SCHOOL SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1628, 20 December 1912, Page 6

SCHOOL SPORTS.

Pupils of tho Nowtown. School held a sports meeting at Ncwtown Park on Monday afternoon. The meeting is held as a "wind-up" of the year's work at school. Competition .was keen for the Old Boye' challenge cups. Alfred Owens has practically iron the cup for boys, as only one more event hog to bo decided. The girls' cup will probably result in a tie between Dorothy Conner and Mabel M'lnstry, ivho are at present botn on equal points, with two events, swimming and tennis, yet to be dscided. So far the results Stand thus: 100 yards: Mabel M'lnstry, 1; D. Conner, 2; P. Bryant and R. Bromley. 3. 220 yards: Dorothy Conner, 1; M. M'lnstry, 2; P. Bryant, 3.

A great number of other races, were got oft, the results being as follow:— Boys.—"Under 8 (handicap): Morgan, 1; Davis, 2; Petric, 3. Relay race, under 10 {handicap): ( Unsivoi-th, 1; Hallet, •2; Lewis, 3. Unler 9 (handicap): M'Cabe, ]'; Morgan, 2; Freeman, 3. Under 11 (handicap) : Oakey and Buchanan, 1; M'Comish, 2; Watson, 3. Under 12 (handicap): Hart, 1; F. Clapcott, 2; M'Comish, 3. Over 12 (handicap): Owens, 1; Kraft, 2; Wall, 3. Wheelbarrows: Owens and irCabe,-]; Fuller and Dentice, 2. Frog race:-!'. Clapcott,-: li Owens, 2: Wall, 3. Con?olo.tion race: Babbitt, 1; Newson, 2; J. Williams, 3

Girls' events.—Under 8: A. Middleditch, 1; P. , Halbert, 2; E. Geary, 3. Under 9: E. Wallis, 1; V. Bullock, 2; E. Martin, 3. Under 11: G. Helper, 1: D. Wright. 2: N. Odlin, 3. Under 12: F. Oakley, 1; M. Currio, 2; M. Parsons, ,3. Boot-race, under 10: A. Smith, 1; Tipling, 2. Over 10: B. Clark and P. Olsen, 1; L. Crone, 2. Thread-tlie-needle: J. ArmslToiig and Davis, 1; C. Daniel and Edward?, 2. Hopping, under 10: R. Taylor, 1; Davis, 2. Over 10: Q. Tipling, 1; B. Clark, 2. Threelegged: M. M'lnstry and L. Crone, lj An-nie-Davis and Tipling, 2. Throwing the cricket ball: D. Comwr, 1; E. Weldon, 2; .T-'Armstrong, 3. Consolation: G. Leys, lj H. Churchward, 2; J. Oliver, 3..