MANY THRILLS

Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20735, 20 February 1939, Page 9

MANY THRILLS

NATIONAL SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS CONCLUDE OTAGO WIN THE SHIELD (By Telegrapn.—Press Association) INVERCARGILL, Sunday Fighting for championship laurels the leading swimmers of the Dominion provided many thirlls at the Invercargill Municipal Baths last night for the j concluding events of the New Zealand ‘swimming championships. No records jwere broken, but this was to be expected. c-i»ns'd«3 r ing the acknowledged 1 slowness of the water in Invercargill. I However, there were many fast times I during the evening and the standard of | performances was excellent. ! In her second senior championship race Miss Joyce MacDonald brought Southland its second title by winning the 200 metres women’s breaststroke j championship. Firmly establishing his claims to the honours of being the leading middle-distance and distance * swimmer, A. T. F. Stokes, the Cansterbury veteran, who has made such a wonderful come-back this year, won the quarter-mile men’s free-style | championship in convincing style from 1 L. Newell, Canterbury, and the recordI holder. Stokes gave an excellent, perj formance, winning by seven yards, j Another veteran swimmer showed superiority over his younger rivals in ] the 100 yards men’s breaststroke, •when L. Smith, Wanganui, won by a touch from W. Dyson, Otago. Eight times breaststroke champion of New’ Zealand, Smith gave one of his best performances in beating a very strong field. Yaldhurst Shield Points The Anette Kelleman Cup open water race swim at the Bluff to-day was won by A. V. Osmond, Hawke’s Bay. The water was very cold and only three of the starters finished. The Yaldhurst Shield for the province gaining the most points in championship events was won by Otago, which secured 45, nine points more than Canterbury. Southland and Auckland, which won the shield last year, were third. The final points were:—Otago, 45: Canterbury, 36; Southland, 33: Auckland 33: Wellington, 9; Wanganui, 6: Taranaki, 5; Bay of Plenty, 5: Nelson, 3. Results were:— IOOYds. Men’s Breaststroke.—First heat: W. Dyson (Otago), i; J. C. W. Davies (Taranaki), 2; H. Horsfall (Canterbury), 3. Won hv two feet. Time. 76 4-ss. Second heat: T>. Smith (Wanganui), 1; K. Spray (Wellington), 2; K. Shaw (Southland), 3. Won by a yard. Time, 76 2-os. Final: Smith. *1: Dyson. 2: Spry, 3. Won by inches. Time 75 3-ss. 440Yds. Men’s Free-style.—First beat: A. Pascoe (Auckland), i; A. T. F. Stokes (Canterbury). 2: W. Johnson (Southland), 3. Won by a yard. Time, 5m 32 3.-ss. Second heat: L. Newell (Canterbury). 1: P. Mathieson (Auckland), 2: D. C. Berry (Southland), 3. Won by a touch. Time, ‘sm 32 l-ss. Final: Stokes, 1: Newell, |2: Mathieson, 3. Won by six yards, j Time, 5m 15 2-ss. Women’s Free-style I IOOYds. Women’s Free-style.—Miss !C. Garvin (Otago), 1: Miss K. Grey (Auckland), 2; Miss I. Purdie (Otago), 3. Won by a touch. Time 65 3-ss. 220Yds. Women’s Breaststroke. —• Miss W. Dunn (Otago), 1; Miss C. Lynch (Southland). 2: Miss J. Hannon , (Southland). 3. Won by a yard and ja-half. Time. 3m 35 l-ss. I 200 Metres Women’s Backstroke. — Miss Joyce MacDonald (Southland), 1: Miss Tslay Purdie (Otago), 2; Miss Denise Mulvev (Southland), 3. Won by 60 feet. Time, 3in 7 3-ss. Mens Diving.—D. J. Ewart (Bay of Plenty), 95.39 points, 1; D. Kerr (Nelson). 83.44 points. 2: A. Branks '(Southland). 75.63 points, 3. Women’s Diving.—Miss G. Rix (Otago). 1. The only competitor. 500Yds. Flying Squadron Intercentre Relay. —Auckland, 1; Southland, 2; Otago, 3. Won by four yards, nine yards between second and third. Time, 5m 3 3-ss. Water Polo Competition.—Semifinal: Otago A. 6, Southland A, 1. Final: Otago 3, Canterbury, 2. Distance Event Showing great endurance and firmly establishing his reputation as a distance swimmer, A. V. Osmond. Hawke’s Bay, to-day won the Annette Kellerinan Cup, a three-miles open water ‘race in the Bluff Harbour. The water was bitterly cold and only three of the 10 starters finished the course. Osmond, whose handicap was 4m 30s, also secured fastest time, completing the course in lh 56m 255.^ Second place went to W. B. Milne, of Taranaki, who had a handicap of Im. He finished 700 yards behind Osmond. Four hundred yards further back came 0. M. Robertson (West Coast), in third place. F. Clow (Taranaki). last year’s winner, retired after swimming a mile. J. Frank (Nelson) pulled out after swimming about half the course. He had no boat to guide him and had difficulty in keeping to the course. The result was:—A. V. Osmond I fHawke’s Bay), 4m 30s, 1: W. B. Milne 'Taranaki), im, 2; C. M. Robertson (West Coast), 2m 30s. 3. The 1 actual times of the placed men were: ! Hi 56m 2 ss, 2h 8m 225, 2h 13m 455.