SWIMMING

Gisborne Times, Volume LXV, Issue 10313, 24 January 1927, Page 6

SWIMMING

Mew ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIPS

MISS STOCKLEY ANNEXES HUNDRED YARDS LADIES

GIRLS’ INTERMEDIATE 75YDS BREASTSTROKE

MISS RYDON ESTABLISHES •RECORD TIME

AUCKLAND, Jan. 23. The New Zealand swimming championships opened at the tepid baths diis afternoon. The principal race was the 100 yards ladies’ championship of New Zealand, winch was won by Miss Ena Stock ley. for the third year in succession in the fast time of 67 3-ssec. . , A. Dominion record was estaolisneu in*the 75 yards intermediate gulls breaststroke championship, “which was won by Miss Al. Rydon (Auckland) and formerly of Hawke s Bay in 65 2-ssec. (clipping a second oit the previous record held by Miss Breward of Christchurch). Miss Sybil Brown (Auckland) equalled Miss L. Coutts’ record ot 2-osec in. tht 50 yards junior girls ''The'Tmats*' of the national 100 yards championship were also swum off. . , ... Following are the results.

LOO Yards Ladies’ Championship First heat.—M. Jepson (Otago) 1, \l. .Farquhar (Auckland) 2; I . I age (.Auckland) 3. Time, 72sec. Second heat.- —J. Bell (Auckland) >. K. Miller (Otago) 2; E. Stockley (Auck'and) 3. Time, 71 3-s.sec. Final Miss Stockley 1 Miss 801 l 2 Miss Jepson 3 The six competitors got away to a perfect start and covered the first lap almost in a straight Jine. flic first turn still saw the swimmers together, with tiie exception of Miss Pa ll '© who was some leet away. Miss Farquhar went slightly ahead oyer the second lap, but was beaten to the turn at 66 2-3 yards by Miss Stocklev who was closely followed by Miss • Bell. Miss Stockley made a Lid turn, but made up the leeway over the final lap. and von by a good yard. Miss Bell swam strongly “to second place, with Miss Jepson a touch away. Miss Farquhar was founth, Miss Millar fifth and Aliss Page last. Time, 67 3-ssec.

100 Yards National Championship First heat: A. I>. Adamson (Auckland) 1; N. S. Batchelor (Wellington) 2; L. Fairgniy (Auckland) 3. The only starters. Won by 2ft. one yard beta cen second and third. lime 62 3-5. . Second beat: D. P. Lindsay (Canterbury) 1; J. R-ix Trott (Wellington) 2; N. Dowsett (Wanganui) 3. Also started: J. Enwright (Auckland). The last-named was responsible for two false starts. A hard race saw a touch each way. Time,

OOsee. The final will be swum to-night, 75 yards Intermediate Girls’ Breaststroke Championship Miss M. Rydon (Auckland) 1 Miss D. Breward (Christchurch) ... 2 Miss M. Anderson (Wanganui)... 3 Also started: Miss Broadhead. The four starters went down the first lap in close company, Miss Rydon leading from Miss Breward. The leaders turned together at the BS2-3vds, and Aliss Rydon drew out to win by a touch, and Aliss Breward was one yard ahead of Aliss Anderson. who"beat Miss Broadhead by a loot. Time, 65 2-ssec —one second faster than the New Zealand record held by Aliss Breward.

50 Yards Girls’ Junior Championship First heat: Sybil Brown (Auckland! 1, L. Alowarth (Wanganui) 2; AL Rogers (South Canterbury) 3. Won by a touch. Time, 32 2-5. equalling Aliss L. Coutts’ New Zealand record. Second heat: N. Coutts (Auckland) L; V. Berry (Canterbury) 2; J. Brewer (South Canterbury) 3. Won by a touch. Time, 36 2-5. —Final— Aliss Brown 1 Aliss Howarth 2 Aliss Coutts and Aliss Berry (cleat heat) 3 Miss Brown always had a slight advantage and won by a foot, five yards separating the second and third girls. Time, 33sec. Aliss Stockley’s times for the hundred yards’ ladies championship for the past two years have been 69 4-5 sec. at Christchurch in 1925, and 67 sec. at Napier last year. Aliss Stocklev holds© the New. Zealand record, 05 3-ssec. established at Auckland in 1925. THE EVENING MEETING. LINDSAY LOWERS AIILE AND HALF-MILE RECORDS. ADAMSON WINS HUNDRED YARDS. AUCKLAND, Jan. 23. Four New Zealand records were broken and one was equalled at the .first session of the swimming championships at the tepid baths on Saturday afternoon, and in the evening All Champion's 15-year-olcl mile record was lowered by 62 l-ssec. to 23.36 4-5 sec. by the Canterbury champion D. rt. Lindsay, who also passed the 880 yards in the record-breaking time of 11min 40see. Recently lie lowered the 880 yards record to 11m in. 54 3-ssec. Cordon Briclson won the intermediate boys' 220 yards championship in 2min 3osec.. and broke Cuunold’s record by three seconds, while Leslie Olds (Otago) aged 12, reduced the 100 yards junior boys’ record by lgsec. to 66 8-ospc. Swimming in the 75 yards intermediate girls’ breast-stroke champion(puiqqanv'.i imply; 'K ssj j\r ‘clrqs lowered the record by cue second to 65 2-ssec., and in a heat of the 50 yards junior girls’ championship. ,sybil Brown equalled Aliss L. Coutts r record of 32 2-osec.

