TECHNICAL COLLEGE

Southland Times, Issue 20002, 16 October 1926, Page 4

TECHNICAL COLLEGE

ANNUAL SPORTS. SIX RECORDS BROKEN. The Southland Technical College held its annual athletic sports on Rugby Park yesterday in glorious weather. Efficient organisation and untiring zeal on the part of the staff and the excellent behaviour of the pupils made the day pass without a hitch and without the irritating delays so often experienced at sports meetings. One matter for regret is that the parents do not take more interest in their children’s doings. There were many exciting finishes yesterday and some highly creditable performances, yet it was a mere handful of parents that assembled to see their children perform. The track was in good order except for occasional unevenness in surface. There was a fairly stiff breeze blowing, and this made itself felt to competitors in the distance events. Otherwise conditions were ideal.

It was a day for record breaking, and no fewer than six fresh records were established. The winner of the senior championship, G. Henderson, was responsible for upsetting the existing times for the sprints. With slight assistance from the wind he ran the 100 yards in the good time of 10 4-ssecs. He also did the 220 in 25 seconds on a straight course, and the 440 in 57 2-ssecs. All of these were good performances, and if Henderson .can improve his style, particularly his striding, he should be heard of in the future, particularly as he is only in his sixteenth year. Grant and Hamilton jumped 4ft breaking the previous record by 11 inches; Walsh ran the half-mile in 2min 19 3-ssecs, clipping 4 l-ssecs off the record; while Calder lowered the junior 440 record by 2-ssecs. The senior championship went to G. Henderson, who scored 19 points. Walsh was second with 11 points, Hamilton third with 10 points, and Craig fourth with 9" points. There was keen competition for the junior championship which was won by J. Officer with 17 points; Calder was a point less, second; and Hodgkinson third with 13 points. While the boys were fighting out their finishes, the girls were no less keenly contesting their various races, and although the handicappers appeared to be rather severe on the back markers, there were plenty of thrilling races. The boys crowned their day by defeating the staff in a tug-of-war, the latter feeling the loss of one of their most strenuous pullers. The results of the various events were as follows: BOYS’ EVENTS. 100 Yards Senior Championship (record 11 2-ssecs).—G. L. Henderson, 1; J. Walsh 2; D. Craig 3. Time 11 l-ssec (record.) Henderson later won his heat in the 100 yards open iu 10 4-ssec, which will be the future record. 100 Yards Junior Championship (record 11 4-ssecs). —J. Officer 1; V. Calder 2; P. Hodgkinson 3. Time, 12secs. 100 Yards Junior Handicap.—J. Officer (scr.), 1; G. von Tunzleman (Byds), 2; V. Calder (scr), 3. Time, 12secs. 100 Yards Open Handicap.—T. Double (Byds), 1; J. Aburn (12yds), 2; W. Calder (9yds), 3. Time, 10 4-ssecs. 220 YarcLs Junior Championship (record 27secs). —J. Officer 1; V. Calder 2; P. Hodgkinson 3. Time, 27 2-ssecs. 220 Yards Senior Championship (record 25 3-ssecs).—G. L. Henderson 1; J. Walsh and D. Craig, equal—2. Time 25aecs (record.) 220 Yards Junior Handicap.—P. Hodgkinson (syds), 1; G. von. Tunzleman (20 yds) 2; B. Collie (syds), 3. Time, 28secs. 220 Yards Senior Handicap.—T. Double (15yds), 1; W. Calder (15yds), 2; J. Casey (12yds), 3. Time 25secs. 440 Yards Junior Handicap.—V. Clark (25yds), 1; G. von Tunzleman (30yds), and C. McLeish (25yds)—equal, 2. Time, lmin 9secs. 440 Yards Senior Handicap.