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 Manor

9 7 Queens I Rise 2 School House 10

Temple 3 II 25 6 5 12 4 15 31 8 i8 21 17

59 35 13 28 26 23 22 42 14 3o 27 24 29 43 16 37 33 32

_ - - - — Total 105 183 58 120 129 103 - - - - - — Place 3rd 6th 1st 4th 5th znd

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

HOUSE TOTALS 1. Queen's 2. Grove 3. Temple 4. Manor 5. Rise ... 6. School House 149 172 178 201 210 283

ATHLETICS MATCH v. BOOTHAM SCHOOL held at Bootham on Thursday, 22nd March. Result: Senior Event—won by 137-67. Junior Event—won by 77-43.

There is little doubt that this fixture, now in its 3rd year, has provided the School's athletics with just the boost and fillip that it needed. Practices and trials for team selection have alone improved the standard of performance and given additional experience to the best. Also competition against an unknown opponent has brought out the best in many of the School's athletes. In spite of the pressure of time, this year was no exception, as can be judged by the fact that three new School records were established in the Senior group. The Seniors excelled themselves by gaining 1st place in all of the eight events, but the narrow margin of some of their successes gave proof of the keen rivalry, which the results alone barely suggest. Both R. A. Spencer's and C. J. Parker's wins in the 1 mile and I mile race respectively were memorable encounters, and R. H. Parker's performance in the 220 yards was, of course, outstanding.

The margin of victory was even more clear cut than last year but in no way did it detract from the enjoyment of the afternoon.

DETAILED RESULTS

SCORING

pts., 2nd-7 pts., 3rd-5 pts., 4th-3 pts., 5th-2 pts., 6th —Ipt. Relay: 'at-8 pts. SENIOR COMPETITION (In order of events). 220 Yards: x. R. H. Parker; 3rd Equal R. H. Atkinson and J. L. Newhouse.

Time: 23.8 sec. (St. Peter's School Record).

St. PETER'S 18, BOOTHAM to. High Jump: x. J. A. B. Carruthers: 2. R. L. Bruce; 3. A. L. McKay. Height: 5 ft. 6i in. (St. Peter's School Record). ST. PETER'S 22, BOOTHAM 6. Half Mile: I. C. J. Parker; 3. J. F. Gartside; 5. J. R. Brown. Time: 2 min. 6.9 sec (St. Peter's School Record).

ST. PETER'S 17, BOOTHAM II.

too Yards: 1. R. H. Parker; 2. S. R. Hutchinson; 3. J. L. Richardson. Time: to•7 sec.

ST. PETER'S 22, BOOTHAM 6. 44o Yards: t. A. S. Brining; 3. J. D. Carr; 6. J. R. P. Lee. Time: 55.5 sec. ST. PETER'S 16, BOOTHAM 12. Long Jump: x. R. H. Parker; 3. J. A. B. Carruthers; 6. J. D. Carr. Distance: 19 ft. 51 in.

Mile: 1. R. A. Spencer; 3. P. M. Read; 4. J. M. Pickard. Time: 4 min. 55.4 sec. ST. PETER'S 18, BOOTHAM IO. Relay (4 x Ito Yards): 1. St. Peter's: 2. Bootham. Time: 47.6 sec. ST. PETER'S 8, BOOTHAM 0. FINAL SCORE: ST. PETER'S 137, BOOTHAM 67. Athletics Colours re-awarded to:—

J. A. B. Carruthers (Captain of Athletics), R. H. Parker, C. J. Parker and

R. A. Spencer. Athletics Colours awarded to :- A. S. Brining and J. D. Carr.

JUNIOR COMPETITION (Under 15 on Jan 1st). 220 Yards: 1. T. C. Mitchell; 2. N. J. Smith; 3. T. B. Ward. Time: 27.1 sec. ST. PETER'S 22, BOOTHAM 6. Long Jump: 3. J. M. Winn; 4. R. W. Miers; 6. D. J. Mutch. Distance: 15 ft. of in. ST. PETER'S 9, BOOTHAM 19. I00 Yards: t. G. A. Willstrop; 2. T. C. Mitchell; 4. P. R. Hart. Time: 12'0 sec. ST. PETER'S 20, BOOTHAM 8. High Jump: t. D. J. Mutch; 3. C. J. M. Duckworth; 4. P. R. Scholefield. Height: 4 ft. 9 in.

ST. PETER'S 18, BOOTHAM IO. Relay (4 x Ito Yards): 1. St. Peter's, 2. Bootham. Time: 52.3 sec. ST. PETER'S 8, BOOTHAM 0. Final Score: ST. PETER'S 77, BOOTHAM 43.

INTER-HOUSE ATHLETICS

Although Sports Day is essentially the climax of the Athletics Season, the inter-house competition starts in earnest at the outset of Standards. Seldom has so little time been devoted to this part of the programme as this year. Quite apart from the fact that the first three afternoons were a "write-off" owing to the wintry conditions, during the remaining two weeks distractions were never-ending; nevertheless a highly successful competition followed. A mere 10 hours of running time were devoted to Standards, so few had much to complain about. Indeed the popularity of athletics, dare it be said, seems to grow, especially among those folk who learn and experience the meaning of fitness.

One striking feature was the number attaining maximum points in Set A, quite the most difficult achievement of all, which indicates an unusually large number of good athletes at the top, who undoubtedly contributed greatly to our victory over Bootham. Those with maximum points were : — Set A: J. A. B. Carruthers (S.H.), C. J. Parker (R.), R. H. Parker (R.), J. D. Carr (T.), R. J. Dowson (T.).

