SWIMMING GALA.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 309, 28 December 1908, Page 3

SWIMMING GALA.

The New Plymouth Swimming Club open their swimming season with a night gala to-morrow (Tuesday) evening, starting at 8 p.m. As swimmers from Feilding, Hawera and Stratford are competing, as well as our local boys, this night carnival should be a great attraction to the public in general. During the evening a local champion diver will give an exhibition of the "Monte Christo" act. Other interesting items will bo given, including fancy swimming, diving etc., so patrons can depend on a rare evening's fun. Prizes have been generously donated by Messrs Tisch, SLocker, Weston, Watkins and Swansou. The following handicaps have been declared:—

50yds Visitors'—Carr (Feildiag) scr., Morrison (Stratford) 3sec, Kivell(Stratford) 3sec, Stevens (Hawera) Csec. 75yds Maiden—Dixon scr., Turnbull 2 sec, Bullard 3soc, Stevens Osec, liawke Oscc, Coiiper "sec, Maxwell Bsec.

oOyds Boys' (under 14)—Stevens scr., Goss scr., A. Bacon lsec, C. Bell lsee R. Bowen 4sec, Ncwall 6sec., K. Stohr Osec.

50yds Handicap-Bristol scr., Brown scr., Pfankuch scr., Hawkins Ssec, Morrison 4sec, Kivell 4sec., Harle ssec, Turnbull Oscc, Dixon Ssec., Stevens 7 sec, lu-aueis 7sw., Mcllvride Bsee., McNalty Ssec, Wilson Ssec, Conner lOsec, Swanson lOsec, Maxwell Usee. Consolation Handicap-Same handicaps as in 50yds open. 50yds Boys' (10 and under)—W. Francis scr., Stevens scr., Hawkc 2sec, Mcllvride lsec, D. Harle. ssec, Goss Ssec Bacon Oscc, White 7scc.

Girls' Knee, 50yds—N. Crazier scr., Collier 2sec, E. Tiplady ssec, I. Thompson Oscc, White Oscc, Morrison Oscc. Olliver 7see. '

100 Yards (open)—Pfankuch scr., Brown scr., Gibbons lsec, Bristol lsec, Carr 2sec, Morrison. 4sec, Kivell Oscc,' Hawkins Osec, Harle 7sec, Dixon Bscc, Stevens lOsec, Francis lOsec, Wilson lOsec, Mcllvride lOsec, Couper 13sec.