HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS

Southland Times, Issue 23651, 28 October 1938, Page 5

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS

THREE RECORDS BROKEN

Keen Racing On Heavy Tracks PERFORMANCES OF HIGH STANDARD Although it rained steadily all day and the tracks were sodden and heavy, performances at the annual athletic sports of the Southland Boys’ High School yesterday were of a high standard. Three records were broken during the day, and, if conditions had been better, more might have bean broken. As it was, competitors, in more than one event went close to equalling the standing record. Perhaps the outstanding performance of the day was that of G. M. Webb, who won the 100 yards intermediate championship in 10 4-ssec, clipping one-fifth of a second from the record established by T. Pedlar last year. Webb’s time was also two-fifths of a second faster than that of Pedlar in the senior championship. If the day had been fine it would have been a great performance; under the conditions, it was outstanding. The other record-breakers were I. Muirson and I. B. Watson. Muirson won the shot putt with a putt of 38ft sJin, adding eight and a-half inches to the record established by G. Kingston in 1917. Watson bettered the existing figures for the junior high jump by an inch, jumping 4ft ll|in. Because of the unpleasant conditions, some events were not decided yesterday. The winners of the senior and junior championships are, however, beyond dispute. Pedlar is leading in the senior championship with 15 points, and Muir - son and Robertson are next with 10 points each. Watson has 15 points in the junior championship and Penning - ton is runner-up with eight. Features of the meeting were the big entries in all events, the. keenness of the competition, and the efficient manner in which the programme was controlled by the members of the teaching staff. . . , In the Todd Medal competition, for most points in open sprint events, P. K. H. Smyth is leading with six pointe, and W. A. Chambers is second with five points. . . One event only has been decided m the Bews Cup competition, for the competitor securing most points in middle and long distance events, and A. Pooie is leading with five points.' Muirson has three points. Details are as follows: —

SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP Pedlar 15P ts Muirson lOpts Robertson lOpts JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP I. Watson 15pts W. Pennington Bpts J. Ritchie 7pts R. Watson 6pts HOUSE POINTS Oreti 141 Mataura 1241 Waiau 88 Aparima 47 All the events have not been held and the totals are, therefore, not complete. FORM POINTS Five Upper 65 Four A 55 Sixth Form 47 Three A 43 SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP BROAD JUMP. Record, 22ft Bin, N. Millard, 1908. (Six entries).— T. R. Pedlar 1 E. P. Parcell 2 Distance, 16ft 9in. HIGH JUMP. Record, sft sin, M. Hamilton, 1930. (Four entries). I. Muirson 1 J. R. Camerson * J. P. Robertson * ♦Equal second. Height, sft lin. 120 YARDS HURDLES. Record, 16 4-ssec, K. F. M. Uttley, 1931. (Six entries):— J. P. Robertson ' 1 K. Gray 2 No time was taken. 100 YARDS. Record, 10 l-ssec, A. G. Harrington, 1922. (Six entries;. T. R. Pedlar 1 E. P. Parcell 2 G. Henderson 3 Time, 0.11 1-5. 220 YARDS. Record, 23 l-ssec, T. Baird, 1908 and G. Kingston, 1917. (Five entries). T. R. Pedlar 1 G. Henderson 2 W. R. Mayhew 3 Time, 0.25. 440 YARDS. Record, 55sec, R. L. Christie, 1909 and T. P. Crowe, 1929. (Eight entries). L. Chambers 1 J. Robertson 2 Time, 0.59 4-5. 880 YARDS. Record, 2min 5 2-ssec, B. Crowther, 1931. (Seven entries). I. Muirson 1 L. Chambers 2 F. Martyn 3 Time, 2.21 4-5. INTERMEDIATE CHAMPIONSHIP 100 YARDS. Record, llsec, T. Pedlar, 1937. (12 entries). G. M. Webb 1 H. McGibbon 2 W. M. Clouston * C. McLeish Webb ran a great race to win by a clear five yards. Clouston and McLeish dead-heated for third place. Time, 0.10 4-5, a record. 440 YARDS. (Five entries). L. V. Blaikie * N. Prentice 2 H. McGibbon 3 Time, 0.58 2-5. 880 YARDS. Record, 2min 16sec, J. E. McLean, 1937. (17 entries). L. V. Blaikie 1 A. N. Longley 2 N. Prentice 3 Time, 2.23 1-5. HIGH JUMP. (New event). (Four entries). J. Oughton 1 D. Leckie 2 Height, 4ft Bin.

JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP 100 YARDS. Record, llsec, S. Reid, 1906. (25 entries).—First heat: J. Fleming 1, A. Brewer 2, W. Cody 3. Time, 0.13 1-5. Second heat: W. Thomson 1, H. Hitch 2, C. McKenzie 3. Time, 013 1-5. Third heat: J. Ritchie and I.

