FAST SWIMMING.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2006, 13 March 1914, Page 8

FAST SWIMMING.

HARDWICK AT TE ARO BATHS.

CARNIVAL NICHT.

The swimming peak i.a connection with nr) Citizens' Carnival Was decided at 'e Aro Baths la-st evoninjj. Apparasti- the Wellington public have Jwt been ducated up to night carliivate, tor tho; t-tondanco was onto fair. The takings ■mounted to £IG. Though jiot bright on: lie financial sidso the ealiMval was oths.p■isfi a good pJio. Events werft decided i-itli spofid; ttefo was jio delay, the jiectators were kept interested all tho iiue. The smartness in getting tlio onipotitors awsy for each nveni> was t iac-ipally due %o the efforts of tho tarter, Mr. A. Jacobs. In tl*e 100 yards invitation face, ofloekexß were given an opportunity ef rft-nessiflg tk> Australian eraek JJarold lardwick at his best; He arrived hero rem Sydney via the north yesterday ritij & big. reputation) and his perforin* ineo last evening did not in any lyay life his itistro as a fast swimmer.. For .■bis distance Hardwiok put tin what is lelieved to bo the fastest time ever •ccordfid..in New Zealand, Ho koto ho Now Zealand rceoml titno (61sec., put ip by Malcolm Champion ef Auckland) jv- 23-Cscc. Be .also feat the time: I'Mwi "S'fltl" Sobmons (of Sydney) -os-' when he visited Now Zealand some two seasons as> by as well is Iseating tiro local centre's standard bftnfi- by 9 3-sscc. Bardwick's time for tho 100 yard? event (58 2*ss<?o.) will pet, however, be recognised as a Now Zealand record, as lie did not swim Under tho condiiions necessftjvi , . 'First Sight of Harilwlolu Levy icftv this boaTd first, followed by M'Oadio, FordliaiUj and Hani'wic.k in tliat order. As soon as llafdvFick fras in tho water Ms all-powerful .Vio'k, which is Ms special e0u1(1 bo heard all over the bathe. Jlq really thrashed tho Water with Jus tags, as, with Ms long, .powofful, sweeping arm stroke he fairly ruslicd over the distance. His remarkable arm stroke ty.as followed eneh tiine by tho • ■dfetitietivo kick—ono leg coming s.c.Qm : pietely otyfc of the water at e.ijeh stroke- of tljij Jef arm. Lovy., who was .sw-Mnmiiig \veß ( : turned first at the SO yards mark, and was followed closely by M'&a-rlie, Ford' foam, and Bardwict ia that order. The leader, however, fell right back 'at the 75 5-atds intiiis., itoig being Epjefly .due to tlra fact that he , ' did pet -main-tain a straight course. Hardwiek successively caught ami headed arCarlio and fofrd"hani,. and, after passing tho 75 .yards mark, lie had: a lead of jialf length,. Ford-ham being .next, Jialf a .length aWay limn MTCatMe, who was then, ewijnjninK tljifd. As sooa as lie citptuted , the. lead, Hitfdwidk perceptibly eased; u:p and. won. comfortßbly by nboiit three, yards. Fordham, who really displayed more sciutico than the Au.st.falniij cteci,: swam ii great race .and finished secohdi just- ahead of Jit'Carlie.' Fordham's 'time was take'tt as G4.seo. deai By prj--vate w'atcbjfts Hardwiek *a* eloelted SSI-S'see., and t<) -piailjf it appeared as tiiOuKk he eould have SSsec. B was a Rfeat raee- aiid/at its cejinsbtfan, Hardwiek was loftd.ly , applaudcd. His Second [Jaoo, The nest event in wh.ish ■ Sartei?fc apiioared was tho 220 yds, tafldieap. There ivei'o ttsn starters, fliid when ifie vrfiitoi' left the board the .limit njsii Was abo..ut. to, turn at the; fifty ya.rds' inMi.-QnC-fe more Hardwiek dispfeyed his niarksble sirote to adv.afrtage, aiid., ht the. 75.y.d5,' Ssyds.. lichind thQ.rinli.t.-inan,,:; , ! At'-tile , iflSj-ds.' tarn it could easily be seen that ho had nil his opponents 'tvell in liandy ,Hq Ijept going strongly, ajij fougtit hard '.to the Words, , matk, wlieji h> .passed his most (I'iiitgotQjis ejipoflfettts,. namely, Newman and 'Jeiikjhs'o.nj -with compai-a-tive ease. Ho had a , Icarj. of lon'yartjs iho SQOyds. tftrn, atti eventualiy won,, amidst J.oud applaifsp, by .abo.uit fifteen yards., Newman finished' second, fcvllowed cbsely % J.enktnson. Both these competitors" tycatn. «xceed'ißj»ly well, but. Hartoielt fflun-.c} no difficulty in overtaking tiliein* M ill tl.to .''liiviidred," he -cased up considerably-.-, after ■passing all tho field', EBs tinie, gniii.i; ■ 34 4-ssee., beat the local Cento's s.ta-ud-ai'd by IS frSsec. Everits and Restilfs. The ot-liftr events on the progeammo wero nil keei% eantost-cd, and tie convfe evftiit provided jmieh aftni.seme.iit. Tlio ■Miewing are tho results :— SQyds. Boys' Ivyfr* M. Hieks (llsec), 1; 3. .Sopkiri? (ISsee,)., 2.. -Kind, 40 -2,sseo. 'SWosid lma.t; C. Beazar (.13s«s/), I; t. Tipe.no (Bsec>, % Timo,-4i3 i-ssce, ■ fmsh flicks, 1; Uepkirk, % \ f ipßile, 3. Time, 40 1-ascc . ■

