SPORTS DAY

Wairarapa Times-Age, 7 November 1940, Page 7

SPORTS DAY

AT WAIRARAPA COLLEGE EVENTS KEENLY CONTESTED. SEVERAL RECORDS BROKEN. The annual athletic sports day is being held at the Wairarapa College in fine but windy weather today. Under the capable guidance of the officials a lengthy programme is being carried out with the maximum of efficiency. Keen interest is being taken in the proceedings and there is a large attendance of the public. All the events have been keenly contested and some thrilling finishes have been witnessed. Several records have been broken in both the boys’ and girls’ events, and in many cases existing records have been equalled. The following are the officials:— Patrons, the Board of Governors; referee, Mr G. H. Perry; field judges, Messrs J. V. Dolan, G. W. Morice. J. W. Bird; track judges. Messrs E. K. Eastwood, W. M. Sellar, A. J. Drew, J. E. Tier, H. N. Bibby, R. J. Martin, J. McDonald; call stewards, Misses O. R. Sutherland, R. K. Edwards, Messrs H. P. Glen, G. W. Shaw; starter, Mr W. S. L. Dickson; time-keepers, Messrs L. S. Nicol, R. McKenzie, E. J. Eastwood; house points, Misses S. M. Bampton, J. Irvine; championship points, Miss R. M. Stewart, Mr S. B. Maclennan; Press stewards, Misses S. M. Bampton, E. Cook; official recorders, Mr J. K. Brown, Misses I. M. Kirk, R. G. Bradley: committee, the prefects. The following are the results up to the time of going to press:—

CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS. Boys’ High Jump (junior): J. Daniell 1; C. Stewart 2; B. Beecroft 3. Height, 4ft 7in. Boys’ High Jump (senior): I. Dale 1; R. Selby 2; N. Wilson 3. Height, sft. Girls’ 75yds, under 14: C. Wright 1; E. Burton 2; N. Marsh 3, Time, 10 1-5 sec. Girls’ 75yds (junior): M. Shouler 1; B. Dixon 2; G. Sayer 3. Time, lOsec. Girls’ 100yds (intermediate): Thelma Saunders 1; M. McPherson 2; J. Russell 3. Time, 12 l-ssec (a record). Girds’ 100yds (senior): F. Baird 1; J. Staniforth 2; J. Grantham 3. Time, 12 sec (a record). Boys’ intermediate high jump: Dewar 1; B. Welch 2; Golder and Hoare, equal 3. Distance 4ft. lOJin.

OTHER EVENTS. Boys’ long jump junior handicap: Moore 1; Lyttle 2; Nahkies 3. Distance, 16ft 7ain (a record). Boys’ long jump intermediate handicap: Marsh 1; Boyne 2; Alexander 3. Distance. 16ft 2in. Boys’ long jump senior handicap: M. Schofield 1; N. Baird 2; I. Sutherland 3. Distance, 19ft 2in (a record). Girls’ egg and spoon senior race, final: L. Wilton 1; J. Childs 2; V. Fitzgerald 3. Girls’ egg and spoon race, junior final: N. Stains 1; S. Gardiner 2; L. McGhee 3. Boys’ 50yds under 14 handicap, heats: First heat: H. Robinson 1; Stalker 2; Gooder 3. Second heat: Lee 1; Stewart 2; Gilliland 3. Boys’ 100yds intermediate handicap: First heat: Taylor 1; Marsh 2; Wagg 3. Time, 11. 2-ssec. Second heat: Alexander 1; Stewart 2. Time, 11 2-ssec.

Third heat: Summers 1; Walsh 2; E. Welch 3. Time, 12sec. Boys’ 100yds senior handicap: First heat: Slatter 1; Wilson 2; Donnelly 3. Second heat: N. Baird 1; Eagar 2; I. Dale 3. Time, llsec. Boys’ 100 yards under 14 handicap: First heat: Abbott 1; Wickens 2; Lee 3. Time 12 2-ssec. (a record). Second heat: Robinson 1; Henderson 2; Morrison 3. Time, 12 4-ssec. Boys’ 100 yards junior handicap. First heat: Casey 1; Lenihan 2; Sherborne 3. Time 11 4-ssec. Second heat: Burke 1; Mills 2; Shoosmith 3. Time, 11 4-ssec. Third heat: Henderson 1; McGregor 2; Geary 3. Time 12 l-ssec. Boys’ 880 yards intermediate handicap: Welch 1; B. Matthews 2; C. Lyt-J tie 3. Time 2.16 1-5. Boys’ 880 yards senior handicap: J. Eton 1; Eagar 2; F. Wilton 3. Time, 2.16 4-5. Boys’ long jump, under 14 handicap: A. Scott 1; Morrison 2; G. Donald 3. Distance 14.4.

Boys’ 220 yards, junior handicap: First heat: Fuller 1; Orr 2; McGregor 3. Time 27 1-5. Second heat: Burke 1; Berry 2; K. Moore 3. Time 28 1-5. Boys’ 220 yards intermediate handicap heats: First heat. Millington 1; R. Stewart 2; I. Summers 3. Time 27 2-5 secs. Second heat: McGovern 1; Alexander 2; C. Stewart 3. Time 26 2-ssec. 220 yards senior handicap, heats: First heat: Wilson 1; Wimms 2; McNeur 3. Time 26 1-5. Second heat: Pagen 1; Taylor 2; Douglas 3. Time, 25 2-ssec. 220 yards under 14 handicap, heats: First heat: Abbot 1; Madden 2; N. Stewart 3. Time 29 l-ssec. Second heat: Scott 1; G. Donald 2; Morrison 3. Time 29sec.