SWIMMING

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 10713, 9 December 1912, Page 4

SWIMMING

WELLINGTON CARNIVAL

(By Telegrapn— *. r«s« 'Association.}

WELLINGTON, Last Night. a fine sun overhead, Saturday seeded to the general public to 1 be. I something in the nature of a summer's. | day, but' a touch of a boisterous northerly made the harbour waters a bit choppy at the Te Aro Baths. Bow- ' ever, the outer unrest did not affect tlje .w titer ,* and a.. i a rge crowd, ed the' swimming ctlrnivhl to 'iee' the crack Australians «t work, j For a couple of. hours the popular . t&sto fox- enjoyment, was .well cateredfor, though perhaps the mosfc delight--1 ful item. one,that did not figure ;, 'Jn the piogramine; ITie Baiid provided music, being accommodated)' on a Special stand on to which some spectators crowded. Presentlythe extra weight proved too much for the stand which collapsed, audi with it went the band instrucents and spectators, into the water. .! Some interesting racing, was seen' during the afternoon, j The following are. the results: , v I 50 Yards Handicap—Oookson (4eec) Ist, Murrell (6sec) 2nd, Francis (Bsec) 3rd. Time, 27sec. Solomons frown scratch was only two yards off the winner, hi& time being given as 27sec. j 100 Yards* Handicap—Brice (oeec)' , Ist, Crowfcher (18eec) 2nd, Solomons (scr) 3rd. Won by inches, Solomons '• coming fast. .> < 1 200 Yards Teams' Race—SfanJy' *' • Club (L. Solomons, H. Hay, S. Rkldington,, A. M. Tartakover). Ist: Wei- " lington Chib (Crowther, Murrell, 'McCarlie, O'Neil) 2nd; Worser Bay Chib (Carmicbael, Wilton, Silver, Bliofe) " 3rd,' Six other teams competed. Won'' by a yard, the same distance separating second and tliird. Time, limn 55 the Australian, won the High Dive.