PHYSICAL CULTURE

Evening Star, Issue 14526, 30 November 1910, Page 6

PHYSICAL CULTURE

he wharf, by which time the shore demontration was subsiding, Lieutenant Evans ave the command “ Stand by to cheer, ['hereupon the lil’tv men of (ho party who F ere about the deck clustered, some in tho oreshronds, others about the rail, and tlie ieutenant’s clear call for ‘‘three cheers or New Zealand” was replied to with plendid unanimity. Detonating rocket? hat made reports like guns were them let ff from the big empty steamers, tho Otaki ,nd the Opawa, and all the vessels in liartor rang bells and blow their and midst this general leave-taking the Terra leva smoothly glided away. _ the tlags v 0 It from her mi/zeu spelling out a ini pic but eloquent 1 hank you as a ist message to the people of Now Zealand. It was a singularly pretty sight us the •essols moved seawards. I ho Amokura ook a place a quarter of a mile ahead if tho Terra Nova, the Lady Heberts kept n the barque’s wake, then cunio tho Wai:ana, full of passengers, and abreast of ler Mr Hanlon’s motor yacht, the Inishreo the latter showing tho way to about wenty small craft representing the Otago iTaeht and Motor Club, the Ilavensbournc loating Club, and the Tort Chalmeis S.iilng Club. , . . , Those who had the good luck to secure in invitation for the Tlueky were able to ret into close contact with tho Terra Nova’s people on the way down. the leek officers didn’t worry the men with ussing orders. The yards had to be braced iquare, and the mate saw that this was lone properly, but after that the men died over the side and yarned with the >eople on the Plucky. i Captain Scott, for tho time being an diet —since Lieutenant Evans was in charge

sermons, do you suppose? Nothin" of the sort. .Mr Falconer is too wise for that. Ho known that for everything there is a season. This was not the time for prayers. His last word to ono of the explorers was: “ Tell Charley to remember mo to the Scotchman who's sitting on the .South Pole!” between these "roups were a lot of others who were chatting and giggling and swapping keepsakes—a locket for it hatband, a hatpin for a scrap of Term Nova ribbon, and so forth ; and ono young ladv consoled herself with a jam tin. Nobody seemed to think it necessary to watehfor desertions at the last moment. A funky renegade eould havo sneaked aboard the Plucky, hut there was no fear of such a thing happening. The greater likelihood was of someone trying to slow' away on (ho southward-bounder. At Pulling Point tho ehildron of the public school had assembled on the extreme tip, and they set up a bravo cheer ns the barque passed Off Harrington Point tho Waiknna turned, and her excursionists exchanged cheers w-ilh the Terra Nova. _ • A little further on, before pelting to tho edgo of tho bar, tho tup and the barquo stopped, a gangway plank was rigped to allow Airs Scott, Alts Evans, Airs Wilson, and Airs Wyatt to leave Iho departing vessel, and with no more ceremony than a few silent handshakes—for tho‘people were feeling the tension—the tug cast off ppd pulled in her lines, and at 3.20 tho Terra Nova wont ahead on her own. screw. As sho gathered way tho party on tho Plucky pave three f beers, which wore dtrly answered, and then each vessel on her own stood out over tho bar, the Amokn'ra still leading, the Plucky lying on the banquets

Tho fourth annual development competitions in connection with Air J. P. Xortho.y’s Otago School of Physical Culture were hold last evening. This year the entries were not quite so numerous as iu previous years, but this was certainly' not duo to any lack of material offering. However, the standard of physical culture exhibited by those wlio came forward was decidedly good, and the evenness of development in the contestants made the competitions keen and interesting. Two contests were held—one for the championship of tho school, and ono for tho best-developed pupil over ten stone—and in each instance a handsome gold medal was presented by Air Nonuey. The judges were Hr Watt, Dr Roberts, and Mr F. 0. Bridgman, who, after a thoroughly critical examination, gave their awards as follows:—Championship of school, It. A. Umbers; best-developed nupil over ten stone— It. A. Umbers 1, Victor Green 2. As the fact of a pupil winning the championship modal debars him from taking a second medal, that for the best development over ten stone competition goes to Victor Green. Air Bridgman, in. presenting the medals, spoke enthusiastically of the excellent equipment of Air Northoy’s school and of the groat benefhs that were to be derived by those who attended his physical culture classes. A large number of pupils, ex • pupils, and others watched the progress of the competitions. A competition for the best - developed pupil under ten stone, postponed from last evening owing to insufficiency of entries, will probably be held at a later date.