EKETAHUNA

Wairarapa Times-Age, 26 January 1940, Page 7

EKETAHUNA

SWIMMING CLUB LAST NIGHT'S MEETING. (“Times-Age” Special.) The weekly meeting of the Eketahuna Swimming Club was held last evening. Despite the inclement weather there was a good attendance ol spectators, who witnessed some very close contests. At the conclusion of the swimming events a Possible v. Probable water polo match was played for the purpose of selecting the team to represent the club against Masterton at Masterton next Tuesday night in the first round of the knock-out competition, the draw for which is:—Dannevirke v. Woodville-Pahiatua; Masterton v. Eketahuna. The local boys have been practising hard and feel confident of securing a win against Masterton. The result of last evening's match was: Probables 2, Possibles 0.

The swimming results are as follow: —

Boys’ 25 yards handicap: M. Southey 1, K. Edwards 2. K. Ryan 3. Time, 18 secs.

Ladies’ 25 yards handicap: First heat: Miss D. Boustead 1, Miss Fraser 2, Miss A. Schormann 3. Time, 20 4-ssecs, Second heat: Miss G. Sutherland 1, Miss P. Goggin 2, Miss R. Neilson 3. Time, 21 3-ssecs. Final: Miss G. Sutherland 1, Miss R. Neilson 2. Miss P. Goggin 3. Time, 21 4-ssecs. Boys’ dive: R. Brown (251) 1. R. Ray (24) 2, M. Southey (221) 3.

Learners’ dive (boys): K. Edwards (22J) 1. Reid (211) 2, Stewart (22) 3. Ladies' dive: Miss A. Schormann (231) 1. Miss D. Boustead (23) 2. Mrs Reid (201) 3.

Men’s 50 yards handicap: First heat: R. Gallagher 1, Mountjoy 2, Fraser 3. Time, 36 2-ssecs. Second heat: Brown 1, D. Goggin 2. T. Wainwright 3. Time, 32 4-ssecs. Final: D. Goggin 1, T. Wainwright 2, R. Gallagher 3. Time. 33 2-5 secs.

Boys’ dog paddle: M. Southey 1, R. Ray 2, K. Edwards 3. Time, 26secs. Men’s dive: T. Wainwright (27J) 1. Fraser (26) 2, Williams (25J) 3. Ladies’ dog paddle: P. Goggin 1. S. Walton 2, Mrs Reid 3. Time, 48secs. Boys’ bun race: R. Ray 1, M. Southey 2, K. Edwards 3. Ladies’ egg and spoon race: Mrs Reid 1, Miss S. Walton 2, Miss R. Neilson 3. Time, 27secs. Personal Items. Mr C. Albrechtsen, Atea. is a visitor to Wellington. Mrs W. Hornblow and her daughter, Joy, are spending a holiday at Paekakariki.