ATHLETICS Four main events comprised the Athletics Season as a whole, and a report on each can best be given in chronological order.
INTER-HOUSE CROSS-COUNTRY RACE The Goodburn Cup Run on Monday, 12th February, over the usual Ings course, which to all intents and purposes has not varied since 1949. Training conditions over the first four weeks of term had seldom been better, and, although a strong wind confronted the competitors, conditions underfoot were very good on the day. One unusual factor was the presence in the field of no less than seven runners who had been in the first dozen places last year, including R. A. Spencer, the holder of the Goodburn Cup. The winner, however, was a newcomer but by no means an outsider. Undaunted by the previous experience of his rivals, R. A. C. Seymour (Q.) moved into the leading position on the outward journey when passing the waterworks and was never headed thereafter. Running well within himself, he gradually widened the gap between himself and his nearest rivals, and finally won virtually unchallenged in the splendid time of 23 min. 24.0 sec., 1 second outside the existing record, established by D. Pfluger in 1955. Thus Seymour fulfilled the promise he had shown when winning the Junior Long Run last year. Queen's, inspired by this winner, won the Crosscountry plate in a convincing manner, while Temple just got the better of The Grove for second place. Furthermore all of the 48 runners completed the course in good time and in good fettle. RESULT : 1 R. A. C. Seymour (Q.), 2 G. R. Smith (R.), 3 R. J. Dowson (T.), 4 A. S. Brining (T.), 5 C. J. Parker (R.), 6 R. A. Spencer (Q.), 7 P. M. Read (M.), 8 J. A. D. Thompson (Q.), 9 M. C. M. Burbidge (G.), 10 D. H. Adamson (S.H.), 11 R. J. Slade (G.), 12 M. J. Lunn (S.H.). HOUSE PLACINGS
Grove
25
29
43
59 22
Total Place
Manor
9 II 15
-
7
31
Queens I
6 8
35 42
13 14
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16
105
183
58
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-
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3rd
6th
1st
Rise 2
5 i8
28 3o 37
120 -
4th
School House
Temple
10
3 4
12 21 26
27 33
129 -
5th
17 23
24 32
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103
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INTER-HOUSE JUNIOR LONG RUN Established in its rightful place this year, as a counterpart to the Senior Cross-country in the Easter term. Held on Saturday, 3rd March after a postponement due to snow and ice on Friday, 2nd March. Conditions were cold, but good underfoot. The result came as no surprise when J. C. H. Wright (T.) (5th last year) was followed home by J. J. Vooght and P. S. Oglesby, both of whom had excelled in the Junior School. Apart from Wright, fifteen 1st year boys monopolised the first 16 places, and others to excel themselves were C. C. H. Bell (4th), D. Hillaby (5th), C. S. M. Dew (6th), D. R. Baxter (8th), J. Pawson (9th), and P. A. Horsman (10th). 34
