Secondary School Life-Saving

Manawatu Times, Volume LVI, Issue 7107, 16 March 1933, Page 4

Secondary School LifeSaving

For the first time since tho inauguration of the competition five years ago, tho trophies in the secondary schools’ life-saving competition have changed hands. The contests for this year were held at the Girls’ High school on Tuesday, when the Girls’ Shield went to High school by a margin of G points, and Technical annexed the boys' trophy from High school by the narrow margin of one quarter of a point.. The detailed results arc as follow: Boys.—Technical: Kciay, 3 points; life-saving, ability', ISJ, speed, 20, total, 3SJ. High School A: Belay, 5, lifesaving, 0, ability, 15J, speed, 17jt, total, 38. High School B: Belay 2, life-saving, 0, ability, 142, speed, 18, total, 34J. Girls. —High School: Belay, 5 points, life-saving, ability, 15, speed, 20, total, 40. Technical: Belay, .1 point, lifesaving, ability, 15, speed, IS, total, 54. The judges were Messrs. W. Eyre and B. E. Small, and the time-keepers, Messrs. W. Brydcn and E. J. Worry. Y.M.C.A. Annex Wcsttou Smith Bose Bowl. The contest for the Weston Smith Bose Bowl among representative lifesaving teams was held at the Municipal baths last evening There was an excellent all-round exhibition of life-sav-ing skill. The Y.M.O.A, team annexed the trophy from a very close contest, their total of 106} points being only a quarter of a point ahead of Yerruee End.

The detailed results were as follows: —Y.M.C.A., IOGj points; Terrace End boys, 10G; Terrace End girls, 1031; Fcilding, 1031; Foxton B, 93; Foxton A (not completed). The judges were Messrs. D. 0. Pryor, B. E. Small, and W. C. Collier. Messrs. E. A. Hamilton, W. Schwarz and E. J. Worry officiated as timc-kccpcrs.

In their comment on tho work of the teams, the judges stated that the display of water work was of a very high standard throughout. The work of Pierard, of Terrace End, was particularly good. The rescuers, however, displayed a tendency to bo over-eager. The land work was also very good, but a noticeable fault was the tendency to lift the hands in the resuscitation of warmth, whilo the releases wore rather slow. In som'o cases, too, tho work was done with tho tips of the lingers instead of with the palm of the hand. Special reference was made to the highly finished exhibition of water work by the Misses Kevcrc, of Fcilding.