SWIMMING

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1067, 4 March 1911, Page 12

SWIMMING

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To-day Wellington Y.M.C.A. Carnival To-day—Swifts Club (Ladies' Branch). To-day—Victoria College. Ths Carnivals. Although -there have been." tiiHisy carn s ;' s °ason the Wellington 1.M.C.A.. .jlxcuro gives promise-of-- good tilings.. The handicap r:\ces hj.ve.."drawn large entries, and during the"week tho management deemed it expedient-to get off the heats for the 100 yards 'inter-club handicap.: Tho 100 yards provincial qhampionship will be contested' fjyJßrice, Healy, and Hoberts, of Thorndon'; Treyberg, .of Swifts; and Stranger, of Wellington. Brice and Stranger should, 011 past performances, finish close together at the , head of . tho field. In tho 410 yards championship, Healy will have it all his own wo.y. Amongst the schoolboys, the teams' raco for" Mr. Duthie's Cjip; has-bech .tho .sole-item;.of: discussion for -weeks'-past,"and'lyarißus sfclidOl' masters have been down'at "the baths trying tho boys out.

Tire Ladies' Branch of the Swifts Club is holding its first carnival, and the committer lias'not spared pains to make the event the success which it deserves to. be. Swifts' are to bo congratulated upon tho way in which it ■ provides for ladies' events.

Tlie Victoria. College . Clubls."carnival will not-be affected -financially by the Wellington-Y.M.C.A. fixture,- cs-owing to the, lack of- accommodation' at'the' Wellington College' baths, i the committee had to make,-the.,day practically .aJclub one. Water - Polo ' *• pi Kirkwood's Match.' —Saturday last saw To Aro, Baths,.attended'.,'"by,enthusiasts only, this being owing to the wefc weather. The Swifts v. Thorndon encounter, which decided the championship, caused little excitement, but much talk. .The tactics of tho.. Th6rhdon l ',gQal;kc«fler;\,KirkH-ood, robbed r the - game- of' much valuable ; time. Out'of tho U minutes', play, it 'can be said that Kirkwood held, tho ball for at least six • minutes, ns none of tho Swifts men would tackle liiiri. That would have left a Thorndon man unmarked—a thing that they were particularly careful not to do. ICirkwood was undoubtedly right in not parting with the ball as a draw meant the championship for his side, but it was hardly playing the game. Swifts' captain should have had him .iackled, for a loss to his side was as good as a draw, as Swifts were more, than holding their own, and might hdv'e scored a win. Healy, of Thorndon, easily gave the best exposition of the game, completely outclassing Freyberg, who was altogether too slow and awkward. Tho .Toukinson brothers wero tho best of the Swifts team. _ - In the junior grade, tho Swifts and Wellington "15" team collided, and, after a very even game, the Wellington team won by two goals to one. _ The juniors gav,' a much-improved exhibition to the games of the juvvioiis Saturday. ■

Festival of Empire. Tlw Committee lias aslced M. 'Champion. of Auckland, if he. is willing to go to ivngland as one of Australasia'.-: representatives. Champion has put up good times—record ones for Now Zealand—lately, his G7;ec. for 308 yards, and !ilmin. iSsec. for a mile at Auckland, being particularly good, but, in viow of the recent, performances of of Now South Wales, the writer is of opinion that the latter should be sent in preference. I/ongworth holds the world's records for 110 yards. 132) yards, and three miles, and has done the 100 yards in 57 2-!iscc. Longworth, too, is also much younger than Champion, which counts'for something. Gossip in General. I'. Grey has been showing good form over distances during the week. On Monday night lie won the Wellington Club's half-milo from A. Crowther after a good finish. Crowther was conceding Grey a start, but had caught him at 200 yards. They then swam together for the remainder of the distance, Grey winning by about a yard. On Tuesday night Grey easily won the Swifts Club's 4-10 yards handicap from 11. Jcnkinson. F. Beaurepaire, the champion'swimmer, has been appointed instructor of swimming to the Victorian State schools, Beaurepaire's salary is to bs from *Cl5O to ~132 annum,