Sports

The first spectacular event was the Rowing, held at 11 a.m. on Saturday in Mechanics Bay. The course was two miles—the seas were choppy. Spectators crowded some 400 yards of the foreshore, and many dozens of cars followed the race from the foreshore.

From the start it appeared that Canterbury would win. VUC was soon left a length behind the others. Within five hundred yards of the finish Auckland began to pull up on Canterbury and a very spectacular win was afforded by the Canterbury team who managed to hold their own by half a length.

It was unfortunate that Victoria should come last when the team has put in so much hard practice this season. The crew thought the sea unduly rough at the start.

That afternoon athletic sports were held at Eden Park. Competition was rife in everything and VUC failed to succeed in anything.

Needless to say an announcement over the speaker that VUC had pulled off the shooting was greeted with wild cheers. Victoria gained some 60 points on Rapid and fell slightly behind on other shoots. O'Sullivan scored 9 on Snap, V. Henderson and Catley (MAC) 43 and 44 on the Rapid, and Howarth topped Application. That VUC picked a good team was illustrated by the narrow margin of 13 points between top and bottom shooters.

The Boxing Tournament, held in the Town Hall that night, was undoubtedly VUC's outstanding performance of the Tournament. VUC fighters won in every fight in the finals for which they were entered, and their style was in every way superior to that of the other colleges. In addition, Mervyn Wishart won the shield for the most scientific boxer.

On Monday morning the Diving competition was held in the Newmarket Baths.

During Monday afternoon the athletic bouts were completed at Eden Park. VUC was saved here from utter defeat when Pohlen came in first in the mile walk. VUC women also made good—Julie Flett winning the Javelin, Mary Shouler winning the 100 yards, and coming 3rd in the 75 yards. In the Women's Relay we also won leaving us clear for the Women's Athletic Shield.

That evening in the Tepid Baths the swimming events took place. Our competitors were on the whole nowhere near the standard set by AUC and CUC. Dowse and Piper did well in coming 1st and 2nd in the 220 yards Breaststroke and Dowse came 2nd in the 100 yards Breaststroke.

In the Water Polo game held immediately afterwards, South beat North. A slight innovation was provided when two ducks (presumably from the gardens) were hurled into the water from the balcony.

The Tennis and Basketball results alone remained. In the former we wiped the courts, Goodwin defeating Becroft, and O'Connor and Rainbow both winning their finals. Basketball presented another failure.