SCHOOL SPORTS ASSOCIATION.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXXI, Issue 15257, 18 March 1910, Page 4

SCHOOL SPORTS ASSOCIATION.

ASHBURTON. Tho eighth annual sports meeting under the auspices of tho Ashburton Combined Schools’ Sports Association was held in the Ashburton domain yesterday. Heavy rain foil in tho morning, but before the commencement of the sports tho weather became fine. Tho competitors numbered 450, representing fifteen schools in tho Ashburton county. There wore fifty-three items on the programme, and these' were got off punctually to timo. During tho afternoon tho Ashburton Temperanco Band played selections. At tho close of tho sports the gifls from the Ashburton and Hampstead Schools gave a massed display of physical drill, and the Cadet corps also paraded and gave an exhibition of drill. The following are tho results:—

60Yds, girls under seven years—Mildred Rollitt (Hampstead) 1, Eliza O Keefe (iinwald; 2, Rita Hopwood (Ashburton) 3. GUY'ds, boys under seven years —Cyril Hardy (Hampstead) 1, Daniel Laftey 2, Charles Hopwood (Ashburton) 3. 60'ias, girls under eight years—Minnie Firth (Tinwald) 1, Doreen Rudkin (Hampstead) 2, Myrtio Ibell (Hampstead) 3. GOlds, boys under eight years—Vordon Collins (Mount Somers) 1, Noel Robilliard (Ashburton) 2, Basil Cook (Hinds) 3. BOYds, girls under nine years—Ellen Box (Tinwald) 1, Mary llewson (Tinwald) 2, Daisy Judd (Tinwald) 3.

75 Yds, boys under nine . years—Patrick M’Quilkan (Eiffellon) 1, Victor Marsden (Ashburton) 2. BOYds, girl 3 under ten years—Stella Lee (Ashburton) 1, Frances Ainsworth (Hampstead) 2, Lonio Ibell (Hampstead) 3. 75 Yds, boys under ten years—Lindsay Lewis (Ashburton) 1, James Bennett (Mount Somers) 2, lan Stewart (Ashburton) 3.

BOYds, girls under eleven years—Elsie Campbell (Hampstead) 1, Agnes Prendergast (Eiffciton) 2, Mary Monro (Hinds) 3. lOOYcls. boys under eleven—Ben Clothier (Tinwald) 1, Joshua Sherlock (Hampstead) 2, Thomas Mawson (Ashburton) 3. Time—--14 2-ssec.

75Yds, girls under twelve years—Ruby Crooks (Hampstead) 1, May Keir (Hampstead) 2, May M’Callum (Ashburton) 3. IOOYds, boys under twelve—Horace Stockdill (Highbank) 1, Alfred Wright (Methven) 2, Gordon Wilkie (Ashburton) 3. lOOYcls, girls over twelve—Phyllis White (Ashburton) 1. Dorothy Burns (Tinwald) 2, Rita Wilson (Tinwald) S.

IOOYds, boys under thirteen—Dan M’Cormick (Convent) ], W. S. Helem (Hampstead) 2, S. Hansen (Hinds) 3. Time—l 3 4-ssee. Girls’ Skipping (50yds)—Rita Wilson (Tinwald) 1, Lilly Donn (Hampstead) 2, Flossie Bryant (Hampstead) 3. High Jump, boys under twelve—Alfred Wright (Methven), 3ft tin, 1: Harold Christian (Ashburton) and John M’Donald (Ashburton), equal, 2. High Jump, boys twelve years and under fifteen—William Helem (Hampstead), 4ft Jin, 1; Jack Pearce (Methven) 2, John Parsons (Tinwald) 3. Long Jump, boys under, twelve—Alfred Wright (Methven), 12ft 9in, 1; Benjamin Clothier (Tinwald), 12ft 4Jin, 2; Harold Christian (Ashburton) 3. Long Jump, boys twelve years and under fifteen—W. Helem (Tinwald), 14ft 9in, 1; George Sheldon (Mount Somers) 2, E. Lee (Ashburton) 3. In the jump off to decide a tie between Sheldon and Lee the former jumped 15ft Gin. IOOYds, boys under fourteen—W. L. M’Lraith (High School) 1. D. M’Calium (Ashburton) 2. L. Strange (Hampstead) 3. IOOYds Girls’ Hoop Race—Lily Donn (Hampstead) 1, Rita Wilson (Tinwald) 2, Dorothy Little (Hampstead) 3. IOOYds, boys under fifteen —W. Digby (High School) !, C. Sheldon (Mount Somers) 2, R. M’Donald (High School) 3. Potato Race, girls—Lilly Donn (Hampstead) 1, Milly Coldicott (Hampstead) 2, Dorothy Burns (Tinwald) 3. 1 200Yds Old Bovs’ Race —S. M Callum, 21yds, 1; Keith Rollitt, syds, 2; L. Rountree, 11yds, 3. Time—2s l-ssec. IOOYds, boys (country schools)—Gerald Sheldon (Mount Somers) 1, Robert Stockdill (Highbank) 2, Stanley Hansen (Hinds) 3. 220Yds Relay Race, boys under fourteen years— Hampstead 1. Ashburton A 2. Decorated Bicycles, girls—Gertrude Claridge (Ashburton) 1, Nellie Good (Ashburton) 2. Lily Donn (Hampstead) 3, Kitty Ford (Ashburton) 4. 220Yds. Handicap, hoys over fourteen years —L. Rountree (High School). 12yds, 1; Iteith ltoliitt (High School), scr, 2; D. Morrison (High School), 18yds, 3. 220Yds Handicap, boys under fourteen years—D. M’Callum (Ashburton), scr, 1; D. W. Smith (High School), scr, and Ainsley* Cox (Hampstead), 4yds, equal, 2. Variety Race—A. M’Donald (High School) 1, R. Childs (Hampstead) 2, B. Lee (Ashburton) 3 Potato Race, boys—Allen M’Donald (High School) 1, C. Williams (Hampstead) 2, H. Booth (Hampstead) 3. . IOOYds Primary School Championship—J. Smith' (Convent) 1, Gerald Sheldon (Mount Somers) 2, D. M’Callum (Ashburton) 3. Sack Race, hoys under twelve years—Alfred Wright (Methven) 1, J. M’Donald (Ashburton) 2, R. Jeffs (Hampstead) 3. Sack Race, open—Charles Patching (Ashburton) 1, Alfred Wright (Methven) 2, A. Heseltine (Ashburton) 3. 440Yds, boys under fifteen years—J. Smith (Convent) 1, D. M’Cormick (Convent) 2, Gerald Sheldon (Mount Somers) 3.