SWIMMING

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8351, 11 February 1913, Page 9

SWIMMING

MORE RECORD BREAKING. MISS O’LEARY RETAINS LADIES’ CHAMPIONSHIP • Press Association. WAN GAN 01. February 10. Tho New Zealand swimming cnampion■mipo were concluded iu-a-s ll ' l - 111 .leather uiul ijcioiq a lug attendance, lue meeting throughout was a great aucoosg. me principal motors m mis being me reniuiimmy une weamor experienced, mo largo ucreuaauces. and tue splendid exhibitions of me natatorial an. In all the cnampionanip events the Aew oealaml records wore beacon by substantial margins Results 01 to-Mighfs contests axe as follows: , . , , - 449 Yards Championship (holder or title. At. E. Cnamptou).—hirst heat: ,U. E. Champion (Wauematag to Atkinson lOpawal. 2; U. Seymour (.Hawke s Buy), 3. AH kept well together lot a time, lint with forty yards to S° Dnampion went to the-front and won by about nve yards. The third man was close p. lime. smin 58 2-sseo. Second heat: nelson (Waitemacaj, to. .F■ Seymotii (Hawke’s Bay), 2; C. H. Rich (Opawa), A The race for tho greater part ol tno journey was a repetition of the first heat, but the finish wan more closely contestedWelson winning by about five teet tro Seymour. Tune, timin 2 3-ssec. fl inai; Champion. 1; Wehson, 2; Atkinson, 3, .- Seymour. 4; T. Thomas OV anganui). A Champion and Seymour got veil slightly the worst of the start, but the ioimei booh made up his ground, and led by - traction at fifty yards. At Champion was four feet m the lead Horn Welson, and at the 156 yards turn the order was Champion. W elson, Seymour, and Atkinson, with Thomas well behind, last. Champion kept in the tead. aud turned at 300 yards in 3mrn 4iaec. Turn ing at 359 yards Champion led by sw yards from his olnbmate, with Atkmfion and Seymour close together- ’‘ la , saw Champion win by about fourteen yards from Welson. with Atkinson seven yards behind, third. Seymour was two Ln, behind the Opawa man. lime, smin ,40sec. beating the New Zealand ieC °lso Sards'Hmidicap Intor-club.—Fmal: Annand (Opawa), Mse* to wood), 2. A good race. lime--4°50" Yards Scratch.—Final: BricolWeHington). 1; Pfankuoh (Bleuhenn), 2, O’Hare (Waitcmata), 3- . 100 Yards Ladies Handicap. Final. Hiss O’Leary (Masterten), l Ostler ’.(Richmond), 178*0, 3s Mms O’Leary (Masterten). sor. 3. A fane finish . Time, Imm 43eeo. 400 Yards Flying Squadron Championship—Auckland Centre (O Hare. Kerr, ’Taylor, Champion)/ to Hawke a Bay Centre, 2: Wanganui Centre, 8. The only starters. An even, start; Hawke s Bay led at fifty yards, and when the hundred was reached * he ramata Hawke 6 Bay, and Wanganui. At the’third man the Aucklanders wer sna being eight yards back; Time. 4mm 28 Polo S Final— v. Wellington— Teams were aa follows— Canterbury: son, Itioh, Atkinson. Qommell. Annand, Sterling; Wellington : J enkjn son. Levy. Brice, Fprdham, Lf la S- Han na Bridge. Canterbury attacked, ana Atiintoh tried a shot thj saved Atkinson had another Shot i&sb than a minute afterwarda. but the keeper of goal was again equal to tne ooca sion Wellington then got away, but through hanging on lost a gowl ch a, me, Eich coming to the rescue. Canterbury came at Wellington goal again but the defence was good. Atkinson Iran another X* wgk|£ X goal, two shots missing the torbury once more returned to the attack, but wore repulsed, and Brice had a shoti tho hall striking the upright, Lanteibury <thnfc another coal, but as half time was up° before was shot the .g°nl waa not allowed. Soon after resuming Wellington lost a man through cramp, Brice having to leave the water. He returned in a couple of.minutes, only S* water again immediately. went nitq goal. Repeated shots by Luntortbuxy missed until a splendid one was shot from tho corner. . Canterbury , Wellington nil. Then Eich put ono in, tho goalkeeper fcemg enticed out ot tne wav- Brice then got away, hut was put under However. Wellington’s efforts were rewarded, and Levy e c °rcM. '\cl linHon 1, Canterbury A. Wellington kept up the attack, but were repulsed. Canterbury, througn the medium ot bteiling, added another goal. Canterbury 4. Wellington 1. Then Jenkmson put m another goal. No further goals were recorded, and the game ended Canterbury 4 ’l(M Relay Interclub HandicapFinal: Victoria B (Lampe, BGI, Thornton Jones), lj Blenheim (Jackson, Cameron, Gridley, Leslie), 2. Time, GO 2-osec. The Yaudhurst shield, to. be wen annually Iby the province scoring the most points in championship evente, went to Auckland with 46 pemte; Canterbury scored 19, Wellington 9, Hawke s. Bay .1. The Ladies’ Swimming Championship, 100 yards, was won by Hiss A. O Leary. of Masterton, Miss D. I'arqnhar, ot Auckland, being second, and Miss Lade, of Christchurch, third. Time- i ml u 24 l-Ssec. a New Zealand record.