Is this a Record?

New Zealand Tablet, 13 December 1906, Page 21

Is this a Record ?

Our readers-" have long -been familiar with' the success generally achieved by. Catholic schools In the worlci of inter-school athletics in ' Now Zoaiamll But (subject to correction) we faiicy that the pupils of the Christian

Brothers' school, Dunedin, now hold the record for such successes. On last Satui'day," in' Dunedin, they, competed (on the age. standard) | in', the j twenty' male events of -the Otago .Schools ChauipionshipsVXopen.to all the province). In the twenty- events, they, took nineteen.f irsts, and out oj- twenty-seven &irier L medals 'they • captured twenty-six (eight being for/ firsts iir relay races-)'. They also carried away nine out of /the., sixteen,' bronz* medals, and took, . in addition, 1 several' second places for which' no /prizes were- offered. CathqHcsrare only about olie-eighth of the local 'population. Yet, age'for age, the ' Catholic boys made hay. of their opponent's! "Such a~ field-day deserves*an editorial record." : :Mo're power to their . feet— and elbows ■! -s- ~ / •• ■ i , . -