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Salient: Victoria University Students' Paper. Vol. 29, No. 12. 1966.

Drinking

Drinking

It was a quiet Thursday afternoon, Tournament had all but spent itself, yet still people waited for that mystical climax after which people could say "it's all over."

This climax was that time-honoured competition, the Drinking Horn. For this notable event, Auckland organisation excelled itself with free grog by the jugful, an entertaining sporting event to relax and watch and a grandstand close enough for spectators to watch every grovelling, gruesome detail of what (in the Sports Editor's opinion) must be one of the most sustaining sports in the world.

Technical details became lost as the afternoon progressed and for this I make no apology. Results and clear reporting were abandoned in the heat of the moment.

Perhaps the closest competition of the day was the teams relay event.

Generally speaking it was a fluid competition: the drinking team, observed in many practices, excelled themselves on the day. Apparently the times for the teams event were Wellington 5.9 seconds and Auckland 6.2, but spillage (and there was quite a bit) gave the victory to Auckland. Sloppy, unpractised drinking were the chief reasons.

Ian Barwick and John Nees both were awarded NZU drinking Blues for their fine efforts. Here special mention must go to John Nees whose courage in trying to drink the yard (two jugs) in less than 13 seconds is to be applauded . . . with reservations of course. The work of Ian Barwick, coach of the team, should be recognised . . . and probably was.

The drinkers were: Ian Barwick, John Nees, Roger Girdlestone, John Haynes, Bob Burt, Peter Barwick and Rick Carlyon.

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