House Competition 1959-61
1959-60 House Competition
Football
South 1st
East 2nd
West 3rd
North 4th =
Centre 4th =
Swimming
East 1st
North 2nd
Centre 3rd
South 4th
West 5th
Athletics
South 1st
North 2nd
Centre 3rd
East 4th
West 5th
Cross Country
East1st
North2nd
West3rd
Centre4th
South5th
The individual Cross Country results:
Seniors: 1. Wardman 2. S Tate 3. Lucas 4. Riddlesden
Middles: 1. Holmes 2. Chapman 3. Jennings 4. Dunwell
Juniors: 1. Firth 2. Bannister 3. Sherwin 4. Thompson
As before, all ran who were not able to provide documentary evidence to prove their unfitness, We sympathise with a small boy who begged to be excused because running made him short of breath; but he chose the wrong Housemaster to try this one on.
1959-60 Result
Harding Shield
South 1st
North 2nd
East 3rd
Centre 4th
West 5th
North won the Hayes Trophy (for work)
South won the Old Boys’ Cup (for sport)
1960-61 House Competition
Football
East 40
Centre 27.50
West 12.50
South 12.50
North 7.50
Athletics
North 20
Centre 19.87
East 17.99
South 17.32
West 17.12
Cross Country
North 10
East 9.14
Centre 7.96
South 6.56
West 4.93
The individual Cross Country results:
Seniors: 1. Holmes 2. Jennings 3. Lucas 4. Riddlesden
Middles: 1. Stewart & Bannister, dead heat 3. Thorp 4. Conroy
Juniors: 1. Thompson 2. Taylor 3. Murie 4. Rhodes
The character who fell out for a smoke during his “walk” round discovered the next day that tobacco can sometimes produce a reddened backside as well as brown fingers.
Swimming
East 20
North 17.36
South 15.54
Centre 12.56
West 10.58
A great many records were broken in this year’s Gala. This is to be expected; we are only in the second year of the new age-groupings, so standards are hardly fixed as yet. K Bennett set up 3 new records and M Bateman 2 in the Under 15 races. Vinette broke 2 Under 15 records and M Bennett and G Green also set up new best times in their races. New records were also set up in 3 squadron races.
1960-61 Result
Harding Shield
East 237.28
Centre 218.57
North 214.86
South183.14
West171.79
Hayes Trophy (work)
North 130
Centre 116.40
East 115.88
South 115.66
West107.84
Old Boys’ Cup (sport)
East 121.40
Centre 102.17
North 84.86
South 67.48
West 63.95