Up, And Up, And Up

However the high jumpers were the heroes of the team. During afternoon Paul von Dadelszen and Arthur Howard had been patiently clearing the bar and waitings for most other competitors to fall out. Finally, all other events finished, only three men remained, Victoria's specialists and the greatest ever University all-round athlete, Murray Speden. During the day, Speden had won the javelin (204ft.), the hop step and jump (47ft.), the 120 hurdles (15.3 sees.) and the 220 hurdles (25.3 sees.).

Paul von Dadelszen dropped out at 5ft. 9in. and with the bar at 5ft. llin. Speden was out. Arthur was up and over with inches to spare and Vic. had another title. Deathly silence accompanied attempts at N.Z.U. Blue height (6ft. lin.)—but to no avail. His last attempt was the narrowest of misses, but it was a miss, and Easter, 1961, athletics had finished.

In the final points Otago won by a margin of nearly 30 points.

They certainly had some fine athletes, Stew. McCrostie (nat. 880 yards finalist), Warren Jowett (national placegetter in long jump), Murray Speden (of course), Colin Maguire and umpteen others. A victory was deservedly theirs and we extend our sincerest congratulations to them.