Brentwood College School - Brentonian Yearbook (Mill Bay, British Columbia Canada)

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Brentwood College Magazine The Sloop OMETIME last summer, towards the end of the boating season, when the school had been open only a short time, Mr. Dollar, whose son is here, promised to provide us with a Star-class boat. True to his promise, more, in excess of his promise, he brought us a five-ton sloop, which was really a present to his son, but was turned over to the head- master for the use of the school during this season. The sloop measures some thirty feet over all, and is well built of fir. She carries plenty of canvas and moves well in a very light wind. The headmaster decided to appoint a permanent crew to look after the newly-acquired craft, and, in order that she might prove of service as a means of instruction, he appointed a crew of four boys who had little or no previous exper- ience in the handling of sailing-boats. The lot fell on Hope, Simpson, Stirling and Taylor. The headmaster or Mr. Grant has accompanied the sloop ' s crew hitherto on all their cruises with a view to instructing them in the art of handling the sheets and helm, until such time as they are competent to handle her themselves. The sailing conditions here are splendid. There is usually an off-shore breeze that facilitates getting away from the anchorage. Fine weather and good winds have followed our efforts persistently, and we can look back on the season as one of unqualified success. Page Thirty

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Brentwood College Magazine The: College vs. Oak Bay High School, (At Oak Bay) June 7th. The return game against the High School team was a repetition of the first, our players winning by five matches to four. In order to finish in time it was decided to play the best out of nine games. As considerable time remained after the games were finished, we played our opponents unofficially in several single sets. The scores of the doubles were : Henderson and Clist defeated Crombie and Bowers 6-3 Henderson and Clist defeated Willis and Hicks... 5-4 Henderson and Clist defeated Roberts and Eagle 5-4 Macatday and Mair defeated Eagle and Roberts 6-3 Willis and Hicks defeated Macaulay and Mair 5-4 Crombie and Bowers defeated Macaulay and Mair 5-4 Haskamp and Coleman ii. defeated Willis and Hicks 5-4 Crombie and Bowers defeated Haskamp and Coleman ii 6-3 Roberts and Eagle defeated Haskamp and Coleman ii 5-4 Swimming FEW schools are so favorably situated that they can enjoy to the full such opportunities for salt water bathing as a temperate climate affords. With us, however, it is different. Not only are we tucked away in the remotest corner of a sheltered inlet, but we are protected on all sides from cold winds by steep hills. A natural swimming pool is afforded us by a tiny cove, whose mouth we have closed by stretching a long floating barrier across it. This barrier, which is in the form of a pontoon, is some three feet wide and serves as a walk along which the boys go to the diving raft in the centre. The weather was warm enough for the first few weeks after the school opened in September to allow bathing, but the cold weather soon diminished the number of enthusiasts and it was officially stopped in October. This year the season opened on May 1st, although four boys, Macaulay, Taylor, Brindley and Money plunged in as early as March 11th. The water has been remarkably warm this summer and the assistance of the Brentwood Power House, which on one occasion emptied several millions of gallons of hot water into the bay from its condensers, was much appreciated. It is intended to hold aquatic sports on Ju ne 28th, and most of the events are expected to be hotly contested. We shall look for such names as Haskamp, Simpson, and Coleman ii, all of whom have shown themselves exceptionally fast swimmers. Among the juniors, we expect to see Wade carry off most of the honours. There should be some good exhibition diving at the sports, for several fellows have shown unusually good style. Among these we number Bryden, Henderson, Coleman ii, and Brindley, while ' Wade and Miller may be trusted to do credit to the junior school. In conclusion, we would express our gratitude to the College for the en- couragement afforded to the swimmers by the erection of the new diving raft. Page Twenty-nine

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Brentwood College Magazine Field Sports THE first field day at the College was held on Tuesday with ideal weather conditions prevailing. His Honor the Lieutenant-Governor and Mrs. Nichol were present and among the large number of visitors were the Governors of the College and the parents of many of the boys. The numerous events were run ofT in the finest style under the management of a capable committee. Some splendid results were obtained by the boys, whose enthusiasm made for keen contests. In several cases the judges, Messrs. Holmes, Grant, Spurgin and Dexter, found the finishes so close that decisions could be made only with great difficulty. In the 100 yards senior, the three winners finished almost in a dead heat, but Morse breasted the tape first in 11 1-5 seconds. This was a good record as the track was rough grass and the competitors did not use spiked shoes. Taylor easily cleared 5 feet 3 2 inch in the high jump, while Morse covered 19 feet y 2 inch in the broad jump. Among the juniors, the jumping of Matthews and the splendid running of Sills in the quarter-mile were applauded by the crowd. A very exciting relay race ended in a victory for the cricketers, who beat the rugby men by a yard. The boat crew found the course too short for their stamina and were left many lengths behind. START OF ONE HUNDRED YARDS SENIOR Page Thirty-one