KEEN COMPETITION

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 120, 17 November 1925, Page 7

KEEN COMPETITION

WELLINGTON COLLEGE SPORTS

an interesting: gathering.

The annual athletic sports of secondary schools are usually eagerly looked forward to by the students and the parents, but there is, perhaps, no college sports gathering in the Dominion in which more interest is shown than that of the Wellington Boys' College. For years past, Sports Day at Wellington College has been a big affair, always largely attended by parents and old boys. Today, .when the 1925 sports meeting of the college is talcing place on the college grounds, the same enthusiasm is being displayed. There was a large gathering of spectators to witness the morning events, but this afternoon the attendance is much greater. The sports were to have taken place last week, but ■were postponed owing to the unfavourable weather. For the meeting to-day the conditions were very pleasant, and the track was in first-class order. There was a light northerly wind, and this helped some of the competitors considerably in the sprint events, very good times being recorded. In the past Wellington College has produced some vej-y flue athletes who have since made names for themselves on the track. In the events run ofi this morning there was ample proof that this year there are come very fine athletes at Wellington College. The junior competitors were particularly good, and two new recoi'ds were established. In the third heat of the 100 yds scratch under 14 years, A. F. Chorlton won in the good time of 12 l-ssec, breaking J. Heinemann's record, established last year, by four-fifths of a second. Another young runner, H. Avery, set a fresh record for the 100 yds scratch, under 15 years, which he did in 11 l-ssec. The previous best time for this event was 11, 3-ssec, put up by F. K. Styles in- 1023. J. W. Doyland registered good time in the first heat of the 220 yds handicap, under 16 years, winning the event from scratch in 25 2-ssec, which is one-fifth slower than the record for the distance, made by C. H. Jenkins in 1920. Amongst the senior boys, F. S. Ranison, H. N. Anderson, and Or. W. Bowse stood out prominently. Banison, who was the mainstay of the Wellington College senior team at the secondary schools' championships on Saturday, won the long jump handicap, open, with a leap of'l9ft s£in, and was second to Anderson in the open'22oyds champion-, ship, run in the excellent time of 23 2-ssec.

As is customary, several events were decided previous to to-day, and in one of these, the senior cross-coun-try run, 0. B. 1 Roberts- lowered G. P. Raymond's • record of 17min 36sec, established in 1916, by 20 3-sscc^-a great performance. ; DETAILED RESULTS. Detailed results of the various events decided before "The Post" went to press are:— 220 yds Championship, open (record 23 l-ssec, C. H. Jenkins, 1923).— H. N. -Anderson. 1; F. 8: Ramson 2, G. W. Rowse 3. Anderson was first off the mark, and rounding the bend into the straight led Ramson by two yards. Ramson challenged strongly, but Anderson was first to the tape, to win by a foot. Time, 23 2-Ssec.

220 yds Handicap (open).—First heat: R. B. Robertson (10yds), 1; G. W. Waddel (9yds), 2; T A. Sutcliff (17yds), 3. Time, 25 2-ssec. Second heat: A. S. Cathcart (syds), 1; H. Phillips (syds) and I. Darroch (3yds), dead heat, 2. Time, 25 l-ssec. Third heat: J. K. Logan (19yds), 1; C. M. Wheeler (3yds). 2; R. Williams (11yds), 3. Time, 25 1-5 sec. Fourth heat: L. Barclay (14yds) and F. Faire (Byds), dead heat, 1; J. Scott (13yds), 3. Time, 24 4-ssec. Fifth heat: W. Gill (lyd, 1; B. T. Bailey (9yds), 2; J. Robertson (9yds), 3. Time, 24 2-ssec. . .

