ATHLETICS

Press, Volume LXXXV, Issue 25769, 2 April 1949, Page 2

ATHLETICS

BOYS’ HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS

R. R. ARMSTRONG AND M. G DUNSHEA RUN WELL

Records made by A. F. Dockery and D. R. Batten in sprint events in 1943-44-45. the hey-day of athletics at the Christchurch Boys’ High School, still stood after the school completed its annual athletic sports meeting on the Straven ground yesterday. Batten and Dockery were two of the greatest young runners New Zealand has known, and each has carried on to earn high honours in open company. The standard set present-day pupils is high, and it was not expected that the remarkable records of the pair would be broken.

Although the school still has in the ranks of its pupils some fine young athletes, the meeting was a disappointment to masters and spectators, A north-west wind blew so strongly that it was found impossible to run the hurdle races in the senior division, and the bar in the high jump could not be kept in its place. The times in the sprints were possibly improved by the following wind, blit because of this competitors knew that records made would not be recognised. In the open 220 yards, R. R. Armstrong did 23sec, time which equalled the record made by Dockery and Batten, but this was disallowed because of the following wind, and when M. G. Dunshea recorded 23.8 sec for the intermediate 220 yards,’ the wind was held to be too strong for a record.

In the 1(10 yards, he was not assisted by the wind and his name will appear in future as the joint holder of the intermediate record.

Dunshea appears to be the type to carrv on to much bigger things. He may be a bit slow at the start, but there is no question as to his finish. In the 100 yards Dunshea did not appear to gather his field until the last 15 yards, after which he went away to win nicely. He gives every promise of developing into a good runner. Armstrong, .whose home is at Cheviot, is a first-year pupil, and, judging by his form yesterday, he has had good tuition. He was narrowly beaten by K. R. Blick iin the 100 in 10 3-ssec. B. Wilkinson, who has had more experience in running than most schoolboys, had no difficulty in winning the half-mile in 2min 5 l-ssec, very good time, when it is known that he had to make all his own running. During the last two years Wilkinson has been racing over a mile and half a mile. After winning the half mile, Wilkinson showed his true form when he raced over the quarter in 52 3-ssec to win by 10 yards in time little short of the record made by Dockery m 1945. Next season, Wilkinson may prove himself to be in national class over the quarter. Following are the results of championship events:— Senior Putting the Weigiii, 121 b (school record, 40ft HJin, G. R. Thomson, 1935).—8. Bradley 1, A. Pilkington 2, H. Ferguson 3. Distance, 33ft 7in. Long Jump.—R. R. Armstrong 1, W. J. Anaerson 2, C. A. Grundy 3. Distance, 19ft 9in. Hop, Step, and Jump (record, 42ft 6gin, R. D. Stone, 1946).—R. Armstrong 1, G. Pilk.ngton 2, F. Smith 3. Distance, 381 t BJin. Throwing Cricket Ball (record, 114yds Ilin, M. B. Mitchell, 1942).—1. Penrose 1, D. M. Palmer 2, D. Pilkington 3. Distance, 97yds.

Discus (record, 115 ft 2in, S. H. Ware. 1945).—F. R. Smith 1, D. M. Palmer 2, D. Pilkington 3. Distance, HOtt 3in. 22u Yams (record, 23sec, D. R. Batten, 194**; A. F. Dockery, 1945).—R. R. Armstrong 1, B. Wilkinson 2, W. J. Anderson 3. Time, 23sec.

120 Yards Hurdles (record 15 2-ssec, R. W. Flatman, 1940).—K. R. Blick 1, F. R. Smith 2, G. E. Pilkington 3. Time, 16.2 sec.

One Mile Walk (record, 6mm 56 2-asec, J. R. Hughes, 1943). W. G. M. Munro 1, I. R. Ward 2, P. Holdsworth 3. Time, 7mm 25 4-ssec.

100 Yards (record, 10 2-ssec, G M. Martin, 1928; J. J. Thomson, 1945).—K. R. Blick 1, R. R. Armstrong 2, W. J. Anderson 3. Time, 10 3-3 sec.

880 Yards (record, 2min 2 4-ssec, M. R. Craighead, 1943).—8. Wilkinson 1, I. B. Columbus 2, M. J. Easton 3. Time, 2min 5 l-ssec.

44u Yards (record, 52sec, A. F. Dockery, 1945). —B. Wilkinson 1, D. Plumb 2, M, H, Harris 3. Time, 52 3-ssec. Intermediate

100 Yards (record, 10 4-ssec, D. R. Batten, 1943). —A. F. Dockery, 1944).—M. G. Dunshea 1, M. R. Graveston 2, P. G. Davies 3. Time, 10 3-ssec.

880 Yards (record, 2min 8 4-ssec, J. R. Phipps, 1947).—R. Smith 1, J. -Thomson 2, M. Thacker 3. Time, 2min 24 2 -ssec.

120 Yards Hurdles (record, 17 l-ssec, R. Davies, 1944). —R. J. Whitcombe 1, W. Simpson 2, C. Stenhouse 3. Time, 17

550 Yards (record, 53sec, A. F. Dockery. 1944).—P. G. Davies 1, M. Thacker 2, M. G. Dunshea and B. W. Simpson (deadheat) 3. Time, 57sec.

. Putting the Weight (81b). —E. Bulmore 1, B. Bradley 2, M. Thacker 3. Distance, 38ft Sin.

Long Jump (record, 20ft Bin, R. K. Mason, 1940).—8. Columbus 1, J. Stenhouse 2, B. Bradley 3. Distance, 18ft 4in. 880 Yards Walk.—W. G. M. Munro 1, D. F. Thompson 2, J. B. Squibb 3. Time, 3min 59 3-ssec.

440 Yards (record. 53sec, A. F. Dockery, 1944).—P G. Davies 1, M. Thacker 2, M. G. Dunshea and B. W. Simpson (deadheat) 3. Time, 57sec.

100 Yards (record, ilsec, A. F. Dockery, 1943).—C. R. MacMillan 1, B. K. B.ow 2, T. Crossen 3. Time, 11 l-ssec.

120 Yards Hurdles (record, IBsec, C. F. Broughton, 1933).—M. R. Ward 1, J. M Wood 2, B. K. Blow 3. Time, 19 l-ssec. 440 Yards (record, 56 3-ssec, A. F. .Dockery, 1943).—C R. MacMillan 1. T. Crossen 2, R. K. Blow 3. Time, 59 2-ssec. Long Jump (record, 18it l£in, K. E. Partridge. 1945). —T. Crossen 1, B. K. Blow 2, W. Sandle 3. Distance, 16ft 2in. 220 Yards (record, 24 2-ssec, A. F. Dockery, 1943).—C. Rr MacMillan 1. B. K. Blow 2, T. Crossen 3. Time, 24 3-ssec.

'Putting the weight (81b).—B. Higgins 1, D. McLeinand 2, J. Burton 3. Distance, 33ft IJin. . . Throwing Cricket Ball.—B. Higgins 1. B. K. Blow 2, J. Reeves 3. Distance, 80yds 2tt 6in.

880 Yards Walk.—F. Clarke 1, W. Munro 2, W. Gaudin 3. Time, 4min 11 l-ssec.