—Fordyce, Gin, 1; Sharp, 3in, 2; Allen, 2in, 3. Distance, 16ft 31n." * Putting the Shot, Handicap.—Young, scratch, 1; Galbraith, Sin, 2; Logan. 2in, 8. Distance, 25ft 9Jln. Senior 100 Yards Handicap.—Reid, scratch, 1; Beamish, scratch, 2: Mulligan, lyd, 3. Time, lis. Junior Sack Race.—RatclUfe 1, Pldgeon 2, McNaughton 8. Senior Sack Race.—Roper 1, Ratcliffe 2, Goldsbury 3. ' 100 Yards Junior Handicap.—Paris, 12yds, 1; Kay, 6yds, 2; Johns, Byds, .3. Time, 11 1-Os. Rope Climb for . Senior*.—Thomson -1. Jones 2, Coates 3. Time, 4 4.65. One Mile Open Handicap.—Blow, scratch. 1; Ewart, 40yd», 2; Parley, 80yds, 3. Time, 5.11 2-5. Hop, Step, and Jump, Junior Handicap. j-Dyer, scratch, J: Palmer, scratch, 2; Mcßoe, scratch, 8. Distance, 32ft flln. One Mile Bicycle Handicap.—Culpan, 25yds. 1; Cooper, 45yds. 2; .Fordyce, 30yds, 120 Yards Open Hurdles Handicap.— Thomson, 3yds behind, 1: Allen, 7yds. 2Koefoed, 2yds, 8. Time, 2__p. Senior wheelbarrow Race.—Fordyce and Gordon 1, Jones and Cullen'2, Byerley and Blow 3. Junior Wheelbarrow Race.—Jacobsen and Roberts 1, Pldgeon and L. Oliver 2, Newman and Broadhurst 3. Senior Obstacle Race.—Ross 1, Murfitt 2 Sharp 3. ■ • Junior Obstacle Race.—Kendell 1, Johns 2, Rose 3. 880 Yards Junior Handicap.—Sanderson, £>yds, 1 • 120 yd, 2; Rich, 25yds, 3. Time,' 2.24 4-5. 440 Yards Senior Handicap.— F. Buckley, 60yds, 1; Burns, 50yds, 2; Dorley, 42yds. 3 Time, Js6s. ??'S? J n ? l 2 r Handicap.—Rawson. K;59 : 258. h ' syds * 2: Grant ' 70yds » 3 - * Mil< !,.. B Jcycle Handicap.—Bell, ln°£ dß *o 1; bridge, 100 yds, 2; Culpan 40yas, 3. Binnst Hl?dle> t*" "*-*-*«*» «• ley 8 KeUy — Seddoß *i WellesOld Boys'Race.—Baenbridge 1, Lelkes 2. Senior House Tug-Of-war.—Hindley 1, Junior House Tng-of-war.—Blnns 1, Hindley i. ■ GIRLS* CtJP EVENTS. Details of girls' events are as follows :— Goal Throwing Senior.—R. Cooney 1. M Coate 2, M. Patrick and M. Little 3. Deportment, Senior.—M. Wright 1 E Taylor 2, M. Patrick 3. * ' Throwing a Wicket, Seniors.—B. Taylor 1, M. Patrick, J. Waldron, and K. Johnson « *52 ,_TP rd -? Championship, Seniors.—M. Patrick 1, E. Taylor 2, K. Johnson 3. Balance, Seniors.—R. Cooney 1. M Patrick 2, M. Hubbert 3. Throwing Tennis Ball, Seniors.—M. Coate 1, C. Carlaw .2, J. Neldron 3. Goal Throwing, Juniors.—N. Farley and B. Freeman 1, if. Hedland 2, P. Naylor aid tr. common 3. Deportment, Juniors.—M. Baker I. D Morgan 2, p. Gee 3. ' Throwing a Wicket, Juniors.—P. Gee 1, N. Farley 2. H. Gardner 3. I°o Yards Championhlp, Jnnlors—D. Morgan 1, G. Common 2, d; Watts 8. Balance Walking, Juniors.—D. Watt 1,

Throwing Tennis Ball, Junior—E> B_een*M. M. Baker 2. D. Morgan 8. ** The House Championship resulted as follows:—Hindley, 52 points, 1; Binns 50 2; WeUesley, 31,3 ; Seddon, _.|,'47 ' ' OTHER GIRLS' EVENTS. .7a 8 Senl 2 r Handicap.—M. Patrick 1, A. Patterson 2, J. Bertram S. jrttcrlCK 7o Yards Junior Handicap.—-T. Narris i B. Mitchell 2, J. Moncur 8. S 2 ' Egg and Spoon Bace.—G. Keesin* 1. A Evans 2, E. Roper 3. «wjou_ b j., a . Skipping Competition —N. Patrick ID Morgan 2, D. Patterson 8. ' hSS^ finding Competition.—M. Hibb %lk £ Gard .?er 2, J. Waldron 3. *T* *• G ' & * s^ Slow Bicycle Race.—M. Pranks 1. Gardner 1 " 0 " Bm^ 1c Jacks ° n t U. sonTl! S il A - Patters °° * * JohnSeddon r 2 me J ti t Ans H | USe h C °° ney V-A----me b t E St Boyle *' w - White- . r Three Legged Race.—G. Keesinjt and n Morgan 1, p. and B. Patterson 2 GJT.iT man and M. Nolan 3 "" erson £> <*. HillwaiS,?? 86 Event-Binns 1, c", R s e ___on H r e " l,