220 yds Handicap, under 16 (record, 25 l-ssec, C. H. Jenkins, 1920).—First heat: J. W. Doyland (scr), 1; H. G. Avery (scr), 2; C. Fisk (scr), 3. Time, 25 2-ssec. Second heat: M. C. Barnett (syds), 1; B. Paetz (17yds), 2; D. Burns (2ydS), 3. Time, 2&ec. Third heat: F. Johansen (scr), 1; CD. Elliott (6yds), 2; E. Thompson (14yds), 3. Time, 26sec. Fourth heat: A. Taplin (3yds), 1; W. M-'Gavin (6yds), 2; N. Bramwell (15yds), 3. Time, 25 2-ssec. Fifth heat: B. Bennett (15yds), 1; D. Meo (6ydn), 2; R. .T Pask (3yds), 3. Time, 26 2-ssee Long Jump Handicap, open (record 20ft lOiin, N. H. Nicol, 1919).— F. S. Eamson (scr), 19ft s£in, 1; G. W. Rowse (scr) and G. Hallewell (scr), equal, 19ft o£in, 2. . . 100 yds Scratch, under 15 (record 11 3-ssee, F. K. Styles, 1923).—First heat: J. Heinemann, 1; N. J. Glover, 2; VV. Turner 3. Time, 11 3-ssec—equals record. Second heat: Stevenson, 1; E. Eowse, 2; B. Hardy, 3. Time, 11 2-ssec. Third heat: L. Searle, 1; N. Hislop, 2; N. Bramwell, 3. Time, 12 l-sscc. Fourth heat: H. Avery, 1; D. Meo, 2; C. D. 'Elliott, 3. Time, 11 l-ssec. Fifth heat: C. V. Somerville, 1; A. C. Mackenzie, 2; K. Rowe, 3. Time, 11 3-ssec.

100 yds Handicap (open).—First heat: G. W. Bowse (ser), 1; A. Cathcart (3yds),' 2; H. Phillips (2yds), 3. Time, 10 2 : ssec. Second heat: R. Eobertson (4yds),. and B. T. Bailey (4yds), dead heat, 1; F. Greenaway (7yds), 3. Time, 10 3-saec. Third heat: F. Faire (4yds), 1; M. Beckett (7yds), 2; H. Carlson (lyd), 3. Time, 10 4-ssec. Fourth heat: G. Waddel (4yds), 1; R. Nankervis (3yda), 2; H. Hannah (syds), 3. Time, 11 1-5 sec. Fifth hoat: Aitchison ( —), 1; W. Gill (scr), 2; I. Apliu (2yds), 3. Time, 10 4-ssec. Sixth heat: R. J. LarWn (syds), 1; G. Helleivell (scr), 2. No time taken. Seventh heat: T. H. Gundersen (3yds), 1; J. P. Robertson (4yds), 2; E. W. Morrison <,lyd), 3. Time, 10 4-ssee. Eighth heat:. J. F. Donald (7yds), 1; O. M. Wheeler (lyd), 2; W. M. Portcous (syds), 3. Time, 10 4-ssec.

100 yds Handicap (under IS) (Record 10 3-sscc: F. W. B. Goodbohere, 1003).— H. G. Avery (scr), 1; C. J. Fisk (scr), 2; J. Doyland (aw), 3, Time, 11 l-ssec. Second heat: L. Searlo (Gycls), 1; Pask (—), 2; Dc Malmanehe (Cyds), ii. Time, 11 2-sscc. Third heat: W. H. Turner (7yds), .1; J. N. Armstrong (3yds), 2; B. D. Kind (lyd), 3. Time, 11 2-Sse«. Fourth heat: C. 3X Elliott (9yds), 1; E. A. Smuts Kennedy (lyd), 2. Time, 11 l-saee. Fifth lioat: A. N. Tnplin (lyd), 1; D. J. Bums (3yds), 2;' S. Vinsen (3yds), 3. "Time, 11 2-osec. Bixlh heat: M. C. Barnett (3yds), 1; E. G. Thompson (6yds), 2; S. A. Thorn\'burn (6yds), 3. Time, llsec. Seventh heat: V. Ames (Byds), 1; B. Pactz (6yds). 2. Time, llsec. s

100 yds Scratch, under 14 (record, •13sue, J. Heinemann, 192-1). —First heat: A. Wilson 1, P. Shannon 2, L. Hipkins 3; time, 12 4-ssec. Second heat: W. Thomson 1, B. Martin 2,

