BREADALBANE SCHOOL.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LVI, Issue 6489, 14 December 1881, Page 5

BREADALBANE SCHOOL.

The annual athletic sports in connection with the above school took place on Saturday afternoon last. The events, which wore well contested, and gave very good result*, considering the age of the competitors, afforded a great source of interest and amusement to the parents and friends of tho pupils who were present as spectators. The following, are the results

100 yards flat race (under 10)—Matson, minor, 1; Btoddart, 2; Brown, minor, 8. 100 jarde flat race (under 14)—Watt, minor, 1} Broughton, minor, 2; lines and Brown, major, 8 (tie.) 100 yards flat race (over 14)—M'Lcan, 1 5 Pearce, major, 2; Broughton, maximus, 8. High jump (under 14)— Broughton, minor, Bft Bm, 1 { Watt, minor, 2 ; Innee, 8.

High jump (over 14)—Turner, 4ft 6in, maximus, 1) M'Lcan and Pearce, major, 2. Quarter-mile flat race (under 14) —Brown, major, 1; Broughton, minor, 2; Watt, major, 3. Brown went ahead at the start and led throughout. Quarter-mile flat race (over 14)—M'Lcan, 1; Pearce, major, 2; Turner, maximus, 8. Time, Imin 6seo. This was a good race, Turner leading to within a few yards of the tape. Half-mile flat race (under 10)—Matson, miner, 1; Brown, minor, 2; Garrick, minor, 8. Young Matson, who showed a good style of running, led throughout and won easily. Long jump (under 14)—Broughton, minor, 1; Watt, mmor, 2 } Watt, major, 3, Long jnmp (over 14)— M'Lean, 16ft, 1; Pearce, major, 2; Bird ling, major, 8. One mile flat race (under 14)—Brown, major, 1 5 Broughton, minor, 2; Watt, major, 8. As in the quarter-mile, Brown led from the start and was never headed. One mile flat race (over 14) —Pearce, major, 1; M'Lean, 2; Broughton, maximus, 3. Tune, 6min 45seo. This was perhaps the best race of the day. The competitors had settled into their places and were going evenly up to 800 yards from home, when Pearce, who was running fourth, put on a magnificent spurt, and running through the others, won a good race by about 20 yards. Sack race (under 10)—Matson, minor, 1; Garrick, minor, 2; Henderson, 8. Throwing the cricket ball (under 14)— Broughton, minor, 1; Watt, minor, 2; Brown, major, 3. Throwing the cricket ball (over 14)—Buchanan, 74 yards, 1; M'Lean, 2; Pearce, major, 8. Three-legged race (under 14)—Jones and Watt, major, 1; Broughton, minor, and Watt, minor, 2 ; Brown, major, and Junes, 3. Three-legged race (over 14)— Qlendining end Williams, 1; Broughton, maximus, and Birdling, major, Pearce, major, mid Buchanan (tie), 2. Three-legged race (under 10)—Matson, minor, ana Stoddart, 1; Garrick, minor, and Barber, 2; Henderson and Turner, minor, 8. Back race (under 14)— Broughton, mmor, 1; Rhodes, 2; Watt, major, 8. Sack race (over 14)—Pearce, major, lj Birdling, minor, 2 5 Broughton, maximus, 8. Tug-of-war (between four teams of six each)-M'Lean, MTlraitb, major, Birdling, minor, EUmao, Watt, major, Jones, 1 j Turner, maximus, Broughton, maximus, Broughton, major, Pearce, minor, Watt, minor, Matson, minor, 2; Pearce, major, Williams, Birdling, major, Tumor, major, Cunningham, Rhodes, 3. Quarter-mile steeplechase, over two water jumps and four gone hurdles (under 14)— Brown, major, 1; Broughton, minor, 2; Watt, major, 8. Half-mile steeplechase, over four water jumps and eight gorse hurdles (over 14)— Birdling, major, 1 ; M'Lean, 2; Buchanan, 8. The water jumps were 10 feet and 12 foot wide, one of them having a corse hurdle added. Both the steeplechases afforded groat amusement, though the boys who got into the water, instead of over it, appeared to take both the laughter of the spectators and the ducking in a very philosophic way. Xh© ©port© concluded with a tug-or-war between a team of boys from Christ’s College Grammar School, and a team representing Breadolbano school This event, which was short and decisive, was pulled off by the Breadolbano boys. The prizes for the sports, which hod been supplemented by two handsome silver cups, kindly presented by Mr* Cunningham, and other prizes given by Mr David Craig, were distributed to the boys on Monday evening, and the ordinary school prizes by Mr Peter Cunningham. The silver champion cup, for boys over 14, was won by M'Lean, with a total of 20 points in the sports, the oup for boys under 14 falling to Broughton, minor. In presenting the prizes, Mr Cunningham addressed the boys, in what be termed a short lecture, giving them sound practical advice, and bis remarks were supplemented by the JHon J. T. Peacock and the Bov T. cloven, Mr Cunningham called for three cheers for the Bov Mr Forgusson (the principal), Mr F. Fergusson, and the other masters, and with a round of cheers for Mr and Mrs Cunningham thU part of the proceedings terminated. Dancing was then indulged in by those present for tbo remainder of the evening, in the large schoolroom, which hod been tastefully decorated by the boys with plants and flowers of all descriptions. The following is the Mentor School, Upper Division-M'llraith, major (silver modal), 1 1 Turner, major, 2 1 Turner, maximus, 3 1 Pearce, major, 4, Glendining. 6, Lower Division—Dunlop, major, 1- Watt, major, 2; Dunlop, minor, 3 j Watt, minor, 4 j JJUman, 5 j Buchanan, 6 1 Broughton, maximus, 7 j Cunningham. 8. Junior School, Upper Division-Birdhng, minor, 1; Brown, major, 2 j Rhodes, 8» Stoddart, 4. Lower Division—Brown, minor } Garrick, major 1 Garrick, minor j Turner, minor ; Richardson. French Prize (presented by M. do Montalk) —M'llraith, major. Music Prize (presented by Mr Simms)— Pearce, major.