50 Wesley Chronicle

Waterpolo Results Wesley 5 d. Caulfield Grammar 4 Wesley 10 d. Keon Park Tech. I (i) Wesley Open "A' Wesley II d. R.A.A.F. Radio Apprentices Wesley 9 d. Caulfield Grammar 3 U. 16 Mr, and Mrs, G, Thompson Trophy Wesley 9 d. Trinity 0 1st Wesley College 12 pts. Wesley 3 drew with High 3 2nd Caulfield Grammar 8 pts. Wesley 6 d. Caulfield Grammar 1 Wesley 8 d. Trinity 0 (iv) Wesley U. IS Bye Wesley "A" team 4 d. Wesley "B" team I Melbourne High 3 d. Wesley 1 Xavier College 6 d. Wesley "B" team 0 Wesley "A" team 5 d. Xavier College 3 Open "A" L. M. Phillips Trophy Melbourne High 9 d. Wesley "B" team 0 1st Melbourne High 11 pts. -Bye 2nd Wesley College 9 pts. Wesley "A" team 5 d. Melbourne High 3 Caulfield Grammar 9 d. Wesley "B" team 1. (ii) Wesley Open "B" Wesley "A" team 7 d. Caulfield Grammar 6 -Bye —Bye Wesley 5 d. Caulfield Grammar 0 Camberwell Grammar 4 d. Wesley 2 U. IS Kew Club Trophy -Bye 1st Wesley College "A" 8 pts. Wesley 10 d. Preston Inst. Tech. I 2nd Caulfield Grammar 5 pts. Wesley 5 d. 3 Wesley 7 d. Melbourne High 2 (v) Wesley U. 14 Melbourne High 6 d. Wesley 2. Open "B" Melbourne Swimming Club Trophy Wesley 11 d. Keon Park Tech. 1st Camberwell Grammar 10 Wesley 5 d. Xavier College 0 2nd Wesley College 8 Caulfield Grammar 4 d. Wesley 3 -Bye iii) Wesley U. 16 -Bye U, 14 Mr. Harry Quittner Trophy Wesley 8 d. Caulfield Grammar 4 Equal 1st : Melbourne High 7 pts. Wesley 10 d. Keon Park Tech. 4 Caulfield CGramma r / Wesley 19 d. R.A.A.F. Radio Apprentices I 3rd Wesley College 4 pts

Open; 4th, D, Jolly, Kennedy, Open; 5th, R, Atkin­ son, Way, Under-17; 6th, R, Woods, Frederick. Under-17, Regular cross-country, biathlon and mem­ bers were well placed but did not have all the The annual Yacht Race was held on 4th August. honours. Only 101 of the 224 competitors bettered There was a total of 224 competitors; open 72. the standard time for their respective age groups. Under-17 56, Under-16 38, Under-15 58. The weather Only six houses had complete teams of 18 runners was ideal for the race, but unfortunately there was a or more, Adamson had the best turnout and were train strike. This must have affected the number placed first. competing, because there were 52 competitors less Summary of Results: than last year, and in 1970 there were fewer than No. of in 1969. Place House Competitors Points The races were held over the same courses as for 1 Adamson 61 211 1970, but the Under-15 race was a little longer. No 2 Frederick 24 360 3 Gwillim 21 382 records were broken. 4 MacNeil 20 428 School was dismissed at 3,10 and races started 5 Hattam 18 456 promptly at 3,35, with the 2,000 metres Under-15 6 Nye 17 — event, M, Cook of Frederick won this event in 7 Irving 16 — 8 Way 13 * 7 mins, 28 sees., P, Allen of Hattam was second 9 Corrigan 13 * 7 mins, 37 sees., and A. Czaplinski of Corrigan was 10 Stewart 11 — third. 11 Kennedy 10 — When the Under-15 runners had turned and were •Way had the lower score for 13 runners and is placed on their way home, the 4,500 metre race for Under-16 ahead of Corrigan: 395, 410 respectively. was started. This race is iust under one lake circuit. Placings in this race were: G. Schofield, Frederick. 1st (17 mins. 6 sees.), R. Loder. MacNeil, 2nd, and G. Crimmins, Frederick, 3rd. While the Under-16 race was still in progress, at about 3.55 p.m. the Open Under-17 combined race was started. This race was 5.000 metres, which is one lake circuit. A. Merry of MacNeil CUnder-17) was a "What is Triathlon?" you ask. Triathlon is a clear winner in 16 mins. 53 sees., and D. Mealy of which Wesley has dominated, not just locally, but Hattam (Under-17) was a good second in 17 mins. nationally for the last seven years. As its name im­ 34 sees. These two battled it out for honours through­ plies. Triathlon is made up of three separate events, out the race. viz, running, swimming and shooting. Each competi­ tor runs 4,000m, cross-country and swims 300m, — Other placings were: 3rd, S, Cartledge, Irving, his times are compared with a standard time worth