Sporting and Athletic Records

SCHOOL RECORDS The following records must be received with this caution. The per­ formances of the different schools are seldom comparable because of the different conditions of track, etc., which so often prevail. They are, however, of interest to the schools themselves; and are perhaps in such matters as jumping and throwing the cricket ball fairly indicative of relative merit. The times for races shorter than a quarter mile are not given, as being generally absolutely untrustworthy. Thus one school sent the astounding information that in a certain six years the 100 yards was run twice in once in IOS., and three times in G '/as.!! It was modestly pointed out that on these occasions the course was "probably" down hill. We should think it was, and at a dangerous gradient too! Another school gave 10s. for the 100 yards, and in reply to a mild hint that there were doubtless some favouring conditions to account for a time which ties British Amateur Record, intimated that the reverse was the case. The race, we were gravely told, was run slightly up hill, on a grass course, wet from recent rain, and won with ease. Doubtless a l s o t h e r u n n e r h a da g a m e l e g w h e n e s t a b l i s h i n g t i s r e c o r d , b u t i t i f ^ f f a - was thought siipcHliions tn nir-ntinn the Jijct. From the records which follow it is worth while drawing attention to the following per­ formances, which appear to be the best on record at School Sports. High Jump 5ft. Sin. H. C. Wilson Cheltenham 1878 ,, 5ft. 7%in. E. O. Kirlew Westminster 1894