Whangarei High Schools Annual Sports Meeting

Northern Advocate, 15 March 1947, Page 6

Whangarei High Schools Annual Sports Meeting

ATHLETICS

A LIGHT shower heralded the opening of the first day's programme of the annual sports of the Whangarei Boys and Girls’ High Schools yesterday. The same thing happened this morning when the second day’s schedule was about to begin. The shower lasted 10 minutes and then the sun came out and it looked as though teachers, pupils and parents were again going to be lucky with the weather.

GIRLS' JUMP RECORDS The feature of the first day yesterday was flic record-braeking performances of the competitors in tlie intermediate girls' long jump. Laurel Philpott added almost two feet to the old record. which was eclipsed seven times during the event. The remarkable improvement is a tribute to the coaching and training which 'these gilds receive as members of the Whangarei Amateur Athletic Club. The club only introduced women's events on its programmes this season and the benefit is already very much apparent. As usual, the sports went off with the perfect precision which has earned the Whangarei High Schools a wide reputation. Except for a few harmless drops, the promised rain did not materialise.

Final: L. Woolley I. W. Ambler 2, T. Wells 3. Time, 25scc 220yds Junior Championship' First heat: D. Lee R J. Marr 2, B. Heron '■!. Second heat:- H. Fell and C. Stocklcy dead heat 1. R. Hookham 3. Final: J. Marr R E. Stocklcy 2. B. Heron 3. Time, 29sec. 880yds Senior Handicap B. Kiiien (GOvdsl 1, A. Draltin (60) 2, L. Snow (100) 3. Time. 2.10 4-5. A great finish in which Draffin just iailed lo call'll Kitten who went to the from 2(,oyds from Ihe i ape. 440yds Intermediate Champion?hip W. Burton 1. M. Jones 2, M. Stifle 3. Time. 58 4-3 soc. liCyib Hurdle::, Senior Championship Firsl heat: D. Humor 1, R. Rhodes 2. R. Hargreaves 3. Second heal : B. Hill t, P. Higgins 2. K. Neil 3. Final: B. Hill 1, P. Higgins 2, D. Hunter 3. Time, 18 2-ssec. Potato Race First heat: M. Todd 1, T. Wrack 2. K. Hndfield 3. Second heat: N. Dyer 1. l'J. Woodman 2. G. Baxter 3. Final: D. Woodman 1. M. Todd 2. R. Hndfield 3. 75yds Hurdles, Junior Handicap Semi-finals, first: T. McLaren 1. L. Bray T, R. Hookham 3. Second: M. Clark 1, D. Ferguson 2, D. Thomson 3. Final: T. McLaren 1 L. Bray 2. D. Ferguson 3.' Time, UTEnsec. 88Cyds Intermediate Handicap G. Francis 1, D. Foole 2. W. Wilson 3. 75yds- Hurdles Chuinpionshin Under 13 Firsl heat: T. McLaren i. D. Woodman 2, A. McKinnon 3. Second lieat: N. Harvey 1. B. Sianton 2. .Third heal: N. Dyer 1, B. McPherson 2. Fourth lieat: B. Maihi 1. B. Smith 2. ICOyds Intermediate Championship First lieat: N. Chainey 1, D. Sargent 2. W. Burton 3. Second lieat: Hookham 1. R. Storey 2. L. Woolley 3. Hop, Slop and Jump, Intermediate Champ. '!. Hookham 1. N. Chainey 2, B. Parkin 3. Distance. 