SWIMMING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 56, 7 March 1934, Page 16

SWIMMING.

FARMERS' TRADING CARNIVAL

OFFICE RETAINS THE CUP. WALLACE AND JEAN THOMSON SHINE. There were 53 events on the programme at last night's annual swimming carnival of the Farmers' Trading Company, Ltd., for the Chamberlain Cup. There was an excellent, attendance of over 500, and the crowd retained its interest right to the end of a long evening's entertainment.

Office, which won the championship last year, retained it, scoring 4S points to 37 by Queen Street, and 21 by Hardware.

The best swimmer was Gilbert Wallace, the young Birkenhead-Northcote performer, who made fast time in several races. There were some keen contests between Jean Thomson (the former 'Varsity girl) and Judith Webster (X.Z. breaststroke champion), but as the latter has no pretensions to free style swimming, although she raced exceedingly well, Miss Thomson was the victor. The national champion could not successfully concede two seconds to her opponent in the breaststroke, but this was not surprising, as the Parncll girl was a former Dominion champion at the stroke, and the distance of one lap only was too short for Miss Webster. A splendid exhibition of diving was given by tlie Auckland lady champion, Miss Irene Long, and two teams from the Pon son by Swimming Club played an exhibition gaire of water polo. Officials. The carnival officers were: —Chairman and recorder, Mr. W. G. Crouchsecretary, Mr. G. A. Young; committee, Misses Berry, Morrison, Home, Railey, J. Jackson, Littlejohn. Messrs. Herb. Robinson, 0. Kemp, F. Baker, E. R. Limdon. K. Haydon, C. Wright, F. Paton, C. O'Hara, N. Ballantyne; judges, Messrs. MacKinven, J. Rowe, P. Jansen; starter, Mr. F. McAueny; handicappers and timekeepers, Messrs. C. O'Hara and Mr. F. Baker; call stewards, Misses Morrison, Strand, L. Brinsden, E. Bond, Messrs. C. Wright, A. Browne, M. Armstrong, N. Ballantyne; result board steward, Mr. W. Sinden; announcers, Messrs. W. Groom, A. Brown. In the following results the names of departments are abbreviated:—Hardware, H.; Drapery, D.: Office, O.; Dispatch, Disp.; Grocery. G.: Queen Street, Q.; Factories and City Stores, F.:— LADIES' EVENTS. 33 1-3 Yards Championship.—First hent: .T. Thomson (O) 1, M. Phillips (H) 2. Time. 22 4-ss. Second heat : ,T. Webster (Q) 1, K. Reaney (H) 2. Time, 245. Third boat: A. Raile.v (O) 1, Simpson (D) 2. Time, 23 2-ss. Fourth heat: R. Sprigg (Q) 1, B. Wood (O) 2. Time. 22 l-ss. Final : Thomson 1, Sprigg 2, Webster 3. Time, 20s. 33 1-3 Yards Championship, under 18 years.—R. Sprigg (Q), 1; J. Cross (F), 2; 1. Bircheil (G), 3. G6 2-3 Yards Handicap.—R. Sprigg (Q). ss. 1; O. Wynyard (Q), Ss, 2; J. Thomson (O), scr, 3. Time, 50s. 33 1-3 Yards Breaststroke I'andicap.—J. Thomson (O), 2s. 1; .T. Webster (Q), scr, 2. Won by a foot. Time, 255. Balloon Race.—J. Thomson (O), 1; R. Sprigg (Q), 2; J. Webster (Q), 3. Candle Race.—J. Webster (Q), 1; A. Railey (H). 2: R. Sprigg (Q). 3. Neat Header.—G. Wynyard (Q), 1; A. Thomson (O), 2; A. Railey (O), 3. Corfu Dive.—Thomson (O) and A. Railey (O), dead-lieat, 1. 133 Yards Inter-departmental Relay.— Office 1, Queen Street 2. Time, 1.33 2-5. Humorous- Dive.—B. Wood (O), and A. Railey (O), equal, 1; D. Hitchcock (O), 3. MEN'S EVENTS. 33 1-3 Yards Championship.—First heat: J. B. O'Connell (F), 1; F. .Tones (Desp.). 2. Second heat: H. Robinson (G), 1; A. J. Craig (F), 2. Third heat: G. Wallace (H). 1; D. Hill (Desp.), 2. Fourth heat: H. Robertson (H). 1; G. Raines (D), 2. Fifth heat: J. Takle (F). 1; R. Skinner (Desp.), 2. Sixth heat: Frank Paton (D), 1; J. McLuckie (Desp.). 