Athletics

Berlin Wall (Reichstag in background).

After the failure in the past two seasons to complete the Athletics programme (1963 no standards, 1964 no Bootham match or final Sports Day), this year is was perhaps a case of 'third time lucky'. 'Lucky' at any rate for those who enjoy their athletics (dare we say an increasing number). Admittedly so much depends upon a reasonably temperate climate, but success can only be achieved with the necessary will, a willingness by some to forgo ball games in favour of athletics for just three weeks in the year, and a willingness to put, as it were, their best foot forward. Were not our legs meant to carry us far and fast? Assuredly a good heart too will help.

INTER-HOUSE CROSS-COUNTRY RACE The Goodburn Cup

The season opened early in the term with 3i weeks available for intermittent training for the Cross-country race. Conditions for training were generally good and on the day of the race, Monday, 15th February, the course was in good order. Inevitably the Ings provides us with the only training ground and little variety can be found. The only variation this year came in the start of the race, now that the Old Golf Course marks the scene of development plans outside our jurisdiction. The overall distance however was little changed by the start being made on the Colts field adjoining Westminster Road.

C. W. Clegg and D. Hillaby, both of Dronfield House had little difficulty in successfully contriving a dead-heat for 1st place in the reasonably good time of 23 min 36.9 sec., but the packing of four Groveites in 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th positions virtually set the seal on the team award, the Cross-country plate.

RESULT 1 equal C. W. Clegg (D.) and D. Hillaby (D.), 3 A. D. Bailey (T.), 4 J. J. Vooght (G.), 5 R. Cressey (G.), 6 C. S. M. Dew (G.), 7 D. R. Waller (G.), 8 P. Abel (Q.), 9 G. F. Hardman (Q.), 10 G. M. Foster (D.), 11 J. Robinson (M.), 12 J. A. Eatough (R.). HOUSE PLACINGS

Dronfield Grove Manor Queen's Rise School House Temple I 2 4 5 II 13 8 9 12 22 17 24 3 16 to 6 14 27 25 3 1 26 18 19 7 21 15 20 41 45 28 29 39 49 33 40 35 — 23 — 38 5o 32 52 47 Total 85 66 III i 8o 148 212 165

- — Place 2nd 1st 3rd 6th 4th 7th 5th

INTER-HOUSE JUNIOR LONG RUN Friday, 5th March

The issue was never in doubt, merely the margin by which P. V. Zissler would win the Junior Long Run for the second year in succession was open to speculation. True to form Zissler wore all his 69 other rivals into the 29