ATHLETICS SCHOOLS MEET

Press, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 26261, 4 November 1950, Page 8

ATHLETICS SCHOOLS MEET

ST. BEDE’S COLLEGg WINS OPEN GRADg

TRIPLE DEAD-HEAT IN JUNIOR RELAY

The Christchurch secondary achooh’ sports, held at Lancaster Park yesterday did not reveal any outstanding if time and distance arc tn he the guides. Yet the students who showed themselves as good athletes « any in past years. No records were broktn in running events. There was a very reason. The ground, which was in tai order for comfortable running ft! been thoroughly soaked by recent’ rain and was on the easy ’-ide Had ground been firm, the strong north-etft»! ly wind would have prevented record* The sensation of th« day’s racing wm a triple detfd-heat in the junior relay which the final -printers in the Chrifrt*t College. Boys' High Scluxil. and St An" drew* College teams finished together' This is a record in Christchurch second ary schools’ racing, and possibly udmbl alleled in New Zealand. w

Notable also was the success of teanw Which had not figured prominently (■ many previous contests. St. Bedes Coj, lege finished strongly to win the sente championship, it*, only previous succS haying been in 1948 With only the odm relay to be decided, St. Bede’s ConS had scored 14J points. St. Andrew’s Cal lege 14 points. Boys’ High School 12. Christ’s College 10. A win for St An. drew*3 College or Boys’ High School' wia St. Bede's unplaced, would have ’riJS (- either school a win. St. Bede's, hawwff 1 decisively won the relay and championship with 18J points. High School and St. Andrew s College finished second with 14 points each 1 . ChriatE College, with 12 points, was fourth. Christchurch West High School, whte had scored its only previous win’in Intermediate division in 1934. outcltaM the other schools and scored 21 nr/nr' Christ's College being second with points. St. Andrew’s College and ft Bede’s College were third equal, with points each. Christ’s College, which for many yean dominated the senior division with paratively little success in the junior me* tion, thia time produced some promldte young runners and after sharing inS triple dead-heat in the relay, won junior championship with 15 1-3 point!, ft Andrew's College, whose only surrey "" in IMO. was second, with 11 2-3 pedn and St. Bede’s College was third 8j points. ' Papanui Technical College, whote ners had not been prominent at DTM» ous meetings, won the 880 yards openwte a real stayer in R. H. Kerr, and th* te jump with W. Cheesman. Xavier lege, competing for the first time In ondary schools’ sports, made a good MM-''' when P. Skerton won the 440 vSE junior, after showing good judgment fSstamina. In the detailed report/ the follawfte. abbreviations are usedC.C. (CbHm' College), B.H.S. (Boys’ High SchoolTft§ A. , (St. Andrew s College), St. ft Bede’s College). C.T.C. (ChrtstcME Technical College), West ( West High School), Pap. TC. (PomS'' Technical College I. and Xav. C. (Xatte' College) Results:— Open Grade, Under 20 Years 220 Yards (record, T. A. Gresson (CXlk' 22 4-ssec, 1931. and D. R Batten (B Wiv 1943).—R Armstrong (BH.S.) 1. A. fK terson (St. B.) 2. R. J. Christmas <cK'3. Time, 24 2-ssec. Bdo Yards (record. B. Wilkinson 2min 0 l-ssec, 1948).—R. H. Kerr T.C.) 1, A. R. Taylor (St. A.) 2. Mahan (8.H.5.) 3. Time. 2min B«ec. . jKi Putting 12ib Shot .(record, O. A Hutchinson (C.C.), 41ft Biin, 1948).—T. twWiu (St. A.) 1. A. Higgins (St. B.) 2. E. SSI more (8.H.5.) 3. Distance, 41ft High Jump (record. D. J. RrantfwAi' (C.C.). sft Sin, 1947).—C. W. KmK (8.H.5.) 1. B. Hayward (C.C.) 2. X’W': Mora (St. B) ’and A. Quartermaln (Wftt):' (equal) 3. Height, sft Sin. 100 Yards (record, R. F. Warren 10 l-ssec. 1948).-A. W. Reed (C.C.) I® F. Kearns (St. B.) 2. T. Alison (St W 3. Time, 10 4-ssec. Long Jump (record, K. C. Sheehan fits B. 21ft Tin, 1948).—W. Cheesman T.C.) 1. J. F. Kearns (St. B.) 2, ft strong (8.H.5.) 3. Distance, 20ft Un. 440 Yards (record. A. F. (8.H.5.), 50 4-ssec. 1945).—G. A. Scteuift (St. A.) 1. J. Osborne (C.C.) 2, K. house (C.T.C.) 3. Time, 53 Lssec. 120 Yards Hurdles (record. G. WlUftv (C.C.). 1924; J. D. Mora (St. B.), ifigW' 2-ssec).—N. Anderson (St. B.) 1. R. AftM strong (BH.S.) 2, A. Harris (C.CJW> Time, 16sec. Mile (record. C. H. Matthews (TedltL 4min 29 2-ssec, 19321.—R. J. WH*on W A.) 1, J. G. McDonald (Xav. C.) 1 Connor (St. Bj 3. Time. 4min 49 3-SteßP Relay. 4 x 110 Yards.—St. Bede’a <W lege 1, Christs College 2. Boys’ iW' School 3. Time, 45 4-ssee. Intermediate, under l«i Yean High Jump (record, sft 4Jin, K. GW' house (C.T.C.), 1949).—D. A. B. Dealt A. 1, N, Barnard (Pap. T.C.) 2, Darby (St. B.) 3. Height. sft 31n. W' 220 Yards (record, F. B Ford (CW I 24«ec. 19481. Coates (West) 1. Fleming (C.C.) 2, T. Croasen Time. 24 2-ssec. Long Jump (record. D. Dephoff (C.T.g®’ 20ft 7in, 1944).-P. A. O’Connell (St W I. J. G. Hawkes (C.C.) 2. P. L. Flyaa'iW B. 3. Distance, 1911 sin. . ,y. 100 Yards (record, D. Thornton 10 3-fisec. 1948).—1. Coates (W««t) J. Fleming (C.C.) 2, H. G. Sull ill wfy (St. A.) and P. A. O’Connell (St.JB (dead-heat) 3. Time, 10 4-ssce. 440 Yards (record. C. V. BttnW ' (BH.S.), 52 4-ssec. 1942). -O. »«»■', (West) 1. T. Crossen (8.H.f.) 2, W Stretch (St. B.j 3. Time. 54 3-saee. 120 Yards Hurdles (record, T. D. AMfc (St. A.), 16 l-ssec, 1944).—J. G. KWiK (C.C.) 1. J. L. Lewthwaite (St. A.) Gale (West) 3. Time, 17$ec. Mile (record. R. J. Wilson (St. A.), 46 2-ssec. 1948;.—0. Everest (West) P Stanley (8.H.5.) 2. J K. MacMJft (Pap. T.C.) 3. Time. 4min 51 4-sseC. Relay. 4 x 110 Yards —Christchurch wWr 1. St. Andrew’s 2. St. Bede’s 3. 47 l-ssec. Junior, under 15 Year® High Jump (record. sft IJin. W. CWE*' tiansen (C.T.C.;, 1935).—J. Park and R. L. McGee (C.C.) (equal) 1. 4ft lOin.

