national, scored from the penalty spot. The School gave the Hockey Association. XI defence a worrying time with fast raids led by Nigel Radford and Tim Abbey. Only a full-length diving tackle by Philip Sharpe, the former North and Yorkshire player, stopped Abbey when he burst clear just before half-time when the School were unlucky to be a goal adrift. In the second half Gough was called on to make a number of saves from Cook but it was Cook who scored both goals to complete his hat trick. The first came early in the half from a short corner and the final goal was a classic. A movement at breathtaking speed saw the ball swept from defence to Bill Clough'ton on the left wing. Cloughton turned quickly, centred and Cook's shot, inches inside Gough's left-hand post, was unstoppable. A supreme move which drew long applause from the large crowd.
(Yorkshire Evening Press)
BOAT CLUB 1976-77 Christmas Term This term saw much useful maintenance and some rowing. Early on in the term—at York Sprint regatta—the Club had two wins. The previous season's Colts IV and Junior Colts IV both won their respective events. Throughout the term a small group of seniors rowed pairs and sculled in preparation for the Easter Term.
Easter Term At the start of the term it was decided not to form a 1st VIII and the seniors trained in Fours, while the Colts used Celia. The first event of the term was Durham Invitation regatta in which three Colts IVs, a Novice IV and a Junior Colts IV rowed. Two of the Colts crews came second equal. Later in the term—at the Trent Head of the River—the School was represented by the 1st IV and 2nd IV. The 1st IV beat an elite crew in winning the Pennant for the Junior Division. The Second IV, in Senior C, did not do too well against tough opposition. In the Yorkshire Head of the River, three Fours and a Colts VIII rowed. Although no pennants were won, there was some good rowing.
Summer Term During the Easter Holidays a new fine Four arrived from Cambridge Racing Boats (the home of last year's pairs). Although somewhat different from Herbert Chicken, the 1st IV soon learnt to cope with this beautiful craft, which was christened "Cindy" by Mrs. Daniel at York Summer regatta (on the occasion of the Grand Buffet Lunch at the Boathouse). One of the most memorable events of the year was the 24-Hour sponsored row organised by Mr. Macdonald, in which four Fours, an Eight and B.M. sculling took part. Altogether 132 miles were rowed and £360 was raised. At night the crews rowed through floodlit York, which proved to be an interesting experience. With the term only one week old, the row did a lot to awaken oarsmen as to their fitness. 70
