SWIMMING.
The fourth annual races to be held in connection with the Eaut Curistchurch Amateur Swimming Club will take place at the Club's batha, Gloucester street, on Saturday afternoon. A good programme consisting of eight events will be presented, including a 52 Yards Inter-Club Handicap, and' a 150 Yards Handicap, for which entries have been received from the .Christchnrch, Richmond, Sydenham, St. Albaus, and Ashburton Clubs. The following are the handicaps for the Inter-Club events :— ; 62 Yards (two lengths) Handicap—First Heat—A. C. Macbeth ecr, J. R. Duncan 4sec,C. Kent s£sec, R. Carpenter 9aec, A. P. Andrews 9>Jsec. Second Heat—R. Upib.i scr, JT. Eavee"'4£sec, l>. Hardingham 6sec, J. B. Non-ie Bsec, L. W. Brown llsec. Tbird Heat—C. Lβ Mercier leec, A. H. White 4iaee, W. P. Anderson 6sec, J. Wathew Bsec, J. Irvine lOsec, Fourth Heat—H. Dnunage lsec, S. G. Norton 4£ sec, R. N. Duncan 6£sec, H. Craddock 8£ sec, W. A. Howison lOsec. Fifth Heat— H. L. Armitage leec, H. E. Hiorns 4£sec, C. Low 7sec, F. S. GUI 9sec, C. Mazey lOaec. Sixth Heat— J. M. Wataon 2£eec, G. A. Buckley ssec, F. Ward ?sec, C. H. Anderson 7£sec, A. Calvert lOsec. Seventh Heat— G. J. C. Smart 4sec, W. Shaw s£aec, S. Longuet73ec, C. Dowding 9aec, W. if. Carl 9£eeo. Eighth Heat—F. Trascott 3soe, H. P. Lewis SJ-sec, S. C. Wathew 7sec, H. Shaw 9isec, F, W. Wallace llsec. Ninth Heat—o. Allen 6£sec, C. Burnharn ll£aec, J. R. Dunn I2aec, W, Botts 12sec' A. E. Mikn 21sec First in each heat to start in semi-fiual. First and second in semi-final to start in final heat.
150 Yards Inter-Club Handicap—First Heat--E. A. Roper 3sec, H. Dunnage ssec, C. H. Fox 19*sc, C. Kent 20sec7 J. G. Faulkner 30eee, H. T. Dudley 40sec. Second Heat—S. L. Partridge scr, B. Upton Asec, J. Butterfield 18sec, G. J. C. Smart 21sec, T. Harker 32aec The first and second in each heat will start in final heat.
A good afternoon's sport was held at the Ashburton swimminp baths on Wednesday. The borough school prizes were swum for, and many of the little lads competing showed great proficiency in taking clean headers, long dives and in strong, vigorous swimming. At tbe conclusion of the school sports the Swimming Club got off several of their Club events.
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Press, Volume LI, Issue 8726, 23 February 1894, Page 5
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