1950 Senior Boys 400 yards

The start.

The suspicious character brandishing the firearm is Mr. Bate, and the competitors (L to R) are: Alan Wootliff, Gordon Fisher, Eric Ramshaw, Douglas Haslam, Brian Finlay and Ron Hodson,

...and the winner? Ron Hodson.

Ron says that the figure in the back row, standing head and shoulders above the rest, is Ernie Johnson. In front of him is Peter Stafford, and the gentleman in the raincoat and trilby hat at the corner of the pavilion is Ron's father. The teacher holding the tape is Mr. Boardman.