YOUNG ATHLETES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 8 November 1938, Page 6

YOUNG ATHLETES

WAIRARAPA COLLEGE SPORTS RESULTS OF YESTERDAY’S EVENTS. OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES. There were a number of outstanding performances at the Wairarapa College sports gathering, held yesterday at the college grounds in fine sunny weather. Parents, friends and ex-pupils attended in large numbers and witnessed keen and exciting contests. Patrick retained the senior boys’ championship, securing 50 points. Brown, with 15J- points, was second and Stuart, 10 points, was third. Patrick collected nine cups. Hibbs, with 24 points, had a clear cut win in the intermediate championship. Stevenson, 8 points, was runner-up and then came Taylor, 7-J- points. The , junior championship was won by Harrington, 15 points, from Prior 10 points and Knutson, 8 points. Slatter, a promising boy, secured the under 14 championship with 19 points. Welch, 9 points, was runner-up and Alexander, 7 points, was third.

There was a spirited tussle for girls’ senior championship honours, Isabel Dale finally prevailing with 18 points from Joan Gemmell, 14 points. Pat Baskiville, 3 points, was third. Ngaire Richards, with 14 points, won the girls’ intermediate championship, with Marjorie Upston, 8 points, run-ner-up and Ruth Chorley, 6| points, third. The girls’ junior championship went to J. Staniforth with 15 points, Kathleen Ross and Olwyn Jones being equal second with 5 points.

Prior to the afternoon tea adjournment there was an impressive parade of the athletes headed by the College Pipe Band. At the conclusion of the events, the Principal, Mr G. G. Hancox, thanked the parents and others for attending, the ladies’ committee for providing afternoon tea, Mr J. W. Bird, and meffibers of the staff for their efficient organisation and control of the sports, and all the other officials.

The cups and trophies were then presented by Mrs W. R. Nicol, wife of the chairman of the College Board of Governors.

Results of events decided yesterday afternoon were as follow: —

Girls’ 50 yards junior championship: J. Staniforth 1, R. Chorley 2, J. Grantham 3. Time, 7 l-ssecs.

Girls’ 50 yards intermediate championship: M. Upston 1, N. Richards 2, R. Chorley and H. Leitch (equal) 3. Time, 6 4-ssecs.

Girls’ 50 yards senior championship: J. Gemmell 1, I. Dale 2, P. Baskiville 3. Time, 6 4-ssecs.

Boys’ 440 yards intermediate handicap: Stevenson (scr.) 1, Eton (10yds.) 2, Mygind (20yds.) 3. Time, 59secs. Boys’ 440 yards senior handicap: Beiliss (20yds.) 1, Rankin (15yds.) 2, Bath 3. Time, 57secs.

Boys’ 50 yards under 14, handicap: Cairns 1, Rogers 2, R. Major 3. Time, 6 4-ssecs.

Girls’ 50 yards junior handicap; T. Saunders 1, A. Morice 2. Time, 6 4-5 secs.

Girls’ 50 yards intermediate handicapff N. Richards 1, E. Hanley 2, M. Upston 3. Time, 6 4-ssecs. Girls’ 50 yards senior handicap: J. Gemmell (scr.) 1, G. Haricox (3yds.) 2, P. Baskiville (scr.) 3. Time, 6 4-5 secs.

Boys’ 220 yards junior championship: Harrington 1, Knutson 2, Read 3. Time, 26secs. A record. Boys’ 220 yards intermediate championship: Hibbs 1, Slatter 2, Taylor 3. Time, 25secs. A record. / Boys’ 220 yards senior championship: Patrick 1, Stuart 2, D. Tooby and Brown (equal) 3. Time, 24 l-ssecs. A record.

Boys’ 220 yards undei’ 14, championship: R. Slatter 1, Alexander 2, Rogers 3. Time, 28 3-ssecs. Girls’ 150 yards senior championship: I. Dale 1, J. Gemmell 2, P. Baskiville 3. Time, 19 4-ssecs. Girls’ 150 yards intermediate championship: N. Richards 1. H. Leitch 2, R. Chorley 3. Time, 19 2-ssecs. Girls’ 100 yards junior championship: J. Staniforth 1, M. Graham 2, F. Baird 3. Time, 13 l-ssecs.

