SWIMMING.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1989, 20 February 1914, Page 4

SWIMMING.

CARNIVAL AT BLENHEIM J j 4By Telegraph.- 1 ASsKjdfttimi.), . ; ; ;' __ 19'. ■■■ : The New Zealand swimming championships were continued. At water polo Nelson ,B best Wanganni by 4 goals to L fho Nordoli Cup eomactition.. between 'Canterbury and Wellington: Centres, embracing water polo, diving", and, 700 yds, .relay, was won by Canterbury in each departfttenfe.Tho Auckland team refused to swim at tho Wellington carnival on February 14 after bsiiig advertised. . The manager states that a suggcstieii wss made to the Waitenjata Club to .sharethe profits of tho oarnival in order to assist tho- north club's. efforts to attend at Blenheim. Subsequently the Wellington Contra intimated. that- -it could not iiogotiate with AVftitiapatk as it was beyond its jurisdiction, Finding that Champion and Co. were, specially advertised m connection, frith the Wellington carnival, a conference was held, hut proved'abortive, and the. Auckland swhtSu-ers therefore Vdid not com-;peto, --. ••NOTES C& THE RACES. Regarding: proceedings at tho carnival ah Wednesday oar special correspondent telegraphed as follows;—JPe>fest weather continues for the championships, and tho ■ visiting swimmers generally, arc having an ■enjoyable time. A beautifully clear Ivar-m .night again mado things pleasant' for competitors, and as on the first night, tho seating accommodation was ta£ed,

" Tho breast stroke and 880 yds/ championships were tho o.iily scratch events, and, as mostly everyone knew who was going to win, exo.jteni.ent did not run particularly high, • Tho breast stroke championship produced what'is, so far, tho featuro of' ■the championships. Atkinson, of Canterbury ,_ swam a great race, and succeeded in lowering his own world's record by 3ifeC From the diva Atkinson established a lead which., »t 5.0 yards, lifld extended to 2i yards, wlti Polson, Deeny Cooksoi, and Squires ■swimming m that order. Atkinson was swimming at a great pace, and every stroke toek him further away from the. field. At. ICIO. .yards . ho. had, a four-yards' lead from Deem, who had headed Poison by a few feet. Nedl.was ■well back, and Atkinson forged ahead in great style. At the 200 yards.mark, he was teaditig by quite ten yards, wbilo Poison hnd agaiii picked up his lead of Deeni. Cooksou and NeaJp were. •fourth and fifth. Both Poison and Atkinson, put.in. final efforts in tho twenty yards to the ro.po, Atkinson winning by .fully 14 yards. PolsOtt was second,' about a yard and a half ahead 'of Deem, and 'Codksori timl Seal brought up tho rear, in, .thnt,. order... Atkinson's time.: was 3miti. 7 2-oscc. Wfellington's ca.u-1 dWate, Xehl/'fai'lcd to.reach standard 'tiiiMj by. 2'-3-osee,, his timo lining Smiri. 82sco. The four pfcice'd men secure staAdiii'd certificates, '

The BSoyds. ..Championship was. a rather .uninteresting race, as Champion was not. "all out," The starters .were Hill (Christcluirch). Atkinson (Christ. ■church), Champion (Auckland), Sinten (Auckland).. For the first 200 yards, tfre field keyt together, Sin ton 'being slightly in the lead, With nino lengths to go, Hill and Champion had drawn out from Sintoii, who. was twelve yards in the rear. Atkinson left the Water When there woisp five leiiuths to go, and &i the last two lengths Champion simpIv drew out, ami won as ho liked from Hill. Sin ton was third. Champion's 'time was 9 2-ssoc. slower than his own record, ■ The Wellington men had their first game of polo on Wednesday night, when ihey played Oltristehurcli B. The hitter Were n much inferior combination, with the result that Wellington ■defeated item by three goals to nil. •Tciihiitsnii scored Wellington's goals. Mis-* Kiln O'Loary, Wellington, repeated her Monday eight's perforiiiaivee •by. winning the 75yds. race from Jifiss Arthur, of Wellington and Miss Eatle. of Christ-church, who dead-ttcat-ei foi seertml. place. Miss. O'Lcary, who is sister of the New Zealand champion, shows wonderful iinpra-ve-m-oiit on ' last form. .■■-■■■••