FAST 400 YARDS
Australian Swimmers At Te Awa Club Night 'last night's results Keen competition against members of the Australian surf team was offered by members of the Te Awa Swimming and Life-Saving Club at tha weekly carnival in the Napier Public Baths last night. Although the water was cold, being only 61 degrees, some 6f the times were most satislactoiy, and there were some exciting finishoa. The leading feature of the night was the fast swimming of Hart (Australia) in the 440 yards open handicap. Although finishing only fourth, he covered the distance in 5min. 27 3-5secs. It wa-s stated at the baths last night that this was the fastest time ever established for this distance m the Napier baths, but this is not cso, as D. P. Lindsay, of Canterbury, covered the distance in 5mm. 21secs. at Napier during) the New Zeaiand championships of r933. Despxte the rain which fell shortly before the carnival^ there was a safe:^factory gallery of spectators. The results of the various erents were as foilow: — Junior girls' 33 1-3 yards. — Miss J. Redshaw (1) 1, Miss M. Keeble (o) 2, Miss G. Redshaw (scr) 3. Time, 26 secSJunior boys' 33 1-3 yards — C. Rainer (6) 1, A. Fitzgerald (scr) 2, ' L. Wiig (1) 3. Time, 28 l-5secs. Senior men, 50 yards — T. Treland (7) 1, J. Dallimore (0) 2, R. Longlcy (5) 3 Time, 31 2-5secs. Invitation handicap, 100 yards. — J. Miller (Australia) 1, Hodgson (Auatralia.) 2, Carrier '(Australia) 3. Time, 50 4-5secs. Senior and intermediate girls, 33 1-3 yards.— Miss D. Ace (6) 1, Miss B. Keeble (3) 2, Miss M. Simmonds (1) 3. Time, 24 l-5secs. AVar Memorial Cup, 220' yards. — L, Hill (Napier), 64secs. 1, R. Watkins (Mahora), 7secs, 2; S. Boardman (Te xlwa) 17secs 3. Time, 3min. 30secs. Junior relay cup, first distance. — N. Keeble and L. Wiig (6) 1, G. Redshaw and A. Fitzgerald (scr) 2, J. Redshaw and, C. Rainer (3) 3. Time, 56 2-5secs. Invitation, 440 yards. — J. King (Australia) 1, Scott (Australia) 2, fioardman (Te Awa) 3. Time, omin. 83 2-5secs. Open breaststroke, 33 1-3 yards. — G. Snaddon (scr) 1, Skews (5) 2, B. Keeble (5) 3. Time, 22 2-5secs. Junior breaststroke, 33 1-3 .\ards,— Miss G. Redshaw (1) 1, N. Keeble (4) 2, C. Rainer (scr) 3. Time, 33 l-3sers. -Teams race, 100 yards— Fitzgerald, Rainer and Wiig (38) 1, Mrs ScarJe, Misses J. and G. Redshaw (38) 2. 'iirue 79secs.
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 21, 9 February 1937, Page 8
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