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Under-15 Dive 1 Brown G. B. (G), 2 Taylor J. (D), 3 Tait A. (Q), 4 Hirst (T).

Under-14 50 Fly 1 Turner A. R. (Q), 2 Kerr K. (T), 3 Gray M. (SH), 4 Day A. (G), 37.2.

Under-15 50 Fly 1 Matthews (M), 2 Dalby (G), 3 Simpson (Q), 4 Brooke (SH), 34.0.

Senior 50 Fly 1 Green P. (Q), 2 Yates S. (D), 3 McCarter K. (M), 4 Barton (SH), 29.5.

Under-14 50 Bk. 1 Denison (Q), 2 Glaysher M. (SH), 3 Temple S. (R), 4 Kerr K. (T), 35.0.

Under-15 50 Bk. 1 Reay (M), 2 Radford (SH), 3 Yates I. (D), 4 Robinson (G), 33.4.

Senior 100 Bk. 1 Scott P. A. (SH), 2 Fenwick S. (D), 3 Pritchard (M), 4 Knowles (Q), 75.8.

Senior Dive 1 Wolstencroft (G), 2 Temple A. (R), 3 Fenwick S. (D), 4 Gray N. (SH). Relays

Under-14 Med. 1 Queen's, 2 Temple, 3 School House, 4 Rise, 64.3 (N.S.R.).

Under-15 Med. 1 Manor, 2 School House, 3 Dronfield, 64.3.

Senior Med. 1 Manor, 2 Queen's, 3 School House, 4 Dronfield, 58.4.

Under-14 F/c 1 School House, 2 Queen's, 3 Rise, 4 Temple, 58.6.

Under-15 F/c 1 School House, 2 Manor, 3 Dronfield, 4 Queen's, 54.0.

Senior F/c 1 Manor, 2 Grove, 3 Dronfield, 4 Queen's, 50.4.

In the Easter holidays we took our youngest team for many years to the Public Schools Fencing Championships at Dulwich College, London. As well as being our main competition of the year, it is a fencing holiday: we stayed at the King George V Y.M.C.A. and in our spare time we visited a soccer match and the Houses of Parliament. The most notable successes of the competition were Gordon Tait and Martin Black reaching the quarter-finals of the epee and senior foil respectively; and Alan Tait showed us his excellent potential by fighting his way to the semifinals of the junior foil. Unfortunately David Taylor was ill and so he could not fence: he was undoubtedly finals material for the sabre. As we will be able to field the same team next year, we have high hopes for success then.

The summer term began with a very enjoyable match against Leeds Grammar School. This we won easily. Later in the term we again took on our neighbours, Bootham, narrowly losing to them.

The School sent several fencers to the Pocklington fencing festival; the competitions were attended by fencers from all over Yorkshire. In the junior foil Stephen Winrow-Campbell fought ferociously and came first; whilst in the senior foil (open to all ages) Martin Black hit form and fought with vigour into the final, where he and a gentleman from the West Riding tied for first place. In the fight-off he lost and so came second overall.

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