ATHLETICS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 237, 6 October 1932, Page 17

ATHLETICS.

SACRED HEART COLLEGE.

ANNUAL STEEPLECHASE.

n. McCarthy breaks recoed,

Ideal conditions ruled yesterday afternoon for the annual steeplechase events of the Sacred Henrt College, postponed from -the previous Wednesday. There were three separate races, the juniors getting away first over a course of a .mile and n half, starting from the school and taking in John Street". .Tervois' Road, Kelinarha Avenue and Richmond Road, to finish at the school. The intermediates and seniors followed, running three miles and threenuarter.s, starting at the school and passing through John Street, Jervois Road, "VVest Knd Road, Cox's Creek, Garnet Roml, T,archwood Avenue and Peel Street, finishIn" with a stiff climb up Richmond Koad hack to the school. When IS-. .Wordsworth beat B. Henwood home in the middle section by only five wconds it was evident from the former's time of 23.15 that the record of 22.8, out ■nn bv K.' Hall in 1031, would get a severe shaking from the seniors. So it proved, N. McCarthy knocking 13 seconds off those The ' steeplechases constituted the first event in the college's annual sports, to ■he held at Richmond Road on Saturday, October 29, as points were awarded to the four houses for yesterday's events. That fact accounted for the record entry of IGS. The tally at the end of the afternoon was: Xenihiin House, 03 points; Coolahan, 40; Pompallier. 30; Basil, 23.. AH three events were run on sealed handicaps, and the official placlngs were:— SENIOR.—4S MS TRIES. Fastest Times.—N. McCarthy (C), 21.58; B Foote (L.), 24.30; P. Rennie (C), 23.35; J.'.LcnS (L.), -'3.36; W. Albertson (P.), Awards.—N. McCarthy, scr, 1; B Foote, 1.0, 2; •Iα Lee (Lenihan House), 3 30. 3. A. Jagusch (B.), who finished in gixth fastest time, of 27m, would have eot second place on his handicap, had he not been disqualified for failure to run around a mark. This was unfortunate for Basil House, which would have tied with Pompallier, 30 points apiece, Lenihan gainIng seven points by the breach. INTERMEDIATE.—6O ENTRIES. Fastest Times. — -E. Wordsworth. (C), 2315- B. Henwood. (P.), 23.20; M. Lyons it',) '"4 0; D. Poole (B.), 25.10: J. Albcrt«on (L.). 23.35; D. Reid (P.), 26.10. Handicap Awards.—p. Reid, 4.0, 1; B. Henwood, 30s, 2; M. Lyons, 1.0, 3. ■'■'"■ JUNIOR.—6O ENTRIES. Fastest Times.—W. Dance (L.), 13.25; W Watt (Iα). 13.45; J. Duffln (B.), 13.50; F Cocks (B.), 14.15; J. Murphy (B.), 1415; 3. Butler (P.), 14.15. Handicap Awards.—W. Dance> 1.0, 1; J. Puffin! 30s, 2; W. Watt, scr, 3.

TEAMS' CONTEST.

MOUNT ALBERT BEATS OLD BOYS.

The annual Mount Albert Grammar School's teams' steeplechase between representatives of the school, schoolhouse, and the Old Boys' Association was decided yesterday over a three miles course. Teams consisted of: sis, the first four to count, and the School team proved successful with 25 points, with the Old. Boys' team second with '26. . • i The 'first six to finish and-their times were-: A, B. Browne, 15.56 4-5; B. W. Brock, 15.07 4-5; J. A. Hare, 16.1.4-5; A. Clayton. 16.39; J. Kerr, 10.40; E. H. D'Ath-Weston, 16.52. Theuteam placings -were:. — 'School Team. — J. A. Hare, 3: B. H. D'Ath-Weston, 6; E. D. Clarke, 7; V. K. Knijrht, t>. Total points, 25. Old Boys' Team. —A. B. Browne, 1; A. Clayton,"*; H. T. McNlel, 10; L. Clapham, Jl. Total points, 26. Schoolhouse Team. —8.. W. Brock , , 2; T. Kerr, 5; E.H. Stepheneon, 8; T. Overton, 17. Totp-points/-:32.