Annual sports meeting, 10 October 1902

The Sydney Morning Herald, 11 October 1902, p 8:

The seventeenth annual sports meeting of Sydney High School Amateur Athletic Club was held on the Sydney Cricket Ground yesterday. The tracks were effected by several smart showers which fell about midday, but they improved as the afternoon wore on. Results were as follows:

Throwing the Cricket Ball.—H. Seale, 1; G. Jennings, 2.

Long Jump.—H. Farmer. 17ft. 9in., 1; R. Green, 2.

Kicking Football.—F. O'Donnell, 1; L. Callaghan, 2.

100 Yards School Championship.—A. M’Intosh, 1; D. Henry, 2; A. B. Palmer, 3. Time, 10 4-5 seconds.

100 Yards Championship, under 15.—L. Bamford, 1; A. Blake, 2.

100 Yards Siamese Race.—H. May and W. Nimmo, 5 yards, 1; L. Cohen and S. Goode, 15 yards, 2; F. Williams and S. Green, 20 yards, 3.

440 Yards Handicap.—A. Palmer, scratch, 1; A. Carne, 20 yards, 2; W. M. Nimmo, 5 yards, 3. Time, 55 2-5 seconds.

100 Yards Handicap, under 14.—K. Docker, 1; S. Green, 2.

440 Yards Relay Race.—J. Bush, R. Allen, and R. Farmer, 25 yards, 1; L. Bamford, H. Seale, and M. Nott, 25 yards, 2; A. M’Intosh, T. Midelton, and H. May, scratch, 3.

100 Yards Sack Race.—O. Fox, 1; J. Virtue, 2.

150 Yards Hurdle Race.—R. Green, owes 10 yards, 1: M. Bedford, owes 12 yards, 2; R. Campbell, owes 10 yards, 3. Time, 19 4-5 seconds.

880 Yards Handicap Walking.—L. Cohen, 1; T. Jones, 2.

High Jump Championship.—M. Bedford and F. O'Donnell, 4ft. 8in., dead heat.

100 Yards Ex-Students' Race.—W. Shipton, 6 yards, 1; G. Madsen, 3 yards, 2; J. Young, 1 yard, 3. Time, 10 1-5 seconds.

School Cup, 220 yards.—L. Cohen, 20 yards, 1; R. Green, 6 yards, 2; P. Farmer, 4 yards, 3.

440 Yards Obstacle Races.—R. Nott, 20 yards, 1; E. Maher, 30 yards, 2; C. Jepsen, 20 yards, 3.

150 Yards Club Handicap.—A. M'lntosh, scratch, 1; H. Farmer, 2 yards, 2; J. Bush, 15 yards, 3. Time, 17 seconds.

440 Yards Ex-students’ Race.—J. Young, 4 yards, 1; W. Shipton, 15 yards, 2; H. W. Palmer, scratch, 3. Time, 55 seconds.

One Mile and a Half Bicycle Handicap.—S. Madsen, scratch, 1; J. King, 150 yards, 2; J. Bateman, 100 yards, 3. Time, 4 minutes 55 seconds.

220 Yards Novelty Race.—R. Green, 1; B. Bruce, 2; R. Nott, 3.

150 Yards Handicap, under 16.—D. Henry, scratch, 1; H. May, 10 yards, 2.

880 Yards Handicap.—A. B. Palmer, scratch, 1; A. Carne, 35 yards, 2; R. Campbell, 30 yards, 3. Time, 2 minutes 16 2-5 seconds.

Tug-of-war.—Fifth form: A team, 1. Sixth form: A team, 2.

Consolation Race.—L. Fowler, 1; H. Goode, 2; R. Bush, 3.

Referee, 15 October 1902, p 6:

Yet another sports meeting has taken place in Sydney of which I knew nothing until it was over. This was the 17th annual meeting of the Sydney High School A. A. C., which took place on the Cricket Ground last week. Time was when the boys at this school used to come round with tickets of invitation, and requests for advice, and when there were events on the programme for members of the A. A. A. But from a meeting of considerable importance in the athletic world it is seemingly now purely a school function, at which the presence of “outsiders” is not desired.

See also: The Daily Telegraph, 11 October 1902, p 12; Evening News, 11 October 1902, p 5; The Australian Star, 11 October 1902, p 11.