G. Bridson Expected to Scoop Swimming

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 880, 25 January 1930, Page 13

G. Bridson Expected to Scoop Swimming

WINS SPRINT AND MILE INDOMITABLE AUCKLANDER Special to THE SUN GREYMOUTH, Today. Gordon Bridson, the Aucklander, is sure to win all the races he starts in at the 1930 New Zealand Swimming Championships. The mile race was likely to trouble him most, and he won this convincingly after placing the 100 yards to his credit. A. T. F. Stokes (Canterbury), :is his only opponent, and lie will be second to the Aucklander unless a miracle happens. The finalists in the 100 were Bridson, Stokes and L. Moorehou-se (Canterbury), and C. Claridge (Wellington). As in the mile, later in the evening, the race was between the two former, but Bridson put in a length in 16 4-ssec, which gave him a lead he ixicreased each length. He won by about three yards. Stokes hardly broke the minute, which lie has done on occasions. The time for tho winner was 58 l-ssec. It would have been splendid to have seen I. W. Cameron defending his title, for Bridson could have knocked off a ‘second or so from his time. Cameron, in salt water a year ago, did the distance in 56 4-ssec, and Bridson’s time is as good as Cameron’s, making allowance for the water. BRIDSON’S GOOD MILE Bridson demonstrated his capacity to sweep tlie programme so far as the men’s races are concerned, when he won the mile from Stokes in convincing style. The time was I7sec slower than the record of D. P. Lindsay (Auckland), which was put up in Dunedin two “years ago. Sokes lost the race on the turns, being weaker than usual. He sacrificed the advantage he was gaining at various stages ,of the second half-mile by slow turns, while Bridson plugged away indomitably at an even pace. The two other competitors were outclassed, . Bailey (Otago), being the only other competitor to finish. The two leaders ran to the end of the first hundred in 69sec, and they were on terms, but the Aucklander was clear of Stokes when the first furlong was covered. After a quarter of a mile Stokes was 12 yards in the rear of Bridson, who was swimming in great style, „and looked like going close to the record. With a half-mile gone, Bridson was 17 yards in the lead. When Stokes’s laptaker called “four to go,” Bridson's man called “three,” and so the race finished. The time yvas 24min 31 3-5 sec. Stokes came in just .under 25, and' Bailey was a full minute later. R. THOMAS BEATEN Canterbury scored the first point in the Wear Memorial Shield contest when E. McConvill© won the 220 yards intermediate boys’ championship in 2min 41 4-ssec, which is well below the previous record for fresh water. The finalists were J. O. (Canterbury), W. Gellate (Wellington), McConville and R. Thomas (Auckland). On the second turn the four were together, but McConville had a iead again at 100 yards. From then on he left his field. For second place Gellate just beat Ilattersley on the touch. Miss M. Matliieson (Otago) lowered her record for the 75yds. intermediate girls’ breast-stroke by 1 l-ssec. She lead home Miss Jean Webster (Auckland). Otago had a good win in the junior boys’ event over 100 yards. It was just a question of how A. Gedvles would win, but he put up a time which swept the record off the book. This was put up at Auckland in 1927. Jarvis (Otago) was second, with Noel Crump (Auckland), following in a time which would win the event in any ordinary field. EASY FOR MISS MILLER

In the women’s 440 yards Miss Kathleen Miller (Wellington) defeated her two opponents, Miss Jepson (Otago) ! and Miss Marie Farquhar (Auckland). The latter had to be barracked to j finish the course. It was a point ; for her team and the joke of the j evening. Miss Edna Rainey (Auckland) won ! the junior event over 50 yards in r.ecord time from Miss Doreen Smith (Ashburton), and Miss E. Strong (Auckland) was third. Bad judging , eliminated Miss Rhoda Lowe, (Canterbury), who finished second in her heat, but was overlooked by the judges. The polo games were more onesided than the scores indicate, Auckland winning from Otago 3—2, and Wellington defeating West Coast 2—l. The latter game was rather hard to control. One of the smartest finishes was m a handicap event, the Auckland veteran, Enwright, conceding McDonald, of Canterbury, five seconds. Enwright broke 27, but McDonald beat him by the narrowest margin. Results: 100YDS. MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP First Heat. —Bridson (Auckland), 1; Moorehou.se (Canterbury), 2; Bolam (Canterbury), 3. Won by yards. Time, 58 2-ss. Second heat: Stokes (Canterbury), 1; Claridge (Wellington), 2; Enwright (Auckland), 3. Won by 2ft. Time, 62 l-ss. Final. —Bridson, 1; Stokes, 2; Claridge, 3 Won by 3yds. Moorehouse also started. Time, - 5S l-ss. The wanner led from the outset. Stokes put in a game challenge on the final lap. ONE MILE MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP G. Bridson (Auckland), 1; A. Stokes (Canterbury), 2; H. Bailey (Otago), 3. Time, 24m 31 3-ss. The winner led all the way. His nearest attendant was Stokes, who hung on for half a mile, after which Bridson established a big lead and finished over a lap ahead of Stokes. The third man several laps away. 50YDS. JUNIOR GIRLS First heat: Miss D. Smith (Ashburton), 1: Miss Strong (Auckland), 2. Time, 355. Second heat: Miss E. Rainey (Auckland), 1; Miss M. Sutherland (South Canterbury). Final.—Miss Rainey, 1; Miss D. Smith, 2; Miss Strong, 3. Won by a touch. Time, 33 3-ss, a New Zealand record. The winner was slow to begin, but finished well. Miss Strong was 2ft. away. 220YDS. INTERMEDIATE BOYS First heat: R. Gellate (Wellington), 1; J. O. Hattersley (Canterbury), 2. Time, 2m 55 4-ss. Second heat: E. McConville (Canterbury), 1; R. Thomas (Auckland), 2. Time, 2m 50 3-ss. Final.—McConville, 1; Gellate, 2; Hattersley, 3. Won by 12 yards. Time, 2m 41 l-ss, New Zealand record. The winner led from the outset. 100YDS. JUNIOR BOYS Final.—R. Geddes (Otago), 1; N. Jarvis (Otago), 2; N. Crump (Auckland), 3. Won by three yards. Time, 66 l-ss. The winner led throughout. 400YDS. WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP Final.—Miss K. Miller (Wellington), 1; Miss M. Jepson (Otago), 2; Miss M. Farquhar 3. Won by over 16 yards. Time, 6m 22 l-ss. The winner made no race of it. OPEN PLAIN DIVE R. Calder (Otago), 1; B. Young (Auckland), 2; W. Keesing (West Coast), 3. INTERMEDIATE GIRLS’ BREASTSTROKE CHAMPIONSHIP 75YDS. Final.—Miss M. Mathieson (Otago), 1; Miss J. Webster (Auckland), 2. Won by 6yds. Time, 64 2-ss, a New Zealand record. 50YDS. MEN’S HANDICAP Final.—J. Macdonald, ss, 1; J. Enright, scr, 2. Time, 31s. i WATER POLO CHAMPIONSHIP ! Auckland (3), Otago (2), Wellington | (3), West Coast (1).