SWIMMING

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3003, 14 February 1917, Page 9

SWIMMING

WOIiiSBE- BAY CLUB'S IfAC'JKS. ■ The following are the results of races .ivkich have taken place under the auspices of the Worker Day Amateur Swimming and Life Saving Club so far during, the season. Only . juniors have participated this season, and the races have been marked by a keenness and enthusiasm that speaks well for the club, For the sake of classification the competitors were divided into three sections—senior, junior, and girls—but, as before stated, they are really all juniors, in the proper meaning of the word. The results are as •follow:— ' ' Seniors.' 50 Yards Open Handicap (December 1-;— 1, IV. Cooper '(Tsec.); 2, V. Allan (jscc.); 3, 0. Green (7sec.). JBrome Cup, 50 yards (January 13)— 1, P. Cooper (Jsec.); 2, V. Allan (scr.); 3, J. Kenneay (Bsec.). Brodie, Cup, 1100 yards (January 20)— 1, L. Silver (scr.); 2, M. Moxham (28sec.): 3, O. Green (lOsec.). Brodie Cup, 150 yards (January 27)— 3, M. Moxhani (40sec.); 2, L. Silver (siV); 3, P. Cooper. ' L.. Silver and M. Moxhani (tie, with 8 points each), have to swim off for the .Cup; .

lit;' Rosa" Memorial Trophy, 220 yards (February 3)'—],' Austin Eraser. (GOsec.).; 2; V.. *L;. Allan, (20sec.); 3, M. Moxhani (•iflsec.).

: Blair Cup, '880 yards (February 10), (Worser Bay to Seatoun Wharf}—l, L. Brodio (210 sec.); 2, G. Warring (210 sec.); 3, M. Moxham (190 sec.); 4,' A. I'nser (IMOsec.). . Juniors. .. ' J. F. Atkins' Cup, 50 yards (January 13)—1, Cecil James (3sec.); 2. H. Davidson (12s&;)'; 3, J. James (scr.). . J. F. Atkins' .Cup. 75 yards (February 1)/—1, Austin Eraser (7sec.); 2, C.James • (lsec.); 3, Alick Eraser (12sec.). J.- F. Atkins' Cup, 100 yards! (January 27) —7, Austin Fraser (&sec.), 12, Claude Cording (30sec.) ; 3, Alick Fraser (12sec.). ' Girls' Races. : 50 Yards Handicap (December 9)— i, Marie'Maiithel (15sec.); 2, Nellie Warring (20sec.); 3 Sadie Browne (lasec.)./ : 50 Yard 6. Handicap (January , 13)—1, ICitty Pownall (scr.); 2, Verna Browne (7sec.); 3, Nellie Warring, (9sec.). • 50 Yards- Handicap (January 20)—1, Nellie Warring (13sec.); 2, Verna Browne (lOsec;); 3, Dorothy Hall (23sec.). • , 50 Yards : Handicap for Mr. E. Collie's trophy .(January 27;—1, Sadie Browne (7sec.); 2, Nellie Warring (daec.); 3, Kitty Murie (lOsec.). 75 Yards for same trophy (February 3)-4, D. JCircher (2sec.); 2, Nellie'-War-ring (Ssec.); 3, Marie Manthel (scr.). 100 Yards for same trophy (February 10)—ly Marie Manthel (scr.): 2D. Kiricher (scr.); 3, Kitty Murie (lOsec.).- D.' Kircher, with eight points, won the trophy. SCHOOLS' CHAMPIONSHIPS. This year, owing to the war, it has been found impossible by the New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association to hold the New Zealand senior championships, and in the place of those events a Dominion Schools' Swimming Championship will be held. , , ■These championships will be open to boys and-girls who were not over the age of 11 years in October last. There will, be two races for the boys, of 100 yards and 410 yards, and two for the girls, of 50 yarns and 100 yards. The Wellington Centre of the Association has received entries from tho Auckland, Hawke's Bay, Canterbury, and West Coast centres. The races will be held at, the J.e Aro Baths on February 24. tit T Jv U P> for teams from tho " f 1 ' 111 ?' 011 Public schools, will be comshi ° U champion-

Oil Saturday the Wellington Public ncliool Championships will l>e held, ana the winners will competo in the Dominion C.mmpionships 011 the following Saturday. . ' The visiting children will be billeted tv n ie } ww }f r l o£ the executive of the Wellington Centre.