Watson (equal) 1, R. Watson 3. Time, 0.12 1-5. Final

I. Watson 1 J. Ritchie 2 H. Hitch 3 Time, 0.12 2-5. 220 YARDS. Record, 25sec, A. Kingsland, 1917. (24 entries). I. B. Watson 1 J. Ritchie 2 R. M. Watson 3 Time, 0.27 3-5. 440 YARDS. Record, 58 l-ssec, L. V. Blaikie, 1937. (25 entries). R. M. Watson 1 W. Pennington 2 J. S. Young 3 Time, 0.65 3-5. BROAD JUMP. Record, 17ft lOin, J. Forde, 1914. (20 entries). W. Pennington 1 P. Skelt ’ 2 J. Ritchie 3 Distance, 14ft 6£in. HIGH JUMP. Record, 4ft lOJin, Lance Clark, 1925 and D. P. Campbell, 1931. (Five entries). I. B. Watson 1 N. Leckie 2 Height, 4ft Ulin, a record. HANDICAP EVENTS

75 YARDS, under 14. (30 entries).— First heat:'L. Walker (2yds) 1, R. Wilson (7yds) 2. Time, 0.10 1-5. Second heat: A. Glass (7yds) 1, R. Boyle (Iyd) 2. Time, 0.10 2-5. Third heat: A. Telfer (4yds) 1, A. Cocker (6yds) 2. No time was taken. Final: Telfer 1, Snow 2, Walker 3. Time, 0.10. 100 YARDS, under 15. (51 entries).— First heat: W. Lewis (3yds) 1, T. Duerden (scr) 2, K. Herbison (12yds) 3. Time, 0.13. Second heat: W. Thomson (scr) 1, R. Watson (scr) 2, R. Spence (7yds) 3. Time, 0.13. Third heat: B. Wilson (9yds) 1, W. McColl (Byds) 2. Time, 0.13 1-5. Fourth heat: S. Walker (Byds) 1, C. Snow (scr) 2, A. Glass (10 yds) 3. Time, 0.13. Fifth heat: J. Fleming (scr) 1, A. Telfer (7yds) 2. Time, 0.13. Final: Walker 1, Lewis 2, Telfer 3. Time, 0.12 4-5. 100 YARDS, under 16|. (25 entries). —First heat: N. Callan (syds) 1, K. Harland (syds) 2, H. Mac Gibbon (scr) 2. Time, 0.12 2-5. Second heat: W. Clouston (scr) 1, J. Weavers (3yds) 2, J Hodge (3yds) 3. Time, 0.12 2-5. Final: Callan 1, Weavers 2, Clouston 3. Time, 0.12. 100 YARDS, open. (17 entries).—First heat: W. Barrett (2yds) 1, W. Chambers (6yds) 2, W. R. Mayhew (scr) 3. Time, 0.11 4-5. Second heat: P. K. Smyth (Byds) 1, G. Henderson (Iyd) 2, E. D. Parcell (scr) 3. Time, 0.12 Final: Chambers 1, Henderson 2, Smyth 3. Time, 0.11 2-5. 220 YARDS, under 15. (24 entries). —H. Herbison (25yds) 1, J. O’Neill (10 yds) 2, L. Cook (18yds) 3. Time, 0.30 3-5.

220 YARDS, intermediate. (24 entries).—G. M. Webb (scr) 1, W. Clouston (10yds) 2, H. D.' McGibbon (Byds) 3. Time, 0.25 3-5. 220 YARDS, open (17 entries). —P. K. H. Smyth (16yds) 2, M. Jenkin (16yds) 2, H. N. Longley (6yds) 3. Time, 0.25 3-5. 440 YARDS, under 15 (23 entries).— J. Ritchie (set) 1, J. O’Neill (15yds) 2, F. W. Mark (10yds) 3. Time, 0.67 1-5. 440 YARDS, under 16 J (24 entries).— N. Prentice (12yds) 1, H. Longley (scr) 2, L. Ward (6yds) 3. Time, 0.58 1-5. 440 YARDS, open (24 entries).—A. Poole (16yds) 1, I. Muirson (syds) 2, R. B. Ritchie (16yds) 3. Time, 0.57 2-5. 880 YARDS, under 15 (17 entries).— E. T. Jones (60yds) 1, J. S. Young (scr) 2, EL Herbison (80yds) . Time, 2.37 4-5.

880 YARDS, under 16J (13 entries).— T. Aitken (40yds) 1, G. Morrison (30yds) 2, J. Noble (50yds) 3. No time was taken.

880 YARDS, open (22 entries).— Duncan (—) 1, C. K. Ferguson (30yds) 2, A. M. Aitken (10yds) 3. No time was taken.

BROAD JUMP, under 15 (24 entries). —A. Cocker (2ft) 1, L. Snow (6in) 2, W. Cody (scr) 3. Distance, 14ft 4Jin. HIGH JUMP, open (eight entries).— I. Muirson (scr) 1, A. L. Dykes (4in) 2, J. P. Robertson (scr) 3. Height, sft lin. BROAD JUMP, open (11 entries).— 1. Muirson (Ift) 1, D. Watts (Ift) 2, G. M. Webb (scr) 3. Distance, 17ft lljin. PUTTING THE SHOT. Record, 37ft 9in, G. Kingston, 1917 (12 entries). —I. Muirson 1, J. R. Cameron 2, A. Poole 3. Distance, 38ft sJin, a record. HIGH JUMP, under 15 (seven entries). —A. Brewer and N. Leckie (equal) 1, R. Foster 3. Height, 4ft 4in. HALF MILE WALK. Record, 3min 41sec, R. Dennis, 1928 (30 entries). —G. R. Morrison (Byds) 1, G. Noble (20yds) 2, K. McKenzie (14yds) 3. No time was taken.

JAVELIN THROW.-Record, 136 ft 6in, C. W. D. Warburton, 1936 (five entries). —Muirson 1, Cameron 2, T. Swale 3. Distance, 130 ft 2in. POTATO RACE.—J. Gilbertson 1, Lees 2, Folley 3. SACK RACE.—Weavers 1, McCall 2, Lees 3.

INTER-HOUSE RELAY, under 14, teams of four, 110 yards each.—Waiau 1, Mataura 2, Oreti 3.