SWIMMING

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 4, 26 March 1927, Page 10

SWIMMING

PONSONBY SCHOOLS* GALA BURT’S EXCELLENT RACING In beautiful weather and befor. excellent attendance of children™ 8,1 ents and friends, the annual sports of the combined Pon.? 1 ? 4 schools were held in the Shelly i£. Baths yesterday afternoon auspices of the Ponsonby Ainat 6 Swimming and Life-saving Club* leDr This is the meeting which in* ■ the close of the swimming season?* 5 the standard ol the racing was ~ high. The most consistent and W pressive swimmer of tire day was r Burt, of Curran Street School won the Dr. T. \V Leys .Memorialc„“ by eight yards after a great swir? This hoy also won the aoyds a?,' 100yds. championships. Among & girls SI. Bell shone out and nrov.3herself by taking the 50yds a 2 100yds. girls’ championships, and \h. 220yds. open championship. p e * O’Neil! and C. Smyth were among tS pick of the other swimmers, and all gave a good account of themselves In the Dr. Leys Memorial Cup rao. 11 hoys left the mark, but Burt’went fo the front practically from the start and, with steady strokes drew out to win easily by eight yards from Galloway, who beat Coulam by a touch. The remainder of the events were decidedly interesting and many promising swimmers will be ready for next season. Mr L. Brighton, secretary ol the Ponsonby "mb. was mainly responsible for the success of the afternoon’s gathering and he ably ran the sports through. The Long Shield for the most points was won by Bayfield with 44 points, while Curran Street, last year’s hold: ers, were runners-up with 33 points. Richmond and ■ Ponsonby scored is points and 15 points respectively. Results, the respective schools being signified by: B. Bayfield: C. Curran Street; P, Ponsonby; R, Richmond 1 io'oYds. Ponsonby Schools’ Championshin Bovs.—First heat: J. Burt CC), 1; V Rout'Cß.), and C. Burns CR-), deadheat, 2. Time, 1.25. second heat: L. Smyth (C.>, 1; L. Gr'bble (B.) 2; a. Denny (B.), 3. Time, 1.21. Final: Burt, 1- srnyth, 2; Burns, 3. Time, 1.16 3-5. 'Hedlund Cup, Girls under 12 50yds.G. Keefe (B.), 1; P. Craies <B.), 2; M. Clare (P-), 3. Time, 50see. 50Yds Boys' Championship, 13 and H_ First heat: J. Burt CC.), 1; R. Lovett (C.), 2- C. Burns (R.), 3. Time, 31 2-ssec. Second heat: L. Smyth (C.), 1; C. Archer, CB ) 2; R. Bancroft (R.), a. Time, 34sec, Third heat: V. Rout (R.), 1; B. Johnson CB ) 2; M. Lethaby CB.}, 3. Time, 35sec. Fourth heat: G. Bring CP.), 1: N.Lake (R ). 2; J. Scott CP.), 3. Time, 48 2-nsec. Final: Burt, 1; Smyth, 2; Lovett, 3. Time, 31 CJirls’ e< Championship. one width, under 10 —First heat: N. Colebrook CC.), 1; V. Clare CP ), 2; N. Hodgson CC.), 3. Time, 26sec. Second heat: M. Goodacre <B.), I- M Colquhoun (R.), 2; M. Atkinson (R.), - Time 20 4-ssec. Final: Goodacre, 1; Colquhoun. 2; Atkinson, 3. Time, Slsec. 100Yds Ponsonby Schools Championship Girls. —M. Bell (B.) f 1; P. O'Neill (C.), 2; D. Russell (P.), 3. Time, 1.18 FI vine Squadron Race, 250yds.—Curran A, 1: Bayfield A and Richmond Road A, dead-heat, 2. Time, 3.5 2-5. Invitation Race, 50yds, Girls. —E. Bell tB.), 1; P. O'Neill (C.), 2; E. Wilson (CJ, 3 Time, 34sec. Girls Championship, one width, Uni l2—G. Keefe (B.), 1; M. Clare (P.), 2; t’ Craies (B.). 