THE NAPIER CARNIVAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 72, 24 March 1908, Page 2

THE NAPIER CARNIVAL.

A3TD SWIBEDSXNG AgCK7<ffmi±!B - WJLWS ±"XVi! -. GBtfIaaPIOHSHIPS. " ■ - CBy — if Toesttoy.' New Zealand, nnder tlie anspices: of the HawkiVs Bay centre, -were continued to-day at West Shore. The weather wis dTin,ieaTx siowers lailiiig (Jhrlng tSe day-. Owing to tfle tide' the pontoons shifted, tlie course" for sill - events, excepting the mile champiooship, feetog 4,7 yards -ana a lia-jf short m erery lip (220 yards). Some "very fatst'times were recorded, but they-can-not be ttrfcgn Into account owing to tb.e : rules stating that records must be- broken In still Trkter. 22(>XABDS CHAMPJOS^BP. Tne pcoceedings openea Trlth the 220yfls ehfunpioEship of Sew steJteinl, wTrirh resulted:— . ■■ M. Ei Champion Otacttenfl) _._ 1 B. C H'rerberg (WeOingtoii) — 2 F- E. Dodge (Canterbnry) ---~- 3 Also ' started: J. McCarfliy CFomosmsV and E. J. Darwson (Dnnedin). A. good start was effected, -Freytoerg being a yird m front of Otamptoff" at US yards, -with the oarers weH up. ttelng fee "crawP stroke, ■with effect, Freybetsi»creased his at 50: yards isas two jards in advance oC Champion. At 100 yards Fieyberg and Champion were terel, Dawfeon beingr tJxree yards third, ana." Dodge and McCartby t oUorrtng in that order. Otasopton "titeii forged 'gradnfi&y ahead, a oti a.t 150----yards was tsro yards in front of Frcytoerg. At two hnndred yards his lead increased to forar yards, wfeich he maintaliied to the finish, Freyberg finished three partis anead of Dodge, who swam wen in the condndmg stages. Time, 2mios. 3teecs. QCASabBK-MILB- CHAitPIOSSHIP. After an hoar's spell tlie competitors lined, up for the quarter-nifle champioiKhip of New Zealand, which resulted:— i 3L E. Chasipion (AneSland) .'..'.. ■. ■»- 1 B. C Freyberg _fWemngton) - 2 F, E. Dodge (Canterbury) 3 Also started: J. Emmerson F. J. EfiTHott (Auckland), A. Bridges ("Wangamn), J. McCarthy (Tomoaiia), and H.-. DaDey (Kapjer), •After coTCrtig 100 yds Champion assam€d the lead, aiid at IDO yards he was 3 yards ahead of Freyberg, with the otbers bimched." A : t'-'2SO "yards seven yards separated Champion from Freyberg, who was three yards in froat of Dodge. At this, point Freyberg sprinted and reduced Champion's, lead'to five-yards,, but. Champion, soon placed a larger gap between himself and his- opponent, and. passing Uie 330 yards mart, was eight yards ta • advance. Dodge being 5- yards ■ -behind the "Wellington representative. The finishing- post saar Champion - touch .eighteen-Jtards nliejjKL of Prey-; herg," who was "seven in-front of' Dodge. Time, .Sinins. sSsecs. ISTBaCIiUB H&KDICAP. ' i The 25 "yards inter-chdj-nandicap iaesntted ln..a_ son ±oc.E. Sexnrotnr CNapler); from J. B. M.'Merson (Jielson). . "MTT.re rSWHtMING X^aA^SrPiON^Hlpl

Toe' mpe. championship of New Zealand' saw B. C. 'Preyberg (Wellington), M. B; Champion CAncMand), BL Ei<& (Canfer4 bury), imd' HI Fearori (Napier) face thestarter. As usnal Champion . went to the front, and -at 220 yards he was leading Preyberg"jbytfite" "yards: ~ Kreyberg -was closeiy followed by Bicli. The 300; yards post saw Ciiaxapion six yields aiifuul of Frerberg, w.ho was leading Eicii by a yard. Gradually- Increasing his lead, the Aucklander tnrned -at 4iO- "yards in , 6m Us, twenty-yards' in'advsnce of -li*reyberg 'and -k-Ikj "tunned' sinraltaiieou'slj'; "H»«3x time being 6m 2?5." Fusion at tßle point retired, being nearly two hundred -yards behind tie leader. CTuTiplbn passed " the oOO'yaxds marh to 6m 58s,- Bieh and-Frey-berg's time for the' same distance being Tm --rag At 5 660 yards' (Hrird la-p)' the- -watch; stowed" Chantpicra's time 9m 20s, -' thirty, yards in~.the lead from Freybers, wjip. hatf shaken Rich, off. j-Tlie 800 yards wsre. cast' beMnil'Jn 32m 3SS, Ereyiberg 40 yards- In, the rear; second, wAUi Elch three yards further back. The leader turned at the hart distance, BSO yards; in 13m 455, .and; was . forty yards ahead of .the Weaiingtoman. The next lap occupied 3m 14a, Champion turning st ienT"s9s,' at 17m 31s, and Kicfi :■■ ttra 345. Freyberg -was- swinjming awt yerratic. coarse,' losing a good deal of- ground, whUe ChtrmpSon and; Bich tFere swiromlng jeta-arkably conrses. Champion <j?in 525) was leading; Freyberg Com-48s) Ijy 60 yaxds, vritli ;E.ichi six yards be£±nd the second' man. Tie leader readied tie last tnrn (1450 yards) in; 23m 6s, and was; TO yasOs, anead of Freyberg, -who was- ten --fatds aaead of Rich, s-i-rimmrns a-tSparerrCy- "with ; ease;' The Aucfcla-Qder'incre*ised ; his lead, tDnching "the ftrSslrlng,r?3p«"itt..2lm"l4- eighty yardsi ahead of-fie preiions champion (Freyijerg), who. was' eleven jaxds in front otC the Canterbury representative; H. Rich.. Freybecg's

