SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1665, 4 February 1913, Page 8

SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS.

AT WANGANUI. V ; (By Telegraph;— Press -A6Eooiation.) .'■'-.' ■ '■•'■' Wanganui, February 3. The New Zealand amateur swimming championship meeting commenced hero, today;' In the evening there was an attendance of a couple of thousand, and' 6omo magnificent racing was seen. 100 Yards Championship. First, heat: A. O'Hare (Waitemata), lj G. Seymour.(Hawke's Bay), 2; Pfankuch (Blenheim), 3. Mulle'r (Wanganui) also started. Seymour got the best . of* the start, but was soon overhauled by O'Hare, who won by a touch. Pfankuch was six feet away. Time, 67 2-55e0..-' ' .'•-,■■: Second,heat: M. Champion (Auckland), 1; C. Atkinson; (Opawa), 2; H. Stevenson (Hawke's Bay), 3. Davy (South. Canterbury) also started; Won easily, with something in hand, in Gl l-ssec—two seconds inside the New Zealand record. Third heat: C. Welson (Waitemata), 1; E. Hcaly (Wellington), 2. The only starters. Welson won as he liked. Time, Gl 3-sscc. ' ' ■ , '•'•■ ' ■- Fourth heat: C. Brice (Wellington),' 1; F. Bridges (Hawke's Bay), 2. Armstrong (Wanganui) also swam. Armstrong, got off badly, and could not make up his leeway. A good finish resulted between Brice and Bridges, the former getting the verdict by a touch. Time, 65 l-ssec. First semi-final:, Welson,- 1; Seymour and O'Hare, ded heat, second. Time, 66 2-ssec. Second semi-final: Champion, 1; Atkinson, 2. Time, 61sec, which is, a fifth l of a second better than his afternoon's record. . i Final: Champion, 1; Atkinson, 2; Welson. 3. Time, 63 3-ssec. Won by a touch, the same ■ distance separating Atkinson >nd Welson. .','... s 50 Yards Ladies' Handicap. Final: Miss Eade, 1; Miss J. Gordon, 2; Miss A. O'Leary, 3. Time, 11 l-ssec. 75 Yards Inter-Club Handicap. ■' J. Stevons (Napier), 1; Armand (Christchurch), 2. Time, 581scc.' • • High Dive. Poison (Christchurch), 1; -Armstrong (Wanganui), 2. Mile Championship. Starters—Champion (Auckland)," Pfankuch (Blenheim), Welson (Auckland), Eich (Opawa), A. Seymour (Blenheim), R. Healey (Wellington). . Champion, Welson, and Seymour soon went to the front, the'last-named establishing a lead of a few yards at- the quarter mile. Pfankuch. and' Rich were two .lengths and a length respectively behind. After going 880 yards Champion led by five yards, but, half a dozen lengths later, Welson and Seymour sprinted and'' overhauled him. The three raced together for the next 100 yards. Eich was now about 75 yards behind, Pfankuch having .withdrawn. At the 900 yards mark Seymour withdrew and Champion commenced to forgo ahead, and was soon 20 yards in front of Welson, who led Rich by 50 yards. With 220 yards to go Champion led by 35 yards and increased tho lead over Welson all the way, eventually defeating Mm by 50 yards. Rich was 20 yards away. Time, 25min. 31sec- , ' Relay Race. ' Blenheim, 1; East Christchurch, 2. Time, C6sec. ■ .' ■' ' •' Polo. Wellington (7) defeated Wanganui B (nil). ' , AUSTRALIAN RECORD LOWERED., By Telegraph-Press Association-Copyright Sydnoy, February 3.' Barry, swimming in tho 100 yds. handicap at Manly, wdn his heat in 5G 3-ssec.,' beating Longwortlrs Australian record by l-ssec. ■ THE POST OFFICE CLUB. Tho General Post Office Amateur Swimming Club pot off tho first and second licaf-s of thoi? 100 yards handicap for tho Rhodes Bowl on Saturday. Tho results wero:—First heat: 11. Little (scr.), 1; W. Findlay (18sec), 2; A. W. Robertson (18sec), 3. Also started: T. Duffy (4sec.), • W. Gilbert (lOscc), 0. Pullar (21scc), C. Burdekin (21sec). C. Gamblo (21scc). Time, 69sec. Second heat: L. Forgie (Bsec.) nnd J. Gcddis (Usee), dead heat, 1; W. M'Vhnil (13sec.), 3. Also started: E. C. B. Wilkinson (Bsec), G. T. Kellaway (22? Ec). Times: Foruio, 80sec.; Geddis, 83soc. Tho final will be got off next Saturday.