SWIMMING NOTES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 56, 1 March 1912, Page 5

SWIMMING NOTES.

(By Ampin Bics.)

The 220yds distance for the cliavnpion Cnp'was set uowxi for Yesterday afternoon bat b,\ a.mn.m.n.s acreement of tne competums Un n.„tance was extended to Ine thv obviating the use of a rope foi tin, finishing post, which is frequently unSa S first heart. was won by Bennett ,(65sec) who swam an■ «oeUent race, doing all his leng.Lo at vci> much the same speed With the experience he wtM gain by the time he has swum through the Oup series he should make a good open swimmer next season. Kelly (45sec) was second. Kivell (.scratch) also competed, but was fully a length away when Urn placed men touched, He seems to have rather a icnji time .with the' handicapping. However, the Contest is still com paratively in its early stages, a ■ when the shorter , distances are reached the handicapping should be some what closer. . The time was 4m«m 19sec. In the second heat Masters (4*ec) had no difficulty in beating Jebb (bo SG Jebb stuck manfully to his task, and showed that he ,can still be pushed further out in the handicaps. Whittington had a severe attack oi that tired feeling early m the race,. and did not finish. . No doubt he will ring on points when the shorter distances come up fo Th9°tinie was drain 22,sec, Masters winning easing up. . The final produced a fair race. Kelly worked up into second place, and turned for home with the back marker, but could not get closer to Masters at the finish than five lengths Bennett came third, and Jebb last, considerable distaices behind. The time was 4mm 13 d-osec. Mr W. P. Kirkwood had an easy job as judge, Mr. E. B. Stohr was in liia usual form as starter and timekeeper, and Mr. A. J- Pavey did good work us call 1 steward and lap checkci. Tine points for the Cup now stand as follows:--

Masters V Kelly , - 4 Kivell f Bennett ... ... ••• *■ There was seme argument about swimming the final last night, and it is understood that in future the com f mittee will insist on races being completed in the one day. Happily the longer distances have been gone through; but .swimming the swimming of the •final on the same day somewhat counts against the. younger swimmers. . , .... Bennett was a case in point last ' night. He swam a nice race in his heat in 4min 19sec. but in the final could do rib better than about 4min 35 !. -No doubt' he, swam himself, out in ' tile fiM heat, which habit, of course, ’ he will losM rik‘he does more racing; 1 K A ’ further. Grip , distance 1 will bo ' oil March 7th, when an afteK is’ to; be heltV , . f" : ,:l W&hihiM 'is going bn 1 nicely for | ‘the barnfyal to 1 lie held this evening. r. , ( j ;.)••;! I vM tibßd entries ha^e'been received for all the races, and a sufficiency of light has been provided. The Stratford Band will enliven ' proceedings, good seating accommoda- : tion has behrt provided, arid altogether the committee is confident that neithOr spectators nor will have cause to conjplain. •, , ; ; The follfiwirig are the handicaps for this evening’s carnival:— imlo»!"Oil! .-Ji.nrtiSTti'.i/!!: >' 1 11 -i \i) b i Hirst: Heat—' " 1 if.'l 'tyrant,'‘John .:V 1 • 2sec. ,■ Kivbll, “E. H. 11, 1 ... ” 7 * ’v-r F. H. ... 8 „ ‘ 1 Spratt, 1 A. r ... ... 9 „ Jebh, w. H. 20 „ 1 ' Second Heat— Claringbold, W. J. Scr. Carr, M.' A 4sec. Curtis, L. 8 ~ Whittington, C. ... 20 ~ Jebb'j E. C. 20 „ Third Heat—- ;; *i Brown, C 6sec. Stohr,, B 6 ~ / Hawkins, G. ... 7 „ Whittaker,, W. ... 9 „ Frances, A. ... 10 ~ Stohr, J 12 ~ Kelly, C. S 20 „ MAIDEN 50yds HANDICAP. First Heat—- . Toll, B Scr. Prentice, A. ... ssec. Jehb, E. C 4 „ Jehb, W. H. ... s ■„ Finlay, D 14 „ Griffiths, C 9 „ Second Heat— Wilkie, F 2sec. Young, E. H. ... 3 „ Bennett, C 2 ~ Clemow, P 5 ~ Whittington, 0. 5 ,»■ • V ’' : 75yds HANDICAP. First Heat— Claringhold, W. J. ... Scr. Masters, F. H. ... ssec. Joll, B 9 „ West, V 12 ~ * Jehb, W. H 14 „ Second Heat— Carr, M 4scc. Kivell, E. H. ... G,, Dewhirst, E. 9 ~ Whittington, C. ... 15 ~ Jehb, E. 0. ... 15 „ Third Heat— Grant, John ... Isoc. Curtis v L 7 ~ Grant, Jim ... 6., Spratb, A 8 ~ Stohr, J 10 ~ Fourth Heat— Brown, C * 3sec. Stohr, B 3 ~ Hawkins, 0. ... ... 5 ~ Francis, A 7 ~ Whittaker, W. .. 7,, Kelly, C 14 „ 50YDS. OPEN HANDICAP. First Heat— Carr, M. 3sec. • Grant, Jim ~ Dewhirst, E. ... 7 ~ Kivell, C 10 Prentice, A 12 ~ Second Heat— Olaringbold, W. J. . . ! '-r. Kivell, E. H tree. Spratt, A G ~ Whittington, C. ... 12 ~ West, V 10 „ Third HeatGrant, John ' ... Scr. Masters, F. H. ... 3sec. Curtis, L. ... ... G,, Joll, B 7 „ Jebh, E. C 12 „ Jebh, W. H 12 „ Fourth Heal— Brown, C. ... ... 2seo . Stohr, B 2 „ Hawkins, G 4 ~ Whittaker, W. ... 5,, Francis, A G ~ Stohr, J 8 ~ Kelly, C 12 „