SWIMMING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 26, 31 January 1934, Page 15

SWIMMING.

PGNSONBY CLUB'S CARNIVAL

MOJTA LEYDON BREAKS RECORD. SPECTACULAR RELAY RACES. The outstanding performance at the Ponsonby Amateur Swimming and LifeSaving Club's carnival at the Tepid Baths last night was the effort of Mona Leydon in knocking exactly eight seconds off the New Zealand record -for 200 metres. Gwitha Shand's time of 2.53 4-5 had stood for eleven years, until the Ponsonby champion (also Dominion 220 and 440 titleholder) last night put up the remarkable figures of 2.45 4-5, in a special attack upon the record. Mona naturally received a great ovation from the large crowd and was subsequently the recipient of many congratulations.

Tile several relay races were interesting and exciting, and as they were well distributed through the programme these spectacular, events —some of them six a side (mixed swimmers) and one with teams of nine in the water —kept the spectators in excellent humour.

The chief event decided was the ladies' diving championship of Auckland. In this the champion of last year, B. Cooke, Mount Eden Club, was deposed, the title being won by 1. Long, also of the Mount Eden Club. Miss Long and E. Bunting, of the Ponsonby Club, were the two contestants chosen by the judges to dive off for the championship. Miss Bunting failed in her last dive, and Miss Long, who had given a fine all-round display, was awarded first place. Gordon Smith not only scored in the 50 yards club championship in the smart time of 26 l-ss, but later won the heat of the open CG 2-3 yards, in which New Zealand's leading sprint swimmers, lYankham, Crump and Thomas, competed. The Mount Eden crack was timed at 34 l-5s for this race.

Barbara Lewin's figures in taking the firet heat of the ladies' hundred—one of the best of many fme finishes during the evening—were 67 3-ss, but naturally will have to go faster still to defeat the provincial and . New Zealand champion, Marie Farquhar, next Tuesday night, as the latter established the Dominion record of 64 4-5s in annexing the Auckland title last summer.

Iα winning her heat and final of the hundred in open company, the young North Shore swimmer, Dorothy Miles, gave the best performance of her career. The Auckland intermediate boys' breaststroke champion, D. Shanahan, lowered his own Auckland record of 81s to 78 3-5s in winning the 100 yards breaststroke handicap. The oflicials were:—Referee, J. Enriglit; controller and handicapper, Kex Moore (many tine finishes rewarded his efforts); starter and secretary, Lea Brighton; check starters, P. Worden, I' , . Langley; runner, A Baud; timekeepers, T. Brooking, J. K. Douglas, 1. Edenborough, M. V. Kronfeld; judges, H. Keys, G. Hedges, G. Goldsmith; diving judges, P. Worden, L. Kenny, W. J. Gibbons; local ofheer, D. Mulvihill; call stewards, Miss Tillesley, 'Mrs. Johnson, C. J. Sanity, D. Elsworth; result board steward, G. Davidson; announcers, C. Jenkinson, li. Kenny, M. Honeylield; rope stewards, A Neville, M. Honeyfield; treasurer, L. Hill. la the under-noted results the abbreviations represent: (8.N.) Birkenhead-iWtk-cote), (G.) Grammar, (Alt. E.) Mount Eden (N.S.) North Shore, (Par.) ParaeU. (Pon.) Ponsonby, (U.) University, (\V.) Waitemata: —

; LADIES' EVENTS. Auckland Diving Chumpionship (holder o£ title Bebo Oooke, Mount Eden). —I. Long (Mt. E.) 1, E. Bunting (Ton.) 2. 50 Yards Junior Girls.—First heat: C. Wattcrs (W.), ss, 1; Al. Webber (N.S.), Bs, 2; M. Sbanahtm (\V.), 6s, 3. Time 345. .Second heat: M. Black (\V.), 2s, 1;. S. Worden (Pon.), 3s, 2 ; Clench (N*,) ss, 3. Time, 81eJ Final: M. Black (3Js) and S. Woruen (31s), dead-heat, 1; F. Clencli, 3. 100 Yards Open.—B. ILewin (G.), scr, 1; M. Gillies (N.S.), Cs, 2; E. Kainey (N.S.), Is 3 Time, G7 3-ss. Second heat: D. Miles (N.S.), Bs, l; M. Ley don (Pon.). 3s, 2; M. Young (\V.), 4s, 3. Time, 745. Final: Dorothy Miles 1, 'Mary Gillies 2, Barbara Liewin 3. Only a touch between, the placed swimmers. Time, 735.

