SPORTS AND PASTIMES.
AQUATICS. SANDERS OUP CONTEST. RONA TO REPRESENT AUCKLAND. (Peb United Phess Association.) AUCKLAND,, January 11. Rona has been definitely selected to represent Auckland in the Sanders Sup contest. SWIMMING. AUCKLAND CHAMPIONSHIP'S. TWO RECORDS BROKEN. (Peb United Pbess Association.) AUCKLAND, January II In the Auckland championships to-night Miss Gladys Pidgcon lowered the Australian and New Zealand 220 yards ladies breast-stroke record from 3mm 40seo to smin 35 3-ssec. The previous record was shared by Misses Pidgeon and Ettie Robertson, of Sydney. In the 100 Yards Intermediate Girls Championship, Miss Doris Magee lowered by two-fifths of a second the Dominion record of 69 l-ssec, held by Miss M, Farquhar. , Miss Ena Stockley won the 100 yards ladies’ event in 68sec, after a great race with Miss Farquhar. . A D Adamson was first m the 100 yards men’s event from J. Enwnght and [, Fairgrav (dead heat). Time* 59 2-ssec. A. E. Baird won the 220 yards mens nice in 2min 40scc with ease.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 19995, 12 January 1927, Page 8
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