Athletics

(lors du "Boys' tea") m'a permis d'être plonge sans cesse dans la vie active de l'ecole, d'entendre parler de spectacles, d'activites, d'occasions a ne pas manquer.

Beaucoup a decouvrir, en dehors de la vie de l'ecole, dans York, avec ses richesses d'architecture, d'histoire, sa vie universitaire, le "Language Teaching Centre", le "Teachers' Workshop", les experiences "French in primary school", les arts, la musique, "The Messiah", "Saint John's Passion", et la decouverte d'Elgar dans "The Dream of Gerontius".

Decouvrir aussi Leeds, sa vie universitaire, Montague Burton et .. . Tetley's . . . la revelation du Yorkshire, ses abbayes, Whitby, les sauvages "Moors", la Lyke Wake Walk . . . l'accueil des professeurs dans leurs foyers, me perettant de connaitre les petits villages environnants, de faire des listes de vocabulaire, d'apprecier le caractere anglais tout en nuances, l'humour subtil, les atttitudes devant la vie qui sont semblables, dans le langage, a "l'understatement".

Cette armee 1969-1970 a ete pour moi un enrichissement permanent, dans des domaines tres differents; j'ai eu la chance, par un concours de circonstances exceptionnel, de me voir offrir un grand nombre d'occasions.

La qualite, l'ouverture d'esprit, requilibre, sont les mots qui se degagent d'une armee a "Saint Peter's".

La "Mug" donnee au cours d'une "ordeal" memorable, et les photos de l'ecole, seront les temoins d'une armee heureuse et riche de souvenirs.

En adressant tous mes voeux aux eleves de "Saint Peter's", et aux professeurs, dans le succes de leur ache d'education, en transformation, je leur souhaite de connaitre d'autres assistants . . . oti assistantes, et j'espere retrouver un grand nombre de "Peterites", peut-titre . . . un jour . . . de "commemoration". I Allix

1969-1970

March 1970

By the time these words are in print, yet another Athletics season, in succession to the results listed •in these columns, will have passed. The last three bleak seasons of athletics in March have taken their toll, and the decision (of doubtful advantage) to move Athletics from the last few weeks of the Easter term will have been taken and the experiment made. 1967 might well be recalled as the last occasion(?) when a complete Athletics programme (including the Bootham match) was achieved with unquestionable success. This was the year when Trevor Ward added his name to the list of illustrious record-holdersthe end perhaps of an era.

The Athletics season in March 1970 could hardly have started more inauspiciously. Referenda, delegations and all that! The thought of competition in this the most universal of sports was just too much for some to stomach. However, the programme forged ahead according to prior publication, and never was a truism more befitting the occasion —"The more one puts into it, the more one gets out of it".

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INTER-HOUSE CROSS-COUNTRY RACE The Goodburn Cup Monday, 9th February

During the training period, an indefinite time according to the dictates largely of the individual, competitors had as usual to contend with flood-water as an obstacle, but conditions for the race itself were quite good. The leading runners had all held prominent places in the result of the race the previous year, and with Littlefield, Bowen and Walker as pace-makers there were no other strong challengers. While Littlefield went into the lead from the cinder track onwards and won unchallenged in the undistinguished time of 24 min. 55.8 sec., Queen's, under the inspiration of both Walker and Bowen, were quietly establishing their position as team winners.

RESULT 1. T. P. Littlefield (S.H.), 2. E. R. Walker (Q.), 3, S. R. Bowen (Q.), 4. A. D. Penty (R), 5. J. C. W. Williams (M), 6. R. J. Carson (G), 7. P. R. Gooder (D.), 8. J. C. Goodrick (S.H.), 9. G. V. Fisher (T.), 10. R. N. Kerruish (G.). House placings:

School Dronfield Grove Manor Queen's Rise House Temple 7 6 5 2 4 1 9 30 10 12 3 15 8 18 31 16 24 11 20 14 23 37 36 25 13 28 21 29 49 38 39 17 33 22 32 53 42 44 19 41 26 34 — —

Total 207 148 149 65 141 92 145

Place 7th 5th 6th 1st 3rd 2nd 4th

INTER-HOUSE JUNIOR LONG RUN Saturday, 28th February

Apart from the result of the team event, main interest lay not so much in who would win the race but whether last year's winner, M. C. Bidgood, could make a bold bid upon the existing record of 15 min. 52.4 sec. held by P. V. Zissler in 1965. True to form, Bidgood had little difficulty in shaking off his nearest rivals, but the record now of 5 years' standing remained comfortably intact. The fact that School House has now been in 7th place for at least the past four years, makes one wonder if this is coincidence, tradition, or what. RESULT 1. M. S. Bidgood (D.), 2. D. G. Senior (Q.), 3. K. D. J. McCarter (M), 4. E. J. M. Walmsley (R.), 5. I. W. Stephenson (G.), 6. A. R. 0. Heddle (T.), 7. C. N. Hazel (D.), 8. J. P. Coverdale(Q.), 9. N. P. Moxon (Q.), 10. P. R. F. Townsend (M.). Time: 16 min. 14.9 sec. 36

Dronfield Grove Manor Queen's Rise

School House Temple 1 5 3 2 4 30 6 7 31 10 8 12 38 13 11 35 16 9 23 50 14 20 40 19 15 25 54 17 36f 42 27 22 26 58 18 41 45 28 24 29 59 21 44 46 32 33 34 63 48 53 51 56 361- 47 67 52

Total 213-1, 295 191 149f 200 419 189

Place 5th 6th 3rd 1st 4th 7th 2nd

INTER-HOUSE ATHLETICS

The weather for the first week of the Standards programme did much to dampen enthusiasm but considerable leeway was made up in the following ten days. By Games Committee statute the Standards competition this year for the first time was held completely separate from the finals of Sports Day. If many performers were to be found wanting in effort, equally there was real endeavour by many others and the following achieved maximum points : —

Set D: M. S. Bidgood (D.)

