SUNDRY SPORTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 34, 5 February 1912, Page 6

SUNDRY SPORTS.

P.IG BILLIARDS

By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (United Press Association.)

London, February 3. The scores stand: Lindrum 14,007, vcccc 9155.

(Received 5, 8.5 a.in.) London; February 4

Lindrum 10,000 (including a break >f -102, including 429 off the red), lioeec 9548. FOOTBALL. London, February 3. The football match a gainst’“Heigh vas abandoned owing to frost. In the match Wales v. Scotland,, ,Vales scored 21 points to Scotland’s 0. V"i| SWIMMING. Sydney, February L riio huties’ 100 yards swimming chamlionship of New South Wales was von by Miss Pearce. Time, Imiu 20 )-ssec. TPnlivn o vtt /I

At the Westralian swimming championship carnival, the 220 yards breast•.troko was won by Finlay (Westralia), a 3min 12sec—a world’s record. 100 Yards (free stylj).—Longworth , Stenberg (Westralia) 2, Springfield Queensland) 3. Won by several engths. Time, 58 4-ssoc. , Wellington, February-. 5. At the Thorndon Swimming Chib’s ports on Saturday R. Healy won the lOyds- provincial championship, S. lurrcll being second twenty-five ards away, in 6miu 13sec. Auckland, February 4. The final swimming carnival in conicction with the Sydney team’s visit o Waitomata Club, was held in the Vuckland graving dock yesterday afternoon before about 2000 spectators. iTie swimming was of a high standard, nd several records were broken. Miss Dnrach, the Australian lady ■hampion, put up two world’s records nr ladies’ swimming. She swam 440 ards in Gmin 42sec, beating her preions record by 10sec. She also :wam 50 yards in Slsec. M. E. Champion reduced his New Zealand mile record from 25min to 24min 39 4-ssec. , ( A. W. Barry (Sydney) swam 100 /ards in 59 4-osoc. L. Solomons 'Sydney) covered 50 yards in 26sec. Doth times are inside New Zealand coords, but as there is a rule whereby in Now Zealand records by swimmers Torn other States are recognised unoss the swimmers have resided in thp dominion tlireo months, the old ireorcls still sfiind. 1 ’ j ■<» Waitomata won the in'tbr-clhh corniest with Sydney; by 19 'points to 14-. (il tliis’ contest tlio races ‘decided on ■Saturday were the 100 yards and the idle, both scratch events. A. W. Barry (Sydney) won the 100 Vards. : L. Boardman • (Sydney)' was ;ocond, and L. Solomons (Sydney) /bird. The mile resulted: M. E. Champion (Waitomata) 1, C. W. Elson (Waitenhta) 2, E. J; McQuillan’(Waitomata) 1. Purnell (Sydney) ; was ‘fourth. Won by 75 yards.:' ■ Tire'three Sydney nen in the race were hopelessly .put-, listanced; " ' f,Jt ’ The principal of the other events ■esultcd as follows: 50 Yards Ladies’ Handicap.—Miss L Mackay (16sec) 1, • Miss Durach ;'scr.) 2. Won by a tench. 50 Yards Invitation Scratch Race.— Solomons 1, Barry 2. 100 Yards Breast-stroke Handicap.— forrom (Waitomata) 2sec, 1; Morton (Waitomata) scr., 2. Time, Imin 30 l-ssec. Mr B. C. Frsyhorg, who was a few years ago champion swimmer of tlie Wellington schools, performed a remarkable feat on Sunddy last, when ie swam from Te Aroha to Paeroa by neans of the Waihou river, the disance covered being 35 miles. The uvimmer, who was accompanied by t boat, swam tlio whole distance witli>ut touching land or boat, and conflicted his difficult task after being in ho water ten hours.—Auckland Star.