HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS.

Otago Witness, Issue 3005, 18 October 1911, Page 62

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS.

SUCCESSFUL MEETING. The annual sports gathering of the Ofcago High School boys was held at Carisbrook on Saturday afternoon. A bitterly oolcl wind sweeping across the ground made tho conditions unpleasant for spectators and limited the attendance- almost .entirely to pupils of tho school and of the Girls' High School, with a few friends. About 3 o'clock a sharp rain and hailstorm came on, an«t though tho officials and competitors struggled on for a time, a short adjournment was agreed on. Rain fell again later, but tho meeting concluded in bright sunshine shortly after 5.30. Considerable interest attached to tho Challenge Cup content, for which, however, there were only two competitors — A. A. Haworth and W. T. Glasgow. Early in the afternoon Haworth gained a substantial lead in points, and concluded by winning tho championship by 22 points, as against 18 scored by Glasgow. The various events were got off vory rapidly, and the general arrangements wero complete and satisfactory. The spirit of good sportsmanship which is almost invariably to bo expected from boys in such contests was again a pleasing feature of tho gathering. Victory or defeat was always -accepted with the same imperturbable good humour, and the congratulations showered on the successful ones rose above considerations of personal feeling iii a way that should give a valuable ic-sson to older people in similar situations. During the afternoon tea and refreshments, provided by the school, were liberally dispensed by lady friends of the school to all-comers in the pavilion. Among the numerous officials who, with the teaching staff, worked to carry the proceedings through harmoniously special mention may bo made of the starter (Mr J. Banna), tho timekeeper (Mr J. Nelson), the press stewards (Messrs O'Shea and Tait), and the hon. secretary (Mr J. Reid), to whose energetic and tireless supervision the success of the gathering was largely due. There wero no very remarkable performances made during tho afternoon. The conditions were against that, but large fields and keen competition were the order in almost every event. The following are the results:— High Jump (open).—Sare (6in), sft 3in, 1; Aitken (scratch), sft lin, 2. Twelve competitors. Aitken _ did some capital jumping against the wind. Long Jump (under 15).—L. Nutting (scratch), 15ft 4in, 1 ; A. Lockhart (6m), 15ft lin, 2. . Long Jump (open).—Aitken (6in), 18ft, 1; Dredge (18in), 17ft 9in, 2. The cup competitors (Haworth and Glasgow) jumped 17ft Bin and 17ft respectively. 220 Yards (under 15).—N. Smith, 16yds, 1; H. M'William, Byds, 2. There were 25 competitors, and a bunch of them fell early in the race. Won by a foot. Half-mile (open)—Hutchison, 20yds, 1; N. Haggitt, 40yds, 2. Seventeen started. The winners ran away from the field, and finished close together. Hutchison's time compares well with the school record of 2min 9sec (made in 1893). Time, 2mm lOsec. 220 Yards (under 16).—First heat: H. Townrow, 11yds, 1; S.. G. Scoullar, 17yds, 2; Rallinshaw, scratch, 3. Time, 26 4-ssec. Second heat: J. A. Robertson, Byds, 1; J. Cameron, 13yds, 2; H. M'William, 17yds, 3. Time, 26 3-ssec. Final: Townrow 1, Rallinshaw 2. Townrow won as ho liked. Time, 26 2-ssec. 100 Yards Handicap.—First beat: A. Gilray, 4yds, 1; Aitken, 2. Second heat: W D. 'Fitzgerald, 6yds, 1; M'Donald, 6yds, 2. Third heat: H. J. LeCren, Byds, 1 ; Wishart, Byds, 2. Fourth heat: K. Saunders, 10yds, 1; F.' Bennett, 10yds, 2. Final: Gilray 1, Saunders 2. Time, 12sec. Haworth beat Glasgow in 11 3-ssec. 100 Yards (under 15).—First heat: A. Lockhart, syds, lj Smith 2. Second heat: Colvin. 3yds, 1; D. Mitchell, 4yds, 2. Third' heat: .M'William," 4yds, 1; E. Holmes, 3vds. 2. Fourth heat: R, Allan, 3yds, 1; G. Hudson, 4yds, 2. Fifth heat: L. Ritchie, 10yds, 1; Kroon, 6yds, 2. Final: Ritchie 1, Mitchell 2. A very close finish. Time, 12 2-ssec. Throwing the Cricket Ball.—J. lait, 80yds 2ft Sin, 1; Clarke, 80yds lin, 2. Preliminary trials had been held at the school to weed out the competitors. __._.„. Three-legged Race.—Roy and M William 1, Inglis and Parkinson 2. Half-mile (under 16).—S. Rees, 30yds, 1; W. Doull, 35yds, 2. Won easily. Time, 2min 25sec. 440 Yards (under 15).—W. Spence, 18yds, 1; N. Smith, 20yds, 2. Won by about 10yds. No time was taken. Potato Race.—Reekie 1, Betts 2. 100 Yards (under 16).—First heat: P. W. Hargreaves 6yds, 1; A. A. Austin, 6yds, 2. Second' heat: R. B. Miller, Byds, 1; J Cameron, 6yds, 2. Third heat: F. A. Crimp, 4yds, 1; L. Nutting, Byds, 2. Fourth heat: H. Townrow, syds, 1; W. Boroman. Byds, 2. Final: Crimp 1, Boraman and Townrow 2. Time, 11 2-fcec, 440 Yards (open).—Trevithick, 30yds, 1; Haggitt, 25yds, 2. The back-markers were never in it, Haworth beat Glasgow in tho cup competition. Time, 56 4-ssec. Half-mile Walk.—R. Fitzgerald, 30yds, 1; Botting, 40vds, 2. C. M. Greenslade, who finished first, had been " lifting" badly, and was disqualified. Time, 3min 52sec. Half-mile (under 15).—D. Mitchell, 30yds, 1; E. . Holmes, 10yds, 2. The winner sprinted strongly, and won by five or six yards. Time, 2min 39sec. 100 Yards (under 14).—First heat: N. Smith, 6yds, 1; J. Bsll, 6yds, 2. Second heat: C. Wishart, 10yds, 1 ; A. Dey, 6yds, 2 Third heat: J R. Hudson, 2yds, 1; T. L. Don, Byds, 2. Final: . Ritchie 1, Mitchell 2. Time. 12sec.