Set E: C. F. Baggs (R.), P. A. Hodges (R.) and K. D. J. McCarter.

The Mile races, run in an unpleasantly blustery wind, were as usual a curtain-raiser for the Sports finals. The Senior event produced a very good race, but if evidence were needed, here was proof enough of the unfitness of the Intermediate group as a whole.

Senior Mile: 1. E. R. Walker (Q.), 2. R. J. Carson (G.), 3. T. P. Littlefield (S.H.), 4. Equal I. D. Raley (R.), and S. R. Bowen (Q.). Time: 5 min. 0.8 sec.

Intermediate Mile: 1. P. R. Gooder (D.), 2. A. D. Penty (R.), 3. J. C. W. Williams (M.), 4. R. T. S. Young (Q.). Time: 5 min. 23.2 sec.

Sports Day itself was marred by the rapid deterioration in the weather, after the track initially had appeared in first class condition. It was not long before the futility of not wearing spikes became all too evident, and indeed created an element of danger. Once again Intermediate results were without exception of a poor standard—not one result even attaining existing Junior record performances. However, it was gratifying to see some excellent results, considering the conditions, by the Juniors. Dronfield House owed their success almost entirely to their Intermediate and Junior groups, in the persons of P. R. Gooder, Wilkinson, Cresswell and Bidgood, who gained 76 of their 79 points. Astley and Walker shared the honours in the Senior events. As soon as Dronfield had attained a commanding lead the final 2 events of the meeting were finally abandoned with the track by this time almost awash.

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DETAILED RESULTS Saturday, 21st March

1. Senior 100 Yards 1. S. R. H. Astley (M.), 2. R. F. Atkinson (S.H.), 3. J. T. Morley (S.H.), 4. A Rennie (M.). Time: 10.7 sec.

2. Junior 100 Yards

1. J. E. Cresswell (D.), 2. A. R. Hornby (T.), 3. A. G. Beadnall (M.), 4. T. M. Bloom (R.). Time: 11.5 sec.

3. Intermediate 100 Yards

1. J. M. Houseman (M.), 2. R. G. W. Hamshaw (G.), 3. P. R. Wilkinson (D.), 4. R. J. Hazel (T.). Time: 11.5 sec.

4. Senior High Jump

1. M. C. Pearson (Q.), 2. Equal, R. Ashburn (S.H.), and J. J. Les (M.), 4. A. P. Pollard (G.). Height: 5 ft. 1 in.

5. Junior Long Jump

1. J. E. Cresswell (D.), 2. Equal, D. G. Senior (Q.) and M. S. Bidgood (D.), 4. A. R. Homby (T.). Distance: 16 ft. 4 in. 6. Intermediate 880 yards 1. P. R. Gooder (D.), 2. C. R. Place (T.), 3. M. J. S. Muncer (T.), 4. R. N. Kerruish (G.). Time: 2 min. 18.8 sec. 7. Senior 880 Yards 1. E. R. Walker (Q.), 3. I. D. Raley (R.), 3. R. J. Carson (G.), 4. J. D. Willis (D.). Time: 2 min. 9.6 sec.

8. Senior 220 Yards

1. S. R. H. Astley (M.), 2. A. Rennie (M.), 3. R. D. MacLeod (R.), 4. R. F. Atkinson (S.H.). Time: 25.0 sec.

9. Intermediate 220 Yards

1. P. R. Wilkinson (D.), 2. R. G. W. Hamshaw (G.), 3. J. P. G. Lucas (S.H.), 4. S. J. Warren (Q.). Time: 26.4 sec.

10. Junior 220 Yards

1. J. E. Cresswell (D.), 2. N. A. Cameron (T.), 3. A. R. Hornby (T.), 4. A. G. Beadnall (M.). Time: 27.0 sec.

11. Senior Long Jump

1. P. S. K. Crossley (Q.), 2. M. C. Pearson (Q.), 3. R. D. MacLeod (R.), 4. Equal, A. J. Fisher (T.) and T. P. Littlefield (S.H.). Distance: 18 ft. 7 in. 12. Intermediate High Jump 1. P. R. Gooder (D.), 2. R. Gray (D.), 3. P. A. 0. Bell (M.), 4. P. M. Rivers (S.H.). Height: 5 ft. 0 in.

13. Junior Cricket Ball

1. C. T. Bough (Q.), 2. M. W. A. Poynor (R.), 3. A. G. B. Perks (D.), 4. J. R. Woodcock (S.H.). Distance: 63 yds. 14. Intermediate 440 Yards 1. P. R. Gooder (D.), 2. M. J. S. Muncer (T.), 3. S. Robinson (G.), 4. A. G. Sherriff (Q.). Time: 59.8 sec.

15. Junior 440 Yards

1. Equal, M. S. Bidgood (D.) and D. G. Senior (Q.), 3. T. M. Bloom (R.), 4. N. A. Cameron (T.). Time: 62.3 sec.

16. Senior 440 Yards

1. E. R. Walker (Q.), 2. I. D. Raley (R.), 3. J. D. Willis (D.), 4. H. W. Houseman (M.). Time: 56.4 sec.

17. Intermediate Long Jump

1. J. P. G. Lucas (SR.), 2. V. Utamote (D.), 3. Equal, M. H. Drucquer (M.) and P. R. Wilkinson (D.). Distance: 16 ft. 8 in.

18. Junior High Jump

1. M. S. Bidgood (D.), 2. D. F. Richardson (D.), 3. R. A. Ewen (G.), 4. A. J. Taylor (M.). Height: 4 ft. 7+ in. 38