SWIMMING.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1639, 4 January 1913, Page 12

SWIMMING.

r ß * "SPLIBH.") WAB SOLOMONS TIMED SIQHTf January 18—Thorndon Club, Carnival. February I—Swifts Club Carnival, February 22—Wellington Clnb CarniTal. March 8-Old Boys' Club Carnival. , Pleasant Days and Dipt. Matters in oonneotion with swimming are very quiet now. The beautiful weather whjch has prevailed'during tho past, fortnight has. however, thickened the floating population" at the seaside resorts, On tho hcaoh at Hona Bay, for instance, one notices brigades of seabathers 'and sun-bathers,' so tanned- arid browned and- scorched that,-'at first sight, ono.can hardly toll whether or not a horde of Maori wnrriors' has not descended from Parihaka, or tho' Uriwera, or'somewhere else out'baok in-the wilds. On Sunday last tho water at tho resorts acro'ss'tho harbour was almost luko warm. That many bathers' Were splashing'about goes, of courso,"without saying;■• ," '"■'.■ Swimmers are also thronging to' Lyall Bay. "In faot, with suoh glorious weather-' prevailing, it' is'difficult 'to state which seaside Tcsort makes, the most charming bathing ground. '\ •' Hero' Let Ui Meditate. Regarding Soloinons's remarkable performance over \he 100 yds. distance at To Aro Baths recently ' "Natator, ,iri the Sydney "Referee" says,'— '■ ' "Solomons, of tho Manly-Club, won his heat in the 100 yds. handicap in 68 2-sseo;, which is easily a local record. I should think so.'; '■.'.'; "Splash" ."'is. Ww" going to bo bold enough' Jo enter, a'<protest' against— is a ; -general.-■. opinion—inaccurate time-keeping. In his '.heat in the hundred yards race'at-the last car. nival at Te Aro' Baths,' SoJpmonsVtimo'wasofficially given put as 58 2-6seo. • Now, there were.other people who timed Solomons' in'that race, anil I questioned many of them .how they figured it out." Well,' there -.was'.np.t one whoso watch' registered i less than .lmihj • -..; ' ,-. ■ - '■".;.' Tltnekeepcrsr Hqw Did You Clock .film? Just lately swimmers weije overjoyed to learn that Malcolm Champion had broken tho New" Zealand record,- and had' registered --.the splondid 'time of'. 612-ssoc.' I happen to know that this'time is'ncourate,''.andl take this opportunity'of confiTatulatlug, Cliariipion,:; But 'not many hours "after Champion had put up this splendid performance there' appeared the announcement that Solomons had reduced this'time by Ssec, having dqne the "hundred" in 58 2-ssoc. .:;A-,;.t^--...••»., r-\- : -> •Not wishing'to attack-any individual official,' "Splash" would suggest .that a,; Bpooial meeting of the, Centre .be called where thef matter referred to ooiild bo fully ;di6cussed. IJ Of course the time may bo correct, but'still there remains some doubt about:it./ . ' C]h '.''•/''. New Swimming Recordi, . , '< At -tho annual meetiajf '.of the Amateur Athlotio Union of America',' held in New : Ybrk on November. W,' the' follow-ing-new' swimming-records were "accepted: 50yds. 1 ; bavths, 2 turns—23lMsec. j'sKenueth Huszngi.'.:''■'';-,' ', '■":.■'■''.''' ■'•.";■■.''' ■•''"""' ■ '50yds.', straightaway, tidal salt -.water— 21 i-ssec: Duke P. Kahanainoku' (made at high tido, not aided by current). '"'■' '■ 100 yds. straightaway, .tidal salt ; water— '55 2-ssec;'Duke P.'Kahariarnoku'(made at high tide, inot'aide'd by current).' 1 ",,-' . '. ' ■ jsojjls,; qpen'still water,! turn—2min. lOsijb:; 'Duke' P. Kah'anamokii, 1 '• *'■'.''"■,"■■-■ • iipydSjj.bath, 21 turns—smin., 232-sseo.i Perry ifGilliyray. .' '!' ! '.-'; ''..■.,",-' ' 'One rriije, open style, salt 21 turns—fcihiu.'. 86 -l-seeo. :■- L. B. Goodwin ; 'Baok stroke, 1 . loOyds:,' min.' 52sec.: H. J; Hepne'r;"-...: "-""'" , : Brpa'st 'fitroko, 200yds.;'bathi 9 turns— 2miti. 88 Wsec.'i.Michael. M'Dermqtt.'/"' '-, '■ Relay racing, 400yds.,'four'nie'ni 100 yds.' each, 20yds -bath-Smin.: 51'2-ssec. i-'.T.' W.: Wina'ns,; lmih;'- 25sed:)'A." C. Eatthel, '.58. l-ssec; It. J. Bebner, ,55 4-5960.; Periy M'Gilliyray, "s|[sebT~' ~ 'T- ! ~. ~~ rt . : Eolay'racing,:'sooyds., five men, 100 yds. each, 20yds. bath-Hmin'. 52 3-sseo.■.■.-'' Plunging, lmin. time jimit. bath—B.oft.: E. 8.-Willis, University of Pcnn4ylTania, SomeDlstant Splashes. \, > A Parisian'paper published In a group the photos' or Cecil He'alyP Leh. Boardman,' hhd Bugeno-Rendu?;'.; the .'famous. Prenoh 'airaiari'.: After ; 'ri[entioriing' tho f aqt that' thifcS - speed 'fchampiong'. had met together'at ope hotel, .the paper 'comment-, ed on tho coincidence'.ii this way-.—('ls it not"a "striking 'sight to 'see ; theso 'men together,: when' one'-bf''them' v pan".fly. in the-alr at'fhb rate' of 160kilonifltrc3'nn hour,' while tho'other two aivs capaTjle-of 'doing, ! ' in the water,' Bkil. 400 'ni;' in : the same space of tiraoP.' ambition 'of the'first is to'reaoh a speed. >.of 20.'Jcil,. an hour,-and that of the'others'fo attain 3 kil; 500" jj i "'% ! : f ;.v..t.. : !.i,'- •;■ ■^■■. It'was'announced in,this column some time ago that Solomons'piit up-a record over the 100 yds. distanoo at Napier, which ho- swam-in lmin. 01-Bsec; According to tho New Ztalend A.S.A., this was certainly.- a! reoordj but Sydney claims that A;-i W. Barry got over tho in 59 ■ 3-ssq6, at Auckland • nearly twelyo months ago.■- ''■'~: .:'''■•, ■■.'<■'•'