SWIMMING.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 437, 20 February 1909, Page 12

SWIMMING.

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. CA&NreiL DATES. .EobJ'uarj $o.—Wellington Carnival, Mar'oh 6.—ThorndoL Carnival. March,-20.—Centre]' Carnival.

jS. the if&t>i<>r divihj aiid siWmiiiiiig .'bhthusiast,. %as in 'tbfvn 'oh 1 ££d 'ferraVfiJ. thjs frebk> Viii., .to attend thi fuher&l &f his 'fci'ster,! fchb Vh's drbWired in thi Wrbbk bf tVe , fengaiii. Jtr. Itibta'ds re turued to Nipfe'r 'bfi ' One- source -of -congratulation iii coimec tion with tJrd iiibetiig is the marked, improve ment in; thb fooVninioh swimmers (says thi Christchurch "Press," commenting on thi New.-ZealaSi'd , NeVr 'fefcoVd haSje bbett 'established 'for fbtir' distances while fifteen cbinpetitbft lave been s'tVc'eessfti & riSducfeg feist/nig •sta'ndai'ds. Pride 'o plaik AauiraHy tail's tb Reg. Healy, lata 'o N.S.W., i'nd State'oh'amplottj tHio representbi the .Wellington 'Cehtre. Heily 'tihdo'iihtbd]: was ft fcpl'ehdid fbrta, iaddbd to Vhifeh he ha aJ/e'auliM styl'e b'f fewimttifiig, wMbh;ehable< hiih to £et.'oh i, ghe&'t p&cb Without uhdui BSer%ion-. _ -Ift the >220, '440, : 880 yards, aW mile the iSstib ii'is .'never ■dbiiht, attd iifev TOft ■SfectiS'ed'ih all but the 220 yard's which 'stands to tho.brbdit bf.B. 'G. iTreyh'erg >f Wbllihgtoh-. HSalyj althbtigh ' Wnnih| ih'b M) "yards' eVent, was content 'to jVside standard-, ; his 'time beinf; ,'2iinii. 44sec. >r 6sec. tosi'de fetaMfSd-. Ki the 'i4O yaH Sbaly set the $Sbe from the Mrd.' "gb," a hb.roUbtfihg tiinfes %how'.—loo Virds, 69sbc. !P0 y»dk,-2eaiftv '31r4vSe 0 .; .300 Jaifls, 4miS. WQ y'aSfe, Sinifi. '31 I^ssfe. : ; 440 yards-, ii iffliii-. 8 -3-ssi&.i which time %&siiy bfe'ats 'thi frbvibiis Bihift. 19&b.-, .held by M 3-., In tlft .880 yards Healy %>jiSS frith gbo'd- judgment. The -New Zealand re »fd fras -held by G-.. fe. Mil; IMb-. 26 2-sseb Scaly 'swafil a 'Splendid 'coSiSfe iM. Wi'ti '.tefekwtfrt ahfl Voii a fino. rate b; iVb JWdsjsi KSbrd . tiiirb 6f l-2minV 35 .ft Wbjitoile'his 't'aSk »ai -M 'ia'sy 'bhb,' Shi li'sjplayih'g hiS ; iis\ial feSsy stroke, he feobn go' m a. siibstahttal -Ib'ads the times for the-Ms ipbttfrb."diStanfefe's iMwihg that Healy wfr mprbVifrg aS th'b : nifeetifi'g j)rogr;feSfee'di' TO ■uii'bs fir, thb. distah'ebs aire. iS follow:—201 rardsj Sfflfr. Ssbb. j 4'40 .yWds, '6min. &lsbc.' )60 yaWS,.9MI. '424&.J '880. y'Ms-, -I'3'min i-2febc. ; 16ihiiU 13sfe6. j 1300 ySfds L9inin-.. -384eb-.; '42scb. )hb taile, in/26&in; i 5 3-sSefe.v beatteg ihi ithndard by 2mm.: W. Msto'., This MJi M&ly Ei fbirfch subcesSivb ."a'ni ~ 'New., ZbalSS'd fbbbr'dSt .meritorious Tterfbhrianoe. . N4tv Zeilan'd chart )wn- of five ch'airapi'b'nship's -ii .001 1908,. aii'd ' Jpre'seht -h'oldbr "bf tl« ™ Z-eilSiid irnle Vecbr'd bf, 26min-. 28 '4-Ss'eb. warn iij) .tb -bxpectatibn. Aithb'u'gh bbatih'< !! s lib wte toablb tb defoa' South 'Wales chaifa'pibii Healy after bbihg seriously in -erterea with by the erra'tic' swimmjhg 'bf fiii ilub-mato, Easthope, Champion failed t< ouch the ,t-o p of the bath at the finish, al hough fih&liing 'first, Stiid hb placet ieconq. : .io .Bonayaei' The time registered b' ihe winner was outside of standard!'and th' '???'