Seven records were broken during the course of the day. T. R. Groom, repeating his excellent run at the D.A.C. meeting, ran the half-mile under 14 in 2 mins. 11.3 sees. D. Pilkington although still under twelve won the under thirteen two hundred and twenty yards in the record time of 27.1 sees. Both the open and under sixteen mile records were broken.In the former, P. Kirkwood lowered Alan Kluge's record to 4 mins. 37.9 sees, and in the latter P. N. Smillie lowered Kluge's record to 4 mins. 51 sees. A. Walker and H. Fitzwilliam beat the records set by D. Leitch in the 220 yards Hurdles under sixteen and open respectively and Pembroke broke the open four by one hundred and ten yard relay. As in the Standards Competition a great tussle ensued between Pembroke and Finningley throughout the day, but once more the Pembroke's open group turned the scales. The final positions were: 1. Pembroke 277 2. Finningley 256 3. Gillingham 163 We express our appreciation to the following for all they did to make the day such an enjoyable and happy one for the large crowd of parents and friends: Staff wives who took their posts at two centres serving a very large number with morning and afternoon teas. Mrs. Ireland for lunch arrangements. Mr. Montague and the ground staff for their preparation ofthe track and jumping pits. The officials who kept the programme running smoothly and to time. Messrs. Blamey, Jeannot and Hewson for the time spent in coaching competitors. And to the Headmistress of Epworth, Miss S. Kachelhoffer, for presenting the trophies at the end of the day. RESULTS Long Jump{Under 15): 1. Makinson(P); 2. Roll(P); 3. Peddie(D). Distance 16 ft.6 ins. 220 yards Hurdles{Under 16){2ft.6ins. high): 1. A.Walker(P); 2.Plumb(F): 3. Leibrandt(P);. Time 29.4 sees.(Record). 220yards Hurdles Open{2ft.6ins. high): 1.H.Fitzwilliam(G); 2. Williams(P): 3. Naylor(F). Time 28.2 sees.(Record). High Jump {Under 13): 1. Donaldson(G); 2. Pilkington(F); 3. Bartlett(G). Height4ft.4 ins. 880 yards{Under 15): 1. Hart(G); 2. Quin(G); 3. Gerrish (F). Time 2 min. 11.3 sees. Team 1. F; 2. G; 3. P. 880 yards{Under 16): 1. Smillie(F); 2. Gilbertson(F); 3. Loubser(F). Team 1. F; 2. G; 3. P. Time 2 min. 7.1 sees. 29
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