SWIMMING.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 305, 26 December 1928, Page 5

SWIMMING.

THE PONSONBY CLUB. FIRST CARNIVAL OF SEASON. Members 'of the Ponsonby Amateur Swimming, and Life Saving Club held tbrir first carnival of the new Reason nt the Shelly Beach baths yesterday afternoon in the preseh"C of a good attendance of the public. Although the number of competitors was hardly as laijre ns antiei)>ated some fine swimming was seen, nml there" were a number of exciting finishes. The ladies'- and men's 100 yds hand : eat>s were won by Miss Ena Stockley and It. 11. Lynch respectively, while Miss J. Thomson earned the honours in the 220 yds breastroke handicap. Results were as follows : —

Schoolboys' Handicap. 33 1-3 Yards.— First heat : E. Parker. 6s, 1 : .T. Brotherton. lis. 2. Time, 23 2-ss. Second heat: J. Johnston, ss, 1: V. Carey. 4s. 2. Time. 24 2-ss. Final: JohnstoD, 1: Parker 2. Carey, 3. Won by a touch, half a yard between second and'third. Time, 235. Schoolgirls' Handicap, "3 1-3 Yards.— Miss Elworth, scr. 1 ; Miss Kyan, 3». 2. Won easily by two yards. Time. 23 4-ss. Ribbon Dive. —R. de Loree, 1; E. v. Cunnold. 2. Jtinior Girls' Handicap, .">0 lards. —Miss M. Elworth, 4s, 1 : Miss M. Shaw, 3s, 2. Won by eight yards. Time, 38s. Junior Boys' Handicap. 50 Yards. —First heat: A. Lockie„ ss. 1: J. Davey. Is, 2. Time 30 2-ss. Second heat: It. Pidgeon. scr. 1 : E. Parker. 7s. 2. Time, 34 3-ss. Final: Lockie, 1 ; Pidgccn, 2. Won easily. Time. 31s. Club Championship 'declared members onlv). s<> Yards.—ll. Farnall. 1 : S. Brooking". 2: d Johnson. 3. An exciting finish, inches separating the placed men. Time, 20 2-as. Ladies' Handicap. 100 Yards". —Miss E. Stockley. scr, 1 ; Miss L). Grant. 2s. 2. The only starters. Won by a foot. Time, 67 4-.">s. Breaststrokc Handicap. 220 Yards.—Miss J. Thompson. 18s. \: A. Clark, 17s. 2. Won by four yards. • E. Ansell, 7s. finished first, but was disqualified for incorrect swimming. Time. 2.50 4-5. Corfu Live.— IT. Ncale. 1 : W. Foster. 2.

Open Dive. —W. Hassen. I; B. Young, 2. Inter-dub Handicap. 100 Yards. —R. K. Lineh. 10s. 1; R. de I.oree. Is. 2; J. Enwright. 2s. 3. An exciting finish. I.yncli w«.n by a touch, there being only a stroke between second and third. Time. To 1-ss. Open Handicap. jO Yards.—First heat : 11. I'idgeon, (is. 1: T. McCarthy, ."is, 2: Steadman. 7s. ;;. Time. "O ."-ss. Second heat: S. Roerrs, 6s. 1 : It. Poi'teous. as. and S. Brooking. ."ss. dead heat, 2. Time. JO 4-ss. Third heat: 15. de Loree. 2?, 1 : W. Foster, ,">s. 2 : It. K. Lynch. 4s. ::. Time, 28 2-."s. Fourth lient: K. V. Cunnold. 2*. 1 : H. Farnil!, 2s. 2: -T. Ferrin. 2s. ",. Time. 28 2-oS. Final : Rogers and I'idg.eou,- dead heat. 1 ; Brooking, 2. \Y6n by a touch. Time, ■M 2-3s.