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

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Brentwood College Magazine Basket Ball DURING the Winter, basketball was played in the gymnasium on wet afternoons when Rugby would have been too aquatic a recreation. As such occurrences were not very frequent, the two teams were not able to put in very much practice at goal-shooting and strengthening their combination. The first team fought hard and well, winning two out of four matches, while the second team were successful in both their games with the University School. Mention should be made here of Creer ' s good play and knowledge of the game as exhibited by his leadership of the 1st team. All the matches took place in the College. The members of the team included Creer, Gist, Hope, Redpath, Henderson, with Haskamp and Scott- Moncrieff as spares. Brentwood College versus: Points for: Points against: March 7. Victoria College 18 45 March 14. University School 19 25 March 28. Saanichton 37 26 April 4. University School 14 9 The 2nd Team March 14. University School 26 14 April 4. University School 17 11 Golf Notes MUCH to our would-be golfers ' disappointment, Rugby has demanded the best part of our prospective golf links. This has sadly disorganized our team, but some of the boys interested in this game were able to practise on the Victoria links on half-holidays. Twice this year our golf team has visited Duncan and twice our opponents have proved too good for us. The Duncan team, having had a good deal of practice on their home course, were, on both occasions, in very good form. The first matches were played on Wednesday, May 13th, but not with very successful results. An excellent lunch at The Black Cat evidently necessitated, an addi- tional handicap for most of the players. Hope A Draw Campbell Lost by 4 and 3 Doherty Lost by 5 and 4 Clist Lost by 5 and 4 The second match had to be postponed on account of the rain. Mr. Gunn in the morning played a friendly match and won one up. The others, Hope, Doherty, Gunn mi, and Head played a few holes in the afternoon, but had to return to the clubhouse on account of the rain. We hope that next year, with more practice, we shall be in a position to give Duncan a better game. Page Twenty-one

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Brentwood College Magazine seat so that by the time both crews were again on their proper course, the lead gained by Brentwood at the start had been lost. The race really started 100 yards up the course, and Smith, pulling his crew together, struck a steady rate of about 30 to the minute ; in this way Brentwood gained a clear length and the University lost ground by again coming over into our water. The Brentwood crew held this lead in spite of repeated spurts by their opponents and, quickening slightly for the finish, increased it to lengths. It was evident our victory was due to better physical condition, a slower and longer stroke and greater attention to details during training, which had resulted in a more finished style. At the end of this term the Form races will be held for the Challenge Shield presented by the Headmaster. Each form has entered a crew and handicaps have been arranged according to the average weights of the several crews. Rowing Colours 1924— A damson, J. (Stroke); Reade, J. (No. 3); Smith, F. (No. 2); Macaulay, J. (Bow). 1925— Smith, F. (Stroke); Simpson, E. (No. 3); Coleman, F. (No. 2); Macaulay, J. (Bow). Winners of CoxwaineEss Fours Inter-Form Race, 1924 Form IV— Smith, J. (Stroke); Wilson, E. (No. 3); Coleman, F. (No. 2); Simpson, E. (Bow). FINISH OF BOAT RACE Page Twenty

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Brentwood College Magazine Badminton THE addition of Badminton to our steadily growing list of sports has been, to most of us, the source of much amusement and has at the same time greatly helped to enliven the long Winter evenings. Its popularity spread like wildfire through the whole school and flared up when the tournaments were announced. There were many entries for these and, consequently, a considerable time elapsed before the finals could be played off. In the senior doubles, Creer and Macaulay, in a very exciting game, defeated Gunn and Eustace, while Creer emerged with laurels in the senior singles. Nixon won the junior tournament. The 1st team deserves credit for winning two out of three matches played, since their opponents were usually more experienced in the game. The first match against the Victoria Club was our one and only failure. The team included Creer (captain), Macaulay, Bryden and Henderson. The result of the game with Mr. G. C. Grant ' s team was more encouraging, and Bryden ' s place was taken by Clist. In return match with Victoria, Campbell played instead of Macaulay. We were successful once more. Polo There is not a great deal to report this term with regard to the activities of the polo team. This includes Johnson (No. 1), McGregor and de Pencier (No. 2), Head (No. 3), Capt. Dormer (back). These boys have done splendidly and shown great keenness. Johnson has an excellent knowledge of the game, has the qualities of good horsemanship and hits well. De Pencier and McGregor, who is quite young yet, are making very satisfactory progress. Head is quite good all round. The Victoria team has arranged to play us shortly, and the game should be well worth watching. Page Twenty-two