SWIMMING CARNIVAL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1981, 11 February 1914, Page 10

SWIMMING CARNIVAL.

Tho big swimming event. of' the season in the swimming world take-s place at Te Aro Baths next Saturday. Malcolm Champion, the Auckland cras-k, 'will bo competing, and Atkinson and other champions from Christchurch., The Centre have received record . en-, tries, so. somo close finishes -will bo seen. Miss O'Leary. the lady champion of New Zealand will be seen put iii the : ladies' handicap race. Polo will be indulged in by the teams that have en* ter'od for the New Zealand championship at Blenheim, while comic items of an unusual type will be included. THORNDON* CLUB, . The Thornd.n Swimming Club last evening dccided the preliminary heats <•£ a 50 yards handicap, Details- are:— First heat: W. R. King (9soc.), 1; S. (4scfl.), 3, Also -started: A. W. Smith (9sec.), T. H. M'Lcaa (4sec.)|

+ ' ■ ' '■■■• . I . II I.lt .T. Wareham (4se.c.). and -K. Wiggins (2seo:.). Time, 37 2-sseu. ••' Second lieat: •S. .Henrys' (4soc.), 1; ■C. Davidson (9se.s.), 2. Also started: W. Palmer (Bsec.), D. H.jggio (Ssec.), W. Lomas (4»ec.), and,,K-.. Robertson (scr.). Time, 33 3-flsec. .. . Third heat; T, Dwffy (4sec.), 1; I?. Nelson (scr,), 2. Also started: T. H. King (Qsec.),. S. Shearer ■ (6'scc.), F, Reynolds (os-ee.), and J. Burns (4sec,). •Time, 34. 3-SscC. Fourth lie,it: W, O'Meara (6sec.), 1; H. W. Harris (12see.), 2 Also started: T. Web-tor (14sec:), A. Cairns ' (4sos.V, M'Caskoy. (4sec.j, J. Shearer {4sec.), F. Koberts (scr.)-. The final will ho decided this evening. ■ HAWKR'S BAY CATCXIVAI.: (By Tolcgrapll.—Special Correspondent.) Mapiar, February 10. In tho invitation teams' race, '400 yards, which toak_ place/at the Hawkc's Bay Centre's swimming - carnival tonight, Ilawko's Bay (ft. Seymour, F. Seymour, F. Bridges, C. Bottom), secured first place; Waitemata ■ (Auckland), (M. E. Champion, C. Sintoii, KerrTaylor. W. Bees), being second. Time, 4m'iti. '21 2-4scc,