Set B: P. A. Liversidge (M.) and A. S. Brining (T.).

Set C: C. J. L. Clarke (G.), R. J. Slade (G.), R. J. D. Wilson (G.), M. J. Howard (M.), A. H. Baker (R.), P. N. Abel (T.), I. B. Robertson (T.).

Set D: W. R. Pickersgill (M.) and T. C. Mitchell (Q.).

Set E: D. R. Baxter (G.), M. Donnelly (G.), R. W. Miers (G.), C. W. Clegg (Q.), D. J. Emsley (Q.), P. S. Oglesby (Q.), S. C. Maslin (S.H.), T. B. Ward (T.).

The lead gained by The Rise on Standards over their nearest rivals, Queen's, was once again just sufficient to carry them through.

The long, if not exhausting programme on Sports Day is not conducive to record breaking performances; even so Carruthers in the Senior High Jump climbed up a further 1 inches over his previous recordbreaking effort two days earlier against Bootham. Likewise The Rise Senior Relay team set the seal on a splendid afternoon's work by lowering the record time in the final event of the day. Juniors and Intermediates, however, were well short of record times.

The Queen's challenge to The Rise was as much a surprise as Temple was a disappointment to their many followers. R. H. Parker, and all 6ft. 5 inches of him won both sprints virtually unchallenged, and A. S. Brining, after perhaps rather rashly running the 880 yards race earlier, won the Gofton Cup (1 mile) with little to spare.

Fittingly Mrs. Parker presented the Athletics Shield and Clive Lewis Cup to her son, representing The Rise.

DETAILED RESULTS Saturday, 24th March, 1962 Points from Standards: Rise 20o; Grove 193; Temple 177; Queen's 174; School

House 163; Manor 1 54. Senior Mile: t. C. J. Parker (R.); 2. R. A. Spencer (Q.); 3. A. S. Brining (T.). 4. R. J. Dowson (T.) Time: 4 min. 54.3 sec. Intermediate Mile: r. R. A. C. Seymour (Q.); 2. M. J. Lunn (S.H.); 3. R. J.

Slade (G.); 4. P. M. Semper (S.H.). Time: 5 min 7 6 sec. Senior roo Yards: r. R. H. Parker (R.); 2. R. L. Bruce (M.); 3. S. R. Hutchinson (M.); 4. J. L. Newhouse (R.). Time: 10.8 sec. Junior roo Yards: r. T. C. Mitchell (Q.); 2. N. J. Smith (S.H.); 3. T. B. Ward (T.); 4. Equal. A. M. Hedley (R.) and P.S. Oglesby (Q.). Time: 12.o sec. Intermediate ioo Yards: 1. Equal. G. W. Cloughton (Q.) and S. Croft-Baker (R.); 3. I. B. Robertson (T.); 4. M. H. Ibberson (R.). Time: 11.4 sec. Senior High Jump: 1. J. A. B. Carruthers (S.H.); 2. R. L. Bruce (M.); 3. M. C. B.

Burbidge (G.); 4 D. H. Rhodes (S.H.). Height 5 ft. 8 in: (School Record). Junior Long Jump: r. D. J. Emsley (Q.); 2. R. W. Oliver (R.); 3. W. R. Pickersgill (M.); 4. R. B. Tonkinson (S.H.). Distance 15 ft. 6f in. Intermediate 88o Yards: r. R. J. Slade (G.); 2. P. M. Semper (S.H.); 3. P. M.

Emsley (Q.); 4. R. A. C. Seymour (Q.). Time: 2 min. 18 sec. Senior 88o Yards: r. C. J. Parker (R.); 2. A. S. Brining (T.); 3. R. A. Spencer (Q.); 4. J. F. Gartside (G.). Time: 2 min. 8.3 sec. Senior 220 Yards: 1. R. H. Parker (R.); 2. J. L. Newhouse (R.); J. D. Carr (T.); 4. R. H. Atkinson (Q.). Time: 24.7 sec. Intermediate 220 Yards : T. I. B. Robertson (T.); 2. S. Croft-Baker (R.); 3. G. W.

Cloughton (Q.); 4. M. H. Ibberson (R.). Time: 25.5 sec. Junior 220 Yards : 1. T. B. Ward (T.); 2. N. J. Smith (S.H.); 3. C. J. M. Duck- worth (Q.); 4. Equal. P. R. Hart (T.) and A. M. Hedley (R.). Time 27.6 sec. Senior Long Jump: r. J. A. B. Carruthers (S.H.); 2. R. H. Parker (R.); 3. R. L.

Bruce (M.); 4. J. D. Carr (T.). Distance 19 ft 8in. Intermediate High Jump: I. I. B. Robertson (T.); 2. M. J. Lunn (S.H.); 3. Equal.

A. H. Baker (R.) and R. J. D. Wilson (G.). Height: 5 ft. 2 in. Junior Cricket Ball: 1. B. Lumley-Holmes (Q.); 2. T. C. Mitchell (Q.); 3. W. R.

Pickersgill (M.); 4. J. J. Vooght (G.). Distance: 77 yd. 2 ft. Intermediate 44o Yards: t. M. H. Bowe (M.); 2. P. M. Semper (S.H.); 3. P.M.

Emsley (Q.); 4. R. J. Slade (G.). Time: 58.o sec.

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