HILTON PUBLIC SCHOOL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1999, 25 January 1890, Page 2

HILTON PUBLIC SCHOOL.

ANNUAL SWIMMING RACES. The annual swimming races instituted by Mr D. W. M. Burn, M.A., in connection with this school have become exceedingly popular with the pupils, and are looked forward to by them with considerable pleasure. The Hilton boys are especially favored in having such excellent opportunities for becoming adepts in the art of swimming. There is a splendid stretch of water in the Kakahu river immediately opposite the sohool, and in warm weather it is greatly patronised by the lads. The second year's swimming races took place there on Wednesday last, and were very successful. The weather was all that could be wished for, being decidedly hot, while the temperature of the wa.ter was such as made the sport very agreeable. The : general supervision of the contests was in the hands of Mr Geo. Steven, master of the Hilton school, Mr Julius Healey acting as starter, and Mr H. N. Hiskens as judge. A considerable number of the parents and friends of the lads attended to see the sports and took great interest in them, while the competition amongst the boys was very keen. A number of gentlemen from Geraldine were also present. In the unavoidabl absence of Mr Healey Mr U. Leary started some of the earlier events. Mr Healey arriving late. The pr z)s were a number of handsome and vluable articles sent up by Mr Burn from Oamaru, in accordance with a promise made by him to the boys before leaving Hilton. The following are the results of the contests : Swimming Backs.

50 Yards Handicap, for boys under 12 years—T. Leary, scratch, 1 ; J. Leary, 10yds, 2 ; W. Meredith, scratch, 3. i\ Bryan, 10yds, also started. This being the first race got off the lads were a little raw, and went away at a great pace. They found, however, that the distance required a fair amount of staying power to finish, but the little fellows stuck to their work gamely, amid the shouts of their partisan schoolmates, finishing as above.

60 Yards Handicap, for boys over 12 years—R. Patrick, 4yds, 1; P. Leary scL-atch, 2 ; D. Leary, 4yds, 3. T. Daly' 4yds, also started. This was a splendid contest, tho result being ia doubt till the last moment. The soratch man made a game eff >rt to overhaul the winner, who secured the first prize by very little D. Leary being a good third. ' 60 Yards s-Jandic:-.p, for boys over 13 years-Hugh Patrick, scratch, 1 ; Samue'l Patrick, scratch, 2; Job Earl, 4yds, 3, Ldmuna Baattie, 4yds, also started This was another good contest, the two scratch lads both good swimmers, making the paca from the start, and securing firs! and second respectively B

DIVING MATCHES. For boys under 12 years-YV. Meredith, 1 M. Leary, 2 ; Paul Bradley 3: Hot boys over 12 years—T. Leary 1 • D Leary 2 i D. Daly 3. This a splendid dm, two of the lads disappearing completely and staying under so long "f to cause the slightest shade of uneasiness to the spectators. «°»«ineß3 For boys over 13 years-R. Patrick, 1; b. Patrick, 2 ; Edrnood Beattie, 3. '

SWIMMING ON BACK ™.hnJ a p a ? aDdici P' °P» n to" the whole school-P. Leary, scratch, 1- D Dalv Jvdts%Vr y ' 10 ' dd k*£S: byds, S. Patrick, scratch, and T. Loary Byde, also started. This was anamusifg aTn't, r e - 0f "!? COm P !lt;^r 8 were J t adepts at seeing where they were goin ff and Bwam into the fcank S. g, into each othsr, aD rl thus ™ EJ straight on, making a close finish. P ft eary \ tbe , Bcratch lad, swimminor well! throughoughout. ° weu

f-Mile Steep'echase; apen to all boya attending the school since tho beginning of 1888 —Hugh Patrick, scratch, 1, A. Beattie, scratch, 2. P." Leary, E. Beattie, S. Patrick, J. E&rl, D. D.ly, D. Leary, and T. Leary aeo started. The competitors, who were handicapped, started, on the east bank of the river, and had lo run a short distance ; then, jumping ovei a bank into the river, they swam across it and cuine out, and after a short run on the west bank entered the water again at a given point, and swimming against the aireum for a certain distance got ont on the 'east bank. "Here they had to' run round a small paddock, and entering the wati-r again swam with;' the etVeam a certain distance to the winning post. The rr.ee proved an easy win for the two placed boys, who were both we'l-grown Udd, the distance and -;.ths swimming causing their younger competitors to tail j out considerably.

This cancluded the programme, and a move was made to"tua mas Or's residence where the whole of the prizss wer/6 on view. Mr Steven rend out the names of the priz9 winners, and as each came forho was presented by Mra"Steven with the prize ho had won. Hearty cheers were given for Mr Bum, the donor of the prizes, for Mrs Steven, Mr Steven, and for Mr Healey and the olber officials, and the gathering dispersed. '• l i|l'.l-m-ra.'*WMwuiui U..WI-.—IHM.H—■!!, | |BIII [..M...U1J. .n „