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CARNIVAL AT MOUNT EDEN. NEW SPRINT CHAMPION. The 50 yards men's swimming championship, which was decided at the Mount Kden Amateur Swimming Club's carnival at Mount Kden baths last evening, resulted i!i victory for P. Hanan. who defeated R. B. Frankham and N. Crump after a preat ran-. P rum :i good start Hanan was first to turn, with Crump nnj Frankham level behind him. The three raced for the rrnpo. but .Hanan was the tirst to touch, the time being 2.". I.ls. The carnival was the first held in the baths since the installation of the new tiltralion plant. The deputy-Mayor of Mount Kden. Mr It. J. Mills, referred to the improvement* carried out. and short address"* were given by Mr \V. T. AnderM.P.. and the chairman of the club, Mr. H. Hale Following are the results:— Auckland Championship, oOvds.—New Zealand record, 23 1 os. \V. J. Jarvis (Otago) : bolder of title. N. Crump (North Shore i : I>. Hanan (Mount Eden t 1. K. B. l'raukham (Mount Kden) •_>, N. Crump (North Shore) 3. Also started: B. J. O'Connor (Mount Kden), A. C. Bagnall (Mount Kden). Only a toucli separated each of the three placed swiminerg. Time, 1-r.s.
Diving Championship of Mount Eden Club. — 1). Ponder, 122 points. 1 : G. Berry, 12!) points, 2 ; C. Cowley, 116 points, 3. Intermediate Club Championship, 220 yds. M. Kelly 1, A. Wiles 2. \V. Walbran S. Won by 20yds. Time, 3.0 1-5. Junior Club Championship. 50yds.—K. B. Rogers ], K. Cranc'h 2, P. Going 3. Time, 32 1 -ss. Intermediate Boys' Club Championship, 50yds.—A. Wiles 1, M. Kielv 2. Time. 2t) 1 -ss. Junior Girls' Club • Handicap. 33 l-3yds. First heat : J. Spearman (245) 1. B. James (21s) 2. Time. 22 4-."»s. Second heat : I*. Win (275) 1. D. Spearuiau (26e) 2. Time. 245. Final :J. Spearman 1, B. James 2. P. Win 3. Time, 21s. Mount Eden Boys' Handicap, 50ydf.— First heat : C. Matthew (245) 1, A. Price (3ils) 2. Time. .'ll l-ss. Second heat : R Gribhle (38s) 1 R. Cranch (345) 2. Time, 35 3-ss. Third heat: P. Going (335) 1, J Beech (425) 2. Time, .'54 3 ss. Fourth heat: F. l»ent (325) l, H. McCarthy (»0s) 2. Time. 3,' is. Final: Gribble 1, McCarthy 2. Time. 36 4-."is. Primary School Children's Neat Header. Miss j. Cowan, .sr. point*. 1: Miss P. Win 78 points, 2 : Miss B. Geake and G. Stewart, equal, 76 points, 3. ANNUAL HARBOUR RACE. The Eastern Suhurha Amateur Swimming and Life-saving Club's annual inter-cluD harbour race for the Worrall Cup will be contested to morrow afternoon from Bay to Kohimaraina wliarf. The distance is slightly over a mile and a half, and the race is tlie most strenuous of its type swum in Auckland. The handicaps are:—C. R. Buchanan, W. Johnson, scr ; Miss M. I.eydon, J. Barrv, lm : H. Orrel. W. Warren. Jim : L. Dalton! U. I. slier. 4in ;H. Boys, W. J. Stevens, 5m ; R ; i . Wliittome. I. McChesney. Miss U Wilson, 6in ; W. Breed. 7in : P. Krauxe, A. Hannah. 11 in ; J. Appleyard. L. Browning. r"'i : ■. i.« i')*" 1 !' 13m; A. Donovan 14m; .V'!. C ?- W ' , "derwood. T. Loomb. M. Bell. 1..m: Miss Morris, Miss L. Grey 16m ; I). Sale, J. Robinson, 17m
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 54, 5 March 1937, Page 11
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