KEEN SWIMMING RACES

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 541, 19 December 1928, Page 15

KEEN SWIMMING RACES

WAITEMATA CLUB OPENS SEASON ENA STOCKLEY COMPETES Good times and keen racing were the features of the Waitemata Swimming Club’s first-of-season carnival at the Tepid Baths last evening. The attendance was disappointing, but from the point of view of competition the carnival was a success. Jack Enwright showed a flash <sf form in his win in the'22o yards handicap. The six competitors in the race were all prominent swimmers. Miss M. Smith, with a 3sec handicap, captured her heat and the final in the 50yds women’s race. Miss Doris Magee, off scratch, was second. Miss Era Stockley, Olympic representative, returned to local competition when she started off scratch in a heat, and came third after a good showing. She has yet to reach her real form. The 50yds inter-club race went to a handicap man, D. McKay, of Parnell, and a newcomer, W. S. Obsahr, won the novice event. A large number of minor events filled an interesting programme. In a water polo match, Mount Eden defeated Ponsonby B after a good display. In the results, abbreviations are: W., Waitemata; Mt. E., Mount Eden; Par.. Parnell; Pen., Ponsonby; and G., Results:—50YDS NOVICE HANDICAP First heat.—W. S. Obsahr (W.) t 4sec. 1: Ramsay (Pon.), scr., 2; R. Annan (W.), 2sec. 3. Time. Slsec. Second heat.—R. H. White (Foil.), 4sec, 1; R. Pidgeon (Par.), scr., 2. Time, Slsec. Final.—Obsahr 1, Pidgeon 2. Time, 30 3-ssec. Won by eight feet. City Schools’ Championship Relay, 200 yards, teams of six, for Sanford Cup.— Grafton 1. 50YDS INTER-CLUB HANDICAP First heat. —D. McKay (Par.), 4sec, 1; J. Farrell (W.), scr., 2; M. Honevfield (Par.), ssee, 3. Time. 27sec. Second heat: H. W. Farnell (Pon.). 4sec, 1; E. V. Cunnold (W.), 2see, 2. Time, 31sec. Third heat: B. Bassett (G.), 3sec, 3; D. E. Keane (Pon.), 2sec, 2. Time, 30 2-ssec. Fourth heat: R. Porteous (Mt. E.). Ssec. 1; R. E. Lynch (Pon.), ssec, 2. Time, 29 Final: McKay 1. Porteous 2. Time, 30 sec. After a great race between all the finalists, McKay struggled home by a touch 50YDS WOMEN’S HANDICAP First heat: Miss B. Hanlon (W.), 3see,, 1: Miss D. Magee (Par.), scr., 2; Miss M. Farquhar (W.>, lsec, 3. Time, 32sec. Second heat: Miss M. Smith (W.), Ssec, 1; Miss P. Robertson (Par.), lsec, 2: Miss E. Stockley (G.), scr., 3. Time, 33 3-5 Final: Miss Smith 1. Miss Magee 2, Miss Robertson 3. Time, 32 2-ssec. In one of the best races of the evening. Miss Smith won by a touch. Miss Magee would have won over another yard. 220 Y D S INTER-CLUB HANDICAP J. En wright (W.), llsec.l; R. de Loree (Mt. E.), lOseo. 2: E. V. Cunnold (W.), llsec., 3. Time,, 2min 41 see. Enwrfght was always among the leaders, and won by a yard, with plenty of reserve. G. Bridson, scratch man, was fourth, and the next home were D. Plank, who could not repeat his success at Mount Eden, and L. Fairgray. limit man. WATER POLO Mount Eden (De Loree, Moore, Witten, Plank, Toy, Bellam, and Rankin), three goals, beat Ponsonby B (Stevens, Stewart, Bryson, Midgeley, Clarkson, McCarthy, and Johnston), one goal. Referee. Mr. R. Sheffield. Mount Eden had easily the better of a well-fought game. Neat header, boys under 17: Ashby, 1. Junior boys’ 50yds handicap: R. Gee

(W.), 2sec, 3; K. Alison (W.), 4sec, 2; P. Awhitu (W.), ssec, 3. Time, 34sec. 100YDS BREAST-STROKE HANDICAP J. Ansell (W.), 7sec, 1; Miss J. Thomson (Par.), llsec, 2; T. Lowe (Devon - port), scr.. 3. Time, lrnin -25 sec. Won by a foot. ' Junior girls’ 50yds handicap.—First heat: M. Smith (W.), scr., 1: A. Thompson (Mt. E.), 7sec, 2; M. Sadler (Mt. E.), 4sec, .3. Time, 33sec. Second heat: S. Grange (Mt. E.), 4sec, 1; B. Page (W.)» llsec, 2; A. Ryan (W.), 13sec, 3. Time, 33sec. Final: S. Grange 1, B. Page 2. At. Smith 3. Time, 34sec. Won by a touch. Children’s 33 l-3yds handicap.—Boys: T. Coates, 2sec, 1; C. Moris, scr., 2; .T. Gunn, scr., 3. Time, 23sec. Girls: M. Sadler, Ssec, 3; B. Page, scr., 2; A. Ryan, Ssec, 3. Time, 2Ssee.