SWIMMING EVENTS

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 866, 9 January 1930, Page 13

SWIMMING EVENTS

BIG CHAMPIONSHIP PROGRAMME After the Auckland Swimming Centre’s championship carnival this evening: at the Tepid Baths, the selectors, Messrs. W. Batty, 11. Moore and Kenny, will clicose the swimmers for the Auckland team at the New Zealand championships. Much interest is in the result of the Auckland 100yds. championship this evening. Gordon Bridson. A. W. Kaper. K. A. Sellars, Jack Emvright, L. Fairgray and R. Porteous are the six speedy contestants. Even the officials scarcely venture to point to the 192930 season Auckland sprint champion, with so little between the first four entrants, at least. Bridson is racing D. P. Lindsay over 220 yards. Miss Peggy Robertson, prominent larnell girl swimmer, is matched against much-improved competitors in the women's 100yds and 220yds championships. Misses Marie Farquhar, Lila Coutts and Joan Roberts are lier rivals. There are IS championship events, a water polo game between Possibles and Probables, and a G 6 2-3yds. inter-club handicap race. Mr. Moore has declared these handicaps for the race: R. A. Sellars, R. Porteous, scr.; L. Beck 2s; X). S. Hyauiason, J. Bickerton, L. Smith, W. J. Stevens, A. Keane, W. Japeth, R. Pidgeon, 3s; C. Witten, D. McKay, C. Keane, E. Midgley, B. Keane, D, E. Keane, M. Honeyfield, S. Brooking, 4s; T. Rowell, C. Moll wraith, A. McGowan, T. Bean, H. Homiston, T. Clarkson, W. Foster, ss; R. W. Brown, J. Curtayne, 6s; C. Skynner, 75.. Wilfrid Hassan, Barry Young and H. Neale will take part in spectacular diving.