Rugby Fixtures, 1954

comparatively strong O.P. batting side in trouble so soon against the steady bowling of M. Willstrop and A. Burrows. These two bowled for an hour unchanged, and literally broke the back of the O.P. innings. Walshaw, a formidable No. 8, was mainly responsible for retrieving the situation somewhat, but F. B. Hudson and M. Willstrop, backed up by some good fielding, finished off the good work for the School.

D. A. Macpherson (23) and R. G. Bough (45 not out) both impressed with some sound batting, and the Old Boys were powerless to stem the steady flow of run-getting, which brought victory to the School by 7 wickets. No doubt it was a good thing the squash challenge was accepted the previous day.

k RUGBY FIXTURES, 1954

Christmas Term, 1954 1st XV

Saturday, 2nd Oct. Headingley "A" Wednesday, 6th Oct. Durham School Saturday, 9th Oct. York R.U.F.C. ... Saturday, 16th Oct. Bradford G.S. ... Wednesday, 20th Oct. Trent College ... Saturday, 23rd Oct. Denstone College ... Saturday, 30th Oct. Harrogate R.F.C. Colts Wednesday, 3rd Nov. "A" XV v. Ripon G.S. Saturday, 6th Nov. Leeds G.S. ... ... Saturday, 13th Nov. Giggleswick School ... Saturday, 20th Nov. Ampleforth College ... Wednesday, 24th Nov. Worksop College Saturday, 4th Dec. Old Peterites ...

2nd XV

Wednesday, 6th Oct. Durham School Saturday, 16th Oct. Bradford G.S. ... Wednesday, 20th Oct. Drax G.S. 1st XV ... Wednesday, 27th Oct. Rishworth School 1st XV Saturday, 6th Nov. Leeds G.S. ... ... Saturday, 13th Nov. Giggleswick School ... Saturday, 20th Nov. Ampleforth College ... Wednesday, 24th Nov. Worksop College

Under 16 Colts XV

• • • Home • • . Home • • • Home • • • Home ... Away • • • Home • • • Home • • • Home ... Away • • • Home ... Away ... Away • • • Home

... Away ... Home ... Away ... Home ... Away ... Home ... Home ... Away

Saturday, 2nd Oct. Army Apprentices School, Harrogate ... Home Saturday, 9th Oct. Durham School ... Home Saturday, 23rd Oct. Giggleswick School. .. ... Away Saturday, 30th Oct. Harrogate R.F.C. Colts "A" ) . C.. V ... Home Saturday, 6th Nov. Ampleforth College ... ... Away Wednesday, 24th Nov. Worksop College ... ... Home Under 15 Colts XV

Saturday, 9th Oct. Durham School Wednesday, 20th Oct. Drax G.S. ... Saturday, 23rd Oct. Pocklington School Wednesday, 27th Oct. Rishworth School

Wednesday, 24th Nov. Worksop College Home Away Away Home Home

Wednesday, 10th Nov. 1st Round. Saturday, 27th Nov. Semi-finals. Wednesday, 8th Dec. Final.

Junior House Matches

Friday, 12th Nov. 1st Round. Wednesday, 17th Nov. Semi-finals. Wednesday, 1st Dec. Final.

SWIMMING

Once again we have to record that the first three months of our English Summer provided us with no incentive to swim, and the ranks of those who have evaded the Baths altogether were swollen considerably this term. Nevertheless the more hardy types have pursued their aquatic sport undaunted by the chilly conditions, and in fact swimming sessions have been much more purposefully conducted. House practices, with the boarding houses at any rate, followed a pre-determined course and some very useful swimming training was done. Mr. Gregory was frequently "on tap" to give help and advice, and assign further tasks to the well-intentioned.

The creation of Queen's necessitated the swimming-off of heats in almost every event on the programme, so that by the time the finals were reached on Sunday and Monday, 25th and 26th July, entrants were reduced to four or five, and every competitor had previously been put through his paces.

For the second year in succession it is very satisfying to record that again five records were broken, and, to judge from the general standard, undoubtedly swimming in the School has improved considerably.

