SWIMMING.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 38, 27 January 1912, Page 6

SWIMMING.

HAAVERA NOTES

(“AVater AVings,” in the “Star.”)

The Mather benefit swimming carnival, which is to take place at the baths on Tuesday evening next, is expected to he one of the best yet put before the Hawcra public, aiid aH arrangements in connection therewith are well forward now. The following have been nominated to represent the Hawcra Swimming Hub in tlie championships to be decid'd at Wanganui on February All listane.es; "John Grant and Malcolm

Hut ; 220 and, 440 yards, G. Foden; :,00 yards AY. Claringbold and D. tanks,; 100 yards breast-stroke, J. McLdchlan and A. Squire. A relay vas entered and also a polo team to •ornpete in the championship matches. John Grant is a certain competitor >.t tlie Swimming Carnval on Tuesday jext, and it will be note low be fares with AV. Claringbold. :’ie present AA T est Coast champion. In x.“tryout” over 100 yards on Thurslay evening Claringbold had a comfortable win from Grant, who was vbout “all in” at tlie finish.

As longer distances are being swum, ioxt Tuesday’s carnival should be even core attractive and exciting to spectators than the last. In the 100 yards ■up race the championship men. Grant .laringbold, Carr, and Foden will meet aid from this race a good idea should jo gleaned as to who will be the first ..ring for Hawera at Wanganui, There are indications that swimmers

com outside clubs will be in strong evidence at the carnival on Tuesday. Musical selections will be rendered by die borough band during the evening.

it has. peon decided to install tlie iectric. light throughout the dressing icds and other offices at the Hawcra uvths. '

The fafct I that at the last sports 16 iays ami 15 novices faced the starter .peaks well for thhjmcounlgemeut the iub is giving to its youthful talent, Vom the ranks of wliicli the future

tampions bf the ; Hawera Swimming

lab must 'be drawn. Carr, itj is stated, is-the coming ope of the local Swimming.C|uh, and ,d hands, at the game say lie will dowh.” the host in HaWra this year, .id look'f6l'■■ better meht to' boat' next oasbn. ’.'i • rjS xftiuir.m v ):< loiv-v Air. E. Dewhirsb the lately elected

onorary secretary to the Hawera hvimming Club is proving to he the sght man in the right place, aitd mem-' •ers are congratulating themselves

,pnn having obtained his services in .i is capacity. ’ A prominent Auckland swimmer D. I’ouks, is at’present in Havvbra, and us assistance if obtainable would he a beided acquisition to theThcal club. Regarding the Anniversary Day

•arnival at Masterton the WellbigUh ‘Post” remarks As, for the swimuing, it was generally of .a'high st-ih-l lard, and the large entries made the

•acing iuterest’ng. Tho .'iiost important item on the lengthy programme was the 100 yd Provincial Championship but as only two started in this lace— J. Price and R. ( iHq:ily, both of the rhorndon Club—the race was not so 'xoiting as in former years; It was lose but not exciting, and will cerainly not be recorded in the annuals f Wellington swimming as a meraor>.blo “Imndred”. . It was generally ■•mfeidored that Brice would have an msy victory, but he was pushed by his opponent to such an extent that he nvly got liome by a touch. Healy '■warn ■urprisingly well, and had the race men five yards longer lie must have von, for it was clear that Brice had .•one as far as his training would permit. During the first fifty yards ’trice was leading by a yard or so. The ime taken was 67 2-ssec. ’