TIE FOR SHIELD.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 24, 30 January 1939, Page 12

TIE FOR SHIELD.

NATIONAL SWIMMNG.

CHAMPIONSHIPS AT ROTORUA. FEW AUCKLAND SUCCESSES. The New Zealand intermediate and junior swimming championship meeting concluded in the Blue Bath at Rotorua on Saturday night with a joint victory 'by Otago and Bay of Plenty for the War Memorial Shield, each scoring seven points, Auckland had only one point. The New Zealand junior backstroke record was broken, by M. Loffley, a Kotorua Maori lad. The scores in the shield contest were as follows:— Otago, 7; Bay of Plenty, 7; Southland, 4; South Canterbury, Wellington and Auckland, one- each. The competition was very exciting, the result being in doubt right until the final championship event was swum. Swimming for Auckland, K. Williams was runner-up to S. Sewell, Bay of Plenty, for the 220 yards intermediate boys' title, Aliases Norma Griiiin and Marjorie Black were second and third respectively to Miss Christine Garvin, of Otago, for the 100 yards intermediate girls' title, and Miss J. Cowan was third to Miss N. Peat, Otago, in the 50 yards junior girte , breaststroke. Less than a year ago, Mark Bell, of Auckland, put up the junior boys' record for 75 yarde backstroke of 58s. On Saturday night Loffley reduced it by 2 2-os, taking 55 3-ss. In this race the Aueklander, L. Mteks, was last of four' contestants. The meeting had several memorable features. There was the keen competition in many of the events, even if some of the competitors were not to the standard of previous years; there was the brilliant swimming of Christine Garvin, a runaway victor in intermediate events, who already rivals Kathleen Grey, and has all the attributes of a great swimmer; there was the equally brilliant sprinting of the Maori lads, Jim Whiti and M. Loffley, who should soon smash the intermediate and junior records respectively for 100 yards. There was also the outstanding success in winning titles of these two boys and another Maori lad, Sonny Sewell, whose ability reflected the skill of the widely-popular Kotorua coach, Jack Perrin. Extremely encouraging ability was shown by several of the junior competitors, particularly Beryl Westerby, of Invercargill, and Betty Owens, of Auckland. Williams made a big effort to catch Sewell in the intermediate boys' furlong. However, at all times, the winner was able to muster sufficient speed to keep well ahead of his opponents, and he won by four yards in 2.37 1-5. This was a fair swim, being five seconds slower than standard. Williams was officially timed at 2.40. Another Auckland entrant, B. Clench, did not qualify for the final. The Aucklanders, Misses Norma Griffin, of Kaikohe, and Marjorie Black, were not allowed by Miss Christine Garvin to be within several yards of her. Both the Auckland girle tried gamely, but the champion is a swimmer of the first order. At the finish she had six yards to spare from Miss Griffin, who beat Miss Black by a yard. The time for Miss Griffin was 70 4-ss, and for Miss Black, 71 4-ss. Results were:— 220 Yards Intermediate Boys' Free-style Championship.—First heat: W. Hart, Canterbury, 1 ; J. Cameron, Southland, 2; B. Clench, Auckland, 3. Time, 2.45 3-5. Second heat: N. Davidson, Canterbury, 1; I. Brown, Kelson, 2; J. Alexander, Southland, 3. Time, 2.39. Third heat: S. Sewell Bay of Plenty, 1 ; K. Williams, Auckland! 2 : T. Major. Wellington, 3. Time, 2.40 1-5. Final: S. Sewell 1, K. Williams 2, N Davidson 3. Time. 2.37 1-5. 100 Tarda Junior Girls' Free-style Championship.— Final: Miss B. Westerby, Southland, 1 ; Miss X. Nixon, Wantranul a: Miss B. Owens, Auckland, 3. Time' 73 1-os. r.v 75 , Tards Junior Boys' Backstroke Championship.—Final: M. Lofflev. Bay of Plenty, 1-; C. Sell, Otago. 2; D.Kirkland, Southland, 3.. Time, 35 3-ss—a New Zealand record.

