SWIMMING.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 13610, 20 December 1909, Page 5

SWIMMING.

WALTHAM CLUB'S CABXIVAL

.The annual carnival of the Waltham Amateur Swimming Club was held in the baths at the Waltham school on Saturday. There was a very good attendance, and the bath was in excellent oTder. Consequently, some very keen contests were witnessed. The following are the results: — 50yds Vice-President's Club Race, for trophies value £1 2s and 15^—First heat: 1Burgess, lOsec, 1. J. Cox scr and AY - Cox 4ser also competed. Time. 44 4-sth sec. Secend heat: T. O'Keefe, scr, 1. G. Smith Cscc also competed. Time, 34 2-oth sec. Thirci beat: J. White, scr 1. Greenwood 3sec, C Larding 6?ec, End W. Parsons esec also competed. Time, JSI i-oth ser. Fourth hest: T. Hunt, 4sec, and J. McNish, "sec, equal, 1. J. Brown cwec also com.)ctcd. Times>, 37 4-sth sec and 40 4-sih fee. Fifth heat: W. Hardin, 4sec. 1. A. Bradley scr and _B. Fcwke 4sec a.so competed. Time, 37 4-sth sec. Final: McNish 1, Burgess 2. Time, 34 3-sth sec. 25yds Ladies' Race, for trophies value £1 Is and second value 10s 6d—Miss Wamsley, ssec. 1: Miss M. Parson, osec, 2; Miss E. Manhire, scr, 3. Mi*3 L.' Manhire 3seo also competed. Time. 27sec. 50yds Waltham Handicap, first prize £3 3s, second £1 Is, and third 10s bd— First heat: E. J. Ding!<?, ssec, 1. A. Brightling lsec. R. Rich 3fcc, L. Hales 4sec. end HtucUUy Usee also competed. Time 34sec. Second heat: P. Schwartz, tisec. 1. L. D;"----git lsec, \V. Manhire £*ec, tl. Howard oscc, A. Cameron lCsec also competed. Time, 3.t 3-3 th sec. Third heat: W. Cocks.-n, 3sec, 1. C. Atkinson scr, W. L. Dodsre ssec, iind C. McCrucken lOsec also competed. 'lime, 32 -2-otii sec. Fourth heat: J. Cox. I2*ec, 1. G. Genunel: 3sec, C. C. Howard lsec. A. Deihl Ssee, and G. Pcnlington lOsec aiso competed. Fifth heat: O. Toomey, 6sec, 1. R. laoinson Ssec, J. White 7sec, J. McGcttricK 9sec, J. Stirling lOsec, and J. Kiddey Usee ;nso competed. Time, 33seo. Sixth heat: J. H. Langford, Usee, 1. A. M. Russell, 4sec, A. needosrc, L. Uny 7sec, and W. Newman ll'sec also competed. Time 36 2-sth sec. Si\enth heat: W. Harding. ISsec. 1. G. L. Bull scr, W. McCracken osec. and A. Allow Thee also competed. Time, 38sec. Eighth heat: T. O'Keefe, Gsec, 1. M. Murphy 3»cc, and H. Wilson lOsec also compiled. Time. 34 l-sth sec. Ninth heat :S. Leader, Ssec, 1. L. Penrose 2sec. and J. Knudsqn oseo also competed. Time, 35=ec.' Tenth heut : (i. Lester, I2sec 1. C. Jones lOsec, and W. Jarman Sscc also competed. Time, 38 l-sth sec. Eleventh heat : H. Hatch, 13sec, 1. L. S. Poison 4sec, Wither Ssec abo competed. Time. 40 2-sth sec. Twe.fth heat: J. Gieenwood, 14:ee, 1. C. Bullivant Ik.', and J. Rcdger sstx also competed. Time, 40 l-sth " sec. Semi-Snals.—First heat: Cox, 12sec, 1; P. Schwartz, 2. Time. 39sec. Second heut: J. H. Langford, 1; W. Harding 2. Time, 3Gsec. Third heat: H. Hatch, 1; G. Lester 2; S. Loader, 3. Time, 36sec. Final: Hatch, 1; Langford, 2; Cox. 3. Time. 36 2-sth sec. The final had to be swum twice. On the first occasion, owing to a mistake, Langfori was allowed to start a couplo of seconds before his time, and he just beat Hatch on the touch. However, on the second occasion, Hatch won by a foot. 25yds Schoolboys' Race, for trophies value 103 and 7s 6d. —11. Cox, 4»ec, 1; G. Petersen, ssec, 2. W. Cox scr and Dalziel 2sec also competed. Novelty Race.—A. M. Russell 1. High Dive—Manhire 1. Springboard Dive.—Gemme'.l 1, Manhire 2. 100 yds Inter-club Relay. Race, for trophies value £2 2s and £1 Is.—First heat: Waltham, 13sec, 1; Addington, ssec. 2. Time. ("8 2-sth sec. Second heat: Christchurch, 7scc, 1; Richmond, 12sec, 2. Time. 61 2-sth s».c. Third heat: Addington, 13sec, 1; Opaws, 2sec, 2. Time, 72 2-Sth sec. Fourth heat: Addington, 9sec, 1; Waltham. lOsec. 2. Time, 6633 C. Final: Christchurch (R. Thompson, H. Key, J. Roger, and Wither), 7sec, 1; Waltham (H. Sherwood, J. Greenwood, T. O'Keefe, and W. Harding), 2. Time, 68 2-sth sec.