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

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Brentwood College Magazine N.P.A.A.O. REGATTA The Brentwood crew entered for the Junior Fours in this regatta, which was held at Elk Lake on July 1st. There was a strong westerly wind which made the water rough. Brentwood had as their opponents a strong crew from the Vancouver Rowing Club and a fairly experienced J.B.A.A. four. Vancouver took the lead early in the race, with Brentwood ahead of James Bay. These positions were maintained up to the mile point, though by this time V ancouver had increased their lead and Brentwood had lost ground through faulty steering and by rowing rather too slow a stroke. At the critical moment Brentwood faltered for 4 or 5 strokes, while James Bay started to spurt and went ahead. Symons answering spurt came too late. Vancouver finished about 12 seconds ahead of James Bay, with Brentwood another 10 seconds behind. The winner ' s time was 7 minutes 23 seconds. Track and Sport ' s Day ALTHOUGH the track season was very short owing to the fact that Sport ' s Day was held on May 1st, this year saw far greater enthus- iasm and much competition was offered to all runners. Our track team is being built up, year by year, and it is hoped that next year., we shall be strong enough to enter inter-school track meets. The finish of this year ' s Steeplechase, held April 22nd, was very close, Ross winning the race by a few yards from Field. Holmes, D., won the Inter- mediate Class, and Clist, the Junior. On Sport ' s Day there was again a great deal of competition, especially for the Victor Ludorum Cup, which was won by Field with 14 points, only y 2 more points than Asselstine. Holmes, D., took the Intermediate Cup and Clist, the Junior. Page Twenty-one

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Brentwood College Magazine Rowing THIS year rowing has had an excellent season in spite of the poor weather conditions and the rough rowing ' weather. We were lucky enough to have three members of last year ' s first crew back with us again this year and the vacant place at bow was capably filled by F. Angus. Regular practice was started late in the Easter term and continued during the summer months culminating in the decision to enter a crew in the N.P.A.A.O. regatta to be held this year on July 1st, 2nd and 3rd at Elk Lake, near Victoria. In our annual race against St. George ' s School, held this year in Van- couver on June 5th, at 11 o ' clock in the morning we were once again successful. The race was rowed in good weather conditions over a mile course. Brentwood started at a faster stroke than St. George ' s and had established a lead of just over a length at the end of the first minute. Settling down to a long, steady stroke they continued to increase their lead all over the course. St. George ' s rowed hard, but the heavyweights in the middle of the boat got very short and were not using their strength effectively. Brentwood finally finished about six lengths ahead, covering the course in 4 minutes and 58 seconds. Our warmest thanks are due to St. George ' s for all their kindness to us during our visit : to Vancouver Rowing Club and its Skipper for lending us their boats : and to the Skipper ' s son for his excellent coxing during the race. The crew consisted of: — Brentwood : St. George s : Stroke — Symons Stroke — Walls No. 3 — Asselstine No. 3 — Street No. 2— Mitchell No. 2— Bell Bow— Angus Bow — Nation Cox — Jaggard. Cox — Woodward CHARACTERS OF THE CREW F. ANGUS (Bow) — Must learn to get control of his body; swings straight and keeps his head up at the finish. A hard worker and a very valuable craftsman in the boat house. A. H. MITCHELL (Two) — Inclined to shoot his slide and rely too much on his arm at the finish. Works hard and races well. J. W. ASSELSTINE (Three) — A very effective oarsman, who has improved consider- ably. Races well. C. M. B. SYMONS (Stroke) — If he can control his slide and combine it effectively with his body swing during the stroke, he will make a neat and effective oarsman. Has a good sense of rhythm, but must learn to drive his crew all the time in practice rows. • . Page Twenty

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Brentwood College Magazine The results of Sport ' s Day follow : — SENIOR 100 Yards (Time 10 4-5 seconds.)— 1st, Mitchell; 2nd, Field; 3rd, Svmons. 220 Yards (Time 25 4-5 seconds)— 1 st, Asselstine; 2nd, Mitchell; 3rd, Ross. 440 Yards (Time 58 2-5 seconds) — 1st Ross; 2nd, Field; 3rd, Symons. 880 Yards (Time 2 minutes 39 seconds) — 1st (tie), Asselstine and Ross; 3rd, A. Izard. Hurdles (Time 19 seconds) — 1st. Asselstine; 2nd, Angus; 3rd (tie), Andrus and Johnston. Cricket Ball (Distance 88 yards 1 1-2 feet)— 1st, Johnston; 2nd, Field; 3rd, Wells. Shot Put (Distance 32 feet 4 1-2 inches) — 1st, Field; 2nd, Drury; 3rd, Asselstine. High Jump (Height 4 feet 10 inches) — 1st, Johnston; 2nd, Asselstine; 3rd, Ross. Long Jump (Distance 17 feet 5 3-4 inches) — 1st, Field; 2nd, Asselstine; 3rd, Johnston. INTERMEDIATE 100 Yards (Time 12 seconds) — 1st, D. Holmes; 2nd, Logan. 220 Yards (Time 28 4-5 seconds)— 1st D. Holmes; 2nd! N. Wilhy. 440 Yards (Time 63 1-5 seconds)— 1st D. Holmes; 2nd, N. Wilhy. Hurdles (Time 20 4-5 seconds) — 1st, Milligan; 2nd, Hotham. High Jump (Height 3 feet 10 inches) — 1st, Beard, 2nd, Hay. Long Jump (Distance 15 feet 11 inches) — 1st D. Holmes; 2nd, Beard. JUNIORS 100 Yards (Time 13 seconds) — 1st, Clist; 2nd, Dunlop. 220 Yards (Time 30 2-5 seconds)— 1st, Clist; 2nd, P. Izard. 440 Yards (Time 63 4 -5 seconds)— 1st, Clist; 2nd, Dunlop. Hurdles (Time 22 3-5 seconds) — 1st, Sunderland; 2nd, Clarke. High Jump (Height 4 feet) — 1st, Sunderland; 2nd, Mackenzie. Long Jump (Distance 14 feet 1-2 inches) — 1st, Clist; 2nd, Sunderland. The Upper House was victorious in the Inter-House competition by 58 points to 39 points. Rifle Club Owing to the kindness of Major F. Richardson, O.B.E., in accepting an invitation to take charge of the Rifle Club, a distinct improvement in the standard of the shooting, and an increased efficiency in the conduct of mat- ters pertaining to the club, have resulted. In a post season letter addressed to the Headmaster, Major Richardson says, in part : — From the start several of the class earned recognition, Field being high for the first three practices, closely followed by Bassett, D. Holmes, Ryan, Johnston, Milligan, and Beard. Among the Juniors, Nairn, who recently joined the College, deserves special recognition for his remarkable progress; he promises to become an outstanding student of rifle work. D. Holmes proved a very efficient Team Commander. The rifles were always in splendid condition, stores, etc., present and correct. Major Richardson adds, we are pleased to note, that he has enjoyed his work with the College and will be pleased to continue with us in the future. The ratings that qualify are AA1, A A, A are as follows: — SENIORS JUNIORS AAI AA A AAI AA A Field Bassett Hinton Nairn MacKenzie Dunlcp Milligan D. Holmes N. Wilby P. Holmes Logan Beard Rogers Ryan Johnston Page Twenty-two