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A winner in 1923

Clearly the ticket awarded in this twentieth event refers to the Under 13 years 100 yards. Harold Goulding also excelled in the 220 yards earlier in the proceedings.

Sports Day 1923 - The Results

Throwing Cricket Ball - (1) William Kirk (H) (2) Knee C.(H) (3) Tait S.(T).
100 yards, girls under 13 - (1) Violet Dodds (T) (2) Phyllis Addis (T) (3) M. Butt (T).
100 yards, boys, open - (1) Smith Major (T) (2) Cockburn (T) & William Kirk (H) dead heat.
High Jump, open, girls - (1) Molly Garbett (H) (2) Hilda Gaunt (H) & Mary Lindsay (T) equal second.
220 yards, boys under 13 - (1) Harold Goulding (H) (2) Harold Gorner (T) (3) Fred Turner (H).
300 yards, open, girls - (1) Mary Lindsay (T) (2) May Bull (T) (3) Lizzie Pearson (H).
High Jump, open, boys - (1) William Kirk (H) (2) Knee C. (H) (3) Webster R. (H).
Three-legged, girls, under 13 - (1) Marjorie Hudson & Ada Watson (T) (2) May Bull & Molly Price (T) (3) Clarice Allen & Connie Madden (H).
High Jump, boys, under 13 - (1) Arthur Wilson (T) (2) Harry Chappell (H) (3) Clift S.(H).
Balance Race, open, girls - (1) Phyllis Addis (T) (2) Lizzie Pearson (H) (3) Maud Wood (H).
440 yards, open, boys - (1) Smith Major (T) (2) William Kirk (H) (3) Cockburn (T).
100 yards, open, girls - (1) Molly Garbett (H) (2) Freda Swaine (T) (3) F. Hurst (H).
Sack Race, boys, under 13 (1) Fred Turner (H) (2) Harold Gorner (T) (3) Chappell (H).
Obstacle,open, girls - (1) Hilda Finch (H) (2) R. McAllister (T) (3) Freda Swaine (T).
880 yards, open, boys - (1) Smith Major (T) (2) Garbett (H) (3) Copley G.(T).
Blindfold Driving, girls - (1) Adelaide Brandford & Maud Wood (H) (2) Sylvia Dawson & Freda Swaine (T)
(3) Kathleen Thompson & Katherine Hawkesworth (T).
Four-legged race, open, boys - (1) W. Leo Dooley, Raymond Wilkinson, Burns P.T.(H)
(2) Buttnell, Frank A. Rothera, Cyril Teale (T)
(3) Stanley Hawkesworth, Harry Crossley, Raymond Pacy (T).
High Jump, girls, under 13 - (1) Violet Dodds (T) (2) Phyllis Addis (T) (3) Hilda Gaunt (H).
Sack Race, open, boys - (1) Frank A. Rothera (T) (2) Burns P.T.(H) (3) Fred Turner (H).
100 yards, boys, under 13 - (1) Harold Goulding (H) (2) Harold Gorner (T) (3) Clift S.(H).
Relay - Talbot.

House Totals: Talbot 72, Holgate 60.