BIG SPORTS DAY

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 117, 13 November 1929, Page 13

BIG SPORTS DAY

ON BASIN. RESERVE

EIGHT COLLEGES MEET

RECORDS BROKEN

The culminating point of the school year for the athletes of the secondary schools in the Wellington and Wairarapa districts is reached with the holding of the inter-collegiate sports in. the middle of November. The schools affiliated with the Wellington Secondary Schools Athletic Association have by them sorted out their own champions and are ready to meet eacli other on common ground. Tho meeting is invariably responsible for considerable interest, not only among the schools themselves but also among the general public, who are attracted by tho prospects' of keenly-fought-out finishes and the general high standard of tho performances. The competition was inaugurated in 1922, when the Wellington j Secondary Schools' Athletic Association was formed to promote combined athletic activities on the part of the schools concerned, and the meeting has been held annually since. Dr. P. F. M'Evedy presented a shield to be awarded annually to the school gaining the highest aggregate of points on the day, thus giving the boys the added incentive of striving to win points that will bring the coveted trophy to their school. Wellington College, as may perhaps bo expected from its comparatively large roll, has dominated the Shield competition in the past. It held an unbroken run of successes until 1920, when it had to share first place with Wairarapa Boys' High School. The following year a pronounced superiority in the field oveuts enabled Wairarapa to carry off the Shield, but last year Wellington College gained an overwhelming victory, scoring nearly as many points as were scored by tho remaining schools taken together. THE COMPETING- COLLEGES.' As. is usual in collegiate sports, the competitors are divided into three grades, junior (under 15), intermediate (under 10i), and senior (under 20), on Ist October. The schools taking part, with the initials used in the results given below in parentheses, arc as follow: —Hutt Valley High School (H.); Bongotai College'(R.); Scots College (S.); St. Patrick's College (S.P.C.); Technical College (T); Wairarapa High School (W.R.); ' Wellesley College (WY);, Wellington College (WS). Only places gained in the finals count in the Shield competition, and are alloted on the following basis: —First, o points; second, 2 points; third, 1 point. The officials were: —Marshall and clerk of the course, Mr. J. N. Millard; tra^k judges, Professor Hunter, Messrs. A. C. Kitto, E. J. Eastwood, A. W. 0. Travers, and F. S. Hill; field judges, Messrs. E. Guy, J. Hecnan, T. Seddon, and J. Sharpe; megaphonist, Mr. P. Martin-Smith; starter, Mr. T. W. Leslie; time-keepers, Messrs. J. O'Sullivan, D. C. Todd, L. S. West, F. Wilton, and A. Jackson..

To-day's gathering gavo promise that the progress evident in preceding years would be further maintained. Several school records had gone by the board in the various annual sports held last week, and. the indications were that a number of the inter-collegiate records would be improved upon. Few, however, were prepared for the manner in which, right from the jump, record after record went by the board. A gusty northerly gave some assistance in the 220. yards event, but otherwise it was a handicap, and the track, though in splendid order at the commencement, was made slippery by light rain, which fell early and later dovoloped into a heavy shower at 11.30, and drove spectators, officials, and competitors to shelter.

The 100 yds intermediate was looked upon as a good thing for the "WellingtonI' College sprinter, F. H. Stephenson, who won-both the short distance events at tho college sports. K. P. Uttlcy (Wairarapa) won the first heat in a time l-ssee outside the record of l 6 4-ssee put up by H. C. Bailey (Wellington College) in 1922, and equalled by A. Welply (St. Patrick's College) in 1926. In the second heat Stephenson was homo first in 10 2-ssec, thus establishing a new record by 2-ssec. c The 100 yds senior heats wero not particularly, fast, both being won in llsee. A. Henderson, the Hutt Valley High School boy, who has been to the forefront^ in the past few scasonß as an outstanding'performer, met with strong opposition in the half-mile event from D. K. Thorn, the Wellington- College crack, but came away at the finish with one of his characteristic bursts to improve his own record by 4 l-ssec. It was a remarkably fine race. A memorable tie between J. M'Kay (Wairarapa) and C. P. Scarfe (Wellington College) in 1926, set a record of 17 2-5 sec for the 120 yds intermediate hurdles. This time was equalled in the first I heat to-day by A. D. Benham (Wellington College), and in the second heat had the odd 2-psec taken off by K. F. Uttley (Wairarapa).

Nothing startling was done in the 120 yds senior hurdles, but in the following event, the 220 yds junior, A. James (Hutt Valley) won his heat with ridiculous ease in the record time of 25 3-ssec. Two "walk-overs" were also seen in the heats of tho 220 yds intermediate event, F. H. Stephenson promising well for the final by taking 4-ssec off A. Welply's record, which has stood since 1926.