3. No time taken. 50Yds. Boys' Championship, 11 and It—a irst heat: S. Gardiner (C.), 1; J. Johnstone tR.), 2; A. Swinton (P.), 3. Tin* 38sec. Second heat: D. Scott (R.), 1; J Munro (P ), 2; L. Clarke (C.), t Time, 44sec. Final: Gardiner, 1; Johnstone, 2; Scott, 3. Time, 40sec. Bovs’ Championship, 50yds., 12 and It —First heat: -A. Webster (B.), F, R Wheeler (C.), 2; B. Tupp (C.), 2. Time, 4sec. Second heat: A. Kay (P.), l; B. Miles (P.>, and L. Adams (B.), dead-heat, 2 Time, 43sec. Final: Webster, 1; Kay, 2; Wheeler, 3. Time, 42see. Neat Dive Championship, Boys.—J. Johnson. *. 220Yds. Championship.—M. Bell (B.), 1; C. Smyth (C.), 2; C. Burns (R.), I Time, 3.31. 50Yds. Boys’ Championship, 14 ana over.—First heat: M- Hansen (.R-), 1; i* Gribble (B.), 2; A. Denny (B.), 3. Time, 35 l-ssec. Second heat: H. Cleghorn (B.), 1; C. Burns (R-), 2; P. O’Neill (CJ, t Time, 34 2-ssec. Final: Hansen, 1; Ueghorn, 2; Gribble, 3. Time, 33 3-ssec. 50Yds. Girls’ Championship, 14 and over .—m. Bell (B.), 1; A. Levy (B.). t E. Wilson (C.), 3. No time taken. Boys’ Championship, one width, 10 and 11.—First heat: B. Schischka (B.), 1; H. Balcombe (R.), 2; G. Batty (B.), 3. Time, 15sec. Second heat: C. Locksiey (P.), 1; R. Carson (B.), 2; J. Mortimer (C-), 3. Time, 17 2-ssfec. Third heat: L. Wilson (C.), 1; H. Bosswell (R.), 2; F. Batty (P.), 3. Time, 17sec. Final: Schischka, 1; Wilson, 2; Balcombe, t Time, 14 2-ssec. Girls’ Championship, one width, 10 and 11. —First heat: P. HoWell (B.), ki B. Drummpnd (B.), 2; D. Lethaby (B.), t Time, 20 l-ssec. Second heat: P. Mason (C.), 1; R. Adeane (P.), 2; W. Bond (R.), 3. Time, 17 2-ssec. Third heat: J. Sceats (P.), 1; J. Coughlan (C.), 2; 0. Erceg (C-), 3. Time, 22 l-ssec. Fmai: Mason, 1; Howell, 2; Drummond, 3. Time, 17 2-ssec. m 50Yds. Girls’ Championship, 13 and 14. —First heat: P. O’Neill (C.), 1; D. Russell <P.), 2 ;E. Bryan <B.), 3. Time, 35 l-ssec. Second heat: L. Black (R-)> 1; I. McNamara (P.), 2; V. Harrison (C.), 3. Time, 45 2-ssec. Final: O’Neill, 1; Russell, 2; Bryant, 3. Time, 35sec. Boys’ Championship, one width, under 10.—First heat: D. Alexander (R.), 1: English (C.), 2; B. Jolly (C.), 3. Time, 21 3-ssec. Second heat: W. Gibbons (P.), 1; E. Gray (C.), 2; N. Shaw (B.), 3. Time, 17sec. Final: Gibbons, 1; Gray, 2; Alexander, 3. Time, 17 2-ssec. Dr. T. W. Leys Memorial Cup, 100yds.i boys under 14, at October 30, 1926.—JBurt (C.), 1; W. Galloway (Stanley Bay), 2; J. Coulam (Richmond West), 3. time taken. 50Yds. Girls’ Championship, 12 to 13. First heat: E. Bell (B.), 1; I. Neal <C.), 2; H. Boyle (P.), 3. Time, 44 2-ssec. Second heat: N. Edgecombe (B.), ll Howarth (B.), 2; S. Batty (P.), 3. Time, 52 3-ssec. Third heat: J. Bryant (B.), 1; D. O’Neill (R.), 2; T. Hawkes <P.), 3* Time, 52 l-ssec. Fourth heat: B. Hughes <P.), 1; M. Hutton <B.), 2; D. Howdl (B.), 2. Time, Slsec. Final: E. Bell, 1; B. Hughes, 2; D. Howell, 3. Tune, Five Widths Relay Race, boys under 12. —Richmond Road, 1; Ponsonby, 2; Curran Street, 3. Time, 1.25.