The results of the evening races are:— 180 Yards National Championship. A. ,D. Adamson (Auckland) ... 1 N. Dowsett (Wanganui) ... 2 L. Fairgray (Auckland) ... 3 A thrilling finish saw Dowsett and Adamson hurl themselves to the end of the bath together. Adamson won by a touch. Trie time was £9 l-ssec., surprisingly slow under the circumstances. One Mile National Championship. J). P. Lindsay (Canterbury) ... 1 E. V." Cunnold (Auckland) ... ‘ l A. Stokes (Canterbury) 3 Also started: A. E. Baird (Auckland/, -j. iinwrignt W. Hyland (Wanganui). • Varying his pace, Lindsay covered the half-mile in 11 min. 4Usec\, a record for the distance. Great applause greeted his woncici fill sprint over the last lap. The time' was 23min. 38 4-osec., which was lmin 2 l-ssec. better than the previous record. 200yds (Intermediate Boys’ Championship.—Bridson (Auckland) 1; W. Cameron (Wellington) .2: It. Sellers (Helensviile) 3. Also started: K. Cleland (South Canterbury). Bridson’s time was 2min 35sec. 400 Yards* Junior Boys Championship. * It. Olds (Otago) ... ... ... 1 H. T. Scholl (Canterbury) ... 2 X>, Smyth ' Auckland)—. .... 3 Also, started: D. Gowan. D. Blair (Wanganui). T. Morrison (Smith Canterbury). N. ■ Simmonds (Hawke’s Bay). - • , - ’ Won by-tight yarns .in C 6 3-ssec.- ;

Water Polo Championship. First Round.— Canterbury 6 goals (Aleikle 3, H. Smith 3) heat Auckland Points for iriterprovincial trophies were scored oil Saturday as follows: Yaldhurst Shield.—Auckland R, Canterbury 6, Wanganui 3, Otago 2. War Memorial Shield.— Auckland 3, Otago T. —P-A. VICTORIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS TAKAISHI EASILY WINS 440 YARDS . (United Press Assn. —Copyiiglit.) (Received Jan. 23._5.5 p.in.) V AIELEIOURiNE. Jan. 23. The 440 yards championship of Victoria resulted: Takaishi (Japan) 1- Wilson 2, Walter (Victoria) J. Won with the greatest ease. Tune, 5.55. 440 yards breaststroke championship.—Steadman i Victoria.) 1, Hopkins (Victoria) 2, Steveqs (West Australia) 3. , TT . . Mile.—Kelly (New South Wales) I ; Springfield (Queensland) 2. Won by forty yards. Time, 24.111-5. UP. A. AUSTRALIAN TEAAI FOR JAPAN. LADIES’ VISIT TO N-Z. ABANDONED. MELBOURNE, Jam 22. The Amateur Swimming Union of Australia decided to accept the Japanese invitntion to scud a team of five to tour Japan in August next. It wag also decided to let lapse the invitation of the New Zealand Swim--miner Association to Misses OouluweH and°Rot)crtsoii to tour New Zealand owino- to the inability of Aliss C'ouldwell to make the trip this year. U.P.A.

HOW 1 KEEP FIT (By Ahnette Kellerman.) Do you know what it is to feel a hundred per cent, fit P I do. So I feel justified in giving here my views on the even vital question of health and how to obtain it. Physical culture and dietetics are frightening words to the average man and woman; they suggest cranks and faddists. But surely it is not faddy or cranky to have an idea of physical perfection. It is the most natural thing in the world. Aloreover, I an© proud of my perfect physical condition and my ability to work hard, because I know that I have myself created it. As a professional swimming expert, I naturally believe swimming to he the finest health giving exercise. But few people have the time or the facilities for swimming. Alany people have not got the time or the facilities for tennis, golf, or other sport. But every one can spare ten minutes out of the twenty-four hours to perform a few simple exercises; everyone can learn which foods are bad and which foods are good. The busy man or woman will say: “I am too tired to get up earlier to do exercises, and certainly tco tired to do them at the end of the day.” The point is that once the daily exercise habit is acquired, you will never feel tired. That ‘‘tired feeling” is the signal that you are only fifty per cent. fit.

■ln regard to food, I myself eat no meat or white bread, drink no tea or coffee. Neither do I smoke nor drink. And to these abstentions I attribute the fact that I do not know the meaning of nerves and never need a stimulant. I cannot expect every one to keep to such a rigorous diet. But I think that, as a rule, people eat too much, and eat the wrong combinations of food. Aleut and stowed fruit, for example, should certainly never lie taken at the same meal. Take meat once a day, and little at that. For breakfast I would suggest stewed fruit—not, cooked with sugar, but sweetened afterwards with a little honey—weak tea, if you must drink tea, perhaps an egg. Personally, I find the juice of an orange more beneficial than a whole meal. I often do a hard day’s work on six or-

anges. salad for lunch, and this need not be monotonous; there is no end to salad variety, if a little imagination K e used. If I had my way I would abolish afternoon tea. Nothing could he worse for the complexion and the healtli generally. I can assure you that after a time you would not miss it. For dinner one slice of meat onlv, with vegetables;’ but please • not always the eternal potatoes and cabbage—the palate pines for variety. If you must have puddings, let them hr as little sugar ns possible. I am convinced that these simple exercise and diet rules form the- foundation of good health. Give them a reasonable trial. If you are feeling off color, and decide to get yurselt into condition, do not expect marvellous results at the end of a week. Give them three months, and I suggest start now!