SWIMMING.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 55, 6 March 1929, Page 15

SWIMMING.

DEVONPORT'S CARNIVAL.

88OYDS CHAMPIONSHIP TO

BRIDSON.

MISS STOCKLEY'S UNOFFICIAL RECORD. More interesting racing than that which the events at the Devonport Swimming Club's carnival (held at the tepid baths last night) produced, could hardlv have been wished for. There were close and exciting finishes to all the finals, and few of the heats were won with comfort, with the result that the crowd in the packed galleries was treated to a first-class carnival.

It must be admitted though, that the drawing caid of the evening, the 330 yds championship of Auckland, which was swum for the first

time in several years, was rather a disappointment, as G. Bridson was by no means extended. It was regrettable that D. P. Lindsay did not turn out, for had he done so, it would have bt»en a much more interesting contest. Any follower of swimming in Auckland, knows that Bridson

is capable of registering under 13m for half a mile, and some idea of the ease with which he swam may be gathered when it is known that his time for the distance last night was 14m 33 3-ss. (The New Zealand record for the distance is 11m 25 3-ss, by D. P. Lindsay, and the Auckland record is 11m 59 2-ss, by A. E. Baird.) A splendid performance was that of Miss Ena Stockley in the 50yds ladies' scratch race. Miss Stockley and Miss P. Robertson raced together until the last few yards, in which the former -drew an inch or twb ahead, to win in 28 2-ss, a time which is 3-5s better* than the Australian record for the distance. Although she did not swim into a place, Miss Stockley was also well up at the finish of th«» 100yd9 ladies' cup handicap, for the Fuller Cup. ■ Some good racing was produced in the classes for younger swimmers, who were catered for with five events—one each of 33 l-3yds for boys and girls, one each of 50yds and a novice handicap of 50yds. There were two sprint even's for men —the 50yds interclub handicap and the 100 yds first-class invitation handicap. Other racing events were the 100 yds breaststroke handicap, the 133 l-3yds business houses' championship relay and the 66 2-3 yds dual relay for the Pascoe C'up, won by Miss M. Farquhar and J. Enwright. Besides the men's open diving and the long dive (which was staged in place of a corfu), ther<? was an entertaining exhibition of trick and fancy diving by the Ponsonby troupe. The programme was complete with a water polo matrh between the two unbeaten teams, Mount Eden and Waitemata A. Waitemata, champions for the last two years, were beaten by two goals to one.

Detailed results:— Tiny Tots Girls' Handicap, 33 l-3yds.— First heat: Miss G. McCarthy, 4s, 1 ; Miss M. Colehagen, ss. 2. Second heat: Miss E. Rainey. 7s, J.; Miss S. Kitchingman, Is, 2 ; Miss A. Ryan, Is, 3. Time, 255. Final : Miss Rainey, 1; Miss Kitchingman. 2 ; Miss McCarthy, 3. Won by a yard, two feet between second and third. Time, 25 2-ss. _ Tiny Tots Boys' Handicap, 33 l-3yds.— IT. Cramp, ss, 1; N. Brown, 3s, 2; F. Somer#. 3s, 3. Won by three yards, a yard between second and third. Time, 21s. Novice Handicap, 50yds.-—First heat: Homiston, 6s, 1; E. Mclndoe, 7s, 2. Time, 30 2-ss. Second heat: A. Curtayne, 7s, 1 ; J. E. Evt rett, 6s, 2. Time, 33 2-ss. Third heat: C. Palmer, ss, 1; A. Spraggon, 4s 2. Time, 28 3-ss. Fourth heat: L. Beck, 3s,' 1 ; W. Ramsay, scr, 2. Time, 28 3-ss. Fifth heat: D. Colebrook, scr. 1 ; W. Frankham, 2s, 2. Time, 27 2-ss. Final : Beck, 1; Palmer 2; Frankham, 3. Won by a yard, inches separating second and third. Time. 295.

Ladies' Scratch Race, 50yds.—Miss Ena Stockley (Grammar), 1 ; Miss Peggy Robertson (Parnell), 2; Miss Dorothy Grant (Grammar) 3. Time, 28 2-ss. Junior Girls' Handicap, 50yds.—First heat: Miss G. Sadler, Bs. 1 ; Miss B. Page 5«, 2; Miss A. Ryan, Bs. 3. Time, 39 2-ss! Second her.t: Miss M. Smith, scr. 1; Miss S. Brown, 2s. 2 ; Miss M. Elworth, 2s. 3. Time, 31s. Final: Miss Elworth, 1: Miss Bmitli, 2; Miss Brown 3. Won by a yard, a tonch between second and third. Time. 345. Jnnior Boys' Handicap, 50yds.—First heat: R. Gurr. 10s. 1; D. Smith, 10s 2. Time, 32 2-ss. Second heat: M. Hansen. 7s. 1; W. Gunn. ss. 2. Time, 29 3-ss. Third heat: H. McGregor, ss. 1 ; C. Brown. 4s, 2. Time, 32 3-ss. Fourth heat: A. Spraggon, 4s, and R. Pidgeon, scr. dead-heat. 1. Time 35 3-5s and 31 3-ss. Fifth heat: R. Thomas, 2s. 1; L. Smythe, scr. 2. Time. 28 3-ss. Final: Hansen. 1 ; Girr, 2. Won by a touch. Time, 275. First-class Invitation Handicap, 100 yds. R. de Loree, 2s. 1; J. Enwright, Is, 2 ; J. P. Farrel'. scr, 3. Also started : R. Sellars, Is; and D. Plank. 2s. Time, 61s.

