ATHLETICS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 71, 24 March 1934, Page 16

ATHLETICS.

PRIMARY SCHOOLS.

NEXT FRIDAY'S BIG MEETING. OVER (3000 COMPETING AT DOMAIN. By the courtesy of Mr. C. H. Colegrave, secretary of tlie Auckland Primary Schools' Amateur Athletic Association, in forwarding an advance copy of the programme for next week's stupendous sports meeting at the Domain next Thursday, we are able to give some idea of the magnitude of this greatest annual gathering of young athletes in the Dominion.

There are>26lß boys entered for various events, and 3442 girls, an aggregate of 6060. And these figure do not take any account of many more hundreds in the 32 schools who will step out at 2.30 p.m. for four massed folk dances: Danish Dance of Greeting, Gathering Peascods, Swedish Klapp Dance, and Reap the Flax. Here are the actual figures for the whole programme:— BOYS' EVENTS. 50 yards, under S 240 50 yards, under 9 252 75 yards, under 10 280 75 yards, under 11 240 75 yards, under 12 272 100 yards, under 13 161 100 yards, under 14 .90 100 yards, under 15 28 -100 yards, open ;. , 31 440 yards, open J.. 53 BSO yards, under 12 144 880 yards, under 15 89 One mile, open '30 100 yards hurdles, open 55 Senior long jump 40 Junior long jump 57 Senioi high jump 26,. Junior high jump 30 Pole vault, open ...'. 8 ' Senior relay, 100 yds ........... 176 Junior relay, 75yds 208 Stick-jumping' relay 102 Total 2618 GIRLS' EVENTS. 50 yards, under 8 ISO 50 yards, under 9 190 50 yards, under 10 218 ' 65 yards, under 11 198 75 yards, under 12 ISO 75 yards, under 13 140 75 yards skipping, under 11 ... 100 75 yards skipping, under 13 ... 120 Senior relay, 75yds 300 Junior relay, 50yds -88 Senior ball-throwing relay .... Junior ball-throwing relay ~<>o Senior overhead ball 560 Junior overhead ball 540 Total 3442 A Little Bit of History. The association was formed in 1898, with the following officers: Patron, Mr. R. Hobbs; vice-patron, Mr. D. Fetrie; president, Mr. G. Squirrell; secretary, Mr. F. J. Ohlson; treasurer, Mr. G. H. Plummer; assistant secretary, Mr. S. H. Ferguson. The first sports meeting was held on March 17, 1899. The programme contained 16 championship events, together with displays by pupils of different affiliated schools. Annual sports meetings have been held ever since that date, with the exception of two years during the Great War. After holding the name of the Auckland Public Schools' Amateur Athletic Association for a quarter of a century, the body assumed the title of the Auckland Primary Schools' Amateur Athletic Association.