Girls’ book on head race: H. Gregor 1, M. Reid 2, H. Young 3. Girls’ sack race: Thelma Saunders 1, R. Hanley 2, R. Chorley 3. Boys’ half-mile walk championship: Schofield 1, Spackman 2, Lyttle 3. Boys’ high jump, open handicap: Lawrence (scr.) 1. Height, 4ft. 2ins. • Boys’ 100 yards junior handicap: Rutherford 1, Douglas 2, Buick 3. Time, llsecs.

Boys’ 100 yards intermediate handicap: Thomson 1, Braggins 2, Brown 3. Time, 11 2-ssecs.

Boys’ 100 yards senior handicap: Jones 1, Nicol 2, D. Tooby 3. Time, 11 secs.

Boys’ 100 yards under 14, championship: R. Slatter 1, Alexander 2, Rogers 3. Time, 12 2-ssecs.

Girls’ 75 yards junior handicap: T. Saunders 1, N. Richards 2, E. Hanley 3. Time, 9 4-ssecs.

Girls’ 75 yards senior” handicap: J. Gemmell 1, G. Hancox 2, B. Linton 3. Time, lOsecs.

Boys’ 440 yards junior handicap: Heaven 1, Meredith 2, Buick 3. Time, 63 3-ssecs.

Boys’ 440 yards intermediate championship: Hibbs 1. Stevenson 2, Braggins 3.. Time, 57 3-ssecs. A record. Boys’ 440 yards senior championship: Patrick 1, Brown 2, Stuart 3. Time, 55 3-ssecs. A record. Girls’ slow bicycle races: M. Upston 1. J. Hume 2. T. Saunders 1.

Boys’ one mile open handicap: R. Daniell (scr.) 1, Spiers 2, Reeves 3. Time. 4min. 51 3-ssecs.

Girls’ 100 yards junior handicap: J. Grantham 1. T. Saunders 2, E. McGovern 3. Time, 13 4-ssecs.

Girls’ 100 yards intermediate handicap: N. Richards 1. M. Upston and E. Hanley (equal) 2. Time, 13secs.

Girls’ 100 yards senior handicap: J. Gemmell 1, P. Baskiville 2, G. Hancox 3. Time, 13 3-ssecs.

Boys 220 yards junior handicap: Rutherford 1, Rankin 2, McKenzie 3. Time, 27secs.

Boys’ 220 yards intermediate handicap: ‘ Miller ’l, Mygind 2, McNeur 3. Time, 26secs. Boys’ 220 yards senior handicap: N. Jones 1, Nicol 2, D. Tooby 3. Time, 25 l-ssecs.

Girls’ three-legged race, junior: E. Corskie and J. Staniforth 1, M. Linton and R. McKay 2.

Girls’ three-legged race, senior: H. Leitch and R. Chorley 1, K. Ross and W. Armstrong 2,

Boys’ 100 yards under 14, handicap: R. Slatter 1, Rogers 2, Webster 3. Time, 12 3-ssecs.

Girls’ egg and spoon race, .junior: M. Linton 1, Y. Foster 2, M. Cooper 3. Boys’ one mile walk, handicap: Evans 1, Miller 2. Time, lOmin. 29 secs.

Boys’, one mile walk championship: Miller 1.

Junior girls’ relay: Arawa (R. Chorley.'T. Davis, J. Childs, R. Killington) 1, Ngapuhi 2, Tainui 3. Senior girls’ relay: Tainui (H. Leitch, Ruth Chorley, N. Wrigley, J. Gemmell) 1, Ngapuhi 2, Arawa 3. Junior boys’ relay: Tainui (Harrington, Rankin, Cornick, R. ’Slatter) 1, Kahu 2, Arawa 3. Senior boys’ relay: Arawa (Brown, Stuart, Jones, McMaster) 1, Tainui 2, Kahu 3.

House points: Tainui, 240 J points, 1; Ngapuhi, 183 points, 2; Arawa, 162 J points, 3; Kahu, 65 points, 4.