SWIMMING.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 728, 29 January 1910, Page 9

SWIMMING.

(By Sn-Asn.)

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Swifts 12. i v - ; : V':;'/;■'! N.Z. Championships (Auckland), Febra '.'.:'' ■ : ■ ary 19,.22. : imd;2sY. ■'-'."''.': .■■■;'. -,-,' >.■■■-''>. Club-February ,26. ' •' WelUngton—March. 12.".'*':. : Tlw-Wellington;Club: decided' the first -yy : distance ; (50 yards) tor the ; president's.-,-' :.;■ cup on .Fridayevening of-:last week-, : 'ahd■::..:■'■;■■' 31 of! those wno 'entered faced the'-startei'.''if - The first heat,went to S. Beaumont-after :;■, ",. a. good contest,-with G. : K Crawford,;: *, '~ Lacco Bridge,- who. has been?onthc'.re- ■:■. . ," tired list for a-couple of-seasons,; s com--A -c; poted, in this heat, ;aud-finished close : up r - : -- ;■- iburth.. .S.!. Murrell;-.wh6; accounted;' for r ;' : ,:■ the-next heat, uses ;tho ■ single; over-arm,*;*,- ■;,■'. Ho. hails .from Newcastle,'".New. f.'South'::-'v-- •■■ : Wales,.and is very:speedy and. a ; good .'•;' ."V ' stayer.,. L. Silver, who finished.second, ia',.■*:.'■'■' ; one of ;the "Bay" swimmers. ''.'Ho,- needs. ;, ■■ , a little;.moro' racing to bring .him along.,,';. . ■ ' H. Ashford;'put ; up,..tho^fas J ti^v.tim6^;dft J 5: ;., 31sec! iif, the .third ,rieat.; ( ; His .nearest.at-,..; tendantswere the consistent. :.J. D'eyiua ':;,'- "":■ and T. levy,: w-ho' dead-heated;'"'. Levyiias.' l '-- ~ ' improved considerably-this;,-season;..".rhe"l''.;', V fourth;': heat.'weut: to. IV' Djlaney. •'This-.'.'-ftv - heat/was responsible for V'splendidrace...;:. ~,: between. C:-Kelly ;a'ud: B/.vU. 1 ; Freyberg, \, : \vho-ffinishes.secondd s .second and' third, respec-,--,; tively.;.-; S. Murrell' and H.. Ashford lied.;...'-.,. ; ; for first place.in the final,-butthe.; latter '; :; 7 was. disqualified for starting rbefore .his;..v ■,■-■: timc.-,'.E. ; Levy also'left the, board before.^,;'. his' number was called,' . \ but -refrained■'.-'.;,-•; -;■ from taking any further:part in the race.i-V-.. . While members of tho Wellington' Club •'.-!.' ''. wo competing .for the president's cup, : .. ,r'.- ■', the president (Dr.. W., Chappie) : success-: : .-',.> fully >~ contested the. Stirlingshire' seat for ';, the British House.of! Commons.-. .. ■ , , '■•.,;.';.' "Dick" Heggluu is:in' town on-holiday... : '',.. Ho was. at To Aro Baths having '..&';■■"'■■". "dip" several evenings this week.'.v.; 1 . .V.;' . -H. Grimmett, 'one- of the -void-timers,A . made'his reappearance: in' the'"Welling-."?';-'.' ■;'/.- ton' Club's 50 yards handicap, but foundi;*',"-. the distance too short for hi.s:likiug;!'-His.'-;;:!;■: steady,_single over-arm is-certainly better,' -','." suiied in'distance races, .'.:'"/ : :■..':, ' ; It is ;understood'..that '"'■ three!'■ of'.- tho":'' 1 Thorhdon Clnb" swimmers .will niako their." ■"■'■■ appearance at-tho New-Zealand cham-r/.' -:. pionship meeting; at-Auckland, viz./ R.;--.\> ," Healy, : B. -Nelson, and C. Bruce. "It ig'.'";., :Statcd tkat'Fred Roberts wilt not -be able to make the -trip.-'-'-- '! '■'■■■'■ ?-y ;: ,:•:-.--; '-■The. Victoria' College Club, has, drafted 'v'', -. the.following set of fixtures.-for the : bal-■'.!•';"'■'■«"•' 'ance. of the, season;— February. 3, 100 ']■':■ -yards .handicap; February :10,".50, yards'.;. ■■'Y championship,- February:. 17, i plunge com- "> :'• petition'; February' 28,- 220 yards handi-:'■';;' !' : cap. ;,,Tho races'are all. club events,, and :'.' • : . 