SWIMMING.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1670, 10 February 1913, Page 6

SWIMMING.

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; ,:llio Star Boating Club held'their 1 -ii' 3 nual swimming sports on Saturday after ' noon; ■ Tlioro'wcre about'4oo guests pro. sent, most, of whom were'ladies. Alternoon ,tea was served in the club rooinj ,' and a string band' was in' attendance. ,*; Tho various racing, events provided good, "fields." and some' of s tho. finishes' were', very close. Tho results Of the compoti-; tions were as follow:' — ■' . / '.",' . Maiden race (50yds.)—First heats'."' T..' Martin, 1; H./Lawson, 2. Second heati." G. Heald, l! K.E.-Watson, 2.[ FinaU Martin, 1; Hoald, 2j.Watson, 8. • Club championship (100yds.)—E. ..A, ( Nowton, lj C. Carr,',2. Handicap (60yds.)-First henti G. Hoale(lOsec), 1; E. Gibbons (lOseo.), 2. Second heat: M, P. Brown (Osec), 1; W. Harring. ton (Bscc.), 2. Third heat: B. Campbell (55ee.)..1; H.' Freoth; (2scc), 2. . Final:;, Campbell, 1; Freoth,' 2; Brown, 3. ' A: splendid race, won by a touch. ' 1 Medley handicap' (lOOyds.)-K. E. Watson (4soc.), 1; C. E. Holmes (Bsec), 2) F, Turnbull (scr.), 3. i . Coxswains' race—Newton, 1 j Pried, 2. Y Diving and fancy diving—Johnston (19, points); 1; Freeth'and C. Mack (18 pointj' each),' 2. . ' ',' '.'"'. ':' ''. " ' Handicap (220yds,)—E. A.' Newtown . (scr.), lj S. Wheeler ll2sec), 2; G. stone .(lpseo.), 3."' ,1 ",' '.""■[' ■ : Bt TtloEranh—Prees JjEools.t,ton-OoDyriKal (Rec. February 9, 5.5 p.m.) ■..■..- Hobart| Februaryß.[.' At the Australasian.Swimming Chanw ' pionships, in the 880 yds. ©vent, W. Long-' worth (1), and S. Smith (2), of New South Wales, beat Springfield (3) of Victoria. • Won easily by 2"yds. Time, I2min. 2scb. In tho 100 yds. breast strofco event,, Fin--, ney, of Victoria,.,beat A. Wickham by;, inches after a great finish. Time, lmin, 18sec. ' '' ; ■> '