220 Yards.—D. A. de Felice (St. F. Tavai (St. A.) 2, J. A. Crowe (C.T«« 3. Time, 25 2-ssec. 440 Yards (record. R. W. Warren (ft B.), 53 2-ssec. 1945).—P. Skerton (Xav. 1. B. L. Guy (St. A.) 2. I. Mariner iWW 3. Time. 55 2-ssec. Au Long Jump (record, A. Quartennift (West), 18ft 3in, 1948).-F. Tavai (St,M . 1. J. Crowe (C.C.) 2, D. J. Elphidt (BJfU.,. 3. Distance, 18ft 7Jin—a record. 100 Yards (record, llsec, H. Lee (ft 8.1, 1922; R. F Warren (St. B.), iHlljfc’.' Coates (West). 1948).—J. A. Crowe 1. A- D. de Felice (St. B.) 2. F. TaWl (St. A.) 3. Time, 11 1 ssec. 880 Yards (record. 2min 13sec, D. ft Taylor (Tech.), 1948)—B. Logan (TeelbL 1, B. Power (St. BA 2. D. McNeil (WHO 3. Time, 2min 14 2-ssec. ; Relay, 4 x 110 Yards (record, 48 4-MW St. Bede’s College, 1945).—Christ’s ColMft Boys’ High School, and St. Andrew’! Cte lege (dead-heat; 1. Time. 49 l-ssec.