Much was expected of A. James (Hutt Valley),.in the junior long jump, but although he adde? an'inch to the standard of 17ft, he was short of his best, 18ft Jin, which he cleared a week ago.' In ,an exhibition jump' for a photographer itamediately after the event, and with Mr. J. N. Millard's admonition to "take'it easy" 'in his ears,, he f cleared' 17ft, 7iu. The intermediate'and senior long jump records both remained lunaffect od, although T. Mexted (St.; Patrick's), did well to clear 20ft 6in in the senior event.

At mid-day the shield points were: Wellington College, 10;:Hutt Valley High .School, 6; , St. Patrick's College and Wai'rarapa' High ' School, each 4. The., remaining schools had not opened their accounts. . ' ' . . THE RESULTS;. ■; ; The detailed results of this morning's events -were as follow:— 50 Yards (under 14).—First heat: V. Barber (S.). -1; L. DuddinE (H.), 2; T. G. Murphy (W.N.),-3. Time, 6 2-ssec. Scconil heat: C. Hcacham (W.K.), 1;I.' Bottden W.K.), 2; R Fitlicr (S.r.C), 3. Time, 6 2-ssec. 100 yds Intermediate.—X; F.-Uttley (W.R.), 1;H. K. Patlenco (W.N.), 2; J. Howler (S.P.C.), 3. Time, llsec. Second heat- F H Stcphonson (W.N.), 1; H. Richardson-(S.), 2; E. Harvey (S.P.C.), 3. Time, 10 2.-ssec—a record. . . , . . . . • 100 yds Senior.—First heat: J. B. Stenhensoni(W.N.). 1; L. Wright (S.P.C.)V S," I>. W, Harris (W.R.), 3. Time, llsec. Second heat: A. A. Lawson (W.N.), 1; J. K. Wright (W.R.), 2; M. Cooper (H.) and R. Hughes (S.F.C.), tic, 3. ' Time,' llsec. ■,■ ■. H»lf-mile Senior.—A. Henderson (H.), 1; D. K. Tuom (W.N.), 2; K. R. Clarke (W.R.), 3. A splendid race, with the pace a cracker from start to finish. Henderson did not attempt to make the pace, but came away in a strong burst at the finish to win by about five or six yards in a time that clipped 4 l-ssec of thß record lie established last year. Time. 120i-ds Hurdles, Intermediate.—First heat: A. D. Benham (W.N.), 1; K. Hognn (S.P.C.), 2. Time, 17 2-ssec—equal to the record. Second huat: K. F. Uttley (W.R.), 1; H. R. Patienco (W.N.), 2. Time, 17sec—a record. 120 yds Hurdles, Sonlor.—First heat: Beale (W.N.), 1; J. M'Donald (S.P.C.), 2. Time, 17sec. Second heat: J. E. Wright (W.R.), 1; R..Hughes (S.P.C.), 2. Time, 16 2-ssec. 220 yds, Jimlor.—First heat: A. James (H.),

1; V. BarSrr (S.K 2; J. Ciaieron (W.R.). 3. Time, 233-ssec—a record. Second heat: B. Thurston (S.P.C.), 1; C. Meacham (W.Y.), 2; |L. P. do Rldder (T.), 3.' Time, 26 .'lrSsec. 220 yds Intermediate.—rFirst heat: :H. lUchardson(S.), 1, H: K. Patience (W.N.), 2; J. Bowler (S.P.C.), 3. Time, 24 4-ssec. Second heat: F. H. Stephenson (W.N.J&I; K. Cameron (W.R.). 2; J. .Murphy. (T.), 3. Time, 24 4-5, sec. •...-.. . ' ' . 220 yds Senior.—First heat: T. Mextcd(S.P. C), 1; A. A. Lawson (W.N.), 2; D. W. Harris (W.R.), 3. Time, 24 2-ssec. Second heat: J. B. Stephonson (W.N.), 1; h. Wright (S.P.C.), 2; J. E. Wright (W.R.), 3. Time, 23 Long Jump, Junior. —A. James' (H.), 1; J. Cameron (W.R.), 2; M. Brennan (S.P.C.), 3. Distance, 17ft lln—2ln better than the previous best performance by W. Cameron (T.) in 1925. Ijouk Jump, Intermediate.— V. H. Stephenson (W.N.), 19ft 3in, 1; J. M. Watt (W.N.), 18ft 4ln, 2; K. F. Uttley (W.K.). 18ft lln, 3. Long Jump, Senior.—T. Mexted (S.P.C.), 20 ft Gin, 1; J. B. Stephenson (W.N.), 19ft 9% in, 2; E. S. Giro (W.N.), 19ft 2ia, 3.