100 Yards Intermediate Glrto* F«eetyle Championship.—First heat: Mfesjß. Kea, Canterbury. 1; Mise B. Garth, Bay of Plenty, 2; Miss O. Hobson, Otago, 3. Time, 72 l-ss. Second heat: Miss C. GarYin, Otago, 1; Miss J. Fyfe, TaranaW, 2; Mise B. Bwert, Bay of Plenty, 3. Time, 725. Third heat: Miss N. Griffin. Auckland, 1; Mise M. Black, Auckland, 2: Mise V. Simmonds. Auckland. 3. Time. 70s. Final: Miss C. Garvin 1, Miss X. Griffin 2, Miss M. Black 3. Time, 66 2-se. Intermediate Boys' Diving Championship.—S. Sewell, Bay of Plenty, 1; V. Echoff, Otago, 2; I. Jason, Hawke's Bay, 3. 50 Yards Junior Girls' Breaststroke Championship.—Final: X. Peat, Otago, 1; S. Brown, Southland, 2; J. Cowan, Auckland, 3. Time, 41 3-ss. 50 Yards Girls' Invitation Scratch Race. —Miss C. Garvin, Otago, 1; Miss B. Garth, Bay of Plenty, 2. Time, 29 4-ss. 50 Yards Boys' Invitation Scratch Race. — J. White. 'Bay of Plenty. 1; M. Loffley, Bay of Plenty, 2. Time, 255. Two Miles Lake Swim. The Nelson teem secured its only success of the fixture when yesterday afternoon K. McKenzie, after a great test of, endurance, won the two miles lake swim for the carved challenge trophy presented by the Rotorua Borough Council. Fastest time in the event was secured by Riko Simon, of Rotorua, the scratch competitor, who was placed third, his time being 57.40. He conceded 13.30 to the two girls who swam on the limit handicap and 8.30 to the winner. Those who completed the course and the order in which they finished were: —K. McKenzie. Nelson, 63.31 2-5, 1; A. V. Osmond, Hawke's Bay, 62.56, 2 ; R. Simon, Bay of Plenty, 57.40, 3; T. Major, Wellington, 61.10 1-5, 4; G. Thorp, Nelson, 72 51 5 ; G. Usher, Auckland. 76.18 3-5, 6; I, 'Yates, Bay of Plenty, 78.57, 7; F. Hall. Auckland, 78.56, 8: Miss M. Stewart, Otago 83.40 2-5, 9 ; Miss X. Dixon, Southland, 83.41 2-5. 10; St. George, Bay of Plenty, 83.42, 11. TWO FRESH RECORDS. (By Telegrapli.—Press Association.) GISBORXE, Sunday. Bettering Miss Rita Stackpole's recent performancp in Auckland by 5 l-ss, Miss Joyce Mac Donald, of Invercargill, swam 200 metres backstroke at a carnival held yesterday in 3.0 3-5. Miss Winnie Dunn, of Dunedin, improrod on her 220 yds breaststroke record, put up in Auckland two weeks ago, by 1 l-ss, swimming the distance in "3.19. PONSONBY CLUB. Races held at the Shelly Beach Baths by the Ponsonby Swimming Club on Saturday resulted: — Senior, 66 2-3yds.— J. Aeton 1, C. Bunting 2, C. Campbell and G. Sellars 3. Time, 465. Junior 50yds.—C. Ewen 1, D. Wanless 2, A. LichfieM 3. Time. 28s. Ladies' 50yds Handicap.—Miss I. Priestly 1, Miss D. Walmsly 2. Miss D. Stead 3. Time, 525. Tiny Tots, Boys, 33 l-3yds.—H. Smith and K. Smith, dead-heat, 1. Time. 335. The five members of the team to represent Ponsonby in the Junior relay at the Waitemata carnival will be chosen from the following: H. Lichfleld. C. Ewen, S. Bradley, I. Culpin, B. Priestly, D. Wanlese, Miss C. Ireland, Miss D. Stead.