3711. Handicap: T. Hookham 1, B. Parkin 2, N. Chainey 3. Distance. 3711 Pin. Iflyyd: Championship Under 13 First lieat: B. Mcßae 1, A. Bnllantyne 2, D. Drew 3. Second heal: It. Dyer 1, N. Dyer 2. J. Young 3. Third heat: B. Sumton 1. R. Flavell 2. G. Baxter 3. Fourth heat: B. Skeiehiey 1. I. Wrack 2. C. Boreham 3. ICOyds Intej mediate Handicap Firsl heat: It- Kennelt 1. W. Serin 2, B. Haves 3. Second heat: D. Sargent 1, W. Dent 2, W. Maxwell 3. Third heal: T. Hookham 1, D. Ingham 2. R. Maxwell 3. Fourth heat: N. Reid 1. N. Maxwell and ;G. McCullough dead heat 2. Fifth heat: I B. Storey 1, M. Sandford 2, T. Capon 3. | Sixtli lieat: K. Gwyn 1. M. Johnson and iB. Matthews dead heat 2. Seventh heal : P. O'Neil 1, T. Wells 2, J. Lunjevieh 3. Eighth heal: F. Sim 1. G. Badham 2, P. Oldham 3. Ninth heat: M. Thomson 1. H. Kake 2. E. Green 3. Tenth heal: N. Crawford 1, B. Cahill 2. E. Tavior 3. Eleventh heat: T. Rhodes 1. W. Jaques and W. Contis dead heal 2. lOCyds Senior Handicap First heal : E. Dunn 1, D. Baker 2. P. Morgan 3. Second heat: I. Gordon I. D. | Henderson 3, R. Carr 3. Third heat: A. Draffin 1. J. Woodbridge 2. R. Qucnnell 3. I Fourth lieat: K. Neil 1. I. Morrison 2. R. I Hargreaves 3. Filili heat: 1... Snooks 1, B. I Everett 2. J. Korci 3. Sixth heat: D. | Hunter 1. R. Dickie 2. R. Taylor 3. lOCyds Junior Handicap 1 First heat: W. Kerr 1. M. Todd 2, B. Evans 3. Second heal: J. Baker t. R. Jenkins 2. M. Aircy 3. Third heat: R. Hndfield 1. R. Newman 2. D. Finlay 3. Fourth heat: M. Clark 1. K. Cunningham 2. G. Morrison 3. Fifth boat: M. Hunter I. G. Baxter 2. F. Zohrab 3. Sixth heal : B. j Foster 1. R. Dyer 2. A. Gumming 3. I Seventh heal: B. Sketehley 1. B. Black-j stock 2. C. Murray 3. Eighth lieat: P. j Munro 1, A. Taylor 2. P. Ridgley 3. Ninth : lieat: P. Stewart 1. D. Drew 2. J. Young' 3. Tenth heat: E. Stocklcy 1. A. Bnllan- | lyne and B. Mcßae deqd lieat 2. Eleventh \ heat: R. Hookham 1. D. Rudcieil 2, I. : Wrack 3. Twelfth heat: L. Mclnerney 1, ! J. O'Connor 2. V. Taylor 3. Thirteenth ! heal: R. Smith 1. N. Hookham 2, M. , Pegram 3. 88Cyds Championship Under 12 B. Morrison 1. C. Boreham 2, L. Grist 3. [ Time, 2.49. ' High Jump. Senior Championship ; P. Morgan 1. H. Hughes 2. E. Thorpe and : J. Thompson equal 3. Height, 41 1 11 in. j

Handicap: P. Morgan I. H. Hughes 2, F. Thorpe 3. /Height. 511 1 in. !>Gyds Hurdles, Intermediate Championship • First heat: I. Summers 1. J. Howson 2, ! B. Coitus 3. Second heal: N. Reid 1. R. ! Palmer 2. J. Mitchell 3. Third heat: T. 1 Hcokham 1. J. Lunjevieh 2. D. Payne 3. ! Fourth heat: W. Burton 1. R. Hannam 2, , G. McCullough 3.

75yds Hurdles, Junior Championship ' Firsl heat: L. Bray 1, B. Heron 2, D. 1 Thomson 3. Second heat: J. Marr 1, T. ! McLaren 2, C. Grantham 3. Third heat: I W. Kerr 1. R. Hookham 2. A. Whiinp 3. ; Fourth heat: D. Ferguson 1. N. Hookham i 2 I