ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1358, 8 February 1912, Page 7

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

SWIMMING. I'm: tiii; iiminii-: fi.'i , . The JUyds. race f«r tli« liio.li.- Cup, to lie i-oiiips'tcil for liy uiciiiliei- i>l Ihe Woi-M-r Hiiv Swiiiiiuiii- ''lull, i.MM- a of lliVliuurs, n-ultul follnw:.1. Steel., (.j point.,), I; <'. Hell (:l poiiiN), ■_'; (I. Silv<M- (I puiut), J. AI-μ -tarlc.i: 1,. Silver. (I. (iiceii. \\. WriKlil, l'i-t-—. r,. Jiownlri.', 1.. (.Jrivii, and Kiichci-. The chili hope In d<; able to j;cl «IV \\w other two ilislaiici--, lfldyilri. ami 1.-i«y.i>., shortly. TIIK I.T.OYD CUP. The Wcllinstoii Club has commenced its .-cries oi junior iacc> for the l.liiyil Cup. The race.- arc licv, thi'ic arc iir-.! and second prizes, and tin- iimmlx-r who secures the higliest number of points holds the cup for one year, and m-eivi-s a -,'old medal. The iirsl raw was a sealed handicap, nnd resulted in a I"' lictHwn J. M. Ward, N. Leslie, and .1. It van. The second ' nine (SOyils.) look place last ni»ht, the first httit rr*-nll-iii!;: U. Qiiiii'ncll, -JO.ec, 1; T. Hyan, 2''-eo., °; Cox, 1-ec, 3. Second heat: C. Quinnell. lOsec., 1; J. Wilson, r,see., •2: lleyer, :i-ec. ,1. The final heat resulted'in a good linish, 13. Quinnell just succeeding in keeping in front, «' tll ileyer 2, and Cox 3. VICTORIA COLLKGE CLUB. The 100 yards medley race (50 yards breast-stroke and 50 yards on back), under the., auspices of tho Victoria College. Swimming, Club, wa« swum last evening at the Tliorndon Baths, and resulted:— G. JI. Cleghorn 1; 'f. V. Honayne (scr..), 2; CI. 11. Nicholls (lisec), 3. Also started: F. L. -West (6sw.), S. li. Mason (7sec), N. A. Middlenms (1.-cc), .1. Stevenson laspc), and A. 11. Sealon (lOsec). Time, lmin. . r )2.-ei:. A neck and neck finish for fir-t and second places. Y.M.C.A. HOYS' KVKNT. A lOOvds. swiiniuiiK race, under the auspices of the Y..M.C.A. lioys' Depaitnipiit, swum at Te Aro baths lost evening resulted as follows:-!!. .Leslie, 1; N. Leslie, 2; !•'. Porter, •'!. Time, 85sec. The event is one of three which are to l,e swum for Iliu cluunpionshil) of the lioys' Department. THE SMITH CUP. The second heat of the first distance (.iOyds..) for the Smith Cup was swum off at 'the To Aro Baths yesterday evening. K. Donovan (llscc.) was first, !■'. 10. Jones dSsec.) second, l>. Liiimmett (fisec.) third. Also started: Harris (l-N'c.'l, Vango (lO.sec.), Wine (Jsec), Grey (4sec), I.aing (2sec). Pnterson (lsec). Time, <2?ec,