Swimming Sports.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 258, 4 November 1904, Page 3

Swimming Sports.

The wet weather interfered greatly with the success of the Swimming Club's opening sports held in the Saltwater Baths on Thursday afternoon. The opening ceremony by ti.e Mayor was dispensed with, while as regards competition many of those intending to enter declined to do so, consequently the events wc-re robbed of much of their interest. The officials wore : J utlges, Messrs A. E. \Vatkin aud \V. L. Newman ; sturter, Mr W. Roberts ; timekeeper, Mr W. Parker. Mr W. Lintz judgod the diving event. The attendance, consvdering the unl'avourajble weather, was large, add keen interest was evincod throughout. During the afternoon seueral members gave exhibitions of fancy diving, Mr \V. Hint/, doing 1 the welling, Mr W. l.ii! 1/ doing the wellThough late in turning up, owing to the uncertainty of the sports being held, the Town liand, which ga\e its services, made up for this in, tl.e excellence 01 the music rendered. The results were

'A'A Yards Open Handicap.—Gibbon, 4see, 1 ; C. Sealbrkg'ht, si/r, 2. Five started, the race being won easily. Time, 25sec.

Spring Boai<d Dive.— Out of seven entrants B. Stohr was placed first, with Seon second, the judges having dilliculty in separating- these two. 33 Yards Handicap, for boys.—Only t»'o, Lang and Blyth, started, the former beating his opponent by several yards. <>6 VaKls Open Handicap.—Gibbon, 'Sjc, 1 ; Jlatdgitoavesi, 2sec, 2 ; 1), Stohr, 6soc, 3. Five started. At the turn Gibbon and Stohr were leading, Hardgraves gradually wealing dqwn the latter, just beating o i' 01 ~S ecolld I ,lace - Time, 49sec. Kelay Race, lour times across the o I 1 R. Ii Standish, C. Seabright, and VV. Dyne beat S 1 Handles, A. Kivell, W. Kivell,' and W. Lrntz. Standish was mainly responsible for his team's win Polo Match.—W. Kivell, Bennett, ! s ' IJa.'dgraves, Bullock, • *«ntz, and A. Kivell (goal) v w. Bync, Shipton, 11. Stocker, Whitaker, Seon, Elmes, awl C. Scaibright (goal). The former team proved '"or® 'han a match for their opponents, and defeated them by four goals to nil, three of these being gained during the second spell, llenthe' off Ha '^' aves s ecuring Mr Broome was j*eferec.