SCHOOL STEEPLECHASE

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 39, 8 October 1931, Page 4

SCHOOL STEEPLECHASE

ROTORUA HIGH fifth annual fixture attratts large attend ance SOME GOOD TIMES RECORDED ' The Rotorua High School held its fifth annual steeplechase yesterday afternoon at the Tihiotonga farm station by the kind permission of the Waiariki Land Board and the courtesy of adjacent farmers. In spite of the unfavourable wea- j thei* many spectators were present to i

witness one of the most important annual fixtures of the school year and, though the going was not of the b'est and several championship runners were unable to participate owing to the prevailirig influenza, all entrants put up a fine exhibption, - some good times beirig recofded in all div- ' isions. " ' . The standing record for th£-ee_urse however, remained unbrcrlfgn, the fastest time being put up by the intermediate championship winner, A. H-urrell, who completed the 4| miles in 25min. 31secs, wbile H. Painton, another intermediate champion, who set up a record for the junior course last year, returned in- 25min 50sebs. The senior championship was w'on by N. Hinton, in 26min 4 secs, ahd the junior by L. Brooker, who did iJhe 21 miles in 13 min 40secs. The results are as f ollows : — SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP I Hinton, N. K -nmn-f-c;

2 Ryder, D 3 poiiits 3 Christophers, J l point. Senior and Intermediate handicap: 1 Esdaile, 28min 53 sec; 2 McCormick, 27min 37sec; 3 Bunyard, 27 min 33sec; 4 Fraser, 30min 40sec; 5 George, 30min 2sec; 6 Polglase 29 min 19sec; 7 Limozin, 31min 28sec; 8 McNab, 28min 19sec; 9 Hurrell, 25 min 31sec; 10 Robertson, 27min 39 sec; 11 Painton 25min 50sec; 12 Simpson, 29min 4sec; 13 Keane, 28 min 4sec; 14 Purcell, 29min 38s6c; 15 Beale, 27 min 41sec. Senior— Fastest time: 1 Hinton, 26 min 4sec; 2 Gainsford, 26miit 31 sec. INTERMEDIATE CHAMPIONSHIP 1 Hurrell, A 5 points 2 Painton, H 3 poin'ts. 3 Dawson, R 1 point#

Intermediate — Fastest time: 1 Hurrell, 25min 31sec; 2 Painton, 25min 50sec. JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP 1 Brooker, L 5 points. 2 Quinlan, J 3 points. 3 Mehrtens, 1 1 point. Junior Handicap: 1 Southwiek, 15 min 25sec; 2 Adam, 13 min 35sec:

3 Mason 14min 41sec; 4 Scott, 15 min 51sec; 5 Williams 15min 53sec; 6 Quinlan, 15 min 31sec; 7 Hayden, 15min 50sec; 8 Ford, 14min 31sec; 9 O'Flaherty, 14min 4sec; 10 Beale, 15min 21sec. Junior Fastest Time: 1 Brooker, 13 min 40sec; 2 Wilson, 13min 42 sec. HOUSE POINTS Senior and Intermediate: Drake, 434 points; Nelson, 384 points; Raleigh, 367 points; Frobisher 358 points. Junior: Drake, 230; Nelson, 133;. Frobisher, 127; Raleigh, 38. Total: Drake, 664; Nelson, 517; Frobisher, 485; Raleigh, 405. Most Meritorious Performance: Hurrell, A., 25min 31sec. School Record: 25min 13see.