SWIMMING.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 765, 14 March 1910, Page 2

SWIMMING.

___ « . ':. " ' THE WELLINGTON CLUB. CARNIVAL AT TE ARO BATHS. Perfect weather conditions favoured the Wellington Amateur Swimming Club on Saturday, when the annual carnival was held it Tβ Aro Bathe. A iot sun teat • into the enclosure, and tie tide was full, bo that everything waa favourable, to a successful gathering. A large number of spectators were present, and eome good racing \?as witnessed,, particularly in the stair item of tne afternoon, the.22o Yard* ' Provincial Championship, in whicU R. Healy and B. C. Freyfeerg were the centres of attraction. C.' Brice, B. O'Neill, ami S. A. Miirrell also started in the teg " event. When the men rose to the surface . - after the starting plunge Freyberg'had «' . slight advantage, and ail five.men struck • out vigorously for fhe 50yds. mark.' Frey- • berg had a couple of .feet to the good a* ' the turn, Healy, Brice, O'Neill, and Mnr- '.V rell following in Hie order, named.- Thie ' order was maintained ■until the 100 yds. turn, at which point Freyberg, who me ■' going in fine style, led. Healy by nearly ; 6ft. The two champions,had put nearly 15ft. between- themselves and the fiexiniea ; by the time..lsoyds. had been co.vered,bui the solid pace hod begun to tell.-its tale '■.-. on Freyberg, who had come _ bacfc to Healy, who was decreasing the gap slowly, but eteadily. 'It was not'untii tie 200 yds.' : mark, however,, that Healy got -the race ' in band. Both men turned into the last 20yds..together. '■ Healy made a fine'turn, whilst his opponent was : slow in getting «.' around.. Healy was etill going strong,'" ■ and,. recovering from a. slight collision . with O'Neill, he finished a great "raco ' ' 4ft: ahead of Fieyberg.- Brice, who held •■' third position throughout the race, ". finished next to Freybergj and flien. came ' Murrell and O'Neill in the order named. Healy swata an excellently judged race, and practically wore Freyberg out. -.' The 100 Yards Ladies' Bracelet had to be ' ■ divided into six heats. The two limit men, G. Crawford (25sec) and J. Godfig (29sec.), led all the. way. in the Inal, Crawford eventually winning easily by Bft. Again,' in the 410 Yards Handicap, - v the limit men, Crowther and Gandy, .'. ■ with llOsec. start, coald not be reached • by the back-markers. .- Gandy took .-the lead from. Crowfcher soon after the - start, and showed the way throughout, having ; fully. 15ft. toi the gpodat" the finish. . The 50 Ynrds Maiden and "B" Class Handicap •.. fell to G. Crawford, who TtonT.bj' ■'"a"yiia- • -■ frofn'L. Carmichael. S. Styles accounted'. ■ for the 50 Yards Junior Handicap, ;'win-" v ning by a couple of feet after an excellent- , - 1 finish. 'J. Gosling showed , the- war'' throughout theso Yards Inter-cltib . Haridv- ;; . cap, aud won..with four, or five feet , to,-. spare. Once.again tie Clyde Quay , School , , team carried off the 200,. Yards. Schools'. Relay Eace for the Duthie Cup, the sue-; __.'• oess of the teani being largely.'due to the' ";'■ pace of Hicks, who.threw his 50yds. be-. J hind in fine style. The Mount Cook team : ■ v finished a fdrrly good second 1 . The Sealed Handicap Dive fell to G. Neale, with C v ■;. A. Slacdonald second' place, and R. Nel-. i ; son third. Several oomio items and aa . exhibition, game' of ~polo varied the pro-. * .' gramme.' The officers for the gathering ■'••/, were:—Referee, Hon. John Bigg, M.L.Cf'.■'■.■ judges, Messrs. A. A. Sommerville, H. ,C. ■ ■; W.' Blick, and A. : St. Clair; starter,- Mr. : ■"! " •G.."E,, Sadd;. check starter, 'Mr.. H. A. :' Anderson; tt meltee Pers, Messrs.. L: "W; ' ■Ludwig, G. S. Hill,.and.A.'.EL.Stevenson;; ( ... costume, steward/ Mr. D. Joslln; press, >" .' steward, Mr.'Dyson;.result board, Mr. i." '■ ' W. Fame; marksmen, the committee and ■ : Air..E. .megaphonist, :Mr.'-C;' .' Lamberg;' •handicappers,: Messrs.'. %. .A. Sommerville. and S. C. Blick; hon. sec- 1 ' ■: fetary, Mrv.H.. A. Anderson.. Besults of _ the TacesaW as .under.:— ~.. ,'•.' ' , 50 Yards Maiden and "B" Class.Handi- .