MEN'S PROGRAMME. i6O Yards Club Championship. —Gordon Smith 1, A. Raper 2, A. Kay 3. Won by a couple of feet. Time, 26 2-SS. 50 Yards Junior Boys.—First heat: R. H. Watson (G.), 6s, 1; J. Walker (Pon.), Bs, 2. ; H. Kelly (N.S.), 7s, 8. Time, 30 3-58. Second heat: H. Goldsmith (Pon.), 3s, 1; A. Beard (Pon.), 3s, 2 ; A. Day (Par.), 2s, 3 Time 31s. Third heat: Peter Sheehan (N.S.), ss, 1; W. Stone (G.), 6s, 2; L. Cameron (N.S.), 4s, 3. Time, 31s. Fourth heat: A. Kronfeld (Pon.), scr, 1; W .Gibbons (Pon.), 5s 2; W. Mosedale (Pon.), Os, 6. Time, 275. Final: R. H. Watson 1, A. Beard 2, H. Goldsmith 3. Won by two feet. Time, 31s. 50 Yards Novice. —First heat: W. Stone (G.), 6s, 1; A. G.- Keane (Pon.), ss, 2; R. Hedlund (8.N.), 2s, 3. Time, 30 4-ss. Second, heat: N. Vautier (U.). ss, ISJU Cameron (N.S.), 4s, 2 ; T. J. Ryan (Mt. E.), 3s, 3. Time, 30 2-ss. Third heat: Peter Sheehan (N.S.), ss, 1; J. Carson (Pon.), 4s, 2; A. Pettit (Pon.), 3s, 3. Time, 31s. heat: D. O'Connor (Mt. E.), 2s, 1; S. Jack (G.), 2s, 2; L. Scherer (U.), ss, 3. Time, 28 2-ss. Final: W. Stone 1, N. Vautier 2, P. Sheehan 3. Won by a touch. Time, 30 4-ss. ' _ 06 2-3 Yards Open.—First heat: J. Butcher (Par.), 7s, 1; T. Roweil (N.S.), Sβ, 2- D O'Connor (Mt. E.), 6s, 3. Time, 43 3-ss. Second heat: A. Pascoe (W.), 7s, 1; W. Gunn (U.), ss, 2; S. Gurdiner (Pon.), 7s 3 Time, 41s. Third heat: J. Mitchell (Par.), 6s, 1; Trevor McCarthy (Pon.), 7s, 2: M. A, Noble (Par.), 6s, 3. Time, 40s. Fourth heat: W. Johnson (Mt. B.), 4s, 1; W. Clarkson (Pon.), 6s, 2; E. Stevens (NS), 4s, 3. Time, 38s. Fifth heat: O. Oaklev (G.), 6s, 1; H. Goldsmith (Pon.), 9s 2 ; O. Munro (cl), os, 3. Time 38 4-ss. Sikth heat: Gordon Smith (Pon.), 4s, 1; N Crump (N.S.), Is and R. Frankham (Mt. E), scr, dead-heat, 2. Also started : S. L. Lazarus (Par.), 3s and Reg. Thomas (G.), Is. A classic field and a great race. Time, 38s. First semi-final: A. Pascoe 1, J. Mitchell 2, R Frankham 3. Time, 40 2-ss. Second semi-final: H. Goldsmith 1, O. Oakley 2, N. Crump 3. Time, 425. Final: A. Pascoe 1, H Goldsmith 2, O. Oaklpy 3. Touches only separated the three. Time, 40s. 100 Yards Breaststroke. —Dan Snanahan (W.), Bs, 1: G. Hapcer (Pon.), 4s, 2; J: Ma.uee, scr, 3. Won by two yards. Time, 118 3 5 Open Dive.—E. Midgeley (Pon.), 1. RELAY RACES.

133 1-3 Yards Inter-house. —Milne and Choyce (Trevor McCarthy, Bob Buchanan, Misses S. Deuham and J. O'Connor), 1; Berlei (N.Z.), Ltd., 2; John Court, Ltd., 3. Buchanan overtook Bex Moore, of Berlei s tonin and won in a thrilling finish by feet only. Time, 1.18. m _ ~ Yards Insurance Offices.—South British 1. New Zealand 2. A close finish. The South' British team which lifted the title from the holders was : Bill Macindoe, Dick Wilson, Jack Robinson, Dudley Chin" Dick Shamp and Charlie Lound. °00' Yards Open (inter-club). —North Shore (N. Crump. E. Stevens, L. Beck, Edna Raincy Mary Gillies. Dorothy Miles), 1 ; Vonsonby. 2 : Waitemata, 3; Grammar, 4. Won t>y a yard, a foot between second and third. 'Time, 1.51. 300 Yards Medley (first mnn free-style, second mnn brenststroko, third man backstroke, fourth man dog pnddle, fifth mnn side stroke, sixth mnn trudseon. seventh man sinale overarm, eighth man cow stroke, ninth man on buck feet first). —Grammar 1, Ponsonby 2, Waitemata 3. Won by two vards, a yard between second and third. Time, 2.nC. ■ ■ The Grammar team wns: R. Thomas, W. P. Smith. J. Steer. S. Whitley, A. Gover, D. Shiperd, D. Munro, S. Jack, McLean.

COMING EVENTS. During the season the club intend holding the following harbour swims: — February 24.—Handicap race for the Molloy Shield. Three miles, triangular course, St. Mary's boat*harbour. Finish Shelly Beach Baths. March 10.—Handicap race for the Wai Wai Shield. Approximately three-quarters of a mile from Western wnarf. Finish Shelly Bench Bnths. Club races will bo held each Saturday afternoon for the Walker and Hall naval plate point score trophy, also junior point score trophy.