SWIMMING.

Hutt News, Volume 2, Issue 35, 6 February 1930, Page 7

SWIMMING.

(By Splash). The Hutt Valley Swimming Club held a first class club night on Tuesday 4th February, There was a fair attendance of spectators and' they wore rewarded with, some good swimming and diving.. The improvement shown by some of thie swimmers quite-surprised the handicapper and the scratch, man, Norm Dowsett, would have had to have teen in his best form to have won, but never the less he: swam .'< well. The results were as follows :-rFirst Distance Beasley Cup, 50yds handicap. Ist heat: A. McDonald 1, H. Oartwrig.lt 2, D. Milne 3. Time 33sees Won by a touch;, similar toe^ tween second and third. 2nd Heat: R. Tuper 1, H, Waxburton 2, E. Henderson 3. Time 31 3-5 sec. Tttppen won by a yard; itouch between second and third. 3rd Heat: J. deland ■1, M. Simeon 2, L. Deans 3. Time 31 3-5 sec. Won by two yards; tbueh between second and third. Dowsett found the

handicap "too big .brffc swam well to get within a touch of Deans. ■ ' 50' yards lia<lies? Handicap (Ist distance l'/asley Cup)— Miss M. House 1, vMisß P. Price % Miss I*. Morrison 3. Time 36 l^sec. This was a first class race, all five starters finis&ing within Sk^y&jrl. Miss .House won by half ayard f rpm Miss Price who beat Miss iMorriaißX by a touch. - ipo Yards Breatstroke Handicap—H. Trem'tvmn 1, J. I*ogie\2,-P. Boltbn 3. Timfr 89 a»c. There were seven starters;^ Tremewan whp is only v- lad/ won "i»ij,li' a very determined finish from J^ gie by two yards. Boulton was a tbaeh away third. '':■..■< Sslnoi Boys 33 1-5 Yards Haniieap— O. ?d.l±oT I,N. Lines 2, J. Pelham 3.

Time 25 4-ssec. Eig&t starters. VWo» Iby a- *f.rd; a toucji between second and Third. School Girls Handicap— N. Tre ihy 1, D. Mine 2. Five starters. Won bj half a yard. : " •' ■ _. .'•-..'* Han<? cap Dive. Open.—M. .Simeon 1, B. Tuppin 2. Eighteen starters and suaae excellent drvts were wLness* cd. :. '-- .. .. • Piuai 50 Yards Handicap—^H.' C?.+• wn»»ar 1, J. C?leJand\S, A. McJ>>n?i-3 »t. Tnis was an excellent raee^ the judges i ving CaTtwright tie decision w;:" ':. cDonald a touch awayv third. Tii«- 'i Ler competitors were close up; in faci. it was" one of , the best finishes "Spash" has seen for some time. ? Dual Belay—H. Warburton and ISim TL. Henderson lj J. Cleland and M3hb P. Price 2. Time 40sec. .Six teams started and all finished in a heap. '■"■' , • ■'. /'. ..-. -NOTES.;-.' .. • ■= - . -**. Splash" has been informed that tie Wellingtb4 Centre Championships^ willy, take place in the BiddifoTd Baths, Lower Hutt, on* Thursday February 131*. T»here will be some splendid racing and it looks as'- if the Hutt. Club' will pwll off most of the honours. : - ' With sucji swimmers as. Xorm Dowsett, &. Jtix-Trot, W. Ryands in ti», free style events, and T. Boulton, L. Dedans and H..^H. Tremewan in' fka). bxeastroke, some good, swimming should, result. \ . . •'■.''..

In the, Intermediate Boys Championsiip there will be six boys from the Hutt Club starting. B. Gellatte bhouMf , win but will have to travel to beat Cartwright, B. Mclntyre, M. Jameso* H. Wasburton and J. Clelandv

Intermediate Girls looks like a vti% for Miss P. Price unless Miss Williams, wfe) is a new member, comes to light. .* Miss House will have no difficulty in the Jrcoior : Girls Miss House law just returned from the N.Z. Champioaships where she was only beaten in^the 100 Yards by^a yard, and had tie mi** fortune to swim under the judges ia the 50 Yards, and was only placed third in «her h«at.

. It.'Henderson should win the Junior Boys. '••.

A number of the best swimmers are coming out to defend their title* aact the 66 2-3 yards handicap will draw a bi?|. field. * *