Interclub Handicap. 50yds.—First heat: M. Honeyfield, 3s, and R. Blackman. 4s, dead-heat, 1. Time, 29 2-58. Second heat: C. Witten, 3s, 1 ; L. Fairgray, Is, 2. Time, 28s. Third heat: R. Ashby, 4s. 1; W. Clarkson. 3s, 2. Time. 27 3-ss. Fourth heat: D. Plank, 2s, 1; J. stehr, 4s, 2. Time, 27 3-ss. Fifth heat: F. White. ss, 1 ; A. Graham, 3s, 2. Time, 29 3-ss. Sixth heat: P. Brownlee, 2s, 1; R. E. Lynch. ss, 2. Time, 28 l-ss. Seventh heat: R. Porteous, 3s, 1; D. Hyauiason, 3s. 2. Time. 275. Final: Plank, 1; Porteous, 2; Ashby, 3. A touch separated the placed men. Time. 26 4-ss.

Breaststroke Handicap. 100yds.—First heat: L. Piddock. 12s, and F. Taylor, 13s dead-heat, 1. Times. 89 3-5s and 90 3-ss. Second heat: N. K. Sylow, scr, 1 : J. Magee, 6s, 2. Time, 76 l-ss. Final: Piddock, 1; Sylow, 2 ; Taylor, 3. Won by two feet, a foot between second and third. Time. 1.25 2-5. Ladies' Cup Handicap. 100yds.—Miss J. Roberts. 7s. 1 : Miss D. Grant. 2s. 2 ; Miss P. Robertson, scr. 3. Two feet separated the placed swimmers. Time, 72 3-ss. Business Houses Championship Relay Race, 133 l-3yds.—Milne and Choyce, Ltd., 1; Auckland Gas Co.. Ltd., and John Court, Ltd., dead heat, 2. Time. 755.

Men's Open Diving Competition.—W. Hassan, 1: P. Brownlee, 2. Dual Relay Race Oup Handicap, 66 2-3yds.—First heat: Miss P. Robertson and R de Loree, le, 1; Miss S. Dentiam and W. J. Stevens. 3s, 2: Miss S. Grange and L. Smythe. 4s. 2. Time, 365. Second heat: Miss B." Atkinson and J. Stehr, 4b, 1 : Miss M. Elworth and J. Curtayne. 6s, 2 ; Miss M. Farquhar and J. Enwright. 2s. 3. Time. 395. Pinal: Miss Farqunar and Enwright 1: Miss Robertson and de Loree. 2; Miss Eiworth and Curtayne, 3. Time, 375. Won by a touch. Auckland Championship. 880yds.—G. Bridson (Grammar), 1 : R. de Loree (Mount Eden). 2; R. Ashby (Waitemata), 3. Also started" E. V. Cunnold (Waitemata). Bridson took the lead at once, but De Loree vas with him at the end of the second length. The pair made the pace too fast for the other two competitors, and had a rood half length on them at the end of 200 yards. Brideon was moving through

the water easily, but De Loree appeared to be making hard work of it, and was a yard behind Bridson at 300 yards. \V hen the quarter mile had been covered Bridson and De Loree had left Cunnold and Ash by a length behind, and their own positions were unchanged. It was obvious that Bridson was confident of victory, for, besides taking it unusually easy, he was unexpectedly slow at the turns, appearing to wait for De Loree. When Bridson saw he had the race well in hand he let De Loree set the pace and kept just a comfortable distance ahead, eventually winning by a yard. Ashby and Cunnold were two lengths behind. Long Dive. —L. Fairgray, 1. Water Polo. —Mount Eden, 2 goalo; Waitemata A, 1. TECHNICAL COLLEGE WINNERS

Senior honours at the Seddon Memorial Technical College boys' swimming sports, concluded at Shelly Beach yesterday afternoon, went to Francis with 27 points. B. Johnson was runner-up with 22 points, and Goffin was third with 10. The junior championship was won by Kay, with 26 points, the runner-up being Cameron with 15 points. Results not published in last evening's issue were as follow :—

440 Yards Senior Championship.—Francis 1, B. Johnson 2, Goffin 3. Time, 7.39. 50 Yards Senior Championship.—Francis 1, B. Johnson 2, Goffin 3. Time. 30 3-ss. 50 Yards Junior Championship.—Kay 1, Cameron 2. Alderson 3. 50 Yards Handicap.—Final: Blandford 1, Rutherford 2, Shand 3. Time, 31 3-ss. 100 Yards Handicap.—Final: Shearman 1, Oleson 2, Day 3. 50 Yards Breaststroke Handicap.—Final: Coward 1, Tackaberry 2, McMillan 3. Balloon Race. —Final: Robinson 1, Aikman 2. Tye 3. 220 Yards Handicap.-—Final: Goffln 1, Whitehouse 2, Robinson 3. Time, 3.49. Egg and Spoon Race. —Armstrong 1, Grimson 2. Wright 3. Plunge Dive Handicap.—Sloane 1, Finlay 2, Williams 3. Distance, 38ft sin. Neat Header.—Early 1, Willis 2, B. Johnson 3. Plate Dive. —Waretini 1, Aro 2. McAdam and Shand (equal) 3. Junior House Relay.—Wellesley 1, Binns 2, Seddon 3. Senior House Relay.—Wellesley 1, Hindley 2, Binns 3. House Points. —Wellesley 82, Hindley 33, Binns 32, Seddon 21.