Rugby

SENIOR COMPETITION (In order of events) 220 Yards: 1 D. J. Emsley; 2 S. C. Maslin; 4 J. K. Park. Time: 24.8 sec. St. Peter's 20, Bootham 8.

High Jump: 2 J. Pawson; 3 D. R. Baxter; 6 R. M. Anderson. Winning height: 5 ft. 5 in. St. Peter's 13, Bootham 15.

Half Mile: 1 A. W. Fieldhouse; 2 C. A. Cawood; 4 C. W. Clegg. Time: 2 min. 11.2 sec. St. Peter's 20, Bootham 8. 100 Yards: 1 D. J. Emsley; 2 J. K. Park; 3 S. C. Maslin. Time: 10.9 sec. St. Peter's 22, Bootham 6. 440 Yards: 1 T. B. Ward; 2 M. Donnelly; 3 J. D. Cartwright. Time: 54.7 sec. (Meeting Record). St. Peter's 22, Bootham 6.

Long Jump: 1 R. W. Miers; 5 J. Pawson. Distance: 19 ft. 41- in. St. Peter's 12, Bootham 15. 1 Mile: 2 (Equal) G. F. Hardman and P. Abel; 4 R. Cressey. Winning time: 4 min. 52.5 sec. St. Peter's 15, Bootham 13.

Relay (4 x 110 Yards): 1 St. Peter's; 2 Bootham. Time: 47.8 sec. St. Peter's 8. Bootham 0.

JUNIOR COMPETITION (Under 15 on 1st January) 220 Yards: 2 A. L. Jervis; 3 P. J. G. C. Bleach; 5 P. J. H. Fosbrook. Winning time: 27.2 sec. St. Peter's 14, Bootham 14.

Long Jump: 1 M. A. Cantrell; 2 A. W. Hodgson; 6 M. C. Pearson. Distance: 16 ft. 6f in. St. Peter's 18, Bootham 10. 100 Yards: 1 M. A. Cantrell; 2 P. J. G. C. Bleach; 3 C. J. P. Leake. Time: 12.1 sec. St. Peter's 22, Bootham 6.

High Jump: 2 L. N. Thomson; 3 (Equal) A. W. Hodgson; 5 M. C. Pearson. Winning height: 5 ft. (Meeting Record). St. Peter's 13, Bootham 15.

Relay (4 x 110 Yards): 1 St. Peter's; 2 Bootham. Time: 51.8 sec. (Meeting Record). St. Peter's 8, Bootham 0. Athletics Colours re-awarded to : — C. W. Clegg (Captain of Athletics), P. Abel, D. J. Emsley and T. B. Ward. Athletics Colours awarded to:— R. W. Miers, M. Donnelly, G. F. Hardman, S. C. Maslin and J. Pawson.

INTER-HOUSE ATHLETICS

Only a sudden change in the direction of the wind from the muggy wet South-west to the dry, but bitterly cold, northerly quarter transformed the track, almost overnight, from a soggy pudding into an arena fit for running, and thus made it possible to start the Standards programme on the appointed day, Monday, 7th March.

So there was to be no reprieve for those who fear exertion and loathe to be put on trial. On the other hand the conditions brought the very best out of so many. How very marked is the contrast between these two attitudes ! In fact the wind and generally cold conditions never relented. It blew straight into the faces of the on-coming sprinters throughout the standards programme, and made the sprints a real test and certainly no `gift'. Splendid conditions for hardy annuals but little comfort for hothouse plants !

Under Mr. Burbridge's patience and enthusiasm, two field events, the discus and shot, were introduced to the Standards programme as alternatives to existing field events. The innovation was an interesting experiment, added 38

variety, and no doubt was appreciated, particularly by those who either were not made for jumping or have no love for jumping. As was only to be expected neither event was found to be easy, for both demand technique, skill and practice. Time precludes their introduction on a mass scale. Perhaps there is good case for retaining the discus for a start, as an alternative to the antediluvian event "Throwing the Cricket Ball", but it is open to doubt how suitable these events are at this particular time of year.

As the non-stop programme progressed, so performances improved immeasurably. School trials became more and more the order of the day as the Bootham match approached, and they added colour and flavour on the completion of standards, preliminary heats and the many successes against Bootham, the wind mercifully swung back to the south-west, blew reasonably mildly directly across the 100 yards, and gave the finalists every opportunity to show their worth.

With the track in excellent condition, the performances which resulted provide ample proof of the splendid progress made in a mere three weeks. Place of honour must go to T. B. Ward for his record equalling run in the I mile event, equalling the record of 54.0 sec. previously shared by A. P. Chadwick in 1880 and E. J. Walton in 1898. To have achieved this under the scrutiny of 3 stop watches at this time of year was a magnificent performance. C. A. Wood's two records in the Intermediate events were also full of merit. In the mile he sliced as much as 1 second off the previous best, held by J. D. Carr in 1960; and in the 220 yards he lowered the record by .8 sec., held previously by C. Frank in 1946 and J. D. Carr in 1961. To round off a splendid afternoon, the Grove Senior Relay Team improved on the record last held by the Rise.

DETAILED RESULTS

Points from Standards: Grove 200; Dronfield 195; Manor 173; School House 169; Queen's 157; Rise 156; Temple 146. SENIOR MILE: 1 P. Abel (Q), 2 G. F. Hardman (Q), 3 R. Cressey (G), 4 A. W. Fieldhouse (R). Time: 4 min. 56.6 sec. INTERMEDIATE MILE: 1 C. A. Wood (Q), 2 P. V. Zissler (G), 3 J. E. Dickinson (Q), 4 F. J. Vickers (M). Time: 5 min. 1.8 sec.

Saturday, 26th March

1. SENIOR 100 YARDS 1 D. J. Emsley (G), 2 D. R. Baxter (G), 3 T. B. Ward (T), 4 S. C.

Maslin (S.H.). Time: 10.6 sec. 2. JUNIOR 100 YARDS 1 P. J. G. C. Bleach (G), 2 C. J. P. Leake (D), 3 (Equal) I. C. Dempsey (G) and A. H. Powell (D). Time: 11.5 sec. 3. INTERMEDIATE 100 YARDS 1 C. A. Wood (Q), 2 J. A. Pease (D), 3 I. S. Donaldson (D), 4 K. J.

Sargeant (S.H.). Time: 10.9 sec. 4. SENIOR HIGH JUMP

I. G. F. Hardman (Q), 2 R. D. Harding (R), 3 N. G. A. Morris (D), 4 D. R. Baxter (G). Height: 5 ft. 41 in. 5. JUNIOR LONG JUMP 1 A. L. Jervis (S.H.), 2 A. W. Hodgson (Q), 3 A. H. Powell (D), 4 C. H.

Noble (R). Distance: 16 ft. 6 in. 6. INTERMEDIATE 880 YARDS 1 P. V. Zissler (G), 2 J. E. Dickinson (Q), 3 C. J. A. Smith (Q), 4 C. J.

McFee (D). Time: 2 min. 17.0 sec. 39