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

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Brentwood College Magazine Badminton GREAT interest was shown in Badminton by the whole school during the winter months. The College entered two pairs in the Vancouver Island Tournament held in Victoria, and these boys made quite a good showing although they were matched against some of the best players in British Columbia. Shortly after the commencement of the Lent Term an annual school tournament was held in both doubles and singles. Yorath was the winner of the singles, while Lamprey and MacSwain won the doubles. Some good matches were held against various Victoria teams, both at the College and at the Drill Hall in Victoria. The College won three and lost one. The team was as follows: Malkin ma. (Capt.) and Yorath; Lamprey and MacSwain ; Salter and Williams. HE Boat Club has had a very successful season. Its numbers have kept up in spite of the increased subscription and the Club is now in the comfortable position of having a good credit balance at the bank, after paying for the new fours from Sims of Putney, which arrived last year, and also for the coach boat and two sailing boats. The inter-form race was won by the Vlth, well stroked by Smith. The Boat Club THE ist CREW Page Fourteen

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Brentwood College Magazine SYMONS mi.: A really good all-round forward. Controls the ball particularly well at his feet. DEE ma.: A good heavy forward. One of our best men in defence, being a fearless tackle. PEASE: Hard-working and unselfish; uses all his weight in the scrum throughout the game. LAMMERS: Uses his head always and opens up forward passing attacks. One of our best men in the line-out. PHILLIPS: The best stand-off half we have ever had. First-class head and hands, and a fearless tackle. DOHERTY: Promoted from the 2nd XV during the second half of the season. Fast and a hard man to stop. A great tackle. SMITH: A heavy wing three with lots of speed; with more determination would become first-class. WOLFE: A very fast side-stepping three; given half a chance he will finish things successfully. A good tackle. MATTHEWS: A born inside three and a beautiful runner. Made numberless openings for his scoring wings. A good tackle. APPLETON: Our fastest man and very hard to stop. Must learn to tackle. PUGH: Made himself into a really good full-back, but proved too good to keep out of the attack. A fast inside three with a beautiful swerve. 44 The Hawk Perched atop a lofty tree, Straining eyes and neck to see Creatures not as strong as he, Lo ! a hawk. Far beneath a river flows, Swelled by distant mountain snows ; On its bank, the plunderer knows, Young birds play. Can they not escape his eye? Scarcely having learned to fly, Surely they ' re too young to die, And too gay. Suddenly a coloured streak Hurtles through the air. A beak, Curved and strong, grips one too weak E ' en to walk. High amid the clouds he ' s borne, Quickly bone from bone he ' s torn — Waiting for another morn, The bird of prey. W. B. C. Gray. Page Thirteen

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Brentwood College Magazine On May 24th the J. B. A. A. sent out two crews to race against the College. Both College crews were successful, the 1st crew winning by six lengths and the 2nd crew by three lengths. The Lower House won the inter-house race, which took place on Speech Day. It was a very good race, both crews rowing level till almost the finish, when Smith called on his men for a last effort which enabled them to pass the post with a canvas lead. The College 1st crew are rowing at the Gorge on July 1st in the J. B. A. A. Regatta, and in the N. P. A. Regatta at Harrison Hot Springs on July 23rd. We wish them the best of luck. SMITH: A good oar, his blade work is much improved. He has a tendency to cover his blade too deep and must remember to let his hands come well into the chest before starting the recovery. FURBER: Has improved immensely, a little slow with his hands, a good oar with a nice body swing. NICKSON: Has improved a great deal, very painstaking and a hard worker, must remember to pull straight. MASON-ROOKE: A greatly improved oar. Has overcome the difficulty he had in coming off the feather and getting a firmer catch. Very slow with his hands, must get them away more smartly before starting the recovery. Has a tendency to be late. NCE more swimming has proved to be one of the most popular sports in the school. The warm weather came late this year and consequently the swimming parades of the early part of the Summer Term were not so well attended as the corresponding parades of last year. During the latter half of the term, however, the whole school bathed whenever they were allowed and on many days two or three swimming parades were necessary to satisfy the most energetic. Those of the new boys who were unable to swim when they joined us, have been taught and, while two boys have not yet passed their tests, all of the boys are able to swim a little. The standard of our swimming has been well maintained and an excellent exhibition of water sports was given on Speech Day. Notes on Rowers Swimming Page Fifteen