MORE RECORDS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 290, 8 December 1933, Page 10

MORE RECORDS.

AUSTRALIAN SWIMMERS.

FRANCES BULT THE HEROINE.

TWO WONDERFUL VICTORIES,

Although suffering from a chill, that plucky little Victorian girl, Frances Bult, won her two scratch races in the Tepid Baths last night at the Waitemata Amateur Swimming and Life-saving ClubV second carnival in record time. She was given a great ovation by the big crowd after coming out for her second event, for which it was feared she might not be able to start, as it had to be postponed until near the end of the programme to enable her to recover from the effects of her record-breaking venture in the furlong Test race. When Miss Bult won this 50 yards dash in time equal to Ena Stockley's four-year-old record pandemonium broke loose. It was indeed a truly magnificent performance, in all the circumstances, to beat Sylvia Grange, who had also equalled the Dominion record in a handicap event on Tuesday week, and who last eveuing had scratched for the Test match to reserve herself for the minor event. Still, Miss Grange was less than a yard away, with Edna Rainey barely another couple of feet in the rear. It is very doubtful if sucl. short races serve any useful purpose, especially when competitors are seasoned swimmers in championship clas. Those, responsible for "wishing" this particular event on to the executive must accept some responsibility for a certain amount of ill-feeling it has caused, and for the injustice to another girl eligible for the Test. It is true that the sprint and furlong were interchanged, the programme showing the former No. 7 and the latter No. 15. At the special request of the Australian competitor they were swung around, and owing to her indisposition tho 50 yards dash was not run off until after the nineteenth event.

Claire Deiinis appeared in a three-lap breaststroke swim, in which Jim Magee defeated her by half a yard in the fast time of 1.17 1-5, the New South Wales girl's time of 1.17 3-5 being the fastest ever recorded by a lady swimmer in this country. The other starter, Pat Shanahan, also went well. He was only a touch behind at"the 33 l-3yds, and hung on gamely to the finish, where he was no more than two yards away from the champions, who were on terms at the end of the first and second laps. Magee surprisingly had a bit the better of the final tussle with the world's title holder of women swimmers in this class'. As Miss Dennis later easily won the dual relay with Murray Honeyfield, she, too, had quite a satisfactory evening. Before briefly describing the "star" turn of the evening, mention should be made of the splendid form this week of the evergreen Jack Enwright, and young Dan Shanahan's spectacular efiort m winning the 50 yards open final in the remarkable time of 25 4-ss.

Fances Bult and Edna Eainey got best away in the furlong, the Victorian doing a very fast opening lap and getting a twoyards break on the field at the end of the first lap. The order was the same for over three laps, when Mona Ley don (New Zealand champion) went up second and stayed there to finish, being unable, however, to make the slightest impression upon the British Empire champion, who won with a good five yards to spare, lne Ponsonby girl was nearly a similar distance ahead of the promising young North bhore exponent, whom Marie Farquhar caught at the finishing line. Miss Bult s time of 2.44 3-5 beat the New Zealand record of 2.46 put up by the Waitemata representative in winning the Auckland provincial championship last February. Mona Leydon returned 2.48 for the distance, quite a good swim for the present Dominion title-holder over a furlong. The Australian s sectional times were: 100 yds, 67 3-ss; 200 yds, 2.28 3-5. As her Commonwealth records stand at 62 2-5s for the hundred, and 2.42 3-d for the furlong, the many Auckland enthusiasts who have yet to see her in action have a great treat in store for them at tpe final carnival on Saturday night. Misses Bult and Dennis again gave a demonstration of swimming strokes, the former delighting the crowd with her remarkably fast racing turn. In the results which follow, the abbreviations represent clubs: G. (Grammar), flit. E. (Mount Eden). N.S. (North Shore), Par. (Parnell), Pen. (Ponsonby), W. (Waitemata), U. (University).

