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Chronicle (Levin), 24 February 1947, Page 3

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NELSON, Feb. L'3. On tlxe fiual niglH oi' tne xsatiunal swimining clminjjionsnips, O. (JJiumuers (UanterUury; and. Miss H. Oaaoy ( Wellington) eacJi won tlieir third utlcs in the 4-lUyda. iuon 's and 220yds. ladies treestyies e\ ents respoctively. F. Mathieson (Auckland), ivlio ostaldished a New Zealand' record l'or the lUUyds. backstroke at Auckland in lU-ib, regained the title i'or that event in a ciose liuish with C. (Jliil' (Canterbury) lust year's champion. Misa' H. Simth (Wellington) took the lUUyds. breaststroke aiter a hard battle with the Aucklander, Miss N. Sliaw. The water polo ehainpionship went to ihe Otago team which was uuueuten m the vhole series. Otago has not lost a ehainpionship game i'or teu ycars. Canterbury gained a margin of 81 points over Otago to win the Yaldhurst Shicld. • Kesulta: — 440yds. Men's Freestyle: C. ■ChamI'.era (Lanlerbury) 3, I*. Bloinfield (Auckland) 2, L. Wilson (Otago) 3. Won by live yards; ten yards. Time, 5 min. 2-isee. 220yds. Ladies' Frecstylo: B. Casey (Wellington) 1, P. Stannard (Nelson) 2, Hobaon (Canterbury) and N. Holman (South Auckland) dead heat 3. Wou by four yards; i'our yards. Time 2mins 46sec. 100yds. Men's Backstroke: P. Mathicson (Auckland) J, 0. (Jliil' (Oanterbury) 2, T. E. Wilson (Otago) 3. Wou by oue yard; touch. Time 00 1-5 secs. 100yds. Ladies' Breaststroke: H. Smith ("Wellington) 1, N. Shaw (Auckland) 2, E. Benson (Oanterbury) 3. Won by one yard eaeh way. Time 80 2-5 secs. 50yds. Men's Invitation Scrateh Kaee: K. Hatchwell (Oanterbury) 1, W. Jarvis (Otago) 2, L. Barry (Nelson) 3. Won by touehes. Time 24 4-5 secs. 50yds. Ladies' Invitation Scratch Kaee: N. Lane (Otago) 1, J. Hastings (Auckland) 2, M. Bridson (Auckland) 3. Won by two i'eet; touch. Time 36 1-5 secs. Btalag Shield Iielay, Mon's (000 yds.): South Island 1, .North. Jsland 2. Won by i'our yards. Time Omin. 43 2-5 secs. Stalag Shield Kelay, Ladies' (000 yds.): South Jsland 1, North Island 2. Wou by twenty yards. Time 7min. 54 1-5 secs. Yaldhurst Shield: Canterbury 57 J, Otago 49, Auckland 34, Wellington 27, Nelson 12, South Auckland 31, Manawatu 3,' Soutliland 1. Water Polo Championship: Otago 1, Canterbury 2, Wellington 3. The North v. South game was won by South by eight goals to two. The open sea liandicap race for the Annette Kellerman Cup, was swum over a three-miles eoursc at Kaiteriteri Beach today. The winner was C. Kidd (Southland) who iinished four minutes ahead of C. Conza (Auckland) with F. Clow (Taranaki) third. Of 13 starters six Iinished, fourth, lifth and sixth places being filled by C. T. Jones (Wellington), Miss M. Craney (Auckland) the only woman competitor, and the veteran S. Guppy (Wellington) respectively. Guppy, tliough over lialf a mile beliind, Iinished gamely, swimming breaststroke all tlie way. The Ro land St. Clair Memorial Cup for fastest time went to the winner, C. Kidd, time two hours and 16 seconds.