DETAILED RESULTS, Sunday, 25th July

1. Under 16i Free Style-50 yds. 1st J. L. Hyde, 2nd P. S. Roe, 3rd J. A. Whitmore. Time : 33.6 secs. 2. Open Back-stroke-50 yds. 1st D. G. Barton, 2nd A. J. Isherwood, 3rd M. Willstrop. Time: 41.5 secs. 3. Under 15 Plunge. 1st W. House, 2nd C. I. Chadwick, 3rd R. H. Brown. Distance : 41 ft. 5 ins. 4. Under 15 Back-stroke-25 yds. 1st M. P. Stanton, 2nd R. E. Crowe, 3rd J. Etherington. Time : 19.3 secs. 5. Open Breast-stroke-100 yds. 1st W. R. Ibberson, 2nd M. J. McCallum, 3rd J. A. Jackson. Time : 83.4 secs. 6. Under 16i Dive. 1st P. S. Roe, 2nd P. J. Ladd, 3rd J. F. Miers. 7. Under 15 Free Style-50 yds. 1st D. C. Parry, 2nd D. Storey, 3rd W. Gibson. Time : 32.3 secs. (Record.) B. Under 16i Breast-stroke-100 yds. 1st J. E. Moore, 2nd P. A. Crane, 3rd M. D. Fish. Time : 82.5 secs. (Record.) 9. Open Free Style-100 yds. 1st R. M. Kirkus, 2nd M. J. McCallum, 3rd J. R. Tomlinson. Time : 68.9 secs.

Monday, 26th July

10. Open Free Style-25 yds. 1st R. M. Kirkus, 2nd J. R. Tomlinson, 3rd J. 0. R. Penman. Time : 13.7 secs. 11. Under 16+ Free Style-25 yds. 1st W. N. Richards, 2nd J. L. Hyde, 3rd A. G. Hall. Time : 14.3 secs. 12. Under 15 Breast-stroke-50 yds. 1st C. I. Chadwick, 2nd equal R. M. Wheeler and L. T. Beaumont. Time : 42.1 secs. 13. Open Breast-stroke-50 yds. 1st W. R. Ibberson, 2nd J. A. Jackson, 3rd P. L. Bardgett. Time : 36.8 secs. (Record.) 14. Open Free Style-50 yds. 1st M. J. McCallum, 2nd J. R. Tomlinson, 3rd J. 0. R. Penman. Time : 30.3 secs. 15. Under 16+ Plunge. 1st R. I. Collinson, 2nd C. B. B. Gregory, 3rd K. Wilson. Distance : 46 ft. 2 ins. 16. Under 16+ Breast-stroke-50 yds. 1st J. E. Moore, 2nd M. D. Fish, 3rd P. A. Crane. Time : 36.8 secs. (Record.) 17. Open Dive. 1st H. C. Marshall, 2nd J. R. Jenkinson, 3rd F. B. Hudson. 18. Under 16i Obstacle Race-50 yds. 1st N. J. Magson, 2nd M. Ruddock, 3rd G. C. Sanderson. Time : 51.7 secs. 19. Open Obstacle Race-50 yds. 1st R. M. Kirkus, 2nd R. Nelson, 3rd J. 0. R. Penman. Time : 40.3 secs. 20. Under 15 Obstacle Race-25 yds. 1st P. L. Bellwood, 2nd C. I. Chadwick, 3rd L. T. Beaumont. Time : 22.3 secs. 21. Open Plunge. 1st R. M. Kirkus, 2nd D. G. Barton, 3rd M. R. Leonard. Distance : 50 ft. 4 ins. 22. Under 15 Free Style-25 yds. 1st D. C. Parry, 2nd R. Baxter, 3rd W. Gibson. Time : 14.2 secs. 23. Under 16+ Back-stroke-50 yds. 1st W. N. Richards, 2nd C. J. Carolin, 3rd H. W. H. Unwin. Time : 48.0 secs. 24. Under 15 Dive. 1st J. Ibberson, 2nd D. Storey, 3rd J. Etherington. 25. Under 161 Relay 1(4 x 25 yds.). 1st Rise, 2nd Temple, 3rd Grove. Time : 61.8 secs. 26. Under 15 Relay (4 x 25 yds.). 1st Grove, 2nd Temple, 3rd Manor. Time : 65.0 secs. (Record.) 27. Open Relay (4 x 25 yds.). 1st School House, 2nd Rise, 3rd Manor. Time : 60.0 secs.

Awards of points 1st- 5 pts. 2nd-3 pts. 3rd-1 pt.

Relays ... 1st-10 pts. 2nd-6 pts. 3rd-2 pts. Rise Grove School House Manor ... Temple ... Queen's ... 83 points. 63 points. 41 points. 35 points. 32 points. 16 points.

Mrs. Dronfield kindly presented the Kazerooni Cup to W. R. Ibberson, the Captain of the Rise Swimming team for the second year in succession.

THE BOAT CLUB

Looking back, it is not always easy to determine the point at which a club is or is not being successful, and this applies very forcibly to the Boat Club during the past Summer Term. In point of fact, the standard of the first two crews was as high as, if not 87

higher than, in any other recent season, but in spite of this the only Regatta at which we were successful in winning an event was at Newark, where the 1st IV had a very convincing row against both Nottingham B.C. and Derby R.C. in the Senior Fours event. These two clubs put up strong opposition and in beating them it was natural to assume that the School was in for a good season. However, Durham A.R.C. defeated them in the first round of the Senior Fours at York Regatta. This was a cruel fate, for Durham had little difficulty in winning its remaining races and the Londesborough Cup. When we met Durham School we also found ourselves against a Club which was having an outstandingly fine season and suffered what might be called an ignominious defeat. This defeat was certainly disappointing in view of the extra training the School fours had willingly undertaken, but it must be remembered that Durham School have had a season that they are not likely to repeat for some time— indeed, they could hardly have done better.

