SWIMMING

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2385, 15 February 1915, Page 9

SWIMMING

THE:N.Z; CHAMI'IONSim'S

RECORDS BROKEN

(By Telegraph.—l'roat Asocial ion.)

Naplor, February t't. Tho Now Zealand Aniiili'iu' Cluvnipionship Swimming Otvniviil o|u>nod in tho mumoiiwl baths jwterdny afternoon in lho of a very laino crowd of K|«v,tu(oi'.'«. In the ladies' 100 yanlsohJinipionship Aliiw Farquhar lowered tho New' /<oulutwl re* oord by 3 8-sscc., tho nrovions l'eeoi'il lwing S-Jsoo., put up by jMifls Annie OMjCvuw, until Saturday tho holder ot th« championship. C. Atkinson, winner of lho 200 nietros breast slroko oluimpiontihip, wtw only 5 -l-ssoo. over tho world's _ time. Wolson swam tho mile within a minute of U. li. OliMiipion's l-coowl time. Tho results are;—

66 2-3 YARDS INTKR-C.TAIB lIANinCAP.—O. Strachan (Addinirton), llaoo., 1; O. Davidson (Cliristohuroli Host), isee.. 2) N. M'Cartiiy iNupior). Isoo., 3. Time, 48 sec.

100 YjUiDS LA DDK' N.Z. AJfATKU.It CILUIPIO-NSIIIP.—JtIss D. li'aKiitliui(Auckland), 1; lliss K. Jl'Kenr.io (Auckland), 2; Miss Gordon (Wnnganuij, 3. Also' started: Miss IC. Downinj! (Napier), Miss L. Kemp (Otuiio), M iss li. o'.U>ai'y (Wellington).' Missos farqnliar mul Oordon lead over tho first length, after which the winner drew ahead rapidly by half a dozen lengths. Miss M'Kenzio beat Miaj Gordoa for second plnco by a touch. Tiiuo, SO 2-sscc,—a New Zealand rcoord. ' 66 2-3 YARDS HANDICAP (for boys under 15 years).—E. Bailor (Wolltoffton), llsoo.. 1; H. P. Borry (Napior), lteo., 2. Time, SO S-ssec.

200 METRES N.Z. AMATEUR BREAST STROKE CHAMPIONSHIP,-C. Atkinson (Canterbury), 1; W. Fitavillimu (Hawke's Bay), 2j S. Leader (Hawko'a Bay), 3. Also started: W. B. Jeriom (Auckland), E. Berry (Hawke's Bay), V. Atkinson (Canterbury). Won easily by half a length with a touch botween second and third. Time, 3min. 6 3-Sscc.— a Now Zealand record. All the placed men covered tho distanco under lho standard time.

HIGH DlVE.—MTjean (Napier), I; Poleon, 2; Scott, 3. ■

ONE MIIiE N.Z. AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP.—C. Welson (Auokland), 1; C. Bowen (Hawke's Boy), 2. Also started: E. J. Dawson (Otaßo), and F. Seymour (Hawke's Bay). Welson won by 30 yards from Bowen who was tho only other to finish. Time, 2Smin. 33 l-ssoc. Bowen's time was 26min. 2seo.. Both were under tho standard. NOVELTY EVENT (tilting).-MTx;an (Napier), 1. YARJ)S DUAL RELAY HANDICAP.—Auckland (M. C. Stranger, J. Enwnght, and Miss Farquhar),,s<sr., 1; Wv nganui, 9seo., 2. Time, 58sec. WATER. POLO.—Canterbury, 3 points; Hawke's Bay, 2 points. THE "DUKE" IN FORM,' RECORD BREAKING 150 YARDS. By Telegraph— Press Association—Oopyxighi ' (Kec. February 14, 4 p.m.) Sydney, February 13. Dnke Kahonamoku won. the 100 yards championship of Victoria in 56sec.; . and also created an Australian record for the 150 yards, in 92soc. NEW WORLD'S RECORD, BY MISS FANNY DTJRACK. (Eec. February 11,-4 p. m .) . _ Sydney, February 13. Jj? Burack has made a now rimfn/fe 3 ' swilumin f 200 ya«ls