ASHBURTON SWIMMING CLUB.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 9668, 5 March 1897, Page 6

ASHBURTON SWIMMING CLUB.

The Ashburton Amateur Swimming Club's sixth annual carnival took place yesterday afternoon. The weather was delightfully fine, and there was a fairly good attendance. Many of the events were closely contested. The chief interest was centred in the 100 Yards Championship of New Zealand, for which there were five competitors. W. J. Stratton hod entered, but had to leave for England on Wednesday. This left it a pretty easy thing for T. Wauchop, who led from the start and won by about four yards without being pressed to make better time than 78£ sec. Another interesting event was an exhibition of life-saving drill by members of the Christchurch Clubs. At the close of the programme the Hon. W. J. Steward, M.H.R., thanked the visitors for their attendance,. the competitors who had come from* Christchurch, and those who had assisted in carrying out the arrangements. Appended are the results :— President's Handicap, 50 yards—First heat—A. H. Wilkie, 7sec, 1; G. Woods, 12see, 2. Very close finish. Time, 41_sec. Second heat—H. Page, 9sec, 1; F. Smith, lOsec, 2. Won by a couple of yards. Time, 40_sec. • Final—H. Page, 93ec, 1; F. Smith, lOsec, 2. J. McTeague scr, and A. H. Wilkie 7-sec, also started. A good race and very close finish. Time, 41sec. Visitors' Race, 75 yards (open to visitors only).—First heat—J. W. Evans (C.A.S.C.), llsec, 1; J. Fox (S.A.S.C), 7sec, 2. Time, lmin 12_sec. Second heat—E. C. Brown (L.A.S.C),. llsec, 1; H. J. Taylor (L.A.S.C), B£sec, 2. P. Cleary (L.A.S.C.) 3sec, also started. Time, lmin 6|sec. Final —E. C. Brown (L.A.S.C.), llsec, 1; J. W. Caves (C.A.S.C.), llsec, 2. J. Fox (S.A.S.GJ 7sec, and H. J. Taylor started. A very close finish. Time—libin 6f see. 100 Yards Championship of New Zealand —T. Wauchop (_J.C.A.S.C.) 1, A. B. Truscott (R.A.S.C.) _2, H. Rich (Lyttelton A.5.C.)3, Jas. • McTeague (A.A.S.C) and P. Cleary (Lyttelton A.S.C.) also started. All took the. water together, but Wauchop immediately shot out in front, and, maintaining a strong 'lead the whole way, won pretty comfortably by about'four yards, a yard and a half separating second and third. Time, lmin 18_sec. Back Race, _0 yards —E. McTigue 1, H. J. Taylor 2. Two others started. Ladies' Bracelet Handicap (open)— First Smith (A.A.S.C), llsec, 1;H. Page (A.A.S.C.), lOsec, 2. J. McTigue (A.A.S.C.) lsec, H. Rich (L.A.S.C.) 4sec, J. Fox (S.A.S.C) 4_sec, W. C. Harrington (L.AS.C.) Bsec, also started. Time, 42|sec. Second heat— E. Grover (R.A.S.C), 6_sec, 1; A. H. Wilkie (A.A.S.C.), Bsec,2; G. J. L*. Smart (C.A.S.C.) 3_sec, also started. Time, 41sec. Third heat—C. Mazey (L.A.S.C.), Bsec, 1; E. McTigue (A.A.S.C.), ssec, 2;. J. Currie (C.A.S.C.) 73ec, E. C. Brown (L..&5.C.) 7sec, also started. Time, 45aec. Fourth heat—T. Wauchop (E.C.A.S.C), scr/l; W: Sinclair (L.A.S.C.), 7£sec, 2; H. J. Taylor (L.A.S.C) s_sec, also started. Time, 34sec. Final heat —F. Smith (A.A.S.C.), llsec, 1;' H. *Pago (A.A.S.C), lOstJc, _; T, Wauchop (E.C.A.S.C.), scr, 3 ;||W.' Sinclair 7_sec, C_'Mazey Bsec, E. Grover __sec,. A. H. Wilkie Bsec, also started.' A.close finish. Time, 42_sec. 5Q* Yards Junior Handicap (open to Ashburton district .only)--G. Bruce (R.A.S.C), lsec, 1; F. May (R. A.S.C), 4sec, 2; J. Cofßy (R.A.S.C.) 2sec, W.-Berg (A.A.S.C) 4sec« also started. A good race. Time, lOS€__.. ** *

100 Ya"eds Handicap (open) • First heat— H. Page-(A.A.S.C), ___*-~ 1; E. Grover (R.A.S.C.), Msec, 2; J.W. Evans (C.A.S.C.), i4_ec, 3. R. H. B. Upton* (A.A.S.O) 6sec, also started. Time, lmin' 41§sec. Second heat—A. B-'Truscott (R.A.S.C), 3sec, 1; F.Smith (A.A.S.C.), 243ec,-2; E. McTigue (A.A.S'C), 12sec, 3. A. S* Wilkie (A.A.S.C) 18sec also started. Time, lmin 23seo. .'Final—A. B. Truscott (R.A.S.C.), _sec, 1; E. Grover (R.A.S.C), 14sec, 2; F. Smith (A.A.S.C), 24-ec," 3. H. Page (_..A,S.C) 22sec, J. W. Evans (S.A.SC.) 14see, J. McTigue (A.A._S.C) 12sec also started. Very close finish. Time, lmin 23|seo.

30 Yards Blindfold Race—J. McTigue 1, Wood 2.

A" Fifty Yards Consolation Race was won easily by Taylor, 6sec, followed by Harrington, 9sec, and Cleary, scr, in the order named.