SCHOOL STEEPLECHASE

Taranaki Daily News, 16 October 1931, Page 8

SCHOOL STEEPLECHASE

STRATFORD HIGH SCHOOL RACE. 90 BOYS ENTER COMPETITION. The annual steeplechase of the Stratford Technical High School pupils was held yesterday, about 30 boys competing in the senior division and 60 in the junior. A. Brown, off 6min., won the senior section in 27min. 2sec., Guthrie (Bmin.) being second in 29min. 17sec. H. Martin (6min.), whose time was 28min. 2sec., was third. Sutton (scr.) made fastest time, 24min. 25sec., Irving (2min.) 26 min. 20sec., making second fastest tnne. In the junior section WelLs (smin.) -was first in 26min. 51sec. Franklyn (lOmin.) was second in 32min. 7sec., and W- Davison third in 30min. 13sec. Fastest time, 26min. 31sec., was made by Ward, while . Wells, 26min. 51sec., was second fastest.

The course was a distance of about 3} miles from the school Across to Victoria Road, across the hill to Warwick Road, and over Pratt’s Hill, returning home by the same route. The points secured by the competitors of the respective forms were: Form 38, 122; 6A, 68}; 48, 63; 3A, "58. The officials who conducted the contest were: Messrs. A. H. R. Amess (starter), F. Bowler, J. C. McDowall (time-keepers), W. J. Hall and H. C; Johnson (mark stewards) and A. W. White (recorder).

At the conclusion Mr. Amess expressed pleasure at seeing so many boys competing. ■ The race formed very good experience for them and tried them out to see what they could endure. Apart from winning the race, it proved a great benefit to the competitors. The trophies were then distributed by Mrs. Amess. 1 Unplaced competitors in the seniors were: Mulholland (6) 30min. osec., O’Hagan (4) 28min. 6sec., Hann (34) 27min. 37sec., Irving (2) 26min. 20s.ee., Sutton (scr.) 24min. 25sec., Harding (3}) 28min. 31sec., R. Richardson (4}) 29min. 38sec., Petch (2) 27min. 56sec., Davies. (3) 29min. 2sec., K. Cottier (5) 31min. 25sec., N. Cottier (6) 32min. 25 eec., C. Thomson (2) 28min. 27sec., Hill (3) 30min. Bsec., Jackson (4J) 31min. 39sec., Sullivan (2) 29min. 12sec., Colburne (3) 30min. 24sec., Power (2) 29 min. 58sec;, Dodunski (7) 35min., Bremner (6) 34min. lOsec., Braybrooke (10) 38min. 52sec., Bird (1) 30min. 14sec., Richards (3) 32min. 36sec. Other leading competitors in the juniors were: Johnson (8) 30min. 32sec., A. Longbottom (9) 31min. 59sec., Charlie Wylds (8) 31min. Isec., E. White (7) 30min. 33sec., McDowall (9) 32min. 40sec., Austin (5) 28min. 45sec., Mander (4) 28min. 2sec., A. Thomson (10) 34min. 29sec., H. Longbottom (6) 30min. 50see., Amess (8) 32min. 54sec„ I. Ryburn (3) 28min. Isec., Koefoed (3) 28min. Fake (4}) 29min. 46sec., McCulloch (8) 33min. 37sec., Rutherfurd (5) 30min. 45sec., Morrison (4) 29 min. 46sec., McElroy (8) 33niin. 50sec., Seymour (7) 33min. lOsec., Harkei’ (5) 31min. 16sec., Cook (5) 31min. 30sec., Ward (scr.) 26min. 31sec., Walker (4) 30min. 40sec., Payne (4}) 30min. 56sec., C. WyldA (5) 31min. 43sec., Crossan (3}) 33min., Crossman (3}) 33min. Isec. Previous winners of the Robt. Masters Cup (seniors) are: 1924, W. Allen; 1925, H. Jenkins; 1926, T; Huston; 1927, F. Young; 1928, N. Newlovc; 1929, F. Aitken; 1930, A. McWilliam. ‘ Previous winners of the Herbert Smith Cup (juniors) are: 1929, E. Jones; 1930, D. Thomson. CRICKET AT MANGAMINGI. FORMATION OF A CLUB. A cricket club has been formed at Mangamingi and there is every prospect of a good eleven being fielded. Seventeen attended the meeting and several apologies were received.

Officers were elected as follows: Patron Mr. J. Hickey; president, Mr. P. R. Brown; vice-president, Mr. W. Hardwick Smith; secretary, Mr. R. H. Sinclair; committee, Messrs. E. Woodley (chairman), P. Hickey, L. C. Barnard, W. Boddie; captain, Mr. L. C. Barnard; vice-captain, Mr. P. Hickey. Messrs. E. Woodley and R. H. Sinclair were appointed delegates in the event of a country club association being formed. It was considered that there would be little difficulty in arranging competitions with other clubs, such as Rawhitiroa. Pukengahu and Eltham. There is also the possibility of a team being formed at Mata.

The season will probably be opened on Labour Day, when a team from Eltham or Pukengahu will visit the district.