The WORLD of SPORT

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 247, 18 October 1928, Page 16

The WORLD of SPORT

INTER-SCHOOL SPORTS.

HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL MEETING

SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP TO KING'S . MOUNT ALBERT WIN JUNIOR, i HONOURS, So successful was the Auckland Secondary Schools' Athletic Association's first combined sports meeting on the Domain yesterday afternoon that it is certain that the event will henceforward rank among the most popular of the annual school fixtures. It was the first tournament of its kind to be staged at Auckland, 'although such meetings are held at southern centres and in Australia each year, and it reflects considerable credit on, thou® responsible for the organisation that everything went without a hitch. lii< addition to a crowd of several thousand secondary' school pupils, both girls and boys, there was a fair attendance of parents and friends of the runners, although there is no doubt that had the meeting been held on Saturday, as originally intended, the gate takings would have- been considerably greater. Even with a mid-week fixture arid rain threatening, the proceeds will more, than cover expenses. The schools competing . were: Auckland; Grammar School, King's College, Mount Albert Grammar School, Sacred Heart College, Seddon Memorial - Technical College, St. Stephen's Maori School • and Takapuna Grammar School. Each school was represented in each event by two competitors, and points. were, awarded as follow:-?— First, five, points; second, three points; third, one point. In the relay race, over a distance of one mile, the points were ten, six and two.

Outstanding Competitors. In th<s senior championship King's College scored a runaway win with a total of 50 points, winning first and second places in the 120 hurdles, the 440 yards, first and third places in the 100 yards, the '880« yards, first and second places in the high jump, first and second places in the 220 yards, third place in the long jump and the relay race. The outstanding member of the team was J. Meikle, who won the 120 yards hurdles in 16a, the 100 yards in 10 4-5s and the 220 yards in 24 3-ss> and was second in the high jump. Mr. J. Fagan, who was for many years a master at the school, assisted in coaching the team. Mount Albert Grammar School were runners-up with 29 points and Auckland Grammar were third with 8 pointer The other points were:—Sacred Heart xfrV Technical College 1, St. Cpiiege Q.Takapuna Grammar tsebpoi I iiSLS iunior Mount I Albert Grammar School showed a high

standard of running in scoring an easy win, with a total of'3s points. King's College were runners-up with 16 points and then came Auckland Grammar School '7 points, Takapuna Grammar School 4 points, Sacred Heart College 1 point, Technical College 0 points, St. Stephen's School, 0 points. R. 6. Burton, of the Mount Albert Grammar School team, gave an excellent performance. He won both tlie senior and junior long jump championships, his best effort being 20ft, and the 220 yards championship and was second in the 100 yards and high jump. The results were as follow, the schools being.; represented by their initials:— 120 Yards Senior Hardies Championship. First heat: T. H. C. Caughey (K.C.), 1; A. J. Henderson (A.G.S.), 2; 'P. Hurav (•S.H.C.), 3. Time, 16 4-ss. Second heat: Meikle. (K.C.), 1; M. P. Hook (M.A.G.S.), 2; H. Robinson (A.G.S.), 3. Time, 16 2-5. Final—J. Meikle, 1; T. H. C. Caughey, 2; A. J. Henderson, 3. Time, 16s. 90 Yards Junior Hurdles Championship.— First heat: J. D. Lewis (K.C.), 1;; V. R. Smytheman (A.G.S.), 2; D. Flynn (S.H.C.),' 3. Time, 13 l-ss. Second heat: f. B. Hargrave (K.C.), 1; T. C. Sawers (JtA.G.S.), 2; R. Buckley (T.G.S), 3. Time, 12 3-ss. - Final.—T. C. Sawers, 1; J. B. Hargrave, 2; J.-D. Lewis. 3. Time, 12 3,55. . 440 Yards Senior Championship*—R. H. : Browne (K.C.), 1; T. S.:' Ftnlayson . (M.A.G.S.) > 2; R. Darley (S.M.T.C:), 3. ~Tlme. ftj 4-ss. , , < 440 Yards Junior Championship^—J. B. Hargrare. (K.C.), 1; H. S. Burton (M.A.G.8.), 2; A. J. Slyfield (A.G.S.), 3. Time. 57 3-ss. , v 100 Yards Senior Championship.—J. Meikle (K.C.), 1; A. J. Henderson (A.G.S.), 2; T. H. C. Caughey (K.C.), 3. Time, 10.4-5.. • 100 Yards Junior Championship.—G. "A. Savory (A;G.S.), 1: R. G. Burton (M.A.G.S,), 2; R. Buckley (T.G.S.),> 3. Time, ,11 l-us. 680 Yards' Senior Championship.;—R. H. Browne (K.C.), 1; A. B. Browne (M.A.G.S.), 2; R. C. Durham (A.G.S.), 3. lime, -:2m 13 3-ss. , '880 Yards . J.unior Championship.—T. C. Sawers (M.A.G.S.), 1; R. J. Crawford (M.A.G.S.), 2 ; R. C. Wallace and T. D. G. Murray (A.G.S.), dead-beat, 3. Time, 2m 17 3-5 s. Senior High Jump Championship.—G. D. Thomson (K.C.), 1; J. Meikle (K.C.). 2; R. H. Toy (M.A.G.S.), 3. Height, sft 2ln. 220 Yards Junior Championship.—R. G. Burton (MiA.G.S.), 1; R. Buckley (T.G.S.), 2; J. D. Lewis (K.C.), 3. Time, 25 l-ss. 220 Yards Senior Championship.—J. Meikle (K.C.). 1; M. S. Mayston (K.C.), 2; P. Hura (S.H.C.), 3. Time, 24 3-ss. Senior Long Jump Championship.—R. G. Burton (M.A.G.S.), 1; J. A. Mars (M.A. G.S.), 2; .A- Macdonald (S.H.C.), 3. Distance, Junior I.ons .Tump Championship.—R. G. Bnrton(M.A.G.S.). 1; H. S; King (M.A. ? S ')* ?: J B. Hargrave (K.C.), 3. Distance, 18ft Din. -One MHe Senior Climapionship.—A. B. (M.A.G.S.). 1; W. A. Briggs (M.A.'G.S.). 2 : R. c. Durham (A.G.S.), S. Time. 4m 53 2-ss. , Junior High Jump Championship.—J. B. Hargrave (K.C ), l; r. G. Burton (M.A. 'Sft oiln. yDn (SHC >' 3 - Height, „ c hampionship.—Distances, 880 yds. 440 yds, 220 yds, 220 yds : King's Collegei (R. H. Browne, A. S. Andrewes, T. H C; Caughey, J. Meikle), 1; Mount Albert G. 8., -2; Auckland G.S., 8. Time, 3m 55 4-08. •