SWIMMING

Wairarapa Times-Age, 10 February 1939, Page 7

SWIMMING

MASTERTON CLUB.

LAST NIGHT’S MEETING

It was indeed gratifying- to the Masterton Swimming Chib’s officials to

see the large attendance of the A public at last H night’s meeting, r The support of the ■ public is greatly appreciated by the club.

As usual, under the effiicient starting of Mr R. Barnes, all the events were got off right up to time and this was appreciated by the spectators. Following the carnivals at Eketahuna and Greytown the improvement in form was very evident, especially among the junior boys and girls. Everything points to some very close finishes at the carnival on Saturday night. The results are as follows:

25yds junior boys’ breaststroke.—lst heat, E. Rollings, 3sec, 1; B. Major, scr, 2; F. Sexton, 3sec, 3. Time, 24 sec. 2nd heat, G. Knowles, 3sec. 1; J. Blackwood, 6sec, 2; B. Knowles, lsec, 3. Time, 25 2-ssec. Final: G. Knowles 1, B. Knowles 2. J. Blackwood 3. Time, 23sec. 25yds junior girls’ breaststroke—G. Daniell, ssec, 1; J. Phillips, ssec, 2; Y. Foster, ssec, 3. Time, 28 2-5. 25yds girls’ free style.—E. Daniell, 3sec, 1; A. Stains, scr, 2; M. Phillips, lsec,' 3. Time, 24 1-5. 50yds junior boys’ free style. —Ist heat, B. Major, scr, 1; C. Stewart, 6 sec, 2; F. Sexton, 2sec, 3. Time, 38 sec. 2nd heat, B. Beecroft, 3sec, 1; G. Knowles, ssec, 2; B. Knowles, ssec, 3. Time, 40sec. Final.—B. Beecroft, 3sec, 1; B. Major, scr, 2; G. Knowles, ssec, 3.’ Time, 40 2-5.

Junior boys’ dive. —B. Major 1, F. Sexton and B. Rollings 2. Junior girls’ dive. —N. Stains 1, M. Phillips 2, J. Phillips 3. 75yds intermediate boys’ handicap.— T. Major, scr, 1; D. Cairns, Bsec. 2; F. Garsons, 6sec, 3. Time, 50 1-5. 50yds intermediate breaststroke. —W. White, Bsec, 1; N. Faulknor, scr, 2; F. Parsons, 6sec, 3. Time, 48 1-5.

50yds senior ladies.—Miss Andrews, scr, 1; Miss Heaven, ssec, 2. Time, 37 sec.

Open backstroke — J. Barnes, 14sec, 1; S. Cardno, scr, 2; G. Gaze, 30sec, 3. Time, 2min 36sec. Senior men’s dive. —F. Swain 1, H. Dixon and E. Braggins, equal, 2.

220yds senior open free style.—Jack Barnes, scr, 1; Jim Barnes, 20sec, 2; T. Major, scr, 3. Time, 2min 37sec. 50yds senior open free style.—D. Stewart, 7sec, 1; Jim Barnes, 4sec, 2; A. McHattie, 6sec, 3. Time, 36 2-ssec. 100yds open relay.—W.F.C.A. team, (N. Faulknor, H. Dixon, C. Reid, B. Harrington), lOsec, 1; Masterton A (Jim Barnes, D. Stewart, D. O’Connor, C. F. Thompson), 3sec, 2; Reliance Tyres (J. Barnes, S. Cardno, B. Bodie, G. C. Gaze), scr, 3.