Foxton

Manawatu Times, Volume 60, Issue 54, 6 March 1935, Page 10

Foxton

From Our Own Correspondent. School Athletic Sports. , e annual athletic sports of the secondary department of the Foxton District High School were held Thursday i afternoon last, the results of which were as follows, the letters in parenthesis indicating which tiouse the competitors represented, i.e., Hauliau or Rewi: Girls' long jump (junior!; E. Spiers X (R)> A. Spiers 2 (H). J. McKenzie 3 (H). Distance, 12ft, 9ins; girls’ senior long jump: J. Barron 1 (R), chrystall z (1-1), h. Roore 3 (R). Distance, J2ft 9ins; boys’ senior long jump: c. Gates 1 (R), K. Chrystall 2 (H), S. Spring 3 (H). Distance, 14ft Sjins; boys' junior long jump: D. Thane 1 (R), J. Shorthouse 2 (R), ’B. Smith 3 (XI). Distance,. 14ft, girls’ junior high jump: E. Spiers 1 (R), A. Spiers 2 (H). Height, 4ft l-in and sft llins; girls’ senior high jump: F. Roore 1 (R), S. Roore (H) and X. Hodges (1-1) 2. Height’3ft Bins, and 3ft’7ins. boys’ junior high jump; D. Thane 1 (R), D, Heath 2 (R), B. Smith 3 (H). Height 3ft loins', Sft Sins and Sft 7ins; boys’ senior high jump: C. Gates 1 (R), K. Chrystall 2 (H), L. Irons 3 (II). Height, 4ft fiins, and 4ft oiiis; boys’ 100yds senior championship: K. Chrystall 1 (XI), C." Gates 2 (It), S. Spring 3 (H). Time 12 3/5 secs; girls’ 75yds Senior championship: N. Botaroff I (It), J. Barron 2 (R), S. Roore 3 (XI). Time, 10 3/5 secs; boys’ 100yds junior championship: D. Thane 1 (R), J. Shorthouse 2 (R), A. Booth 3 (R). Time, 13 secs; girls’ 75yds junior championship: J. Chester 1 (H), E. Coley 2 (H), J. McKenzie 3 (XI). Time, 10 secs; boys’ 220yds senior championship: K. Chrystall (H) 1, C. Gates 2 (R), S. Spring 3 (H). Time, 28 4/5 secs; girls’ 120yds senior championship: J. Barron 1 (R). S. Roore 2 (H), N. Botaroff 3 (R). Time. 17 1/5 secs; boys’ 220yds junior championship: D. Thane 1 (R), B. Smith 2 (XI), Sim 3 (R). Time, 33 3/5 secs; girls’ 120 yards junior championship: E. Coley 1 (XI), J. McKenzie 2 (H), L. Pedley 3 (XI). Time, 16 3/5 secs; boys’ 440yds senior championship: K. Chrystall 1 (II), C. Gates 2 (R), S. Spring 3 (H). Time, GS sees; boys’ 440yds junior championship: D. Thane 1 (R), E. Popple 2 (R), A. Boloh 3 (R); girls’ 75yds handicap: P. Corley 1 (II), V. Sutton 2 (II), S. Roora 3 (H); girls' book-on-head race, 50yds:' J. Chester 1 (H), S. Barron 2 (H), N. Hodge 2 (II); girls’ three-legged race, 50yds: E. Spiers and J. Garnham 1 (both XI), S. Roore and N. Hodges 2 (both H). B. Staff and M. Sim 3 (both H); girls’blindfold race, 50yds: E. Coley and J. Mc-< Keuzie 1 (XI), A. Spiers and S. Barron 2 (H), B. Staff and Al. Sim 3 (H); boys’ , blindfold race, 50yds: Chrystall and Thane (H and R) 1, Gates and Spring (H and R) 2, Shorthouse an<J Bowden (R) 3; girls’ tliread-the-needle :race: E. Coley and P. Corley(H-) 1, J. McKenzie and N. Botaroff (XI and It) 2, S. Roore and N. Chrystall (I-I) 3; girls' rabbit race, 50yds: J. AlcKenzie (XI) 1, S. Roore and J. Chester (II and H) 2; boys’ sack race, 50yds: Booth (R) 1, Shorthouse (R) 2, Popple (It) 3; girls’ egg and spoon race: E. Coley - (I-I) 1, G. Timmins (R) 2, E. 1 Spiers! (K) 3; inter-house relay: Hauhaus; senior boy championship: K. Chrystall I. with 33 points; C. Gates 2, with 12 points; junior boys’ championship: D. Thane 1, with 15 points, J. Shorthouse 2, with 4 points; senior girls' championship: J. Barron 1. with 8 points, S. Roore 2 with 4J points: junior girls’ championship: E. Spiers 1,. with 6 points, E. Coley 2, with 5 points: the I-lauhau House defeated the Rewi by 14 points, the final number of points being: Hauliau 875, and Rewi 735Obituary. There passed away in the Palmerston North hospital on Thursday last, after a. brief illness, Hector Paul Berry, eldest eon of Mr. and Airs. H. Berry, of Thynne street. Deceased, who was 17 years of age, was born in Foxton in 1918 and received the whole of his education at the local District High School, where he was a popular and keen pupil »p to the time of his illness. •