ANNUAL ATHLETIC SPORTS OF CHRIST'S COLLEGE ARE HELD.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18889, 12 October 1929, Page 33 (Supplement)

ANNUAL ATHLETIC SPORTS OF CHRIST'S COLLEGE ARE HELD.

The annual athletic sports at Christ’s College were commenced at tne '-'Oiiege grounds yesterday afternoon. There were good entries in all events, and, despite a strong wind, some good Performances were recorded. D. £■ - Anderson is in the lead for the senior championship with eight pointy, having - won tho long jump and the half-mile race. J. H. Lascelles, who won the mile walk, is next with five points. F. R. <-o© has three points, while A- J- Aitken, J. W. Rolleston and J. M. Ollivier each have , two points. T. M. Bain leads in the junior championship with eight points, while M. J. O’Brien and R. Orbell have two and one respectively. Julius House lead for the house challenge cup with thirteen points. School House being n’ext with ten, and Flower and Harper Houses third equal with four points each. The sports will bte concluded to-day. Results:—— _

220yds Open (record, 24 l-ssec, D. M. Douglas, 1927) —Final: B. E. Oliver 1, W. R. Binns 2, 1 LG. Norris 3. Oliver led all the way to win by two yards. Time—24 3-s.sec. . , Throwing the Cricket Ball Senior Championship (record, 106yds Oft Gin, I A. E. Joseph, 1923) —F. R. Co© 1, A. J. Aitken 2, C. G. F. C. Hamilton 3. Dis- , tance—9syds Ift 41n. I Quarter-Mile Scratch, under sixteen (record, 57 l-ssec, W. H. Simms, 1906, and B. F. Anderson, 1928) —First heat: D. H. Oldfield 1, R- A. Joseph 2, P. S. Crisp 3. Time—s 9 3-ssec. Second heat: T. A. Gresson 1, D. J. M’WiJliam 2, R. A. Macdonald 3. Time—-63 4-ssec. Third heat: A. K. B. Williams 1, P. T. Norris 2, A. E. P. Kilian 3. Time—--64 The final will b© held today. Long Jump Junior Championship (record, 17ft 82in, N. B. Appleby, 1924) —T. N. Bain 1, R. M. S. Orbell 2, J. D. Haggitt 3. Distance —17ft 2in. One Mile Walk Senior Championship (record, 7 min 43 3-ssec, A. C. Neave, 1896)—J. H. Lascelles 1, J. M. Ollivier 2, F. D. Rutherford 3. Lascelles put up a good performance, leading over the whole journey, to wifi by five yards. Time—Bmin 17 4-ssec.

120yds Hurdle Championship (record, 16sec, G. Williams, 1924)—First heat: B. E. Oliver 1, R. D. Westenra 2. Time —l7sec. Second heat: J. H. Holderntess 1, W. R. Binns 2. Time—l 7 3-ssec. Third heat; A. J. Aitken 1, R. J. Nedwell 2. Time—lß 4-ssec. The final will take place to-day. 100yds Hurdles, under sixteen (record, 14 2-ssec, D. P. Bulnois, 1914) —First heat: A. K. B. Williams 1, D. J. M’William 2. , Time—l 6 4-ssec. Second heat: B. L. Spence 1, M. A. Poulton 2. Time —l7 l-ssec. Third heat: T. A. Gresson 1, A. A. Roberts 2. Time—ls 4-ssec. The final will be run to-day. Long Jump Senior Championship (record, 21ft Bin, F. G. Wtestenra, 1877) —D. F. Anderson 1, A. J. Aitken 2, W. R. Binns 3. Distance—lßft lljin.

One Mile Junior Championship (record, Smin 9 3-ssee, P. A. M. Williams, 1924) —T. M. Bain I, M. J. O’Brien 2, P. J. Byrne 3. Bain led all the way and finished with a great burst of speed, to win by twenty-five yards. O’Brien just got up to beat Byrne at the tape. Time—smin 31 l-ssec. Half-Mile Senior Championship (record, 2min 6 3-ssec, W. S. Dalgety, 1924)—D. F. Anderson 1, J. W. Rolleston 2, B. F. Anderson 3. Anderson went to th 6 front at the commencement of the second lap and ran strongly, to win by fifteen yards. Time—2min 10 l-ssec. 300yds, under fourteen (record, 39 2-5 sec, T. A. Gresson, 1927)—H. F. Flower I, C. N. Mackenzie 2, J. R. Moore 8. A good race, Flower finishing strongly four yards ahead of Mackenzie, with Moore close up. Time—4lsec. 440yds Hurdle Handicap—P. Monck (syds) 1, E. G. King (owe syds) 2, P. W. Shield (scr) 3. A field of one hundred starters took part. Monck got clear of the crowd at half-way and had enough In reserve to off a challenge from King in the straight. Time —73 4-6 sec. . . 200yds Old Boys’ Handicap—J. Anderson (39yds) 1, A- D. Norris (22yds) 2, J. G. L. Vernon (42yds) 3. There was a big field of old and young men. The winner created amusement by tripping and falling just as he reached the tape. Time—2l sec.