SPORTS EVENTS.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXIV, Issue 938, 7 December 1933, Page 15

SPORTS EVENTS.

Pupils of School for the Deaf. ATHLETIC EXERCISES. The Sumner School for the Deaf held its annual .sports and Christmas party at the school yesterday, when there was a large attendance of past pupils, past teachers and friends. A lengthy' programme of events was carried out, including athletic sports, a gymnastic display, an exhibition of folk dancing and an Indian deportment contest. In the deportment contest the girl pupils, with cups of water balanced on their heads, executed a very exacting series of evolutions, including plank walking and difficult exercises in prone positions. The event was the most entertaining of the day. and (he winner. Flo Pierce, received an ovation. In the junior event. June Ogg won the prize. The Director. Mr T. F. Chambers, with Mrs Chambers, welcomed the guests. The programme and entertainments were in the capable hands of the teaching staff, and members of the house staff under Miss Leary. During the afternoon Mr Chambers congratulated the winners of the prizes on their success and thanked the staffs for their willing assistance during the whole of a long day's sport. On behalf of Mrs Chambers and himself and the j inside and outside staffs of the school he extended to the pupils wishes for a: merry Christmas and a happv New Year. At the Christmas party, after Father Christmas had given every child a present and had presented the prizes, a little girl, Tsobel prysdal*. presented him with a well filled bon-bon. The sports resulted as follows: Boys’ Events. Senior.— 1 00yds Championship—Tame , Paene 1, William Williams 2. Nelson Fairbrother 3. 100yds Handicap-—Vin-cent Whittaker 1. Fred Jennings 2, Nelson Fairbrother 3. Long Jump—Tame Paene (16ft Sin) 1. William Williams (toft) 2, Jim Phillips (13ft lOin) 3. High Jump—Tame Paene (4ft Diin) 1 Jirn Phillips (4ft 4£iri) 2. William Williams 3. JutiiorloOyds Champlonship— Edgar Sparkes 1, Arthur Scott 2, Clarence Moore 3. 75yds Handicap—George Paxton 1, Bruce Drop 2, Cyril Morgan 3. Medium.— 100yds Handicap—Edgar Sparkes 1. George Paxton 2, Hov Leney and Noel Wolfe (equal) 3. Infants.—soyds—Mervyn Forman 1. Gordon Wallace 2, Allan Hartley 3.

I 25yds—Keith Gordon 1, Jim Cheyne 2. Vernon Clements 3. Girls’ Events. Senior.—l 00yds Championship—Jean Smith 1. Vera Elder 2, Betty Sutherland and Vera Livingstone (equal) 3. 100yds Handicap—Vera Elder 1, Jean Smith 2. Mabel Lynne 3. Throwing the Tennis Ball—Vera Elder 1. Billy Barrow and Manawa Parao (equal) 2, Betty Sutherland S. Junior.—7syds Championship—Noela Wishnowski 1. Audrey Parker 2, .Joyce Mellor 3. 50yds Handicap—Florence Pearce 1, Alison Squires 2. Doreen Treanor and Helen Palmer (equal) 3. Medium.—7syds Handicap—Noela Wishnowski 1, Elmer Page 2, June Belcher 3. Infants.—soyds—Sylvia Ring 1, Frances Leoden 2, Thelma and June Hogg (equal) 3. 25yds—Betty Clark 1. Una Pearce 2. Jean Caldwell 3. Team Events. Siamese Race-—G. Warnoc-k and N. Fairbrother and Tanui and B. Williams (dead heat) 1, W. Jury and V. Whittaker 2. Girls’ Siamese—Verna Garner and Audrey Parker 1, June Belcher and Noela Wishnowski 2, Betty Sutherland and Mabel Lynne 3. Hockey RelayGirls beat the boys. Rope Jumping— Girls beat the boys. Overhead and Tunnel Ball Relay—Boys beat the girls, Flag Relay—Girls beat the boys. Kangaroo Relay—Girls beat the boys. Zigzag Ball Noel Wolfe's team 1. Verna Garner's team 2. Tunnel Ball-—Boys beat the girls. Obstacle Relay—G. Leenen’s team won. Puppy Dog Relay— Boys beat the girls. Sack Relay—Girls beat the boys. Leap Frog Relay—George Warnock’s team won. overhead Ball Arthur Scott’s team won. Spry Ball Re-lay—-Jean Smith’s team won. Potato Relay—Stanley Clark's team won. Ball and Saucer Race—Boys drew with the girls. Hurdle Race Jim Phillips's team won. Catching the Tram—Olive Goss. Isobe 1 Kysdah, Dave M'Gill, Nelli, Moffett and Dulcie Uron. Cup Balancing —"Flo Pearce 1. Audrey Park- r 2. Special Prize for First Year Girl—Betty Clark. Cup Balancing, under twelve years— Special Prizes. Sewln g Te Man awa Pa ra oa u d Peggy Morton. Speech Prize—-Sylvia Ring. Cooking—Mabel Lynne. Good Behaviour—Nola Howell. Best All-round Girl—Jean Smith. Tennis—Jean Smith. Best All-round Boy- Wrey Jury. Boys' Tennis—Gordon • Leeden.