SWIMMING.

Press, Volume LIII, Issue 9860, 9 March 1896, Page 3

SWIMMING.

CHRISTCHURCH CLUB.

Officers of the day—Referee, Mr A. Frnnnis : Judged Dr. Moorhouse (President), Mmm i!. ;'. llooth, T. S. Foster, G. Harris, and U. 11. I»u<i-y (VicePresidents); Starter, MrE. A. Knylaiiil; CheCß Starter, Mr J. M. Watson ; Timokeejiorn, .Messrs C. H. Joues and E. A. Eiifflatui; Result Board, Mr A. Gray ; Marksmen, Messrs J. Crummy and R. Sneddon.

The sixteenth annual race meeting in connection with the Christchurch Amateur Swimming Club took place on Saturday afternoon at the West Christchurch School bath. The weather was fine and the attendance large, and the competitions were well filled and gob off without any serious delay. Appended are the results— Inter-Club Handicap, 100 Yards ; trophies value £2 2s and £1 la—First heat—A. E. Milne (R.), 26sec, 1; C. Hatnngton (LJ, 20sec, 2. C. Cameron (8.), l3seo, undH. Bullivanb (E. C.), Bseo, also started. Time, 94sec. Second heat—T. Wauohop (E.G.), Bsec, 1; A. B. Truscott (R.), 7aeo, 2. E. Day (S.), 20sec, and W. H. Thomas (R.), 17seo, also Btarted. Time, 82 l-sth aeo. Third heat—J. Northey (R.), 23sec, swim over. Fourth heat*-G. R. Bell(S.), 14sec, 1; — Blakely (E.C.), I9sec, 2. E. Grover (Rly.), also swam. Time, 87 2-sth sec. Fifth heat—W. C. Harrington, 22seo, 1; H. L.Armitage (R.),155ec,2. A. Kent (S.). 183ec, L\ Carter (E.C.), 16sec, also started. Time, 99sec. Sixth heat—King (Kly.), 17seo, 1. H. T. Dudley (R.), 24sec; R. C. Hall (S.), 16*60; A. Russell (S), 13aec, also started. Time, 88 2-sth sec. Seventh heat —W. J. Stratton (C), sor, Bwim over. Second Round—First heat—T. Wauohop, Bsec, 1; A. E. Milne. 26sec, 2. Time, 79aeo. Second heat—King, 17«teo, 1; W. J. Stratton, cor, 2. Time, 90seo. Final heat—Milne 1, Wauchop 2, Stratton 3. Won by about three yards. Wauohop beat Stratton on the touch. Time, 96sec.

Ladies' Haudicap, 25 Yards; trophies value £2 2s and £1 Is—First heat—Miss K. Bowie, 20sec, 1 ; Miss H. Harvey, 18seo, 2. Mis 3M. Bowden, Usee, also started. Second heat—Miss A. Campbell, 12sec, 1 ; Miss M. Black, 2aec, 2. Miss M. Campbell, »cr, alsc started. Final heat—Miss Bowie 1, Miss Black 2.

Junior Championship; winner to hold silver cup for twelve months, presented by Mr Geo. Harris, Vice-President, also medal value 15s—F. Patterson 1, 0. Stmes 2. Won by about three yards. Time, 42aec. President's Handicap, 100 Yards; trophies value £2 2s and £1 Is—First heat—C. H. Fox, 3sec, 1; J. W. E*ves, 6sec, 2. Time, 87 2-sth sec. Second heat—F. A. Fox, 9sec, 1 ; A. C. Macbeth, scr, 2. Time, 97sec. Final heat—C. H. Fox 1, F. A. Fox 2. Time, 88sec. Maiden Handicap, 50 Yards; trophies value £1 Is and 15s—The winners of th« respective heats were—A. Neave lOsec, in 483 c c; J. Cook 4sec, C. Simes 2sec, A. Swartz 53ic, in 46aec ; A. E. Muir 6soc, it 46soc. Final heat—A. Neave 1, A. E. Muit 2. Time, 45 4-sth sec. Ladies' Bracelet, 50 Yards ; piizes value £3 3s and £1 la—The winners of their respective heats were Gr. J. C. Smart, sor, in 36 3-sth sec ; J. Patterson, lseo; Joe Fox, 3sec, in 39sec; C. H. Fox, 3seo; H. L. Dickenson, 4sec, in 38 3-sbh sec. Finaj heat—H. L. Dickenson 1, G. J. C. Smart 2, J. Patterson 3. Time, 39 2-sth sec.

Junior Handicap. 50 Yards ; trophies £1 ;10» and 103—First heat—J. Patterson, Bor, 1; S. Turtill, ssec, 2. Time, 43 2-sth sec. Second heat—F. Cooper, 6sec, 1; C. Noble, 2sec, 2. Time, 49 2-sth see Final heat— S. Turtill 1, j; Patterson 2. Time, 48 2 sth sec.

Vice-President's Hurdle Handicap, 7fi Yards; trophies value £2 2s and £1 -la— W. J. Stratton, sor, 1; J. Curry, 16seo, 2. Five Btarted. Time, 76sec.

Consolation Race—First heat—J. Cook, B»ec, 1; A. Swartz, Bsec, 2. Time, 47seo. Second heat—A. C. Macbeth, scr, 1; C, Simes, 6sec, 2. Time, 40seo. Final heai —Macbeth I, Cook 2. Time. 42seo. At the conclusion Dr. Moorhouse, od behalf of the Club, thanked the visitors for their attendance.

(FBKSS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) DUNEDIN, March 8,

Ab the swimming tournament at St. Clair, W. S. Rice won the 300 Yards Champion' .ship of Otago in 4min 56 l-sch sec, Moellet was secoud. W. Bassett, of the Richmond Club, Christchurch, won both the Long Dive and the Plunge. The Club Relay Race, lOC yards, was won by the Melrose Football Club. The weather was exceedingly cold.