. -fis the champion 'pP f; a P'P r i. bwmg to vfiasthope orossin: Tfen - ft? ,»P -"^ ar e yard's gavie on Miia—iu 6 ® 31 *-i I the bx-Kjhajmpioh wa: . j of the cnampionships, as hi .i t0 K rd f % ah( i&but. ~£ve yards, hii tejag '4fec., ; 2sec. under stiiri ffWt 'AM.'! • Ba ■ 9 hari ? iofl V® tiia ' e< paM. 'ahl when.half the.dis il°v. I s ■ ph'Wgil. arid feii) M e %*. m. Sfnili, 15 ' Frou M i^ ia ' V a; Mi own &d , Offered defeat by soVera! yards'; hi' ime was 6m a. 16, 2-r S ec. The 880 yardi «am ■ saw _Champion finishing second t< lealy, despite A. strenuous effort in the las !yo £ 1 '. time was 12min r ls -. lm ' n - 23 3-ssec. insidi nilo Champibn did,not. start, iii thi d^anCß champion ror - j the province sinci n u : sVllhl ner competin; n chanlpibnship events, foiln'd the presen ;eneijt ( on fW.hiiri) and he swam un Co , d v :l^M th ?. 4 f, 880- a™ mile; In th «ASn.' 27 -KsSc,, bein< li weU-con mv a-■ - v®- 18 - bbst.effort*.,wa's in tin ißoyds. when ho firtished fouHli in 13min >5. lUsidb of Standard. W aanhiro, of .th'e Ad'dington CluE, % lay of 17 ;avo promise of being a, champion in thi tear future.., His fine performance in finish ng .third, in .the BS6ycfs.. and sebond in tin nue aroused the eAthufeiasm of the. spec ;ators, especially .in .;thb -mile, when hi mished- secon'd to Hbalv... &is time in th, 'alf-mde we kffifcd t, r : 30 3-ssec 6 .of standWd. ~Thi& pbrfbfmanco wai •ecogniseol as a Bterling 'one, but it was lef o. the mile for ffiiihifb. t'6;shbW what )e oxpectfed of him ic the fUtttl-e. Startini itt at a -good he. km ffp a splendh troke, abd swiriiming tilh greit tegularitv je i;nisb|d .up frith > fiitb: to bf Bpeed ii ,(min. l 2s 4-sscfc.).tfhibh is ltoiJi. M l-s seo nside the 1 fihal rotnd betiyeeii .Wellington am canterbury foV thb Solo cliampldtiship wa nost .interesting, llb'th teatt's -were ou ■91 r n - " , Cahtefbury.' so'oft averted thei Tghts, aM Hales scorbd fbr thb 'hoihe team tloore, of Wellington, sebrifig -Shortly - after nteresting . play \ihtil Penl-ose co n .a hot sh'ot for: Canterbury) ft'hb -kept ui i persistent attack, alitl 3?eArbsb'sbbVired hi, lecond goal. At {mlf-tinle. the BCbVo was Canterbury 3 .goMs, Wbllihg'tbh li Th lecond spell- saw ; CantfeVbury. Iplfbssifig thei idvantage, aiid good "piiß'sing fefi'able'd Hale .0 shoot, a clfevplf goal from ah acute angle vhich earned- for .him. rb'uhtis 'of lothmg dauAtbd, Wellihgtoii hl4'de a deter and WiliUott fehot a beautv.anterW 4, Wfellinglbh 2. Vigorous >y both tbamß bud & pafjs tollalos gave niii i chance, fend hb fccbrb'd hte tliif-d goal with i fad of. three. Canterbury 'was' then hari ircssed, liVilhidttj Jeilkiiißom Rbnaj-ne, am jliampioh pliyiW hdrd to ivert defeat. Jen nnson by a. cWer . shbt .beat 'Gefamell am icored jlist bh, tibib. ,'Gaiilerb'urj thus woi ■he ohartjion'ship and b&hfter by 5 goals to 3 The for thb bleVbiith annua :arnivaf <3f tlio^Thorhdoh Club i's as under:r I a "1 Jtiiubr Haddib'ap (intbrblub); 5i La ™ B , President's Htrtidicfip :. 