WANGANUI COLLEGIATE SCHOOL SPORTS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXII, Issue 19439, 27 October 1925, Page 11

WANGANUI COLLEGIATE SCHOOL SPORTS

LARGE NUMBER OF VISITORS. A SUCCESSFUL GATHERING. A large number of visitors were attracted to Wanganui yesterday, when the Collegiate School conducted its annual sports gathering on the College grounds. The programme was commenced in the morning and continued throughout the day, despite the fact that intermittent showers fell in the afternoon and a cold wind swept across the ground. The track was fairly heavy, but, generally speaking, the times were quite up to standard. All the events were keenly contested, and close finishes were invariably the result.

High jump (under 16); Gaddum (4ft Bin) 1, Bagget 2, Burke 3. (Record sft siin—F. W. Perry, 1921). 100 yards (under 14): R. C. Seavill 1, Innes 2, Hornabrook 3. Time 13sec. (Record 11 4-ssec.' —F. W. Perry, 1919). 100 yards (senior championship): Bridge 1, A. C. Williams 2, Sdanlan 3. Timo 11 3-10 sec. (Record 10 2 ssec. —T. H. Kinder, 1912). Long jump (under 15), junior championship: Robertson'' (16ft 9Jin) 1, Scannell (15ft Ilin) 2, Palmer (15ft. Jin) 3. (Record 18ft OJin —J. P. Perry, 1917). Long jump (senior championship): A. C. Williams (20ft lin) 1, Latham 2, R. W. Barton 3. (Record 20ft lOJin. —• H. W. Woon, 1887). Quarter mile (under 14): Innes 1, Horonabrook 2, W. M. Willis 3. Time 67 3-ssec. (Record 64 l-ssec.—Jen-nings, 1899). * Senior house relay: Selwyn 1, Grey 2, Harvey 3. Time 49 l-ssec. 100 yards (under 15): Scannell 1, T. P. Blyth 2, Robertson 3. Time 12 l-ssec. (Record 11 2-ssec.—E. B. Williams, 1899).

Quarter mile (under 17): Horrocks (15yds) 1, Crawford (35yds) 2, C. I. Bunny (40yds) 3. High jump (under 15): —Robertson (4ft 7in)'l, V. Aidworth (4ft 6Jin) 2, Palmer 3. (Record 4ft Ilin.—S. Wenley 1906 and F. W. Perry 1919.). 120 yards handicap: Crawford (15yds) 1, A. C. Williams (scr.) and Budge (lyd) # 2. Junior House relay: Grey 1, Harvey 2, Selwyn 3. Throwing cricket ball: R. W. Barton 1, Henley 2, Bornau 3. The shots all fell considerably below the standard. Putting 161 b weight (senior championship): A. C. Williams (31ft 4jin) 1, Bunny 2, Rutherford 3. (Record 33ft Sin.—M. M. Cowper, 1913). 1000 yards (under 16): Burke 1, Horrocks 2, Donald 3. Time 2min 43 l-ssec. (Record 2min 38 3-ssec.—T. F. Latham, 1922).

High jump, open (senior championship): Perry (4ft Ulin) 1, Ritchie 2, D’Arcy and A. C. Williams (dead heat) 3. (Record sft sin.—S. W. Fitzherbert, 1895). School v. Old Boys: School won. 120 yards hurdles, under 15 (junior championship): Ludbrook 1, MacKenzie 2, Aidworth 3. Timo 19 7-10 sec. (Record 17 l-ssec. —N. H. D’Arcy, 1913). 120 yards hurdles, open (senior championship): Brindle 1, Latham 2, D’Arcy 3. Time 20 l-ssec. (Record 17sec. —L. G. Saxby, 1892). Hurworth v. Huntly School: Hurworth won. Time 58sec. (.Record a 6 l-ssec —Hurworth, , 1924). 120 yards hurdles handicap (open): Oliver 1, Giesen 2, Barton 3. 120 yards hurdles handicap (under 15):. Ludbrook 1, Mackenzie 2, Aidworth 3.

220 yards handicap (under 14): Kirkcaldie 1, Hornabrook 2, W. M. Willis 3.

Old Boys’ race (150 yards handicap): Carrick 1, Wilson 2, Baine 3. Quarter mile, under 15 (junior championship) : Robertson 1, Aidworth 2, Palmer and T. P. Blyth (dead heat) 3. Time 62 l-ssec. ) Record 58 4-ssec. N. H. D’Arcy, 1913). Quarter mile, open (senior championship): A. C. Williams 1, D. C. D’Arcy 2, Cleland 3. Time 55 7-10 sec. (Record 53 4-ssec (J. O. Hives, 1911 and N. H. D’Arcy, 1915). 220 yards handicap (open): I. R. Oliver 1, Brindle 2, Scanlan 2. Half mile handicap: EUigham ma. 1, Canning 2, Simpson 3. Consolation, under 15, (220 yards scratch): Blyth 1, Taylor 2, Palmer 3. Consolation, open (220 yards scratch): Scanlan 1, Beruau. 2, Matthews 3.

Half mile, open {senior championship): Williams 1, Latham 2, Josephson 3. Time 2min 16 5-10 sec. This race was run on October 17. (Record, 2min ssec H. Morrison, 1908). One mile, open (senior championship): Latham 1, C. Williamson 2, Josephson 3. Time smin 4sec. This race was run on October 19. (Record 4min 42 2-ssec. —B. H. Morrison, 1908). Steeplechase (about 3J miles crosscountry): Latham 1, Izard 2, Horrocks 3. Time ISmin 21 4-ssee. This race was run on October 22.

House handicaps (half mile): Selwyn House —Horrocks 1 Canning 2, Ritchie 3. Grey House —Richardson 1, Gibbons 2, ’Haszard 3. Hadfield House —Teschemaker 1, Lloyd 2, Cameron 2. Harvey House—Ramsay and Robertson (dead heat) 1, Oliver 3. Day boys’ race: Munro 1, Fantham 2, Renouf 3.

Senior championship: A. C. Williams (151 points) 1, Latham (9 points) 2. Junior championship: Robertson (10 points) 1, Aidworth and Scannell (5 points) 2. Tug-o’-war: School defeated Old Bovs.