TIMARU HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5700, 20 October 1896, Page 3

TIMARU HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS.

The annual sports of the Timaru High School were held on Friday, on the South Canterbury Amateur Athletic Club's grounds. The track was in excellent condition and the weather favourable until

the letter part of the afternoon, the prizes being distributed in the rain. There was a large increase in the number of entries, and most of the events were well-contested. The Senior Championship and Archdeacon Harper's medal were won by P. V. Scaly ■with nine points, W. Grant being second. The winner of the Junior Championship was G. Dorm, a promising athlete. He carried off the 100 yds (12Jseo), High Jump 3ft llAin), 440 yds under fifteen (67|sec), 200 yds Junior from scratch (25ijsec) and the Junior Steeplechase. The following were the results of the other events :— Long Jump— W. Grant 17ft sin, 1; J. Blunden 17ft 3*in, 2. High Jump— W. Grant 4ft 10$ in, 1; P. Scaly 2. 100 yds Open— E. Eoyse 1, W. Grant 2. Time— ll3sec. 120 yds Hurdles— W. Raymond 1, J. Blunden 2. Time— 2o|sec. 440 yds Open— P. .Scaly 1, E. Eoyse 2. Time— Gl^sec. 200 yds Handicap, senior— P. Scaly lyd, 1 ; B. Stone 11yds, 2. Time — 23£ sec. Half-mile Handicap— P. Ord 150 yds, 1 ; C. Kerr 25yds, 2. . Time— 2min 17£ sec. Sack Eace— M. O'Brien 1. Mile Open— P. Scaly 1, W. Gunn2. Time— smin 41sec. Old Boys' Eace, 200 yds handicap (amateur rules)— P. Jonas 20yds, 1 ; 8.. Jonas lyd, 2. Won by two yards. Time — 215 sec. 250 yds, under sixteen —W. Gunn 1, E. Crawford 2. Consolation Eace — E. V. Tennont 1, T. Bowker 2. One-mile Bicycle— W. Eayinond 1, JR. Clarke 2. 120 yds Handicap Strangers' Eace (amateur rules)— A. F. Boys 4yds, 1 ; E. Jonas 14yds and E. G. Malcolmson 9yds tied for second place. Senior Steeplechase (run Oct. 7)— P. Scaly 1, "W. Grant 2.