OTAGO BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL.

Otago Witness, Issue 3398, 30 April 1919, Page 38

OTAGO BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL.

SWIMMING TOURNAMENT. The annual swimming tournament of the Otago Boys' High School was held in the Municipal Baths on Monday afternoon before a full attendance of non-competitive boys of the school, with the addition of a number of parents and friends. A full programme of 25 events (heats and finals) was rapidly and smoothly put through, the whole tournament being completed shortly after 4 p.m. Members of the school staff acted as officiaJo in various capacities, and were assisted in minor duties by a willing and well organised group of senior boye. During. the progress of the tournament a master of the school (Captain H. W. Slater), who arrived back from the front ]ast week, cam© in, and his arrival was the signal for a vigorous rendering of the school haba ns a token of welcome. Cheers for Captain Slater were heartily responded to, and another splendid haka was given. The general arrangements for the sports were in the hands of Mtr M. E. M'lnnes, under whose capable direction everything passed off without the slightest hitch or delay. The school championship for the year was won by "R. C. M'Glaehan, and tne junior championship by J". A. G<as> coigne. The following axe the complete results:

Senior Plunge.—Borthwick, 36ft 41in, 1;. Bell, 33ft Bin, 2. Junior Plunge.—Paul, 37ft 9in, 1; Otto, 36ft 9in, 2. Open Handicap, 331 Yards. —First heat: Borthwick, scr., 1; Aitken, lsec, 2. Second heat: Colvin, lsec, 1; Mullenger, 3sec, 2. Pinal: Colvin 1, Borthwick 2, Mullenger 3. Time, 23 1-osec. lf ? Junior Championship Races. —331 Yards— Gascoigne 1, Manhire 2, Buchan 3. Time, 21 4-ssec. €6J Yards—Gascoigne 1, Manhire 2, Buchan 3. Time, 49 3-sseo. 100 Yards— Gascoigne 1, Manhire 2. Time. 87 3-ssec. Cup points: Gascoigne 12, Manhire 6, Buchan 2. Breast Handicap (open), 661 Yards.—First heat: Ruff ell, 3sec, 1; Taylor, Gsec, 2. Second heat: Swan, Bseo, 1; MacLaxen, Bseo, 2. Final: Swan 1, Ruffell 2, Taylor 3. Time, 70 4-ssec. Senior Championship Races.—so yards— M'Glashan 1, Marslin 2, Wilkinson -3. Time, 34 2-ssec. 100 yards—M'Glashan 1, Wilkinson 2, Marslin 3. Time, 'Bl 3-ssec. 200 yardsWilkinson 1, M'Glashan 2. Time, 3min 27 3-ssec. Cup points: M'Glashan 10, Wil kinson 7. . . Corfu Dive.—Lang, 9 points, 1; Manhire, 6 points, 2. Plate Dive. —Gascoigne, 11 plates, 1; M'lnnes, 8 plates, 2. Junior Handicap, 66 2-3 Yards.—First heat: Gray, lsec, 1; Ruffell,' 2&eo, 2. Second heat: Colvi'n, lsec, 1; Mullenger, 2sec, 2. Final:! Mullenger 1, Gray 2. Time, 56 4-fisee. Back Stroke Handicap (open), 66 2-3 Yards. Ruffell, 3sec, 1; Moorhouse, 6sec, 2; Townsend, 3sec, 3. Time, 74 4-ssec. First-year Boys' Scratch Race, 33 1-3 Yards. First heat: Finnegan 1, Thomas 2. Second heat: Graham 1, Wilson 2. Final: Manhire „, 1, Finnegwn 2. Time, 24 2-ssec. 'First-year Boys' Handicap, 100 Yards.— Manhire, scr., 1; Finnegan, 6ses, 2. Time, lmin 38sec. Open Handicap, 50 Yards.—Colvin, 2sec, 1; Borthwick, scr., 2. Time, 35 2-ssec. Block Race (final). —Townsend 1, Bell 2,

Harlow 3.' -,,,., Neat Dive.—Paul, 28 points, 1; Borthwick, 26 points, 2; Wilkinson, 25 pointe, 3. Inter-form Relay Race Handicap.—First heat: Lover V, Bsec, 1; Mid V, scr., 2. Second heat: IV 8., 7 sec, 1; 111 C, 15sec, 2. Third heat: VI, 6sec, 1; V Remove, Beec, 2. Final" V Remove (Colvin, Herbert, M'innea Conijhman), 1; Mid V (M'Glashan, Towneend, Borthwick, Jackson) 2; IV B. (W. Jolly, Forbes, Allan, G-ascoigne), 8.