SWIMMING.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16144, 23 February 1918, Page 11

SWIMMING.

SCHOOLS' chas:pi6nship meeting. AUCKLAND SECUKES SHIELD. (srrci.u, to rnEss.") WANGANUI. February 22. Fi;i« v.ealiisr :;l:.nil f;'.vour«i the schools' representatives lor their Carnival, -.vhicii concluded tbio evening. Canterbury competitors performed very crcditably, getting a fnir share of the prizes. Batchelor swam a bad courso in the 10Uvd3 eciiool boys' ho wouid havo bcf.ii much closer to tho Aticklandcr at the finish. Tho times lor the several distances were:—2syds 14 -J-oth eec, 50yds 3;i»:-c, 75yds 56& ec, IOUycU 70 1-5 th sec, a reco;d. Atkinson, off scratch, gave a splendid exhibition oi brciist stroke, bade stroke, ,:nci crawl swi ij" in v.i;: n 1L r the 75yds Medley race in 5*- -l-oth sec. Annaiid and AVheeley swam weil and Geeurod the places in the iiuul of the lO.tyds Inter-club Handicap. Jn the School Girls' Championship, Miss G. Shand pu: up a sreat fight for first honours, and had tho Auckland representative doing her best from start to finish. ■She succeeded in bettering her pre-, vious time for the distance. M,ss Shand covered the IOfK-da in 01 l-3th, as compared ch her 103seo at Christchurch. Miss Bn»ted. who gained third honours, made a good showing, and recorded lOttsec for the distance, or lGseo better than her Christchurch time. Miss Batchelor tried hard for seoond plxce in th-j 75yds Girls' Intermediate, but mulling her turns caused her to lose ground, and elio eventually finished third, about lAyds behind the second girl. Miss Bristed dived well in the girls' diving competition, but was beaten by Mis s Allen in the dive off. The last race of the meeting, the 22Cyd.=< Boys' Intermediate Championship, nroviied one of the finest contcst.s of the Carnival. Ahlora, tho Aucklacdor, set a merry pace from the tak* off, and touched at 25yds just in front of the field in 15 ]-sth see. Swimming strongly, he had an advantage try at 50yds in 4-sth 6ec from i Harduig, of Wanganui, who was just iu front of Murrell (Wellington) and Low (Canterbury). Tho position, remained tho same over tho next longtli, tho 75yds being done in 50 l-sth eec. ltacir.g to the 100 yds mark Ahlers increased his lead to two yards from Harding, Murrell being a touch away, followed by Low, the. watches showing 70 1-sth eec lor tho di&tance. Tho pace continued merry over Mie nest 50yds, and Low could be noticed making his effort. Swimming strongly, the Canterbury boy displaced Murrell before 125 yds had been covcred, and had also given llfi.ruiug the go-by by the time 150 yds was reached, then being a yard behind Ahlers, whosa time wr3 lmin Siecc. Sticking to his task in 'good style, Low was only a touch behind Ahlers at 175 yds, while .Murrell was 2yds further back. Racing over tho next length, Low wrested the load from th® Aucklander, and tnrned for tho final 20vds a yard to the good, a lead he maintained to the finish, winning a great raoe in the fast lime of 2min 54 2-stli sec. Ahlei3' time was 2m in 55 2-sth sec, and MurrelPa 2min 59isec. Low's win. was a very popular one, and he received a great ovation from the largo crowd present. Auckland, thanks to the fine swimming of their girls, gained the War Memorial Shield with 40 points. Canterbury being second with 27, Wellington third with 17, and "Wanganui fourth with 5. Tho Canterbury representatives gained a large number of standard certificates during the meeting, and th© red and black Dupportors are justly very proud of their team's record. (rRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) WANGANUI, February 22. The Dominion Schools' Swimming Championships were concluded this evening in the presence of a largo attendance of spectators. Results: — Boys' 100 yds Championship. Yon Sturmer (Auckland) .. 1 Batchelor (Christchurch) .. 2 Johnston (Wanganui) .. ..3 Also swam—Boogan (Wellington), Perry (Otago), Claridge (Wellington), and Quirk (Wanganui). Won. by five yards. Time, 70 l-sth sec. Girls' Intermediate Championship, 75yds. Miss Edinborough (Auckland) .. 1 Miss Buckmaster (Wellington) .. 2 Miss Batchelor (Christchurch) .. 3 Won by a narrow margin after a splendid race. Time, 60 3-sth sec. Girls' 100 yds Championship. Miss Walrond (Auckland) .. 1 Miss Shand (Christchurch) .. 2 Miss- Nuttall (Napier) .. .. Ii Afso * swam—Misses Bristed (Christchurch), Post (Wellington), and Braid (Wanganui). Won by two yards after a fine finish. Time, 91 2-6 th sec. Boys' Intermediate Championship, 220 yds. Low (Christchurch) .. 1 Ahlers (Auckland) .. .. 2 Murrell (Wellington) .. ..J Also swam—Reid' (Wanganui) and Sollitt (Palmerston North). Ahlers led to near the end of the raoe, when Low took tho lead, and won by a.few yards. Time, / )&Qin 59sec. CORNS 1 CORNS! CORNS 1 "Why endure them? Barraclongh's Progandra has been curing Corns for twenty years. Try it—ls all chemists. 24 Feeling tired and run down. Try KOLA-NIP. It is a splendid tonic as well as a cooling beverage. Invigorating —stimulating. Refreshing—wholesome. Buy a bottle to-dny. Hotels and stores.