SWIMMING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 217, 13 March 1914, Page 5

SWIMMING.

. HARD LUCK FOR IIARDWICK. By Telegraph—Press Association! Wellington, L&3t Night. ' At the swimming me.ting to-nigli|,, in' To Aro Baths, Harold Hard wick, of 6yd»«y. won the'lQOyds in 58 «W or ■ two seconds less, than the New Zealand record. Hardwick'B time, howevel', is not recognisable, as ths starting-board was not properly placed. Hardwiclc lalso won the 220 yds easily, in 2min 31 4o««c. r: 1 I NEW PLYMOUTH CLUB'S CARNIVAL Ideal weather conditions and a good ' attendance , favored the New Plymouth Club for their swimming carnival ii the .Municipal Baths last night. Fields wero • exceptionally ,good, including competitors from Waitara, Inglewood, Stratford and llawera, and the finishes close. ' Mr W. Lints, >vith the assistant ef Messrs. Jcnkinson and Greiner, gave a very inteiestirg address on life-saviajf methods and resuscitation, illustrating the various release and life-saving both on land and in the water, soitbat they should be thoroughly understood. The princioal officials pf the evening were:—Starter, Mr W. Lintsj judges, Messrs. S. Paul and Mevner; handjc&p- 1 per, Mr Whitaker; and call steward, Mr Hawkins. A feature of the ewtoij£~ was "the "splendid orogramine Trf Wuele discoursed by Van Heck's orchestra. The results" were as follow! j Maiden Race, 60yds.—Grimmer (3«m) [l, Godfrey (scr) 2. Also started; Buekjman (Ssec) and Bayly (3sec). A f>o«d jgo. Won by a touch. ' Girls' Race, 50yds—First heat: Miss 9. Mouatt (7sec) 1, Miss I. Hawk* (scr) I. ' Also started: A. Hawke (2sec), jUt,Banks , (3sec), and B. Olliver (lOsec). i Second heat: Miss D. Hawke (lsec) 1,1 Miss 11. Mouatt (7aec) 2. Also started: Miss L. Mouatt (lOsec) and Miss M. Tiplady (lOaec). Final: Mis 3G. Mouatit 1, Kim ' 1. Hawke 2. All qualified started. A close fini»k. j t ■ Open Handicap, 50yds.—Finrt beat: Hawke (4sec) 1, C. Brown (scij) 2 Also •started: K. Stohr («sec), Klenner f7' sec), and Bayly (Sscc).> Time, 35 4-8 . .see., Second heat: J.' Stohr i(flsec) j, Godfrey (Bsec) 2. Also started Kivell ilste), Bacon (2sec), Eowie (sb6c), Kelly • and Godfrey (Bsec). Third heat: Uy koqey (scr) had to swim thd distance v - to qualify, n« he was the only competitor. Final: J. Stohr 1, Godfriv 2. All ' * qualified started. A elose finish. |. Boys' Race, 60yds—N, Buckman (4 sec) 1, Klenner (lsec) 2. Albo started: Hooker ((lsec) and Morrison (Baec). W»n bv two yards. I Men's Dive—A. V. Stohr 1,1 Morrison **' 2. Also competed: Hooker, Buckmaa, ,• Stevens, and Mahoney. v, High School Boys' Race, 66, yds—Court (2sec) 1, Sykcs (scr) 2, D. Kelly (»er) 3. Also started: Stoddart (3sec), Ta»zie (4sec), fhitherland (4sec),' S. Kelly (7sec), Candy (7«ec). Patterson (lOaeejV . and Buxton (lOsec). Won bv two lengths, the third boy being beaten by . $ a touck. 100 yds, open.—Claringbold (Hawera) scr, and Kivell (StTatford) 7sec, dead heat, 1. Also started: Bacon (Bsp) »■'! Hawke (13se«), and Kivell flSsw). A ' good Tace. Turning for home, Clariag- "■<? bold, was three or four yards behind Kivell, but made a great 3putt. •$ Ladies' Diving—Miss M. Tiriady (17 " points) 1, Miss I. Thomson (10 point*) , 2. Ladies' Race, 75yds, open-pMi«« D. * Hawke (lsec) 1, Miss M. Mouatt (Baee) 2. Also started: Miss I. Hawke (scr). Won 'by, a foot. |jjj 75yds, open—Klenner (Whitaia) 10, -AJ sec, 1; Kivell lsec, 2. Also parted: v j Stohr (!>sec) and Bayly (12aec). by about a yard. Jtlj Plunge—C. E. Seabright flnglewood) -il 53ft, 1; A. V. Stohr 61ft, 2. ; Also start- ''j ed: ,T. Bennett (Hawera), Relay Rare.—Hawera, by default. A In the polo match betweeii New "By- "•« mouth and Hawera, the latter won by a -i goal shot by Claringbold. Bacon eren«4 • 'i up the score in the second soell, but tk« ' l < j coal was disallowed. The teams WW#!*.".'j Hawera—Claringbold, Mfthoner. Klvrfl. . j Bennett, Bullock, McNivcn, ind Kyn». •[ New Plymouth—Paul, Bell, Brwpii, ; '-j Whitaker, Baeon, and Btohr (2). Jlr. ' | Lints was referee. _ I "I * t '/I