THAMES HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL SPORTS
ADAMS WINS CHAMPIONSHIP (From Our Own Correspondent) THAMES, Saturday. The annual sports of the-. Thames High School were held on Saturday. There was a fair attendance of the public and the programme of 38 events was got off punctually to time. There were six cups for championship events and at tho conclusion of the sports Mrs. W. H. Hoult presented the prizes to the winners. The senior championship was won by Adams, who secured an easy win with 40 points. The winner put up two good performances in 10 4-ss, and the quarter mile in 58 3-ss. Results were as follow: Throwing the Cricket Ball.. —Beale, 1; Billing, 2; Langdon, 3. Distance, 73yds. Kicking the Football. —Adams, 1; Billings, 2; Townson, 3. Distance, 42iyds. Hitting the Hockey Ball (Girls). —D. Delamore, 1; S. Sterling, 2; J. Henderson, 3. Distance, 67yds. Thread the Needle. —Mary Ritchie, 1; Jessie Milne, 2; Dulcie Delamore, 3. Three-legged Race. —Dulcie Delamore, 1; Joyce Griffin, 2; Aline Green, 3. Book Race (Girls). —M. Ritchie, 1; H. Shaw, 2; E. Brown, 3. Potato Race. —D. Delamore, 1; L. McGlynn, 2; T. Wayne, 3. 120yds Senior Championship (Girls).— Ngaire Snow, 1; Joyce Griffin, 2; Ruby Connors, 3. Time, 16 2-5. Half Mile Walk. —Farrell, 1; Taylor, 2; Billings, 3. Time, 4m 13s. 100Yds, Junior Handicap. —McDonald, 1; Renshaw, 2; Hoyle, 3. 100Yds Senior Handicap (Girls). — W. Kilgour, 1; L. McGlynn, 2; IST. Snow, 3. 220 Yds Junior. —McDonald, 1; Simmonds, 2; Montague, 3. 440Yds Junior. —McDonald, 1; Simmonds, 2; Shaw, 3. 440Yds Handicap. —Adams, 1; McMillan, 2; Kelly, 3. Time, 58 3-ss. 120Yds Hurdles. —Lambert and Langdon, dead heat, 1; Hoyle and Connors, dead heat, 3. Time, 20 3-ss. Half-Mile Handicap. Billings, 1; Adams, 2; Baker, 3. Time, 2m 18 4-ss. 220Yds Junior Championship. —Shaw, 1; Hoyle, 2; Battson, 3. Time, 2m 8 2-ss. 220Yds Handicap. —Beale, 1; Langdon 2; Goodwin, 3. Time, 265. 100Yds Junior. —J. Langdon, 1; Beale 2; Connors, 3. Time, 11 4-ss. 100Yds Junior (Girls). —A. Green, 1; D Causley, 2; Audrey Bird, 3. Girls 100Yds Championship. —Joye* Griffin, 1; Ngaire Snow, 2; Ruby Coss grove, 3. Time, 3 2-ss. Old Boys’ Race. —Morrissey, 1; Thomp son, 2; Connors, 3. Championship (Senior), Old Boys’ Cup.— L. R. Adams; Junior', Trevor Hoyle. Mile, Runciman Cup.— L. R. Adams. Junior Mile, Morrissey Cup. —G. Shaw Girls’ Senior Cup. —Joyce Griffin. Girls’ Junior. —Dorothy Causley.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 171, 10 October 1927, Page 11
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