BOYS’ HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS

Evening Star, Issue 20320, 31 October 1929, Page 8

BOYS’ HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS

SEVEN RECORDS BROKEN R, G. JOLLY WINS CHAMPIONSHIP The annual athletic sports of the Otago Boys’ High School were concluded at Cnrisbrook yesterday afternoon, the conditions being much more pleasant than was the case in the morning. The wind dropped considerably, and taken generally tne standard of athletic performance was a good one,_ records being broken during the meeting. In addition to the lowering of the records in the long jump and pole vault, which were decided at the school, five other record-breaking efforts were made. D. S. Nicholson bettered his previous figures of 3min 28 l-ssec for the haltmile walk, which he won in 3min 27 4-Gsec. E. 11. Little twice lowered the 100yds under 16 record of 11 2-ssec (which has stood since 1891) by l-ssee, and J. G. Hannah also ran 100yds in II 1-Gsec in the senior cup heat. As he was under sixteen he was specially timed in an attempt on the previous mark. Jolly set a new mark of 2min 7 3-sscc in the senior half-mile, although he had to run most of the distance on his own.

The senior championship resulted in an easy win for R. G. Jolly, who takes rank with the best all-round athletes the school lias produced in X'ccent years. Jolly totalled 24 points, and in addition to lowering _ the school record in the long jump, in which he did 20ft sJin, Jolly registered a fine performance by winning the 120yds. hurdles in 17 3-osec, the 100yds in llsec, the 440yds in 57 4-osec, and the 880yds in 2min 7 3-ssec —a record. Fie also won the high jump, in which the standard was a low one. Had he had opposition in the half-mile he would have still further reduced the existing mark. H. M, Manning was runner-up with 11 points, and J. G. Hannah was third with 9. Manning’s best effort was in the 220yds championship, which he won in the useful time of 24 3-ssec.

The outstanding athlete in the junior division was A. It. Valentino, who won the junior championship'with 18 points, W. 11. llodgerson being runner-up with 12. J. S. Shephard scored 6, J. B. Paterson 4£, and L. D. Smith Is. The fields throughout were of large dimensions, indicating that the competitive spirit among the boys was very well developed. Some splendid finishes were witnessed, especially in . the junior events, and the large crowd that assembled in the afternoon was treated to some very intersting racing, the lengthy programme being put through with great despatch. Results: — Three-legged llace.—First heat; Spence and Muir 1, Higgie and Connelly 2. Second heat: Dunlop and Chapman 1, Cayzer and Davies 2. Third heat: Smith and Saxon 1, Leckic and Irving 2. Fourth heat: Milburn and Jones 1, Joseph and Buchan 2. Fifth heat: Payne and Clark 1, Fowle and Luckman 2. Sixth heat; Martin ,and Chetlleburgh 1, Garden and M'Cosh 2. Final: Martin and Chettleburgh 1, Chapman and Dunlop 2. 220 Yards (under 16). Record, 25 1- A. G. Wise, 1924.—First heat: Irving (Byds) 1, Ramsay (2yds) _2. Time, 27sec. Second heat: Manning (4yds) 1, Palmer (Syds) 2. Time, 27 sec. Third heat: Hanning (10yds) 1, Stubley (6yds) 2. Time, 25 4-ssec. Fourth heat: dc Berry (4ycls) 1, Davies (4yds) 2. Time, 26 3-ssec. Fifth heat: Roberts (4yds) 1, Davies (4yds) 2. Time, 26 3-ssec. Sixth heat: Thomson (14yds) 1, Yeoman (18yds) 2. Time, 25 4-ssec. —Final.— Thomson and Hanning, dead heat ... 1 Irving 3 Time, 26 3-sscc. 120 Yards Hurdles (open). Second round.—First heat: Walker (10yds and one hurdle down) 1, Moloney (scr) 2. Time, 16 l-ssec. Second heat: Moller (10yds and one down) 1, Rutherford (10yds and two down) 2. Time, 17 2-5 sec. Third heat: Meek (10yds and one down) 1, Lowe (10yds and two down) 2. Time, 16 2-osec. Fourth heat: Ramsay (syds and one down) 1, Michelle (10yds and one down) 2. Time, ISsec. Semi-finals—First heat: Meek 1, Walker 2. Time, 16 l-ssec. Second heat; Moller 1, Ramsay 2. Time, 17 3-ssec. —Final.— Meek and Walker, dead heat ... 1 Ramsay 3 Meek and Walker were together all the way, and in a great finish they divided the honours, Ramsay being close up third. Time, 16 l-osec. 100 Yards (open),—Semi-final—First beat: Moloney (syds) 1, Melwrum (6yds) 2, Edgar (Syds) 3. Time, 10 2- Second beat; Cameron (7yds) 1, Howie (7yds) 2, Nuttall (6yds) 3. Time, llsoc. —Final.— Moloney 1 Cameron Meldrum 3 Time, 10 3-ssec. 100 Yards (under 14).—Semi-finals— First heat: Spence (7yds) 1, Felton (2yds) 2, M'Connell (scr) 3. Time, 12sec. Second heat: Donaldson (6yds) 1, Roxburgh (syds) 2, Mackay (12yds) 3. Time, 12 l-ssec. Final; Felton L Spence 2, Donaldson 3. Time, 12 1-3 Se ioo Yards (under 15) .—Semi-finals— First heat: Lowry (2yds) 1, Tregonning (3yds) 2. Armstrong (12yds) 3. lime, 12sec. Second heat: Bolting (5-Jyds) I, Shearer (3iyds) 2, Silverstone (7yds) 3. Time, 11 4-ssec. Final: Bottmg 1, Tregonning 2, Silverstone 3. Time, 11 3100 YARDS SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP. (Record, 10 3-ssec. L. E. Macassey, 1926.) R. G. Jolly I H. H. Manning - J. G. Hannah ... •-> Manning showed out well at the start, but Jolly came fast from the halfway mark and won nicely by a yard, Hannah being half a yard back third. Time, llsec. Hannah was specially timed, as he was making an attempt on the under sixteen record of 11 2-osec. His time was 11 l-ssec, which established a new under sixteen record. t .... . ~ , 440 Yards (under 15). —first division: Kellett (45yds) 1, Dolamore (45yds) 2. Time, 60 2-sseo. 440 Yards (under 15).— Second division: Silverstone (40yds) 1, Anderson (Mod. IV.B, 35yds) 2. Time, 59 2-ssee. 440 YARDS JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP. (Record, 60 3-sscc, V. A. Trochon, 1924.) A. E. Valentine ' 1 J. B. Paterson 2 W. R. Rogerson 3 Paterson led for the greater part of the journey, but Valentine entered a challenge along the straight, and went on to win by a couple of yards. Time, 63 l-ssec. 440 Yards." under 16 (record, 58 3-ssec, R. G. Jolly, 1926). —First division: Shepherd (scr) 1, Gilchrist (25yds) 2, Brander (40yds) 3. The scratch man ran a good race, and took the lead up the straight to win by several yards. Time, 60 l-ssec. 440 Yards (under 16). —Second division: Gdanitz (40yds) 1, Thomson (28yds) 2, Gillick (10yds) 3, Time, |>9 2-ssee,