time wos 28m Ss; Rich, 2Sm 265. Freyberg' was completely exhausted at the conelasioni, andhad to De lifted out' of ..the water, Rirh and_ the Triimer stowed ~no' effects of the; firing- bwiiii. .. ~? y ■ .." • 2 ; H.-H. Eich _._.._ t .3; - featjn wimiing.tlie--flYecb.am-i pionships is tmeqoaKed, except by Ms own , performance In 1901-, when at ChristclHirchhe scooped the ppoL His spiendM condition is- in » large-wiry doe. to Mr HU; Allen's efiorts. Osaniploii,-togetherwith the other Aockhmders,-returns-to- Auckland by the Tj.S-S. Company's Sionowai oii Thnrsday. Messrs. G. L>.. BoH and F. E. Dodge, of , Christclmrch, wlll.joraaoey.-to-.Anc&land, andwill compete at ate Auckland Centre's: forthcoming carnival. (By Telegranfa.—Preaa-Aeso«*rt!oß^ " K&PIEK, Monday. Tbe fenawing are the resolts-of the later ■■events^— —; -—.<-.. Champion Fours, two mites:—Btenßeimi No. 2 (C. Hegglun; Giriins, B. T. HegSmi, Jackson); 1; Wattemata, 2; C3l£ton, 3 emterbary, AtßToa, Pictan, TJoitm tWaßgaßnO, and: Bfenbeim;'No. 1. TChen the boats tooaed mj out of a bßodlas rata•Btorm, it was seen that Blenheim, Akaroa, Clifton, and Canterbury were- well ft»■wapd,.bnt; ; laetaamed- steered a. very Tsioe conrse.. Approaching the flnfeiifaw post Blenheiifc.Ko:; 2; putting in some ste? Bng work, drew ont, and placed tbe bte state to-theiir-credit by;iiHcee iengas, Weltemata Jiost bealing-- CKfton for second money. Wangauni Draon, Canterorany, aaa', AJcaroa finisted inrthe "order named; Tame_ nm. cts. :, .: . Champion. Pairs, one mite and &bstls—* Pfcton (Carricfc and Couch), 1; Union fWttnganm), 2; Star fWeHingtoa), 3. Also started: Ataroa'and'Union (Napier). The Unions CNapier) crew after going a quarter of a nrile,. and were.picked up by lannch. -Atarcar came with a great fini&h btrt wviiL oat of tlie cbnrse,- and flntetued oni the -axoag e*de of the jetty, otherwise they' would have ron-Weton very dose. Tie-tacei was ■eajn by 15 lengttis. one length separat-; ing the second and tbird. TJme, Dm. 42 2-Ss. Junior Pours, one mile and a-b/aU.—Onion (ChristefarciiX; V: Dnlon 2;' Bleohcim 3. Also started: Napier,' Canterbiiry; and Porerty Bay. Won by a : leusth and a-haif. Time, 9to. 21s. Jtmior Scnfls, one mile,—Stokes (A'ramoho), 1; Dcstln (Gisbonie), 2; Eobertson (Star, ■Wensngton), 3. AJso started: Greeclees- (Aismobo),. and Snow (Napier). Stokes, won by six lengths. Time,; 7m_ 16K. Champion Double Scullsi. oae- mile and a-hall—Atsroa (G. Welci and Wbodß), 1Wellington, 2; WangaW,- 3.. Aiaroa won by six lengfis. Tsme, 9m. 445. Napier Senior Fours, one mile and a-hatf —-Waitemata, 1; Picton, 2; Union (Christciinrca), 3. Also, started: Canterbury Tlirion (Kspiei-)/. Blenheim, and Union (Wanganni). "Waitemata won by three-quarters o*. after a, sood race.' Bnu, 9m. BOfW?UKG: TOIKEKAaiEKTi : _Tbß bowllns tonraamen* -was. ■^^^v^^'i^S 11 interrupted stom - Tie finaj of. the team, wfao, beat Gisbomeby

GSfen, las tam.fronr Vaid, r -tita-fe a 'main named Tfrif. strom, has beea commated for' tiial on. ciarges mwdroag- the fheffc of a dSeabe.