PRELIMINARIES IN BOYS’ HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS

Manawatu Times, Issue 6848, 1 March 1929, Page 12

PRELIMINARIES IN BOYS’ HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS

HEATS DECIDED YESTERDAY. Finalists for tlie Boys’ High School dimming sports were selected on Wednesday, when the heats were decided at the school batihs. Very heavy entries were received for most events ,results being:— \ 25yds open handicap: First heat, Tagg 1, Wilby 2, Plank 3; time, IT 4-ssees. Second heat, Bradley 1, Henderson 2, Millar 3; time, 18 3-ssecs. Third heat, Woodley 1, Campbell 2; time, 18 15secs. Fourth heat, P. Smith 1, Duthie 2; time, 17socs. Fifth heat, Cooper I, Tremewnn 2; time, 16 3-ssecs. Sixth heat, Metcalfe 1, Gainer 2, Valentine 3; time 19secs. 50yds open handicap: First heat, Ducker 1, Millar 2, Henderson 3; time, 29secs. Second heat, Cooper 1, Delaney 2, Rowe 3; time, 39 l-ssccs. 25yds open handicap (breaststroke): First heat, L. Bradley 1, Boag 2, Gabites 3; time, 26 2-ssocs. Second heat, Simpson 1, Webster 2, Cumming 3j time, 26secs. Dive, neat header: Out of 23 entries, the following are left in to dive in the finals: Kennedy, Shaw, Rodgers, Duncalf, Fletcher, Neilson, Stancombe, Drysdale, Webster, Taylor, Medfer, G. Anderson.

Long plunge—Finalists: R. Brown, C. Taylor, Cotier, Millar, Dawick. 25yds junior championship: First heat, Dunealf 1, Plank 2; time, 16 1-5 secs. Second heat, Spilman 1, McCorkindale 2; time, 14 l-ssecs. Third heat, Rodgers 1, Woodley 2; time, 15 3-ssecs. Fourth heat, Flc-tcher 1, Watts 2; time. 14secs. Fifth heat, Neilson 1, P. Smith 2; time, 14 4-s'secs. 50yds junior championship: First heat, Spilman 1, McCorkindale 2, Loudon 3; time, 32 l-ssecs. Second heat Neilson 1, Fletcher 2, Rodgers 3; time, 32 3-ssees.

25yds handicap, under 14: First heat, Bary 1, Perry 2, Kennedy 3; time, 20 4-ssecs. Second heat, Stevenson 1, Sinclair 2; time, 22 3-ssecs. Third heat, Owen 1, Earning 2, Drysdalo 3; time, 20 4-ssecs. Fourth heat, Lyall 1, Taylor 2; time, 21 1-5. Fifth heat, Taylor 1, Turnbull 2; time, 25secs. Sixth heat, P. Smith 1, Jeffs 2; time, 20 4-ssecs. 25yds handicap, 14 to 15 years: First heat, Spencer 1, Bradmoro 2; time, 21 3-ssecs. Second heat, Wagsfaff 1, Kenning 2; time, 21 3-ssccs. Third heat, Layton 1, C. Taylor 2; time, 22 3-ssecs. Fourth heat, McLean 1, Davenport 2; time, 20secs. Fifth heat, Baird 1, Stancombe 2; time, 20 2-ssccs. sixth heat, Rees 1, Orgias 2; time, 20 3-ssecs. Seventh heat, A. Frecklington 1, Anderson 2; time, 18sec3.

25yds handicap, under 16: First heat, McAffer 1, Boag 2; time, 21 3-5. Sec-ond-heat, Lang 1, Chin 2, Moor 3; timo, 19secs. Third heat, Palmer 1, Dawick 2, Gabites 3; time, 23 2-ssces. Fourth heat, Dunealf 1, Coulter 2; time, 21 2-Ssecs. Fifth, heat, Davenport 1, Calvert 2; time, 21sccs.

25yds breaststroke, under 16: First heat, Shand 1, Boag 2, Sinclair 3; time, 26 3-ssccs. Second heat, Sandham 3, Dunealf 2, Barnett 3; time, 27 2-ssecs. School club relay race, final: Juniors, Albion (Lang, Apatari, Chin, Shand) 1: Phoenix 2. Seniors, Albion (Ronie, Penman, Ducker, Henderson) 1, Gordon 2.