JACK'S MILL SCHOOL

Greymouth Evening Star, 15 November 1938, Page 12

JACK'S MILL SCHOOL

SPORTS GATHERING i i I Ideal conditions prevailed for the • sports gathering held at the Jack’s Mill School, Kotuku, on Saturday; afternoon. The running track was in; good order, having been mown and > divided into three running lanes. The meeting opened with a march past by. the pupils, under the banners of their; respective standards. The older chil-! dren then proceeded to a specially • prepared drill ground, where they, gave a creditable display'of drill and! gymnastic work, composed by the) pupils themselves, - Eight boys and I eight girls competed for the challenge championship cup, presented by

Messrs Jack Bros, and the miniature cup presented by Mr. E. McKeon, Greymouth. The judges for the various events were: Jumping: Mr. S. Sullivan (Greymouth); flat races: Messrs Robertson and Sutherland (Greymouth). The results were as follow:—i Boys’ 50 yds. under 6: M. McDonald | 1. Boys’ 50 yds. under 7 (heats): — I First heat: J. O’Brien 1. Second! heat: D. Hill 2. Girls’ 50 yds. under 3: P. Brereton 1. Final Boys’ 50 yds. under 7: D. Hill 1. J. O’Brien 2. Boys’ 100 yds. champ (heats): — First heat: A. Rowse 1; second heat: D. Macdonald 1; third heat: M. Joseph 1. Girls’ 100 yds. champ, (heats):—] First heat: D. Johns 1; second heat: ; C. Fiveash 1. third heat: R. O’Brien 1. Girls’ 50 yds. under 9: I. Rowse 1. i Girls’ 75 yds. under 10: First heat: I M. Brereton 1; second heat: V. Jack 1. Boys’ 75 yds. under 10: T. Rowse, 1. Girls’ Tiny Tots under 5 (22 yds.): N. Nestor 1. Boys’ under 5: G. Reveley 1. Final, Girls’ 75 yds. under 10: V. Jack 1. Final 100 yds. Boys’ Champ.: M. Joseph 1. D. Macdonald 2, R. Rowse Final, 100 yds. Girls’ Champ: D. Johns 1. R. O’Brien 2. C. Fiveash 3. Boys’ 100 yds under 11: K. Herring I.' Girls’ Three-legged under 9, 50 yds.: . M. Jack and I. Rowse 1. Boys’ Three-

legged under 9, 50 yds: First heat: C. MacDonald 1. Second heat: J. O’Brien 1. Girls’ Three-legged, 75 yds. under 11: V. Jack and V. Johns 1. Boys’- Three-legged, 75 yds, under 11: V. O’Brien 1. Final Boys’ Three-leg-ged, under 9, 50 yds.: G. MacDqnald 1. Girls’ Egg and Spoon, 75 yds.: First heat: J. Priest, I. Rowse equal 1. Second heat: M. Brereton 1. Boys’ Sack Race 50 yds.: First heat: T. Rowse 1. Second heat: V. O’Brien 1. Fourth heat: M. MacDonald 1. Final, Girls’ Egg and Spoon 75 yds.: I. Rowse 1. Final, Boys’ Sack Race, 50 yds.: V.' O’Brien 1, G. MacDonald 2. . 100 Yards, Single Women’s Race: J Miss K. Sullivan and Miss P. Fiveash equal 1. Single Men’s Race, 100 yds.: First heat: P. Guenole 1. Second heat: N. £ Gordon 1. Third heat: S. Evans 1.