„ : cap.—G. P. Crawford, lOsec, 1; L. Carmichnel,'6sec..'2; J. Ford, 6sec, 3. Also .' started: W.,Cook, Bseo. : ;'J. B. Watson, 7 . 6ec.,; F. Delaney, ■ 7sec.;' W. L. Wilson, ssec;; : H. Sim, isee:; V.-'R; Harty, lseo. , .- Time,' 36: Itssbc.\;.;-.v''.'■■vV.-;'... -..-.;*• .> ' : : 50 heats ,- IJC D. lKwaEt: J 7sec'.;l; H.'E:'HafcK, 59ec.,2r.'; :c: L. H. Butler, 6sec., 3. . Seven started: - Time, SB-2-ssec. 'Second heat: H. , Adams; •'.''■■ ssec.,'.l; J. A. ■Wareham ) -.55e"6., ii-'F-. , : •-' Evans, 4sec., 3. Six started. . Time, 38 14 ■'..• ■-. sec. Third heat:'S."Styles; lsec, 1; P. .-'.«■ Martin, 2sec, 2; H. Freeth, lsec, : S; Six started. .Time, 33sec.- Final: Styles.lJ ■■ Mowatt,-2; : Martin, 82.«5e0. , ' 50 Yards Inter-club ■ Handicap'.—Fiist . heat— J.. Gosling, 13sec:, I;' d. P..Craw- ■-..-. ford, llsec.;' , 2; E. Donovan, •llsec.,' 3. Time, 31 -3-isec ••"'• The,',.only. 's&rtere.; ' Second heat: W. Johnstone, lOsec.j lj.G. ' Neale, lOsec.,- 2; F.■'.Delaney,, lOseo., 3. . Seven started: Time, 36 2-ssec. .Third heat: J. B. Wareaami 6sec, 1; J. A. ." . MTjean, Bsec.,'.2; J. Ford, Bsec;, 3. ; Sis Started. iTime, 32sec; Fourth heat: W. .' Forbes, 7sec, 1; P. ■ A. Wilton, 7sec, 2. Sis started. Time, 34 2-ssec. Fifth heat: : A. G.: Anton, 6sec., -1; W. Turnbull, 6 •: sec, 2; G. Bruce, 6sec., 3. ■ Six.started. , Time,' 33sec.- Sixth heat: C. T. Arthur,.. s ssec, 1; E. Picot, ssec, 2; L. Carmichael, • ■ ssec, 3/ Five started. Time,-32' Msec' ; Seventh heat: R. D. Baker, 4sec.,.lj H. H. Little, 4sBC., 2;H. M. Mullins, 3. Seven started. Time, 31 4-56ec. Eighth' ./. heat: E. E. Jenkinsdn, 3sec., 1; L. Salek, . 3sec., 2; J. Mawby, 2sec, 8. Five started. : Time, 29 4-ssec/..Ninth heat: R. Nelson, ' 2eec., 1; F. Roberts, scr., 2;; G. R. Pater- .'. spn,2sec., 3. The only starters. Time, 2S '.. 4-ssec. Final: .Gosling, 1; Johnston?, 2; Wareham, 3. Time, 37 l-55ec,,.-.. , w . ... ~' .220 Yards Wellington Provincial Cham'pionship.—Trophies:' first, gold . : medal .; value £2 25.; second, silver medal value ■■ £1 Is.'' R: Healy' (Thorndon), 1;, B; C; • Frtivbere (Swifts), 2; C. Brice (Thorndon), 3. 'Also started: S. A. Murrell (Welling- : ; ton), .B. O'Neill (Wellbgton).. Time,. • 2min, ,42;3-ssec._-. ~ /•". .../..:...?. ": 100 Yards Ladies' Bracelet. —First heat: • . J. Gosling. 29sec., 1; G. sec'., 2; F. • Delaney,' 2isec.,' 3. ■ Eight j.started. Time, lmin. 31sec. Second heat:: V "W.-:B.. Smith,. : lßseo., 1; J. A. Mlean,. ', 175e0., 2; : W. Sullivan,. 16eec.,.3:: Seven , >: started.. Time, lmin. 22sec. Third heat: ~, " N. .G.- Mlean, ,12sec, Allan, ■; liseo.; 2; W. L. Wilson,-18sec, 3. Six ';; "started.-• Time, lmin. 16 *-ssec; Fourtn • v heat: H. H. Little, llsec:, 1; L.-Bridge, .-t 12sdc., 2. C. T. Arthur, Usec, tho .pnlj '■: other starter, did not finish; Time, lmin. '-■'■ i 2-SS3C ': Fifth heat: E.-Levy, lOsec.',:!;"" H. Ashford, 6sec., 2; H.. M: Mullins, ■: 9sec., 3. 1 :. Six started. Tiine, linin. 14 2-5' ,':.,■ sec'. Sixth heat: E. E. Jchkineon/fisec., .' 1; N. K. Harty, 6sec, 2; B. C. Freyberg, .. scr., 3. . Six staTtad. Time, lmin. 12 2-3 , , rec. Final: Crawford, lj Gosling,: 3i v W. G. M'Lean, 3. Time, lmin. 23seo. ■ 200 Yards Schools' Relay' Championship. ! —Trophies:-'Duthie Challenge Cup'and ' silver medals; Dresented by Messrs. F.'S., ' Pope, E. J. '■Fleming, G. S. Hill, - W. G; Morpqth:-Clyde Qoay (Little, ' Paterson, Htcfa, Leslie), 1; Mount Cook ' (Curry, Foreman, S. Smith, , W. Cunning- ' ham), .2; Martst Brothers' (Fitiigerald, ■ .. Thomas, Bowden, Reynolds),: 3. Also started: Terrace, Normal (Thorndon), and . Te Aro.. Ti'ne, 2min. 52sec. ■'•/■;..■ Diving' Competition (sealed handicap).-* G. Neale, 1; C. A. Macdonald, .2; E.Nel< . son, 3. There. were' : 'l7 competitors. "'."■;.'■.■.-■ 440 Yards Intor-clnb Handicap (points to.count for Missen Cup).—N. J. Gandy. llOsec., 1; A: Crowther, llOsec., 2;- L. '-■- Silver, 955ec.,: 3. Also started: C. IV ■■:.'• Artliar, 70seo.;"B. O'Neill, 50sec.; V. L. -' Allan, 80sec.; S. A. Murrell, 20sep.' Time, ■■'■ 7min. 37soc. •■';'_ : :