BAYLY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 11, 16 December 1915, Page 6

BAYLY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP.

ANNUAL SPORTS COMPETITION. The athletic competitions in connection with the Bayly Memorial Scholarship were held to-day in Yictoria Park, when there was an interested crowd of spectators, the majority of whom we're juvenile friends and supporters of the competitors. The ' events comenced at 10 o'clock and were carried through expeditiously under the supervision of Messrs P. Skoglund. H-. Good, J. Thomas and others. Competition was keen, and in some of the races exciting finishes were witnessed. Especially 1 Was this the case in the Invitation Race, the champion event for Taranaki schools,; and it) which Coutts, of Stratford; won by inches from Bruce,- of New: Plymouth, thus winning the. rubber. \ R. .1. Thomas strained his leg in punting the ball and had to withdraw from the. other events. J The total points secured by each competitor were as follows*-*-Points. G. P. Webster (New Plymouth)... 165 j C. R. Kyngdon (New Plymouth) 132 O. Mefiardy (New Plymouth) ... 120 H. A. Tristram, (Stratford) 112} ,T. Chamberlain"'(Stratford) ... 80 11. E. Pope (New Plymouth) ... 70 A. K. McGuinness (New Plymouth )Q7}. .). M. Guild (New Plymouth) ... 65 ,f. Clemow (New Plymouth) ... ''32s it. .1. Thomas (Stratford) ... .20 The following are the Jesuits of the various events :-- • Place-kick at goal.-Webster 1, Clemow and McGuinness 2 (equal). Guild, Kyngdon. and Chamberlain also obtained the standard. Long Jump.— Tristram (13.10) ly Webster (IS-7) 2 , Kyngdon (13.4) 3. Mellardv, Guild, Pope, and McGuiness also obtained the standard. Drop-kick at goal.—Pope (88.4) 1, Webster (29.2) 2. Clemow (28) 3. High juinp.—- Webster (4.2}> L Kyngdon and Tristram (4.H) 2. Clemow" and McHardy obtained the standard.. 100yds. race.-Mc Hardy 1, Chamberlain 2, Webster 3. Guild, Pope. Thomas, ' Kyngdon, Tristram. McGuiness also'obtained the standard. Punting the ball.—Kyngdon (33,21 j, Pope "(31.1V) 2. Guild (29.2)' 3. None of the competitors reached the standard. ' - . ••' ... ~,.., I 440yds. race.—McHardy 1, Chamberlain 2. Tristram 3, Kyngdon and Webster (standard.) ■ : 4.4oyds. invitation race. —R. Coutts (Stratford 1, A. ¥,. Bruce ( New Plymouth) 2, C. Lawn (Stratford! 3. Won on the tape after a great go' between first and second, f'.>