LIFE SAVING

Evening Star, Issue 22026, 11 May 1935, Page 11

LIFE SAVING

SECONDARY SCHOOLS’ CHAMPIONSHIP WON BY OTAGO HIGH i A. high standard of life-saving was .witnessed in the,' annual secondary ’• schools boys’ championship at the . Municipal Baths . .yesterday. afternoon, the shield being retained by the Otago Boys’ High School No. 1 team with 934 points. Southland Boys’ Higii 'School being runners-up with 863 . points, and the only other competing team, Otago Boys’ High School No. ‘2 ’ being third only a quarter of a point . behind.' ~ The winning team put up a good allt round performance, but its superiority . Was due to the fast time it registered in the various methods of rescue. Southland, making its first appearance, in , the_ contest, was usually first up to the ; subject, but lost time on the towing. ’ • Land drill of all teams was very good, Southland’s display being particularly . smart and workmanlike. The instructors, D.-Berry (Southland) and R. G. Gibbs (Otago) were both very .efficient : indeed* The standard of work was probably the highest since‘the competition v was instituted. . f Mr H. H. Henderson was the referee, Messrs D. C. Bannatyne and P. A. Mathiesoh were the judges, and Messrs H. H. Henderson and A. Greig timekeepers. THE TEAMS. Ofkgo Boys’ High School No. I.—C. M’Gregor, S. W. Jarvis, E. Lewis, and H. Callender. Instructor: R. G. Gibbs. ■ • Otago Boys’ High School No. 2,—.1 K. Leckie, A. C. Wren, D. G. M‘Farlane, and L.. Quirk. Instructor: R. G. .. Gibljs. Southland Boys’ High School.—J. B. Oollie, D. Davis, A. C. Millar, and R. . C. Winning. Instructor: D. Berry. . THE PLACINGS. Otago Boys’ High School No. 1 (land drill, 31?; water work, 22; water time, 40), 93i points ... 1 Southland Boys’ High School (33J—- ' 22J—30}), 863 2 ■ Otago Boys’ High School No. 2 (29—203—36|),8 6i ... ... ... 3 ’ ; PREVIOUS WINNERS. 1933 Christian Brothers’ High Sehool. 1934- Boys’ High School. RELAY CHAMPIONSHIP. - ; For the first time a relay champion- , ship ia.-o was held in conjunction with the life-saving event, and this was de-

cided over 133 l-3yds, and resulted in. a very comfortable win for the Southland Boys’ High School team, a strong and ■ well-balanced combination, the members of which averaged under 18sec for the length. The result was:— ' Southland Boys’ High School (D. - Berry, J. B. Collie, D. Davis, and A. C. Millar) 1 Otago Boys” High School No. 1 (E. Lewis, C. M'Gregor, H. Callender, and S. W. Jarvis) 2 Otago Boys’ High School No. 2 (K. Leckie, A. G. Wren." D. G. M‘Farlane, and L. Quirk) 3 Southland established a commanding lead over the first Jap and went on to win by 20yds. Time, 71 2-ssec.