SCRATCH RACES. 220 Yards Test, Australia v. Now Zealand.—Frances Bult (Victoria) 1, Mona Leydon (Ponsonby) 2, Edna Bafrey <N°rt u Shore) and Marie Farquhar dead-beat, 3, Nancy Lurtlow (Waitemata) 5. Time, 2.44 8-5, breaking the New Zealand record by 1 2-ss. 50 Yards Invitation.—Frances Bult 1, Sylvia Grange (North Shore) 2, Edna Raiuey 3, Marie Farquhar 4. Barbara Lewm 'Grammar) 5. Time, 2S 2-ss, equalling the New Zealand record. 100 Yards Breaststroke. — Jim Magee (Waitemata) 1, Claire Dennis (N.S.W.l Pat Shanahan (Waitemata) 3. Time, 1.17 1-5. OTHER LADIES' EVENTS. S3 1-3 Yards, Girls under 12. —J. Rich-' ardson (W). 9s, 1; A. Neville (Pon), 9s, -, M. Bro-svn (Pon), scr. 3 Time 29 2-os. 50 Yards, Girls under 10.—First: Jieat: M. Black (\V), ss, 1; G. Priestley (Jit. E), 3s, 2; P. Flanagan (W), ss, 3. Time, 34 l-ss. Second heat: .T. Melhose (N.S.I, ss, l; D. Miles (N.S.), 2s, 2; L. Watm (N.S.), 3s, 3. Time, 365. Final: M. Black 1, P. Flanagan 2, J. Melhose 3. Time, 34 l-as. 66 2-3 Yards Open.—Mary Gillies (N.fO. 4s, 1; B. Lewin (G), scr, 2; E. Steele (U). 2s, and K. Bull (Par.) 2s, dead-heat, 3. Time 455. MEN'S AND- MISCELLANEOUS. 33 1-3 Yards, Boys under 12. —M. Flanagan (W), 6s. 1; John Shanahan (Wj,'4s, 2; Mick Shanahan (W), 7s, 3. Time,-os. 50 Yards. Boys under 10.—First heat. A. Kronfeld (Pon), scr. 1; K. Buchanan (N.S.), 6s, 2: G. Reed (Par), ss, 3. Time, 27 l-ss. Second heat: L. Norton (Js.S,), 7s, 1; W. Gibbons (Pon). 9s, 2: A, Day (Par), 6s, 3. Time, 30 2-ss. Final! L. Norton 1, W. Gibbons 2, Ken Buchanan o. Time, 325.

50 Yards Open.—First heat: S. Lazariis (Par), scr, 1; O. Oakley (G),.25, 2; «• Gunn (U), Is, 3. Time, 25 4-ss. Second heat: J. Enwriglit (W), scr, 1; G. Smith (Pon), Is. 2; S. Whitley (G), 3s, 3. Tipie, 25 3-ss. Third! heat: F. Guzzwell (G), os, 1; Bob Buchanan (W), Is, 2 ; D. E. Keane (Pon), 2s, 3. Time, 30 2-ss. Fourth heat: D. Shanahan (W), Is, 1: D. Munro (G), 2s, 2. Time, 27 l-os. Fifth heat: J. Steer (G), Is, 1; R. Kay (Pon), Is, 2; R- Skinner (Par), Is, 3. Time, 26 l-ss. Dan Shanahan 1, Jack Enwright and b. Lazarus, dead-heat, 2, Gordon Smith <sTime, 25 4-ss.

220 Yards Open.—F. Guzzwell (G), 235, 1; A. Pascoe (W), lis, 2; W. Joljdsou (Mt. E), 4s, 3. Time, 2.39 2-5.

06 2-3 Yards Dunl Relay.—Claire Dennis (N.S.AV.) and 51. B. Honeyfield (W)> ss. 1; Marie Fnrquhar and It. Porteous (W), 2s, 2'; Nancy Ludlow and Dan Shanahan (W), 3s, 3. Time, 36 4-ss.

Open Dive (one standing, one running) P. Berry (Mt. E), 1. Greasy Boom.—A. Kronfeld (Pon), 1.

PINAL CARNIVAL.

TWO 150-YARD RACES. The third aud final carnival, featuring the Australian swimmers, , will be held to-morrow night. Miss Bult will take part in the 150 yards free style Test against Misses Lewin, Leydon, Farquhar and Rainey. Miss Dennis will race JMageo and P. Shanahan over 150 yards breaststroke. After spending the week-end in Auckland, the visitors leave for Matamata to swim there on Monday. Mr. Leo Kenny, representing the Waitemata Amateur Swimming and Life-Saving Club, which is sponsoring the tour, picks the team up at Rotorua on Tuesday, and will act as manager for the North Island engagements at Rotorua, New Plymouth, Gonville (Wanganui) and Wellington. Ihe Australians swim in the Empire City on December 21 and embark for Sydney on December 22.