BOROUGH SCHOOL TREAT.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 830, 30 December 1882, Page 2

BOROUGH SCHOOL TREAT.

The sports in connection with the Ashburton thorough school commenced about two o’clock yesterday afternoon. The following are the results of the various events :

Half Milo Race for Boys—John Kidd, 1; John Jameson, 2. 100yds Race for Girls —Ruth Leggitt, 1 ; Kathleen Henderson, 2. Running High Jump—John Jamieson, 1 ; Alick Jamieson, 2. 100yds Race (Standard HI.) Girls— Bertha Taylor, 1 ; Maggie Rennet, 2. 200yds-Race (Standard III.) Boys—W. Pauling, 1 ; U. Johns, 2. 100yds Race (Standard II.) Girls— Se'ina Ferguson, 1 ; Elizibeth Pritchard, 2. Vaulting with Polo—John Jamieson, 1; Alick Jameson, 2. 50yds Race, Infants—Ernest Kidd and Nellie Powrje, 1 ; P. Pritchard and Winnie Leggitt, 2. Running Long Jump—l. Anderson, 1. Standing Long Jump—JamesPritchard,

Skipping Contest for Girls—Edith Bean, 1 (keeping up until she had given 9G9 consecutive skips); Maud Barratt, 2 (with 356 skips). Sack Baca—A. Johns, 1; T. Pauling, 2. 100yds Race (Standard HI.), Girls— Agnos Millar, 1 ; Eliz. Thomas, 2. Cockfight, Boys Charles Muir, 1 ; Moses Dailey, 2. 50yds Race (Standard II.), Girls—Mary Stigley, 1; Mabel Wilkie, 2.

Three-leg Race, B ys—W. Pauling and A. Ferguson, 1; H. Tasker and John Jamieson, 2. Three-leg Race, Boys—John Jamieson and John Kidd, I; W. Kidd and Alfred Prichard, 2. Beat speech (to last at least th-” minutes), Girls—Edith Empaon, 1 ; Euici Alcorn, 2 ; Lucy Chapman, 3. Beat speech, Boys—Frank Tasker, 1; Leonard Felton, 2 ; Charlie Johnston, 3.

Besides the above a number of other sports were entered into by the little folks.

A number of songs were rendered by the children during the evening. After singing “ God Save the Queen” and giving hearty cheers for the Chairman, Committee, Secretary and teachers, the children dispersed about 9 o’clock. Many of them expressing the opinion that darkness had come on them too soon. Owing to the inclemency of the weather during the first part of the week, it was not generally known that the school treat would take place on Friday, otherwise a much greater number would have been in attendance. The pupils themselves took a considerable interest in the preparations. Among the special prizes, one from Mr H. M. Jones, for recitation was omitted in our yesterday’s report. Mr Dempsey wishes us to convey the thanks of the Committee and himself to Dr Ross, for the use of his paddock ; to Mr Harris, for the box of gooseberries sent ; Mr Revans, for a bag of oranges ; Mr Patching, for the use of his TTnion Jack ; Mr Parkin, for the gymnastic apparatus, flag-polos, etc., which he supplied ; the Ashburton United Temperance Society, for a box of toys ; the drapers in town who supplied cloth for flags, and to those parents and friends who assisted at yesterday’s treat.