Shawnigan Lake School - Yearbook (Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia Canada)

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Shawnigan Lake School Magazine TENNIS While the standard of play cannot be said to be very high, tennis is proving more popular every year, and during the summer term the courts were not often idle. In the School tournament Reed again won the senior singles, beating Whittle in the final. The junior singles were won by Elverson. BADMINTON During the Christmas Term the Badminton Club seemed to be rather apathetic, but under the stimulus of the visit of a team to Duncan to play in the Junior Tournament, interest revived in the Easter Term. The School singles tournament provided some good matches, the final in particular affording a good exhibition of badminton. Whittle had been expected to win easily, but was fully extended by Newton. The junior singles were won by Elverson. In the Duncan tournament in which Whittle, Newton, Smith i, Day i, Mackie and Seaton took part, Newton reached the semi-final of the singles. Most of our other representatives were beaten in close games by players with greater tour- nament experience. SPORTS Event Winner Second Third House Sports Cup Groves ' (122 pts.) Ripley ' s(89 pts.) Lake ' s (51 pts.) House Relay (Land) Groves ' Ripley ' s Lake ' s Rogers Burchard Harris Day i House Relay (Water) Groves ' Ripley ' s Lake ' s Rogers Whittle Mcintosh Burchard Senior Cup Mackie, 16 pts. Reed . g f Rogers, 7 pts. Dawson ' . IJlb - Middle Cup Burchard, 21 pts. Budd, 13 pts. Pearce i, 12 pts. Junior Cup Spencer i, 14 pts. Ley, 10 pts. Wheeler, 9 pts. SENIOR — 100 Yards Mackie Day i Rogers 14 Mile Mackie Harris Tryon Vs Mile Mackie Seaton Tryon Long Jump Reed Dawson Harris High Jump Dawson Niven i Mackie Swimming — 50 Yards Rogers Whittle Mcintosh 250 Yards Humphreys Mcintosh Rogers Diving Torland Reed Mcintosh MIDDLE— 100 Yards.. Burchard Pearce i Budd 14 Mile Burchard Budd Pearce i V 2 Mile Pearce i Budd Burchard Long Jump Rudd Pearce i Robertson High Jump Burchard Wilson i Robertson Swimming — 50 Yards Burchard Robertson Budd 250 Yards Robertson Ridewood Rendell Diving Rhodes Milne Hayward JUNIOR — 100 Yards Spencer i Wheeler Hall 220 Yards Soencer i Charleson Wheeler Long Jump Hall Lake ii ) Wheeler High Jump Charleson Wheeler Burns Swimming — 50 Yards Ley Lake ii Spencer i 250 Yards.. Ley Spencer i Lake ii Diving Burns Towne ii Lake ii — 19 —

