SCHOOL SWIMMING
Napier Secondary School Sports CHAMPIONSHIP T0 GAIR A reeord established by H. Baird in 1926 for the 66 2-3 yards junior championship was lowered by a second when C. B. Ferguson covered the distance^ in 45 1-5 seeonds at the annual swimming sports of the Napier Boys' High School yesterday afternoon. Although the weather was inclined to be wintry, the water ln the public batha was not unduly cold, and some exciting finishes were witnessed by a large attendance. The senior championahip was annexed by Gair, who swam splendidly during the afternoon and gained 30 points out of a po'ssible 30. Reddell, with 12 points, was runner-up. Ferguson won the junior championship with _ 16 points out of 30, the runner-up being Collett, with 12 points. The muchprized Bowen Cup, awarded for senior handicap events, was won by M. Anderson. The sports went off without a hitch, the masters receiving (splendid co-oper-ation from the boys. The school dosires to express its appreciation of the services rendercd as diving judge by Mrs L. C. Fisher, of Hastings. The results of the various events were as followi * CH AMPION SHIPS 33 1-3 yards senior. — Gair 1, Reddell 2, Johnstone 3. Time, 20 secs. 33 1-3 yards junior. — Ferguson 1, Collett 2, Taylor 3. Time, 20 secs. 66 2-3 yards senior breaststroke. — ' Gair 1, Oliver 2, Johnstone 3. Time, .65 secs. 66 2-3 yards senior. — Gair 1, Reddell 2, Johnstone 3. Time, 49 2-5 secs. 66 2-3 yards junior. — Ferguson 1, Collett 2, Taylor 3. Time, 45 1-5 teecs. 100 yards senior. — Gair 1, Reddell 2, Johnstone 3, Time, 79 secs. 33 1-3 yards junior breaststroke.— Wilson 1, Garnett 2, Ferguson 3. Time, 29 secs. 220 yards senior. — Gair 1, Reddell 2, Johnstone 3. Time, 3 mins. 17 3-5 ' secs. 300 yards junior. — Ferguson 1, Collett 2, Taylor 3. Time 74 1-5 secs, HANDICAPS 33 1-3 yds. — First semi-final: Andrew 1, McCarthy 2, Hilton 3. Time, 24 3-5 secs. Second semi-final: Heath. 1, Prebble 2, Annan 3. Time, 25 3-5 secs. Third semi-final: Ballard 1, Carey 2, Fuller 3. Time, 24 3-5 secs. Final: Ballard 1, Androw 2, Prebble 3. Timo, 24 2-5 secs. 33 1-3 yards junior breaststroke.— McCarthy 1, Heath 2. Time 33 secs. 66 2-3 yards senior.— Norman 1, Jbsephs 2, Robinson 3. Time, 50 4-5 secs. 100 yards senior. — Anderson 1, Sanatmann 2, White-Parsons 3. Time, 87 1-5 secs. 100 yards junior. — McCarthy 1, Hay 2. Time, 89 3-5 secs. 33 1-3 yards senior. — Annan 1, Cormack 2j Josephs 3. Time, 24 secs. 33 1-3 yards senior breaststroke. — Robinson 1, Wilson 2, Josephs 3. Timo, 30 3-5 secs. 66 2-3 yards eenior breaststroke. — Sandtmann 1, Abbott 2, Anderson 3 Time, 81 4-5 secs. 66 2-3 jarde junior. — McCarthy 1, Andrew 2, Fuller 3. Time, 56 secs. OTHER EVENTS House re/ay. — Scinde 1, Hawke 2, Heretaunga 3. Time, 3 mins. 54 secs. Medley, — Robinson 1, Rayner 2, Oliver 3. Time, 51 3-5 secs, c Scramble. — Wallace 1, Goodwin 2. Awkward entry. — Hall 1, Hartree 2, Franklfn 3. Junior diving. — Reddell 1, Hay 2, Hilton 3. Senior diving. — Gair 1, Johnstone 2, Robinson 3.Apple race.— Williamson 1.
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 42, 5 March 1937, Page 3
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