NAPIER SWIMMING

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 17, 4 February 1937, Page 13

NAPIER SWIMMING

Boardman's Fine Display Over 440 Yar^e CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS A stern tussle in the eeiiior men'^ 440 yards race in the Bowen Meniovial Cup series was the highlight of the swimming caraival held at the Napier Municipal Baths by the Napier S'^ijuming Club. Boardman, who conceded 68secs. to Hetiernan, chased him tiaid over the whole pourse, and the 5nal sprint over the last stretch, with Heffernan just in f ront, was a uriumph fov the cluB's handicapper, ' Various cup distanoee were swum, and the moderafe crowd of spectaTora thoroughly enjoyed a fiue eveniiig s sport. Results : — 66 2-3 yards, junior girls.— M. Blewman (19) 1, P. King (13) 2, E, Watters (16) 3. Time, 55 l-5secs. 50 yards, junior boys. — Fergusson (16) 1, Rolls (18) 2? Kennedy (18; 3. Time5 32 l-5secs. 100 yards interinediate girls,— K. Bryant Cup.— L. Bickerton (33) 1, JST, Johnstone (35) 2, B. Poppelwell (24) 3. Time, lrqiu 41sec. 150 yards handicap, intermediate boys.— Pterbert (24) 1, Watterq (30) 2, Coljett (30) 3. Time, 1.59. 50 yards men, qlub champiousJup, for A, E. Lawry Cup,— Wiliis 1. Prebble 2, Cox 3. Time, 28 l-5seps. 50 yards women, club championship. A. E. Lawry Oup.— Y. Luke (sqle competitor) 1. Time, 34 l-5secs. 150 yards rqen'-s breaststroke Seymour Memorial Cup.— Snaddon ' (scr) 1, Harvey-Smith (30) 2, Griffiths (30) 3. Time, 2mins. 11 2-5seoe, 150 yards breaststroke, intermediato boys.— Moorcock (39) 1 Woon .'jpi) 2 Wilson (13) 3. Time, 2min. 55* l-5secs'. 440 yards Bowen Memorial Cup. — Heffernan (.104) 1, Boardman (36) 2, Cox (92) 3. Time, '6mins. 58 l-fjsees. Open diving — Thurlow and Angove dead-heat 1. 33 1-3 yards open backstroke. — Wiliis ({mr) 1, T, . Prebble (3.) 2, Walls (5) 3. Time, 20 4-5secs. Teams race. — Herbert, Luke O'Connor (11) 1, Bailey, Cornfqrd, ' Bradley (10) 2, Johpstone, Watters, Cnjlett (20) 3. Time 61 2-5secs. "