SWIMMING.

Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 56, 7 March 1921, Page 7

SWIMMING.

n i " » y j PON'SOXBY CLUB. j CARNIVAL AT SHELLY BEACH. c c BIG HARBOUR RACE. 5 THIRTY-FOUR ENTRANTS. :. Thp I'nnsonhy Amateur Swimming aiu i Ufe-Raving Club held a successful .-arniva n] at the Shelly Beach baths on Sauirdin . i antrunun. TUere whs a large attendance t tile number of women and children presen r being particularly noticeable. • Much interest was manifested in th< 1 club's annual harbour'race for the Molloj ° . Shield. The course was from the North 3 cote wharf to the baths, anil at either em: f I numerous spectators watched the proceed C Ings. The winner was 11. Moore, with » start of 10 minutes, and then came H Baldwin (lOrn) 2. and R. Rk-hardson i7ra 3 Of the two lady swimmers who cmi' peted Mites Ada Hunt beat Miss Paulhif ' Hdeft for first plar-e. E. V. Cunnold. the ■ youthful New Zealand champion swim mer. started off scratch, and put up a good showing, hut did not pain a place. The j fastest time was th.it of R. ' Richardson , who swam the distance in 23ni 85s. This ; swimmer gains .the medal for the fastest ' time by a declared member of the Ponsonbv Club. ! An exhibition swim wMh legs and arms - d was given by Professor W. n. An- ■ w A special prize for divmg presented by : Mr. C. V Bedford was won by C Far- : qubar after a close contest. [ The following are the results: • ICO Yards Inter-club Handicap.—First , heat: .7. Goodacre, 10s. I; M. C. Stockier ■ ->s. 2. Time: 74b. Second heat: I. Kenn'v' : »«. 1: R. Allen. 10s. 2. Time. sKs. Final! . Stockley I, Kenny i>. Time, 77 2-5. > H> Yards Junior Boys Hinder 17 years) — First heat: K. Norris 9s. 1. Time :!7s Second heat: \V. Heares, 7s. 1. Time. 365. Ihtrd heat: W. Hewitt, Bs, 1 Time 33 s - Fourth heat: R. Jlavis, 6s. 1. Time |M 2-5s Klfth heat: W. Smith. Bs. 1. " Time" - 33s 3 ' SS " F1 " aI - CoOk L Uewltt -■ ~7 ;' r , Y arcis I-a<lies - Handicap.—First heat: ,M. Farquhar. 23*. 1: P. Hayson 2Os 2 rime. 6T.S. Second heat: V. Fisher 20s 1 V. Heron. 20s. 2. Time. 71s. Final:'m' Fanjuhar 1, V. Fisher 2. V. Heron 3. Time, .-■0 Yards Clnb Handicap.—First heat: A. ■S.ixon, f.s. 1: F. Edwards, ss. 2. Time 31s Second heat: Stockley. 2s. I; .R. .\llen 5s 2. Time, 355. Third heat: J Goodncre" os. 1: C. Riphton, as. 2. Time, 33 2-r.s Fourth lieat: C. Fiirquhar, IJs. 1; R. Allen. 3s. 2. Time, .11 2-os. 2i Yards Schoolgirls' iHandicap (under J4 yeaTsi. —First heat: O. Wingrave. 45.1: Q. Francis. ss. 2. Time. 21s. Second heatL. Arthur. .">s. 1: J. Bell, ,">s, 2. Time, 20s. Third TreTarthtn. ss. 1: E. Tonkin. 4s. 2. Time. 21 ."!-,-«. Final: U ArUiTir 1, M. Tre-rarthen 2, J. Bell 3. Time, 22r. 50 Yards Schtiolbnys' .Handicap (tinder 14 years). —First heat: O. Moore. 4s, J Evans 11s, dead heat. 1: R. FernaH, Bs. 2. Time. 43 2-r»s Second heat: I. I/eslle. Us. 1: B. Swinton, 9a, 2. Time. 535. Third heat: V. McTnnes, 6s. 1: S. Rogers. ss. 2. Time, 365. Fourth hear: H. Lunn. "ss. 1: H. Souter, 6s, 2. Time. 455. Fifth heat: F. Watson. 3s, I: N. Purdy, os. 2. Time. 3»s. Sixth heat: E. .Mldgley, 6s. 1; W Morrison, 3s. 2. Time. 41s. .Final: V. Mclnnes 1, N. Purdy and C. Mldgley 2. Time. 40s. Ladies Dive.—Miss .Tones 1. Miss Boyalrd Men's Dive.—C. Farqnhar 1. Junior Dive.—X. Farnell 1. Harbour Race.—H. Moore. 2C>m. 1: H. Baldwin. 26m 80s, 2; ;R. .Richardson, 23m 335, 3. The other competitors finished In ■the following order: 26m s&s. Johnson 24m 51s, Ferri 31m 2Ss, Stevens 26in 17s. H. Anderson 23m 535, .i'iss A. Hunt :(4m SOs. *mlth 23m 425. Miss P. Hoeft 28m 575. Champion 2!)n\ 5J)s. 11. .Moore lEdenl 27m «s. C. Moore 33m 12s. Enw-right 2Gm .Its. McPherson 2» m SSs. Mclnnei 2:' m 50s. 'CaUlghan 31m 535, Cunnold 24m s!»s. Flnlay 30m ss, Rowell 27m 21s, Hayward .°.om :ils. .Toll 30ra 435. McKlnley 31m os, ■Stichbury 3]m 275. Norris 35m 545. Kron"4m 50s, Farrow 36m 12s, Mclntyre 37m 365. MISS SHAXD'S NEW RBCORD. (By Telegraph—Press -issociatlon.) WELLINGTON, PuDday. In the ladies' swimming championship on Saturday, Miss G. Shand (Christchurch).. who had broken the 440 yds world's record !at Dunedin. made an attempt to set up i fresh fteures for the 220 yds. The weather I conditions, were favourable. Miss Shand. i whose only competitor was Miss Brlsted ] (fhrlstphurch). completed the course In 3m | 4-ss. which will go down as a New Zealand recoVd. The Australasian ami world's record for the distance I* held by Miss Fanny Durack, the time belug 2m 56a. The lOOvrts Wellington provincial championship was won by D. J. Morrell, wuo defeated the bolder, E. G. L. Paterson, tn 60 -1-os.