SWIMMING

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 82, 30 December 1937, Page 11

SWIMMING

Life-Saving Society's Carnival at Napier RECORD GATE THIS SEASON * On no othor oceasion this season has a better gate been taken at the Municipal Baths, Napier, than for the Royal Life-Saving Society's carnival last night, Defepite cold water and doubtfu] weather, there was a good number of starters in all events, and the 'close finishes all through were a eredit to the handicapper, Mr E. D. Berry. A featurq of thg eypning was an eskibitiQa of life-saving releases and methods of rescue by T, Ireland and D. Huttpn, of the Te Awa Clyb. Competitors fronj the Napier, Mahora, . Heretaunga and Te Awa Olfibs took part in the events. which rcsulted as follows:— . 33 1-3 yards junior boys' handicap. — First heat: Drummond (9) 1, Cowley (9) 2, Parker (10) 3. Time, 22 2-5secs. Second heat: W. Parker (10) 1, MqIvor (10) 2, Reade (10) 3. Timq, 22 3"5sees. Flpal: W. Parker 1, Drummond 2, Cowley 3. Time, 23 4-5secs. 33 1-3 yards junior girls' handicap. — ■ First heat: Ivliss J. Redshaw (5) 1 Miss C. Knight (3) 2, Miss G. Langley (7) 3. Time, 22 3-5sccs. Soeond heat: Miss N. Thompson (7) 1, Miss B. Donnelly (10) 2, Miss Simonsop (10) 3. Time, 23 3-5sees, Final: Miss N. Thompson 1, Miss J. Redshaw 2, Migs C. Knight 3. Time, 25secs. 50 yards senior men's B grade handicap, -^-First heat: T, Thompson (6) 1, Matliews (6) 2^ s, Wat'kinson (5) 3. 3-5secs, Second ^ iMc-

Knight (9) 3, B. Coles (5) 2, J. Dunn (7) 3. Time, 33 3-5secs. Final: T. Thompson 1, McKnight 2, Coles 3. Time, 29secs. 50 yards intermediate boys ' handicap. — First heat: G. Newrick (11) 1, C. Collett (9) 2, Wrightson (3) 3. Time, 35 3-5secs. Second heat: Scott (9) 1 1. BroQker (6) 2, N. Hilton. (10) 3'. Time, 29 4-5seos. Finai: Collett 1, Brooker 2, Scott 3. Time, 32 4-5secs. 50 yards intermediate girls ' handicap. — First heat: Miss E. Melbye (7) 1, Miss G. Redshaw (9) 2, Miss Watters (8) 3. Time, 33 4-5secs. Second, heat: Miss Shields (9) 1, Miss M. Clark (7) 2, Miss R. King (6) 3. Time. 35 3-5sees. Final: Miss Redshaw 1, Miss King 2, Miss Watters 3. Time, 35 2-5secs. 50 yards senior men's A grade, — First heat: S. Boardman (2) 1, R. Watkins (scr.) 2, Sullivan (4) 3. Time, 27secs. Second heat; Sutherland (2) 1, J, CatheraU (4) 2j J. Gilroy (3) 3, Timo, 27 2-5secs. Final: Boardman 1. Sutherland 2, Cathcrall 3. Timej 27 l-5secs. 66 2-3 yards women 's haudicap, — Miss B. Schwabo (12) 1, Mrs D. Scarfe (15) 2, Miss M, Jamieson (14) 3. Time, 49 2-5§{res, 100 yards open breaststroke handicap, -—Miss D, Scarfe (23) l, R, Skews (13) 2, Miss B. Ivqeble (24) 3. Time, Imin. 41 3-5secs. Open dlving competition. — C, Furlough 1, A. An'gove 2, B. Schemb 3. 100 yards teams' race. — First heat: Misses E. Melbye, M'atters and M. Clarko (14) 1, Wrightson, Wrightsoq and Mathews (ser,) 2, Gjlray, Ilutton and Dcnsham (scr.) 3. Timo, 69 2'5secs. Second heat; Scott, McCarthy and Dunn (7) 1, Dimjie, Hill and Cox (4) 2. Herbert, Q'Connpr and Luke (4) 3! Time, 57 4-5sees. FinaJ: Misses Melbye, Watters and Clarke 1, Scott, McCarthy and Dunn 2, Co?i, JliU gnd Diuqie 3, Time, 65 2-5se?s. "Water polQ.-r'Hasfcings drew with Napier, 1 alL ^