SWIMMING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 246, 7 March 1913, Page 8

SWIMMING.

TIJK HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS. Yesterday afternoon was a busy (inn 1 at tin 1 baths, being tlic occasion ()£ the lligli Scliool Roys' Animal Swimming Sports. There was a good attendance of interested spectators. No fewer than 110 boys entered the water in tin: various evenis during the a'flenioii. one event drawing no less than 02 competitors, necessitating nine heats and three semi-finals before I lie final was reached. In all during the afternoon -IS evenis (including heats) were disposed of. The events -were got off promptly to time, which speaks volumes for the organising powers of those in charge. Mr. Ryder, as chairman of the Boy*' -Sports Committee, deserves kudos. He was ably assisted by a capable set of officials, in'cluding tiie starter, Mr. W. J-J. Moves (Principal); the judges, Messrs. IT. Stocker, Ceo. Tabor, W. Lints, Ward and Fenton; the- timekeepers, Messrs. J. 13. Stohr and N. Greiner; and the marksmen, Messrs. Balliam and Hall. Mr. Morris, caretaker at the baths, also rendered valuable assistance. The handicapping at the hands of Pott.. G'oss and Ewing" I. produced some close finishes. Results:—

One Li'iigth Open.— Ist heat: <7o«s ], Sykes 2; 2nd heat: Guild 1. Teed 2; j 3rd heat: Herbert 1, R. Jackson 2; 4tli | heat: Ewing I. 1, Pctch 2; iitlc heat: Blancliett 1, Sinclair 2; Oth lveat: Day 1, MeHardy 2; 7th heat: Monteath L Court 2; Bth heat, Kirkhy 1, Terry 2; Oth heat: Stoddart 1, Avann 2. SemiFinals—lst heat: Kirkhy 1, Teed 2; second heat: Herbert 1, Stoddart 2; 3rd heat: Clariclgc 1, Court 2. Final —Teed 1, Claridge 2. Time. 28 4-osoc. 200vds Open. —Ewing I- 1.. Pott 2, Kelly 3. New Boys' Race. —Ist heat: R. Jackson 1, Murray 2; 2nd heat: Pctch 1, Stoddart 2; 3rd heat: Bennett 1. Fookes 2; 4th heat: Clifl" 1, Ilowell 2; sth heat: Court 1, Kirkhy 2; Oth heat: Blancliett 1. Mason 2. ' Semi-finals—lst heat: Court 1. Blancliett 2, Pctcli 2nd heat: Kirkbv 1, Bennett 2, Jackson 3. Final. —Kirkbv and Blancliett (dead heat) 1, Bennett 3. Time, 27 2-ssce . Two Lengths. —Ist heat: Teed 1. Day 2; 2nd heat: Jackson 1. Claridge 2; 3rd heat: Goss 1, Herbert 2; 4th heat: Swing I. 1, Monteath 2; sth heat: Court 1, Avann 2. Final. —Herbert 1, Avann 2, Court 3. Time, lmin 3sec. Long Dive. —Guild 1, Lepper 2. High Dive.—Ewing I. (22 points) 1, Brokenshire (19 points) 2. Preparatory Boys, twice across the baths.—Pott' l, Wilson 2. Time, 20 2-5 sec. Breast Stroke. —Ist heat: Grayling 1, I-liue 2; 2nd heat: Jenkinson 1, Nitz 2; 3rd heat: Kirkbv 1, Meuli 2; 4th heat: Blancliett 1, Guild 2; sth heat: Beck 1, Svkes 2. Semi-finals. —Ist heat: Blancliett 1, Sykes 2; 2nd heat; Greyling 1, Jenkinson 2. Final. —Blancliett 1. Grayling 2, Jenkinson 3. Time, 33 4-ssec. Back Stroke. —Ist heat: Jackson 1, Grayling 2; 2nd' heat: Lepper 1. Salt 2. Final.—Lepper 1, Jackson 2. Time, 36 sec. 100yds.—Day 1, Goss 2, Ewing. I. 3. Time. 2min 45sec. Diving for Plates.—Hutchon and Guild (equal) 1. Life-Saving.—Ewing I. and Jackson 1. Relay Race—Form V.A. (Monteath Day, Ewing 1., Ewing II.) I; Form VT. A.' (Kelly, Salt, C'olson, Sinclair), 2; Form VI. B. (Goss, Pott, Teed, Cliong), 3, Time, lmin 45see. Old Boys' Race (one length.)—X. Little 1, Stohr 2. Time, 25 1-ssec. | SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS ' [ Swimming for the school chami pionships, both senior and junior, will take place at the baths to-morrow morning. Tn the senior championship the disj tances are 25vds, 50yds, 100 yds, and- 200 ! yds, and in the junior 25yds. oOvds. and | 100 yds. Points in each ease will count first 3, second 2 and third 1.