'the out-and-out'sporting -rule bf.",no 'en-'--:'- ■'! trance fees', and no prizes ■is being fol-'.':! -'.' : lowed right through., A trophy, presented '■' ; by; Mr., J. W.' Joynt,,will,'however, bo > :'v presented .to', the winner;:of ' the' cham« '■'" '■-)■ pionship race. -The university races will ' . -~' .probably \ fall, short.of 'record times, as.,':,'■> the majority of the" members of'the clubj ■',-.: look ;on. swimming as■',& relaxation frbni i-,!Ui-other'.sports. _ The ofiicials .of-the club ;' .;. ■ 'are only.,feeling .their..way. this..season,- ■!'.: V " : :, and si) have decided -to! attempt nothing"'' ■';'.'' ambitious, in.. their; swimming infancy'.-,. -.-!'' ■ .The! championship prograriime is, :,to • ; : l ■ hand,' and, acting' on, the suggestion -made -~.":! at the conference of delegates; at: Timar.u : . ■:'•.: , held- in connection with • lost year's chain- 'fi'i '■ .- pionship;. the meeting,, will .extend" over --'!.•■.' '■ threo : days, ; „viz., ; .Saturday;.FebrunrV, 19, ~-,:.;;; Tuesday'; 22; and, Friday. .25.- ..The"first .-/•'.', day's sports are to bo' held in"the'Auck-'!.' ', ; . land, graving: dock,' .and..,comprise220 -.yards'.breast'; 'stroke -'championship,f •;, ; : 220 yards--and SBo.;yards championships, .v' I ':'- 100, yards interclub,.'.so. : ; ; yards!'scratch' -A Vrace: (ihterclub); 50 yards, handicap,:"for:: :: "'. thosewho .have never 'won: an open race', ■'■ ■: diving competition (15ft. ;high);,','and- 50".%'. : V yards handicap for,.boys 'under 17. On '■'.:."■'">'■'■ the' second' day, at .the ' Albert 'Street■''--,' -- Baths:(salt water), the events will be:— -y/- . ' One- mile championship,.' heats o£. water "••:'.-, polo" championship,: championship - relay ,','?-' race, 80"yards' (opon to teams of five-:?. ' from . all - affiliated - centres and'.- • clubs), -r.: - 72 yards handicap, 50 yards handicap .'- J ; : ' (boys under 17), and 30 yards handicap "'- - (schoolboys undcrfli).. Third day, Albert•'■■''■' StreefTGatlis:—loo , yards, and'. 4o yards'.':.. :■•■',■ championships, one mile' championship re-:' lay race ■ (open ' to (cams of,four f roiri \. !■'. : .all.affiliated clubs and!centres), ,36 yards • r ;■'■ ■'-■:■■ and 50 yards open handicaiv final water .'-'- polo championship; 50 yards novice han-':': ■'; (lieap,- ■ diving ! competition! :.:(onß ! :! standing and one running dive from",'■','. •■'", springboard). Entries close, for. all events - '■'•:''■' On Saturday.; February 12. , '- : :.':-"■'{:■: ':' H." Rich; tho;, well-known Canterbury -~ ■:!' I'epifscntative swimmer,, was married last . week. .'.'..- :': .•;■-'.. ■ ; -■' y_[-,y All the Victorian . records seem likely':-' to. bo improved', this season. ".On .Tann- •■■.'; ary. 11 a new breast-stroke record for ; •: : -. : 220 yards was,'made by .T. .Uich'ardson,,' -.'■■ -; who won a .test race to decide:tho re- ;;; presentation of Victoria in the. Austi'nl- .■' '.- asian breast-stroke chanipionshi".'-, .Hi s . -: . :- -time, 3min;lG. 2-ssec.; beat-the "previous ■■'"'!; record, by. 3-ssce., .an'd'is.ciilv 2 2-ssec. : - ; "-'- : ■'"•' slower than V. Jlatsbn's': Australasian- : '■' record. ...' .'.:/.'•;.:-:!,". ; " The ■ Victorian' Amateur SwJi'n'ming As- f ' " : .sociatich has selected the following • to":' ;; ' :> l-eiiresent: Victoria ..in -. the Australian-' V-;.; championships-.—loo yards: ,-W. 'Bradley - ; -' F. Beaurepaire; T\, Mason,'' and J. Guni; ' ; '" 220 yards';: KBoatirpiiaivc.-T:: Mason, and' ,'": •? J. Gunn; 410 yards:. IVMicaurennire, T ■■ '■ -'"■'-- Mason,. C, V Powell,. and: W;. ..loues;' SSO' ; '■■' "-- yards:.. I. .Beaurepaire, T.:rMason,; C. ■ : - '•'' I'owoll, and W. Jones; one mile- P : - '' Beaurepaire,: TiMason, C. YoxtcW; 220 '' \\ T RusT : E,ch . artb 9 n .'-:W..'.Finney.':!V