440 Yards (under 16). —H. Townrow, 15yds, 1; F. A. Crimp, ser, 2. Time, 60 2-ssec.

220 Yards (open).—First heat: Sare, 14yds, 1; A. Gilray, Byds, 2. Second heat: H" Trevithick. 16yds, 1; J. Edgar, 14yds, 2. Final: Trevithick 1, Greenslado 2. Time, 26sec. Ha worth ran away from Glasgow in the contest over this distance for cup points. 220 Yards Old Boys' Race.— M'Callum 1, Cole 2, Swinney 3. There were about a dozen starters. M'Callum was given a good start, and easily maintained his lead. Time, 26sec. One-mile Handicap (open).—A. N. Haggitt, 70yds, 1; Hutchison, 45yds, 2. Time, smin 23sec.

Half-mile Old Boys' Race.—Swinney 1, N. Whyte 2, Cole 3. Swinney won by about 30yds. Time, 2min 17 l-ssec. Obstacle Race.—Dawson 1, Reekie 2. The cra.wling through ban-els and under tarpaulins firmely held down by the weight of boys crowded on the edges oaused a great deal of amusement to the onlookers.

120 Yards Hurdles.— Aitken 1, Glasgow 2. These were the only starters. Time, 22 3-ssec.

Relay Race, half-mile. —V. Remove (Greenslade, Black, Sare Haggitt), 1; Upper V (M'Ghie, Samuel, Begg, and Haworth), 2; Form VI (Tait, Hutchison, Aitken, Fitzgerald), 3. There were 10 teams entered,, and a close race resulted. Time, lmin 54sec.