Smytha 3j time, 13 l-ssee. Third heat: A. F. Chorlton 1, G. Davies 2, K. Cromie 3; time, 12 l-ssec. Final: Chorlton 1, Wilson .2, Davis 3; won by a yard; time, 2 3-ssec. Mile Walk (open), Sievwright Cup. (Keeovcl: 7min 43 l-ssec, C. N. Nieholls, 1920).— H. G. A. Claridge (10 yds), 1; J. Brean (70yds), 2; G. Hope (70yds), 3. Time*; Bmin 33 2-ssec. _ 100 yds Handicap (open).—Semifinals.—First heat: Bowse 1, Faire 2, J. Robertson 3. Time, 10 3-ssec. Second heat: Aitehison 1, Gundersen 2, Gill 3. Time, 10 3-ssec. . 100 yds Handicap, under 15. —First heat: N. Glover (ser), 1; 0. Hollis (3yds), 2. Time, 12 3-ssec. Second heat: E. Bowse (lyd), 1; W. Turner (3yds), 2; A. C. Mackenzie (lyd), 3. Time, 11 3-ssec. Third heat: J. Heinemann (2yds), 1; Stevenson ( —), 2; V. Dv Chateau (4yds), 3. Time ; 11 l-ssec. Fourth heat:, H. Avery (ser), 1; Hester (—), 2; J. Belcher (syds), 3. Time, 11 l-ssec. Fifth heat: L. Searle (syds), 1; C. B. Somerville (ser), 2; N. Hislop (2yds), 3. Time, 11 2-ssec. Sixth heat: K. Rowe (lyd), 1; T. Miller (3yds), 2; Smythe ( ) 3." Time, 11 4-ssee. Seventh heat: A. Heap (3yds), 1; B. Kerr (5 yds)^2; H. M'Kinley (3yds), 3. Time, 12see. Eighth heat: D. Meo (4yds), 1; C. D. Elliott (4yds), 2; A. F, Chorlton (3yds), 3. Time, 11 3-ssec. 100 yds Handicap (unclor 14). —First two in each heat to qualify for final. —First heat: K. Cromie (ser), 1; B. Masters (lyd), 2; W. Sindall (6yds), 3. Time, 13sec. Second heat: M. Hood (6yds), 1; A. Wilson (2yds), 2; D. Patterson (Byds), 3. Time, 12 2-5 sec Third heat: A. F. Chorlton (lyd), 1; G. Davies (lyd), 2; K. Smythe (4yds), 3. Time, 12 l-ssec. Fourth heat: F. Hoare (syds), 1; P. Shannon (2yds), 2; B. Donald (4yds), 3. Time, 12 2-ssec. Fifth heat: M. Morris (2yds), 1; G. M'Kenzie (lyd), 2; H. Martin (2yds), 3. Time, 13 1-5 sec. . '.■■"'

High Jump, under 16 (record sft 4in, E. Harris, 1910).— J. C. Hardie, 4ft Win, 1; G. F. Nicole, 2; B. P. Smith, 3. Long Jump, under 16 (Record: 18ft 7Jin, F. W. B. Goodbehere, 1904).— M. C. Barnett, 17ft 4Jin, 1; J. Hardie, 16ft £>3in, 2; E. Bowse, 16ft sin, 3. Throwing Cricket Ball (Becord: 102 yds 2ft 3Jin, F. A. Morton, 1916). —G. L. Judd, 90yds sin, 1; W. H. Carlson, 83yds 2ft 9in, 2.

Results of events decided previous to to-day are': — ' Cross-country .Run (senior). —O. B. Roberts (ser), 1; L. V. Bibby (40sec), 2; H. W. Thompson (ser), 3. Time, Tl7min 15 2-ssec—a record.

Cross-country Bun (junior).—A. F, Peterson (linin 40sec), 1; E. H. Lovatt (ser),* 2; H. A. Hester (2inin), 3. Mile Championship (senior).- —H. W. Thompson, 11; D. Ryan, 2.

Mile Championship (junior).—E, H. Lovatt, 1; J. C. Hardie, 2.