So, in reviewing the past term we must not look for successful performances so much as at the general standard of rowing and the progress made in the lower part of the Club. One thing was abundantly clear at the beginning of the season, and that was the uniform qualities of the first boat. There was no weak link as there has been in the past. Jackson, R. A., as Captain, was worthy of his place and was well backed up by his brother, Jackson, J. A., and Saville at Bow, and all three supported Heap at Stroke, who has yet the opportunity of leading a crew to a better season. In the second four, Beckitt at Stroke produced a more powerful crew than is usual and they had some good races, only losing the final of the White Rose Cup at York Regatta to Leeds University by a small margin. They should have had a slightly greater chance of winning this final had it not been for the presence of a motor launch which made the four swerve just as it was about to enter Scarborough Bridge. It was bad luck but it did not detract from the excellent effort they made. The third boat was light in weight and not strong enough to win events, though a change of Stroke, rather belatedly, did pull the crew together and they were rowing well when they met Durham School.

On 31st August an interesting occasion arose through an invitation to send a four to the West Hartlepool Regatta. It was found possible to send a four consisting of McCallum, Carr, A. M., Griffiths, and Gardner, and coxed by Pattison, R. D. J., and they excelled themselves by winning their event. This was a very good performance considering that the whole business was taken rather light-heartedly and without much practice and, the crew will no doubt appreciate the cups with which they were presented.

The School Regatta passed off successfully and once again justified itself by the encouragement given to those oarsmen who were not lucky enough to be in a School crew and to the younger members of the Boat Club.

As usual there was a loyal band of boaters who gave up much time and used their energies on the maintenance of the boats and the upkeep of the boat-house. The lack of a professional boatman capable of repairs to racing boats and oars is very much felt on the Ouse. We must record our thanks to Mr. Reginald Jackson, however for the help and suggestions he has given us. We must also express to York City Boat Club our sincere sympathy for the misfortune that overtook them in April when they lost their boat-house and all boats except one as a result of fire, and we congratulate them on managing to carry the Regatta through in face of big difficulties. It has given the Boat Club much pleasure to feel that York City Boat Club have been our guests, though the facilities we have been able to offer them are small compared with their own. We look forward to the day when they again have a boat-house worthy of the club.

Mr. Lavender and Mr. Gregory have again given their entire energies in the interests of the Boat Club and their assistance in coaching has had far-reaching results, for it has all been with an eye to the future. Indeed, it must be like that, for we face next season with between thirty and forty of this year's boaters off into the wide world—where we hope they will still pull an oar. This big leaving list is going to throw a great responsibility on the younger members of the Club and all the coaching they have had this year will tell in time.

RESULTS

NEWARK REGATTA, 1'2th June. 1st IV beat Nottingham B.C. and Derby R.C. to win the Senior Fours.

LEEDS REGATTA, 1'2th June. 2nd IV beat Leeds University 2nd IV and Manchester University and lost the final of the 'Junior Fours to York City. 3rd IV beat Manchester University 3rd IV and lost to Lancaster R.G.S. in the Maiden Fours. 2nd and 3rd IVs beat St. John's College, York.

YORK REGATTA, 19th June. 1st IV lost to Durham A.R.C. in the Senior Fours. 2nd IV beat Durham County Constabulary and Nottingham B.C. and lost to Leeds University in the final of the Junior-Senior Fours. 3rd IV lost to St. John's College 1st IV in the Maiden Fours.

v. DURHA'M SCHOOL, 7th July. 1st IV lost by 5 lengths. '2nd IV lost by 21 lengths. 3rd IV lost by 1 length.

SCHOOL REGATTA, 3rd July.

Senior Division won by Z crew.

Intermediate Division won by F crew.

Junior Division won by K crew.

OLD 1PETERITE RACES, 27th July.

All five races were won by the School. SCHOOL CREWS.

1st : Saville, Jackson, R. A., Jackson, J. A., Heap; Leishman. 2nd : Gardner, Ibberson, Carr, A. M., Beckitt; Donaldson. 3rd : Howat, J. N. T., Kent, Bolton, McCallum; Wilson, I. 4th (Z) : Seaton, Portlock, Claydon, Macdonald; Hall. 5th (A): Strike, Stubbs, A. C., Shirtcliffe, Griffiths; Gosling. F Crew: Turner, Clemons, Micklethwaite, Howat, C. G. K Crew : Whitmore, Tomlinson, T. G., Bytheway, Wilson, M. B.