Yesterday afternoon in a delightfully friendly and informal atmosphere the Preparatory School heid its Sports, Just before 2 o'clock parents and friends began to assemble in the Boarding House garden at 8 Columbia Road, and at 2.15, the boys, in charge of Mr. R.L. Heath, their P.T. master, marched across from the School House. Dressed in white pants ana singlets the seventy odd boys made an impressive sight, and that they were very vigorous and spirited small boys was soon very evident.
In the hearts for the Prep A potato race a great deal of excitement was caused because the runners forgot to collect them buckets of potatoes. However, Hancock, the winner of the first Lieut managed to collect his and make a fine dash down the course.
Of course the Sack Race was as popular as ever, and some of the boys -were past masters in the art of dealing with sacks.
All the races were jolly good fun, well run and enjoyed by competitors and onlookers alike.
Immediately after the football throw, Mr. Tebbs announced that the Senior boys were just returning from their cross-country run, and both spectators and competitors hurried out to watch them come in. After this the finals were run off and the boys, no less full of energy than at the beginning, were dismissed.
The results were as follows:
Prep A Potato Race.—1st Heat, Hancock, Gander 3, Hutcheon; gnd' Heat, Stewart, Dixon, Parr. Final, Stewart, Gander, Hutcheon.
Prep B Sack Race.—Ist Heat, Day, Tamiyn, Bouvier 2nd Heat, Arnold-Jones, Huckstep, Grieve. Final Day, Arnold-Jone&, Grieve.
Prep C. & D. Potato Race.—ist Heat, Wells, Knight, Stevens; 2nd Heat, Cheetham, Edmonds, Davies: 3rd Hea Berimgcour,"" fina Rodger." Knight. Bawn, Prep A Sack Rave—tist Heat, White, Balch, Hutcheon; 2nd Heat, Stewart, Greenhalgh, Gander 3.
Prep C 40 yds, Dash.—1st Heat, Bawn, Begley; 2nd Heat, Rodger, Bourne; 3rd Heat, Davies 1 Scrimgeour.
Prep D 40 Yds. Dash.—Ist Heat, Laing 11, Baker; 3nd Heat, Bates, Davies 1.
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