!' . / ! Fourth heat; J. Knight 1. Fifth heat: I J. Knight 1. Final: N. Gordon 1; P. ' Guenole 2. J. Knight 3. ; Girls’ 75 yds. skip: First heat: V. j Jack 1. Second heat: M. Brereton 1. I Boys’ Going Backwards, 50 yds.: — I First heat: K. Herring 1. Second heat: : E. Jones 1. Third heat: J. O’Brien 1. Fourth heat: M. MacDonald 1. f Final: K. Herring 1. E. Jones 2. , Final Girls’ 75 yds. skip: V. Jack 1, I M. Brereton 2. Girls’ 100 yds. Champ. Skip (heats): ! First heat: R. Jones 1. Second heat: D. j Johns 1. Third heat: C. Fiveash 1. i Boys’ 220 yds. Champ, (heats). — ; First heat: T. O’Brien. Second heat: I D. MacDonald 1. Third heat: A. Rowse i - I j Girls’ Champ. 75 yds. Skip (Final).; | —R. Jones 1, D. Johns 2. C. Fiveash o u. , Old Boys’ Race. 100 yds: L. Rowse 1, S. Evans 2, J. Dalzel 3. Old Girls’ Race, 75 yds.—Miss B. Mears 1. Boys’ Champ. 220 yds. Final: A. Rowse 1, T. O’Brien 2. D. MacDonald I Fathers’ Race: First heat: F. ReveI ley 1. Second heat: J. Bryan 1. Third ! heat: O. Savage 1. Final: O. Savage 1. j Dux Race: W. Brereton (1937) 1; E. Joseph (1935) 2. Girls’ Champ. Hurdled, 100 yds.—' (Heats): First heat: D. Johns 1. Se-] cond heat: C. Fiveash 2. Third heat: R. Jones 3. i

' Boys’. Champ. Hurdles, 100 yds.—' . First heat: M. Joseph 1. Second heat: A. Rowse 1. Third heat: A. Brereton 1. I I Girls’ Champ. Hurdles, 100 yds. Fin-I , al: R. Jones 1. D. Johns 2. C. Fiveash, 3. I i Boys’ Champ. Hurdles, 100 yds. Fin-’ | al: A. Rowse 1, E. Joseph 2, A. Brereton 3. j Men’s Hurdling, 100 yds.: First heat: S. Evans 1. Second heat J. Wilson 1. Third heat: J. Knight 1. Fourth heat: N. Gordon 1. Final: N. Gordon 1, J. Knight 2. Women’s Hurdling, 100 yds.: Miss P. Fiveash 1, Miss B. Mears 2, Miss M. Priest 3. J Junior Relay (100 yds.): Girls’ team (V. Jack, M. Brereton, J. Priest, M. Jack). Boys’ Team (handicap 23 yds): (E. Jones. K. Herring, T. Rowse, V.

O’Brien) dead heat 1. Senior Relay, 100 yds.: Girls’ Team: (R. O’Brien, H. Mears, R. Jones, D. Johns). Boys’ Team, handicap 19 yds.: IA. Rowse, T. O’Brien, D. MacDonald, M. Joseph), dead heat 1. Relays for Southland men, Canterbury men, West Coast men: —Canterbury: (O. Savage, L. Rowse, H. Stewart, S. Evans) 1. Southland: (N. Gordon, J. Knight, P. Grenmore, J. Coombes) 2. Coast: (R. Kirkwood, S. MacNabb, T. Groufsky, J. Wilson) 3. Sweets were then given out to the children by Mr. S. Sullivan who donated them. Girls’ Long Jump: R. Jones lift. 6in. 1; C. Fiveash 2, B. Jack 3. Boys’ Long Jump: M. Joseph 13ft. 9in. 1; R. Rowse 2, D. MacDonald 3. Final result: R. Rowse 7 J pts., 1; D. 0

I Johns and R. Jones runners up (equal) '6pts each. A stop was made for afternoon tea when the officials were invited into the j school room as the guests of the comi mittee, while a boiler of hot water was provided for the visitors of whom i there were a large number. The wives lof the judges, Mrs. S. Sullivan and Mrs. Sutherland were each presented with a bouquet of flowers by the drill leaders, R. O’Brien and H. Mears, who thanked them on behalf of the school for their assistance and hoped that they would have an enjoyable time. A flower show was also held in the school tile results being:—Flowers ■ grown by children in their own home i gardens: J. Priest 1, M. Brereton 2. Vegetables grown in own home garden iby pupils: I. Fiveash 1, I-I. Mears 2. j Best decorated setting of a vase of flowers: R. Jones 1. j Ice cream was generously donated by the Snowflake Icecream Coy. and was much appreciated by the pupils. One of the events of the afternoon was the arrival of Uncle Mick’s Sambo who flew over by ’plane in perfect view of (he spectators. In the evening a Sports Dance was ! held beginning with a masked chain ' wa’tz. Music was supplied by Mr. N. • Nestor, Mr. O. Savage, Mrs. Pickering, • Mr. Laffey and Mr. N. Mackenzie. ; The presentation of the cup and prizes was then held and later the s dance concluded with the singing of Old Lang Syne under the spot light provided by Mr. Benson.