SWIMMING.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 743, 16 February 1910, Page 8

SWIMMING.

: £.:.': : .',' ~? , jThe Gouncil; of': the -Wdlington i Ceniie bf...the;New.;Zealand Amateur,- Swimming A-ssociation: met last. eyening; chiefly for thp-jpurpose '.of making' I'nnalv-.arrange-; hiehts in connection ?with; the championship ' meeting ; to' be''held at; Auckland. Mr.' L.i.W. Lud\rigi presided .over 'a.gobd attendance.' ;' .?'■-:, .. !'•,'■•.;../■-..:....■.■' ■■-

. .-It wasi decided that , B.'. C Freyberg should -represent -.the" centre .'at' Auckland, and .'that; he' should; : receive, for expenses ,of ;ilO'' preyibuy j'i voted. : for ,tho. polo .teapi;';',;.lt, decided'to., ask ■local -clubs,.'swimmers,, and others .to, subr scribe. towards." the" e'xpknsesrof;:. the • pOlo; 'plajers?v ;;■■.;;.,■,.'■. ■..i. , '- 1 ■.'•'',■■".'. ~-. :."', ,/:-: : .■Thopdloiteam''of 'seven will'be' chosen from amongst the following ':—Kelly, (man-. ,'ager)j-Healyt Freyberg;' JWilriiot," Emerson; !>ieale, -Mawby; Hauna'-(emergency),, and .(emergency).... '-.■£'■.'■:...,.': ;'•! ■'.■■ |. It 1 was. resolved' to .send -the .following 'reinit;to ithe: conference .'to..bej-held:,'at Auckland :4--'That ;it ,'be. a : suggestion'to ,'th'e: council,' to .provide a, shield, for cham'pipnsHip, matches' for competition, among tie-different .centres." ~.-',-■.':,. . : '\ ".'■■' '.'•■lt'.-was' agreed;to hold; school-boy and school-girl championships' at-the'-Te, Arp, Baths, on'.. Saturday,;'. MarcK'S:" : . '■: - ■y .The' final -t'of"'' the', - 220 yds" . : ';lnter-club HandicapL'.left'over from-, the ;SwiftsjClub icarnival. onCSaturday,\wasv'decided', at 'the 'Te>'. ; , Arp'.;Baths .'■evening,' 'and , 'resulted vin^^a^^vih 1 / r.fbr.-,-: J.'' : jWareham '(50s'ec:),.' With'B.-;■.'■.C.'.'A"Freyberg.-..;(Bsec;):> .'second;,and;C.-.Ward';.(2G,sec.)-third; ~The 'qther!■; starters>:;-were';: r 'H:' Mullins",,-45sec.; ,afld. N.v.'Watsdn,- ,30sec.;i. The',",'winner's time-was: 3miri. , ,,24:,3i5ec.;- and ''.Freyberg. 'cut! out .'the■'distance'. : ,ih' , ;2minir^s ; .£ssec. 'Mullihs :g'a've/up; when '• about j'-40yds;' from homeland Watson'.pa'ddled;in..'v, -■,'.,. >v' ;.'.:'&■ party..■ of -36■■' Canterburyi 'swimnung. enthusi&sts 'passed.;'.through-vWellington' ; yesterday,:. en jrpute -to *. the' championship ■meeting-at Auckland; :The.party,'includes nine ladies.. .The -01117- championship, the. southerners'appear confident: of • lifting ; .is ! the:22oyds.'breast 'stroke;- fo'r.'.whichlthey look:-upoh.Cooks6nia3' a' certainty.. ■ In-his, recent,'trials'Vafc.-Chfistchurch;; i.Cookson ,almost' equalled' llatsim's-.worldls record/'.'...Qhe./of .-the anost-':p'opularji«vpnts: whjch 4gure''.ipii,4thexThoriidoji:' •■Club's, .racing: 'Firth-.'Handicip.:.-of'-ISO yaras77was-;.;decided'r'at,M,-the';Thorndbn Baths .'.last; evening/'arid'.iresulted;• inr'a .laudly 'proclaimed: win;for A. : .■VY.'.jSmith:; Th6.'placings..were-as-•;G. Bruce;'.Gsec:;.-I';•'■A:-- W.- 'Smith,': lOsed; 2;.--,E.' 'Donovan','. lOsec.,- ■ 3. i Time;.,'36sec. Second heat:i-G; : : N. :M?Lean,' -isec.', : li' W. ■ Middlo'm'ass, • sse<W! 2 ;?W.. Hill,, 4sec. : ,' 3. .'..Time,': 3isec.«, Third,' heat: ; C.v A; :Macdbnald,: 2'sec;: 1; 'F.. Roberts,•■ sor.,'f2; 'il. 'Healy, .scr,,' ,31,,Time,v30.'3-sseo..'"Final: Smith,"l; -G.'-.Bruce,' 2; '.C; - A.' Macdbnald, ,3. ..Time, '~3Bsec^.'..A'. / great i ;iinish.