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but was unfortunate enough to be disqualified for breaking twice. The
heavy hand of fate was settling upon us, Gary Cumming raised our hopes
by a splendid run in the open 220 yards heat, thus qualifying him for
the final. Gary brought our first points on the board by securing a third
In the open broad jump, and his distance of 19 feet 11 inches was only
inches behind the winner’s leap. It is of interest to note that his jump
was his best ever, exceeding his own winning jump at the school
carnival by eight inches, and bettering the school record of 19 feet 3J
inches held by Colin Slater.
Selwyn Loyne had clocked 54 seconds in the school carnival 440
yards, and we expected him to put up a fine showing. We were not
disappointed as he ran strongly and finished a close fourth. This was
not Selwyn’s best, but to attempt a 440 yards run almost immediately
after a 100 yards final is asking too much. Selwyn did well to run a
creditable fourth in the open 100 yards, and finished close to the winner
who set a record for the event—10 seconds.
Peter Monks registered points for the school by his fourth in the
120 yards hurdles. Peter, no doubt, profited from the experience gained
in using the new set of hurdles which were purchased this year at a
cost of twenty pounds. It must be handed to Peter, that if our under
age groups had followed his example and trained harder, there would
certainly have been more points on the board to our credit.
Jeffrey Horsburgh, our youngster from Lismore, is to be
congratulated on his run in the under 16 hurdles. To those who know
Jeffrey, the hurdles must have seemed as high as double decker buses.
And now to come to the major tragedy of the day. Ralph Railings
had been setting a model for our younger distance runners, both at home
and in club meetings, and had been registering some really good times
in the 880 yards and one mile events. Ralph, although he did not run
the tactical race we know he can, was narrowly beaten in record time,
in the open 880 yards, and, undaunted, lined up for the start of the
mile. This was to be our darkest hour. He ran a splendid race, being
no further back than third at any stage, and, on coming into the
straight, threw out the challenge to the leader; G. Bale of Salisbury,
and moved up alongside him. They raced neck and neck for the line,
with Bale getting the decision by inches. Worse was to follow. The
referee ruled that Ralph had cut in, and disqualified him. Despite a
protest by Mr. Hazell, on the grounds of interference by the winner, we
were ruled out.
It must be conceded to these open boys that they did not give up.
They fought on, and in spite of two interferences from other runners—
which went unnoticed—they finished third in the open relay.
It is only fitting that we congratulate Ipswich on their winning the
Grade II. Cup. It is a long time since their name has been on the Cup
and we wish them every success. All our competitors received support
from the school, and from the advice given by Mr. Hazell and by Mr.
Rich, both of whom devoted much of their time in preparation and
training, and to whom we are greatly indebted.
GIRLS.
Our ball game teams this year suffered as a result of the various
epidemics, but nevertheless, they put up some very good performances. '
We were very fortunate in having Marjorie Lee, a former record
holder, Lorraine Hillier, who has been rated by Mr. Postle as one of the
best sprinters he has ever coached, and Elaine Phillips, a promising
Second Former, who is already making a name for herself as a sprinter.
Although we did not sweep the field this year, we did very well,
and brought home the President's Cup, which made tis the leaders of the
Grade II. girls. On the whole, the under 15 years section was more
successful than the over 15.