STUDENTS’ CHAMPIONSHIPS
'! TECHNICAL college SPLASH I I WEDNESDAY'S FINE PROGRAMME j ■| On Wednesday afternoon the AV anti ganui Technical College held the an- '{ iiual swimming sports. The parents and friends who attond- ; cd. and the teachers ami pupils themselves were provided with an excellent programme which was run oil without a hitch. Mr Afuller officiated as judge i. for the diving. ' The number of competitors was por'lhaps a record for the school, while the [ day was without doubt the most suc- ) cessful yet. held. Jt was somewhat disappointing both to the visitors and the college that the Old Boys were unable to provide a > team for the relay, School v. 01<l Boys. , This race is usually the most exciting -i and certainly the most popular. ) A few more events have yet to be 1 decided, including the 440 yards and ’ 220 yards senior championship and the 100 vhrds junior championship, -which will be held in the school baths at an j , j early date. 7 17. Thakabau leads in the senior 7 championship, while R. Gordon is in the „ I lead for the junior championship. 7< The House points, so far, are:—71 Alexander 161|
Braik Pirani 147 Rees 67 Results are as follows: — 25 Yards Junior Handicap. —Semifinals: First heat: Mainwaring (P) 1, 1 i Metc-kingi (B) 2. Second heat: Gor- . don (R) 1, Campbell (P) 2, Craig (B) < Final: Gordon (R) 1, Campbell (P) 2, Mainwaring (P) 3. • 1 100 Yards Senior Championship.— ; j Edward (A) 1. Tilley (P) 2, Dovi (A) , I 3. Time 70see. 25 Yards Open Handicap. —Semi- . j finals: First heat: Craig (B) 1, Quarrie (B) 2, Wellington (P) 3. Second heat: O'Keefe (A) 1, Freeman (P) 2, i (trover (P) 3. Third heat: Masters (A) 1, Emanuel (A) 2, Chisholm (B) 3. Final: Masters (A) and O’Keefe (A) 1, Quarrie 3. 25 Yards Junior Championship. — Gordon (R) 1, Campbell (P) 2, Mainwaring (P) 3. Time 15 2-ssec. 50 Yards Breaststroke (open).— Final: Roberts (B) 1, Pargeter (B) 2, Dovi (A) 3. Time 44 4-ssec. 50 Yards Open Handicap.—Semifinals: First heat: Blyth (A) 1, Chisholm (B) 2’, O’Brien (R) 3. Second heat: Masters (A) 1, Emanuel (A) 2, Gilmour (P) 3. Final: Masters (A) 1. Blyth (A) 2. Chisholm (B) 3. 50 Yards junior Breaststroke.—Roberts (B) .1, Craig (B) 2, Lowe (A) 3. 50 Yards Junior Handicap.— Final: Gordon (R) 1, Thrush (A} 2, Haden (A) 3. 100 Yards Open Handicap.—Semifinals: First heat: Quarrie (B) .1, Wellington (P) 2 } Gorman (R) 3. Second heat: Tilley (P) 1. Blyth (A) 2, Edward (A) 3. Final: Edward (A) 1. Tilley (P) 2, Quarrie (B) 3. Time 70sec. 25 Yards Backstroke.—Dovi (A) 1, Blyth (A) 2, Gorman (R) 3. 50 Yards Senior Championship.—Edward (A) 1. Tilley (P) 2. Chisholm (B) 3. 50 \ ards Junior Championship.— Gordon (R) 1, Mete-kingi (B) 2. Thrush (A) 3. Time 35sec. Junior House Relay. —Pirani House 1, Braik House 2, Rees House 3, Alex-1 ander House 4. Time 64scc. j {Senior House Relay.—Pirani 1, Braik
ami Alexander 2, Rees 4. Time 58 4-sscc. Flying Squadron, 15 a-sido.—Braik 1, Piraiii 2, Alexander 3, Rees (unfinished) 4. Diving.!—Fielding N.P. (P) J, Chisholin (B)|2, Gorman (R) 3. <
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 20085, 2 March 1928, Page 4
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531STUDENTS’ CHAMPIONSHIPS Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 20085, 2 March 1928, Page 4
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