—T. Double (25yds), 1; J. Aburn (30yds), 2; D. Akins (15yds), 3. Time, 58 3-ssecs. Half-Mile Open (record 2min 23 4-ssecs). —J. Aburn (50yds) 1; J. Walsh (scr), 2; D. Craig (scr), 3. Time, 2min 19 2-ssecs. Walsh’s time was 2min 19 3-ssec, which was a record. 440 Yards Junior Championship (record 66 2-ssecs). —W. Calder 1; J. Officer 2; P. Hodgkinson, 3 Time, 66 secs (record) 440 Yards Senior Championship (record .59 2-ssecs).—G. Henderson 1; D. Craig 2; J. Walsh 3. Time, 57 2-ssecs (record.) Half-Mile Junior Championship (record 2m in 34secs.L—P. Hodgkinson 1; L. McColl 2; J. Officer 3. Time, 2min 35secs. Half-Mile Junior Handicap.—P. Hodgkinson (scr), 1; C. McLeish (55yds) 2; W. Rillstone (syds), 3. Time, 2min 35secs. High Jump Junior Handicap.—E. Mackintosh (6in) 1; P. Hodgkinson (2in) 2; J. Gordon (9in) 3. Height 4ft Sin. High Jump Junior Championship (record 4ft 9in).—P. Hodgkinson 4ft 4in, 1; L. McColl 4ft 3in, 2; D. Forde 4ft lin, 3. High Jump Senior Handicap.—A. Mc'Curdy (4in) and E. Robertson (sin) equal, 1; J. Aburn (9in), and D. Craig (4in) 2. Height, 4ft Ilin. High Jump Senior Championship (record 4ft 9in). —I. Hamilton 4ft 9in, 1; A. Grant 4ft Bin, 2; G. Henderson 4ft 7in, 3. Hamilton and Grant subsequently established a record by jumping 4ft loiin. Long Jump Senior Championship (record 18ft sin). —I. Hamilton 18ft, 1; G. Henderson 17ft 6in, 2; McKenzie 16ft 4in, 3. Long Jqmp Junior Championship (record 17ft 9in).—N. Calder 15ft 6in, 1; J. Officer 2; L. McColl 3. Long Jump Senior Handicap—J. McLean (4ft) 1; I. Hamilton (9in), and Henderson (Ift 3in)—equal, 2. Distance, 18ft lOin. , Long Jump Junior Handicap.—J. Dixon (2ft), 1; E. Frew (3ft 6in) 2; V. Clark (3ft) 3. Distance 16ft. Hop, Step and Jump, Open Handicap.— G. Henderson (2ft 6in), 1; J. Walsh (3ft 6in), 2; W’. Calder (3ft), 3. Distance 37ft 7in. ' Hop, Step and Jump Junior Handicap.— J. Dixon (4ft), 1; J. Clark (4ft), 2; E. Frew (6ft), 3. Distance 32ft Ilin. Throwing the Cricket Ball.—R. Peterson (18yds), 1; J. Aburn (22yds) 2; A. McCurdy (16yds), 3. Distance. 99yds 6in Potato Race.—R. Smith 1; W. Calder 2; G. von Tunzleman 3. Sack Race.—Russell 1; Henry 2; Willett 3. Inter-Form Relay (senior), E 3 1; E 22; C2 3. Inter-Form Relav (junior), Al, 1; Clb 2; Bl 3. GIRLS’ EVENTS. 75 Yards Junior Handicap.—F. Mayhew, 1; R. Jones, 2; A. Snow, 3. 100 Yard- Open Handicap.—lris Lister, 1; Evelyn Todd, 2; Linda Wilkes, 3. *lOO Yards Championship.—M. Crocker, 1; E. Todd and E. Long—equal, 2. Hitting Hockey Ball.—N. Olsen and Gladys McDonald—equal, 1. 100 Yards Junior Handicap.—M. Leonard. 1; G. Strathearn, 2; M. Cmp, 3. Three-Legged Race.—W. Olsen and E. Long. 1; R. and L. Wilkes, 2; S. Wilkinson and E. Keast, 3. Hop. Step and Jump, Often Championship.—Janet Thompson, 1; Nellie Olsen 2. Hop, Step and Jump Junior Championship.—Francis Campbell, 1; G. Strathem, 2. 150 Yards Championship.—Francis Campbell, 1; Evelyn Todd, 2; M. Cocker, 3. Egg and Spoon Race.—A. Dunbar 1; G. McDonald 2. 75 Yards Championship.—Gladys McDonald, 1; Iris Lister, 2; Evelyn Todd, 3. 75 Yards Open Handicap.—M. Steele, 1 ; J. Thomson, 2; E. Todd, 3. Potato Race. —J Thomson, 1; E. Todd, 2; M. Crisp, 3. Sack Race. —E. Watson, 1; E. Todd, 2; A. Stewart, 3. 150 Yards Otten Handicap.—Maude Steele, 1; L. Wilkes, 2; I. Lister 3. Th read-the-Needle Race.—M. Cocker and M. Clark 1; M. Crisn and G. Preddv 2; ' T . Ca.-cy and C Calder 3.

Bicycle Tortoise Race.—N. Croas, 1; G. McDonald, 2; M. Jefcoate, 3. Hop, Step and Jump Championship.— Annie Dunbar, 1; N. Olsen, 2.