PRIMARY SCHOOLS

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIV, Issue 96, 6 April 1934, Page 6

PRIMARY SCHOOLS

Combined Sports THE PRIZE-WINNERS The annual combined sports of the Hastings primary schools were held on Nelson Park on Wednesday. The following are the first prize winners in the finals of the various events. Note: In the results M indicates Mahora, C Central, Con. Convent, W Hastings West, P Parkvnle, 11. Havelock, denoting the school to which tho successful competitor belongs:— Running: Boys, 7 years, Peter Corby (M); 8 years, Jim Ogilvie (M); I) years, Keith Taylor (M); 10 years, John Nelson (M); 11 years, Jack TayM); 12 years, McNaughton (P); 13 years, Gardner (M); 14 years, G. I Foulds (W). Running: Girls, 7 years, 1 Irene Lane (Con); 8 years, Edna Ross (P); 9 years, Paulino Foddy (Con); 10 I '.ears, Joan Taaffe (M); 11 years, Muriel Smith i H i: 12 years, Gwen I Hvslop iM); 13 years. Myrtle Newrick I (M i; 14 rears. Elsie Johnston (H) and Edna Baker (Con) a tic. Three-legged races: Bovs, Standards I and 2. Lav and Davis (P); Standards 3 and 4. Brady anil Begiev (C); Stds. 5 and 6, Tong anil Tavlor (M). Girls: I Stds. 1 and 2, P. Foddy and K. Clancy i (Con); Stds. 3 and 4, R. Taylor and C. Lane (Con), E. Minty and J. Dobson (P) a tie; Stds. 5 and 6, Edna and I Gloria Baker (Con). Wheelbarrow races: Boys, Stds 1 anil 2, Eric Lay and Ray Davis (P); Stds. I 3 and 4, Kelt and Grav (M); Stds. 5 and 6, Painter and McLeod (P). Skipping races: Girls. Stds. 1 and 2, Edna Langlev (C); Stds. 3 and 4. Gwen Lane (Con); Stds. 5 and 6, Elsie Johnston (H). Sack races: Boys, Stds. 1 and 2, I.co Sudfeldt (M); Stds. 3 and 4. Geoff. Sudfeldt (M); Stds. 5 and 6, Noe) Painter (P). Egg and spoon races; Gjrls, Stds, 1

and 2, T.ois Thompson (P); Stds. 3 and 4, Jean Dobson (P); Stds. 5 and 0, P. Lambert (C). Long jump: Boys, Jack Taylor (M). High jump: Boys, Tong (M) and Foulds (W), a tic, 4ft. 3ins. 50 yards girls’ championship: Edna Raker (C); 75 yards girls’ championship, Audrey Taaffe (M); 100 yarns boys’ championship, Cyril Barry (P); 220 yards boys’ championship, George Foulds (W). Overhead ball: Girls, Convent team; boys, Havelock team, 'reams race: Girls, Mahora team; buys, Parkvalc team. Winners of championship cup for

girls, Audrey Taaffe (M), and Edna Baker (Con), n tie; championship cup for boys, G. Foulds (W). ’The championship cup for schools was won by Mahora School, with a total of 584 points. Convent School was second with 324 points. In the absence of tho Mayor (Mr. G. A.Maddison) the cups and accompanying medals were presented by the Rev. Father Stewart. The conduct of the sports reflects considerable credit upon tho teachers of the schools concerned, and as a result of the day’s ativities u- profit of £l6 4/11 has been made for the Hastings and Havelock primary schools.

HIS IDEAL DAY. Shots were timed to a nicety—no slicing, faulty stance or waiting. He was master of all the tricks and moods of tho game. Such is the acme of golfing bliss, thanks to good clubs, a good eye, and all that ono desires by way of a really excellent suit of plus fours, cardigan and golf hose by the Golfers’ Companions—Tho House of Blackmore.* A record grain crop has been claimed for Russia for the year just ended, the increase being nearly 20 per cent, on 1932.