56 Yard i g 0 %rds Boys 100 Hahiiai (intei A' ■ a ™s Hindiijiip (ihtei'clul)); Div ng {iOrtiMtitbn' (mte'rtluß); kitsical Life >uoys ; Subihar'inb Kbc'e. OfSciila for tjie car nva.l Arts Refefte,; Mf.-, % SliMda; judges lessts, A. Sti Glair, C., -A. H .tevbrtson i.startet, ifr. E, i. Mbmhl^; chec! iterter,-. ,H.- flenderson; -titoekebpers e t- • •' A. Hv-Soaufcetvilk *: <u V Mi-. G-. J Steward eeiUfc lioard, Mr-.'k M. Sherwood; r f- ' A - Mtedoftald, P. Ji'alfroy r ii-' ii . ' cottu #» -Mh . D ioSlyn* halidtbappfer, M¥. W. flarry Smith leoretemjjr. f. H-. SWlrby. : . ' Ih iB? , 10( \ yiwds fixtiii-e at the WbU'irtgtoi will attempt t< ireak the reebl€ ; MVd filibUld db so as he ha iome on a.lot this season. '. . ater Pol° is coming much into, favour mu a .Wi'atch has 'bfefeh atFanged for th.to#; betweeh the y.EC.A, ah! ;lie t vyelungtoh .Olubs. _ Life-savihg also i attention, and a display will bi V fen the,... aftbrnobn. flu Ibh. Jbhh'. .Rigg, M.i/.'C., whb is i 'bW (SbhsisteXit atfe&dan't at Tb Arb fiatlis )bth fbl 1 . sWifflmill'g >iid siul bathing, aiit Yhb. lS 4 feirnt -efttlusiast lit thi's brailch o] 'Pbi'ti ttDl liWb ibhti'bl.bf the gatheriilg. » 1? ta'cb Sit the Wefiiiigtbn carhi'4l tb-day .pfbihiSeS tb' tie ah aitfusihg iiejn. 16' 'cbßi^etitbl'S.. arb. re^Vlired. "to blow "th< I'allodrt ill front of thblli, aild oh ho accplni) iwst they "dfibblb" it, i'liis itehi hasbeeii •espoilSibro fpr !l cbhsi'derftble amouiit. bi Uh wtoft it has. b'Sbft put Oil at the, J-Sj'dney i'iltlliVals, and shbuld Bfove a dbbided novilty. hefe. . . ! . . Hfealy, Wh'bJiafe just retuVUcd from Timai'U ille Wihh'ei 1 bf all thb New Zealand., chiniJianshlps, except thb lot) yai'ds aijd the 220 itcilst stwlie; -Will attempt to breiik tho New ibaland reftord for tho 4io. .Vavdk tb-day. Lhci-o is eWry pfobability ,of. his doing this m iiis iiK'sent torrn. H-. Bridgbi tbb vrell 'knowfl .Jlasterton tflmiiiei'i will ooaijiete fit the Welliugtoii araival to-day. . ■ •

Offe of 'the tVellingtoii .'Club's Veterans, G. S. Hill, will be donl'petitor in the. Bracelet and diving at to-day's carnival.. The resuscitated sport has only averaged about orfe %wiin a year for the past four years,' but With such a recoM as he has behind' him, Will .doubtless shame 'some 'of. the young bloods. The following is S i list, 'of officials appointed ior the Wellington Club's .'carnival ■at Te -'Aro Baths this 'afteTtaoou:—Referee; ■Hon, J. Rigg; p6lo referee, Mr. Geo. SWdj; ■judges, Messrs. H-. G. Wy.Blicli, A. •W. Smith, aVid A. A. SoriferViile:;sba.rter, - Mi. 'Geo. Sadd; chfcck starter, Mr. ■ H-.. .Ande'r■S6ii; tiihelceepers-, Messrs. W. B. Smith,' G-.. S. Hill* and A. SteVenson ; costiim'e steward-, ■Mr. D. Jorim; press 'stewards, Messrs. -J, il'lte# and R. W'. Dyson.; result board, •Mr. L. C. Fataa.; mammon; the 'coin'mittej aMd Mr-. 'Sherwood; hoh. secretary -Mr. H., A. Anderson. . ■ .' ''