SWIMMING.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 425, 6 February 1909, Page 6

SWIMMING.

> WELLINGTON -PRESIDENTS-' CTTP. 1 The first distance for the Dr. Chappie Cup v competition was decided at Te Aro Batha yesterday evening over the 50yds. course, and resulted in a win for 6. Crawford. The heats 'were—First heat: E. Bvenson (6sec), lj H. , ,Varaev;:(6 s ec;)/.2; iW.'.Fraser, (13sec.), 3. Also ;. iß.fa^d:V , J. 1 ' ; Elipn.;ftse , Ci) l -T.rDela^:-,.(85e0.J, , ;T:: . :j; :.Kihg'-(65ec.). :, . ,':Tiirie,'36sec^'?'Second ; heat! , ; :G. iCrawfjird ,(55e0.).-l;' C. Ward;:(4seo.) VT 2jW. ■ ■ iCunninghame'dsec.),' Also-started: W.Bev ■ : (ssec,),■'-Hit Msec:), ;W: ..Johnstone - (iseis;),!.' Stratford (45e6.); T: Hall Msec). Time, ■ 33 2-ssec. i,Third heat::B. O'Neill (3seoJ,-l; H.i ■Ashford. (3sec.),'2; P. :J.: Kiyell (3sec), S;- Also started:<-E'.' -■ Lewis ;(3sec.), A.. Wine (2sec.),■■ l.\ : . Bridge;; (sor.).: ■ ..Time, 32'3-ssec., Final:' Craw- ■ ford,;.l-i. Ward, ;2.;\Ashford, 3.;v.Tirne,-,33secV -i;! "i J :|; :/ ;Taii;raOEND^ i OTNi)EEp.f :'; '-iu-1. ■ ■ Great'interest ;was taken in ihe-.'final for the' • 'Thprndori heats,of .yrhioh-.wese;,decide'd : <on--W.edieeday. evening; The starters:'= were:—E." Wiggins-(lSsec.J.iStew-; ': art • (16560.), 'Bruce '• (165e0.), •8.-'.-Nelson -;(ilsec.), '• , D.;M.■Lebd.(ilseo'.),::N■:-Po^Tllall ; (Bs.ec.), E'..Eon- ; ■ i'ayne; .(3sec.),''Fred;. Eoberts (3sec.), and % Healy. : '-[,£. -;■-,; : •;■;- ( \;:,:;" :,,y ;'■;->[: :. . 'i-'Wigginafwas-tlie touch at : the;end..of> .' 50yds.,i!the, v other; back-markers being bunched ; with: , Eoberts;'and,Eonayne:just; behind: and' ■• ■:Healy;lasf.y It;:wa's.plain .; 'going',to?b'e;:between -Ebiiayne^ : Jthe ;latter,;::was/generally ■ faTOured,- 1 especially t when", ho' got J .'iii a- clear turn;- and Ednayne 1 '; the'benefit of, th'e. kick-off. ;With : '2syds; : rstill 'to-'go-Ebberts was.; in ; the. " ■le'adi-;and!:.was:'going,6trqng, : and'it; looked. >to •' ;beian easy'thing for him, but'tMs^was-with-- ■; ■out-.ireckonihgjonrEonayne's :brilliance' 'as^ & ,: jfinisher; ■ t)With -"only,,a few., yards: to go l E6n-; ,- on Eoberts's'Jead.of four '-. ;or ifive: feet, Jand,. sprinting, .eplendidly, ..over-. i .hauled the. older'swimmer, a'yard. : froin Ebme,' ; .and'.wqn-'by.av.few .inches'. . Healy finished. :third, :and- .the pthera* were'"bunched. : The ■' : time,was:"6i' : 4-5seo;;;:..; ■'. .-. ■ 1\ : : ,"-':i-\'}'-..'■■ '■'.;■''■ ;. > K v;";:;tswii^sv : pbLo";TEAMr : ; y."f.;".;; ' 'v-The: followiig:pdlo team' has * been selected to r irepreseht-the Swifts piub ,in .the Polo .Cham- ; •: '.pion6hips:at Tiniaru' next , . Mdore.P.'. : W; T. Willmot, ;-■ E." E..; Jenkinson/i and■; E. ; Evenson. • The team ■ 'will-' leave;. Wellington:. ort Wednesday provided • the -men'can- .'„;;, ' \. : >-"';\ : i Us'i v'. ■' '■' Another' silver'cup has been presented , to'-the i: :Swifts.Club;by Mr.:C-Smith; one ofthe olub'a ; vice-presidents/i; The cupi will be competed for ;. over ;50yas., lOOyds.i and 150 yds. i It .will, have .to-bexwdn-twice in-succession,-,or, ,',three ,timeSj-i'at^'intervals.;..-, .The. first,-:;distance : :. ..will'. be;;decided, on 'February '25,- 'the! second • 'on/WCarch. s,,.and: the'-third on ; , March. S. :.■'.