ATHLETICS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 3 November 1924, Page 7

ATHLETICS.

NEW PLYMOUTH HIGH SCHOOL MEETING. New Plymouth Boys’ High School added another to the previous list of •successful athletic meetings on Saturday, when 385 athletes ranging from the lower preparatory to- the upper eixth competed in a programme as long as it- was interesting and varied. iNo. fewer than four . school records were broken, while two others were equalled. A bright, warm sun bad, quickly dried the school ground after the heavy rain of the previous day and the tuff Was iii good order for a sports meeting. J. D. Maekay. of Form VGA, last year’s school champion, i s again champion this year. Competing in six championship events, Maekay won foui, and was second in the other two. It was a particularly meritorious effort for hi in to gain his position, for when the senior steeplechase was run a few weeks ago, the champion was unable to compete owing to ill-health. He thus started in Saturday’s events with D. Crawford and F. C. Gilmour ahead of him by three and five championship points respectively. , Maekay broke his own record iii the long jump of 19 feet 9£ inches 'by It} inches,' and also equalled his own , record of 16 4-5 sec in the 120 yards hurdles. Gilmour gained second place in the championship table with three wins, two seconds and two thirds in seven starts. J. Buckeridge, of Form VB, annexed the junior championship with two wins, two seconds, and one third in five starts. The four records which were broken at, the meeting were : Long Jump (senior). —J. D. Maekay. 19ft llin. The previous record was 19ft 91in, made by Maekay last year. Long Jump (junior).—C. Lobh/lSft 2}in. Previous record, 18ft- 2in, made by O. I>. Collins an 1920. _ High Jump (junior).—W. Penman. sft. Previous record, 4ft 91in, made by R. Ward in 1917 and equalled bv C. D. Collins in 1920. 440 Yards (junior).—P. Grover. 552-ssec. Previous record, 58 4-ssec. made by G. Holmes last year. Maekay also equalled his record of 16 4-ssec in the 120 yards senior hurdles and F. C. Gilmour . equalled Maekay’s . 1923 record of 54 l-ssec for the -140 yards,, .senior.—News.