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Nelson College Sports

Each year records throughout the world are getting harder to break. This applies in New Zealand as everywhere else, and in Nelson, Performances over the years at Nelson College have improved to such an extent that this year no record was broken at the annual athletic sports, although one best performance was recorded. At the same time, however, many of the times were excellent ones and in the field ev— ents some competitors came close to setting new distances.

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The long Jumper, in this case, | S. H. Reaney, about to take off

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The field in the mile handicap under 15 A grade strings out after the first lap

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M. F. Prince striving for that extra inch in the open long jump

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I.M. Day clears the bar in the pole vault

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And his landing just short of the record

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The field for the senior 880 championship gets under way, from left C. Rosie, J. Gillies, J. Nevin, D Irving, G. Broad, and P. Toulson

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A big: crowd watched the events from the hill

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Competitors in the 120 yards senior hurdles tales the first hurdle together

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Prince, who established a best performance in the javelin

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All the cameras came out to capture the spectacular pole vaulting

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Whump: J. Jamieson hits bottom after winning the pole vault

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Another outstanding competitor was M.E. Loveridge, seen here winning the senior 220 yards.

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