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Shawnigan Lake School Magazine ROWING HOUSE RACES, JUNE, 193 5 Inter-house races were rowed again this summer over the usual course — from the station to the boat-house. There were no second crew races. The feature of the races was the fast time in which the course was covered. In the first heat of the cutter races Groves ' beat Ripley ' s, and in the final they beat Lake ' s — on each occasion easily. Time: 3 mins. 16 sees. The results of the inter-house fours were as follows: First Heat — Lake ' s vs. Ripley ' s Ripley ' s were lucky with the toss and were able to choose their boat. Lake ' s in the heavier boat made much the steadier start, getting in 36 strokes in the first minute to Ripley ' s 3 7 1 2 . This gave them an initial lead of about half a length. Ripley ' s managed to draw level in the second minute and had acquired a three-quarters-of-a-length lead by King ' s Point. Lake ' s, continuing to row steadily, reduced their opponent ' s margin to a quarter of a length at the finish, but were unable to take the lead. Time: 2 mins. 5 3 sees. Final — Ripley ' s vs. Groves ' Ripley ' s made much the better start in this race, getting in 10, 19J4, and 38 strokes in the first quarter, half, and full minute respectively. No. 3 in Groves ' crew came off his slide, with the result that they rowed only 34 strokes in the same time. This may have been a blessing in disguise, because they got to work with such dtermination afterwards that they rapidly overhauled their rivals and beat them by a length. Time: 2 mins. 46 sees. The Crews Lake ' s — Stroked by Lake, showed great promise during practice, but had unfortunately to reshuffle their crew for the races. Dawson was a tower of strength as No. 3. Groves ' — The lightest of the three crews, as last year. They were well stroked by Rogers, and Harris at 3 was the School ' s most promising oarsman. Ripley ' s — Were a well-balanced crew from the point of view of weight. But in a race they were inclined to clip their finishes and row short. This is fatal in a heavy boat. FENCING Due largely to the encouragement offered to the sport by the new Salle D ' Armes in the Hobby Shop Building, fencing made considerable strides in the course of the year. Unfortunately, no matches could be fought, but the School competitions proved that the standard was higher than in previous years. Most of the foil play was less wild, and the style shown by some of the competitors in the junior events was quite gratifying. Tryon, who won the senior compe- tition, fenced well throughout and should develop into a good fencer. The junior competition was won by Yuill. Epee has been started, and it is hoped to hold a competition this year. Two matches have been arranged with the Victoria Fencing Club in which both foil and epee will probably be fought. — 18 —

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Shawnigan Lake School Magazine BOXING COMPETITION Heavyweight — Dawson beat Hum- Lightweight — Holland beat Hay- phreys. ward. Light Heavies — Mackie beat Reed. Featherweight — Niven ii beat Wace ii. Middleweight — Gardner beat Day i. Bantamweight — Wheeler beat Burns. Welterweight — Niven i beat Oakes. Good Loser ' s Cup — Oakes. THE INTREPID ON STEPPING aboard Mr. Murphy ' s yacht Intrepid, where she was moored at the outer wharf at Victoria, we were greeted by her captain. He, strangely enough, fulfilled all our preconceived ideas as to what the cap- tain of a sailing ship should look like, being a stocky man with a rather red face and a hearty expression. We obeyed his invitation to step aboard with great alacrity and were sent forward to the chartroom to dispose of our coats. There we met the first mate, who took us up and showed us the bridge, from which vantage point we could get a fairly comprehensive view of the whole ship. Just forward was the square-rigged foremast with its many yards recalling the days when all ships were square-rigged and hence had so much difficulty in sailing against the wind. Still further forward was the large winch used for hauling up the anchor. Beside this was a large coil of rope on top of the spare propeller. In front of the winch the deck stretched up to the bowsprit, perfectly bare except for the fore-peak hatch. On the bridge itself, the most conspicuous objects were the electric steering gear, the engine-room telegraph, and a row of speaking tubes leading to various parts of the ship. Just aft were two launches and two lifeboats. Between the launches was the funnel and aft of it was the main mast which, together with the mizzen mast, was rigged fore and aft. Then there was the bare deck stretching about fifteen feet aft to the forward end of the saloon, behind which was the mizzen mast. Aft of this again was the elevated poop on which were a couple of winches, the binnacle, the after wheel, an engine-room telegraph, a speaking tube to the bridge, and other miscellaneous pieces of apparatus, including two dinghies. From the bridge we went below, where we saw an array of refrigerating plants, distilling apparatus and such minor appliances, as well as the main engine and another smaller Diesel running a generator. Aft of the engine room were the water and fuel tanks, which stretched right back to the stern, and a tool and spare parts room where practically any repair work could be done. We then went up a deck and inspected the galley, the dining saloon, where we found a sumptuous array of good things to eat awaiting us, and the owner ' s section of the ship, which was so beautifully furnished that you might have thought that you were in a palace and not on board a ship. As it was now getting rather late we took a last look around the ship, and then returned to the school, reflecting that we could always, when we were feeling down at heart, cheer ourselves by thinking back to that pleasant day on board the auxiliary barquentine Intrepid. — 20 —