2. Seventh heat: J. Lambert (F), 1; S. Ferneyhough (G), 2. Final : Wallace 1, Robinson 2, O'Coxnell 3. Time, 17s. 33 1-3 Yards Championship, under IS years.—First heat: G. Wallace (H), 1; A. Crook (G), 2. Second heat: D. Hill (Desp.), 1: A. Carter (O), 2. Third heat: J. Takle (F). 1; M. Dillon (F), 2. Final: Wallace 1, Hill 2. Takle 3. Time, 17 3-ss. GO 2-3 Yards Handicap.—First heat : J. B. O'Conneil. ss, 1: D. Doonan (D). Bs, 2. Time, 44 3-ss. Second heat: C. Slmnley (D), scr, 1: A. Carter (O), Bs. 2. Time, 47 4-ss. Third heat : G. Wallace (H). Is, 1: G. Raines (D). 4s, 2. Time. 38 2-ss. Fourth heat: D. Hill (Desp.), 3s, 1: K. Haydon (Q). Is, 2. Time, 48 2-ss. Fifth heat: F. Jones (Desp), 2s. 1; .T. Lambert (F), Ss, 2. Time, 475. Sixth heat: H. Robertson (H.), 3s. 1; R. Stone (Q), ss. 2. Time, 475. Final : Wallace 1, O'Connell 2, Hill 3. Time, 39 l-ss. 33 1-3 Yards Breaststroke.—First heat: G. Young (O), 1; T. Martin (D), 2. Time, 25 3-ss. Second heat: A. Piddoek (Desp.), 1; A. Schultze (O), 2. Time, 255. Third heat: A. Coward (A), 1; J. Coney (Q), 2. Time. 24 l-ss. Final : Coward 1, Piddoek 2. Time, 25 2-ss. 10 2-3 • Yards Managers' Race.—H. Penrose 1. H. Gee 2. I. C. Rowe 3. Time, 9s. Men's Candle Race.—-H. Peterson (Desp.), 1; A. J. Craig (F), 2; F. Paton (D), 3. Kerosene Tin Race. —G. Raines (D), 1; Crnipr (F), 2. Men's Most Humorous Dive. — A. Schultze (0), 1; A. Carter (Q), 2; D. Cotterill (Desp.). 3. Men's Long Plunpre.—A. Schultze, (O), lOSft. 1; B. Stewart (Desp.), 2; E. Lundon (O). 3. Neat Header.-—C. Shanley CD), 1; A. Schultze (O), 2: D. Doonan (D), 3. Corfu Dive.—.T. Coney (O) and J. E. Makgill (0), dead -heat, 1. Novelty Relay Rnce.—Despatch 1, Drapery 2. Inter-departmental Relay, 133 1-3 Yards.-—Hardware 1, Office and Grocery, dead-heat, 2. Time, 1.20. PONSONBY CLUB. WAI WAI SHIELD SATURDAY. The Ponsonby Club is holding the Wai Wni Shield harbour swim next Saturday at 2.30 p.m. sliarn. Competitors will assemble at the vehicular ferry, Western wharf at 2.15. The race is swum in almost calm water, and with the tide as it will be all starters should experience no difficulty fn finishing. Officials :—Messrs. Len Brighton (starter). P. Worden (check starter). R. Moore (starters' steward). Len 11111 (timekeeper and nomination steward), C. .T. Saintv (rope steward). Goldsmith, Brotlierton nnd Osborne (judges). The same night the club will hold a flannel dance in the Point Erin Kiosk, in the nature of a novelty evening. WAS IT A RECORD ? B. PENE'S TIME AT HAMILTON". The third heat of the 100 yards open handicap at the Y.M.C.A. swimming sports at Hamilton on Saturday night was won by B. Pene from Noel Crump. Commenting upon this, the "Waikato Times" of Monday said: ,"The best performance of the evening was registered by B. Pene, of the Rotorua Club. When forced solidly by Noel Crump, the Auckland and Dominion champion, he clipped three-fifths of a second off the 100 yards South Auckland record of 59 2-ss, previously held by W. Whareaitu, also of the Rotorua Club." In the detailed results, however, Pene is shown as having had seven seconds start from Crump (scratch). Therefore, the time given. 58 4-ss, must really have been Crump's, because:— (1) If Pene could have swum the distance in 58 4-ss, why did he have such a big handicap? (2) Crump would have had to swim inside' 51 4-5s to have beaten him, and 51s is the world's record. ' . Pene's time was probably round about 65 4-ss. because tlie _ time of R. Shaw (Hamilton Old Boys) in winning the final' was shown at 68s, and he had four seconds start from Pene. The latter," therefore, could not break 645, or he would have beaten Shaw, whereas the Maori was unplaced.