lOOiy-ds. liivitatidu Hardwiek (Sydney), -sqr., 1; G. V< $oriliffm {Swifts Club), Ssee., 3j A. M'-Oar-lio {Wellington Club), -itsee.', 3, Also started 1 % Levy (Old- Boys , dub)., 6soc, Time, 58 2-Ssec,

«Ms, Handicap.—First lioat: J. A. Fprsyth (3sec.). lr A. Marania (ser.), 2. Timu, 345-o. Second heat; A. M. Farnnll (ssec), 1; 0. 11. Seal (2scc), 2. Time, 32sre. Third heat: G. 11. Gray (7s«\), I; J. StratfoT<l <2scc), 2 Time. 32 2-Jsec. Final: Giay, 1; Forsyth. 2; Marama, 3. Time, 33sce. Diving Competition.—A. C, Stevenson, 1; A. Mamma-, 2; B. Evans. 3. 2Qo.yds. Helay Race.—Wellington Yi Team (Fiancis, Meyer, B. Muncll, and Orowthor), 12bec , I; TVoimm- ftav A Team (CarmiohaeJ, L. Silver. If. Silver and Bliek), 2; Thorndon A Team H Evans, Gibbons, Watson, ajid Sheelirv), bcr. 3. Also stalled- Tlioindon Is leam (Lomas, Robeitson, Thomas, and Dndson\ 2see. Time, 2inin. 9 4-5 sec.

22/oyck <Mne*Vscr. 4 l'r& JsVntan $M Hoys' ChM, ISscC:, 2; H. JeUlciitsG-n fSwJfts Oluli'), Sls-ee,. 3. .Also Btnrtcdi l>, Silver ■fSjsoc.i, J. Gcddes -(27ee&l, H. Little (2Ss«\)v W. Meyer (SSsoe,) A. M. -SmiMi . A>"S Growtiier rSlseo.}, and Av M'&flto -(LamX Tim©, 2m»; 34 4-ssec. By a .pnvato wafclf, ■ Hafdtffe'li was elofilsid at' Siijift. 33 4-55e«. for tfciis race, '