Saltus Grammar School - Yearbook (Hamilton, Bermuda)

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29 RESULTS Group A 50 Yards: J. B. Couchman, not placed. High Jump: R. R. Doe, 2nd. Long Jump: R. R. Doe, 1st, 12 ft. 6i ins. Relay: R. R. Doe, T. Dixon, J. B. Couchman, P. G. White, 1st, 33.4 sees. Group Cup Gained Group B 50 Yards: C. Couper, 1st, 7.4 sees. High Jump: G. K. Kitson, 1st, 3 ft. 104 ins. Long Jump: G. K. Kitson, 1st, 13 ft. 7 ins. Relay: C. Couper, S. Godet, G. K. Kitson, R. Kempe, 1st, 29.4 sees. Group Cup Gained Group C 50 Yards: F. I. B. Williams, not placed. 220 Yards: J. Berridge, 3rd. High Jump: J. Smith, 1st, 4 ft. 8 ins. Long Jump: J. Smith, 1st, 15 ft. 10 ins. 100 Yards: J. Berridge, 2nd. Relay: Finlay, J. Smith, F. I. B. Williams, J. Berridge, 3rd. Group D 100 Yards: M. Smith, not placed. 880 Yards: V. Siddle, 2nd. Discus: D. Thorne, 1st. High Jump: D. Thorne, 1st, 5 ft. i in. 75 Yards Hurdles: P. H. Grayston, 1st, 12.4 sees. Relay: D. Thorne, C. Kempe, R. Bailey, M. Smith, 1st, 52.6 sees. 220 Yards: R. Bailey, 2nd. Long Jump: V. Siddle, 1st, 16 ft. 6 ins. Shot Put: N. E. Adderley, 1st, 40 ft, 1 in. Javelin: C. Kempe, not placed. Group Cup Gained

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28 Pole Vault: 1 P. Dunch. 6 ft. 7 ins. (new event). Hop, Step, Jump: 1 P. Dunch, 2 W. Boyle, 3 G. Young. 33 ft 9 ins. New record established of 55.0 sees, by A. C. Burns in Heats. GROUP E and D— Relay, Senior: 1 Darrell, 2 Butterfield, 3 Saltus. 51.9 sees. 2— INTER SCHOOL SPORTS— APRIL 4th. Having trained for many gruelling hours, leaving school often two hours later than the other boys, our competitors had their reward on Sports Day. From the five Boys ' groups, A to E, we came away with four of the Group Cups, and after last year ' s disappointing showing it was most gratifying. Even the fifth cup was almost ours for we lost it only in the Relay Final, our team being placed third. First would have certainly been our position (for we easily beat the final time when winning the heats) , but the team was dogged by ill luck, being fouled twice and having to carry a virtual passenger with a pulled muscle. Group A ' s R. R. Doe is to be congratulated on his two successes, in the Long Jump and Relay, besides being placed second in the High Jump. Worthy of special praise in the junior events were the efforts of K. Kitson who was not only one of the mainstays in the relay team but won both his other events. Group C were well on the way to success when they failed in the Relay but the success of Simth in the High and Long Jump cannot be passed over, particularly since he trained harder than other competitors. The two senior groups romped home with comfortable margins to secure, as usual, their group cups. A. C. Burns ran exceptionally well in the mile, lowering the 7-year-oJd record to 5 mins. 1.2 sees. Another commendable effort was that of Gray- ston when he threw the record distance of 107 ft. 3 ins. in the discus event. Congratulations must also go to D. Thorne on winning all his three events. There can be no doubt that the day would be accurately described as a great success for the School.

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30 Group E 100 Yards: T. H. Cassidy, 2nd. 440 Yards: A. C. Burns, 1st, 57.6 sees. Long Jump: P. Dunch, 1st, 17 ft. 6 ins. 100 Yards Hurdles: T. H. Cassidy, 1st, 15.8 sees. Discus, G. H. Grayston, 1st, 107 ft. 3 ins. 220 Yards: P. Duneh, 2nd. 1 Mile: A. C. Burns, 1st, 5 min. 1.2 sees. High Jump: Shot Put: G. H. Grayston, 1st, 34 ft. 11 ins. Javelin, M. Minugh, 2nd. Relay: T. H. Cassidy, A. C. Burns, A. Tucker, P. Dunch, 1st, 49.4 sees. Group Cup Gained SWIMMING — 1951 When the School re-opened after the long sum mer recess we were only one week from the Inter-House Competition. Most boys, of course, had trained throughout the summer and were in excellent shape for the meeting which took place at the Langton Pool on September 21st by kind permission of the B.A.A. No new standards were set this year and only one was equalled when R. Leach went the 25 yard length of the pool to clock 16.2 sees, for the backstroke (under 16). In many events some extremely strange strokes were seen and it brought home only too clearly the need for specialised coaching, even in such a place as Bermuda, where swimming facilities are surely unrivalled. Frequently the judges were ready to dis- qualify competitors in the breast stroke, but an appeal to leniency (since most of the offenders were small boys) caused the offence to be passed over. It did clearly show, however, that swimming coaching would be most useful as a school activity, if only enough time could be found to include it in the games scheme. RESULTS GROUP A— 25 yards Freestyle: 1 M. Spurling, 2 R. R. Doe, 3 M. Harrison. 19.1 sees. GROUP B— 25 yards Freestyle: 1 D. Hayward, 2 J. Bluck, 3 A. Cooper. 16.8 sees. GROUP C— 50 yards Freestyle: 1 Grayston, 2 R. Atkinson, 3 P. Kuhn. 33.2 sees.