ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2321, 1 December 1914, Page 9

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

OLD BOYS' DAY AT WELLINGTON COLLEGE. "Old Boys' Day" was observed at Wellington College yesterday, when the grounds were thrown open to past pupils and their friends. Though the day was not, celebrated on quite such a largo scale as it was last year, several hundred people were present during the course ot the afternoon, the number including many ladies. Competitions in swimming and shooting were held in the morning, and while the Old. • Boys triumphed in the swimming relaj; race, the present pupils proved superior on the rifle range. The afternoon was devoted to cricket. In all four games were played, and the leading match, of which the scores are given below, was drawn. At the close of the day the pupils lined up and gave three hearty cheers for the Old Boys, who returned the compliment: Results of the competitions are as follow

SWIMMING. 300 Yards Relay Race. —Old Boy; (Ishenvood, Gray, Septa, Smith, Blundell, and Levy), 1; Present Boy 6 (Paterson ii, Popo, Weine, Dudson, Wakelin, aud Bish), 2. AVon by a touch. No time taken. 50 Yards Open Race.—First heat: Deck, 1. Time, 42sec. Second heat: Owen, 1; Timo, 44seo. Third heat: Eton, 1. Time, 41sec. Final: Deck, 1; Eton, 2. Time, 40sec. ' '

RIFLE SHOOTING. Rifle Shooting Competition (10 shots at 200 yards).—Present Boys won by 28 points. Scores: —Present Boys: Hogg, 42 points; Frost, 40; Rayward, 37; Welsh,' 34; Hanson, 34; Bish, 34; Harris, 28; Donald, 28, Total, 277. Old Boys: Eves, 40 points; Marshall, 39; Sutherland, 38; Focke, 33; Smith, 30; Quick, 29,; Fenton, 20; Reeves, 20. Total, 249 points.

CRICKET. Old Boys. ■ , J. Diokson, run out 28 Comrie, o. Ward, b. Morton 12 Bindmarsh, b. Caulton 17 Ronaldson, 1.b.w., b. Morton 8 Marris, b. Morton 11 Makebam, b. Ward 24. Scott, st. Bennett, b. Morton 28 Wilson, o. Childs, b. Lambert 64 Jacobs, c. and b. Morton f> Hales, st. Bennett, b. Morton . 24 Smith,, not out 23 Extras ...; 15 . Total '.. 254 Bowling analysis: Morton took six wick'ots for 85 runs; Lambert,- ono, for 37; .Caulton, one for 3G; Ward, one for 27; Mr. Brodie, none lor 25; Raleigli ii, nono for 29. ■ " Present Boys. Lambert, o. Hindmai'sli, b. Marris 0 Piloher, c. Makeham, b. Dickson 3 Ronaldson, b. Hales 16 Mr. Brodie, retired ; 5Q Ward, b. Marris ....: 17 Mather, c. Jacobs, b. Comrio 16 Childs, b. Jacobs 0 Raleigh, run out 1 Morton, not out, 20 Caulton, not out 15 Extras i.............. f 29 Total for wickets 107 Bowling analysis.—Marris took two \yickots for 22 runs; Dickson, ono for 16; Jacobs, one for 20; Comrie, one for 10; Hales, ono for 18; Makeham, none for 20; Scott, nono for 16.; Ronaldson, uono for 11; Smith, none for 5. In -the Outside Junior Association match .Kilbirnis v. St. Anne's, Kilbirnie in their first innings made 90 (Ward 26, Smith lp, Gell 13),- and in the second innings 71 (Ward 17, Cotter 13, Mason 12, Pycrbft 10). St. Aruie's first innings yielded 60 (O'Donohue 25, Walter' 11). For St, Anno'a, Donohue took three wickets for seven runs, Wareh'am three for 32, W. Rouse three for. 40 in tho first, and Hayden six for 22 and W. House three for 7in the second. Ward three for none, Pycroft four for 28, a lid Cotter three for 32 bowled best for Kilbinue.