Record-Breaking Pole Vault By Christ’s College Boy
The outstanding performance of the Christ a College athletic sports was that of M. Ramsay.ln the open pole valut event. He cleared lift SEln to better his own record of 10ft Biln. Another open grade record to fall was the 880' yards, which was won by M. McMaster in 2min l.lsec. D. Burns broke his own open three-mil? record time of 27min 55.18ec, when. he ran the distance in 25min 38.9 sec.
! Intermediate grade records • j were broken by S. Car gon (shot i put. 48ft 4in), and A. McPhee s (two mites. lOmin 29.45ec). H. > Cooke equalled the under 14 80 yards hurdles record with a > time of 12.5$ec. [ ' Results:— Open i 100 yards ‘record. 10.25. F ! Westenra. 1877): P Jeffreys 1. • R. Humphreys 2. R. Brent 3 Time; 11.0. 220 yards (record
22.8, D. MacKenZle, 1959): F. Jeffreys 1, J. Archibald 2. R. Brent 3. Time: 24.2. 440 yards (record: 50.8, S. Cowles. 19681: P. Cochrane i, M. McMaster 2, T. Archibald 3. Time: 52.8. 880 yards (record: 2:1.3. P. Hewlett. i 960): M. McMaster 1. P. Cook 2. R. Brent 3. Time: 2:1.1 (record). Mile (record: 4:31.7. M. Hobbs. 1967) M. McMaster 1. P. Cook 2. R. Brent 3. Time: 4:45,2. Three miles (record: 15:48.0, P. Sheild, 1963; M. Hobbs, 1967): M. McMaster I,P. Cooke 2. R. Brent 3. Time: 16:3.5. 120 yards hurdles (record: 27.2, D. Watson, 1967): A. Wilder 1. J. Fitchett 2. P. Humphreys 3. Time: 28.0. 440 yards hurdles (record: 56.8, R. Edward, I 960): P. Cochrane 1. J. Fitchett 2. A. Wilder 3. Time: 60.5. Three mile walk (record: 27:55.1, D. Burns. 1968) D. Burns 1. A. Macßeth 2, M. Blair 3. Time: 25:38.9 (record). High jump (record: 5:104. P. von Dadelszen, 1959): J. Rattray and J. McGlashan (equal) 1, S. Fitchett 3. Height 5:3. Long jump (record: 21:94. 8. Cowles. 1968): J. Eastcott 1. T. Archibald 2. J. Cook 3. Distance: 20: 7i. Pole vault (record: 10:8), M. Ramsay. 1968): M. Ramsay 1. J. Fitchett 2, M. McMaster 3. Height: 11:81 ‘record). Triple jump (a new event): J. Fitchett 1, S. Fitchett 2, J. Cook 3. Distance: 40:3. Sho-l put (record: 47:01, J. Daw son. 1965): A. Hay 1, R. Fulton 2. D. Mouldy 3. Distance: 30:71. Championship: M. McMaster. 17 points. 1: J. Fitchett. 10. 2. intermediate 100 yards (record: 10.8. J Crawe, 1951): C. Pine 1. P. Hew son 2. A. Gilchrist 3. Time: 11.4. 120 yards (record: 23.4 D. MacKenzie. 1957): C; Pine 1, P. Hewson 2. A. Gilchrist 3. Time: 24.6. 440 yards (record: 52.9. S Cowles, 1966): A. Gilchrist 1. P Hewson 2. C. Sellars 3. Time 54.4. 880 yards (record: 2:5.2. P. Cook. 1968): A. Gilchrist 1 4. McPhee 2. P. Morten 3. Time 2:7.2. Mlle (record: 4:23.5, P Sheild. 1962): A. McPhee 1, P Morten 2, J. Barton 3. Time: 4:53.7. Two miles (record 10:37.0., T. Morris, 1963): A. Me Phee 1. P. Morten 2, P. Burgin 3. Time: 10:29.4 (record). 110 vards hurdles (record: 15.7, A. Voung. 1967: D. Watson, 1965) P. Hewson 1, M. Glover 2. P Wanly 3. Time: 15.8. High jump (record: 5:5, W. Aitken. 1953: P von Dadeiszen. 1957): C. Pine 1. R. de Latour 2, R. Aubrey 3 Height: 5:1, Long jump (record 20: 1. D. Ford, 1955): C. Pine 1. W. Kingston 2. W. Nurse 3. Dis tance: 18:5. Pole vault (record: 9:6, M. Ramsay, 1967); W. Mont gomery 1. R, de Latour 2, P.
Hort 3. Height: 8:7. Shot put (record: 47:84. J. St J. Parson. 1958): S. Carson 1. C. Lawerence 2. R. Abbott 3. Distance: 48:4 (record). Championship.—C. Pine, 16 points, 1; A. McPhee, 15, 2. Junior 100 yards (record: 11.0, R. Robinaon, 1960): A. Mead 1, D. Coulson 2, W. Dickinson 3. Time: 11.7. 220 yards (record: 24.6, D. Ford, 1954): A. Mead 1, D. Coulson 2, A. Burn 3. Time: 26.4. 440 yards (record: 55.2, S. Cowles, 1965): A. Maze 1, A. Burn 2, T. Milliken 3. Time: 59.3, 880 yards (record: 2:13.4. S. Cowles. 1965): A. Mead 1, B. Fraser 2, T. Wadworth 3. Time: 2:20.6. Mlle (record: 5:01.0, P. Paterson, 1967): T. Andrews 1, L. Foulds 2, D. Williams 3. Time: 3:15.1. 80 yards hurdles (record: 12.4, P. Hewson, 1968):. D. Williams 1, A. Robb 2, T. Miliken 3. Time: 12.5. High jump (record: 5:2, C. Grigg, 1955): W. Brander 1, R. Baxter 2, T, Milliken 3. Height: 5:0. Long jump (record: 18:6, M. Andrews, 1945): A. Mead 1, M. Ritchie 2. M. Hasselman 3. Distance: 16:54. Shot put (record: 39:101. S. Carson, 1967): A. Maze 1, D. Williams 2, C. Williams 3. Distance: 34:10. Championship.—A. Mead, 16 points, 1; A. Maze. 8,2. Under 14 100 yards (record: 11.6, V. Powell, 1918): A. Botting 1. T. White 2, H. Cooke 3. Time: 12.0. 220 yards (a hew event): A. Botting 1, J. Dawson 2, T. White 3. Time: 27.0. 440 yards (record: 59.4, P. Wales, 1965): H. Cooke l, T. White 2, D. Blair 3. Time: 31.03. 880 yards (a new event): X. Hazeldine 1. H. Cooke 2, T. White 3 Time: 2:24.3. 80 yards hurdles (record: 12.5, D. Williams, 1968): H. Cooke 1, A. Boling 2, J. Dawson 3. Time: 12.5 (equal record). High jump (record: 4:84. W. Nurse, 1967): A. Botting 1, R. Fraser 2, T. Barnett 3. Height: 4:5. Long jump (record: 17:54, V. Powell, 1918>: H. Cooke 1, A. Botting 2, R. Gardiner 3. Distance: 15:71. Championship.—A. Botting, 16 points. 1: H. Cooke. 15. 2.
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