SWIMMING

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2389, 19 February 1915, Page 8

SWIMMING

| "THF=kz> CHAMPIONSHIPS ; ,• DAY'S RACING [ <■ JBJT . Association.) ; • Napier, February 18.' f... "£The swimming championships wero I concluded this evening. In tho 100 yds. j; 'Mratcli breast stroke race Atkinson, was; i only . 2-ssec. slower than. Ims .oto world's r record. - Tho polo banner' was won by ■: Hawke's Bay altar ah exciting match; ; in which a good deal of feeling was l displayed. One visitor and two local [ B36n;wore.ordered out of the water. The ppomts ■ for. tho Yaldkurst Shield are: [ .Auckland 35, Canterbury > 28, Hawke's - ilßayiSO.. Wauganui and Wellington each ( {'gained one point.: In the event of WelRfcon's suspension being endorsed, the I [position' will .be, considerably, .altered. '•■The results are:—.; .'■ i. 1 ,66 2-3 rd Yards Scratch Race.—J. EnK'wnght , (Auckland), 1; H. .V. Jerred ; (Oantorbury), 2;; F. Bndgos (Hawke's i 3. Time, 89 2-ssec. • 33 l-3rd Yards Ladies' Interclub ' Handicap.—Miss- Ij. Kemp (Otago), 4sec., 1; Mi 66 J Gordon (Wangaoiui), !;i2sec.'i 2; Miss C. Doyle (Napier), 4sec.,' n'3.- 1 Time,: 25 l-ssec. 22D Yards Amateur Championship.—. I; C. i Atkinson (Canterbury), 1; G. Welt'son (Auckland), 2; E. L. Barker (Auck- ; land), J). Time, 2min. 39sec. - :V> > Ribbon • Dive. —L. Poison (Cantert burv),' 1 j'-.W.. Cummuia (Wanganui), 2.:. | : 66 2-3 rd Yards Boys' Race (under 16). *—L Bailey ("Wellington), lscc., and G./ Peterson. (Napier), lsec., dead-heat, 1. if Time, 48 3-ssec. In. the swim-off . Bailey i won by avtouoh m 49.4-dscc. ;( Corfu Dive.—Hicl;s (Wellington), 66

2-3vds, 1 f: Ofhcials' Race. —C. Bryant (Chnst- > church), ssec., 1;, E. Eldndge (Ilicli- ' mond), 7sec., 2; N. M'Artney (Hawke's :\Bay), 3. Time; 47 3-ssec. , i Jjiterprovincial Life-saving Champioji- ! Shield).—Canterbury, f' grain:;' 15sec., 1; Hawke's Bay, omin. ; 26 2; Wellington, 7min. 29 !.■ ■ 3-Sseo.-,'.'3. i • 100 Yards Sscratch Breast-stroke ' Race —C. Atkinson (Christcliurcli), 1; i S. Leader (Napier) -and E. Berry (Te f 'Awa),;-dead-heat,.2. ;Tinie, 78 2-ssec. I:" 100'"Yards. Relay Race;— Napier (J. I Doyle, Hicks, and N. M'Lean), 6sec., 1; t Napier , (H. 'Berry,- -Murrayj- and G.I l'etcreon), 2. 'Ame, 58 l-ssec. | • 100 Yards Ladies' Bracelet Handicap, t S, Grant (Hawera), 17sec., 1; C. e Kivell (Stratford), 17sec*, 2. Time, 70seo -- ' r . Water. Polo • Championship.—Hawke's | Bay defeated Cauterbnrj B in,the final' by,'three goals fo nil. .. ; '

"THORNDOX CLUB. [.- TheTho'rndou Club last-, evening de-. fe .'icided tie'.'final of a'' 100- yards'.V.Tiandi-,; i cap,-the .preliminary heats of which had; got oft tho previous evening. ;-The' race resultedH. Desmond, 1; F. >*• Desmond,'|2> C. Shoeliy, 3. The other |'Vstarters? iijcr.e:. J ■ -Shearer, ,-,F. Roberts, l.| and J. Burns. Won by. a foot. A good k/struggle' ensued for third place: j\-

: The City" Council has resolved that h tjfe. Island -Bay Surf •; - and life-saving j/ Chit) should be informed in reply. to '•'.'•their request for a. more secure tenancy. [. of the bath-house at' Island Bay .-than f 'was' granted by the committee, viz: I "Daring! the .' pleasure of the' council,",' I'vthat. it is'; regretted that the, council f have do- power to give a 'tenancy other f ■ than one at will. iThb council decided; also, that. Mr. i R: Grißimefct's' offer to erect'a tempor-' f ' ary staging'; over the children's - bath i ' (men's- portion), Te Aro, for temporary J- use till lafter March 6, for-the,' sum--.'of f £7 10s. should be accepted.- • - , '