Record Holders. The best individual performances ever put up stand to the credit of: — BOYS' TITLES. 50 Yards, under S. —11. Pliillpott (Cornwall Park), 1931; time, 7 2-ss. 50 Yards, under 9.— J. MeAneny (Cornwall Park), 1931; time, 7 l-ss. 75 Yards, under 10.— J. Buckton (Vauxhall), 1033; time, 10s. 75 Yards, under 11. —F 4 Brlnsden (Takapuna), 1930, and 3. McAneny (Cornwall Park), 1933; time; 9 4-ss. 75 Yards, under 12.— T. Bush (Remuera), 1030; time, 9 3-ss. 100 Yards, under 13.— R. Thomson (King's School), 1933; time, 12 2-os. 100 Yards, under 14. —F. Sherwin (Otahulru Technical School), 1931, and J. Carr (Avondale), 1933; time, 12s. 100 Yards, under 15.— F. Sherwln (Otaliuhu Technical School), 1032; time, 1:l 100 O Yards, open.—F. Sherwin (Otahuhu Technical School), 1932; time, 11 3-i>s. Run only a few minutes after his record in the previous event. 440 Yards, open.—M. Rowntrce (Owalraka), 1033 ; time, 61s. 880 Yards, under 12. —H. Sime (Devonport), 1031; time, 2.32 2-5. 880 Yards, under 15.— G. Osborne (Papakura), 1933; time, 2.20 4-5. One Mile, open.—F. Savklan (Takapuna), 1929; time, 0.16 J. , mi _ 100 Yards Hurdles, open.—J. Thomas (Papakura), 1931, B. Philcox (Normal), 1931, and L. Jeffs (Papatoetoe), 1933; time, 15 3-ss. _ ._ Senior Long Jump.—V. Dawson (Papatoetoe), 1933 ; distance, 15ft 3in. Junior Long Jump.—N. Thorn (Westmere), 1933: distance, 14ft BJin. Senior High Jut.p.—J. Thomas (Papatoetoe, 1931: height, 4ft 7in. Junior High lump.—.T. Bickerdike (King's School), 1931, and P. Larner (King's School), 1933; height, 4ft 2in. Pole Vault.—C. Thomas (Papatoetoe), 1933; height, 7ft 4Jln. GIRLS' TITLES. 50 Yards, under B.—D. Unsworth (Otahuliu), 1930, and M. Smith (Otahuhu), 1933: time, 7 4-ss. 50 Yards, under 9. —J. Marshall, 1931; time, 7 l-ss.' 50 Yards. under 10.— R. Simpson (Epsom), 1929, F. Morris (Parnell), 1931, and L. Stevens (Edendale), 1933; time, 7 l-ss. 65 ' Yards, under 11.—A. Catchpole (Westmere), and D. Lumley (Westmcre), 1932, dead-heat; time, 8 4-ss. 75 Yards. under 12.— W. Roberts (Normal), 1931, and B. Lumley (Westmere), 1933; time, 9 4-ss. 75 Yards, under 13.— J. Willis (Epsom), 1029 : time, 9s. 75 Yards Skipping, under 11.—M. Bowers (Onehunga), 1931; E. Worrnll (Epsom). 1929, J. .Beaumont (Remuera), 1930, and B. Cork (Cornwall Park), 1032; time, 10 4-ss. „ 75 Yards. Skipping, under 13.— E. Piper (Mount Roskill), 1929, G. West (Kowliai), 1930, and D. Thompson (Epsom), 1931; time,: 10 1-5.

Last Year's Champions. The aggregate points scored by the leading schools in the 1933 championships were:^— Boys.—Papatoetoe 121, Owairaka 110, Cornwall Park (1932 champions) 105, King's School 62%. . Girls.—Westmere 57%, Otahuhu Primary 57, Owairaka 44, Cornwall Park (1932 champions) 40. KING'S COM.EGE SPORTS. MEETING OPENED YESTERDAY. The annual athletic meeting of King's College opened at Middiemore yesterday, and was finalised this afternoon. Thirtyfour events were decided yesterday. Results: — 220 Yards Championship.—Bowie, 1; Bell i„ and Gordon, dead-licat, 2. Time, 245. 440 Yards Championship.—Catran, 1; Archdall i., 2 ; Wilson iii., 3. Time, 575. One Mile Championship.—Archdall i.. 1; McGruther 1., 2; Shelmerdine, 3. Time, 5.14 2-5. 440 Yards Hurdles Handicap.—Sidebottom, 10yds, 1: Abbott i., 153'ds, 2; Savage, syds, 3. Time, 08 2-ss. 120 Yards Hurdles Handicap.—Orr i., owe 10yds, 1; Mizen, scr. 2; Savage - i., owe 6yds, 3. Time, 18 4-ss. Long Jump Championship.—Mizen, 1; Archdall 1., 2; Bell i., 3. Distance, 17ft Cin. JUNIOR CUP. 100 Yards.—Thomas 1, .Codling 2, Maiyon 3. Time, 11 3-ss. 120 Yards Hurdles.—Rees, 1: Abbott i., 2; Masefieid, 3. Time, 20 l-ss. 880 Yards, under 14J years.—Dunning, 1; Johnston ii., 2; Duigan ii., 3. Time, 2.37 4-5.

Putting the Shot.—Cooper 1, Coats 2, Broadfoot 3, Sidebottom 4. Distance, 31ft OJin. Throwing the Discus.—Coats 1, Hnrgrave 2. Sidebottom 3, Brown 4. Distance, 79ft lin. , ...

High Jump.—Jenkins 1, Rathbone 2, Fraser 3. Height, 4ft 9in. Long Jump.—Kingston 1, Blckerdike 2, Reece 3. Distance, *Sft 6in.