CANTERBURY AMATEUR CLUB'S MEETING.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 9989, 19 March 1898, Page 10

CANTERBURY AMATEUR CLUB'S MEETING.

The first annual swimming meeting of the Canterbury Amateur Swimming Club was held in Kent's baths (the baths of the club) last night. There was a very large attendance, and the racing throughout was excellent, the finishes in nearly every event being very close. The principal attraction of the evening was an invitation 220 yards race between Rich, of Lyttelton, and A. B. Tr_Kc?Lt, of Richmond, won by the latter. The officials worked hard and helped in no small measure to make the meeting a success. Special praise must be given to the energetic secretary, Mr Geo. Milne. Following are the results : —

Junior Handicap, 50 yards—Heat winners and times—•VV. A, Howison (3sec) in 39£ sec, 11. Blakcley (Isec) in4o£sec, E. H. Stringer (4sec) in 44sec, J. Robertson (7sec) in 42£ sec, A. Henderson (7sec) in 45sec, H. J. Moon (lOsec) in 44|sec, W. J. Rod_ers (lOsec) in 48£* ec, H. Kent (10* ec) in 46faec, W. J. Howison (12aec) in 49gsec. Semifinals— First heat —W. A. Howison 1, Robertson 2. Time, 39.j<jc. Second heat— Henderson 1, Moon 1, Kent f. Time, 42§sec. Final heat—Robertson 1, Henderson 2. The finish in this was a very good one. Time, 42§sec. s

March Handicap—Heat winners and times—H. T. Truscott (scr) in 33£ sec, W. A. Drake (4sec) in 36sec, O. Ormandy (7sec) in 40£ sec, G. H. Lawrence (9sec) in 4l*sec, W. Simpson (7sec) in 42sec, S. Heap (lOsec) in 42lsec. Tacon (12sec) m 42|sec, F. Cooper (lOsec) in 43sec, E. J. Lukey (13sec) in 46' sec, F. Gardner (l2:ec) in 42§sec. Semifinals—First heat—G. H. Lawrence 1, W. Simpson 2. H. Truscott was also allowed to start in the liual as he was obstructed in the race. Time, 42see. '{Second heat— Gardner 1, Tacon 2. Time, 42»?ec. Final heat—Tacon 1, Gardner 2. Tacon won easily. Time, 42Jsec. 220 Yards Invitation Scratch Race—H. Rich 1, A. B. Truscott 2. The two men raced level until 100 yards from the finish, when Rich ti-ed and Truscott won by three yards. Rich was in very bad form. Time, 3min 12gsec. Canterbury Handicap, inter-club, 100 yard 3, heat winners and times—Wilson (23sec) in 94sec, ; F. Truscott (7sec) in 79|se?, W. A. Drake (10.cc) in 82sec, H. S. Williams (14sec) in 87sec, E. Day (19sec) in 91sec, G. Northey (18sec) in 91sec. Semifinal— Kirst -heat—F. Truscott 1, Wilson 2. Time, Second heat—G. Northey 1, E. Day 2. Time, 90_.se.. Firod heat—F. Truscott 1, E. Day 2. Won easily. Time, 78sec. Electric Dash Handicap, 25 yards—First heat— D. Milne 1, G. Kent 2. Second heat —H. Kent 1, C. Milne 2. Final—D. Milue 1, G. Kent 2. Time, 28sec. Afber bhe sports an exhibition of fancy swimming was given by Messrs T. H. Harker and G. J. Erringtou.