410 Yards (open).—Reid (25yds) 1, Thomson (28yds) 2, Naumann (20yds) 3. Time, 56 l-ssoc. Sack Race.—Final; Clark 1, Cook 2, Walker 3. 220 Yards (under 1-i).-—Final: Robinson (20yds) 1, Spence (10yds) 2, Roxburgh (loyds) 3. Time, 27 1-osee. 220 Yards (under 15). —Final; Silverstone (20rds) 1, Tyrie (20yds) 2, Rotting (20y’ds) 3. Time, 25 4-ssec. 220 Yards (open).—Final: Cameron (15yds) 1, Howie (loyds) 2, Herbert (12yds) 3. Time. 23 4-ssec. Potato Race.—Final; Cayr.cr 1, Dunlop 2. 220 YARDS SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP. ("Record, 23 4-ssee, R. F. Barr, 1925.) H M. Manning 1 J G. Hannah 2 Jolly did not start in this event, in which* Manning ran a good race to win by 3yds. Time, 24 3-ssec. "100 Yards (under 16). Semi-finals.— First heat: Little (scr) 1, Rogers (3yds) 2. Little, who ran off one yard in his heat, went back to scratch, and was successful in lowering the record by 1-osec. Time, 11 l-ssec. Second heat: Roberts (3yds) 1, Ferguson (3yds) 2. Hanning (syds) 3. Time, 11 3-oscc. —Final. — Little ... 1 Rogers - Ferguson 3 Little equalled his record-breaking performance of the semi-final by winning in 11 l-ssee. HALF-MILE WALK, Open. (Record, 3min 2S l-ssec, D. S. Nicholson, 1928). Nicholson (scr) 1 Eastgate (195yds) 2 Walking strongly, Nicholson went through a big held, and was at the head of the bunch at the hell. He gradually reduced Eastgate’s lead, and went to the front along the straight to win by 10yds, lowering his_ previous record. Time, 3min 27 4-osec. Masters’ Race.—Mr M. Watt i, Air N. Barclay 2. The most popular event of the programme. HALF-MILE SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP. (Record, 2min Sscc, L. Ashby, 1921.) R. G. Jolly 1 Manning and Hannah withdrew before a lap had been covered, and Jolly was left to run the distance on his own. Jolly was striding beautifully and maintaining a fast clip throughout. He sprinted up the straight to finish in 2min 7 3-ssec—a record. Old Boys’ 220 Yards.—N. H. North 1, R. M'Rao 2, L, Milne 3. Time, 23 4-ssec. Old Boys’ Half-mile.—N. 11. North 1, R. MTlae 2, Ross 3. Won easily. Time, 2min 13 4-ssec. Half-mile (Open).—Reid (60yds) 1, Rao (30yds) 2, Spiers (scr) 3. Time, 2min 9 4-ssec. Half-mile (Under 15).—Melville (55yds) 1, Dolamore (75yds) and Irvine (20yds), dead-heat, 2. Time, 2min 26 3-ssec. 4 HALF-MILE JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP. (Record, 2min 24sec. W. Pullar, 1928). W. R. Rodgerson 1 J. S. Shephard 2 J. B. Paterson 3 Won comfortably by twelve yards. Time, 2min 34 3-ssec. Half-mile (Under 16), (Record, 2min 17 4-ssee, 11. G. Jolly, 1926). — Stewart (scr) 1, Rigby (70yds) 2, Shephard (scr) 3. Stewart ran a good race, and won with something in hand, being only 3-ssec outside the record. Time, 2min 18 2-ssec. Junior Relay (Stuart Hawthorne Shield). —Modern Dlb 1. Modern IVb 2, IVb 3. Senior Relay (Mallard Shield).—Upper Va 1, VI, 2, Va 3. Consolation Race. —Stewart 1, Turpin 2, M‘Donald 3.